Tassel dolls

Tassel Dolls by Deanne Crim ~ Crafty Crusader A few months ago...maybe it was even last year, I happened upon some beautiful paper doll art on Pinterest. They were jujjed up (my word for fancied and fabulous!) into spectacular creations that made me want to make a batch to play with. Okay, I've outed myself, now you know...I'm just an overgrown kid in an adult body! I'm not a big scrapbooker, but I do enjoy crafting with paper and ephemera, however, its fragility always keeps me at bay for…

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These 2 tassel dolls were made from my Frances mold. It comes from with a set of arms and mold hair. You can add a cloth body to her and legs and she makes a 5 1/2" doll. As a tassel doll they make a beautiful Christmas Ornament.

The dolls are intended for decoration purposes only and are not toys.

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Have you ever heard of Tassel Dolls? I came across one recently and wondered what they were. I tried to do some research but it is very limited and what I found was vague. If you have any history on these dolls, I'd love to hear about it. I did see that they originated in the Victorian era when wealthy home owners used these unique dolls to hold back their curtains, thus the name tassel dolls. Apparently they have porcelain heads and arms, but there body is simply comprised of tassels that…