Once Upon A Village Dolls

Finished Work In Progress

She's all done. I love the way she turned out. I may give her a prop or an accessory. I have to decide what it should be. She told me her name is Bahati which means lucky or fortunate.

WORK IN PROGRESS

This is my current work in progress. I haven't done this doll design in several months and I forgot how much I love creating this style.

She will get more jewelry and her head will be wrapped in the beautiful blue fabric shown below.

I think her little blouse should be shortened so that her skirt will hang better. It was almost half the length of the skirt which makes it look a little "bunchy". She will be one of my faceless dolls which are my most popular dolls. I think it's because they become more decorative and more of an art piece.

This Is Onella

This is Onella. She is one of my Once Upon A Village dolls. The inspiration for this group of dolls comes from my favorite artist Paul Nzalmaba.


She is a stump
doll with a
wooden base
and stands about
22 inches tall. She
wears a beautiful
Two piece belted
dress in a bold
blue and orange
print, gold earrings
and bracelets and
orange beads. She
has arms that can be 
posed and a pretty a
natural hair style.

She is also a positive image doll to promote the beauty of African American people. She is available for adoption for $95.00 plus tax and shipping to your address. Email me your interest at cre8tivglory@gmail.com.

Malik is a 21-1/2" tall art pedestal stump doll. He  has an all cotton torso with poly-fill and a wooden base that allows him to stand. His garment is made from a cotton lined burlap with fringed edges. The center panel is a red cotton kente cloth print. He has natural hair dreadlocks and a hand painted mask face and carries a feathered griot walking stick. A friend bought one of my masked dolls a few months ago and called him "Burlap Man". I loved the name because it almost made him sound like a super hero. So, this "Burlap Man" is part of my "Tribal Energy Dolls" collection.

He is a one of a kind art doll, available for adoption. The fee is $95.00 plus tax and shipping. Payment can be made on PayPal. ONE ONLY. First come first serve. Email me at: cre8tivglory@gmail.com .

Ariah is a 21-1/2" art pedestal doll. She has an all cotton torso with poly-fill and a wooden base that allows her to stand. She wears a beautiful full length cotton, geometric print skirt and matching bra top in shades of turquoise, pink and red.  She is also wearing matching bracelets and waist beads and gold hoop earrings. She has curly natural hair wrapped in a turquoise head wrap. She's carrying a colorful striped tote bag ready to fill with good things from the marketplace.

She is a beautiful decorative doll (not suitable for children, not a toy) from my new "Once Upon A Village" collection. My inspiration comes from my favorite artist Paul Nzalamba. This collection of dolls are faceless which is a style used by many African American artists and doll artists. Without a face, an artist must use other elements to tell the story.

She is a one of a kind art doll, available for adoption. The fee is $95.00 plus tax and shipping. Payment can be made on PayPal. ONE ONLY. First come first serve. Email me at: cre8tivglory@gmail.com .

Spring Doll Sale

Spring Doll Sale

My itchy eyes and nose and the constant sneezing are telling me spring is here, Friday is the official first day. In anticipation of an upcoming move, I'm spring cleaning and downsizing my doll inventory. Every week I finish something new and the older dolls need a new home. The doll below  are the dolls who need new homes and the adoption fee is just $25.00 each plus shipping as needed. The dolls are all signed and are first come first served.
Please email me first to check availability, ggrandy28@gmail.com. Long distance payments can be made on Paypal.



Adopted

Adopted 3/17/15

Adopted 3/17/15

Adopted



Adopted 3-17-15

Adopted

Adopted



Adopted 3-17-15



Michael

This is Michael he is the third of four of my new large dolls. He stands about 33" tall and he id Verlene's dance partner.

Verlene

This is my second large doll. Her name is Verlene which was my mother's middle name. She's about 32" tall. Her dress is made from real African fabric and she has a fully poseable body. She is a dancer and you can see her with her dance partner Michael in some of the pictures. More about Michael later.