At one time it was quite the thing for all little girls to have miniature porcelain dolls. Many of them were dressed in the national dress of the country concerned and were brought back as holiday gifts in the early years of the package holiday. It was not uncommon to find a friend with a shelf displaying Spanish dolls in bright spotted dresses and mantilla's and German girls with dirndl skirts and embroidered blouses. Occasionally there was even Japanese or some other exotic doll but that was usually only if one had a wealthy traveling relative or perhaps a brother or father in the services. These were collected and displayed but were only to be played with rarely and carefully not ever used for the girlish flights of fancy and play scenarios inflicted on their humble plastic cousins. So could this be the foundation for a love of miniature porcelain doll kits? It is not really surprising that the experience of treasuring these prized exotic and colorful little people may have led some to a yen in later life to create for themselves a miniature porcelain figure that inspired their early admiration.

Collecting and assembling miniature porcelain doll kits is a flourishing craft scene. Internet sites giving information on these miniature porcelain doll kits are not hard to find and the variety of dolls that can be made is quite bewildering. Miniature porcelain doll kits can be found which include make up instructions and historical information to recreate some of the

esigns of history. Intricate and colorful creations finely made as miniature examples of a bygone age.

Depending upon the skill level, the kits can be as basic or advanced as required. For the beginner they come with most of the body parts and only some painting and self assembly is required. For those who are more confident the miniature porcelain doll kits will give the minimum of unpainted body parts requiring a lot of skill and patience to arrive at the stunning result of a beautifully gowned Elizabethan or Georgian lady complete with feathered headdress and jeweled fan. Or perhaps a lace cuffed Cavalier gentleman with long curls and healed shoes. Regardless of which kit or doll is chosen the creation of the final doll will be the result of considerable time and effort.

I have always thought that there is something a little scary about miniature dolls. Perhaps it's the smooth fixed faces, the shiny coiffed hair and the perfectly proportioned limbs but to see the skill and patience involved in creating a small beautifully dressed replica from the basic pieces that make up some of the miniature porcelain doll kits is quite astounding and must be very rewarding to the maker.

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