Remember how I lately I have been obsessed with Alice in wonderland? The last product from that obsession is this beautiful Alice doll!

Let me share with you how she began and the steps I followed to let her come to life in my art studio in the course of a week.

I started out with her legs this time. Not my usual way, but for some reason I had striped socks in mind and that’s how started.

Then, I sculpted the head using paper clay, then I painted her big expressive gray eyes using my favorite mixed media techniques.

Then, I worked on her underwear. Totally handmade, I cut the fabric with my own patters and sew everything to perfection using hand and machine techniques. Once I am happy with one piece of clothing, she can wear it!

See what I mean? Here she is in progress as she now has her beautiful head and her hand painted legs attached to a torso. Excuse the mess behind! I like to have everything at hand and sometimes I do runs to my favorite stores to find the perfect fabric or accessory.

That’s where I found the perfect accessory for her neck collar. Some lace applications over her striped blouse that I made from a fabric scrap I collected from a thrifty store and she is looking great!

Now she has arms I decorated with lacy sleeves for her blouse. At this stage, I really did not know who she was going to be, but I already knew she was going to be a beautiful handmade girl.

I had a great idea next… A blue skirt with soft flowing fabric! Yes! that is what she was going to wear over her super cute underwear. She is finally taking form, but still there’s a very important detail missing.

The hair! I started rummaging in the collection of materials I keep for my handmade dolls, and then I came across this beautiful curly blond hair. Once I saw it I immediately knew who she was going to be… Alice in wonderland!!

And once I knew who she was going to be, I knew what to do with her. she was going to wear a big black bow on her hair, and she was going to have the “Drink me” bottle in her hands.

All that was left was to take her official photos. The white clovers on my garden are blooming now, so it was the perfect setting for her! And she was ready!

Would you like to see more pictures of her and maybe adopt Alice so she can go live with you? Head out to my official online art gallery at danitaart.com and see the rest of the photos and her adoption page, and don’t forget to let me know what do you think of her her in the comments section 🙂