The sweet adorable bunch of carrots freshly picked from the Grimitives Garden.
For this bunch of sweet vintage inspired carrots I formed them by hand using the spun cotton technique.
A little history of spun cotton: The making of Spun cotton ornaments originated in Germany in the 19th century. Cotton was spun around a wire frame and sealed with a natural glue or starch.
The carrot's tiny face is an antique German doll head.
A little history on German china dolls: Antique porcelain German doll heads, particularly china doll & bisque dolls were produced in Germany from 1840-1930s.
I love to rescue antique German doll heads and give them new precious life. The doll heads maybe broken or missing the rest of her body.
To make the carrot I formed the spun cotton armature with doll head.
Carrots are painted orange and stained with a Grimm-mix to give it a an antique vintage feel.
I accented carrot bunch with a moss green ribbon and vintage millinery flowers.
Piece measures 6 inches x 3 inches.
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