The Sailor's face is skillfully hand painted
Felt loops and rope are added to the life preserver accessory
The life preserver is sewn together by hand
The costume is sewn closed by hand
The tiny brass buckle is positioned in place
The leather shoes are put on with needle nose pliers
A group of Sailors await packaging
Everything comes together in the shipping room
The Brownie Sailors are set to sail the seas!
The mouse is skillfully airbrushed
The tiny jacket is carefully ironed.
The grosgrain ribbon hatbands are put in place
The first step airbrushing the felt fish
Further detailed airbrushing using various colors
The tiny glass eyes are inserted in the fish
A miniature fish hook and cork bobber are included
Dressing begins on Tommy Tittlemouse
The trousers are pulled in place
The delicate whiskers are sewn in late in production
Adjusting the straw hats 'just so'
A jar of fishing poles with fish
The pole is the finishing touch
The Little Tommy Tittlemouse are carefully boxed
Each piece of the pine cone hat is molded in custom molds
After molding, the pieces are artfully airbrushed
The hats are constructed on a felt foundation
The pine cone hat is skillfully constructed
Applying the felt pieces in sequence one-by-one
The tiny molded felt pieces of the pine cone are airbrushed
Beginning construction of the all-felt pine cone
The realistic felt pine cones near completion
A special tool twists the pine needles into the wire stem
Further delicate airbrush coloration to the assembled pine cone
The Pine Tree Fairy's™ shoes are formed on a metal last
Tiny onyx beads are hand sewn onto the felt tunic
The silk organza wings are artistically airbrushed
The delicate fairy wings are attached
The Pine Tree Fairy's™ are carefully boxed for shipment
Peter Cottontails lie sewn, pre-molded and ready for stuffing
After stuffing, the holes are carefully hand closed
The seams are smoothed using a mini ironing tool
The skilled airbrush artists apply the delicate coloration
The glass eyes are inserted into the felt eye sockets
The metal stand is inserted into the legs
Individually stuffing the mohair pussy willows
The plush pussy willows are attached to the felt branches
The completed pussy willows are artistically airbrushed
Bunches of felt pussy willows and violets
The paper mache eggs are covered with colored paper
The ribbon is tied onto the paper covered egg
Spring Delivery chicks join the Easter party!
Final touches prior to boxing
Peter Cottontail is ready to spread his Easter cheer!
Each piece of alpaca is individually die cut to preserve the pile
After cutting, the parts are sewn together
The detailed felt paw pads are carefully sewn in place
The head is molded over the metal form
The resin claws are inserted into the paws
The paws are carefully hand stitched with heavy thread
The face is precisely shaved and contoured
The bear parts are jointed together using a custom machine
The face is artistically airbrushed
Detailed coloration is applied to the felt nose
The completed bears are lined up for final inspection
The Café Bears are packed for shipment
Café Espresso in his deluxe presentation box
In the sewing department, the Red Clover Fairy dresses are made
The dresses are made of custom-dyed bonded silk fabric
In the finishing department, the dresses receive detailed ironing
The completed dresses are lined up for dressing
Some clothing is put on the dolls at an early stage
The all-felt clover blossoms are carefully constructed by hand
The jar holds completed felt clover while the parts are displayed in front
The Red Clover Fairy gets her mohair wig
The Red Clover Fairies are lined up on trays awaiting their clovers!
The Little Maid, Pretty Maids get ready to be dressed
The tiny silk slip is put on each mouse
The miniature clothing is carefully arranged in place
The tiny mob cap is stitched by hand using a curved needle
The peasant shoes for the Alice in Wonderland Gardeners are finished
The faces of the Gardeners are individually hand painted
Several painting steps are required to achieve the desired effect
An RJW associate assembles the Alice in Wonderland Rose Trees
Each rose and leave is artistically airbrushed
All-felt red and white roses and a group of Flower Fairy clover
The Gardeners are lined up for final inspection
The Gardeners await their all-felt playing cards
The silk fabric of the Margaret dresses is woven with silk ribbon
This custom fabric will be used on the convention souvenir doll
Assembling the felt Raindrops on Roses napkin rings
The napkin rings are made in four different colors
The coral colored roses await finishing
Sewing the dresses for "Marta" - the event souvenir doll
Detailed ironing is an important part of finishing
Several painting steps are required to achieve the desired effect on the clothing
The molded apron is carefully painted
After painting, the felt apron parts are sewn together
Each eyelash is meticulously hand painted
Another RJW artisan skillfully paints the mouth
The mohair wig is carefully positioned and secured
The "quiff" is styled in place
In the shoemaking department, the felt and leather clogs are formed and assembled
The finished dolls await dressing
The completed rose napkin rings with crystal raindrops applied
The Raindrops on Roses napkin rings are boxed for the event
At last the dolls are ready to be dressed
The Marta dolls awaiting their felt scarfs
Final finishing touches prior to boxing
Completed dolls lined up on trays awaiting packaging
Although handmade, each doll is very consistent within the edition
Three little sisters ready to travel to Chicago!
The Heather Fairy's costume is sewn of custom-dyed cotton gauze
The delicate wings are made of fine silk organza
Styling the hand-knotted mohair wig
Sewing the costumes by hand after dressing
Dressed dolls are lined up alongside the molded felt torsos
Several painting steps are required to achieve the desired effect on the fairy wings
The fairies have their wings attached ready for flight
Making the tiny heather blossoms out of felt
Each individual blossom is meticulously hand colored
The stems are artistically wrapped together
The completed felt heather looks almost real!
A trio of Heather Fairies alight on the shipping table
The fairies are put inside their presentation boxes
Soon each fairy will have a new home
The Heather Fairy™ becomes part of RJW history
The Hazel-nut Fairy's™ distinctive hat is blocked and artistically painted
After wigging, the hat is carefully positioned on the head
Each leaf is individually cut, wired, molded, and hand painted
Molded leaves alongside those that have been painted
A closer look at the realistically detailed felt leaves
The felt hazel-nuts are gathered and blocked using a wooden form
The felt nuts are backed with leaves made of bonded silk & organdy
The catkins are made of mohair plush and hand painted
A group of catkins alongside a prototype base
The stems and leaves of the hazel-nuts are assembled
A work table with finished dolls alongside various hazel-nut parts
A group of hazel-nut wood bases have the bottom felt applied
The fairies glance through branches at the world
The Hazel-nut Fairies™ line up for final inspection
Each is carefully placed inside its presentation box
he Hazel-nut Fairies™ - boxed and ready to ship!
The Canadian's felt mukluk trousers are sewn together
The mocassin soles are gathered and attached
The tiny arms and hands are precision sewn
Each hand is carefully turned inside out
he felt strips are woven by hand into the coat collar
Finishing work is done on the pieced felt sashes
he tassles are constructed and sewn onto the felt hats
Separate tiny felt mittens are turned inside out
A curved needle is used to close the toboggan coat
The pieced felt sash is sewn in place
The tiny handmade felt buttons are positioned on the coat
A group of dolls get their final painted blush
The wool mittens are put onto the hands
The hats are carefully positioned
A work table with a group of finished dolls
Boxing begins for the Canadian Brownies
The Brownies await their new owners!
Max's molded felt character face is meticulously hand painted
The jointed felt bodies grouped inside a large willow work basket
completed Moritz heads await jointing to the bodies
After sewing, the leather shoe upper is formed on a metal last
The formed upper is removed and ready for trimming
The custom-made metal cleats await attachment to the wooden soles
The various ingredients which make up Moritz's authentic clogs
The miniature clogs are based exactly on antique full-sized originals
The plaid pattern for Moritz's trousers is precisely sewn
A fully-lined jacket is prepared for turning rightside-out
A group of dolls get their heads attached
Fitting the shoes is the final aspect of the dressing process
The dolls' outfits are carefully airbrushed for added realism
Final touch-up on Max's mohair wig
The dolls are posed standing prior to boxing
The rascally duo get ready to spread mischief!
Max & Moritz - together forever
he Lavender Fairy's costume is sewn of felt and silk crepe
After sewing, the dress is carefully colored and shaded
The tiny parts of the lavender flowers are precision cut and sewn
Each piece is carefully airbrushed with custom-mixed shades
The lavender flower parts resemble a Japanese meal!
Finished dresses alongside trays of doll parts
The protected handpainted doll heads with applied mohair wigs
The lovely wings are made of hand painted silk organza
Each tiny lavender bud is sewn and turned out of silk and felt
The lavender stalk is artistically assembled by hand
The felt covered wood bases are adorned with leaves
At last, the felt and organdy butterflies are positioned
Tiny felt lavender flowers are attached to the waistline
The fairies are joined with their decorated bases
Each fairy is carefully placed inside its presentation box
Lavender Fairies await the journey to their new owners!
Gale Burnor(L) receives a present from fellow RJW associate Bonnie Pfeiffer(R)!
