A snuffbox is a small box for snuff. Its history began in the 16th century, when the French ambassador Jean Nico sent to Queen Catherine de Medici of France, who suffered from migraine, snuff which was popular in Portugal. It was believed that snuff, if snorted, cured migraine. Under Catherine's son Francis II, snuff became a fashion, and under Louis XIV it became part of the court's ...

One of the fashion phenomena of the 1980s was the crinoline. It was a special device that supported puffy skirts and allowed the children to sit, stand or hide from the rain in any situation. A joke?! Maybe not. The faux-cell crinoline appeared in June 1856 as a welcome and more practical alternative to the horsehair (whalebone) crinoline. It ...

Sabine Vogel is a well-known dollmaker from Germany. She makes one-of-a-kind articulated porcelain dolls. Sabine experiments with many materials, but her main focus remains porcelain - a material that seems to be timeless and possesses timeless beauty and vibrancy. Each piece has a story to tell. Sabine Vogel takes full care of the entire image, ...

The kewpies first appeared in the periodical Ladies Home Journal. It was a story in verse that happened to mischievous kewpies on Christmas Day in a town called Kewpwill. In one of the houses, the kewpies shuffled all the presents under the tree, resulting in the grandmother getting toy guns for the holiday and the children getting adult dictionaries. The kewpies took the remaining presents to the poor girl. Rose ...

Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery stitch, usually done with white thread on dark blue fabric. The embroidery process creates repeating (rhyming) patterns, which is the basis of this style. Sashiko in Japanese translates as 'piercing', a way of expressing the essence of this simple but beautiful embroidery. Boro, or Japanese patchwork, is the new trend ...

Catherine Mather's porcelain dolls are an echo of the brilliant Great Gatsby era and Art Deco luxury. You are invited to enter the mind of the artist, capturing the detail behind the intricate beauty of each character. It seems as if each doll has a will and a character, a special dignity one wishes to bestow on our frenetic age of digital technology. The limited-edition, solid porcelain dolls are made for ...

In this workshop from Anna Wood, you will learn how to make a felt jacket for a small doll. To make the jacket you will need: - wool felt, - embroidery thread, - a tiny button, - basic sewing supplies and a pattern. 1. Cut out three pieces of the pattern and attach them to the felt. 2. Cut out each part of the jacket using the pattern. 3. ...

Gretchen Lima has been creating dolls for most of her life. All dolls are made from natural materials and support the ecology of the project as a whole, which aims to protect nature and people from the negative influences of industrial production and modern technology. Her work is an expression of not only what she sees but also what she feels. The delicate and poetic names of the dolls are ...

Asida Akhuba is an author of wonderful dolls. She is a member of the professional union of artists of author's dolls UNIDIA, the union of artists of Abkhazia, the union of artists of Russian DPI, as well as the board of trustees of the cultural and charitable foundation "Ashana". Participant of charity projects of the Konstantin Khabensky and Kiaraz Foundations. Author of the project "Warm Hands", which united many talented and not indifferent people in support of the Foundation's wards. Asida Akhuba is a participant of many international ...

The Italian ceramic sculptor Michele Fabbricatore creates amazing pictures of light and pure worlds with his imagination and craftsmanship. They seem to resurrect a time of biblical values and give us, the author's contemporaries, a visible witness to beauty and harmony. It sustains and gives hope that this is how the world is, and that nothing will change it! In my work I express what I love ...