| PRINCESS ANNA by
Max
Bailey (already adopted) |
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I am pleased to introduce
the very
royal Princess Anna.
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While
palace life is
really quite nice in many ways, Princess Anna has found that it’s not
all that
it’s cracked up to be. She eats the finest kitty food and wears the
finest
kitty dresses, yet sometimes she longs to sample just a tiny bit of the
world
outside.
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On
this particular
morning, Princess Anna looks out from her window at the white shapes
that dot
the distant hillside.
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“They
can’t be
snow,” she thinks aloud, “for winter has come and gone, and the sun has
warmed
the earth.”
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While
the palace
guards are looking the other way, Princess Anna heads for the hills.
She
brushes aside the tall grasses that grow in the meadow, and forges
ahead. She
feels the soft breezes blowing in her hair, and the sun’s rays warming
her
lovely and determined little face.
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She
is gone for a
long time.
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The
palace guards
are the first to see her return, triumphantly holding a bouquet of
white
daisies. They smile at each other and pretend not to see her sneaking
back
through the side entrance of the palace.
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“The
Princess is
happy,” the guards pronounce, and nothing further is said about the
matter.
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Lovely
Princess Anna
is as white as the daisies she carries. Her eyes are a soft blue, and
her nose
is a delicate shade of pink. Anna’s flowered red dress has a gold band
around
the neckline and sleeves, and is adorned with a deep blue ruffle and
matching
sash that ties neatly in a bow at the back. Her pale gold petticoats
can be
seen below her hemline.
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I
sculpted Princess
Anna and her daisy bouquet from paperclay, and used stiffened cotton
thread for
her royal kitty whiskers. She is an original one-of-a-kind work of art,
meant
for display only. No molds are ever used in my work.
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The
Princess is
completely hand painted with acrylic paints, then signed and dated and
sealed
with matte varnish for protection and preservation. She rests firmly on
a
turned wooden base that is stained and sealed in golden oak, and she
stands 9 and 1/2 and
inches tall.
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hours go into the making of each of my dolls.
I strongly believe in fine craftsmanship and
artistry, and
I pay great
attention to small details. Each
doll is
a unique work of art, and I am able to produce them in only a very
limited
number. I do
my
best to create
little dolls with big personalities because that is what I love to do. |
| Princess
Anna has already been adopted. |
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