Cage dolls

You have seen them..... silently watching over a collection of brocante items lovingly arranged atop tables and shelves in a rustic French Provincial farmhouse. They are called Santos cage dolls and after becoming more and more popular over the past few years, they now are enthusiastically sought after by collectors and designers that want to add old world style to their homes. Originally started as copies of 17th century carvings by priests and called saint dolls or Santons in French…

Learn how to make a Santos Cage doll including how to build the base of the art doll and create the Santos Doll cage.

Beautiful Santos Cage Dolls come in different forms and sizes

I’m kinda obsessed with crowns. I even own a tiara. (Don’t judge.) I only wear it a few times a week. Okay, I’m just messin with you now. But I do really have a tiara. I bought it just because every girl needs one. It’s costume jewelry, but that besides the point. I […]

Several of you have been asking me for Santos Cage Dolls for a while now and last Sunday I decided to go for it! Santos Cage Dolls have been popular in the mixed media world for some time now, so I'm super excited to bring you some, Retro Café Art Gallery style! I modeled my dolls after traditional Santos Cage Dolls and our fantastic articulated doll style worked perfectly for them! We also have several yummy new colors of Inka Gold in stock, just in time for Valentine's Day! CHECK IT OUT…

I am so happy today to be able to show you these beautiful hand crafted dolls by Santos Cage Doll. Santos Cage Doll makes gorgeous reproduction dolls that are each unique and beautiful in their own way. I have picked this angel , below, for one lucky winner! I love her red hair {wink, wink!} ... Read More about ~Santos cage doll giveaway~

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She has taken on a life of her own... this "Keeper of the Lost Dolls!" The paper napkin corset is out... a paper clay corset is in (or should I say "on!) Once the paper clay has dried, I will look for some vintage lace or netting in my stash and then stuff it... Well, place it... strategically to provide her with a bit of proper, 18th century lady-like modesty! (wink!) Katie helped me use her paper embossing tool and I cut some scrapbooking papers and ran them through the embosser; giving…

You have seen them..... silently watching over a collection of brocante items lovingly arranged atop tables and shelves in a rustic French Provincial farmhouse. They are called Santos cage dolls and after becoming more and more popular over the past few years, they now are enthusiastically sought after by collectors and designers that want to add old world style to their homes. Originally started as copies of 17th century carvings by priests and called saint dolls or Santons in French…

Kim from Artistic Bliss has invited me to teach a workshop in her home. *** Her name is *** Flea Market Bella Keep an eye ou...