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Travel Troll Dolls

$US24.75 each + shipping

The Travel Troll Dolls started as a little idea germinating in the far recesses of my ever-busy brain racing with lots of new ideas :-)

I have lived in five countries (Australia, New Zealand, USA, Greece, France) and travelled to many, many more, so the thought of having a little lucky Travel Troll to tuck into my bag seemed like a good idea.

The design came from brain to my pencil and then onto paper, and within 24 hours I had created my first happy little Travel Trolls.

Each Travel Troll Doll is unique, and is hand-drawn by me - Teena Hughes - the silk artist.

You will receive a signed Certificate of Authenticity/Birth Certificate for your very own Travel Troll Doll with its own name.

Size

• Each Travel Troll Doll with be unique, and will be the same size as all the others, but will be painted differently. There is no need to choose - you will receive a named unique Travel Troll Doll.
• Approx 8"/20cm high. Approx 1"/2.5cm thick.
• Padding: toy fiberfill.
• Machine wash with care, place inside a lingerie wash bag to protect the doll.

Ready to order? $US24.75 each + shipping

If you'd like to order several items, please contact me to work out the best shipping price.

The Life of a Travel Troll Doll - from idea to delivery :-)

How the Travel Troll Dolls are born

After I put my ideas on paper, I need to transfer them to the silk; here are the steps required.

• I buy white silk, and stretch the silk onto large wooden frames.
• If the design needs to be drawn on the silk, I do that with the outliner and let it dry.
• I then apply the silk dyes by painting with a small paintbrush, as though I was creating a painting on paper or canvas.
• It does take a long time but the process is so wonderful and I do enjoy it very much.
• Once the silk dyes have dried, the silk is carefully wrapped in white cotton and placed inside a specially-made silk steaming machine for several hours.
• After washing and drying, the silk is made cut out and sewn into Travel Troll Dolls (wearable art/clothing, interior design items like cushion covers, room dividers and paintings).

I can express my 'joie de vivre' (joy of life) when I'm painting and listening to French music - I go into another world where all the colours are much brighter and the world is truly marvellous :-)