And I was even more baffled by the fact that they had made almost 30 sales, with a little over 100 people liking her shop! I don't get it. Ok, yeah the images are cute, and the necklaces are somewhat pretty... but $200??? I don't think so.
She probably spent at the most $50 putting those pieces of crap together.
(ok, maybe im being a little too harsh .... but, to me they look like necklaces made for children... or BY children, either one.)
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I found another shop that amused me quite a bit. NOW THESE i would rather pay $200 for, rather than those piece of crap necklaces! (sorry, im still annoyed by that seller's jewelry)
My first reaction to seeing these "dolls" was "Oh my god.. It's HOBO art!"
Then i was trying to figure out what the hell they're made out of... and apparently its a combination of wire, clay, paint, and wood. But it might as well be paper glued to a popsicle stick.
I'm not saying that they're HORRIBLE though.. I'm amused at the thought of how a few of them would look on a shelf in my room. But there are actually a few that she's made that i'd probably actually buy. Her prices are quite reasonable!
There's one by her that i'd buy of Author & Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty, whom i've never read a single book from, but i'd buy her and pretend that she's a drunk. Sorta like Hortense Daigle in "The Bad Seed".
Other ones i find actually worth buying: her Loretta Lynn(with accoustic guitar) , Scarlett O Hara in full mourning clothes, and all three of The Three Stooges! yes, Larry, Moe & Curly. Amazing.
I feel like so much love goes into making her little people. It must be hard work glueing felt and paper to wood and then drawing "uncanny" faces. I say uncanny, but theyre almost unrecognizable.
One thing though, I think she needs to work on her caricatures. I mean, she missed the double chin on Susan Boyle! and she should be able to see that with the real Susan Boyle, you can't even see her eyes..or that she has a mustache.
Also her Paula Deen doll has NO chin.
I like also, how with every doll there's a photo of her making the doll, and she looks so frazzled. It's like she wakes up and just starts cutting fabric.
You can see the table she's working at is full of junk. It's like she spends her whole life at that table because she's got her food plates, and tv remotes. Probably sits there watching tv, finding the next "As Seen On" muse.
"Must. make. Susan Boyle. As seen on the today show"
So, my conclusion on this woman's Etsy shop:
1. The dolls are so bad, i'm not quite sure if i can say that I totally hate them.
2.The dolls are so funny looking that they make me question her sanity.
3. The dolls are done so badly that i'd love to just have a couple on a shelf in my home just to make me chuckle everytime i walk in the room and see them sitting there.
4. I probably can't do any better than she can with only wire, some clay, paint, and wood.
So, I've favourited her shop for future reference, and in case i change my mind about wanting to buy a scraggley faced homemade doll to brighten up my home :)
-Darcie-
