May 7

May 7 Princess Sophie, for Sophia

Come and meet this little bundle of sweetness and joy. A doll I recently finished and which we aptly named ‘Princess Sophie”. Do not go falling in love as she already has a little mom to take care of her.

Sophie is very young and usually wakes up at the break of dawn. I’ve recently been listening to The Odyssey, so I go quietly in the morning and sit by her bed, greeting her with this sentence: “When the child of morning, rosy fingered dawn appeared…” she opens her eyes slowly, smiles and helps me in thanking Eos for one more beautiful sunrise.

Then is all hands on deck, as princesses are some of the busiest of creatures. If you have questions in this regard, please ask Miss Sara Crewe (who is also at the moment in the doll studio 🤭).

She gets up, helps me make her bed, we plump the pillows and blankets to “princess-approved” levels of fluff, and once she is pleased with her chamber state, is time for her clothing and morning hygiene routine.

She likes to wash her face with warm water and just a drop of castile soap. Pats dry and then she splashes bits of rose water ( I know! for such a young one, she has quite the skincare routine 😅). Puts a gentle dab of almond oil on her eyelashes and brushes her hair soft hair.

I try to help her, but other than getting her white towels and maybe helping her up to the sink, there is not much I can do. She is very independent.

She has chosen to wear her pink linen dress, the one with the antique lace we found at the market the other day. She loves this one because of the pearl buttons, and the long skirt.

As a princess, she feels long dresses are more appropriate to her royal stature. Although, to be fair, her physical stature does pose a problem when trying to do un-princessy things, like tumble upside down, or do cart wheels in the royal atrium.

Obviously, she can’t be seen in court without her wee tiara, so once she plops it on her head, away we go, to meet the day.

So many chores, a princess has. She must inspect guards and learn her swordsmanship lessons. Meet with her governess and tutors and learn geography, languages, mathematics, politics, history, art, castle management, dance, horsemanship, gold work, do her daily physical exercise and so much more.

Luckily, because she is still so little, her tutors cut her quite the slack and they let her roam the royal gardens and play with the children of the court.

Her governess likes to pack her some sweets and a journal, as being a royal, she is highly encourages to document her days for posterity. One day she hopes to be a kind and wise queen, and hopes her journals serve as good memoirs to read for younger children.

Princess Sophie is a custom Little Fig doll, 14” tall, made with cotton skin and stuffed with Canadian wool. Her hair is made with dollmaking Mohair yarn, her wee face embroidered, and her rosy cheeks blushed with beeswax.

Princess Sophie wears clothes specifically designed for her and her story. Every item has been carefully sewn, crochet, and all seams are beautiful finished.

Thank you Katherine, for giving me the honour of making this illustrious character for your family. I hope she brings all of you much joy!

Help me in wishing Princess Sophie a speedy and safe journey home.

Thank you for paying her a visit! Do you like her story? What’s your favourite thing about her? I really loved creating her, and that wee triceratops backpack made me giggle a lot.

It is fun for my hands to make these simpler dolls, full of imaginative play.