We Make Porcelain Doll Faces from Victorian Mudlarking Finds!

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Come with us as we go mudlarking for broken doll parts and watch as we create real porcelain clay face cabochons (from scratch) with some of our favourite doll and figurine finds! We surprise ourselves once again as we turn our ideas into reality and work with clay for the very first time!
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Wishing you peace, love, happiness and good health,
Gail & Alex xx
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@NorthernMudlarks 3 жыл бұрын

@davidtonge6118 2 жыл бұрын

Hi,Gail & Alex,absolutely love your dolls heads! Could the little devil possibly be PAN boy & could the Lady be Aphrodite his mother?

@sharoncole8249 2 жыл бұрын

💖👑👑💖🎬🎥📽👏👏👏👏👏👏😊☺😁

@sagaande 3 жыл бұрын

What a godsend you ladies are in these troubled times. I get lost in the music and the artistry and forget about life for a while. So thank you xxx

@rosebud5543 3 жыл бұрын

So true!🥀

@gaylereid8264 3 жыл бұрын

Me three ❤️

@trishscobell9920 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@christinethornhill 3 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🏼🌹❤️🌹

@gomezaddams6470 3 жыл бұрын

Said beautifully whatever number I am! We so need to be near each other I'm ready to start hugging people again. I've just lost everybody in the last 3 years or so literally my family my friends have passed. This is such an escape I cannot sit through an hour video of anybody else.🥀🐾🐝🦋🐛🐌🌾🌱🐸

@suewaite3216 3 жыл бұрын

Crafting with your mum is wonderful you will have good memories forever

@lauralake7430 Жыл бұрын

Yes, ive said it before, but so lucky to be friends with your own family!

@janicestevens8469 3 жыл бұрын

Those beautiful doll faces would make make gorgeous lapel pins! Even painted one color because they are so detailed! ♥️

@sandyburbach7101 3 жыл бұрын

The thing that always blows me away is how many skills you both have, and how lightly you wear them. The painting of the word "poison" being a case in point.

@livinglife8333 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you both find such joy in finding these tiny broken treasures, I thought I was the only one.

@lindabevier-vian7101 3 жыл бұрын

I never heard of Mudlarking until I came across these girls..I love them 💚

@lorellstoneman74 4 ай бұрын

You two are so creative and genuine and refreshing....just what the world needs. Beautiful ladies with good, kind, hearts, and a love for life.

@42apprentice 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way Barbie is building up her part, she’ll have a talking part soon 😉

@rachelhardy3381 3 жыл бұрын

I think Barbie has a plan...

@tommy69693 3 жыл бұрын

She could be animated lol

@sarahstrong7174 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait to hear what she has to say. I suddenly realise I have always thought of Barbie as a rather shallow character but perhaps she has hidden depths, maybe I have been prejudiced all along, without being aware of it. I may have to apologise.🤔

@reecesearcher 3 жыл бұрын

She probably looks out of that window all day and wonders why the fence at the bottom is called barb wire and not cindy wire ;)

@kaydavis6752 3 жыл бұрын

From now on I shall call it Barbie wire LOL😄😄

@laurathurston4757 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING! You did such a brilliant job for not having painted faces before.

@kellyhawes8901 3 жыл бұрын

Watching Alex paint, I could almost imagine the porcelain painters centuries ago bent over their works. Fabulous ♥️

@MandyJane123700 3 жыл бұрын

Those would make really cute fridge magnets.

@reecesearcher 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too, or if they were all painted with the right features and put on flip down boards they could make a guess who game out of them

@retr0naut823 3 жыл бұрын

Bring me the head of light entertainment...and a cup of tea :)

@marciquintanilla6457 Жыл бұрын

The addition in your video of Barbie randomly showing up is hilarious! I love a good sense of humor. ❤️

@blairarthur302 3 жыл бұрын

I think a old electric tooth brush would be a good vibrator to get rid of the bubbles

@bernadettestapleton2016 3 жыл бұрын

Your talent & patience is beyond compare. Beautifully painted,well done on the research too. Thank you for sharing your super ideas.

@dalriadaskillen 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a pigeon’s head. Not a chicken :) I love the Scottish sponge ware which I found all about because of your channel. I love how you give everything a go and see how it works out. :)

@dalriadaskillen 3 жыл бұрын

And you play the Parting Glass which is a very old Scottish air :)

@patriciaglove8201 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the bird was a quail ?

@dalriadaskillen 3 жыл бұрын

@@patriciaglove8201 Yes, perhaps.

@catherinewilliams3850 2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciaglove8201 Yes I thought so too.

@MeMommyEms 3 жыл бұрын

That grin when Alex said “it’s a head” is so cute!

@gertsgarden 3 жыл бұрын

Northern Mud Larks alway put me in the mood to create! Thank you so much!!

@julierundlett2736 3 жыл бұрын

They are so inspiring!

@grandmasmagic3858 3 жыл бұрын

yup...I'm normally crocheting whilst I watch them...creating my own projects...

@sandywebsdale8247 3 жыл бұрын

They turned great. You should make a Northern Mudlarks porcelain tea set, so cute.

@LittleMissKissxxxx 3 жыл бұрын

This brings back memories of when I used to paint bisque ware 20 years ago, at a pottery shop in Southampton. Once a week I would go there choose my pieces clean them and then paint. Still have some of the pieces today.

@janicestevens8469 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a head!!!! I love you two and how excited you get when you find your treasures. I would be the same way!

@julierundlett2736 3 жыл бұрын

Big crack each other up I love it

@archiewoosung5062 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I thought we weren't going to hear another growled "It's a head!"

@kimbain4368 3 жыл бұрын

I've said it before but it bears repeating. I believe there is nothing that you ladies can't do! I'm amazed over and over. So much talent and enthusiasm, you are fun to watch. Thanks gals!

@lindaopperthauser2284 3 жыл бұрын

❤️🌺

@georgeroyston1867 3 жыл бұрын

I found this really therapeutic. You are a really crafty pair, really nice to see mother and daughter doing stuff like this together 👍

@robins_corner 3 жыл бұрын

How wonderful! Amazing pieces ladies, fantastic work!

@rosebud5543 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job!!🥀

@mamalique 3 жыл бұрын

Such a fun video! You two are so creative! The heads turned out well and too cute you named them! The voices at the end 🤣😂🤣😂! Can’t wait to see the surprise! 🌺🌴

@lareinak1 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch your videos Alex makes me smile. She is so adorably sweet.

@christinethornhill 3 жыл бұрын

The amount of tenderness you give to these dear little faces as you paint their features is a joy to see . Masterpieces in miniature 👌🏼🕊

@christinethornhill 3 жыл бұрын

Gregory and Julian , so delightful 💐

@SapphireMoon962 3 жыл бұрын

They come alive when you add the 👀. Fantastic job ladies!

@XPALYDO 3 жыл бұрын

I never liked dolls as a kid. From seeing all the work that goes into it, I appreciate them now. So beautiful!

@Moss.Hazlewood 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a few painted only with blue paint like China plates. A little blue devil or bird head would be absolutely adorable and make lovely pendants. 😊

@stuartsmith6658 3 жыл бұрын

I am truly amazed at how you turn junk into treasure

@guadalupeknippen2636 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent! You are self taught which is impressive. There is nothing stopping you now. No need to wait to complete heads and other limbs in your pieces. 💞

@cindyandrewsthompson 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Arlington Texas. I just wanted to let y'all know how much I enjoy your videos. I love the exploration, the finds, the creativity of both of you, and I enjoy the history lessons. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your artistic talents. I look forward to your next video. I so wish I was on the beach right along with the two of you.

@nommal71nomm93 3 жыл бұрын

Valentine greetings to you both.

@rikspector 3 жыл бұрын

Many years ago I was a picture framer in an art store in Lakewood,NJ U.S.A. I met a Mrs/MS Tuttle who belonged to a society of Porcelain Doll Makers. She would take a portrait of someone, often children and create a replicate of the face and limbs which resulted in a realistic porcelain doll. I think she was quite well known . This video brought back my memory of her,thank you. I am amazed at the detailed porcelain figure remnants you find. They all seem to have individual personalities. I know if you persist in your pursuits you will always get a head:) Cheers, Rik Spector

@monkey93xf 3 жыл бұрын

Those teeny tiny heart sponge stamps! AAAG too cute

@mamalique 3 жыл бұрын

Time for a cuppa and two of my favorite creative people!

@eddiek0507 3 жыл бұрын

Those heads are truly amazing, It's a little bit like Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (we can rebuild him) lol...🤣😁👍🏼

@sticklebacksummer 3 жыл бұрын

Wow not only beautiful but talented,real renaissance ladys

@lindaharmon4925 3 жыл бұрын

Resurrected from a dump! You ladies are so talented. I love that you try everything!

@simplyramona8678 3 жыл бұрын

It's always green with the Northern Mudlarkers!

@constancejenkins8140 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't see in the video, please make sure to wear respiratory protection when cleaning porcelain. It is very unhealthy to breath that dust. Loved your outcomes

@grandmasmagic3858 3 жыл бұрын

they were wearing masks whilst sanding...l noticed them on their faces myself..

@jeannecarter7296 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the time that took. It was wonderful to watch on this rainy Northern California Valentines Day.

@judevicious3333 3 жыл бұрын

I have a love for dark things so naturally I absolutely love the black head Alex did 🖤🥰

@corfukefi 3 жыл бұрын

You never know how things will turn out when trying new things, but experimenting is half the fun especially when you get rewarding results! Clever girls, yet again! 💗💗

@twoniceladiesshop7713 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, the glaze makes such a difference! Well done. Also, Barbie's hand in the clay was hilarious, thanks for the laugh.

@amandapittar9398 3 жыл бұрын

I make soap. It’s AMAZING how many kitchen utensils and appliances disappear into my workshop to be used in soap making. I regularly buy stuff in thrift shops to supplement my stores of Tupperware, bowls, cutlery, mixers, blenders...... Thanks for another great video. I’ve done ceramics, I adored the process. It was the kiln that stopped me from making it a full time hobby. Watching your “heads” gives me an idea for a soap........ ☺️🌺🌺🌺

@Helmdep 3 жыл бұрын

I like Gregory the best, you have given him a modern look and what a Lovely face.

@MsSandraCGL 3 жыл бұрын

You have to send 2 of those plates to Kit N. Caboos, for Bitzies house Lol, I learn something wonderful every time I watch y'all

@lacyeverett1288 3 жыл бұрын

You all should make a video of you favorite finds. “A trip down memory lane.” Love all of your content. I appreciate all the hard work y’all do. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💞🥰😊

@janicescragg2388 3 жыл бұрын

🇨🇦 The red head and the devil are my favorites I think. Well done. Cleaning and painting such small items takes more patience and time than anyone realizes. Yet another beautiful and we'll put together video. You truly make them a work of art. Thank you. Happy Valentine's Day by the way. ❤️

@paulcarrington7340 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic crafting again ladies, i love your channel.

@jasjps 3 жыл бұрын

Fabulous work 👏👏

@wombat333 Жыл бұрын

Hiya, just wanted to tell you both how much joy it brings me watching you two look for treasures. I watch video after video soaking it up, just as excited as you get. I'm in Australia, I'm 60yr old and have always loved searching for little treasures. I recently worked at the local tip. I LOVED IT, the things people threw out after their grandparents died or another elderly person. It would break my heart sometimes to see years of someone's needle work, sewing bits and bobs, painting brushes, vintage fabrics, so much costume jewellery and anything in between. My poor little car would be bursting at the seams each night when I knocked off. I've saved and restored most of it. Unfortunately I'm running low on materials because I've been quite ill and had to stop working. Yr videos inspire me to get out and start searching for goodies. THANKYOU LOVELY LADIES 😊✌💕

@sharonbennett2953 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is an older video, but I just want to say how lucky you are to have each other with similar hobbies. How wonderful!!

@brendageorge9024 3 жыл бұрын

Oh! I 💘 love them.There my favorite craft,good job Girls

@lynneseaward1315 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so lovely to see the great relationship between you both. 😀

@rockellnova 2 жыл бұрын

Thats why I love watching you 2 ladies. :) reminds me of me and my late mom.

@susangarayar9442 3 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating, memorizing hauntingly beautiful story as each transformation comes to life. That was amazingly beautiful. The music is the language of each doll's story coming to light. BEAUTIFUL Beautiful Beautiful

@aleta5873 3 жыл бұрын

All the faces are stunning. Love your artistic talents. Who knew the love of the forgotten and lost doll faces/parts would be remembered and cherished by you two...?

@jh-hh6vs 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday Ladies✌️😊

@gabrielebehr563 3 жыл бұрын

👍so pretty little faces 👍👍👍

@kaydavis6752 3 жыл бұрын

Fabulous, yet again ladies. You just keep on getting better with each new task/skill you set yourselves. From lost and discarded little bits and pieces to splendid works of art to fill our hearts with joy. Resurrection complete. How about some friends for Barbie?? Much love to you as always. ❤️❤️

@joanhuffman2166 3 жыл бұрын

The oldest porcelain dolls were made by first forming flat pieces of clay like a sheet or square. While still moist they would be pressed into the mold. The pieces of the mold would be brought together and the clay pressed together at the seams. Later dolls were made by pouring slip into the mold which was already joined together. First they would fill up the mold, then pour out the excess slip. Thus the greenware and the final head would be hollow. I used to made reproduction porcelain dolls until the specialty craft shop I used closed. Porcelain dolls are generally not glazed, just painted and fired again but at a lower temperature. China dolls are glazed. We relied on a company called Seeley's for books and supplies. You have brought back happy memories for me, thank you. ♡

@marshacrom6206 3 жыл бұрын

As a person who likes to also do crafts, and new things, I do wish you would would post a list of the successful clays, paints and glazes that you use, as well as tools like the small grinding wheel you used to make pottery pendants. ( Maybe you could get the companies to pay for advertising ?)

@austin12ascot 3 жыл бұрын

The grinding wheel machine is a Stained Glass Grinder. I've seen them on Ebay. Cheapest was £83.00 incl. postage.

@lanewelch7245 3 жыл бұрын

@@austin12ascot There are also many other kinds of grinders, usually less expensive than the price you quoted. My favorite is a Dremel hand-held multitask tool (think of an electric toothbrush). It has hundreds of little interchangeable heads for grinding, cutting, polishing, engraving - I could go on and on naming them all. There is even a cordless version.

@reecesearcher 3 жыл бұрын

yep, I love my dremel 5000, gets in all the knooks and crannies.

@kokoboo2654 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! They're all so adorable and they shine so pretty...☺...Happy Valentine's day 💕

@whotknots 3 жыл бұрын

The bird's head you found after the fine lady looked like a Partridge.

@robbybobby6483 3 жыл бұрын

I think that bird head it a ptarmigan. Great job. Glad to see You and Alex are making lots of new friends. Very heartwarming. Happy Valentines Day!

@chubbychops1741 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Arbroath Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@aprildaniels357 3 жыл бұрын

Those were Absolutely Awesome! You Guys are So Talented!! I Love your Videos !! Happy Valentine's Day to you and your Family.💖💖💖

@kellydiver 3 жыл бұрын

Potter here. Great job! Please be sure to wear a respirator when dealing with clay dust, or better yet, clean up your greenware outdoors while wearing a mask. Also, no need to blend air into your slip (although that worked pretty well). Just put little chunks of clay into a cardboard box or something to dry completely, then put it in a jar or small bucket and pour water over it. The clay will naturally break down into slip. If you still have some clumps that need broken up, just use an immersion blender or even a paint stick. The wetter your slip, the more it will shrink. If it’s too thin, let it settle some and pour some water off the top. You can keep slip like this in a jar pretty much indefinitely, just giving it a stir before using. I’m so glad you’re making more videos of your arts and crafts. They’re so fun to watch!

@moonpi4604 3 жыл бұрын

Words cannot express how impressed I am!!!!

@debbiewilson5739 3 жыл бұрын

oh wow so great job

@dorothyschoun5663 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing results! It's hard to believe from looking at them, that you've never painted faces before. Absolutely lovely!

@cinrsmoviereviews5109 3 жыл бұрын

I love that little devil face. You ladies have patience to do such delicate work. I really enjoy watching you.

@tiffaniwarner923 3 жыл бұрын

Make a couple into brooches. Beautiful work ladies.

@beateheinze6569 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I can watch your video before I go to bed. xx

@nancyholm2995 3 жыл бұрын

Hooray! So glad your internet is working today!!! It’s a rare Texas snowy day and I’m all cosy on my couch!!!💕❄️💕❄️Happy Valentine’s Day!

@roxiepoe9586 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in Texas, too. (near Fort Worth) It has been coming down all day.

@nancyholm2995 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I’m in Southlake! Where are you?

@janieconley4465 3 жыл бұрын

La Grange, Texas is warm and snug. I love the Northern Mudlarks.

@nancyholm2995 3 жыл бұрын

@Janie Conley LaGrange! Awesome!!! Is it cold there today? We are definitely below freezing here!

@janieconley4465 3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyholm2995, very cold, but we have heat and water. Son and his family in Katy have been w/o heat since 2 am.

@CHAD-RYAN 3 жыл бұрын

Id like to give your mom a compliment. She made a beautiful daughter.

@stellabelikiewicz1523 3 жыл бұрын

There is something about watching extremely talented artists experiment with learning new mediums that is unbelievably satisfying! You are both incredible.

@anthonyturner1228 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful work... 👌👍 They would make amazing fridge magnets! Keep it up... superb crafting 😊

@tutankhanum 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video 👌👌🇧🇩

@helenshepard485 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites! Sooo glad they let us watch! A lot of work, hours and hours.

@elizabethchevalier7740 3 жыл бұрын

Clever, clever ladies! You both have such vision and patience! Stunning! I am all admiration!

@oldhippie2388 3 жыл бұрын

When I used to paint porcelain doll heads, I had a one hair brush. What you guys did with a regular brush was amazing

@robbybobby6483 3 жыл бұрын

I use a whisker from my cat. He loses them all the time. I CA them to a wooden dowel. Really fine single tip you can cut shorter to thicken.

@oldhippie2388 3 жыл бұрын

@@robbybobby6483 i may try that. I find them once in awhile too. Stiff, pointy. Durable. Great idea. I would buy a stiff brush, boar maybe, or larger and pull the hairs one at a time. I use hempstats to secure with a dab of hot glue. Used to use rubber cement, and tweezers with a rubber band. Lol. Progress!

@favoritesme9861 3 жыл бұрын

I love all the different personalities you've given these doll heads! 💖💙💖💙💕

@tinyhousearts4439 3 жыл бұрын

You've outdone yourselves ladies!!!

@tinkerbellblue5142 3 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic ladies, absolutely lovely makes, 🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. The one with the hearts on her head is called Valentino

@micah06v8 3 жыл бұрын

Did you guys save all the dust from the cleanup of the pieces? Not sure if you're aware, but you can dump that right back into water and make more slip out of it if it hasn't been fired. :)

@grandmasmagic3858 3 жыл бұрын

was thinking that exact same thing when l saw all that...

@32prettyblue 3 жыл бұрын

Love all your wonderful crafts. You are inspiring for sure. To create is good for the soul.

@tonywild3588 3 жыл бұрын

I love those little heads you both made. Was a lot of work went into them and looked so good painted and glazed. When Gail was painting the dark hair on the boys face, it reminded me of a school friend lol. Thank you and take care

@sarahstrong7174 3 жыл бұрын

Wow those faces have come out brilliantly! I think the little teddies are going to look great too. You could make a little theatre.

@AlexandraDollyWorld 3 жыл бұрын

Your art are beautiful like videos love to watch everything you do love you guys👌👍🤗

@primitivetennesseechicks8740 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to see another video! It is SO Cold in Tennessee, everything is coated in ICE! But the beautiful scenery in your video! Spring will return ... thank you for sharing your talent and corner of the world! :-) HAPPY VALENTINE DAY TO YOU BOTH