Another Black Doll Beauty by Sarah Niemela

A lovely polymer clay doll by Sarah Niemela

I am a member of the private Facebook group, Sarah Niemela's Black Doll Beauties. Last week, Sarah posted photos of the doll shown above. The black-doll enthusiast in me had to have her. I thought she would display well with Aisha whose clothing scheme is the same. 

Sarah's description of the doll in the Facebook post reads:

She is 8” tall... she is fully sculpted with Cernit...a strong beautiful polymer clay. She stands on a round base and is affixed to the base. She has a sculpted bodice and a silk chiffon skirt. Her hair is fleece..a natural fiber from sheep. I molded her face and hands from one of my sculpted molds.

Additionally, she has light brown eyes. The bodice of the dress is sculpted and painted clay. Ribbons with beads accent the shoulders of the dress. The headband, waist of the dress, and the base are trimmed with decorative ribbon.

A thank you card from Sarah

A lovely handwritten "thank you" card accompanied this beautiful doll. (A "thank you" card was included in Aisha's package, and I've modified that post to include an image of the card). 

I love the doll images on the front and inside of the card!

In this doll's card, after thanking me for the purchase, Sarah wrote that she can't wait to see what I name her.

After recently watching Coming 2 America (I loved the costumes in that movie), I remember intently listening to Prince Akeem speak his daughters' names during the opening scene: Meeka, Oma, and Tinashe. Meeka, the oldest was gorgeous. Oma (Eddie Murphy's daughter in real life is gorgeous, too); she was the middle daughter. Tinashe (pronounced tee-naa-shai, or change the "i" in shai to a "y" to visualize the pronunciation better, tee-naa-shay) was the youngest princess. Since this doll represents a little girl who looks like a princess to me, I have named her Princess Tinashe! In the Shona language spoken in Zimbabwe, Tinashe means "God is with us." The name is perfect for my doll.

In the movie, Princess Tinashe was played by young actress Akiley Love. I almost named the doll Akiley, but I decided Tinashe and its meaning are more suitable. 

Enjoy the following pictures I took of my little princess alone and with her sister, Aisha. (By the way, Aisha is a Swahili name that means "living prosperously.") 

Gorgeous!

I love the natural fibers of her hair.

In the back of the dress, a pearl and rhinestone button accents the ribbon at the waist. Sarah's signature strip is attached to the waist.

Tinashe's shoes are painted. The permanently attached base has decorative ribbon trim. The bottom of the base is lined with teal felt.

Tinashe poses with her sister, Aisha, in these two final photographs.

Aren't they lovely?

They are a precious pair (or trio if you count Aisha's dolly).

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