JUNIO

viscose puppy

Hello and welcome. I am delighted to present Junio a sweet little puppy and he is a custom order. A friend of mine married at the 1st of June 2012 and she wanted a special gift to give to her father and mother on her wedding day as a kind of "thanks for everything".
Usually I do not take custom orders, but I just couldn't refuse this request, so for once I made an exception to the rule. I had never made a dog before, so this was a new challenge for me. I'm very pleased to show you my first sweet little puppy and I hope you like him.
viscose puppy, primitive heart

For this piece I used old linen, soft blues and briques. Junio's base is made of old linen color viscose and then altered. The little flap-over style ears that make him very charming are made of vintage short pile rayon viscose from Germany. It's about 100 years old with pretty "natural old abrasions".

viscose puppy, primitive heart

viscose puppy, primitive heart

viscose puppy

viscose puppy

The only request for this custom order was to make a puppy. But I would like to add a few relevant symbols referring to the special wedding day. Apart from the fact that it should be a special puppy, I really had no idea how I would make this design. But when the day came closer the pressure increased, the idea was suddenly born.
So Junio is full of wedding symbols: he wears a simple piece of duck-egg blue vintage ribbon with a rusty bell around his neck and I made him a vintage charm of an old Dutch penny with the letter J for Junio. The name Junio is Spanish for June. The family owns a holiday home in Benidorm.
The penny on Junio's neck is from 1948. This was the last year that former queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands reigned. The number 1 refers to the wedding date: the 1st of June. Mea culpa maxima, I couldn't find a penny of 2012, because this would have been more appropriate! But this vintage penny has a nicer appearance as nowadays Dutch pennies are way too shiny.

viscose puppy

viscose puppy

viscose puppy, vintage box

 
Junio is 14½ cm - 5.7 inches. He is an itty-bitty-size sweet looking puppy and small enough to fit in my hand. This makes him so charming and adorable. 
viscose puppy

viscose puppy

viscose puppy

" TWO hearts, TWO lives, ONE love "
As a "guardian of love" Junio holds a handmade heart with tiny handmade rosebuds in matching colors. The text needs no explanation, it refers to the wedding day: a highlight in everyone's life.
viscose puppy, primitive heart

viscose puppy, primitive heart

primitive heart, vintage box
primitive heart

primitive heart

viscose puppy, primitive heart

JUNIO HAS BEEN ADOPTED
viscose puppy

Believe me when I say I live by precision and excellence when it comes to bear making. The complete ensemble and everything else that you see is handmade. All my work is created with deep love and passion.
I take a lot of pride in my work and spend hours upon hours to give them their own personality, details, lovely designed clothes and accessoiries. It is what I call pure artistic love.
If you do have any questions about this item, please feel free to contact me. Or you can email me if you would like to be added to my customer E-list, where I notify you by e-mail when new pieces become available.

Please note:
As with all my work, including, clothing & accessoiries: it is for the ADULT collector only and NOT for playing!
All my pieces are created in a smoke-free home. Only items stated in the "listing" will be sent home with him.