Fantasy & Fiction

Pinocchio & Geppetto

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Pinocchio & Geppetto

“The story of Pinocchio, in which ones sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do.” –Carlo Collodi   Geppetto stands 24” and has 13 moveable joints.  His head, hand and shoes are carved from Western maple.  His shoes are stained to give them a rustic look and light washes of paint were used on his face to allow the beauty of the wood to show through.  He is dressed in a cream linen shirt, wool pants, a jacquard cummerbund and a beautiful leather apron.  This whimsical character comes with a toolkit and paint pots.  He is a limited Edition of 350 pieces worldwide. Musical: Playing “The Nutcracker...

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Peter Pan Set

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Peter Pan Set

“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned.  Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land.”  – JM Barrie   Captain Hook stands 24” and is dressed in natural fibre fabrics and with a hat any pirate would be proud of.   He comes with a sword and a beautiful ring on his hook.  Captain Hook is limited to 175 pieces worldwide. Musical: Playing “Pirates of Penzance” Peter Pan stands 17” and is dressed in a leather tunic, shorts and hat.  He comes with a small dagger that he carries at his waist.  Peter Pan is limited to 225 pieces worldwide. Wendy was whisked away in the...

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Heidi, Peter & the Goat

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Heidi, Peter & the Goat

Heidi is dressed in an embroidered yellow cotton dress with lace trim and an embroidered vest with leather ties.  Her shoes are brown leather and she has a little bouquet of flowers.  Her face is hand painted and her hair is hand stained.  The stain for her hair is a colour that is mixed in shop to get the exact shade of brown we were looking for.  Heidi is the first little girl doll with carved hair that Xenis has done. Peter is dressed in a linen shirt, oilcloth suspenders and a wool hat.  He is holding a wooden stick to herd his goats with.  Peter comes with his goat that is carved entirely out of wood and hand painted.   Image...

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Alice in Wonderland

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Alice in Wonderland

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” – Lewis Carroll Alice stands 17″ in height and has 13 moveable joints that allow for maximum poseability.  Very light washes of  paint were used on her face to allow the beauty of the wood to show through.  She is dressed in light blue dress with a white apron over top.  In her pocket is a golden key. The Cheshire cat is 6” and carved from solid wood.  He is painted with light washes of pink and purple to allow the beauty of the wood to show through.  His head is jointed which allows it to swivel from side to side.   Image...

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Anne of Green Gables

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Anne of Green Gables

“There’s such a lot of different Annes in me.  I sometimes think that is why I’m such a troublesome person.  If I was just the one Anne it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn’t be half so interesting.”  – LM Montgomery   Anne of Green Gables remains a testament to the powers of hope, friendship and imagination. Anne stands 13” in height with 13 moveable joints.  She has a hand painted face, mohair wig and is dressed in natural fiber fabrics.  She comes with a straw hat, wooden schoolbooks and a carpetbag.  She comes with a wooden music box that plays the song “Anne of Green Gables” from the musical...

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