Primitive Gingerbread Doll Sugarplum Merrywhistle Handmade Folk Art Christmas Decor Gingerbread Shelf Sitter

🌟 The Gingerbread Grove Collection

Deep within the Sugarplum Woods sits The Gingerbread Grove, a tiny Christmas village where every ginger-doll has a special role in keeping holiday magic alive.

Sugarplum Merrywhistle is the Grove’s cheerful Mistletoe Messenger — the one who delivers warm wishes, handwritten notes, and tiny bundles of holiday cheer to every corner of the village.

Each morning, Sugarplum slips on her festive green dress decorated in Christmas words and sayings, a reminder of the messages she protects. Her mittens hold a vintage ceramic gingerbread man button, a family heirloom that has accompanied generations of Merrywhistles: every messenger carries one for good luck.

🍪 DETAILS & FEATURES
✨ Handmade Primitive Gingerbread Doll

Approximately 11” tall, including her wooden base

Painted and antiqued muslin body with a soft, primitive finish

Firmly stuffed with polyfil

Unique facial icing details

One-of-a-kind character

✨ Clothing & Colors

Green dress covered in festive Christmas phrases & script.

Full gathered cotton slip

Lace trim with warm, vintage-inspired edging.

Coordinating bow with a heart button

Hand-stitched mittens holding a vintage ceramic snowman button

✨ Vintage Details

Ceramic button from the artist’s mother‘s collection

An aged metal star ornament was securely attached to her mitten.

All mittens are completely hand-stitched and permanently attached.

✨ Wooden Base Construction

Wooden oval stand painted, stained, and antiqued

Central wooden post for structural stability

Designed as a free-standing primitive shelf sitter

Slight surface distressing for true old-world charm

❄️ DISPLAY IDEAS

Christmas kitchen displays

Gingerbread-themed décor

Tiered trays

Mantels

Collectors’ shelves

Primitive farmhouse Christmas arrangements

⭐Sugarplum Merrywhistle is one of four residents of The Gingerbread Grove.
Meet her friends in the shop:

Pudding Maplewish — Keeper of Winter Recipes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4417188047/primitive-gingerbread-doll-pudding

Holly Sprucetop — Snowfall Lantern Lighter

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4417198602/primitive-gingerbread-doll-holly

Cinnamon Brambleberry — Hearthside Spice Gatherer
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4417205501/primitive-gingerbread-doll-cinnamon

Each brings her own magic and charm.