Characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were the very first idea that we had when it came to designing Minikin dolls. After getting basics under our belts like bodies and patterns, it wasn't hard to envision Minikins from Middle Earth. We set out to make the nine characters in The Fellowship, since that would give us a chance to experiment with Hobbits, a Dwarf, an Elf and Men --- not to mention, Gandalf the Grey! The picture below shows the final result. This set of dolls never made it into our Etsy shop, since they are staying in our private collection. Just couldn't part with them! Characters shown are (left to right): Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo Baggins, Samwise aka "Sam", Gimli, Pippin, Merry, Legolas and Gandalf.
We have decided to make some single Lord of the Rings Minikins, though, and the first two are now available. Because of the recent release of The Hobbit, we decided to make a little Bilbo Baggins. In the end, we made two --- one in Bilbo's "Hobbiton" outfit and one in his "Adventure" outfit. These are in the shop, so check them out by using the shop link in the bar at the top of this page.
We would also be open to custom orders for other Lord of the Rings characters (sorry --- no orcs, goblins or bad guys), so feel free to ask. We'll let you know if we have the materials to make the character of your choice into a Minikin. Thanks for looking!
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