The dolls are headed to the school auction this week. Here's the best picture I can get today. I'm in a photo-taking funk. Grey gloomy Winter keeps hanging on and with it, my lazy indifference sadly. But these girls are cheery. I need more bright colors in the house. We've been doing some redecorating/rearranging which is great for the mood. We tried to buy bright red glossy cabinets for a cupboard for the kitchen but they were out of stock. … More
Author: hillary
mr. bear
This old fellow has come to live with us. Rescued from an estate sale. He joins two other bear friends from an estate sale. I need to be careful. 3 is a good number.
I'm trying to take photos of the 3 dolls I just finished. I am having zero camera luck and no energy to attack it. I need a new spot to take photos. Or a new season to take them in.
Also picking out fabrics for the … More
all they need is shoes
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all elise/elsa elf
My go-to doll pattern these days is my Elise and Elsa Elf pattern. All these dolls below are the same body and face, just with different yarn hair dos. Elise/Elsa just has bangs and a cap. If you want to add curly hair here’s are some how-tos I posted a few days ago.
The Land of Nod dolls are the same pattern too. This month’s giveaway doll was this pattern. And next month’s too, I already have her … More
pink confetti hair
… Wee Wonderfuls in the Land of Nod catalog
This might be my most favorite game ever, hunting for Wee Wonderfuls dolls in the gorgeous Land of Nod catalogs. I can’t even tell you what a kick I get out of seeing the dolls in these gorgeous, adorable, sweet kids’ rooms set ups. I’ve been obsessed with the Land of Nod catalog since they switched over from a more straight-forward catalog shoot to this brilliant new format with the lived in, awesomely messy, real life looking styled kids rooms. … More
doll hair how-to : loopy yarn hair
Boucle is a great yarn to use if you want your doll to have curly hair. And sewing it down in loops makes for a very fun full head of yarn hair. To do this hairdo, first I pinned and sewed short bags and a base of hair around her head.
Then I wrapped the yarn around cardstock and sewed down the middle. I try my best to keep it evenly spaced but it inevitably bunches up. It doesn’t make … More
