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I’ve wanted to try my hand at doll-making for a long time – ever since I received a hand-made cabbage patch doll, maybe when I was five years old. I still have that handmade doll, and I did hand-sew some dolls from felt with wooden-bead heads as a kid. They weren’t very fancy, but we had a great time with them. My siblings and I transformed a piece of furniture into an apartment complex and made things for the dolls – tiny paintings, violins out of Sculpey clay, violin cases and clothing from felt, and furniture from cardboard and other recyclables. We even had bank accounts.
So, I bought LiEr’s owie doll pattern and made these three dolls instead of packing for our trip! LiEr, the girls did have shorts, but Emma has vetoed their wearing them. She is a huge fan of the reversible outfits, though =) They are lacking accessories, but those will appear in time. I was going to make them look like the kids, but Emma vetoed that. She wanted brown hair, and I figured that – since we weren’t making matching dolls anyway – brown eyes would be easier to embroider.
For now, they are being played with most enthusiastically:
Although I find them to be exceptionally camera shy:
LiEr, the braids inspired Emma to (finally) let me braid her hair – and sometimes she even leaves them in! Hooray for Emma getting her hair done!!!
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I love the braids in Emma’s hair! I don’t get why little girls don’t let their mamas pull their hair back when it looks SO cute!
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From the initial pictures, I didn’t realise how big the dolls are – what a great size for playing!! They look fantastic, and what a cool benefit that Emma let you braid her hair just like the doll, even if the doll doesn’t look like her otherwise. :)
I’d say your first official doll creations are a smashing success!!
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Ainsley never lets me fix her hair either!
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You did such a great job! I saw those when LiEr first came out with them, and I thought about buying the pattern, but I wondered if it would be difficult. Now you’re tempting me to get it. Did you use the fabric she talked about that allows velcro to stick to it?
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Awwww, I wonder if I made her a doll with braids or pigtails if Princess would let me do her hair then? Probably not.
Either way your dolls turned out way too cute, I like them.
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Great dolls – it’s so awesome that you want to sew and know how :) I love braids in Emma’s hair, but I so don’t see it happening here – we are lucky if we can get ponytails in.
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I love the braids!
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Those are sooo cute! My big girl is peeking over my shoulder right now admiring them, too. :) And, I love the braids, too. I love de-wildchilding my girl when I get the chance.
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Those are adorable! I love handmade toys!
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I love those dolls! So glad the kids like them!
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Those turned out great! I love the braids in Emma’s hair, too cute!
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Love Emmas Braids. F.Y.I. I got the pay it forward package you sent. Lil Worm Loves the baby bear. I finally posted it today. I still have no coments yet. My blog is so new. Hopefully someone will coment so I keep it going. Thanks Again:)
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All I have to say is you seriously rock Mary Anne! These dolls are fabulous.
Emma’s hair is absolutely adorable too–glad she let you fix it–she looks precious!
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ADORABLE dolls – I bought the pattern too but haven’t made them yet. Maybe by Christmas?! Yours turned out beautifully.
And Emma is so cute in the braids!
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Hello MaryAnne! Sorry it took me this long to come here and say hi. We’ve been out enjoying the good weather! Your dolls turned out so nice! Thank you for the shout out. And I love Emma’s braids – isn’t it funny, Emily feels the same way about her hair – she will only let me give her an “updo” when her dolls have the same. Girls!
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so cute. great idea
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Love these dolls! They are so great and easy to handle for kids (and mamas when they get dirty ha ha).
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