Dolls

I've been thinking about making a doll for G. for a while now, but didn't really have the guts. My neighbor does fantastic dolls and she suggested the bit of whimsy patterns and she was right! I got the Jo doll and made two, one for Alice's birthday and one for Grace. The undersea/mermaid fabric is perhaps my favorite of all time, I mean, I actually fell a little in love with the whole line it when I first saw it. It's a little hard to get your hands on it anymore, so I am excited to have Grace have it for her stuffie. They are really cute! Grace LOVES her baby in solid 30 min spurts (which is pretty good for a toy around here), particularly the legs which are longish and good for swinging and hanging around your arm, your neck, wherever and however you want to carry your baby. I did get a wool blend felt for hair and only got 1/8 or a yard, I'd get a bit more 'cause I like to wash it first, and it shrunk too much, well almost, I was able to stretch it back to size, but it took some work. ANYHOW... cute! Right? I also did some nested easy puppets for Nate and for G. before our vacation a la made by joel. The set we kept I accidentally made the "mom" the biggest, but got it right for nate's! The kids love these! Grace loves to wear the little girl around and talk with her.... crack-up.