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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
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 Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 11:22:09 AM
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Hi gals, I was emotional yesterday and realized I wanted comforted and remembered how much I really love soft dolls, like homemade rag dolls. I have a couple that have been there for me for years. I hug them and sometimes sleep with them. The best is making a new one...especially just for me.
On my couch here all the time is one that Frannie sent me a long time ago...and she's wonderful, always there.
Anyone who loves them, makes them, collects them lets' talk/chat here. I also have a 36" very big Barbie,,,she's not cuddly but I enjoy her standing there smiling at me...   
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
Edited by - yarnmamma on Jan 07 2009 06:12:25 AM |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 11:26:06 AM
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I have always loved dolls, and still have al mine from when I was an iddy biddy girl! I have the one our father gave me when I was just a few months old, so sweet.
And my baby doll my grandmamma and granddaddy gave me, and my barbies too.
I didn't have many dolls but the ones I had I loved them all, and still do!
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Again new creations added, too cute lol. Come and check it out!!
http://princess-of-pink-creations.blogspot.com/
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 11:41:43 AM
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I buy myself a doll once in awhile and plan to make her clothes someday..doesn't come very often. I like all Barbies too! I had a Pocahantas Barbie one time and she was so beautiful! I don't have my childhood dolls any longer but remember my big bride doll...I loved her. My first Barbie wore knitted clothes that I made myself at a very young age...that was great to learn at age 9. :-)
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 11:43:45 AM
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I do have a few little dollys that display the mini aprons for me...I need more room to put them....collect lots of aprons...lol
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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ThePixiesPlayhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Terri
Biggs
CA
127 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 11:44:41 AM
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| I have made waldorf style dolls (cotton knit skin, wool stuffing, etc.) My daughter has always loved them. I even made a mermaid one for her. |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 3:35:07 PM
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Now this is a subject close to my heart. I love dolls. I love to collect them and make them. I was making porcelain dolls until the teacher moved and stopped the classes. I love making cloth dolls as well. I have just gotten some adorable cloth doll patterns from Carolee dolls and I just started cutting out the material for one. I also sculpt in clay, but they are more doll figurines, I suppose. I would really love to learn and have been practacing how to sculpt life like figures, but boy is it hard! Hopefully one day I will be as good as Maureen Carlson, who's work I love. Right now I am also finishing up a Raggedy Ann and Andy with cloth bodies and porcelain heads and hands. I started them in class, but never finished them. Hopefully I will get those finished soon. All I have to do is put yarn hair on them and make up some clothing.
What is everyone else working on? Or collecting?
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt |
Edited by - Marcy on Dec 31 2008 07:53:04 AM |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2008 : 3:37:52 PM
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I love how this topic is going....anyone have pics?
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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ThePixiesPlayhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Terri
Biggs
CA
127 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 08:35:57 AM
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This is not the best picture. It was taken 3 years ago.......but my daughter still plays with her waldorf doll I made...and loves it.
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 09:50:48 AM
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what a great pic! Daughter is adorable too!
thanks so much...I have looked at Waldorf internet sites but didn't really see how to make them. I didn't understand. I think I'll stick to the simplest again.
I have made sculptured dolls with lots of body pieces and they came out good. It's so much fun. Right now I am craving a new soft very simple almost flat doll....there was a pillow doll on link Apron and Etc. topic were talking about a few days ago. It's square pillow with head, arms and legs added...looked very comfy!
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 09:54:49 AM
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I made my son a "pancake style" boy doll and enlarged a pattern 100%..I think that's 10 times the size. Anyway the doll wears a size 2 clothes (he had outgrown) The blue jeans look cute on any boy doll. Danny asked for blue hair so he's got blue hair..lol
It's almost like a pillow so he likes that.
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
1891 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 12:25:45 PM
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Linda,
You know I'm a doll person. Do have some vintage ones that need to go live where they'll be loved, will take photos and put them up for adoption. My favorite vintage are Toni's. Have mine from the early 50's, was my last doll when I was 6, cause mother thought we were too old for dolls...sister was 11. So, to prove that it's never too old to have a happy childhood, I now have lots of Toni's, probably over a dozen. And an antique (yes, she's over 100, was given to me in 1953 by the original owner) and some porcelain/bisque babies too. My goal is to make heirloom clothing for the antiques, along with christening gowns.
My daughter still has all her Barbies plus the clothes her grandma sewed, knit and crocheted for them. I've found her some vintage clothing too and accessories. My son still has his Bucky doll, a boy doll that made musical sounds when his arms, legs and tummy were squeezed. yes, the kids are collectors too, nearly as bad and their mom. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 2:18:42 PM
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I have seen the Farmgirl forum topic with tutorial from Frannie....it is a few years old but could be found thru search somehow...anyone want to see that? Seems Alee is alot of help with finding things. I could look if anyone is interested and post a link here. It is Primitive doll like the ones Frannie makes and sells...her site is so much fun and she teaches us all of it! I have used some of her coffee or tea dying technique for the muslin for the dolls skin. It's fun too.
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 3:10:45 PM
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here is the doll I got from Frannie..
I think she is so beautiful and feminine
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 3:15:38 PM
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closer view...shows her size and pretty face
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 4:28:58 PM
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| Well I just scooted over here to see pics. All the dollies are so cute. Treating your inner girl that is so cool Linda |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 4:39:21 PM
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I have a doll that back when I was 7.. my folks had a couple of years that were very rough financially..and a Salvation Army group provided our Christmas presents for us kids..one of my gifts was a vintage jointed porcelain baby doll/tiny doll dressed in a christening gown with tiny blue bows on her sleeves(even back then she was "old")..I still have her 33 yrs later..although the dress is very worn now and her leg band has deteriotated over the years. I will have to have her repaired at some point.
(..ooops I just told my age..yikes...ha)
anyhow..I still have that wee doll.
I also have a few that I have acquired recently...a darling red riding hood doll that sits on my computer monitor(she looks more like an "art doll" she is a vintage Bradley doll with the big eyes and tiny heart shaped mouth), and then I recently found a really cute doll from Scandinavia..vintage little guy.
I have photos of the red riding hood doll on my blog, and somewhere on there the little Scandinavian doll too.
~I Dream of a Better World..where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned!~
blogs:http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and http://thevictorygardener.blogspot.com
magazine: www.stliving.net
etsy shops: http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 7:49:29 PM
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found a link that shows doll made in summer 2007 by Naomi Michelle...Tina's daughter...I have been searching in general and happy to post this much.
I LOVE this doll
http://picasaweb.google.com/GourdMaster/MissFrannieSDolly#
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:01:29 PM
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made for Naomi by Frannie (primitive)
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:04:12 PM
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Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:08:09 PM
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Naomi made for Frannie
this was a doll swap done Spring 2007 sounds fun!!
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:10:13 PM
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Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:13:31 PM
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on the site thru the link I posted earlier Naomi talks about the dye she used and the primitive look
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
1563 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 8:31:59 PM
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haha...I forgot about this girl! she was so fun to make...oooh....I forgot that I used leather dye on her....cool...thought it was just a strong batch of tea...
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
Check out my blog:http://thebellamodiste.blogspot.com/
and my Etsy store: www.shesewsbytheseashore.etsy.com |
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misspittypat
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
lila
osceola
mo
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2009 : 06:55:16 AM
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Happy New Year!!!
My mom and I have been doing craft shows for almost thirty years now; started when I was in high school; anyway i have one doll my mom made me for my birthday in my living room and a few others. But mostly all have been sold or given to family and friends.
Anyway, I love the ones that I do have and I think it would be a fun swap. Anyone interested???? If not okee dookee.
Lila |
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a rose
True Blue Farmgirl
443 Posts
Linda
Waterford
NY
USA
443 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2009 : 09:15:14 AM
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I am hoping that I will one day soon get back to making cloth dolls. It is going to be my first challenge as soon as my tired old body wakes up energized. I have so many ideas of what I want to do.
Linda (a rose)
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