Showing posts with label Dolly Donations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dolly Donations. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

In the Making: Dolly Donations Part 3 (Completed!)




Meet the boys. They are a precious bunch, aren't they? They have similarities that's for sure. They've all been cut from the same cloth, so to speak, but each has his own little personality that makes him stand out from the rest.


They are a bright bunch, that's for sure. A few of them are quiet, others not so much. Two of them are cerebral types, or geeks as we used to call them in high school, but they occupy each other. Others are more artistic; one of them is a wonderful dancer in point of fact. Two are sports stars, one in track and field events and one in soccer (and he is a confident little gaffer, I should tell you). One of them has two left feet and is clumsy as all get-out (bet you can't guess which one), but, oh, he has an unparalleled singing voice. One has his nose in a book most of the time and must be told to wash his hands at least five times before he actually gets up off his rump and listens.


But I love them all equally and unconditionally as only a maker could.


And tomorrow, despite their obvious youth and inexperience, I send them alone (but together) into the big wide world.

Where will they go, you ask? Well, they begin their journey here in Canada, and then they hop over to glamourous California for a short stay. Their final destination is Haiti however, where they will be adopted by some eager young chaps who will no doubt love them and cherish them. That is my fondest hope!


Let us wish them a safe journey and a life full of love, health and happiness! Adieu little dollies!

And you, have yourself a fine day!

P.S. For more info about Dolly Donations, click here. To see my earlier posts on this subject and some fun detail photos, click here.


Wednesday, August 4, 2010

In the Making: Dolly Donations Part 2



I'm having alot o' fun with these little dollies! Here are a few morsels of what's cooking... :)













And here's what I'd done before.

Only two more dollies to put the final touches on and they'll be ready to send off to their new homes!

Have a lovely evening!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

In the Making: Dolly Donations


I'm making 7 boy dolls for Dolly Donations, a charity established by Sarah, an artist, wife and mother, who saw a need in the world and is working to meet it. You can read more about her mission and the work she has done to help unfortunate children on her Dolly Donations blog.
Incidentally, I found out about this "dolly drive" from a very cool blogger named Eve. She recently made her own batch of dollies and it is her story that inspired me to take up needle and thread and get helping someone less fortunate than myself.
Now as Eve noted, you don't just whip these babies up in a day. I started on Monday and so far I've cut out all my fabric and I've painted faces, I've done some embroidery and just started on the sewing.

Here are some pics of the doll kits I have put together for myself. On the Dolly Donations blog there is a free downloadable dolly pattern and tutorial that you can use if you wish. These dolls were cut from that pattern.






It feels good to help someone in need. I have so much. Such a good life. I feel like sharing a little of it...

Have yourself a great day!


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