A New Friend for Doodles

Well, I knew that if I wanted to keep Honey, I needed to hurry up and place an order with Weir for a new doll kit and make Doodles her own little pal. The mailman left our kit on the back porch Saturday morning so, I got busy Sautrday evening and made Doodlebug's doll.

I really worked hard last night while watching a few movies with Papaw and before I knew it, she was finished. I think Papaw's quote when I finished her was, "it's alive!!!", in the tone of Dr. Frankenstein.

Doodlebug had her very last summer reading class at the university and I thought what a great way to reward her for her hard work in the summer reading program with her own little handmade friend.

Papaw and I were taking her to her last class this morning and her little gal was sitting on the sofa waiting for her when she walked through the door this morning.She was so excited to see her new doll and I really recieved wonderful hugs for making her. Doodles knew that the kit was on it's way but she had no idea that she would be getting her doll this morning. Needless to say, while Papaw showered, we made her a dress and a new necklace so that she would look perfect for class today. We let Doodles take her new friend to the class and snapped a few photos along the way.

Papaw had to have his photo made with the newest family member too.



Doodlebug still has not come up with the perfect name for her new friend. She is thinking really hard about it and doesn't want to just make any snap decisions. Tomorrow, I will be digging through my knits closet to find fabrics to make a matching dress for Doodles.




I did order a bit of extra materials to make a few more of these sweet friends. I don't know yet if they will just be gifts for family or I might make a few from time to time if folks request an order. They are truly a lot of fun to create and I can sit down and watch a couple of movies with Papaw while making one and before I know it, I have one made.



If you noticed in the photo, I really did make her feet smaller and a bit squished because we discovered that if we make smaller feet, all the shoes that are made for for the American Girl dolls will fit the Waldorf gals perfectly, if the foot is not too big or overstuffed. So, we will be shoe shopping for this this gal very soon.

If you are interested in ordering one, just drop me a note and let me know what you have in mind. I have no interest in making them on a regular basis but if you just really wanted or needed one and having a hard time getting an order in on one from one of those busy doll sites, holler and I may be able to help you out.



Blessing All!!!

Ooooo... Honey!

I finally had a bit of time this afternoon to play like a kid and make Honey her first set of clothes. I loved how she turned out.

Yesterday, Doodlebug and I made a dress for her new American Girl doll. While in the sewing room she found Honey stuffed in a bin on the sewing cabinet. I thought I had her hid pretty good but I guess not. Doodles pulled Honey out of the bin and fell in love with her. I may be making me another sewing room friend and Honey may be finding her a new pal to spend time with. We will see how long the old Marshmallow can hold out.

I do love how Honey’s outfit turned out. I made it by one of the patterns that comes with the doll kits from Weir. I must admit, the pattern drawings look a bit old fashioned but anyone who has made doll clothing before knows, a basic pattern is a basic pattern. I did like the simple style of the dress. It has the sleeves and bodice all in one piece. Simply stitching the yoke piece in and flipping under or, as I did turning it to face out, adds a neat touch. A choice of bright colored fabrics can make an old fashioned pattern look in style.

I think my favorite accessories of Honey’s are the socks and for sure the Chuck Taylor’s. I found the little sneaks at a craft store. I do have the shoe pattern to make the little Mary Jane’s but I really liked the bit of pizzazz that the striped socks and sneakers add to her look. Her socks are made from a bit of recycled knits.

I am sure I will have to give Honey up to Doodles when she sees her in the new outfit. I am looking forward to making a few more outfits for sure. If I do find that I enjoy making them and playing dress up with dolls again, I may make several and post them in the store for sale. That will be only if our doll trunk gets a bit too full in the near future.

Making the doll and the outfit has been great fun. I do have plans for sure for making two more dolls but that will be my limit for making these types of dolls in the future. They are very sweet, loveable pals for our little ones but a bit too time consuming to make, at least for now.

I do have a doll pattern that will share for free before long that I designed many years ago. It is made using a bit of new fabrics and recycled kids clothes. They are pretty cute kids too. I will post those up here very soon.

Blessings to you all!