Fjóla is an 8 inch small doll made from sheepwool and cotton tricot. Her face is needlefelted, her hair is a crocheted mohair cap. She wears a bodysuit and a skirt with a crocheted underskirt. She also wears a hairband, has removable fairy wings and a violet shaped magnetic pacifier made from polymerclay.
Everything (except the underskirt) was entirely made by me.

Doll Story

I spent my favorite holiday in Iceland, a beautiful country with breathtaking landscapes full of mossy stones under which - so the legends say - the fairies live.

Of course we didn't see one as they are very shy.

But back at home I couldn't believe my eyes!

There she was in my suitcase: This tiny fairy with her delicate wings!

I didn't know what to do with her first but since her folk would be in Iceland and she was with me I figured I had to do the best I could. Turns out baby fairies love to be outside. When we can't go outside Fjóla (that's what I named her) cries a LOT. Thank God, she had her pacifier with her when she arrived here because that is the only thing keeping her from crying then.

Holiday - Holiday in Iceland

Original, no commercial pattern used on the doll or his clothing. Clay head, arms, and legs, cloth body.

This doll was made for my nephew's first Christmas. The face is modeled on the real little boy as he was at the time (picture of the real Hawking included below). I gave the doll wings and the blue suit so it went with the book, The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell, which was part of his present. The stars were added to the costume at the request of my mother, his grandmother.

Holiday - Christmas

Baby pattern is BABY LOVE (c) Sew Sweet Dolls / Carolee Creations.

Halloween mask and costume are designed, created and sewn by me, the dollmaker (c) 2019.

Story

Dylan's parents are Bob Dylan fans. Her costume is based on the song title:
"Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat" ca. 1965, (c) Bob Dylan

Holiday - Halloween

Happy Independence day!

Jeremy is 20 1/2 inches long, 4 pounds and 3 weeks old,

Jeremy has fingers, toes, hands, knees, belly button and a butt. He has a magnet inside his mouth so that his pacifier attaches.

He is stuffed with fiber fill and weighted with craft sand.
His hair is soft yarn, sewn and glued on as a wig I made for him.
I used makeup and crayons for the face, elbows , knees and ears.

His clothes are store bought (newborn size) and his shoes are for 0 to 3 month babies.

Holiday - Independence Day

Loren is my Easter baby from the Annie (1977) pattern by Rainie Crawford. She is made in a peach colored cotton fabric, stuffed with non-allergenic polyfil and has an embroidered face rather than the iron on crayon face the patterns originally called for. I used the original wig pattern of faux fur on her but have since changed to what I feel is a more child friendly hair of yarn like a Raggedy Ann's hair.

Loren is dressed for Easter in her bunny print dress and bunny shoes and is 13" long. She wears a blonde faux fur wig and has an embroidered face rather than a fabric crayon face as the original pattern called for. Loren is holding her pet chick Snowy. I made her body and all clothing.

Holiday - Easter

Sally is made from a 1977 Rainie Crawford Pattern*Plus Annie pattern that has been enlarged 200%. Sally is fashioned out of a peach colored cotton fabric, stuffed with non-allergenic polyfil and has an embroidered face rather than the iron on crayon face the patterns originally called for.

Sally is going to a Valentine party and carrying a box of chocolates for her hostess. She is 24" long with bent legs. She's wearing a cute little reversible heart patterned dress in two Valentine prints, matching bloomers and matching shoes with big red ribbon bows. Blonde yarn hair surrounds her face like a halo!

Holiday - Valentine's Day

My doll name is Isabella. I made her from a sew sweet doll pattern from Carolee Creations. I have been making these patterns a while, I consider myself an intermediate. This holiday is Christmas time. The dress I got at a K-Mart close-out sale, but I do make my own dresses.

Holiday - Christmas

This baby was made from Preemie Doll Patern 2004 Sandy Eding and 1978 Judy Ward with some changes I designed for her.

Nanami was created by me in wool and love. She is a 3 month infant stages doll.
She has an inner wool covered with a 100% cotton knit fabric,
Her structure was designed to let her move like a real baby.

She is weighted with beads and to help her feel real in our arms.
Nanami is 20" long and fits into preemie or newborn baby clothes.
Her fixed wig was also made by me!

Nanami now lives in Germany with her mum.

Holiday - GIRL'S DAY IN JAPAN - HINA MATSURI HOLYDAY
In Japan, every year on the 3rd of March comes a traditional celebration known properly as momo-no-sekku (桃の節句) but more casually referred to as Hina Matsuri (雛祭り) or, in English, as Girl's Day. Which is rather appropriate since the holiday is focused on a family's hope that their daughter or granddaughter will grow up healthily, happily and successfully. On the actual holiday, March 3rd, the family celebrates with traditional food and a small at-home party.

Zoe Frieda's First Easter

Zoe Frieda was made with my own pattern and is completely hand sewn. She is one of the first dolls I ever made. This was my first time using my pattern. I also designed her dress and hand sewed it without using a pattern. Her face, limbs, and body are all soft sculpted. I used faux hair to give her a head full of curls. I used a colored pencil to blush her cheeks and give her lips a soft pink color.

Zoe Frieda is all ready for her first Easter! She is all dressed up for the occasion wearing a floral dress and an Easter bonnet.

The blanket, bonnet, basket, and toys were purchased.

Holiday - Easter

This baby was made from Preemie Doll Patern 2004 Sandy Eding and 1978 Judy Ward with some changes I desegined for him.

Bartholomew was created by me in wool and love. He has an inner wool and fabric structure designed to let him move like a real baby.
He is weighted with glass bead and to help him feel real in our arms.

Bartholomew is 21" long and fits into preemie or newborn baby clothes. His hair was made with a soft Tibetan Lamb wig.

He was colored with craft paint (that is why he is NOT WASHABLE and I highly recommend him to adult collectors or 8+ gentle kids).

You can style baby's hair gently! His face was completely painted by hand! You can pose him easily.

Holiday - Children day in Brazil is celebrated on 12 October!

Joy is made from Charlene Davis Roth's pattern ( Baby Karen), from her book The Art of Making Cloth Toys. She is made with cotton/poly blend fabric and lined with flannel. I added ears and hair. Joy has a magnet sewn inside one hand, and a metal washer in the other so she can grasp or clap. All her clothes and the bunny were made by me.

A baby doll for a Joyous holiday.

Holiday - Easter

Shhh, Baby Blue is sleeping! My idea was to make a peaceful sleeping baby wearing a diaper. Baby Blue is my own design, made with a doe suedette fabric body, a poly cotton velcro diaper, and needle felted hair. The limbs contain twisted chenille sticks, so the limbs can posed.

Holiday - His First Birthday