for the love of Hazel... shhhh it's a surprise.

I took part of the day off today to make my niece Hazel a much overdue Birthday Gift. She's been all about dolls lately, so I thought I would try my hand at making a rag doll. It wasn't until I started working that I remembered my Grandmother taught me how to sew one afternoon, and our first project was a rag doll. I wish I could lay my hands on that long lost project. I remember her being quite "folkie" in a blue gingham dress, but I can't seem to remember what her face ended up looking like. Ohhh well, just thinking of that day and the pleasure a project like this brought both then and now seems enough.


Thanks to the work of these ladies, which helped to get me thinking about what I wanted my doll to look like.

Loobylu
Le Train Fantome
The Black Apple
Laura Normandin

Check out each of their work to see why the art of simple dolls is making a comeback!