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Hello from Mary in Atlanta, Georgia... I'm a dollmaker and happy gramma to a dear little near-four-year-old granddaughter. I want to showcase here great dolls and softies from other artists as well as my own stuff. My main interest lies with vintage cloth dolls that our frugal earlier mothers made for their children--women who often did not possess the financial means or even transportation to indulge "boughten" dolls and toys. In this endeavor I've been heavily influenced by master dollmaker Gail Wilson of Gail Wilson Designs.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Leah ...


Leah's body is velour (wrong side), also is padded with thermolam ... heavy wool skirt ... leggings and blouse from recycled clothing ... felt hair ... felt cardigan ... She looks better in life than in the pics. For one thing, her face is not shiny in life .. wool stuffing .. embroidered face .. I mean't for her to look like a school girl from the 1940s .. Don't think I was successful in that! I wanted her to represent just an ordinary person ....
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  1. ReeDecember 19, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    Oh I think she is wonderful! Such a cute doll!

    Xoxoxxx Ree

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  2. Mary in Atlanta, GeorgiaDecember 19, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    You are such a cutie! Ree .. Thank you for stopping in. I'm crazy about your gothic, by the way .. I've had "gothic" in mind for a while. I love them ... maryn

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