Winner receives the doll!

 I got a wonderful short email from the winner receiving the Down's Doll. Here is what it said:

Joyce,

I received the doll today! Oh my gosh, I love her! Absolutely adorable! I will definitely keep your cards to share & also to remember you for gifts! Thank you so much!

Blessings,

Amy Boroughs

Down's Doll goes to winner

I donated my Down's Doll to a woman who was raising money to adopt her second child with Down's syndrome. She had a raffle and the winner was also an adoptive parent of a child with Down's Syndrome. She was so excited to win her. I mailed her off Friday and hope to hear she has arrived at her new home safe and sound.

Susan teaches Chinese to many different cultured young teens. She asked me to make her a couple of dolls for her class. They are off to school to help teach the kids a  new language.

Newest Adopted doll

Ari wants a doll just like her. She got to pick out her dolls skin color, hair and outfit. Then using a picture of her, her doll was made.

She named her Razellda Edo and adopted her on January 9th of 2012. She told me she was going to give her to her little girl one day. Complete with pamper and pacifier and glasses, she was off with her new Mommy.

A tisket a tasket a real life baby basket!

 Here is a toddler doll I made that is 24" long. I figured he needed a bed to sleep in, so I found these straw baskets. I then customized the liner and flannel mattress.

 You can see the mattress is made from a contrasting flannel material and stuffed and tufted. The straw handles are covered and attached with Velcro so they can be removed and washed.

The Basket is 30" long and big enough for a real newborn.

Great nephew gets a buddy for Christmas

 This is Ben. He loves caps and boy things like tractors.

 This is Ben playing in the grass ...surprised he doesn't have a worm or frog with him.

 Here is the Ben doll I made, complete with cap. He also has a scar over his left eyebrow just like the one he has in real life.

This is his Grandma missing him and hold his look alike pal . She can't wait to see the real Ben and I hope he likes his buddy. This little guy has jointed arms and legs. I'm hoping we don't regret that part since he is all boy. Oh well. I am Aunti forever and can fix it anytime he needs.

A Big Birthday gift for a special friend

My friend had a "Big" birthday and I was planning on attending the surprise event. What to make for someone have that "Big" birthday. She had only 1 daughter who is now grown and married. So, upon looking at several pictures of her daughter in different stages of her life, I constructed the doll to look similar to her. My intent was to capture that love that a mother has for their child and the joy that comes when you look at that child. Here is the result.

Unfortunately, it rained for days and the flooding was really bad. I had to miss the party but sent the doll via mail. She liked it.