Bald is Beautiful

I am having so much fun creating these cute little bald babies. Soon they will be available in many different colors and styles.

 I love the pastel colors together. Which color and style is your favorite?

Do you prefer the tiny bows or the little rosebud on the baby's head?

 

I think they looks so sweet together riding in this metal Easter basket.

 

 

 

Poetry

My daughter was working on a poetry assignment this weekend. She had to write 3 different poems using different styles. I had never heard of a Diamante style poem.

I thought I'd try my hand at one.Why not make one up about my dolls?

                             Diamante Poem: 

                                                          GermanDolls

                                                      Waldorf

                                          Traditional, German

                                    Handmade, Sewed, Stuffed

                                  Wool,   Fabric,    Thread,     Yarn

                                             Hug, Cuddle, Love

                                                   Sweet, Soft

                                                         Doll


                   How do you like my poem? I hope it inspires you to write your own.

Addiction

I am an addict. I have said it before. The stuff I am addicted to is FABRIC. It just can't be helped. Despite my new year's resolution. Every year I have the same. Use up the fabric you got, Ulla. When I come across a fabric I love I must have it. I stumbled upon some of these beauties you see in the photo on Ebay the other day. I wasn't really searching, I swear....

 

I am in love with hearts and pink and love all Valentine's Day themed fabric...So here it goes. I managed to grow the stash again - instead of shrinking it. Help! Thanks for letting me share.

 

For now I am just staring at it. I can't bring myself to cut into those cute little envelopes. Maybe next year....

After all I paid mega-bucks to get it from a world away.

 

Confessions of a fabriholic...

 

Bald Babies

I have watched this little drama unfold many times. A new mom grocery shopping with her baby gal getting compliments on how cute "he" - "the little boy" is...

The only way to avoid this seems to be pink clothes and gluing on hairbows.

So to celebrate all those cute girls that had to wait for their hair to grow in I created this wee baby.

Go bald babies!

Feedback Six Years Later

I received the cutest picture via Etsy conversations today.

Someone who bought a doll from me eons ago on Ebay contacted me.
This is what the  note said:

Here is my 2 yo snuggling with his big sisters doll. I bought it from you on ebay about 6 yrs ago. Just thought you would like to see how well your babies hold up. In fact, I'm thrilled to bump into you here...I'm tempted to get him one of his own! Thanks again for the beautiful babe, Jess

                                     This is so sweet. It really made my day.

                                           Hope your day is going well, too!

Learning New Things...

My husband always gives me great toys for my crafting and sewing. My stocking is usually filled with with more or less useful gadgets. In Christmas 2007 I received a needlefelting kit. I have loved the art of felting ever since. Felt making is such an amazing craft. But I only do it when things slow down and when I have lots of time. After Christmas is the perfect time.

For quite a while I have been wanting to try wet felting. The tools used are so simple and readily available in any home. It all seemed such an easy thing to do.

 Well, I can tell you that much: It is not as easy as it looks

I wanted to create some treasure eggs for Easter to put my tiny dolls and needle felted creatures in.  In order to make them I read up on wetfelting and watched several videos on the internet.

In the end I made them my own German way, combining several techniques. If you want to wetfelt all you need is:

soap
wool roving
water (hot & cold)
bubblewrap
old towels
a bowl or two

+lots of patience...

I made blue eggs and some dark green eggs because those were the two colors I had tons of wool roving left over from needlefelting.

You can see the results of my first efforts in the photos here.
The felt is not quite as firm as I wanted it to be. But I still find my eggs turned out to be very soft and beautiful.

They make the perfect little soft nest for my little ones.

My Favorite Store in Town

Did you see my post about my favorite store in town? I published it on NaturalKid's Team blog yesterday. Please go on over and check it out if you  have a moment. If you live in the vicinity you should really visit this cute little shop.


Jean and Sherry Baker run this beautiful shop in Greeley, Colorado. It's located right next to a flower store on 2200 Reservoir Road. I buy all my floss for doll making and toy making here. It's craftheaven for crossstitchers.

Sherry Baker from Country Crafts