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Aug 13 2010

Making a Doll

I made my first doll for madame tonight (this morning?!) It was a great deal of fun, and I put a lot of love into this dolly. I hope she lasts til Lucy has babies.

She was from a waldorf doll kit, so basically everything was done, I just had to sew her head to her body, stuff her a bit more, and close the arm seams.  I have a new level of respect for dollmakers…even this little bit was a lot of work, and took me a few hours. I can’t imagine making her from scratch.

Here are some pics I took while I was putting her together…

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and finally, she is finished!
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getting dressed…
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at the play table waiting to be discovered. Hope you love her sweetie!
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By jill • by Jill, Geeky, The Kid, Time Capsule • 2 • Tags: , , , , ,

Jul 21 2008

Obon Festival

Lucy and I went to the Obon Festival yesterday. It was a lot of fun, her first festival/faire/big outdoor thing with lots of people. Lots of pics here.

She played a game and won a pinwheel. We stood in line for shave ice three times, and three times decided the line was too long and we couldn’t wait.

We went to the children’s activities tent and Lucy tried her hand at the Taiko drum (not sure if we were supposed to, but hey, the drummers weren’t there) and watched balloon animals being made.

We saw lots of doggies and other kids, Lucy picked up a few cat toys in the book sale area, and we looked at dolls in the exhibit area. We will be sure to go again next year!

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