While visiting dear friends over Thanksgiving, I was shown THESE cute handmade dolls and wanted to make some for my girls. Christmas was filled with sewing/craft projects for everyone but Maddie and Abbie. And then their birthdays came and went with no new dolls. The dreamy idea of handmade dolls kept creeping into my imagination, so for an early Valentine's gift, I finally got them started and finished (in the same week!).
As you can see, they were a big hit. The girls instantly fell in love and named them Pinky Dinky Doo (Maddie) and Tyler (Abbie...which is Pinky Dinky Doo's brother's name). There's a pattern of them naming things after the characters from whatever book we read last.
Madeline and Abigail promptly made a house for them under the computer desk complete with a radio, nightlight and beds.
They were fairly easy to make and I've already been charged with making pajamas and raincoats for them. Also, the dolls' dresses were made from remnants from each girl's baby binder, which I'll discuss in a future post. Lovies for my loves...perfect!Make vs. Buy: I'll definitely be making these over buying them for $40 each! MAKE!!
4 comments:
Good job! They are adorable!
Awesome!!
They turned out so cute, Dahlia! Great work. You are very creative and crafty. Can't wait to see them in person. :)
I am soooo impressed! WAY TO GO! This looks like a project for the oober-talented! I loved your budgeting idea as well. Oh-if only we STUCK to the budget :-)!! So fun to get caught up on your family adventures. Lots of luv, Julie Moore
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