8 Inch Berenguer Lots to Love chubby babies

These are such adorable baby dolls. I have so fallen in love with all the faces and all the sizes!
I started with the 8 inch smiling baby. His/her smile is so similar to a picture of "The Painter Boy" photo I have of my son at 3 months old.
I love knitting and crocheting outfits for this baby. I am not really happy with him having to pose with both gender of clothing, so I will simply need to get another one to be a girlie model.
I just purchased a 5 inch Itty Bitty pouty face baby. I have an outfit already crocheted for her. So tiny and cute! I can't wait till she arrives.
In the meantime, I have a new set finished for Little Charlie. A sweater, hat, pants and booties. Done in soft baby blue acrylic yarn and a beautiful cable/waffle stitch pattern.
8 Inch Berenguer Lots to Love sweater set 

I would love to trade this set for a 8 inch Lots to Love baby, would even consider the one with large eyes. Those are really cute!

New cloth doll finished

Purchased a new pattern for a cloth baby doll. I am very pleased with the results. This baby is suitable for a little one to play with.

She is approximately 14 inches tall.

Her yarn hair has been hand sewn on individually to prevent coming out. 

Her arms and legs are thread jointed (fishing line) so this will make it easy for little ones to dress their baby doll.

She has hand embroidered eyes, nose and lips. And sculpted bottom!

The flower headband is removable.

"D" is for Dollies

I began making cloth dolls in 1989. Bunnies, cows, baby dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy. In 2009 I began dabbling in creating the primitive dolls with a Raggedy Ann look.  Most dolls are made from muslin or cotton broadcloth with the baby dolls being made of craft velour. Little girls just love the hug-ability of this fabric. 

We have dolls of all sizes ranging from 10” to the huge and loveable 36” Raggedy Andy.

My current project is with my first design – a 12” tall prim bunny with hand painted features, long floppy ears and big big bunny feet. I am going to be featuring this doll as a boy or girl and offering seasonal/holiday clothing. We are working on a web page specifically for this doll at Holly’s Dollies.

Recently I have begun dabbling in sculpting dolls in polymer clay. A fun challenge but really not getting anywhere fast. The eventual goal is a 14” ball-jointed-doll who can model the 14” doll clothes line for me.

I have a very small collection of dolls. Two Galoob Baby Face Dolls, a 25” crow doll, 1 Berenguer, 2 unknown vinyl dolls, 1 CBK, 2 DinkyBaby dolls, 1 MoxieGirlz the blonde and 5 Barbies.  I am hoping to find some dolls this coming Yard Sale season. Only two thrift stores in this area so findings are rare. I am looking for Skipper, Crissy and any inexpensive dolls needing TLC of various sizes so that I can use them for making sure the doll clothes fit.

Handmade Doll Clothes Dress Completed!

I am such a procrastinator when it comes to adding embellishments to stuff. Got off my duff and got this adorable little dress finished!
It's a pink and white polkadot dress with peter pan collar. Ribbon around waist and ribbon bow and rose at collar. This set includes white panties and the slipper/shoes and is available at my SweetwaterCreations Esty Shop . Only $6.00 and $2.00 shipping!
Waist measurement- 8-9 inches
Arm circumference- 3-3 1/2 inches may stretch just a bit more.

Webpages Updated at Holly's Dollies

I've spent the morning updating 4 pages on Holly's Dollies Web Site. All about doll clothes. I've gotten a few new outfits finished and photographed.

Doll Clothes Added separate categories for the different types of dolls. 

American Girl Added 2 new dresses. 

Barbie and Friends Added a crocheted business dress and jacket for Barbie and 2 outfits for Skipper 

Baby Dolls Only 1 set finished. A jumper and shirt for 14-16" baby.

As always, custom color orders are welcome.