Welcome to craftswithcare!

Doll-making is my hobby. I sell most of my dolls on eBay and Etsy, except for a few which I give as gifts to family and friends.

I started out making my first cloth doll a few years ago. I have always loved cloth dolls and it had always been my wish to create my own dolls someday.

Nowadays I also make dolls using different media like paper clay, wood, felt etc. Some of my paper clay doll designs are inspired by Izannah Walker and other famous doll makers of yore. Most of my paper clay and wood dolls are one-of-a-kind. For my cloth dolls, I buy small quantities of fabrics at a time, so no two dolls will be alike. I also experiment with various doll-making techniques of my own.

I also enjoy collecting antique dolls, and reading and researching about different kinds of dolls.

The picture above is not a doll from days gone by, but a photo of my mother when she was a baby!

Monday, May 4, 2015

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Endless Love

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

"Smile is the key"

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'Smile is the key' is my rendition of one of Maud Tousey Fangel's drawings. This sketch was done using a 2B pencil and a 05 pilot micro tip pen. I did not use any eraser while drawing this. I added the key locket, which is not present in the original drawing by Maud Fangel.

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Friday, December 2, 2011

"Sweet Princess"

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Sweet Princess



~ Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Pictures of my present projects

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Work in progress. Please check back soon for the finished drawings.

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Saturday, November 26, 2011

‎"Special things come in small packages"

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Sketched from Maud Tousey Fangel's drawing.

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Female Nude

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This is based on a photo taken by Virna Haffer whose art is exhibited in the Tacoma Art Museum. We went to the Tacoma Art Museum yesterday and viewed her work. I was inspired to make a sketch of one of her pieces .

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Saturday, January 22, 2011

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Christmas Carolers, Bellevue Doll Club Challenge Dolls

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Bellevue Doll Club Nov 2010 challenge~ 4 wooden shaker pegs
We had to create dolls using the pegs shown below. These pegs could be used in the doll body construction or any props along with the dolls. The shapes of the pegs could not be altered.



I created two carolers out of the four pegs. The other two pegs I used for making street lamps.
Christmas Carolers is designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010.



Below are dolls by our talented "Bellevue Doll Club" members:



~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010
Pattern will be available soon.

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

Pictures of dolls that I made using patterns provided by sweetmeadowsfarm.

Copyrighted designs, reproduced with permission.

Addie and Brownie

Annabel and Anjelika

Precious Dottie

Thanks for looking!