I wanted to share a couple of pictures of two handmade dolls in my personal collection. One is a papier-mâché doll with cloth body and the other is a wooden peg doll.
The papier-mâché doll was inside an old trunk in an attic for about 75 years until a sweet little lady discovered and rescued her. She is very happy to join the MB doll family and is very comfortable in her new home. 
The wooden doll has her own little story. She was carved by a gentleman a long time ago for his granddaughter when she was a little girl. The doll collector from whom she was purchased said that this little girl grew up and lived into her mid 90's. This doll is well over 100 years old.
I am so intrigued by the fascinating stories behind these old dolls.
~MB, craftswithcare
The picture above is not a doll from days gone by, but a photo of my mother when she was a baby!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Handmade dolls in my personal collection!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Izannah Walker dolls
Izannah Walker of Central Falls, Rhode Island made dolls with heavily oil painted features on pressed stockinette heads with painted hair and applied ears and thumbs. I am truly inspired by her work. I recently went to the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in the Seattle area. I loved every single moment I spent there. They had a collection of Izannah Walker dolls too. It was breathtaking seeing the dolls in person! She was one of the greatest doll makers of her time and will be remembered by the doll loving community forever.
If you would like more information on Izannah Walker dolls, then please visit Lolly Yocum's website. Thank you Lolly for letting me add a link to your website!
Please click on the picture below and it will take you to her website.
~MB, craftswithcare
Pictures of dolls that I made using patterns provided by sweetmeadowsfarm.
Copyrighted designs, reproduced with permission.
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