Dolls......

I recently did a post about my mother's 90th birthday party.  I included a couple of her dolls and said I'd show you more of them- so here we go!

 (You can click on the image to see it larger)

There actually used to be more, but she's been giving them to family here and there.  I made the bunnies (on the floor by the cabinet) for her back in the 90's. She added ruffles to their outfits that I made too!  They were supposed to be 
Amish bunnies so they were plain, but she 
put her own twist on them!  LOL

I'm quite sure she made all of these on this shelf

 I don't know their names but they all have one!

She made the ones in turquoise, pink and two that are in dark blue

 Some she ordered from catalogs

 Some she bought at doll shows

(On this shelf I know she made the one in pink)

 She did make a bunch of them and their outfits.

 Of course the dolls she made are molded pieces, certainly not hand made, usually they are 
pre-fired, and pre-painted with their faces 
when you buy them. 

You can buy an unfinished body and do it yourself or buy the finished bodies and then dress them. You buy the hair that you want for the dolls and shoes, jewelry, parasols, etc.

 She made all of these too.

One thing my Mom loves is lace and ruffles!

As she puts it, you have to gussy it up! 

These two large pictures have been around for at least 30 years.  She started her ceramics classes in the mid 70's and continued through the early 90's.  My dad passed in 1991 and she slowed down quite a bit after that.  Some parts of her home are exactly way they 
were in the 90's.  

Thanks for visiting!

Liz