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Once Upon A Doll began with my own love of dolls, especially hand made. My kids and I collect, play with, and love our dolls, and eventually I began to make dolls of my own. Although my dolls are based upon the principles of Waldorf doll making--natural and sustainably harvested materials (like wool stuffing and cotton interlock), hand spun and dyed wool yarns for hair, hand made doll clothes, 100% wool felt for shoes--my dolls cannot be called strictly Waldorf (more Waldorf-esque), as they have definite personalities, larger & more expressive eyes, and playful mouths. Once Upon A Doll features enchanted dolls made in the Waldorf tradition with a storybook theme for that special child in your life or the discriminating collector of handmade dolls.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Customs, Customs, Customs...

'Tis the season of custom dolls, it seems...     
 This little purple-haired custom doll is Hit Girl from the comic/ movie "Kick Ass"...
 Her elaborate costume was handmade especially for her by Molly's Playground--and I made the pink pleather action belt. Her weapons are made of clay by my son, copies of some of her weapons from the movie...
 Hit Girl's hair is a purple china girl wig, to mask her secret identity...
 And on to another set of customs, these are for two sisters. (As you can see, my daughter is quite taken by them!)
 Nixie is for the older sister--she is an adventurous little scamp!
 Madison is the second mermaid--quite shy, just like the little girl who will find her under the tree on Christmas morning.
Madison and Nixie are already on their way to their new mommies--my daughter bids them goodbye.

Katniss and Peeta from "Catching Fire" are my final customs for Christmas...keep an eye out for their photos when I finish.

Warmly
Amy
Once Upon A Doll
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