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Erica

May 18, 2005

Here she is at long last – my newest doll. Her name is Erica and, like me, she is a surly brunette (notice that she is giving you just a hint of a smile). Her body and shoes are made of wool felt (oh how I love wool felt!). She has a cotton calico dress… 

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That’s Not a Bunny, That’s a Girl Dressed Like a Bunny

May 13, 2005

Here is Shoshanna. She is like her sisters, Sarah and Sonya, but different in one important way – she has ears. Bunny ears. Also, I made her some shoes. I like the little purple flower buttons on her shoes. Lucky girl. When I was outside taking her photo, I suddenly realized that perhaps I like… 

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Sonya and Sarah

May 12, 2005

Roxy took the longest morning nap ever! She slept from 9:00-11:00 and, though I was sure she would sleep a scant half hour this afternoon, she went down at 1:30 and is still sleeping! She must be going through a growth spurt. It is amazing that a person could sleep from 6:15 pm to 6:30… 

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Napkin Girl

May 11, 2005

Today I made a little doll from two cloth napkins. Her body is one of our white cloth napkins that we got for our wedding. It had a hole and a fray in it so it had to go in the scrap pile. I loved working with it, though, because it is this really thick… 

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