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 We have an abundance of girl dolls around the house and thought Henry would appreciate some balance, so I made this new doll just for him.  This little guy has arms and legs.  I worked on him late into the night and it shows.  But Henry doesn't mind the hand I had to amputate to match the length of the other, or the freakishly long torso.  He doesn't even seem to mind that he wears no shoes though he is obviously dressed for frigid weather.   

It was my first attempt at adding arms and legs.  I need a lot of practice.  Thankfully my beautiful children, bless them, are very forgiving and love anything I make for them. 

Except for once. 

 Greta was three and lost her tiny plastic Tinkerbell figurine the day before a trip to Disneyland.  It had been her constant companion for weeks!  I stayed up very late that night and hoped to surprise her with a handmade Tinkerbell.  Obviously, not resembling Disney's Tink in the slightest, Greta was sadly disappointed.  But even with the odd looking eyes and floppy wings, she carried it around with her the entire next day at Disneyland.  And I could tell that by the end of the day it had grown on her.

Here's my Hen as he woke up and found his doll.

Did you know we have a cat? 

  Meet Daisy.

I finished two more dolls and added to my shop.  My shop still has a lot of work to be done.  It's as simple as I can get by with.  Still learning the ins and outs of Etsy and all this business of promoting oneself...it's not my forte, but necessary nonetheless.  Now I will work on adding other things, possibly a quilt, some vintage items, maybe some photography.  I work at a snails pace so I will keep you posted when ever I add something.

Have a good one!

Oh, and a friend is having a rather nice giveaway.  Check it out!