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Stella Julianna’s Summer and the Imaginary Friend
Stella Julianna was thrilled with her new feed sack border print dress, and with her car trip in July over the Coastal Range mountains in Oregon, where she enjoyed wild daisies, foxgloves, and plenty...
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Hazel Katerina Meets Miss Mie
Apologies to my faithful followers for being so long without posting. My current more-than-full-time job, along with caring for my elderly mother, leaves little time and energy for sewing and writing....
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A European Enigma: Restoring an Antique Parian Doll
What collector of antique dolls could resist a fine parian lady, though in desperate need of restoration, when offered on the spur of the moment? Needless to say, I didn’t resist! Porcelain dolls in...
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A Reverence for Old Calico: Creating a New Dress for an Old Doll
A little Kloster Veilsdorf Doll in a New “Antique” Dress Can sewing be an art form? As with a painter’s brush poised above a blank canvas, a sculptor’s chisel above the marble, or a songwriter’s ear...
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A Fresh Regard for Old China Dolls You Tube Presentation
I cordially invited you to attend my You Tube UFDC Channel presentation on Adventures in Dolls, hosted by Karen Allen. My presentation, “A Fresh Regard for Old China Dolls,” will air on Tuesday,...
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“A Fresh Regard for Old China Dolls” Zoom Presentation Tonight!
Hello all! Just a reminder that my presentation, “A Fresh Regard for Old China Dolls,” is tonight at 7 p.m Central Time, or 5 p.m Pacific Time. Please join me! If you can’t make this live Zoom event,...
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Braids, Ribbons, and Buttons: Clothing a China Doll for Success
Proudly displaying her third place white ribbon An antique china doll is a treasure in whatever way she makes her appearance. Yet, dressing for success is always the best way to get noticed in a...
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Slow Fashion for the Creative Spirit
Society, in a myriad of aspects, is moving faster and faster. Beginning with the industrial revolution, and certainly since the 1970s, we have experienced future shock. It seems that nothing stays the...
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Indigo: A Simple Style for Infinity
Dressing my dolls, whether antique or modern, brings me infinite delight. My life circumstances have slowed down enough in the past half year that I have time and focus for some slow sewing now. This...
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Matchmaker: Restoring an Old Cloth Doll Body with an Old China Shoulder-Head
In the past few months, dolls have been coming to me unsolicited. Am I complaining? Absolutely not! In this busy and sleepy Winter Solstice time of year, and with me taking on the work again as a...
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