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Birthday shopping

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 16:07 by sara

The youngest turns two in just under a month, so my online idea shopping is in full swing!  Unlike the Kindergartner, the two-year old loves baby dolls.  I'm over the moon with excitement, because I love buying baby dolls.

The current plan is to have Mr. Plaid make a doll cradle, and I'll make some bedding for it. I really like this cradle from Posie's Boutique, but it's vintage and that freaks me out just a little. For playthings, anyway. 

I'm hoping to make a little doll quilt. I've seen them all over the place, and I absolutely love them! 

I love this quilt from Becka Rahn.  I'm thinking, though, that I would appreciate the quilt more than the birthday girl would...

You wouldn't believe the number of Cookie Monster diapers that get wasted around here because they wind up on baby dolls. I love these little doll diapers with the velcro closures, available from Beaded Socks. Easy for the Two Year Old to do it herself, instead of yelling "I do it!!" at me a million times.

In a perfect world, I'd buy one of Hillary's patterns and make Olive and Archie.   As evidenced by the last few weeks, I'm clearly not living in a perfect world!

These dolls from Lil Sprinkles are the next best thing.

Everytime I try to do a little doll shopping on Etsy, I'm freaked out. I seriously just cannot get behind the Reborn Dolls.  Maybe it's because I'm not a doll collector or an artist. I can appreciate the art behind them, and it sounds like a fun project. But the dolls are eerily real, yet with old man creepy hair. 

 

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August 20. 2008 23:16

"yet with old man creepy hair." LOL, that is true. Bit Of Whimsy Dolls has an ebook for rag dolls that look much like the two you have pictured. www.youcanmakethis.com/info/authors/1039335121 I must admit I've been very intrigued with how well people can make them to look like the ones in the ebook so much that I'm thinking about getting it. My daughter likes dolls, but doesn't play with them to the same degree I've heard others say their daughters do.

Doll cloth diapers are a good idea. I detest the thought of buying diapers for a doll. If my daughter can wear cloth surely the doll can too.

Jennifer

August 20. 2008 23:18

Yes to the creepiness of the reborn dolls.. Same with the little baby of mine ones. freaky freaky freaky.

Lindsay

August 21. 2008 11:58

by the way, have you heard of bamboletta dolls yet? They are so amazing! for sale on ETSY and Natural Pod. Beautiful and natural dolls with handmade sweaters by the doll makers (a SAHM and her hubby) granny!

Lindsay

August 21. 2008 14:02

I've always been unnerved by dolls - especially the ones with eyes that open and shut. Luckily my daughter hasn't shown any interest in them. I do plan on making her a rag doll to put in her wee doll bed. She really likes the doll quilt I made for her, much to my surprise. She likes tucking in her toy dog. Not that you can tell by the way she is currently running around pretending to be a pirate...

Lil' d

August 21. 2008 14:44

Thank you so much for featuring our cloth doll diapers!
Smile

Stacey

September 7. 2008 19:19

Thanks for the great compliment! I love that little quilt too!
-- Becka (beckarahn)

becka

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