This week I've been thinking a lot about what we were doing last year for Christmas. Do you ever do that? We gave Kate a dollhouse and Henry a wooden castle. I was busy making this waldorf doll for Kate. I was literally sewing her eyes & hair on on Christmas eve while we watched "It's a Wonderful Life" (that's our Christmas tradition).
I was so worried about sewing the eyes, well doing the whole face actually. Her skin is not as light as it's showing up in these pictures and don't show her pink cheeks but you get the idea. The face is one of the last things to get completed and after the hours & hours of hard work putting this doll together I didn't want to screw it up my putting a wierd face on her. The pressure! Some waldorf-style dolls have noses and I debated on giving her one, but didn't. I think if I make another doll, I might try it out. Doing her hair was my absolute favorite. Her hair is made from wool yarn and is a combination of purple, orange & different shades of brown. Kate wanted a doll "with messy buns on each side" so the hair had to be long enough to do that and it goes nearly to her feet. Pretty immediately after Kate got her doll last Christmas's she named her "Abby". There aren't nearly as many handmades for Christmas this year (read: none by me!) but that's how it goes sometimes. I have a feeling there will be plenty of 'making' come January when our lives settle down a bit.
Hope you are enjoying these last few days before Christmas!
xo
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