Dolls are always fun: boudouir dolls languishing on the bed or chair; dolls hanging around on the wall; dolls with legs swinging and dangling from a shelf; tiny dolls as giftwrap decoration or tucked into the pocket of a larger doll; church dolls, quiet as a mouse when dropped; dolls with criers that protest the occasional summersault; dolls that are happy or sad and dolls that obviously don't believe a word you say!

Doll making is a continual experiment for me, perhaps because I am a restless spirit. In the beginning it was rag dolls from patterns sent via a doll repair class. Next Raggedy Anns with a pattern because of the traditional nature of the concept. Then on to the "I can do this idea that's in my head" stage. Rag dolls became cloth dolls, not raggedy at all. Last year was the year of the papier mache doll and this year, the painted cloth doll. See for yourself....