Make that 132 dolls needed – One Mother’s Difficult Choice.

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This pretty much sums up how desperate mothers are in Haiti. This poor mother felt she had no choice but to leave her two 11 month old twin girls at Hope Village. This struck a chord with me, as my daughter just turned 12 months and I cannot imagine the pain and desperation she must feel leaving them. You see her husband died in the earthquake leaving her to care for the twins and her three other children. 5 mouths to feed and no job. At least now she believes she will be able to find work and will return for her daughters when “she has some stability in her life.” But there is no set date …..

Thankfully they are in Father Marc’s care amongst new friends and caregivers in the  Free The Kids Hope Village.
 

Sending them a doll each will mean so much! So the new total is 132 ….. but I don’t think anyone will mind making more! There is no doubt in my mind that every extra doll we send will find a very grateful new home!

Sending all my love to the children of Haiti…..

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How to Sew Yarn Hair onto Your Doll

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By popular request!!! So you want a change from the simple quick and easy felt hair for your next doll…..

No problem! I found these two very informative tutorials which show you how to add yarn hair to your rag doll. Wool hair would be great for both boy and girl dolls. Remember to make sure the hair is securely attached especially when using the first method as we have no way of knowing how old the dolly’s new owner will be ;)

The fist method is used for making Waldorf doll hair by Mieke on their fab blog Crafty Sheep.

She uses a CD case for the length of ‘hair’ needed, you will need less for our little doll heads …. But then again, if it’s a girl dolly you can always braid them, and for a boy … well that’s what scissors are for ;)

A Waldorf Doll Hair Tutorial

The second tutorial is for knotting yarn directly on to your dolls head, your typical Raggedy Ann and Andy doll’s hair styles by Susan Kramer.

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How to Knot on Yarn Doll Wigs Tutorial

Have fun experimenting! And Happy Sewing!

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Adorable Free Crochet Doll Pattern!

Beansieleigh (USA) made these beautiful crochet dolls for the last Dolly Donations drive using the Crochet Me free doll crochet pattern!  They are so sweet I had to share the pattern!!!

If you know of any other free online Dolly patterns or have one you’d like to share with Dolly Donations, please let me know!!

Thanks and Happy Crocheting!

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