Chemo Dolls - Get Well Little Bentley!!!

The lovely Fran (USA) handmade one of my Cuties For a Cure Chemo Dolls for little Bentley. Here he is on the way to for cancer treatment, loving and kisses his new best bud!

My family & I would like to wish him lots of LOVE and to Get Well Soon!!! 

Big Hugs and Kisses coming your way from Arizona Bentley! xxxx

Fran has been very busy making dolls to give to local children's cancer wards & hospitals.  They are simply beautiful! Each with their own removable wig, headband, scarf or hat.

She also sends them to cancer wards and individual children she knows who are battling this awful disease.  I am loving the fun bright and sunny fabrics she picked!

Thank you so much for sharing your creations with us and for having such a big heart Fran! We think you are a Dolly Donating Angel!

If you would like to make a Cutie For A Cure Dress Up Dolly pop over here for the sewing pattern  ($2 of your purchases will be donated to Cancer Research).

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74 Dolls for Children in Zambia - Zoe's Hope Charity

Jodi (Australia), her Mum and Sister all got together and stitched up 74 amazing dolls to send to Zambia this month.

 Jodie has donated them to Zoe's Hope Zambia. In Zambia Zoe's Hope plans to build a transition home for children at-risk with a focus on premature babies, defiles & or pregnant teenagers.

I really love what Zoe’s Hope is doing  and am so happy to have found their website!  

Thanks Jodi for your big heart and wonderful family!   You ladies are an inspiration! 

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40 dolls for the Children of Haiti!

Wow Fran has been busy! She's made 40 dolls and sent them in to our Haiti Dolly Donations Doll Drive!  The lovely Monica sent me these fabulous photos of Fran's amazing dolls ....

The girls have necklaces, ribbons, sparkly shoes and lace, every little girls dream!

And let's not forget the boys!!!  Look at the fab sneakers and cool shorts they are wearing!  Fun fun FUN!

These 40 will be hand delivered this month but the rest  be shipped out in April/May.  And we are close to the 600 doll goal!!  That means ever child will get their very own dolly! So let's keep sending them in!

Go Here to Find more info about this Doll Drive! 

Hugs and Happy Sewing! xxx

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Hundreds and hundreds of dolls for children in Haiti!

It was wonderful to here from Monica again regarding the Doll Drive to Haiti, not only have they collected 100 dolls but these 8 little beauties were made by two teenagers!  Hooray!

"They were made with love by Megan (16) & Shannon (13) from Pennsylvania. Their mother encouraged them to sew for charity this summer, & this is what they created--very cute." Monica 

I think it's ever so important to teach our children to sew.  We only had 2 years of it at school when I was a child ..  and now they rarely teach it at all in school.

Congrats Megan & Shannon!  They are beautiful!

And then Monica told me .... something amazing happened!

Rebecca (USA) who knew about Dolly Donations saw 2 large boxes of dolls at an Estate auction. (The owners had been Missionaries in Africa for decades.)

And she sent all 363 handmade dolls to the Haiti Doll Drive!!!  

You are an absolute star Rebecca!!  

You can click on the photo to make it larger ... and you'll see all the detail, the clothes and sweet faces, clearly a lot of care, effort and love had gone into making them ..... These beautiful handmade dollies could have so easily have gone to waist in our throw away society!  I am so pleased and grateful that you found them and thought of us!!!

They will now be loved for years to come, the special companion to a little one in need in Haiti.

So the grand total so far is ..... 463 dolls! Hooray!!

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24 Dolls for Children in Nicaragua

Thank you to the wonderful Fran for sending 24 beautiful dollies to children in need in Nicaragua!

Just look at all of the amazing detail she has added!

"The girls' braids and the glitter on the shoes were done by my nursing home craft group! (they) loved being involved in the project!"  Fran

I love the long skirts and the pretty pig tails and super long hair you added!!! I am sure they will be cherished by their new best friends! xxxx

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700 dolls for the children of Guatemala!!!

Congratulations!  700 dolls have been sent in for the Dolly Donations Drive for Children in need in Guatemala!

How wonderful!  More dollies are showing up each day!!!!!  Their 500 doll goal might have seemed high but with everyone's big hearts and generosity they have blown that total away!!!!  Hooray!!!

Thank you everyone who took part in this amazing doll drive!

Hugs and happy sewing! 

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116 hand made dolls for children in South Africa!

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Emergency South African Doll Drive! 

Vivian needed 50 hand made dolls to give to a friend who works in a mission in South Africa for each of the 50 little girls in it's care ....  all extras would be delivered to local children in need.

An amazing 116 dolls 

were collected!!!! 

They are off on the long journey this week and should be with their new best friends very very soon!

Thank you all once again for your generosity, time and love!

Hugs and Happy Sewing Everyone! 

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Why handmade dollies for children in need?

Why we hand-make dollies for children in need ......... is because every child deserves to have their very own dolly to love ... made with love! 

Thank you to Rachel for sharing this beautiful photo with me of one her 16 dollies she sent to Uganda (read more here)  .... simply wonderful!

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50 handmade dolls for Haiti!

Monica received an amazing big box of 50 handmade dolls from Judy & daughter Kit from Texas! I love all of the bright fabric used, and that football fabric is such fun!!  Simply wonderful!

Thank you ladies!

If you would like to take part in the doll drive, pop over to this page to find out more!

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20 handmade dolls for Haiti

Monica received 20 dolls from Pennsylvania today! Oh my they are ever so cute!

"Very cute idea to attach a tag stating "Handmade in PA with Love", in the shape of PA & a heart." Monica

If you would like to take part in the doll drive, pop over to this page to find out more!

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275 Dollies for the Guatemala Dolly Drive

The lovely Pat, who is organizing the Guatemala Dolly Drive, just sent me this brilliant photo!! These 275 beautiful dollies are from the ladies group of Freshwater Church in Paw Paw , MI Wow!!! How amazing!

"This is only about 1/2 of the dolls that we have collected. So many wonderful people who have volunteered to help!" Pat

What brilliant news!!! If you'd like to send a dolly to the Guatemala please pop over to this post for all the details!

Hugs and Happy Sewing Everyone!

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16 dolls for children in Uganda

Thank you to the lovely Rachel for making 16 beautiful dollies for children in Uganda!  

"I found your site years ago and have dreamed to send dolls to Uganda. I finally got to send some! I used a space saver bag that got all 16 into a small carry on bag. Here are some pictures!"  Rachel 

What a brilliant idea! And how wonderful to know that they were given straight to the children instead of being held up in customs ♥  Thanks so much for sharing the photos with me!

Hugs and happy sewing! Sarah xxx

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10 more fabulous dollies to Haiti!

The lovely kindhearted Dorothy is at it again! She's managed to get her wonderful "Sewing Seeds of Love" group to make up and send out 10 more fabulous dollies to Haiti! Hooray!!!

"Sewing Seeds of Love" group at New Covenant Community Church is sending these 10 precious dollies to Maissade, Haiti next week!"

"Some of the dolls were made by our newest member, Roxy, that joined us after reading about us on you blog!....... (this is the) First doll ever sewn by my granddaughter, Talyn"

Lilly and her beautiful dolly!

"Some of the doll faces were drawn by my granddaughters! So fun to see the joy of giving in them!" Dorothy

Felicity with her designer dolly sketch and finished dolly!!

Wow! They are all so beautiful!  Please tell your granddaughters they are dolly making pros!!!!  Thank you for the wonderful photos and update Dorothy!  Keep up the good work!

Hugs and happy sewing!, Sarah xxxx

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52 Easy Girl Dolls for Orphans in El Salvador!

Kimberly made my Easy Girl Doll Sewing Pattern up for the little girls in an orphanage in El Salvador! What a wonderful story!

"I was looking for a doll pattern to sew for my granddaughters when I happened on your site last summer. Our church goes to an orphanage in El Salvador several times a year and I KNEW this was something I wanted to do for the little girls there!"

"Several lovely ladies (who also brought your Easy Girl pattern) sewed 52 dolls to take on the trip. The girls were thrilled to have a doll of their very own!" Kimberly

Thank you so much for sharing your story with me and these wonderful photos!! And I am thrilled to here you will be sending some out for the boys on your next trip!

Hugs and Happy Sewing! Sarah xxxx

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52 more Dolls for the Children of Haiti!

Monica is over the moon with the 4 big boxes of dollies sent in last week for the Dolly Donations doll drive for the Children in Haiti!!!  That's another 52 dolls - Hooray!!!!! 

And I am not surprised ... they are fabulous!!!!  

Thank you ladies for your wonderful creations and big hearts!!!  

If you would like to take part in the doll drive, pop over to this page to find out more!

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Dolls for Children in Africa Update! 250 plus collected!!!

Amy was kind enough to send me some photos of the beautiful children in Africa who have their very own dollies now thanks to everyone who took part in the African Dolly Donations Doll Drive!  With over 250 plus dolls collected .. there were a lot of happy little kiddy winks with new best friends!

They made my day!  Thank you so much!!!

"Thank you again for all your support. This was a life changing experience for everyone." Amy

Big hugs to all the little ones out there who are cuddling their very own handmade dolly ...

...... we are all thinking of you and love you very much!

Happy Sewing Everyone!

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39 beautiful Dollies to Children in Haiti!

Thanks so much Stacey for sending my this wonderful photo! 39 beautiful Dollies are being sent to Haiti this Saturday! Hooray!

Happy sewing this weekend everyone! 

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Dolls for an orphanage in Ghana!

Vicki Williams made these dolls to be sent to an orphanage in Ghana with EveryDay Ministry, Inc.

"Your website provided the inspiration to begin this project, and I hope to make more in the future." Vicki

Oh they are just beautiful! What lovely bright colors and fab fun fabrics! I know the children will love them! Thanks for sharing them with me!

Big hugs and happy sewing, Sarah xxxx

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Australian Children's Hospitals Drive Update

Karin's cute Little Sisters need some help at the local dolly hospital!
But now they match their new best friends!

Australian Children's Hospitals Drive Update ... the Goal was 1000 dolls .......  this might sound high to some, but when we band together we can achieve amazing things!

Congratulations to everyone who took part in this wonderful Doll Drive!  A total of 1234 dolls and softies were made and are being distributed around Australia's Children Hospital Wards! 

Hooray!!  Thank you for all of your hard work and creativity! 

Again thank you all for taking part ..... and .....

A very BIG GET WELL SOOOOOOON to all of the little children! 

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Africa Doll Drive Update!

Wow look at all of the amazing dolls made for our 2013 Doll Drive for Children in Africa!  My goodness when Amy sent me this photo I was ever so happy!

They are so close ..... but 

they still need more dolls to reach their total of 100 for the children (read more here)

Can't sew, don't worry she'll take crochet or knit ones with her too!

Just as Amy sent me this update these adorable dolls arrived on her doorstep from Brandi! Aren't they adorable!!!   Just love their applique hearts! 

If you'd like to help, please read about the doll drive HERE!

Hugs and Happy Sewing Everyone! 

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