I’ve been experimenting with some Asian styled outfits and hair fashions for one of my friends who collects Himstedts. She wanted the hair style to mimic Mithi Himstedt’s look. Mithi has has hair below her hips. Here is a picture of my Mithi with her hair let down: After a few years, I decided to […]
October 2012 – Asian Hair Braid Read More »
Its been about six months since I have posted anything. Hopefully, I am back on track after a very busy 6 month period with family matters. Now that I have a little granddaughter, I get to have fun sewing cute things for her instead of the dolls. I think that one of the best parts
January 2012 – Fun Embellishments for Girl’s Clothing Read More »
Wired ribbon flowers are fairly easy to make and have lots of uses. I mainly use them on hats and hairbands for my dolls but they can also be worn on jackets and pinned on lapels. I have taken pictures, step by step, as I created a pink rose. Some wired ribbon is solid in
July 2011 – Making Wired Ribbon Roses Read More »
June 2011 – Making doll boots This month I would like to share with you how I make doll boots for the Himstedt dolls. This is the process I use and by no means is the only way to do it. My first challenge was getting a working pattern. Drafting a pattern is somewhat of
June 2011 – Making Doll boots Read More »
April 2011 – When I was at IDEX back in January, I roomed with a couple of ladies who know a lot about Chatty Cathy dolls. When I was about 6 or so I got a Chatty Cathy for my birthday. Having four younger sisters, she got passed around and I have no idea what
April 2011 – Restoring an Old Doll Read More »