Merry Merry

Some time ago, I was told a story by a friend of an antique doll in her family. She does not have the doll and it seemed she was a bit wistful about it. I determined at that time to make her a doll so she would have her own.

Because she is intended as a Christmas gift, I have dressed her for the holidays. Her sleeves are bishop shaped and have draw string gathers at the wrist. Merry is made from a vintage Shackman kit and stands about 11” tall.

Her accessory is the sweet embroidery that I showed you recently. While I have been calling her Merry my friend of course can change her name as she sees fit.

2 responses to “Merry Merry”

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    Margie

    Wonderful doll and sweet story!

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    BottomsUpOrange

    Nice!!!

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Welcome to Notes From the Melody Maker – a site I am using to share my doll work, craft work, and various tutorials for like minded people. I make and restore china head dolls and many accessories for them, based on antique Victorian patterns and sewing techniques. I’m no professional, I just love to do it! Every once in a while I’ll do some other crafty things and share those too!

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