Tag: Coloring Book Cute

Hitty is named after the story book doll, Hitty, that Rachel Field wrote about, as many feel the dolls are similar to each other. The resemblance must be slight, but Hetty was small for her age and this doll is large. She can look at the table when she is standing on the floor. Hetty came to Wisconsin on Candlelit Days. Unfazed by tales of an outbreak in India, Hetty lived a peaceful life. Her clothes were made at home from materials spun and woven on the farm. Hetty had a little girl to play with and she seemed happy […]

Prim Little Mary Lee began life in an old Southern mansion in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. After living there for the better part of her younger days, she is brought up North by her family. Part of the way Mary Lee came by bus, part on a flat river boat and the rest on a covered road Since her arrival, Mary Lee has not returned home even for a short visit.

Blue-eyed and black-haired Margaret is a beauty. She was wearing her coral colored fabric and her best paisley shawl when this photo was taken. Rigolite is crocheted from soft yam and decorated with white beads that shimmer like tiny pieces of icing.

This doll is dressed like the girls in the portraits by English artist Kate Greenaway. So he named her Kate Greenaway. The long gloves she wears are made of black lace. Her coral beads were delivered to her over fifty years ago.

Somewhere, at some point in time, this little doll had a home and a playmate. But where that house was or who the playmate was, no one seemed to know. Maybe the playmate was a boy. He may have become an African explorer or a sailor sailing the seven seas. Maybe he approaches blue skies or rides in the back of a truck with a hook and ladder. Wherever he is, his doll is forgotten.

In 1894, many fashionable ladies wore an afternoon dress like this salmon-colored cashmere worn by Emma. Her jacket is made of real lace. The dress was designed by the best seamstress in the village. Previous slide or next slide

Unicorn clothespin dolls are finished. Unlike many other clothespin crafts, these unicorns are made by rotating the full length of the clothespin forward, leaving the segmented sections angled to the side. On the lower ends of each pin on the front and back, you’ll need to paint two sets of hooves black. Support list: Oven clay Acrylic or poster paints 1 cotton ball White hair white fur colorful yarn white school glue Hot glue gun and hot glue Colorful glitter of unicorn horn Step by step instructions: Using oven-baked clay, shape the unicorn’s nose by rolling a ball of clay […]

Emma’s little daughter, Goldie, is the sweetest thing. She has blue and blue eyes and tiny gold rings no bigger than a pencil on her head. Her skirts and dresses are rich in lace and embroidery. Really, her clothes are pretty enough for a christening. These beautiful clothes were made for Goldie when she was only two or three months old. that was in 1898.

Jack seems more at home by the sea than by land. He has “sea legs,” so when he tries to walk on land, he sways and dangles like he’s on a ship in a storm. Many have suggested that Jack looks like Fred Astaire in The Fleets In.

This guy is dressed like the ’60s. He wears a ribbon collar, a red tie, a horseshoe sash pin, a pink shirt, and brown shoes. He has many personal effects: a baseball glove, a shaving mug, a cane with an ivory handle, a watch, a heavy gold watch chain, and a large brass bed.