More Progress on My Current Doll

I made her a crochet cap of blonde boucle yarn and added some extensions.  Also, I made her a peasant dress.  She still needs some shoes and at least one other dress.

My Latest Work-In-Progress

Oh man, oh man.  Making Waldorf dolls seems simple enough, but it isn't.  I am not too happy with this doll; however, I will finish her and put her in my shop.

I woke up real early this morning and made two doll heads.  The one you see now will have blonde boucle hair and blue eyes.  The other doll will be a snuggle doll with a pink cap.

I hope someday to be happy with my results, but until then I'll keep working at it.

Thanks for your support.

Melisa

Flopsie

Flopsie, my daughter's doll, is almost finished (she still needs some shoes).  Her blouse and bloomers are made out of ivory minky.  The dress is a simple pink calico.  Her hair is wool yarn.  I tried out Kyoko Yoneyama's hair technique from her book Storybook Dolls.  I really enjoyed it because I was able to make the hair in one sitting.  That's important with a little one running about.  One naptime was all it took.  Yeah!

This doll was a lot of fun to make.  I have been taking the skills (and philosophy) of Waldorf dollmaking and pushing the limits.  Flopsie has a nose and a smile, which, admittedly, is atypical of Waldorf dolls. Flopsie is not my daughter's "second I."  However, she is made from all natural materials such as cotton knit and wool. What is of most importance to me though  is my daughter loves to make Flopsie dance.

Baby Troll Now Available on Etsy

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Details:

This doll is 12 inches tall.  The head and hands are made from hand-dyed cotton jersey.
The body is made out of four layers of muslin with reinforced seams.  It is stuffed with clean carded wool.  This doll is weighted with millet which has been baked and treated with lavender oil.  Eyes, mouth and hair are hand-embroidered with cotton floss.  Doll’s outfit is removable and washable.  The doll itself is not washable due to the millet.

And now the warning:

Keep your troll out of sunlight; otherwise, he’ll turn into stone.  Keep him away from all types of fairies, elves, pixies, gnomes and very small dogs.  Despite his diminutive size, he can still get up trouble.

My Little Sweetheart

Here is my little one playing with her Waldorf doll.  I hope that as she gets older, she'll become more attached to the doll.  I know I already am attached. :)

Doodles

While traveling back from St. Louis Missouri, I sketched some ideas for doll patterns.  Now I just need to make the patterns and dye some fabric.  Whee!

Introduction

Hello and welcome to my blog about my Waldorf dolls.  I have been making dolls since around 2004.  You may see my previous work at my other blog.  I have made all kinds of dolls over the years.  My passion is cloth and paperclay.  That is until I had my daughter.  A baby can't hug or play with a fragile paperclay doll.  The need to make something, or someone if you prefer, special, warm and wonderful for my baby girl grew and grew.  I did some research and came upon the world of Waldorf dolls.  It all just clicked for me.  After some time and hard work, and many failed attempts, I finally made my little girl her own Waldorf doll.  

It is my wish to continue making Waldorf dolls.  I am not the fastest dollmaker at the moment.  So this blog will be updated slowly. I recommend becoming a follower so you may stay up-to-date.

If you take the time to look out there on the internet, you will find some of the most amazing and inspiring Waldorf doll artists.  I recommend starting with the Steiner Doll group on Flickr.  There you will get to see representatives of kind souls expressing their love through Waldorf dolls.

Thanks,

Coppermouse Dolls