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Dolls made from patterns by other designers

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Doll No. 411
December, 2011		 12-inch flannel snowman from a pattern/kit by Gail Wilson. Made for my sister for Christmas. 
Doll No. 432
April, 2013		 Vivienne, Steampunk style doll made in a class by Michele Lynch, AFICC 2013. She's made from Apoxie Sculpt, painted. She's about 17-18 inches tall (depending on if you include her wine cork hat.  
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 Doll No. 312
September, 2006		 Muse doll made in a class at Camp Doll U in Issaquah, Washington. Teachers were Sherry Goshon and Jean Bernard. Base is made of Apoxie Sculpt. Doll stands about 25 inches tall.  Face is paperclay, painted. Hair is upholstery trim. Doll body is made of craft velour, with fancy tissue paper decoupaged onto it and embellished.  presby6.jpg (102267 bytes)
 Doll No. 375
June, 2009		 Emmaline, reproduction Presbyterian doll, pattern by Lucinda Durbin ("Presbylla Catherine"). This doll is made from muslin and stands 17 inches tall. The head, neck and arms were painted with multiple layers of Messy Mix (1/2 gel medium, 1/2 modeling paste), then gesso, acrylic paint, crackled and aged. Clothing is removable (my own design). 

SOLD  
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Doll No. 244
July, 2004		 A second Rose doll, made from a pattern by Ruth Kuykendall Landis of "On the Edge Designs." This doll was made specifically for the 2004 Lower Columbia Hospice annual fundraiser auction and picnic (Clatsop County, Oregon).  DONATED spring2.jpg (141916 bytes)
Doll No. 251
October, 2004		 Spring, made in Sherry Goshon's class at Camp Doll U in Issaquah, Washington. Spring has a polymer clay mask, covered with cloth, then painted. Body is wrapped wire armature.  Hair is upholstery trim.  SOLD 
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Doll No. 233
November, 2003		 This Santa is just over 13 inches tall and is made from a Mary Tressler pattern designed for the "VIP" class offered on her website. Santa is made from Doesuede and has wired fingers and a needle sculpted face. He was auctioned at our annual Emergency Department Christmas Party/Fundraiser. To see more Santas, go to the Santa Gallery.  DONATED glitz1.jpg (64963 bytes)
Doll No. 242
April, 2004		 Glitz is made from the same Mary Tressler pattern as Athena, and stands about 14 inches tall with her stand. She's made of doesuede and has wired fingers. Her face is sculpted and painted, with colored pencil shading. 
DONATED to Camp Doll U, 2007 
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Doll No. 227
August, 2003		 Athena is just over 12 inches tall and is made from a Mary Tressler pattern designed for the "VIP" class offered on her website. She's made from Doesuede and has wired fingers and a lightly sculpted face. Her hair is wefted mohair.  DONATED to Camp Doll U, 2006  vesta4.jpg (104285 bytes)
Doll No. 229
October, 2003		 Vesta is made from a pattern by Lee Menconi Steiger. She's a small doll with jointed shoulders and hips. I chose to make her from a pale green woven fabric. Her hair is mohair locks. Her face is colored with acrylic paint, colored pencils and Micron Pigma Pens.  SOLD 
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Doll No. 220
May, 2003		 Maura, made from Mary Tressler's Spring Challenge pattern. Dolls made for this challenge could only be clothed in flowers, and "rain" had to be included. Maura is about 13 inches long (including her fins) and is made from Doesuede. Her face is needle-sculpted. Her fingers are wired so they can be posed. Gifted to friends.  gracie17_dhogan.jpg (109186 bytes)
Doll No. 223
June, 2003		 Gracie is from a Mary Tressler test pattern.  Seated, she is about 8 inches tall. She is made from Doesuede and has a needle-sculpted face. Her hair is mohair. Her individual fingers are wired so they can be posed. Her facial features are acrylic paint, colored pencil and Micron Pigma pen.  SOLD  
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Doll No. 207(b)
January, 2003		 This is HAPP The Aromatherapy Doll, designed by Jessica Kennady. I received this wonderful pattern and supply kit as a gift from Jessica.  Filled with apple-cinnamon sachet, this doll also feels nice in the hand. Hair is a wonderful green and purple fiber. Body is a nice stretchy velvet-like fabric. Head is velour. Completed 1/03. vera4.jpg (135334 bytes)
Doll No. 207
December, 2002		 This is Vintage Vera, the Grape Goddess" made for my brother and sister-in-law, Christmas 2002. Pattern is by Marilyn Halcomb, an Australian designer. Made of Doesuede, partial armature, hair is wefted mohair.
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Doll No. 194
July, 2002		 Natalie - In June of 2002 I took an on-line class through Crafty College, taught by Kathy Hays.  Her "Primrose" class featured wet felting techniques, which are seen in the doll's hat, jacket and purse. Natalie's head and hands are made of dyed muslin. Her face is lightly sculpted. Her hair is mohair. She has jointed arms and legs. SOLD prim_af7.jpg (95836 bytes)
Doll No. 201
November, 2002		 Another Primrose doll, made for a collector of African-American dolls. Her hair is Tibetan lamb. Her felted hat is made from Romney wool, and her felted jacket and purse is Merino wool top.  Pattern by Kathy Hays. SOLD
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Doll No. 187
December, 2001		 This is Ella, a doll made from a Meo Feroy pattern. She sits on a loveseat, adapted from a pattern by Judi Ward. Loveseat and doll were Christmas gifts. Completed in December, 2001 primblue2.jpg (81904 bytes)
Doll No. 195
July 2002		 Meredith - In June of 2002 I took an on-line class through Crafty College, taught by Kathy Hays. Her "Primrose" class featured wet felting techniques, which are seen in the doll's hat, jacket and purse. Meredith's head and hands are made of Springmaid Tremode fabric. Her face is lightly sculpted. Her hair is mohair. She has jointed arms and legs. SOLD
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 Doll No. 174
September, 2000		 Queen Elizabeth, from Antonette Cely's pattern "Elizabeth R (and Young Bess)." Made of muslin, this doll was completed in September 2000, lacking only her headdress, which was added March, 2003.  Elizabeth was made by request for a friend, whose aunt was a British actress that often portrayed the Queen. SOLD forest_angel6.jpg (76538 bytes)
Doll No. 184
September, 2001		 This is Forest Angel, made from JoAnn Pinto's "Angel" pattern. Her hair is hand-dyed mohair from Linden Lane Farms. This doll won a blue ribbon at the Clatsop County Fair in 2002.  SOLD
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Doll No. 163
January, 2000
 This is Sophie, made from Judi Ward's "Whatever! Whatever!" pattern.  Sophie stands about 23 inches tall (to the top of her head) and was made to be a little plumper than Ivy.  This was achieved by changing the stretch direction of the fabric (robe velour in this case).  Her hair is mohair, is fully jointed and has real eyelashes.  She is able to stand alone with a little balancing.
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Doll No. 168
March, 2000		 This is a group photo from Meo Feroy's Funky Fred class held at Judi Ward's home (March, 2000). My Fred is wearing the tan pants. I really enjoyed seeing how different they all turned out, despite using the same pattern. Each had a distinct personality. 
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Doll No. 162
November, 1999		 This is Ivy, made in Judi Ward's "Whatever! Whatever!" class, November, 1999. About 23.5 inches tall, she is able to stand alone with some balancing. She is made of Doesuede fabric, has wired fingers and jointed arms, legs and head.  Her hair is wefted mohair. She has a sculpted and painted face with real eyelashes. She even has a belly button! She wears size 2 toddler shoes and glasses.  SOLD rose.jpg (50486 bytes)
 Doll No. 137
11/99		 I named this doll Rose. She is one of the "Sewing Sisters" by Ruth Kuykendall Landis (On the Edge Designs). She has a trepunto nose, broomstick skirt and polymer clay glasses. This was a fun and easy pattern.  SOLD

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