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August-October, 2024
1. Souvenir Doll Prototypes (secret)
2. Old World Santa (520)
3. Claire (521)
questionmark  Old World Santa Claire        

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January-July 2024
1. Claire (508)
2. Enigma Online Course Launched!
3. Enigma (512)
4. Enigma (513)
5. Enigma (514)
6. Secret Souvenir Dolls 515, 516, 516 (pending)
7. Maisie (518)
8. ODACA Day Caps & Corks Challenge
Claire 508 Enigma Online Course Enigma cloth doll Enigma cloth doll Enigma 514 Maisie Magda

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September-December 2023
1. Amity (size reduced)
2. Enigma (503)
3. Enigma (504)
4. Enigma (505)
5. Enigma (506)
6. Mortimer Moose, new e-pattern
7. Claire / Witch (507)
8. Betty Dolls (509 & 510)
9. Enigma (511)
Amity Enigma Enigma Enigma Enigma Mortimer Moose Claire Betty Enigma 511

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May-August 2023
1. Amelia Earthart (OOAK Enigma)
2. Collette (enlarged Enigma design)
amelia earhart Collette

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January-April 2023
1. Lisette (Enigma prototype)
2. Enigma 493
3. Enigma 494
4. Enigma 495
5. Enigma 496
6. Enigma 497
7. Enigma 498
8. Enigma 499
Lisette Enigma 493 Enigma 494 Enigma 495 Enigma 496 enigma497 enigma498 enigma499

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August-December 2022
1. Quick Nick ornaments (pattern available)
2. Sleepy Santa ornaments (from "It's a Wrap" pattern)
3. Sleepytime Santa (#490)

4. Sleepytime Santa (#491)
5. Sleepytime Santa (#492)
6. *NEW* "It's a Wrap" Santa Ornament pattern
Quick Nick Sleepy Santa Sleepytime Santa Sleepytime 491 Sleepytime 492 It's a Wrap

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March-July 2022
1. New design, Prototype #2 - "Pippa"
2. New design, Prototype #3 - "Liliana"
3. New design (2), Prototype #1 - Annie Oakley
4. New design (2), Prototype #2 - Elora, ODACA
5. New design (2), Prototype #3 - Anne of Green Gables


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January-February 2022
1. Cecelia
2. Cecelia

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September-December 2021

1. Quick Nick (new pattern release)

   

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May-August 2021

1. New design, Prototype #1 - "Ruby"
2. Cecelia #480
3. Cecelia #481

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January-April 2021

1. COVID Cecelia (#2)
2. "Ginger"
3. Pumpkinhead (#3)

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April-December 2020

1. COVID Cecelia, Tribute to Healthcare Workers
2. Mirabelle, for ODACA fundraiser
3. Harvest Moon

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January-March 2020

1. Cecelia 472
2. Cecelia 473


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March-December 2019

1. Nurse Doll Challenge
2. Amity, reduced size
3. Amity, reduced size
4. Cecelia
4. Sleepytime Santa
5. Sleepytime Santa Pin Doll / Ornie

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January-February 2019

1. Amity, size reduced
2. Amity, size reduced


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January-December, 2018 (took a break from dolls)

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September-December, 2017
1. Reindeer & Santa

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August, 2017
1. Dolls for Sale on Etsy

2. Bilbo revisited


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January-July, 2017
1. Harvest Moon
2. Harvest Moon
3. Harvest Moon
4. Viola Ruth
5. Viola Ruth
6. Sleepytime Santa
7. Alice
8. Cecelia


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August-December, 2016
1. Pumpkinhead
2. Hazel the Witch
3. Santa Had A Little Lamb
4. Sleepytime Santas
5. Patriotic Santa
6. Santy Claws

   

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June-July, 2016
1. Emmaline dolls
2. Cecelia, ODACA Helper Doll


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January-May, 2016
1. Alice


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November-December, 2015
1. Sleepytime Santa


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August-October, 2015
1. Emmaline, prototype doll #1
2. Emmaline, prototype doll #2
3. Emmaline, prototype doll #3
4. Emmaline, prototype doll #4
5. Emmaline, doll #5
6. Art Doll Quarterly, Winter 2015 issue


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May-July, 2015
1. Three patterns converted to E-PATTERNS (Averill, Miranda, Heavenly Wings)
2. Hoffman Challenge dolls starting to come in
3. "Milena" - my Hoffman Challenge entry
4. Emmaline

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January-April, 2015
1. Etsy Shop open for Art Print sales
2. New Verity doll
3. Another Verity Doll

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September-December, 2014
1. Brand new pattern, "Amandine"
2. Two art pages published in Somerset Studio magazine


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June-August, 2014
1. Isaac, adapted from vintage Butterick pattern
2. Suffragette Sally
3. Another Suffragette Sally
4. Vivienne, made in class by Michele Lynch


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 January-May, 2014
1. Livia (prototype #1)
2. Livia (prototype #2)
3. Amandine, my Hoffman Challenge doll (using my Livia pattern). See other dolls HERE

4. Doll made from Verity pattern (at 75% size), re-costumed


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November-December 2013
1. Kriss Kringle, two dolls from a pattern by On the Edge Designs


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September-October 2013
1. Two new E-PATTERNS (Hazel the Witch and The Candy Keeper)


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July-August, 2013
1. Hoffman Challenge doll
2. Cecelia doll


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January-June, 2013
1. Suffragette Sally commission
2. "Toobies" pattern for AFICC Designer Book


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August-December, 2012
1. Sleepytime Santa for ER Christmas Party
2. Linsey-Woolsey Santa

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May-July, 2012
1. Suffragette Sally doll (#4), pattern and pressmold now available
2. Hoffman Challenge dolls are starting to come in!
3. Cecelia doll for the ODACA Luncheon raffle

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January-April, 2012
1. Amity pattern updated and converted to e-pattern
2. Video Tutorial: DIY Wings / Upcycling Project
3. Storybook Challenge Doll - group submission to Prims
(Autumn 2012 issue)
4. Harvest Moon doll in spring colors

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August-December, 2011
1. Averill doll
2. Old World Santa pattern now available as E-PATTERN
3. Annual Santa for ER Christmas Party/Auction
4. Snowman for my sister, from a Gail Wilson pattern/kit
5. Suffragette Sally sample doll for class
6. Another Suffragette Sally sample doll

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March-July, 2011
1. Doll for Granddaughter Fiona, vintage pattern
2. Suffragette Sally, new design for class - Doll Party Gala 2012
3. "Eolande" ~ Hoffman Challenge doll

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January/February, 2011
1. Annual Emergency Department Holiday Party/Auction Santa
2. Another Averill doll
3. Mirabelle - designed for AFIC's pattern book

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August - December, 2010
1. Averill in purple and green
2. Averill in autumn colors

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June/July, 2010
1. Serafina and Swimmer now available as E-PATTERNS
2. Hoffman Challenge doll, "Harmonie"
3. Americana Patriotic Doll Challenge: "Freddie, Waiting for the Parade"

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April/May, 2010
1. Doll made using Jane DesRosier's Cloth & Clay online tutorial
2. Averill
3. Harvest Moon
4. Tombstone Angels e-pattern available
5. Cecelia in pink
6. Cecelia in yellow

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January/February/March, 2010
1. Custom Averill doll
2. Doll club challenge doll
3. Doll made in Dixie Redmond's Izannah Walker Workshop (online)
4. Another Izannah Workshop doll
E-patterns now available: "Under the Harvest Moon," "Verity," "Cecelia," and "Sleepytime Santa"

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October/November/December, 2009
1. Halloween Challenge doll, for Reigning Dolls & Bears Club
2. Tombstone Angel ~ wallhanging & pin doll pattern HERE
3. Annual Santa doll for ER Christmas party/auction
4. Gift doll for retiring hospital CEO

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August/September, 2009
1. Fat Quarter Swap, Santa Challenge for Cloth Doll Artistry (Ning online group)
2. Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge
3. Little Red Rides Again - Coffee with Tea online group challenge
4. Under the Harvest Moon unabridged pattern finally available!

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July, 2009
1. Under the Harvest Moon, in the September issue Doll Crafter & Costuming magazine
2. Another Harvest Moon doll
3. ADO (Art Dolls Only) "4 Elements" Challenge doll
4. Hoffman Challenge doll

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April / May / June, 2009
1. Under the Harvest Moon, for DC&C magazine (Sept. 2009), watch for the pattern release!
2. Penny doll challenge, pattern by Claire Pruitt
3. Cecelia doll, luncheon raffle doll
4. Presbyterian doll, from a pattern by Lucinda Durbin
5. Latest Verity doll

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January / February / March, 2009
1. Tavia
2. Another "Sonia" doll
3.  Challenge doll for Vintage Cloth Dollmaking Yahoo Group
4. Doll made for luncheon in Eugene, Oregon

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October / November / December, 2008
1. Release of new pattern, Verity
2. Release of new (old) pattern, Snow People free on-line
3. Doll made from Averill pattern, with alternate face
4. der Belsnickle made for Christmas party & auction
5. Boudoir doll
6. Elf Sparkle

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August, 2008
1. Release of new pattern, Sleepytime Santa
2. New webpage: list of publications with my dolls *HERE*

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July, 2008
1. ODACA Day Luncheon Centerpiece Dolls
2. Latest Viola Ruth

3. Verity doll (#2) for UFDC Expressions Exhibit, Bally's Las Vegas, July 27-Aug 1 2008
4. Frances, Hoffman challenge doll

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June, 2008
1. Meditrina, Roman Goddess of Wine, Health and Longevity (doll club challenge)
See the other challenge dolls *HERE* in the "Meetings at Roxanne's" folder

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May, 2008
All my dollmaking time is being spent working on the ODACA Day Luncheon centerpiece dolls.
I also taught my "Viola Ruth" class in Moro, Oregon.  

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April, 2008
The latest dolls others have made from my patterns *HERE*
1.  "Verity," new doll for challenge
2.  Sophia

3.  Averill, with alternate face

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March, 2008
1. Grace
2. Lila
3.  Inner Self Challenge doll for doll club - Caressa, Maven of the Coffee House

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February, 2008
1. Helen Pringle doll (link to blog)
2. New Viola Ruth doll
3. Amity doll
4. Lydia, for Interpretive Doll Challenge, Jan. 2008 issue SD&A

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January, 2008
1. Viola Ruth (Alabama Baby inspired) doll class photos (Picturetrail site now defunct)
2.  Updated page - dolls made by others from my patterns *HERE*
3.  Viola Ruth cloth doll pattern and mold available *HERE*


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December, 2007
1. New Sleepytime Santa dolls (pattern to be available later in 2008)

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November, 2007
1. Christmas challenge & exchange for doll club
2. Old World Santa pattern finished
3. Old World Santa sample doll

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October, 2007
1. Treasures of the Gypsy - "Gypsies of the Sea" Challenge doll (see Progress Photos).
2. Three "Viola Ruth" sample dolls, Alabama Baby Repro

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August/September, 2007
1. Went to Doll U.
2. Oregon State Fair August 30 to demonstrate cloth dollmaking with Patti LaValley.
3. Gone September 7-16 for Cycle Oregon.

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June/July, 2007
1.  Heavenly Wings pins/ornies
2.  Old World Santa (prototype 2, pattern pending)
3.  Hoffman doll
4.  More Hoffman dolls!

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April/May, 2007
1.  Challenge:   Reproduction Alabama Baby, prototype
2.  Second Alabama Baby
3.  Doll Club Storybook Challenge - Hillsboro library display

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January/February/March, 2007
1.  Old World Santa, new design
2.  Doll for "2-D to 3-D" challenge (Doll Street Dreamers)
3.  Simple wall angel, new design

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Autumn, 2006
1.  Francine the Two-Faced Doll, McCall pattern 1575, ca. 1940
2.  Muse doll made in Camp Doll U class with Sherry Goshon & Jean Bernard
3.  Averill sample doll for class
4.  Averill sample doll for class
5.  Averill sample doll for class
6.  "Angel for the New Year" challenge

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August, 2006
1.  Red-headed Cecelia, commissioned.
2.  Another red-headed Cecelia, commissioned.
3.  Averill with cloth face
4.  Averill with cloth covered polymer clay face
5.  Ethnic Cecelia
6.  Hoffman Challenge entries are arriving!
7.  Two new dolls for the club's Fabric Kit Challenge

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July, 2006
A trip to Dallas, for the final step in becoming a member of ODACA.
1.  Hoffman Challenge Doll
2.  New Averill doll
3.  New Tavia doll

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May, 2006
I know it's been quite some time since I updated the website,
but I'm in TRAINING. 
In September, I'll be a Cycle Oregon participant -
riding roughly 500 miles in a week.
Needless to say, that takes some preparation.

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January/February, 2006
1.  Pin doll designed for www.dollmakersjourney.com
2.  Newly released pattern "The Candy Keeper" with five variations

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December, 2005
.  1.  Patti Culea's collage doll challenge for SD&A Magazine
2.  Santa for annual ER Christmas Party / Auction
3.  Commissioned doll - Bob Dylan
4.  Mold felt face doll from doll club workshop
5.  Simple fabric journal for Grandparents

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November, 2005
1.  Commissioned doll, African-American Averill
2.  Commissioned doll, African-American "Robin," companion to Averill
3.  Commissioned doll, "Reading Man"

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October, 2005
Back from Camp Doll U:
1.  "Joy of Creating" challenge doll (photo pending)
2.  Student chairs from Jean Bernard's Apoxie Sculpt class
Other Projects:
3.  "Tribal Dance," 2005 Treasures of the Gypsy challenge doll
4.  Updated doll club photos
5.  RD&B doll club monthly kit challenge

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August/September, 2005
1. Godmother Doll
2. Averill doll, in very bright colors
3. Averill doll, in greens and purples
4. Tavia, with Tibetan lambswool hair
5. See the Hoffman Dolls HERE
6. See Others' dolls from my patterns HERE
7. Miranda Pin Dolls
8. Doll club challenge - spool dolls
9. Cecelia doll
10. Heavenly Wings, new pin doll/ornament pattern

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July, 2005
1. Doll Stand Wizards - Doll club assignment
2.  Hoffman Challenge
3.  Doll club assignment
4.  New doll and patterns, "Tavia"
5.  New doll club photos here

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May, 2005
1. "Robin," made from Averill pattern & pressmold
2.  JitterBag, pattern pending

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