Mel's Birthday

My friend Mel had her 30th and I wanted to make something nice for her. She had told me that she loves handmade dolls...I nearly fell off my chair in excitement!! I had really got back into making dolls after my Jester was a success, so I made the following two dolls for Mel. She loved them to bits.

This was the first time that I had attempted a new hairstyle and I decided to give this doll a ponytail. I love the new look it gives to my dolls.

I also decided to try a new outfit. One of my favourite patterns is Parsley and Beet by Jodi Carleton at Ric Rac. So I used the dress pattern as a basis to make a little dress to fit on my dolly. I loved how it changed the dolls even that little more.