Oh, the blog is suffering. At it’s inception, I somehow had the energy to post three, maybe four posts a week. And now, here I am sneaking in a short one one Saturday night, just to say I posted twice this week. There are many reasons for this. Number one of course being that first trimester pregnancy drains all my energy and creative thought. And second, I have had so many orders that I have hardly had time to think about how tired I am. It’s great!
Thanks to my friends and family, my etsy ratings have gone up and more and more complete strangers are buying from me. I have had orders from unknown people in California, Colorado, Michigan, and even New York city. Three separate orders have come from Canada. They seem to love my horses up there! And with all of those orders combined, we were able to purchase six plane tickets for Christmas, and even have some left over for Christmas presents! So thank you. God provides!
Here are a couple of dolls that I just finished for a good friend.

The blue skirt design is new, so if you are interested, let me know.

And I love the green eyes on this young lady.

If I had the time, I would love to start branching out a little more in my options. Maybe after the holidays, and once I am into my second trimester, I can start thinking of new stuff. I have had requests for different kinds of animals, especially foxes. Foxes are so hot right now. (name that movie) But it’s always tricky finding just the right pattern. I would maybe like to try a larger doll as well. Any other requests?

I have also been playing around with different skin tones on the dolls, and I found a lovely cotton in a pale brown that I thought would be nice. I wasn’t sure what ethnicity I was aiming for, but I cut it out, sewed and stuffed it and started in on the hair and eyes. By the time I was finished, I was less than pleased. Somehow, the brownish cotton had morphed into a gray- green color, reminiscent of a corpse.

So if anyone is interested in a doll of this deathly hue, let me know. Maybe I could market her as a vampire or a zombie doll.
I’ve noticed also that the undead are so hot right now.