Rosalinde

....she is sleeping soundly in her blush pink romper wearing Nicoles little gold bangle. And looking much like an old 1940's print by Maud-Tousy-Fangel...

Filling an empty cradle

The time came for my Lorna Miller Sands babies to go to a new home. A sleepy little girl has come to stay in their place. Lullaby's Gracie Amelia made by Janet Paulger is the name of this sweetie:

Gracie is wearing my baby-bracelet with little pink enameled hearts and my silver napkin ring from my christening. Both popular gifts for new babies way back.

Blonds have more fun

Maybe it is so. While I cannot claim that rooting with blond mohair is fun, I do like the finished result. So Rosalinde did get her hair - finally. Her she is; my little blond baby

This is how it looked during the process. As you can see she is rooted with only one hair at the time and directionally as it would grow naturally. I used beautiful, shiny hair from Delta Dawn and finest #46 crown needles. The blue lines you may see is the blue eyeliner I used to map out my rooting (I had blue eyeliner at hand and it does wash off after her rooting and hair cut is completed).

Christmas at Easter

Her name is Eve. She is my little Christmas girl but instead of carrying Christmas gifts she has a paper cone filled with Easter eggs.

She was made by Pierotti, my little blond angel. Although only 17 inches she is easy to spot in the doll cabinet. She is also a memory doll for me as her collar crochet and her apron sewn so lovingly by my mum, from fabric and embroidery Anglaise lace from my grans sewing box. I know that both mamma and mormor would have loved Eve and her sisters. Her halo is a piece of swans down from a cardigan Nicole, my daughter, used when she was little.