Meet Little Fee

Is it an Elf? Is it a girl? It is both! Meet little Fee. She is magical and can appear and disappear , just life a fairy. She lives in trees by a brook and  has many friends in the woods. You might even meet some of them here one day. I'll be looking for them under mushrooms, in back of clouds, and sliding down rainbows where they'll find me hiding with my camera!

Sewfy Visits the 2nd Hand Paperdoll Place

This is Sewfy. I've made a doll or two of my granddaughter, Sophie, using her photo, but I didn't like a real face on illustrated clothes. So, I reinvented her as Sewfy. My g-daughter loves to sew and is learning in leaps and bounds. She told me she wants to have a studio someday and I told her I'd save all my fabric, patterns, thread, notions, quilt frames and tools, leather and beads for her. She loves playing with those when she visits since she was a tiny little girl, maybe 3 years old and walked into my studio and said,  "Gramma Dor, this is amazing!!!!".

I know she just isn't into paperdolls nor is her Mama, a wonderful photographer, but Sophie is such a good artist I told her it would help her draw more often and learn at the same time. She has a busy, busy life and lives across the country so I'll let it be (the paperdoll issue). Meanwhile, I've made this 'Sewfy' just for me!!!

Sewfy has met other wonderful paperdolls from around the globe. I'll be introducing a few here one of these days but first, this paper doll needed clothing, and quick! I went to the place I keep all my old paper dolls and found outfits I only had to tweak here and there. It was very much fun!
I love going to second-hand places and finding vintage clothing or just plain old stuff still in good shape for only a dollar or two.

The witches costume was from a Hallmark greeting card from a very long time ago. The others are not as recognizable but they've been reborn here. Try doing that if you have some time to fool around refitting paper dolls. Not many do have the time for that so I'm savoring this opportunity. I'll let my little Sophie be her own guide and find her own fun play things, but my inner 'dossie' loves the new girl, Sewfy. 

New Year Babies

In 1999 I had a paper doll project called "The Seven Sisters". The Adirondack Mountains, near to where I live, is called The Seven Sisters, and in my childhood on L.I., New York, I lived next to Adirondack Drive in Farmingville, NY. Adirondack Drive had 7 huge hills, at least to me at age 7. 

One of the sets from my 7-Sisters days was of babies. I've dug it out of the archives and touched it up a little but here it is.

Leonardo on his first Easter Egg Hunt.

Leo and Desmond are finding lots of eggs this Spring, 2012

My son, Adam Star and his wife, Lisa.

Rowan, Leo and Alex  help celebrate Leo's birthday.

Grandpa Gar chose just the right Lion birthday hat for Leonardo.

My husband, Grandpa Gary with Desmond.

Me, Oma Dor with my grandson, Des, 2012

 My little paper twins would be 14 years old today. I have two step-grandkids around that age now. Oh, wow, they sure grow fast and the older I get the faster they grow it seems. I'm blessed with knowing them all. Rowan and Alex are such interesting people. They've enriched our lives and I sure miss them both. They live hours and hours away so we don't see them much in the winter.  Their Mom, Lisa, has two boys with my son, Adam. The little boys, Desmond and Leo, are absolutely adorable and so much like their Dad when he was a baby.I hope you have fun with my paper babies. Enjoy!