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New Wee Babies: Summer Gardener Edition
Jul 14

Jul 14 New Wee Babies: Summer Gardener Edition

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wee babies, toys

A fresh new edition of the Waldorf Wee Baby doll: the Summer Gardener of 2023. Doll bunnies made with repurposed knit and stuffed with wool, with removable clothing.

Emma, a natural fiber art doll for Little E
May 15

May 15 Emma, a natural fiber art doll for Little E

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creative process, custom orders, dollmaking, petite fig

Emma is a 16” tall, natural fiber art doll (Waldorf-inspired) made as a custom order. She has a moveable head, weighted in her torso with glass beads, stuffed and sculpted with Canadian wool.

The Devil is in the Details
Apr 4

Apr 4 The Devil is in the Details

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dollmaking, figlette, tips + tricks

Sewing and knitting for Waldorf-inspired dolls can be so rewarding, especially when your doll is so agreeable as Miss Ginny. Doll clothing in general is a cost-effective if time-consuming endeavour. By fig and me.

The Ides of March and a Wish for Ginny
Mar 30

Mar 30 The Ides of March and a Wish for Ginny

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dollmaking, custom orders, storytelling

Marie Louise Geneva is a natural fiber art doll made as custom ooak waldorf-inspired doll. She is made with all natural materials and an open-ended expression. By Fig and Me.

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Keeping with our garden 🪴 theme, I chose just a *few* beauties to bring you some inspiration. 

All these dolls are deeply embedded in my memories as dolls who loved being in the garden. When I photographed them, that’s where they looked the h
Gardening Dolls. Seems we developed a theme all of a sudden. The first slide btw is my youngest daughter, holding one of my precious custom dolls at the time 🥰.

I don’t think I ever shared the three little dolls in their gardening overalls wi
After all the pink from the last two girls, I still wasn’t entirely satisfied 🤓 So we went for another set of Gardening Overalls, just like the ones I made for Octavia Rose.

Of course, this time made for Miss Teacup, which is much smaller. I
An ode to pink 🌸 

I do love it and it seems I use it quite often though I wasn’t aware how much. I use it most often in doll clothing (I love knitting with pink and often dye my own wool in this colour) but I’ve also used it as hair col

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