Tiny Rag Doll Swap Received.

Back in September I wrote about a Tiny Rag Doll Swap I was doing with a friend in the USA.  Well there was a lot of excitement at Rose Cottage this afternoon as the Tiny Rag Doll Village welcomed a newcomer to their midst.

Miss Edie Brooks, Audrey, Clipper and Lucy were very interested in the parcel, but briefly posed for a photo of them with it.

A package full of goodies!

I had such fun unwrapping all the little tissue packages.

Just look at all these wonderful items!

A stunning TRD, her wardrobe, some yarn, hemostats, which will be very useful for turning and stuffing tiny things.  A journal, which I am sure will be continued.  I will have to take another photo of this as I forgot!

The girls wait patiently behind so as not to overwhelm her.

Her name is Petunia Creek - she came with the name Petunia, and she told me her surname was Creek after where she was 'born' at  "On Bay Creek".  I just love her hat, I have long admired Dawn's hats she makes for her TRD, so was absolutely thrilled to receive one with Petunia.  Look at her fabulous skirt as well.  Isn't it just perfect?

Just look at this wonderful wardrobe.  Beautiful hand dyed items.  So exciting!  I just love it all.

Clipper even got a little parcel.

A cute little crochet top.

She thinks it will go perfectly with her polka dot skirt.

It does!

Not sure what happened to Lucy and Audrey...I think they must have been admiring all the goodies and planning what is going to be made with the wonderful yarn...little do they know some of it is already earmarked for a project.

Clipper couldn't wait to take her out in the garden.

So rushed in fact was Clipper, she didn't realise her skirt was all 'wonky'!  

They take a walk down to the pond to see if they can spot any wildlife.  None was to be seen, so they wandered on.

They admired the roses that are still valiantly blooming despite the very changeable wet and windy weather.

Thank you for the wonderful swap Dawn, I feel very lucky to have been able to share this experience with you, and even luckier to have one of your special dolls.  I will treasure her for always.

My Tiny Rag Doll Swap

A friend in the USA and I decided a while back to do a Tiny Rag Doll swap.  We didn't set any deadlines as we both had other things going on.  I finally finished mine and packaged her and her clothes up ready to post on 17th September.   I've just heard she arrived today.  Always a relief to know the doll has arrived safely. 

 I wanted to make her clothes using NZ wool and fabrics as much as possible, and was quite pleased with the end result.  Her hair caused me a bit of consternation, but I wanted it to be different to any of hers and I think I achieved that.

Here she is wearing one of her little outfits.

A pair of undies to protect her modesty.

Her hair from the back.

The outfits I made:

They can be mixed and matched.

Of course she is a tea drinker, so needed to take a cup of tea and saucer along on her journey.

You can't really see her nose in the above picture!

She chose to wear this skirt and top for the journey

and added a shawl to keep her warm.

She has a bit of ‘flavour’ from New Zealand and the Isle of Wight, Hertfordshire and Northumberland.

Her variegated green t-shirt and shawl are knitted with Pure NZ Merino, Alpaca and Possum wool.

Her brown t-shirt and shawl are knitted with vintage NZ wool that my friend gave me.  It belonged to her aunt.

The variegated purple dress is knitted with Pure NZ Merino, Alpaca and Possum wool.

I think the purple shawl is also knitted with vintage wool from my friend in NZ. 

The flowery skirt is made from some fabric I bought from a charity shop in the little town near where my Mum’s home is. 

The linen skirt is made from some fabric scraps I bought from a charity shop local to me.

The orange t shirt is knitted from some wool that I was sent for my birthday and comes from Whistlebare in Northumberland and is a fine natural yarn.  I believe they have a website.

The orange skirt and the green skirt are made from some NZ cotton prints I bought in Whangarei.

 

She comes with her cup of tea and a saucer as she is a great tea drinker, and a puzzle that I bought in Kerikeri when there earlier this year.

She was sewn while I was staying in the Isle of Wight.  

Her hair was fine mohair pre-spun wool roving from NZ.  

Her shoes are made from NZ felted natural wool.