Dolls-They're not just for kids

All the little pieces that go into creating something special.

From the vision of designing, to layout, measure, and cutting. To bring everything together into a unique expressive creation.

The weather is cooling down and has put me in the mood for sewing and creating cloth dolls. 

This pair of unique Monster/Voodoo Dolls were my first creations which are now available through my etsy shop at LollyLins.

The Monster pictured on the left is my frustration doll (resembling #45) while the one on the right is the Zombie of the Corn.

With each creation I find myself more free to express by using various techniques with fabric. The denim on the Zombie is first bleached with rock salt added to give it a mottled effect. Marker was used in creating the eyelashes and charcoal around the eyes and face to give it a scruffy appearance.

I found that making these dolls was very therapeutic in helping me break out of the norms by being bold and daring to try new things.  Dolls-they're not just for kids.

After creating these dolls I went and investigated further to find that dolls also serve adults as Companion Dolls for Emotional Support. They help with anxiety, depressions, rage, frustrations to name a few ways they can benefit.

If you're interested in reading more on emotional support dolls read more here.

I haven't played with dolls for many years. Now I found I can and design new and exciting expressions of a childhood favorite.

Start going through your scrap piles and all your left over notions to see what you can design. Have some fun.

I hope you'll join me on this adventure in exploring all the benefits and rewards of playing with dolls.