For our littlest one's second Christmas, I made a Heavy Baby, my second Waldorf doll. I did cheat a little though--this time I purchased a premade head from Dream Pixie. I remembered quite clearly how laborious a process this part was for me (and how incredibly sore my hands were!). I did underestimate how long the rest of the process would take me and saved the doll-making until the bitter end, resulting in more sore hands.
Our Heavy Baby is quite literally heavy. He is filled with millet and scented with lavender oil.
Besides stuffing the head, embroidering the face is the most time-consuming and tedious part. I did have some trouble with the first eye and wish I had practiced on some scrap fabric (my last minute making frenzy prevented that--argh!), but no one seems to notice but me. We love this little (heavy) guy already!
8 comments:
Darling! So soft and charming. And I do love that face. :)
What fun to have a doll that is more the weight of a real baby!
How precious!
I am in awe. you have been working hard over there! very impressed!!
Oh wow, I love that you can make these dolls! I have been wanting to try but it just seemed like it would be so difficult to construct the head but how fantastic that you were able to purchase it pre-done. I think that is the scariest part of it in my mind :)
To funny about watching thirtysomething now that I am actually in my 30's! I really must see if our library has it for loaning out *grin*.
heavy baby is adorable!
So very sweet. Great job . . . in spite of the sore hands and rushed pace : ). I love a baby doll with a little "weight" to it. So much more the feeling of a real baby in your arms! ::sigh::
super adorable!
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