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UPCOMING CHANGE: Due to the relentlous progress of technology, I have realized that all of the kit and pattern options previously offered as CD's are nearly useless to most people with newer computers. So, I will be converting all the CD's to a more universally usable format in a USB thumb drive. For these you only need to plug into a USB port and you can download and/or print from that.
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NEW TINY DOLL FOR 2024 ~ THE LITTLE DOLLMAKER
For this year’s annual Tiny Doll, I am excited to share with you a most wonderful tiny set. I wasn’t sure I would be doing yet another Tiny Doll, but when this idea came to me, I was smitten. And I am sure that followers of my work will be too. As in the past, it took awhile to have a photo which I hardly ever have due to the amount of time required to search out all of the fabrics, make new molds, acquire the new parts required for construction and assembly. This hardly ever happens until close to the last minute, but if the inspiration is a good one, it never fails to have all the details click into place. I have sent this initial announcement first to my old list of the people who have gotten all or nearly all of the 21 Tiny Dolls I have made each year just in time for the holidays, but I do have some left.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LITTLE DOLLMAKER, THE TINY DOLL #22, FOR 2024-25:
I think the reason this doll so excites me is that I delight especially in the making of accessories for my dolls. I have had this idea for some time but couldn’t get past what size doll to use, because I really wanted it to be in the Tiny Doll size, but didn’t see how I could execute all the details for a doll that small. Then, just like that while I was unpacking some very old work of mine, the Plan unfolded in an instant. So, here it is. It will be called the Little Dollmaker and feature a 3.5” Tiny Doll in a dress and lace- trimmed pini, sitting on a small painted wooden bench where she is sewing for her 1” (yes, one inch) wood clothespin doll. She will have her working brass scissors, pincushion, a spool of thread, a tiny stack of possible fabrics and a very tiny dress pattern for her very tiny doll. The price for the set is $375.
THE FIRST BATCH OF 50 ARE SOLD. I AM ABLE TO DO A SMALL AMOUNT (12) IN LATE JANUARY. ORDERS NOW WILL NOT GO OUT UNTIL LATE JANUARY. Add to Cart |
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A NEW TINY DOLL AS A PINCUSHION FOR VALENTINE'S DAY AND ALWAYS
PLUS A NEW ONE IN A RARE YELLOW PRINT THEME
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After racking (had to look it up - wracking or racking?) my brain for a new Valentine themed Tiny Doll for 2024, what I came to is making one of my Tiny Dolls as a pincushion. And I ended up very happy with her. She was to be a limited edition of only 25 (due to just that amount of the fabrics) and about 3.5" tall. Like the other Tiny Dolls, she has a molded head torso and arms from my own original molds set into her pincushion skirt which is stuffed with wool roving and hard to see in the photo, there is a tiny pin tuck near the bottom of her skirt for that added special touch. Her flat base has a fabric covered wood foundation so she sits well on your work surface. She comes with her tiny accessories of a tiny strawberry emery and her tiny scissors. The Tiny Pincushion Doll in pinks sold so fast, I decided to do another one in the yellows shown. Nice yellow tiny prints are rare and I found a small leftover piece from another doll where I used it in her clothing. I had just enough for only 25 dolls. An added touch is her tiny strawberry is a real silk, another scrap I found in my stash. Then, couldn't help myself, so found some blues as well.
NEWS - As mentioned above, the pink version sold so fast that having found a small stash of the actual same fabrics, I decided to do an additional small batch . So while the pinks had been sold out, I now have a few more. All colors are ready for shipping.
Tiny Pincushion Doll in Pinks - the new batch $258 Add to Cart
Tiny Pincushion Doll in Yellows $258 Add to Cart
Tiny Pincushion Doll in Blues - $258 Add to Cart
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NOTICE OF VERY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO BUY ITEMS FROM THE EARLY AMERICAN DOLL SERIES FROM THE 1980-1990'S
NOTE: THERE ARE STILL UNSOLD ITEMS ON THIS PAGE WHICH ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
A special page has been devoted to these items from this beloved series.
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 A SET OF TINY PRIMITIVE HOUSES
(3/4" tall to top of chimneys)
Tiny Houses - Set 1
Tiny Houses - Set 2
A LONG STORY FOR VERY SMALL THINGS: For many years I have photographed some of my items with very tiny wooden houses for scale and for a pop of color. And of course as with appealing tiny things, I have gotten many inquiries about how to get them. The ones I have I purchased at a show where the maker, Christopher Gurshin (a wonderful early mural style painter), and I were both selling and I think I may have spent all my profits in his booth on the tiny houses he had, even though they were very costly. I never regretted the purchases or the new friendship. Later I tried to order more but alas he would not make more.
Many years before that, I made my own tiny houses as part of a tiny village shown at the NY Gift Show that was going to become a kit but which never happened because at the same time my Early American Doll Series did come out and eclipsed all other projects for many years.
Meanwhile I had been collecting very old and tiny German Erzgebirge pieces once part of antique village scenes and Noah’s Arks. The pieces I favor are the tiniest ones and are costly when they can be found. Two years ago, I bought at auction some pieces that meant, with a lot of work in tiny repairs plus the other pieces I had collected here and there, I would have a village with the goal of setting it up at Christmas. In spare moments, I began doing the repairs. This meant learning how to add on missing legs, ears or tails to animals only ½” tall, arms to people only an inch and a quarter tall and rebuilding tiny carts. And to keep their century old age, how to match the old painting. I loved doing this so much that I then rekindled my own tiny houses project. On this, I am just getting started. This is the first set of 4 tiny houses and I am working on a second set which will have other varied shapes and include a tiny church.These are all done by me personally and signed and dated on the bottoms. They are made to order with a 30 day wait for delivery.
Set #1 of 4 Tiny Houses $125 Add to Cart Temporarily out of stock. If you place an order, it will be December 2024 for more.
Set #2 of 4 Tiny Houses $155 Add to Cart First batch sold out. If you place an order, it will be December 2024 for more.
You can see a short video of my Christmas Village on this Youtube link: https://youtu.be/gASbZvzVPUs
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NEW HISTORICAL TINY DOLL FOR 2023
INSPIRED BY THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF KATE GREENAWAY
A sample illustration by Kate Greenaway
Due to so many requests, I have done yet another doll for 2023. Since I have loved the works of Kate Greenaway, the inspiration for this next doll comes from her many charming illustrations of children. Oh, the pinafores and bonnets. So the photos above are the final results. Her price is $250 Add
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STAND RECOMMENDED: If a stand
is ordered at the same time as
a doll, the stand will be 25% off.
One stand per doll. $9.50 Add
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TINY DOLLS IN THE NURSERY RHYME-FAIRY TALE SERIES
JACK AND JILL
Another pair of nursery rhyme characters are the well known Jack and Jill. The two-doll set comes on a wooden stand and both are holding a tiny red pail. The inspiration for their clothing was taken from paintings by Kate Greenaway with most of the fabrics and trims specially hand dyed here in my workshop to get the look. Like all the other dolls in this Tiny Doll Series, these too are 3.5" tall. This set, unlike the others, will be limited in number to 24 total. $475 for the set on their stand.
Jack and Jill Set with stand regular price is $475. On sale $395 Add to Cart
OPTIONAL PAYMENT ALTERNATIVE:
If you would like to pay for this item in two installments, the first made when you order, the second 30 days following. Payments will be half plus half of shipping. First click on the Add to Cart button above, then click this link.
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PRESENTING THE NEWEST NURSERY RHYME TINY DOLL:
MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY
Here we have little Mary tending her garden. She also is 3.5" tall, made with posable arms and wears a broad brimmed straw hat while she works with her tiny watering can and a tiny pull toy of flowers and comes with her stand. A limited edition of 24. $250 Add to Cart |
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Set includes 2 regular size Hittys in spindle chairs, Tiny 3" Hitty
in high chair, table with tea set and large size braided rug.
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HITTY'S TEA SET
I have always through all the years of dollmaking made various versions of dolls having a tea party and one even with only bears. All of the tea parties began from an illustration by Tasha Tudor first discovered in 1980. I even won a prestigious award for the first set which was for my 8" porcelain dolls, then eventually I used the same theme for Hitty.
I sold many Hitty Tea Party sets (see bottom photo at left) until my potter friend who made the tea sets moved away and was no longer in business. I spent a few years trying to find another potter willing to make these sets for me again to no avail. Finally good fortune. My original potter friend came back to this area and set up a new studio.
These are not mass produced pieces made overseas in molds but individually hand thrown on a potter's wheel, with the slight imperfections of hand thrown pottery. Sized just for Hitty (a bit bigger than doll house scale, so another reason sets were impossible to find) with the tea pot about 5/8" tall and cups only 3/8" in their tiny saucers. Since I am a lover and collector of vintage yellow ware, I wanted the same look. Each set has 11 pieces including separate lids for the sugar bowl and tea pot, plus 3 sets of cups and saucers. I send along artist's wax to secure lids and cups and to where ever they will be displayed. $125 per set. Add
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NEW DOLL ACCESSORIES - TINY PULLTOYS
Most of these tiny doll accessories are not new, just the rabbit and goose pulltoys in the front row of the photo. Everything is about 1" tall except the spoolrack, slate, peg wooden and printed cat
which are under 2". I find doll settings need these tiny touches. Also a great accessories for Hitty collections.
Spoolrack $32.00 Add
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Slate $24.00 Add
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Blocks $18.00 Add
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Flat Iron $15.00 Add
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Tomato Pincushion $12.00 Add
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Peg Wooden Doll $58.00 Add
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Tiny Printed Cat $21.50 Add
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Sheep Pulltoy $18.00 Add
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Cow Pulltoy $18.00 Add
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Rabbit Pulltoy $18 Add
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Goose Pulltoy
$18 Add
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Spool Set $12.00 Add
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NEW ~ BLONDE HITTY OPTIONS ~ This version of Hitty is created as a Hitty Friend using my cloth body style with dark blonde hair and blue eyes (shown at left). Due to the painting process for the blonde hair, she is only available as a finished doll or if you have Gail prepaint your Hitty kit parts. To order prepainted blonde Hitty parts for a kit version, go to the Hitty Kit page. Blonde Wood Hitty (shown at far right) is also available.
• Blonde Hitty - Undressed (with
coral beads) for you to dress. $275 Add
to Cart
• Blonde Hitty - Starter Set
Undressed (with coral beads
and Wardrobe Patterns 1 & 2) $285 Add
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• Blonde Hitty Dressed Choices: See the Hitty page for finished dolls |
NEW ~ BLONDE HITTY OPTIONS ~ This version of Hitty is created as a Hitty Friend using my cloth body style with dark blonde hair and blue eyes (shown at left). Due to the painting process for the blonde hair, she is only available as a finished doll or if you have Gail prepaint your Hitty kit parts. To order prepainted blonde Hitty parts for a kit version, go to the Hitty Kit page. Blonde Wood Hitty (shown at far right) is also available.
• Blonde Hitty - Undressed (with
coral beads) for you to dress. $275 Add
to Cart
• Blonde Hitty - Starter Set
Undressed (with coral beads
and Wardrobe Patterns 1 & 2) $285 Add
to Cart
• Blonde Hitty Dressed Choices: See the Hitty page for finished dolls |
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NEW ~ BLONDE OPTION for TINY HITTY ~ Tiny 3" Hitty may also now be ordered in blonde. Like her original self wtih dark hair, Tiny Hitty Blonde is sold undressed with accompanying patterns to make her 3-piece removable clothing. Or choose already made clothes below. This small Hitty has a jointed wooden body with a molded papier mache head.
Regular dark hair Tiny Hitty
$250 Add to Cart
Tiny Hitty with blonde hair
$250 Add to Cart
• Tiny Hitty Outfits ~ Finished 3-piece outfits for Tiny 3" Hitty above. $32. Choice of pink print Add to Cart, brown print Add to Cart, or blue print Add to Cart. |
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TINY CHAIRS - Very sweet chairs made up using discontinued Early American tiny doll chair parts but adding split ash seats. Perfect size for either the 3" Tiny Hitty or bigger Hitty's Little Sister (4.75"). $75. Add to Cart |
HITTYS LITTLE SISTER CLOTHING OPTIONS:
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The color choices for if you would like your doll to come to you dressed. The style is the same removable dress in the top photo but offered in reds, browns, pinks or blues. The gingham will be the apron. |
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MEET HITTY'S LITTLE SISTER (4.75")
These dolls were made from reduced versions of my 6.5" Hitty and are 4-3/4" tall and planned to be just right to be Hitty's Little Sister. These began as my souvenir doll for a convention with the idea that later they would be Hittys Little Sister. Like my wooden Hittys, these have hand carved wooden bodies with my molded papier mache heads.
Hittys Little Sister is available with blonde or dark hair, dressed ($325) with color choices or undressed ($275) or ($295) with a set of patterns for a complete wardrobe (includes two dress styles, undies, two pini styles, a cloth bonnet, nightgown set and winter cape).
DOLLS ORDERED UNDRESSED:
• Hitty's Little Sister Undressed with dark hair $275 Add to Cart
• Hitty's Little Sister Undressed with blonde hair $275 Add to Cart
DOLLS ORDERED UNDRESSED WITH PATTERNS:
• Hitty's Little Sister with dark hair undressed wtih patterns. $295 Add to Cart
• Hitty's Little Sister with blonde hair undressed wtih patterns. $295 Add to Cart
DOLLS ORDERED DRESSED:
• Hitty's Little Sister with dark hair dressed in new outfit (color choice made below). $325 Add to Cart
• Hitty's Little Sister with blonde hair dressed in new outfit (color choice made below). $325 Add to Cart
COLOR CHOICES FOR DOLLS ORDERED DRESSED (see photo at left):
• Browns Add to Cart
• Pinks Add to Cart
• Blues Add to Cart
• Reds Add to Cart
CLOTHING MAY BE ORDERED SEPARATELY - $49.00 Includes set of undies.(see photo at left for choices):
• Browns Add to Cart
• Pinks Add to Cart
• Blues Add to Cart
• Reds Add to Cart
NEW: STANDS FOR HITTYS LITTLE SISTER
Hittys Little Sister (5" doll) stands
sold finished $24 Add
to Cart
SEE TINY CHAIR ABOVE
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MORE FOR HITTY'S LITTLE SISTER:
COMPLETE WARDROBE PATTERNS:
This set of patterns comes with the Undressed Dolls with Patterns above, but they may also be purchased separately. $19.50 Add to Cart
HITTY'S LITTLE SISTER SEWING SET
This is a limited offering due to quantities. A special offering for her complete wardrobe set of patterns with all fabrics, notions and supplies, in other words, a complete kit. I carefully selected from my private collection of fabrics (since I no longer keep extra fabrics to sell) just-right sets to make two outfits, undies, two pini styles, a cloth bonnet, nightgown set and winter cap - all look great together as a wardrobe. We have included all laces, buttons and other notions.
$75 complete set (Set of Patterns, kitted fabrics and all notions) Add to Cart
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NEW SERIES - FAIRY TALE AND NURSERY RHYME CHARACTERS (All are 3.5" Tall)
 
  
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD TINY DOLL (3.5" tall) - A few years ago for the R John Wright Convention Workshops I did a series of 3 dolls - Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel - for his theme of Fairy Tales. I borrowed my Tiny Dolls basic look and construction for these tiny dolls, adding posable arms and legs to the bodies. She is dressed in her red cape, 2-piece dress and apron with pantalets under where you can see her red shoes peeking out and carries her tiniest of baskets. Includes her stand. Sorry, these are not available as kits. $250 Add
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HANSEL AND GRETEL (3.5" TALL) - This well known duo are also available as a set and come with their stands. Like Little Red Riding Hood above, these too have posable arms and legs. Gretel has her day cap and Hansel his own cap and leather-like suspenders. $475 for the pair.
Hansel & Gretel are being discontinued and until all are sold, you can find them on the Garage Sale page at a sale price.
MOTHER GOOSE AND LITTLE BO PEEP - The next dolls in the series are Little Bo Peep (with a teeny pulltoy sheep) and Mother Goose (with a teeny pulltoy goose). Available now. Little Bo Peep and Mother Goose each also come with stands. Little Bo Peep $250 Add to Cart Mother Goose $250 Add to Cart
LITTLE MISS MUFFET COMES NEXT IN THE SERIES - For those collecting this series, Little Miss Muffet is next. She, of course, comes sitting on her stuffed tuffet eating her curds and whey from a wooden bowl with a hand carved wooden spoon - just her size, which I can tell you is very small. The odious spider, embroidered, is stealthily crawling up the tuffet. She is $250. Add to Cart
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THE EVER POPULAR BUT NOT NEW - HITTY'S TINY PRINTED CAT
This cat is not new, but such a popular and cute tiny item that I am keeping it here. A perfect accessory for Hitty is this very tiny (1.5" tall) printed cloth cat taken from an antique unsewn cat by the Arnold Printworks Patented 1892. These printed cats and other animals and dolls were very popular for the home sewer who was to sew up and stuff these printed treasures for playthings long ago. GW has reworked the original artwork for this very easy kit or a delightful addition finished for your Hitty.
• Kit $16 Add
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• Finished $21.50 Add
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(See more sizes of printed cats on the Animals page)
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