Thursday, 13 August 2015

Friends Forever


What should you do when your really good friend over the last year is going back home to California? 

The answer is to get your Mum to make you and her as little dolls, so you can go with her.  


My daughter stitched the little bag, where both the dolls can live together. By now the little dolls are in California. 

I tried to be fairly accurate with their school uniforms and hair styles, as girls can wear either skirts or trousers at their school. Both girls are much prettier than they turned out. I don't know what it is with my dolls and fairies, but they always end of a little frumpy. I do love little one-off projects like this. The basic dolls are my fairy/mermaid pattern, with a few adaptions. It was so nice to knit the dolls and clothes and not worry about writing down what I have done.



26 comments:

  1. What a lovely idea. Personalised gifts are always wonderful.

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  2. A special gift! Your work is amazing.

    Here's mine!

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  3. What adorable "friend" dolls...a perfect memento! Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  4. Hi!
    They are so cute. What a nice gift, your friend will cherish the forever.
    Have a great day!

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  5. Lovely gift! Wish I had someone to gift me such dolls!

    ​Here is my ​post

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  6. I'm sure that will be something that will be treasured forever.

    Sean at His and Her Hobbies

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  7. I am going to bet that your daughter's friend will keep those dolls forever and ever.

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  8. What a lovely way to commemorate a friendship!

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  9. aww how cute! brill gift and so much thought to go into it :)

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  10. Oh, that is so sweet! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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  11. Aww such a sweet idea! They are adorable and i'm sure they'll be greatly treasured. The bag is super cute too! x

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  12. What a great idea, I'm sure they will be loved:) I agree - the bag is super cute too:)

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  13. A treasured keepsake to remember friendship forever.

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  14. Best. Gift. Ever. Seriously, she is one lucky girl. And your mum is a serious talent!

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  15. Very clever idea, adorable keepsake! Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  16. What a lovely idea, a gift to keep forever.

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  17. Oh my, these are so cute! These will be treasured forever.

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  18. Simply adorable! What a precious gift!

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  19. What a precious gift. It's so hard when friends move away or when you move away. I moved from the States to Canada when I was 12 and my best friends mom packed a surprise for each day of our car ride. It was so thoughtful. Your idea is even better. It will be a treasure for sure.

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  20. Aw this is such a lovely idea, they look great! :)

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  21. that's really beautiful, so sweet and original.

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  22. These dolls are so cute! I really love the glasses! Thanks so much for linking up at the Submarine Sunday Link Party!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  23. A great gift! You put a lot of thought into them.

    This summer, writing club students and myself created pop-up dolls. That's not quite the same, but the dolls were fun to make. :-)

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  24. This is so sweet! I love them both. :D

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  25. What a beautiful and thoughtful gift, what a clever mum you are.

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