The One Doll Project » beads http://www.theonedollproject.com Spreading love and smiles around the world.... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:08:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The first doll making party http://www.theonedollproject.com/archives/250 http://www.theonedollproject.com/archives/250#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:46 +0000 admin http://www.theonedollproject.com/?p=250
Dolls need underwear!

Dolls need underwear!

Coordinating the outfits.

Coordinating the outfits.

(February 2004. Lakewood, Colorado)
It was so much fun coordinating these outfits. I heard that the ladies in Zambia like to wear colorful clothing so I had a blast putting mismatched fabrics together and then trying to find buttons to tie it all together. 
The decorators did their part by painting funky underwear on their dolls!
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psd (22)
(February 2004. Lakewood, Colorado)

 

The One doll project got started on a whim. I wanted to take something with me to Zambia, something for the kids in the orphanage we’re going to visit and I heard a voice say loud and clear “make dolls, brown dolls”. I really didn’t know how to make dolls but I went to the fabric store and found some soft brown flannel and beautiful soft, curly black yarn. Once got home I started drawing and cutting (What pattern? That would be too easy!). The first 10 dolls looked like gingerbread men with reaaalllyy large heads. I knew I needed help so my sister and some friends came over to help decorate them. With love and lots of imagination the first “Worldly Girls” were born! After writing messages of hope and love on their bellies and they were ready for their journey!

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