Well, the first doll event was slow. But it was good to get a feel for the venue and figure out how to set up for the next event (April 2nd). This party was scheduled last minute and the “First Friday” event didn’t have a huge turnout either. Still, we did get 5 dolls made thanks to Nicco, Gracee and Nikki. Gracee had the most fun, I think! She has all the dolls at her house giving them loads of love before their journey around the world. What a big-hearted girl she is. 
If you’d like to join us we’ll be at the charming Bella Notte Unique Gifts in downtown Golden, Colorado.
April 2nd from 5-8pm
May 15th from 10am-4pm
A donation of $20 helps with the cost of dolls, supplies for decorating and soccer balls for the boys. Thanks! See you there!
Bella Notte Unique Gifts is hosting 3 doll parties! If you are in need of a unique gift for a friend or are looking for children’s toys or clothes this is the place to shop. They have items available from local artists as well. They are located in the heart of cute downtown Golden, Colorado and will be hosting gatherings on the next two ”First Friday’s“ from 5-8pm and all day on Saturday, May 15th!
We’ll have decorating supplies and ragdolls available so bring your creativity! The cost is $20 per doll, the money will go to cover dolls, decorating supplies and soccer balls for the boys. After the party your doll will be traveling around the world to children living in poverty. The next destination is Egypt and Jordan and some of the dolls will be traveling to Haiti in the fall.
If you’d like to see photos of some of our happy decorators or recipients please visit our Flickr site.
We have a flyer available for download. If you’d like to post one for us we’d appreciate it.
Hope to see you there!
The Ubuntu Hair Studio just keeps on giving!
Early in December the staff and clients of Ubuntu (meaning: I am because we are) hosted a doll decorating party to benefit children in Mexico and Southern California. By looking at the photos of smiling faces I’d say the event was a success! The dolls not only were lovingly created and decorated but were pampered and given beautiful new hair styles.
The Ubuntu Hair Studio strives to make social and environmental change through the small things that they do. Here are a few ways that your visit changes the world for the better:
*Pay it forward : gratuities, or as we like to call them – gestures of thanks for great service- are passed on to good causes. We donate 100% of gratuities received to diverse charities such as Hope For Hossana Project, Aspire, Kiva, Girls on the Run and Grossman Burn Foundation. A simple “thank you” goes a long way.
*Waste not, want not : after serving you well for a few seasons, your hair goes on to do more good. After a cut, the clippings are collected and later reincarnated into oil-spill clean- up mats thanks to our participation in the Matter Of Trust Program.
*Nature’s elixirs: we stock retail products made from essential oils and plant extracts because just like a plant in fertile soil, beautiful hair grows from a healthy scalp.
We hope to be the change we want to see in the world and ask you to join us. We do not live alone, but are connected in something much greater. Together we can make a difference.
We’ll let you know when their dolls are delivered. In the mean time if you’d like more information about the Ubuntu Hair Studio in Solana Beach, California go to http://ubuntuhairstudio.com/
- ideas for eyes using buttons
I love dolls with button eyes! Here are a few of my favorites. If you have any ideas I can share please send them to me!
I usually use a disappearing fabric marker to place the features before committing them.
Miriam likes her doll
(June 2004. Ndola, Zambia)
Our friends Marci and Bill took us around Ndola, Zambia and we met some of their friends. We had the pleasure of meeting this young girl Miriam. Her and her aunt invited us into their home and we presented her with a gift. She loved her new doll! Rachel, from Morrison, Colorado, decorated this doll and wrote a nice letter to go along with her.
(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!
These dolls were decorated by the McClay family in Canada. We delivered them to children living in Bolivia.
