This, my
bloggy world friends, is our Ollie Dolly. A very sweet and talented woman from my church congregation brought this beautiful, handmade gift to Oliver last week. She is an amazing quilter and cookie baker. She is not a doll maker though, and commissioned her daughter, who is a doll maker, to craft a boy for our boy.
I {and the three older kids} became immediately smitten with every intricate detail of this doll. Look at the attention given to the hand embroidery around the eyes and on the other facial features. Awesome!
Oh how I admire the carefully selected fabrics {I love me some sock monkey!} and the tiny lace up denim shoes.
And best of all, a tiny
personalized message right on the bum . . . just for Ollie!
This doll sits in Oliver's crib where he talks to it frequently during diapering or clothing changes. It also finds its way into the hands of
RedDog and Hannie B. for toting around. Thank you Carol for your thoughtfulness.
For the next few Mondays I am going to showcase some of the truly special HANDMADE gifts that have been given to Oliver. They have really opened my mind to new possibilities in gift giving and I hope you'll enjoy them too. Happy Monday!
6 comments:
That will be a keeper over the years for sure. So precious and finely crafted. What talented friends you have!
That is adorable. I love it.
What a very wonderful doll for your doll! I got all verklempt when I saw his name on the bottom!
I love it!
I love it. Patsy has made similar dolls for my girls but I might need to request ones for my younger two. So cute.
Your little doll man looks ready to be loved for a long time. =) I love that Oliver's name is sewn on the doll. Fantastic idea!
Cute doll for Ollie although though I think Ollie is more fun that a dolly. I'm ready for some Ollie lovin.
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