Rosie and Carmen for Dolly Donations

Like it or not, I have time on my hands. {read: unemployed}

And hurt shoulder or not, I'm determined to craft/sew/keep my hands busy.

So when my dear friend, Sian told me about this worthy cause,

I decided to make a couple of dolls to donate.

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Meet Rosie and her good friend, Carmen.

I got the free pattern here and figured while I was cutting the pieces for one doll, I might as well do two. The pattern was easy to follow, and the toughest part {for me} was drawing and painting the faces. I scrutinized them, drew the eyes three times before I settled, and finally left well enough alone. Later when I came back around to them, I actually liked the way they looked. {I could have used your help on this one, Rinda!}

I loved working on these dolls, though I probably won't be making another doll any time soon {just not my bag, baby}.

The thing I did like about working on these dolls was knowing they were going to a good cause, thinking about the little girls who would receive them, and imagining the joy they might bring.

I hope that receiving these dolls will help their recipients understand that there is kindness in a world that may seem cruel in their immediate vicinity.

And I hope that someday they will reach out and create something that will bring a bit of joy to someone they don't know.

Have you ever made a rag doll?

Or something else that you've donated to a worthy cause?

Any other worthy causes you can tell me about while I still have time on my hands?

♥

PS: These dollies are going to Brazil.

Linking to Skip to my Lou - Made by You Monday