Comfort Doll from Maryann Davidson

This soft beauty arrived from Maryann Davidson of CO. She is made from soft chenille fabric and pearls. She will also arrive to a shelter in time for Valentine's day. Thank you so much Maryann for your beautiful donation.

New dolls from Jan Bartlett

Four new Valentine dolls arrived from Jan Bartlett . The vintage Valentine images are adorable and bring back memories of my card exchange days, pink frosted cupcakes, giggles, and sweetheart candies! These cheerful darlings will be finding a home today and will arrive in time to be passed out for Valentine's day to warm hearts! Thank you again Jan for your continued support of the Comfort Doll Project. (Thanks for the beautiful bookmark for Valentine's Day too :-)

9 more dolls from Nancy Collins

Nancy Collins has been a busy gal! 9 Comfort Dolls arrived , and each one is cheerful and unique. Nancy even sent a Valentine doll. These dolls will be sent out in time for Valentine's Day. One day this week.I will find a shelter for them tomorrow.
Thank you so much Nancy, and also for sponsoring a few shipments. That was very generous and kind.

Comfort Doll arrives from Barbara Chatterton-Luuring

Barbara has sent another of her beautiful Comfort Dolls. This sweet bird is cross stitched with some pulled thread work and cloth wing. Barbara attached a comforting note to be enclosed with her doll. Thank you again Barbara. This doll will certainly bring smiles and comfort I'm sure.

Thank you letter from MN shelter

I wanted to share this letter I just received from the shelter in MN which received the 37th dozen. They have a unique way of storing the Comfort Dolls from you until they are needed~~~~~

My name is Kathleen and I am the shelter manager at Some Place Safe, a domestic violence shelter in Fergus Falls MN.

We received the dolls last week and are delighted to have them in our shelter. They are a wonderful addition to our advocacy possibilities. They really will "spread smiles" to victims and advocates alike! We have a small tree in our offices and the dolls will inhabit the branches, until someone "needs" one. Thank you again.

Kathleen

38th dozen shipped to Womens center in Idaho

The Womens Center in Coeur d'Alene Idaho will receive our 38th dozen Comfort Dolls.* This shipment was sponsored by Melissa Newton (Debra's daughter). Thank you Melissa!!!!
The generous creators and donors for dozen #38 are:
Marilyn Goodman
Kim Snover
Jan Bartlett
Chaska Peacock
Brenda Salzano
Pat Winter
Debra Newton
Thank you all for your beautiful dolls and for your continued support of the Comfort Doll Project. We are certainly starting the New Year off in a big way!

37th dozen off to Minnesota Womens Center

The Women's Crisis Center in Minnesota will receive the 37th dozen Comfort Dolls. Donors of the 37th dozen are:
Beverly Sams of VA
Chaska Peacock of TX
Jan Bartlett of CO
Carol Kujala of MI
Pat Winter of IN
Debra Newton of CT
Brenda Salzano of OR
Patti Koosed of OR
Thank you all for your lovely comfort dolls and a special thanks to Debra Newton for sponsoring this shipment.

Comfort Doll from Marilyn Goodman of CA

Marilyn Goodman's soft sweet Comfort Doll arrived today.

Marilyn's doll is cuddly soft and is embellished with tatting,buttons,beads, and felt cut outs.There is a pretty pink pocket on the back which holds a special note for whomever has the privilege to receive her. The chenille doll body is vintage from Marilyn's old bathrobe to bring a bit of comfort from something of comfort from the maker. What a great idea! Thank you so much Marilyn. Your doll donation is greatly appreciated.

New Comfort Dolls from Moi!

I am finally getting some dolls made. These three are filled with lavender in hopes to calm worries and refresh their recipients outlook on the road ahead.

Comfort Dolls from Chaska Peacock

Chaska Peacock sent two beautiful angel Comfort Dolls. She decorated them using velvet leaves,altered art faces,gorgeous fabrics and fibers, and lovely sparkling wings to fly into the hands of their recipients. Thank you for these beautiful dolls Chaska. Very unique and lovely!

Comfort Doll from Kim Snover of CA

Kim Snover of CA, sent this open armed cheerful spirit to give a huge warm hug to a woman who could use one. Kim crazy quilted this doll with beautiful fuchsia,pink and brown fabrics sure to put a smile on anyone's face. Thank you so much Kim! Your doll begs to be held.

More Comfort dolls from Jan Bartlett

Jan Bartlett is like the little energizer bunny when it comes to making Comfort Dolls. She keeps going and going and going! I just received these four sweeties from Jan. Made from doll image fabric and each with a wooden doll face all tied up with a pretty ribbon just waiting to be held by their new recipients. Thank you again Jan for your wonderful dolls and for the time to so generously donate to this cause. :-)

Comfort Doll from Carol of Michigan

A keepsake doll made by Carol Kujala of Michigan arrived yesterday. Carol's doll is made from a soft cream fabric with lace, satin flowers, rhinestones and a pretty round tag which reads, "Forever in my heart". Carol, you can bet the recipient will keep this kind gesture forever in her heart. Thank you for your donation to the Comfort Doll Project. Your doll will be among the 37th dozen.

More dolls from Patti of Treasure Barn

Another shipment of Comfort Dolls arrived from Patti Koosed of Treasure Barn in OR. Four more sweet jointed dolls offering, Hope, Faith,Hugs, and Dreams. Inspiring words to live by and pass on. Thank you for yet another generous donation Patti. They are getting ready to fly away next week to new owners who will love them.

More dolls from Debra Newton and daughter Melissa

Debra Newton sent four more Comfort dolls including a Valentine Comfort Doll from her etsy group and her daughter Melissa made one as well. Very unique designs with lots of detail such as glass hands, charms, lace and hand panted faces. Melissa's doll is "pretty in pink" with "Dream" embroidered on it and beads,pretty sheer ruffle at the bottom and such an adorable embroidered face. They are rose scented too and smells like I just walked through a sunny garden. A mood lightener indeed!

Thank you both for your sweet donations. I also want to thank you Debra for sponsoring a couple shipments of the dolls.That was very nice and generous of you and appreciated.

Shelter letters...three to share.

I received thank you letters from three shelters the past two weeks and want to share them with you since it is OUR mail. Click on the letter to enlarge.

The first is from the Rescue Mission in Wyoming who received the 35th dozen.

The second letter arrived from the Kodiak Women's Shelter and Crisis Center in Alaska which received the 36th dozen Comfort Dolls.

The third letter is from the recipients of the 34th dozen, The Avalon Center in Tennessee.
I hope you enjoy reading the letters and knowing how much your dolls mean to the women of these shelters. They were given out at Christmas time, and what a great time to receive a little unexpected love. Thanks again everyone. You are much appreciated.

36th dozen dolls sent to Alaska

What a difference a day makes. A couple days ago I was sending out the 33rd,34th,and 35th dozen dolls and on Monday I will ship out dozen #36 thanks to the generous donation of one dozen dolls from Judith McCarthy of AU. Another dozen to be received before Christmas to warm the hearts of many women who could use an extra comfort this time of year.
This group will be sent to the Kodiak Woman's Resource and Crisis Center in Kodiak Alaska on Monday.

Thank you Judith, and all of you donors for supporting this project. I wish I could thank each of you in person. You sure make the world a brighter place. Happy Holidays and blessings to each of you.

One Dozen Comfort Dolls from Judith McCarthy of AU

Yesterday I received 12 beautiful Comfort Dolls from Judith McCarthy of Australia. Judith hand painted each doll face and created such a variety. These are brooches for the recipient to wear close to her heart. Can you imagine a woman pinning on one of these knowing she was being thought of?

There are full dolls.....................
Dragonfly and seahorse dolls................
Heart face dolls Each unique doll is embellished with beading ,charms, and hair. Amazing!
Thank you so much Judith. This dozen has such variety that it will be shipped to a shelter together as I would hate to separate them since they traveled so far from home already,LOL. :-)

Dozen # 35 will be received by Wyoming

Our 35th dozen Comfort Dolls will go to Central Wyoming Rescue Mission. I am excited to send off the last three dozen Comfort Dolls of 2008 to three states for Christmas.

I know you all have worked hard and made time to create your beautiful dolls. Please know they will be warmly received with open arms for Christmas.

The donors of the 35th dozen dolls are~~Patti Koosed of Oregon, Wendy Shu of Singapore, Freda Butler of Il, Jan Bartlett of Nevada, Debra Newton of CA, Beverly Sams of Virginia, and Sherri Pruitt of Florida.
THANK YOU ALL and STAY BLESSED!

This shipment was sponsored by Jan Bartlett of NV. Thank you for sponsoring several shipments and for donating many special dolls.

Dozen #34 will go to Tennessee

The Avalon Center in TN will receive the 34th dozen Comfort Dolls. The donors of these dolls are~ Sherri Pruitt of Florida, Beverly Sams of Virginia, Nora Goodman of Oregon, Jan Bartlett of Nevada, Debra Newton of CA, Freda Butler of IL, Patti Koosed of Oregon, and Wendy Shu of Singapore.

A special Thank you to Lynn Palazzo for sponsoring this shipment of Comfort Dolls.

A group hug to you all and Happy Holidays!!!! May you be blessed with the joys you deserve.

Dozen # 33 will go to Vermont

The Vermont Network will receive our 33rd dozen of Comfort Dolls. I will send these out tomorrow in hopes they will be ready to give out on Christmas.This shipment was sponsored by Lynn Palazzo of Canada. Thank you Lynn for sponsoring several shipments. The donors of the 33rd dozen are~
Lyn Palazzo of Canada,Wendy Shu of Singapore, Nancy Collins of Florida, Patti Koosed of Oregon, Freda Butler of IL, Jan Bartlett of NV, and Beverly Sams of Virginia.

THANK YOU LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blessings and Happy Holidays!!!!

Six bright and beautiful dolls from Beverly Sams of VA

Beverly Sams sent 6 bright and beautiful Comfort Dolls this week. Beverly's dolls are made of soft fleece and embellished with embroidered flowers, meaningful words, beads, charms,and delightful hair with each wearing a beaded necklace. Thank you for creating these lovely dolls to comfort women in need of a hug. Warm hug and Blessings to you.

Comfort Dolls from Sherri Pruitt

Sherri Pruitt of The Vintage Rabbit in Florida, donated three sweet lavender filled Comfort Dolls. Each doll has an angel pin on them. Sherri learned of the project through the Etsy Cottage Style Team. I enjoyed the label on the box. It made me smile.Thank you Sherri for donating your beautiful dolls. They will be be warmly welcomed by their recipients I am sure.

Arrivals from Jan Bartlett

These Holiday Comfort Dolls arrived from Jan Bartlett. They are just in time to spend the holidays with their new recipients.They are adorable!


Jan, thank you for your continued support, it is appreciated. I also want to thank you for sponsoring some doll shipments, it is much appreciated. The bookmark and postcard you made me will be treasured. Blessings.

Comfort Doll from Nora Goodman of OR

This sweet doll arrived yesterday from Nora Goodman of OR. Her hand painted face is so sweet and she has lovely hair with natural highlights (like many of us). Nora used a pretty satin and metallic fabric for her body and the word JOY around her collar to inspire her new owner.
Thank you very much Nora. Your doll is much appreciated.

Comfort Dolls from Deb Newton

Deb Newton is an Etsy Cottage Style member who joined several other members to contribute to the Comfort Doll Project. These two lovelies arrived last week from Deb of CA.They are delicate little dolls with beading,charms,and floral accents just waiting to brighten someone's day. Thank you Deb and your etsy team. You gals rock!!!!

Comfort doll from Nancy Collins of FL

A sweet little doll with flip flops arrived from Nancy Collins of Florida. She has a cheerful little face, heart and butterfly bead embellishments, and the word, "Dream" to inspire her new owner.
Thank you so much Nancy. Your first Comfort Doll is wonderful and much appreciated.
Blessings,
Pat

Three more beaded dolls from Freda

A package of three beaded Comfort Dolls arrived from Freda Butler. Freda Made Spirit dolls from a class she took from Robin Atkins. They fit in the palm of your hand very nicely and makes me want to make a few in this style for women to hold them securely and dream of better days while feeling the love from someone who cares.
Thank you again Freda for your wonderful doll contributions. Much appreciated.
Blessings,Pat

Comfort Dolls from Etsy group

Patti Koosed of Oregon, collected these dolls from various Etsy members and sent them to the Comfort Doll Project. Each of them are hand painted and have a sweet message that reads, "Made with love and blessed with a prayer", "and Jesus loves you".

I thought I would share a cute detail of this doll. She has a head of beautiful hair with a scarf. That is so clever. I will post the names of donors when I receive them. I think one of the donors is Brenda Salzano of OR.Thank you Patti ,Brenda, and all of each of your participants for donating to the Comfort Doll Project. It is much appreciate.

Fragrant beauty from Lynn Palazzo Of Canada

Lynn Palazzo from Ontario Canada created this wonderfully smelling Comfort Doll. The face on her is such a gentle and sweet expression. Lynn filled her with Lavender buds to calm and comfort it's recipient. Beautiful soft fabrics, hand embroidery, a silver heart charm , and what seems to be a vintage rhinestone button makes this doll. Thank you Lynn for supporting the Comfort Doll Project and for sponsoring a few shipments. That was very generous and thoughtful of you. Blessings.

Message for Bennie Harman

Bennie Harman, Could you please email me at angell100@comcast.net? Thank you.