Comfort Doll from Sylvie of France

This dainty French lady arrived from France on Monday. She was made by Sylvie Leandre.

Sylvie created a blissful doll dancing with her hands encircling her head. The back has lovely embroidery and the front has tiny embroidered flowers and leaves which the picture doesn't show very well. What a sweet smile and a big heart to share with her new owner. Thank you Sylvie,she is sweet.
I can't wait to browse your site!

"Creative" Comfort Doll donation project

Grace Jewell Fisher-Gilmore of Stockton California emailed this letter telling of her Comfort Doll participation. How wonderful!!! Thank you Grace. It is much appreciated.

Dear Pat

Thank you for you return email. I'll make sure we keep the dolls within the 6" height. Last year myself, my son, daughter, grandchildren and other friends and family embroidered sayings on fabric which I then bound and backed with a fabric or ornaments with big raffia bows. We used to ornaments (around 50) to decorate a tree for an event in the next town for their Festival of Trees to raise money for the museum and classes for the public. It was featured on the local news. Everyone had a wonderful time making the ornaments and were very excited to go see 'their' ornaments on the tree. There were approx. 80 plus trees. This year I am planning on using the comfort dolls to decorate one of the two trees we're doing. I'm going to title it "The Comfort Tree" and have a scroll that explains the dolls. I'm hoping the tree will generate more interest in people making them. After Christmas the trees come down and that's when I'll be mailing them to you so the love with which they were made can be shared. I love getting others involved in projects like this. It not only brings our their creativity but gives them an opportunity to give service to others. And we have learned through experience that giving service not only helps the recipient but gives the one giving the service feelings of love and compassion and a renewed sense of what life should be like. Thank you for providing this opportunity for us to give service. I will check the site you listed for pattern ideas. And your work is not only beautiful but a blessings for others to see and have.

Thank you again,
Grace

Third doll from France

The third and final Comfort Doll from France was sent by Nathalie Locquen. Nathalie's doll features a crown of jewels which adorn her face. Such beautiful beads!!!! She is further embellished with two beaded rings an arrow and a beaded dangle. Purple paisley fabrics and silk ribbon embroidery add an elegance to this doll. A purple velvet hanger will be great for the recipient to hang by her bed or in her car to always remember the strength and love sent her way.
Nathalie included a beautiful hand made fiber art card featuring a cute fimo face and a silver thimble from Marseille. WOW! Thank you Nathalie! That is so sweet and generous of you. I will cherish both the card and thimble. Thank you so much for donating a Comfort Doll. She is beautiful.

Second doll from France...

The second Comfort Doll from France is from Eliane Benys. . I haven't read the note yet because it is written in French. Cool! I will translate it online in a bit. This doll is just adorable in her lovely red dress with white stars and lace collar. I love her hair. I will have to try that.She is a dainty lady and I know she will be cherished. Thank you very much for joining the Comfort Doll Project Eliane .

Three dolls from France arrived today! First one....

Three parcels arrived with Comfort Dolls from three different donors, all from France. Strange huh? The first one is crazy quilted from Mamie Simone. It is embellished on the back and front and it has a beautiful red velvet pouch for the recipient to carry her in. You should see the embroidered face, it has the most content expression and Mamie use beautiful metallic fine thread for her eyes. She also gave her sewn on hair and a lace cap beaded with flower beads and a heart necklace. The love spills from this Mamie. Thank you so much for donating this doll.

Doll forms arrived from Monica Magness!!!

Monica Magness , a Comfort Doll Donor, offered a few sets of10 pre-made doll forms last week and I was fortunate to grab a set. They arrived in the neatest packaging, fabric strips. I thought that was so fun to find among the wonderful assortment of doll forms. She also included some magnificent doll faces made by Vanessa Goodman, an Artist in NY, and a stuffed flying heart.
As you can see, there are dolls of every color and shape for me to embellish for the Comfort Doll Project. I can't wait to get started. Thank you Monica!!!! What a deal!

Two more Crazy Quilted Comfort Doll Cats from Pam

These Gorgeous CQ cat Comfort Dolls are from Pam Kellogg. Pam makes these crazy quilted cat dolls specifically for the Comfort Doll Project. Each one is a work of art and I couldn't chose a favorite if I had to. Gorgeous creatures. The large pink pearl spider on the black one is so pretty.Very cool web I might add.
Thank you yet again Pam for your time and talent and for donating to so many women in need.

Doll from Monique of France

This cheerful doll is arrived last week from Monique Vincent from France. She arrived at the perfect time to reflect the season with her gold accent leaf fabric in rich rust,gold,and green. She has beaded embellishments and a heart appliqué for a special recipient. Thank you so much for joining the Comfort Doll Project.Your doll will certainly brighten a heart.

On a roll! Moving forward! 8th dozen will go to WA!

I am pleased and very excited to inform you that our 8th dozen of Comfort Dolls will be traveling to Washington. DAWN ,"Domestic Abuse Women's Network",has kindly accepted them. I am still collecting for this batch, but I am determined to get a few made to include because I have been lacking in my CD duties. I apologize for that.
Allie, they are coming to your state!!

7th Dozen Comfort Dolls going to Waterbury ,Connecticut

WOW! I just got off the phone with Diane who is coordinator of Services for the Safe Haven of greater Waterbury in Connecticut. They will receive the 7th dozen Comfort dolls. Homes have been found,both boxes of dolls will ship tomorrow morning.

Two and a half short months and you have contributed almost 8 dozen beautiful dolls. You should be proud of this accomplishment. That is almost 100 dolls!!!!!!!!

Thank you for making this happen. Hugs to all.

6th Dozen (plus 4)Comfort Dolls going to Shelter in IL

I have made contact with Jody from the Battered Women's Shelter in Evanston,IL who wishes to receive our comfort dolls. They have 16 current residents which all could benefit from our dolls. I cannot turn down 4 extras, and I know you wouldn't want me to, so I am sending off 16 dolls tomorrow. I hope you understand.
I will be making, well, "embellishing" comfort dolls when my bodies arrive from Monica. This helps me out a lot. Hopefully I can make up for the extra dolls sent.

So, these dolls plus the extra 4 other's mde by Adria,Pam Kellogg's generous mom, will go to Evanston,Illinois.

Have to spread the word...doll bodies for sale

Monica Magness from "Girl Gone Thread Wild", is offering 10 cloth doll bodies on ebay for only $20. For those of you who don't have time,or aren't so great at making dolls (like me), these are wonderful to buy and embellish. I am so happy I got in before they were gone. I just had to spread the word to you all.

Thank you Sharon B

I know everyone in the stitching world knows of Sharon Boggins ,aka SharonB, who is famous for her wealth of knowledge on the subject. If it includes a needle and fiber, Sharon can add a twist to it,then teach you in a way you can understand. Her intrepid stitching methods has caught the eye of many. I know I am not alone when I say I am in awe of her work. Such texture and interesting form. I wanted to thank Sharon for helping spread the word of the Comfort Doll Project by posting on her blog.
I haven't had a lot of computer time this month but this morning I did find her wonderful entry informing her readers of the project she posted Aug 16th.
Thank you Sharon, I/We appreciate every mention. I am pleased to announce we are on the 8th dozen in just over two months. Awesome!

We have a "button"

Thanks to Gerry Hookstra we now have a button that you may add to your blog so others can go straight to the Comfort Doll Blog and get all the info they need. Thank you Gerry.

Spreading the word~~~~~~~~~

June emailed with a link to her blog where she shared her discovery of the Comfort Doll Project while she was researching info on Greek Mythology while making a doll for a swap. I wanted to share her post with you as I find it very encouraging.You may also view her beautiful Greek Goddess of the sea, Amphitrite. Thank you for helping spread the word June. Now I must browse your blog :-)

Dolls from New Orleans!

These wonderful dolls arrived from New Orleans from Mary Lear along with Mardi Gras beads. I have never owned Mardi Gras beads Mary, thank you :-).
I'm sorry the face didn't show up on the taller doll. She has a sweet expression,and as you can see, a big heart and an embroidered message ready to spread joy to her new mom. Both dolls are crazy pieced and embellished with fancy stitching and beading. Thank you so much Mary. These will be included in the 8th dozen.

Sixth and Seventh dozen awaiting homes

When they arrive, they arrive in groups!!! I am still in the process of finding homes for these two dozen dolls. Unfortunately I didn't get dolls made for these two dozen because of my upcoming show,but I will make up for that after Oct 20th I promise. Not only do we have the 6th and 7th dozen ready to go, we have 9 of the 8th dozen. My head is swirling!!!! You all are just amazing. The personal notes you send to me tell me you are really into this cause,and it is so unfortunate that this cause exists, but I must say, you are making a difference in women's lives. I spoke to a few of the shelter directors, and they are enjoying the smiles and happy tears from the women who receive one. Thank you so much for joining me in this heartwarming project. Love and blessings to each of you.

Letter from Calcasieu Shelter in Louisiana

Today this letter arrived from the Calcasieu Women's Shelter in LA. They received the fifth dozen comfort dolls.

Not only did they appreciate the thought and work within each doll, but the director is also a seamstress and thought the construction of the dolls were of good quality and great detail! Hey Hey!

The third box was from New Mexico

Kathy Vorenberg of New Mexico sent five Comfort Dolls. Each one was wrapped and tied in a bow. I took a chance and photographed them in their nice packages in hopes my flash wouldn't glare. It worked!!! I didn't have to disturb them. Kathy added Fimo faces to each one and beaded around them. She also followed the pattern in the fabrics with beautiful beaded detail. Incredible to see in person. I certainly had my eye full of beauty today. Thank you for the wonderful dolls Kathy. They certainly made me smile!

Mai-Liis,Marja,and Kathy, I thank you all for the delights I enjoyed today. This brings us to 7 dozen dolls. Adria and Pam pretty much took care of the 6th dozen :-). Thank you everyone.
I hope to get this new blog filled with pattern links and more pictures of all your dolls very soon. As soon as I find the new destinations for the 6th and 7th dozen dolls, I will post. Thanks again to all you creative and generous souls.

Second package...............

The next package was from Marja Visser from The Netherlands. Marja created the fabric for this doll using tyvek,organza,and threads. She embellished with beads,glitter and filled it with love. The smiley face will most certainly bring a few smiles don't you think? Thank you Marja for donating this beautiful Comfort Doll. What a cheerful delight she is.