Sharing something special

Today I was informed of a heartwarming event that Patti , Brenda Salzano, and her etsy group ,who are also Comfort Doll Donors took part in. These women are truly committed to bring awareness to this project. You must view the photos and read what they are doing...

Letter from Patti:
I am sure you are familiar with Etsy and wanted you to know that recently our local Etsy Team did a window display downtown Coos Bay. We added a basket of Comfort Dolls made by Brenda Salzano and myself to display in the window with a brief description of what a Comfort Doll is and how anyone can participate. I added your Comfort Doll Banner with a link to the site and mine and Brenda's phone number along with your address to mail the dolls to .

I have attached photos of the display.

God Bless You Patricia. I just wanted you to know your project is being promoted here in our community.

Hugs

The dolls on display will be coming to you after Christmas

My heart was warmed once again by Comfort Doll angels..thank you all for what you do.

66th dozen to Utah

The Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center of Utah will receive the 66th dozen Comfort Dolls.
Donors of these dolls are:
Ann Freeman
Lynette Cahill
Patti Koosed
Sherry Wade
Heidi Sprague
Sandra Cruz
Laura Lefavor
Thank you all again for your generous donations. Blessings!

Nancy Collins sent the 65th dozen dolls to Florida

Nancy Collins donated and privately mailed this beautiful dozen dolls to Safespace shelter in Miami Florida.Thank you Nancy! Your dolls are always a treat to see, I can imagine what the recipients think of their treasures? That was so kind of you to ship the dolls. Much appreciated.

Third letter from Iowa shelter

The final letter to share comes from the recipients of the 62nd dozen, Crisis Center & WOmen's Shelter in Iowa:


Again, my heartfelt thank you to each of you for doing such a wonderful, admirable task completely from your heart.

Mail.........................

The second is from the 61st dz recipients, The Women's Center in Illinois:
Thank you all for keeping this project alive. I know your hearts are warming as you read your letters just as hearts warmed when being handed one of your heart made dolls.

You've Got Mail!

Mail delivery for Comfort Doll Donors!!!!
The first letter is from the recipients of the 59th and 60th dozen, Alexandria of VA: (Click on to enlarge.)

Dolls from Grace Gilmore of CA

Grace donated these lovely dolls with beading around each pretty face. Thank you very much Grace. They will surely be welcomed with open arms and hearts.

More dolls from Noel Poupard

Noel created and donated these lovely dolls. She beaded around each beautiful face. Thank you for donating more dolls and for sponsoring a shipment. All is appreciated.

Comfort Dolls from Jan Bartlett

Jan Bartlett of Nevada created "Pocket Pals" for her newest donation to the Comfort Doll Project.




They are heart shaped made with cheerful fabrics and each have a little smiling face covered button and tied on one side. Adorable Jan. Thank you again for your continued support. These will arrive to their recipients around Thanksgiving .

Directions to create an easy lavender filled doll

For those in need of directions for an easy Comfort Doll which you can fill with dried lavender or fiberfill, I would like to share mine with you which I call "Inner Child Dolls". This idea was taken from a beautiful doll idea by Sandy of ART-TEA-Life, a super creative talent who enjoys sharing. I looked at her sweet dolls and tried my hand at my own version which make great Comfort Dolls. You can see more of my dolls here.
Enjoy!

Sweet Halloween dolls from Jan Bartlett

Jan has sent more dolls!!! These are just in time for Halloween.Aren't they cute?

I will ship them off early next week. Jan is also sponsoring two shipments. Thanks so much Jan!!!

Comfort Dolls from "An American Primitive Gathering"

A creative and very generous group of ladies called,"An American Primitive Gathering" created and donated these 12 Comfort Dolls.....Jo included the following information. Browse their blogs and sites and enjoy!

Betty~

These dolls are filled with sawdust!

Jo~
Ginger & Lori~

Debbie~
What a fun assortment ladies. Thank you so much for your donations to the Comfort Doll Project. It is much appreciated.

Comfort Dolls from Becky Mehl

Becky Mehl of Valparaiso,IN, my creative friend, created these adorable beauties for the Comfort Doll Project. Beautiful job Becky. Thank you very much for your support of the Comfort Doll Project.

64th dz to Georgia

Safe Homes in Augusta Georgia will receive the 64th dozen Comfort Dolls.
The donors are~
Patti Koosed
Lynette Cahill
Laura Lefavor
Nancy Collins
Debra Newton
Molly Self
Ann Freeman
Bennie Harman
You ladies rock! Thank s so very much for keeping this project going.

63rd dz to Louisiana

Turning Point Battered W omen's Program received the 63rd dozen Comfort Dolls.
The donors of this dozen are ~
Ann Feeman
Molly Self
Debra Newton
Nancy Collins
Laura Lefavor
Lynette Cahill
Again, thank you all for the lovely dolls you have donated so generously.

62nd dz to Iowa

The 62nd dozen Comfort dolls went to Crisis Women's Shelter in Ottumwa Iowa.The donors of these dolls are~
Bennie Harman
Ann Freeman
Molly Self
Debra Newton
Nancy Collins
Laura Lefavor
Lynette Cahill
Patti Koosed
Thank you all for your beautiful dolls and continued support.

61st dz to Illinois

The Women's Center,INC in Carbondale, Illinois received the 61st dozen Comfort Dolls.
The donors of this dozen are~
Debra Newton
Patti Koosed
Ann Freeman
Molly Self
Annie Bernstein
Nancy Collins
Lynette Cahill
Laura Lefavor

Thank you all for your beautiful and generous donations.

A little update

Hi everyone. As you probably have noticed, I have fallen behind in the mailings of the Comfort Doll project. Not to worry, I'm awake now .....
and got caught up and will be mailing out 7 dozen this week. Two dozen went out last week. We are up to 70 dozen, can you believe it?

I wanted you to know that the address I had on this blog is a valid one. It was removed for security reasons and if you need to send dolls to me, just email for the address and I will get it to you.

If you have a dozen or more dolls you want to send to a specific place, I will mail you comfort doll cards for each doll and the letter I send with each shipment then you can send them directly to the shelter. This will save on double postage . Thank you for your cooperation.

I will be posting new doll arrivals this week. I just wanted you to know the project is still going strong and I'm sure it will continue to bring joy to many women.

Thank you all for who you are and what you do.

Group hug!

59th,60th dozen-Two dozen dolls from the Kindred Sisters Gathering Post

Beverly Torres,Debbie Henry,and Patty ? of the Kindred Sisters Gathering Post created two dozen dolls altogether. WOW! They have a shoppe too!
Thank you all for these beautiful and unique dolls.
This lot will be sent upon request to the Battered Womens Center of Alexandria in VA

Beverly's dolls~

Patty's dolls~Toad Hollow PrimsDebbie's dolls~Barefoot Primitives

A dozen dolls from Ann Freeman

Ann Freeman donated a dozen more of her soft cheerful dolls. Thank you Ann for your continued support of the Comfort Doll Project.