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Proud new doll mamas!

by Karen Ryan on 08/27/2009

in Classes,Doll making

You may remember that I told you about the doll class we started at our local Senior Center (Center 50 +) here in Salem, Oregon earlier this year. The ladies are starting on their second dolls now, and I thought you might enjoy seeing some shots of our class in action.

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Hey… Washington, I need some help here

by Karen Ryan on 06/03/2009

in Classes

The next Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Show will be in Puyallup June 27-28 and I would like to be able to put out a list of Porcelain Doll Classes in Washington to help potential students find you.  I mean, if I can’t find any more of you then I have after almost six months [...]

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The new porcelain doll class met for the first time on Monday, May 11th at the Plus 50 Senior Center in Salem, Oregon. Five ladies, Donna Barkley, Joan Atwater, Ruby Rhodes, Anna Dalke and Marilyn Willeford met with me in the crafts room and began work on their very first doll. I had chosen 19 [...]

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Deciding to learn to make porcelain dolls is an exciting step to take. It will seem like it’s too hard, and you will never be able to do it, but remember, each of the dollmakers you will meet started out feeling exactly the same way. Your instructor’s job is to give you step-by-step instructions in [...]

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My fondest hope is that I will connect with others like myself through this site, who still have enthusiasm for doll making, so we can encourage and inspire each other to reach out. And that we will be able dig down to that love we felt for porcelain dolls when we first started, and share that love and pleasure with those around us.
So where do we start?

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