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I designed and sized a body for this head made by Dixie.  The pattern offered is suitable for many types of antique shoulder head dolls made of china and papier mache.  It may be sized up...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/03/a-doll-body-pattern-for-dixies-offering.html

Written by BRADLEY JUSTICE PURCHASE THE MAGGIE BESSIE PATTERN ON ETSY In the corner of metropolitan Winston Salem, North Carolina is a tiny historic village, named Old Salem.  Many ...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2011/01/story-of-maggie-bessie-doll.html

 LET'S BE INSPIRED BY THE WONDERFUL JOHN THAYER!  LET'S HAVE A DOLLMAKING CHALLENGE!  TARGET DATE FOR FINISHING FEBRUARY 28, 2023 Some images of John Thayer are here:  https://www...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2022/10/be-inspired-by-izannah-walker-doll-john.html

original Izannah Walker doll, picture by Dixie Redmond “Will I still be making Izannah Walker inspired dolls?” NOTE: The answer is YES. This post has been updated to reflect my journe...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2010/05/izannah-walker-reproduction-dolls.html

. This is a repost from a blog post in 2014. Sadly, Helen passed away last year. But I am so glad that I was able to do this email interview.  =========== Not long ago, I (Dixie) was lu...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2014/09/fairchildren-and-creative-spirit-of.html

DISCOVERING NEW WORLDS IS FUN.  If you'd like to see the other posts about doll quilts here on Maida Today, CLICK HERE .  In this post, I'd like to focus on resources for making antique inspi...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2011/11/resources-for-making-antique-inspired.html

I am reposting this for a group of people who are studying Queen Anne dolls. Lucy's Doll House is closed now, sadly. ========= Even though I originally visited Lucy's Doll House in 2007 becau...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2014/06/an-early-wooden-doll-at-lucys-doll-house.html

SIGNATURE DOLLS shared images of these marvelous Kathe Kruse dolls in a group we are both in, and has graciously allowed me to share them here with Maida readers.  The dolls shared here are on...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2013/02/wonderful-kathe-kruse-dolls.html

MAIDA Dolls Group is sharing on Instagram for Fifteen Days of Dollmaking.  If you’d like to join in or follow along, here are the sharing prompts, and you can hashtags #maidadolls and #fi...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2018/01/maida-dolls-group-shares-on-instagram.html

LOU MCCULLOCH  shared a PRESSED CLOTH DOLL here on MAIDA some years ago. Lou collects dolls and also creates energetic paintings using mixed media. Her figural mixed media paintings reference f...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2017/10/lou-mcculloch-honors-izannah.html

In the MAIDA Dolls Group, people have been sharing their wonderful creations.  We had a theme to honor Izannah with doll making but also in other ways. Martha Rutledge, Elaine McNally's mom, ma...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2017/09/a-quilt-celebrates-izannah-walker.html

Many doll makers, artists and collectors around the world are marking Izannah Walker's 200th birthday today. As people post on their blogs and share their links with me, I will add them to this ...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2017/09/celebrating-izannah-walkers-200th.html

Monday, September 25th is Izannah Walker's 200th birthday. We can't let that go by without honoring Izannah. 😊 Check back because MAIDA Today will be featuring artist's creations and prov...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2017/09/looking-forward-to-honoring-izannah.html

image via EDYTH O'NEILL Izannah inspired doll in back and cloth doll front center by EDYTH O'NEILL Small Izannah DOLL BY ELAINE MCNALLY , blonde doll on right antique. EDYTH'S BLOG ...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2011/11/making-antique-inspired-doll.html

Someone sent me a link to LINDA WALSH'S GREAT COMPILATION   on William F. Goodwin Patent Walking Dolls.   VISIT LINDA'S SITE TO LEARN MORE! Copyright 2012 Maida Today and Dixie Redmon...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2016/05/william-f-goodwin-patent-walking-doll.html

Recently I bought a large doll in a booth at an antiques mall.  The doll is listed as being papier mache, but looking at the construction of the doll it is clear it is made of cloth.  I thought...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2016/03/mystery-cloth-doll-with-swivel-neck.html

If you know how to edit photos in Picnik then you can have a great time creating custom fabric for your dolls. It's pricey, but for certain one of a kind dolls it might be just the ticket. At...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2010/08/designing-custom-fabric-for-making.html

A search through Google Books section of public domain books yields a treasure trove of needlework techniques to use in embellishing a plain garment for an antique doll. Trims and braids ca...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2010/03/embellishing-plain-dress.html

In the next few weeks I want to repost some past interviews with doll artists featured here on MAIDA Today.  Susie is one of my favorite people and artists! ==========================...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2011/01/artists-journey-susie-mcmahon.html

Edyth and Helen Pringle have been friends for many years.  Helen P. shared instructions and images for making a topsy doll she calls Tansy-Tabby with Edyth to share here with MAIDA readers...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2014/12/a-gift-from-helen-p-tansy-tabby-topsy.html

Edyth's pattern for four doll aprons drafted from civil war era and late 19th century examples are sure to delight both doll collectors and doll makers.  VISIT EDYTH'S DOLL BLOG  to read about ...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/03/antique-doll-apron-designs-are-icing-on.html

I, Dixie, used to save hundreds (thousands?) of inspiration pictures on my computer.  But since the advent of Pinterest, I have pinned what inspires me to a board called "Dolls".  For the most ...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/03/an-inspiration-tool.html

For over 5 years this site has been celebrating creativity and being inspired by antique dolls.  What better way is there to celebrate this milestone than to have a cyber party?  So, I got...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/02/lets-party-celebrating-5-years.html

FIVE YEARS IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!   The purpose of this blog is to honor the creations of the past and inspire present doll makers by those works.  I (Dixie, blog creator) have been thin...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/02/february-28th-cyber-party-for-maida.html

This blog began in 2010. That's five years! If you go through the archives, many wonderful antique dolls have been featured, as well as awesome artists.  I'm proud of this blog, and proud of the...

https://www.maidatoday.com/2015/02/celebrating-5-years.html