Fall/Winter plans for the doll company

With Halloween almost upon us, the holidays are fast-approaching.  I have some exciting plans in the works. 
I will be vending at the Go West Holiday show on December 10th.  I will also be displaying/selling some dolls at the University City Arts League holiday show.  If you are interested in making you own doll, I will be teaching a class at Cloth and Bobbin in Narberth on November 29th and December 6. So there are plenty of ways to get a doll under the Christmas tree or menorah this year. 

Please remember that I am happy to take custom orders.  Currently my turn-around time is about 3 weeks, but my mother-in-law is here this whole week, so I have big plans for getting some doll bodies sewn up to keep in reserve.  I'm hoping I'll be able to reduce turn-around time to about 1 week.

Finally, I was thrilled to be reviewed on Facebook on this page.  You have to scroll down a bit to find it, and it spawned a discussion that wasn't 100% complimentary, but hey that's what publicity gets you, right?  If you have a doll from me, please feel free to add your thoughts to the discussion.

Go West

Just a quick recap of Go West.

The weather was chilly.  The crafts were awesome.  I wore a skein of my friend Lisa's beautiful hand-spun yarn around my neck for warmth.

I had fun setting up the booth and I think I learn a lot each time about what works and what doesn't.  For example, I had bought doll stands so the dolls could be standing up, but people really want to pick them up and handle then and the stands seemed to inhibit that a little.  Especially for the kids.  About half way through the show, I moved some of the dolls to sit on the edge of the table where kids could reach them and that worked a lot better.

I didn't leave empty-handed as I did the last time, so I've been gradually putting some of the dolls onto my Etsy site.

I signed up for the Go West Holiday show yesterday, and I am also happy to take custom orders for the holidays.

Off to do some sewing...

Abbie

Abbie is on Etsy, along with a few of her friends!  Please visit the Etsy shop to learn more about her.

Stay tuned for an update from Go West plus some ideas I have in store for the holidays...