People Rubber Stamps.

Rubber Stamps are so much fun for they give you the basic outline shape and you can have fun with that.  We did a group of stamps that can be used for TAGs, or anything you want them to be.  They are people stamps and each person is carrying a sign where there is space for you to put a message.  It can be HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a Christmas tag, holiday tag, a price tag, an ID tag to let people know who made the doll, the quilt or any special project you may have done or a zillion other fun creative uses you can think of.  You can find the RUBBER STAMPS on my website or Etsy Store.
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www.etsy.com/shop/KeelingsKraftsDolls

Two sided Doll Pattern

Wanted to let you know I now have the Double Sided Doll as a pattern.  Check my website.  It is a one piece pattern, with head, body, arms and legs all in one piece.  It is so fast and easy to sew, stuff and paint on clothes.  Stuff VERY TIGHT and the doll will stand on its own.  Just pull one leg slightly forward to balance the doll.  It is so fab to put the two sided doll in front of a mirror for it looks like the front doll is being followed by the other doll.  Pattern includes this "western couple" and numerous other doll ideas and clothes ideas too.  Check it out.    www.keelingskrafts.com/catalog2

Double Caricature Doll

Our Granddaughter and her husband and our 6 month old Great Granddaughter are all moving to Chile. We are SO going to miss them.  We told them we would "go" with them, so designed a "Darling CARICATURE Double Doll for them to take instead of the real us.   This is a one piece two sided doll who stands up on their own.  No need for a doll stand, no need to make two dolls.  When finished stand the doll in front of a mirror and you see both dolls.  The one doll in the front and the other doll seen in the mirror.  It is AWESOME. Will have a pattern ready shortly.  Check website.  www.keelingskrafts.com/catalog2

Doll Caricature Book

Doug Keeling has done it again with another totally FAB Faces book.  This one is how to do Caricature Dolls.  Along with step by step info he also gives you pages of drawings of noses, mouths, eyebrows and eyes.  All sorts of shapes and designs. If you don't want to do your own there is a bunch of trace off pattern in the book.  Caricature dolls are so much fun to do and add additional special-ness to the doll you design.
Our self published book is available on my website.  www.keelingskrafts.com/catalog2

                                                        Doug himself, with a doll of himself. 

Sassy but Simple Dolls

We love doing the Simple but Sassy doll and writing the Doll Story Adventure for our three month old Great Granddaughter. I was inspired to create a set of 8 different Simple but Sassy dolls all made out of the one pattern so you could enjoy them too. These are quick and easy to do. No clothes to sew, unless you want to, just paint on the clothes.  I love quickeee but fun projects and this sure is one of those.  I have also included a cute story than can be read to the youngster.  It is about finding the doll and rescuing it. It is a short but cute story easily enjoyed by as a read to story.  I have highlighted the story where you can put your child's name in the story and personalize so they are part of the plot. So you are getting a Simple but Sassy Doll pattern with eight different dolls plus this personalized story.  What fun is that.  Check my website under patterns of  Keeling books. www.keelingskrafts.com/catalog2

Great Granddaughters Doll.

We have made lots of dolls in our career, but not done as many "kid play dolls".  Well we have a brand new four month old Great Granddaughter.  I just wrote another  Magical Nanny Story so I could introduce her to a new doll we made for her.  The doll is pictured below too, but here she is again.  Magical Nanny Pepita and Baby Lucia Rescue a run-away doll from a trash can.  A story with heart and a lesson on helping others.  The little colorful doll from the trash is called Flora.  We just got the enclosed photo of Baby Lucia, looking deep into the eyes of Flora... they are bonding for sure. (the doll Flora is in the right hand corner you can see the back of her head)  Beautiful Baby...oh did I hear a proud greatgran-ma talking.  Yeppers. .

Magical Nanny Doll.

Our new Great Granddaughter Lucia Isabel is just three months old. We created a Magical Nanny Doll and I wrote a story about  Nanny Pepita and the New Baby. I patterned the "nanny" after our Granddaughters Mother-in-law who came all the way from Chile to spend two months helping with the new baby.  Then I wrote another "adventure story" of how Nanny Pepita and Baby Lucia  rescued a little doll

from a trash can. Therefore creating a best friend doll for Baby Lucia. I will write more stories as the baby grows old enough to listen to stories  My husband Doug and I designed and made the dolls and I wrote the stories.

First photo is of the real Pepita from Chile with the Doll Nanny Pepita.
The second photo is of the "Best Friend doll named FLORA", who was rescued from a trash can to become the babies best friend.  This is part of the story I wrote.