Hello! I am a past lurker and like dolls very much. I make mostly rag dolls, don't like frilly dressed dolls, and am interested in learning how to make doll heads and hands with the polymer. I've looked for classes nearby, but haven't found anything yet. Would like to hear your experiences with it. Would like to make dolls of characters in my favorite books....time period 1800s England. I just finished a Dottie Pancake Doll for a one-year-old grand-niece whom I will see on a visit next week. The doll is a project from the neatest book called "Pretty Perky Polka Dots" by Ann Hazelwood. Every project uses polka dot fabric and is vintage in style. It includes some vintage embroidery designs too. Has anyone else seen or used it? The doll's body is the shape of a pancake and stuffed like a pillow...the head is made separately with face and embroidered, then sewn on the body. I made a bow for her hair out of poka dot grosgrain, then sewed the whole dang thing on with tight stitches. You know how a one-year-old will chew on anything! The doll is a "leetle" bizarro, so I hope little Anna doesn't scream when she sees it! What is everyone else making out there? Anything for the Easter holiday? Happy weekend...

You may want to open a seam a half inch or so and check to see what they are stuffed with. If they are stuffed with polyfil you can put them in the washer on gentle. I have washed the ones I made for my daughters 30 years ago and they came out great.

I am looking for a copy of Annie's Attic Teacup Rag Doll Angels. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank You!

My moms cat has bladder problems, he had to go to the kitty hospital and get a catherter even. (And I will spare you all on what THAT cost!) The vet told us to never never give them fish and to only feed them cat food low or totally without manganese (ash). I agree you need to get your cat on antibiotics to clear up the current infection and then do preventitive meds. There is a tablet you can crush up and add to their food once a day that changes the ph of their urine, keeping bacteria from growing in the urinary system. I can't remember what it is called, but it also comes in a tube and you can rub a dab onto their paw so that they lick it off, like hairball meds. A cat that is prone will benefit from getting this everyday. I will ask my mom the name of it and get back to you. It is really important you address this with a vets help, chronic UTI's are not only a major health issue, but can also cause other problems, like the cat getting in the habit of urinating outside the box and everywhere but the box, NEVER a pleasant thing and not something you want them to get in the habit of doing. Good luck!