Sweets i would love to get the delphi site link as well. I do love prim. Im a painter mainly wood but I dabble in other surfaces. I have made some prim stuff for friends and a few pieces for myself. Im holding off Until the summer to make more. We are moving in about 3 weeks so I dont want to start. Im afraid I wont be able to stop :0)

Well, I can help with the painting part. Use normal muslin, then coat with 2-3 coats of gesso. Apply acrylic paint...when dry sand. Then you can coat with Krylon matte spray to protect it. If you want the doll soft bodied, do the arms and legs seperately, and mask off the neck and only paint the head. I hope I've helped a little! I also suggest you join the vintageclothdollmaking list at yahoogroups. So many techiques and links to share!

I am looking for a site or pattern for the Time Out dolls. I quilt and crochet for Disabled Veterans at the local nursing home, elderly in nursing homes, elderly at my church, crafts for church, cancer patients and now premature babies. I showed one of the disabled veterans a time out doll that I purchased in Houston for my husband to use at the car show and he wanted one made with a Navy uniform on him. I said I would see what I could do. If anyone has a pattern or a site, please send it to me. Also I am always in need of cut pieces of fabric to continue making quilts for those who need them the most. God Bless, Marilyn

Rubyslipperz - Both hubby and I have sat on the bench to see if it would be possible to bump the mirror, and it's not, but I have room to move the bench out from the wall further, and in doing so, hopefully the mirror will seem to loom less. Deedee - Thanks, I sewed the pillows myself, and had a good time picking fabrics. Kiko - Thanks, your comments boost my decorating confidence. As I said, the round mirror is not a piece I would have otherwise chosen, but after Parma suggested it, I really started to envision how beautifully different it would be. It was hard to let go of my own idea, though. So, I'm glad you think this is better than the black rectangular mirror. A lot of people have commented on the pillow fabrics, which I picked out on a whim at a Joann's craft store, except for the middle pillow, which is fabric I ordered for sewing my kitchen window valance. I wondered how they would look being all different, but they came together nicely. Loribee - Hi, and thanks for posting. Pupwhipped - Yes, prim girl needs a perch, for sure. In fact, after church today, I'm going to stop and see if I can find her something. She can sit, hang, or stand. She was purchased originally with the intent to put her on a shelf above the black rectangular mirror I was going to get, until I changed my mind! The round mirror wouldn't look right with a shelf above, I don't think anyway. So now it's plan B for the dolly. Cathrugg - Thank you!