Lotta, a 10" Custom Doll

Someone wants to say "Hi!" 

(Custom doll). 

Her name is Lotta and she is very excited to be travelling home soon, halfway around the world.

She is a bit of a giggly one. We had a lot of fun during our photo shoot.

My dolly mojo is back :)

I haven't been making many dolls this past year as there was so much going on in our lives with changes on both the inside and outside. 
I also had a little confidence crisis and thought no one would want any dolls from me anymore, as I changed the materials I use and stopped using wool and any materials that come from animals. 
I thought if I just stop with Sami Dolls, it wouldn't make too much of a difference in an online doll market that is flooded with incredibly talented, kind-hearted and beautiful doll makers.
I also went through some emotional lows and moments of hopelessness that often made it impossible to find the joy to create.
But every time I sat down and surrounded myself with my fabrics, my doll needles, threads and yarns and made another little dolly 'person', I was so happy. It just makes me happy. And I realized I can't stop. I need to do this for myself, for my own happiness, even if I end up with a house full of dolls all to myself. I need to be creative and create and I want to pass this joy on to as many people as possible. That's why I will keep making dolls as long as I can and that's why I will share my patterns (and hopefully come up with new and exciting projects).
I want to thank every one of you who sent me a message, and everyone who still likes and responds to my posts, even though I have neglected you guys and my page for quite some time. I am still here and I hope to breathe some more life and joy into this page, my little crafty corner on the interwebz smile emoticon
Thank you for having me.
Theresa xx

The new Pyjamas pattern is available!

Thanks to the wonderful help of my test sewers Becca and Lynn, I can now offer the Pyjamas pattern in my shop.
The video tutorial is also online now.
Here is the link to the shop: http://www.samidolls.com.au/#!pdfpatterns/cwvn
And here is the link to the video tutorial:

The discount code (PROTOTYPE) does not apply to the patterns as their download is hosted via an external webservice.

The 8" Sami Baby Pattern is back!

8" Sami Doll Baby Pattern

It is finally back with all plant based materials!

You can now get the pattern here and find video instructions on my YouTube channel.
Thank you for your continued support.

I really enjoy the pattern making and hope you enjoy creating your very own cloth babies ♥

Theresa xx

The first 5 vegan friendly dolls are ready!

They are finally here! My first 5 vegan friendly doll!
Meet (from left to right) Mireille, Zareena, Toby, Elanie and Billie.
It was such a pleasure bringing them to life.
In the process I learned many new things as I was re learning the way I am making dolls.
The corn stuffing is lighter yet as firm as wool, therefore the dolls have a lighter feel. The cotton yarns will unravel if you cut them, so I made the wigs with a loop crochet stitch.
The clothes are the same as before, made from pre washed cotton fabrics, the shoes are from acrylic or cotton yarns and I found a great plant based crayon to blush the cheeks with.

New Certificate of Authenticity and Care Instructions

The dolls will be coming with Certificates of Authenticity, Care instructions and a blusher.

I am so happy with my new logo. It represents the care and compassion I feel deeply in my heart for this planet and all living things on it.

It had to be a red headed girl, of course ;)

Many hours of learning how to do vector drawings went into it.

I also have new tags on the way. Exciting!!

Sami Dolls is going vegan

Sami Dolls is going vegan friendly.

From now on all materials will be from plant materials or acrylic. I will not be using any animal derived materials anymore.

I am so excited to be expanding my lifestyle into all areas of my life. I am striving to live a life according to my values of compassion and am excited about moving into a new direction with my business.

If you are interested to learn about my vegan journey, you are welcome to check out my webpage here.

About the new logo:
It had to be a red headed girl, of course. And I wanted the colours to be vibrant and happy. It represents the inner love, compassion and care we have in our hearts for the animals, this planet and each other. I believe that deep down every person wants to live as kindly and as compassionately as they possibly can and to me, living a vegan life brings these values into action.

I am hoping I am having your support.

Thank you xx

A beautiful handbag

Oh I am in love with this gorgeous fabric!!

It was sold out everywhere and I found some rare meters in some Australian fabric shops and fabric destash groups on Facebook. They cost me about 3x as much as they usually are.

But.... I NEEDED to have the fabric :)

This gorgeous bag is now up for auction in the Facebook Sami group .

Lotta

Lotta will be available along with some gorgeous other dolls on the 1st of June at 4 pm EDT in the Dollectable store.

Here is a video featuring her and all the other Pippi inspired dolls:http://vimeo.com/95914842

More bags

I seem to be in a bag making mood at the moment. I just finished these ones in the pictures and already have some more cut out and ready to go :) Keep an eye out for them in the shop.