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.

Bag pattern

I love big handbags. I love vibrant colours. I love this handbag pattern and am quite attached to it. It took me a long time to decide to make it available for purchase. But I got a few requests and I think everyone should be able to have that much fun making themselves a bag like this. They make wonderful presents too!

Now available in my Etsy shop!

Claire

Claire will be my entry for the Cloth Doll Challenge 2014. I hope she will make some waves and bring lots of people into Sami and Waldy land :)