Mermaid Rag Doll!!!

Hello my friends! Hope you had a wonderful week. Today I have a handmade mermaid rag doll to share with you. My daughter wanted me to make her a mermaid rag doll. Here is the one I created for her. This is my first ever rag doll  that I sewn together with my sewing machine. :)  Not bad for my first rag doll. This rag doll is 11 inches tall.

I used muslin white fabric for upper body of rag doll and dark green cotton fabric for mermaid tail. The bra is a small piece of felt .I sewed ribbon on bra so it could be tied on  rag doll back. The rag doll hair was created with red yarn. I tied black ribbon in hair to create pony tails. To create rag doll  eyes, nose and mouth I used black and red embroidery floss. Here is a close up of  the hand sewn embroider face.

Here is a close up of  mermaid tail.The rag doll pattern was hand drawn by me. There's all kinds of free rag doll pattern on the web. My daughter like her handmade rag doll and I do too. :) Come on over to Monday Handmade Linkup Party and linkup anything handmade including recipes.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful and fun weekend! :) Linking up to all the linkup parties here.

Monday Handmade Linkup Party #18!!

Hello and welcome to Monday Handmade Link up party hosted by Judy. This linkup party starts every Monday @ 8 AM and ends on Sunday @ 8 AM. Thanks to everyone who linked up. :) You all made this party so fun! I enjoyed looking at all of your projects. Here we go with party #18 !!! You can link up to (3) crafts, crochet, sewing, paper-crafts , recipe, tutorial made by you. Anything handmade by you is welcome at this party!!! Link up, make new friends and have fun!! Please grab my link up party button or place a link in you post or some where on your  blog back here to let others join in the party. I will delete links that don't share a link back to the party. I would love if you follow my blog in some way GFC, Bloglovin, Google+. Let me know and I will gladly follow you back. If you have time please visit the link in front of you and the one in back and leave a comment. That way everyone will get a comment and no one will be left out. By linking up, you give me permission to feature your project here. I will feature our favorite link on next Monday Link up Party.

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Here is our favorite link from party #17

DIY "I Love You Because" Board! Made By: Lou Lou Girls!

Red,White and Blue ........Wine Gift Bag Idea!!!

Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone here in the USA!! Most everyone has off on Monday for Memorial Day. This is the holiday in memory of members of the armed forces killed in war. This weekend all the beaches and pools open up! This is the beginning of Summer for us. My family will be going to a cookout on  Saturday, Sunday and Monday  this weekend. I made a few of these  wine gift bag to give to hostess.  Today I'm sharing this red, white and blue wine gift bag. This bag is made of craft felt and ribbon at top to tie bag.The felt flowers was handmade out of felt too.This wine gift bag is super easy  to make out of felt. I can sew one up really quick. :)

I cut a piece of red felt for front of bag and a piece of white felt for back of bag. Here is a side view of wine bag!!! This is a great wine gift bag for Memorial day or Fourth of July.

Here is a close up of the handmade felt flowers.

Have a safe holiday weekend all! Thank you for stopping by! :)