Therapy Dolls
I agree with you 100%! These guys are very ugly little creatures but the thing is…they are adored and loved and pampered as if they are the most beautiful dolls in the world. I call them “therapy dolls” and it was created because my little keiki has recently developed a fear of natural disasters that she feels may wipe away our island. She decided she needed a buddy to go to bed with her and keep her company at night. She wanted to create something ugly but soft to sleep with and thus “Bobby” was made. Bobby is the big guy in the photo and she calls him her nightmare doll.
I think my daughter dotes on her doll so much because she “designed” it herself. She picked out the fabric, drew the face, made the limbs and stuffed the doll. I did the sewing although she did try to help.
After Bobby was made, another doll was created (not shown) and she is temporarily named “Miss Marge”. Miss Marge is the guidance counselor and she hangs around in my daughter’s bag for day trips and she helps with an assortment of woes.
My keiki are enamored with these dolls and are creating more as I write. They love the “design” process. If my children know your children, then it’s likely you will receive one of these as long as the production line continues. So sorry…I know they’re ugly but they can’t all live here.
The small doll above has no name but it’s called the Confession Therapy Doll - “the devil made do it!” The recipient can confess all his/her naughtiness to this doll.
Excuse me now but apparently Miss Marge is unhappy with the expression she has on her face so I need to do face replacement surgery. A perfect face is hard to come by…
July 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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