Hello Vicki,
I have been excited about your Raggedy Ann and Andy ever since I received your first email about them. I can't order mine until Tuesday but I will be ordering them for sure then. I just wanted to tell you that Johnny Gruelle (the creator of Raggedy Ann) was born in a little town called Arcola, Illinois, in the house that my mom and dad bought. They have a Raggedy Ann and Andy festival every year, and one year we got to meet the son (Worth Gruelle) and his family.
Marcella was his sister and she died from a reaction to one of the childhood immunization shots that all children receive today. It was very exciting getting to meet the family and learn more about Raggedy Ann.
I have always loved Raggedy Ann, now more so because of our family's connection to her. I'm not trying to brag or toot my own horn, I just thought that I would share a little about Raggedy Ann with you that I know about.
Thanks for listening.
Connie Gawel

I just love hearing stories like this. It is a pleasure to share this story. Thank you Connie.
Vicki

Karen's Babies.

Please say 'Hi" to one our newest distributors, her name is Karen Fox from Evergreen Park, IL . Karen became a distributor earlier this month and has taken off like a bullet. She has made tons of babies and is still going strong. I will post some of her dolls for you to take a look at. Karen is getting ready for the holidays that aren't that far away, if you want to have a good inventory, and she will.

Vicki,
Here is a picture of Zac from last Wednesday at the Special Olympics. He competed in the pentathlon, where he did the running long jump, the high jump, the shot put, the 100 meter and the 400 meter. He won the silver medal!!!!

He loves the Zac bear. He had to write to you when he saw it. He is feeling pretty good about himself right now. His silver medal win was announced at his school and it was announced in church. If he goes to state in June, he will have a large cheering section!


Love you!
Angie

This is who I named my new pattern, Zac "the Special Bear" for. He is my grand nephew and is very special. He is absolutely incredible and one of the greatest people I know. I am so happy to have him in my life. A portion of the proceeds from the Zac bear pattern will go to Autistic research.

Vicki

I went to the The Women's Expo here in Arizona on Saturday, it was a great experience. Going to an event like this is sometimes far too crowded for me to enjoy, but I did enjoy my day. My feet hurt and the crowd was overwhelming but I would go again. I have lived here in the valley for over 17 years and have never gone to this event. Maybe I was afraid of the crowd of people, I don't know. The Expo has been going on for 15 years. I am just not too with it I guess. I have been missing out on a great experience. I would like to be a vendor next year and I think that I will start to research my options. This would be a great opportunity to bring visibility to my Dinky Baby business and to offer the opportunity to some women locally. If you are interested in your own cloth doll business, now is the time to get started.
Vicki
vicki@dinkybaby.com
www.dinkybaby.com

Happy Friday the 13th, 2007.

So much is happening around here lately. New dolls are on the creation table, fur is here, new distributors are joining, DinkyBaby is growing.

Cloth dolls are coming back into their own again. As long as there are little girls, big girls and doll lovers, cloth dolls are always going to be around. I have been playing with dolls all my life and I have never tired of doing so. Just as men love there cars, women will always love their dolls.

This is a great time to join DinkyBaby and get your business rolling before the holidays get here. It may seem like a long way off, but before you know it you will be asking yourself why didn't you get started?

Learn to perfect your dolls this summer and stock pile them for the holiday bazaars that will be soon approaching. Make the doll clothes and get your little Dinky Babies dressed and ready to go. Take advantage of joining the team now and be ready for your business when the snow starts falling.

Just email me and ask for the details on how you can strat your own cloth doll business with DinkyBaby.com

Vicki@dinkybaby.com

One more cutie from Lee of Great Britian. Lee made this little redhead from the 14 inch pattern number 010. His dolls just keep getting better and better. Cloth dolls are becoming more popular everyday. If you haven't made one, this is a great pattern to start with. For ordering information visit my website at www.dinkybaby.com and order yours. -Vicki

The little boy is called Max, the little girl with the teddy is Matilda .

I just love it when my international customers send me photos of doll that they have made. I can only dream of going where my patterns are sent to. One of my favorite customers is a man. He has made some of the most fabulous cloth dolls from my patterns and I feel like a proud mother. Lee has once again out done himself. Lee is from Great Britian. Take a look at some of his new creations. -Vicki

Thank you Vicki! I would be honored to have her on your Blog. She and my future dolls are a 10 year dream come true. Were it not for your excellent step by step DVDs and your oh so simple patterns, it would not have been possible for me to do this.
I know this for a fact as I have purchased many books, patterns, videos and etc. without any success until now.
I am more then a customer, I am a customer whose dream you have helped come true. Thank you for your excellent work.
TmR

This is the LilBeth pattern number 002

Thank you for all your kind words. I am so happy that my DVDs and patterns are so easy for you to use and helpful. This is why I love this so much.

Vicki

Vicki, This is the newest addition of my collection. I made Cindi from your Leslie pattern & CD that you sent me this week. She was so much fun to make. Your PDFs are so awsome. The best I have seen!

Thanks again for your awsome patterns!
Carrie

I love Carrie's clown, she is just so pretty and look at those eyes. Great job on this little clown. You can make your own clown just like Carrie, this is made from the cloth pattern number 16. See my webiste for more information or to place an order.
Vicki

I am so happy that so many of you are enjoying my cloth doll patterns. I get emails daily telling me how easy the patterns are to make and how much fun they are. This has been such a long dream that began so very long ago. I even hate to count the years. My daughter was just about 3 or 4 and now she is in her early 30s. She was the reason for the first doll I created. I am working on new patterns all the time and I have a new release coming very soon. If you are seeing this post, you are one of the first to see a sneak peek. The newest pattern to be released is going to be called "My 3 Little Piggies", unless I change it of course. Here is just one of the three little guys and maybe there is also a girl. You will have to wait and see. This is Randy, he is French.

What a group!

A smile to die for.

Kids everywhere.
So many pretty girls.












Ready for school or a date?

Daddy's boy.

Does he look like me?

Twins.

I must apologize for not getting these pictures on here sooner. As you can tell Carrie has been very busy making babies. Vicki


Hi Vicki, i have really enjoyed making your dolls. I thought you might get a kick out of seeing them. I have had fun experimenting with different yarns and strings.

You can see i went a little crazy. I made one doll to represent my husband and i and each of my kids and then started in on friends LOL. I am addicted.

Thank you so much for sharing your patterns. You are amazingly creative!

Sincerely,
Carrie

Mary Ann sent these photos and I did not get them published. Hope you enjoy. Vicki

Here are some photos from Mary Ann Gies a distributor in Greeley, CO. She has had a lot of fun from the looks of it. Vicki

I finished my "winkie" baby and he is ready to go traveling to be "viewed." I think he's an extrovert so he won't mind showing off. I dressed him in lime green knitted hat and booties. The booties have a yellow bow and then I cut a onsie in half and satin stitched the neckline, sleeves and the bottom in lime green and added a bow. Just added his little diaper. He's such a lilttle hottie. i think the ladies will love him and hope to get some orders. He will start off Here in Greeley first then he will travel to Denver and then on to Texas. So we will see how is debut goes and will let you know. Mary Ann

I love getting photos of dolls that you all have made. Here is one from Italy, that Elisa sent to me. She did a wonderful job. -Vicki

Hi Vicky! I'm Elisa from Trieste ( Italy) and this is my first "My Kid" doll.I enjoyed a lot making and dressing her. I am mother of two children,two boys and this is my first "girl".I hope this will be the first but not the last!Thanks for your wonderful pattern,best regards,Elisa

Vicki, This is the newest addition of my collection. I made Cindi from your Leslie pattern & CD that you sent me this week. She was so much fun to make. Your PDFs are so awsome. The best I have seen!

I am so pleased to hear such comments. Your doll is so cute, look at that face! I love the pastel colors and the hair is awesome. LOVE this clown.

Vicki

I love to hear about how helpful the DVD is and Terra has proved so in this wonderful doll that she has made. - Vicki



Thank you Vicki. I would be honored to have her on your blog. She and my future dolls are a 10 year dream come true. Were it not for your excellent step by step DVD's and oh so simple patterns, it would not have been
possible for me to do this. I know this for a fact as I have purchased
many books, patterns, videos, etc without any success until now. I am more than just a satisfied customer, I am a customer whose dream you have helped come true.
Thanks for your excellent work.
Isn't she just the cutest?

Vicki,
Here is the Ballarena doll I made from your pattern. How Cute! I made this for my Husband's Daughter, she is a beautiful red head and has been taking Ballet, but she is also quite a tomboy, so I thought the camo ballet outfit would be fitting.
feel free to share with others...I love making your dolls!

Jennifer House

Such a cute little ballerina made by one of my wonderful distributors. She is doing a great job.
Vicki

I will never get any work done now and its all your fault. I received the dinky baby Christmas pattern yesterday. I am making them for small gifts for some friends and package toppers for my family, I do have a small shop but may not have any extra for it. one problem was my niece collects angels and doesn't go much for Santa's. Last night as I was putting together a white doll I put a little piece of long fur for hair and I had some metal wings that have a hook to hang and a halo attached. I tied that to her and added a gold star to her hand. She now hangs above my sewing machine until I put her on my nieces package. thought you might like to hear of another variation to your so sweet dolls. I love them and can't wait to make some more tonight
Barb
Barb sent me this idea and I wanted to share it with all of you. Sounds like she is getting into making babies!
Vicki