Angie and Margo

A month or two ago, one of the ladies at work approached me and asked if I could make a doll for her grand-daughter for Christmas.  Of course I was more than happy to and immediately set about making two little girls in the hope that after my buyer had chosen which one she wanted, the other would just sell herself with her winning personality and end up going home with someone else.

As a general rule, when I am putting together bodies, one doll is much the same as another.  Once the dolls have a face and I start to consider hair and clothes, the dolls start taking on personalities and get names.  I also start talking to the emerging characters and dispensing arbitrary hugs all round.

Angie started to emerge first and indeed, one evening when I finished for the night, I am sure that I heard Angie teasing Margo because Margo was still sporting a hairless head.  Angie got the traditional plaits and Margo a pony-tail and fringe.

I have considered making a doll with jointed arms and legs but I find dolls with fixed limbs most huggable.   Angie and Margo both have fingers and toes though, which therefore meant shoes and socks.  I bought the smallest socks that I could find and was tempted to buy shoes as well but decided against the idea and made my own.

When Angie and Margo finally make it into work, my buyer looked at the girls and very quickly decided that she was going to take both of them, as another grand-daughter is on the way and would need a dolly of her own.  After a night left alone at the office, where the girls climbed out of their bag and ran around on the desk when nobody was looking, the girls caused a stir among the other staff and eventually went to their new home, happy to be staying together.

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