The Beginning of a Heartbreak

Monday, August 28, 2023

The Beginning of a Heartbreak

 It was a beautiful sunny morning and Hittys Addie and Maddie wanted to go outside. Over the weekend I had found a darling little basket of puppies just Hitty size and the girls wanted to take them out to play!

Of course I would accommodate them all I could. I took out their little Hitty bench and placed it down on the walk in the backyard, right in the sunshine. What a lovely morning! Tang wanted to go too as he wasn't really sure what to think of the puppies!

The girls were having so much fun. I went inside to take care of some chores for awhile but knew I needed to go out and check on them. The girls were ready to come in and the puppies were getting restless.

I helped them pack up the puppies and the bench and inside we came. The day continued until the evening and then...where was Tang??? 

Oh, my goodness! Where was Tang?? I went back outside to look for him and couldn't find him anywhere! He was gone. I dreaded telling the girls but I had to. They all just fell apart as they loved Tang so much and he was such a part of their lives. He was around before any Hitty was ever born in this house.

So as of this moment, every one is in mourning for Tang! I can't believe he is gone!

 

Tiny Betsy Gets A New Outfit

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Tiny Betsy Gets A New Outfit

 Well, I haven't meant to neglect my Tiny Betsy McCall doll, but I have. I just had to make the Betsy from my childhood a new pretty outfit. She deserved it ~ she's very old! I didn't actually own this Betsy but she is just like the one I had as a child, little blond hair and all. There is just something about these little Betsy McCall dolls - look at her little angelic face! I lover her.

 

Now since she is very old, I wanted to make her a fancy outfit and just leave her alone as she is very fragile and I didn't want to break any of her little joints. Her little knees bend, her arms and you can tilt her head to look all coy and all!

I made her a pretty dress with lots of pink lace on the collar, sleeves and hem.

 

 I found this little straw hat and embellished it to match her outfit. Betsy just loved her hat!

I made her some little panties with lace and a lace slip. Now I didn't have any shoes for her so I grabbed some felt and tried my hand at making some felt shoes. They are rather bumpy but they'll do. When you're little and have to wear shoes, you have to have socks! So I made some socks and crocheted the edge. 

Now my little childhood Tiny Betsy is all ready to just sit on the shelf and look sweet!

 

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There's Always Time for Knowlege

Sunday, August 20, 2023

There's Always Time for Knowledge

These little wooden dolls never cease to amaze me! They are so smart and some of them are very avid readers and just love to share with their sisters.

 

 Hitty Caroline is reading from the Hitty book to her sisters while she is sitting on the Hitty bench. They are learning about their history in school but Hitty Caroline is reading ahead and wanted to share with the other Hittys. The girls love to hear and learn about their ancestor Hitty. Tang is always on the scene.

 

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Just A Little Visit

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Just A Little Visit

The Hittys were so excited to have some new friends and had a meet and greet with Chainey and Crochette! They introduced the two Cs to Hittyland and chocolate chip cookies. Tang also joined in on the fun. Oh my!

Oh, my goodness! Hitty Everly (fresh from her shower) get your clothes on!

There's always 'that one'!

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Gypsy Wagon

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Gypsy Wagon

 I have been so busy this past week. The Hittys and I were scrolling through Pinterest looking for Hitty things to make and the girls saw a miniature gypsy wagon! They went crazy! "We want one! We want one!", they cried! I said, "No way!" Well, you know I'm a sucker for those little wooden heads and caved. I cut, chopped, glued, pressed and burned off all of my fingerprints and did the best I could to make one. 

When it was time to put the wheels on, I had a marvelous thought - let's have a gypsy tiny house! The Hittys loved that idea. They wanted to show you what we have so far. Still have more to do, we don't even have a doorknob yet! I think you'll get the idea. The gypsy tiny house is made entirely from foam board. I love that stuff! Hope you like it.

Here is an overview with the Hittys all on the front porch!

Just a warning, there are lots of pictures to show you so buckle up!
 

Here is the little Gypsy Tiny House all set up and ready for guests. I see Hitty Caroline wants to be the first to visit.

It's very important for a Gypsy Tiny House to be very festive and colorful all over. Do you remember the Gypsy Wagons from the old Vampire movies? Yep, they had them.

 Now let's look inside...

Here is a look over into the kitchen area. It's very small in here so everything is most compact!

Here's another view to show you the set up. The kitchen area on the left and the living room/bed room on the right.

You can see the bunk beds here so two Hittys can sleep. The bottom bed is also the sofa.

The little kitchen. I made all of the furnishings except for the hutch. I just painted and decoupaged it. Bright colors outside and bright colors inside.

Now you can see where the girls can sit on the bottom bunk to chat and then can sleep there and above. The beds have new linens and pillows I made. There are clocks, plates and paintings hanging on the walls.

Another view looking down on the opposite side. Are you getting tired of pictures?

One more peep down inside the Gypsy Tiny House.

Now any respectable Gypsy Tiny House has to have a spiffy roof too! The roof comes off. Now since I was using foam board it was a bit tricky making a curved roof. I did the best I could but you can see below, it ain't perfect!

Crooked curved roof or not, the Hittys love their Gypsy Tiny House!

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Bitty Baby - American Girl Doll

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Bitty Baby - American Girl Doll

 Back to more doll clothes. This time I'm going to show you the Bitty Baby doll clothes I made for my granddaughter. This was a surprise too so I wanted to make sure I had lots of clothes for Babbette, The Bitty Baby doll. 

Enjoy the journey.

 I made some clothes for the American Girl doll to go along with Bitty Baby.

Hope you've enjoyed the fashion show!

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More Little Friends

Monday, August 7, 2023

More Little Friends

I don't think you can ever have too many Hittys and Friends at our house. So...out comes the crochet hook and thread and I was going to town. I would like to introduce you to two more girls who are going to be wonderful friends to all of my Hittys! This is Crochette on the left and Chainey on the right. They are Hitty sized, not completely perfect but are so eager to join in on all of the fun or mischief or whatever Hitty dolls do!

Their little heads are crocheted around a wooden bead and their arms and legs are craft sticks that are crocheted around. I got this idea from one of my Hitty friends! Some of you are so generous and I thank you so much!

Of course I couldn't just stop with the dolls ~ they needed dresses!

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First Day of School! Yea!

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

First Day of School! Yea!

The first day of school has come and the Hittys are excited and yet a little afraid as they've never attended school before. Just look at those attentive little faces! They picked out the desk they wanted and sat up so straight and were ready for thier first day. If you'll look closely on the left, Tang was allowed to come to school too since he is such a good kitty. 

The girls were so excited and just a little bit nervous as they waited to see how the school day would go. They did look sweet in their new school dresses!

The classroom was so festive and fun looking! The desks were all colors, there was a nice view from the windows, the back of the room was set up for reading and there was even a Hitty bench where Tang sat!

Miss Pearl is the Hittys teacher. She is so kind and thoughtful and wears glasses. She was going to teach them many things and especially things about their ancestor Hitty!

Written on the chalk board is what the girls are to expect. Some of the Hittys can read and some cannot yet but they learn very quickly.

Eek!! Do I see a mouse??

 

What a wonderful first day the Hittys have had! They love recess and all of the play equipment to play on! Miss Pearl has made friends with Tang!

 

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