Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!" Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, an antique find. Your show and tell can be old or new. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and if there's a story behind your special something, that's even better!
Today I would like to show my Prairie Dolls. My great-grandmother made them for my sister and I when we were little. I have a dim memory of visiting her Victorian home in Toronto, Ontario and my mom telling my siblings and I to be very good and quiet. :0)
All the sewing was done by hand including their embroidered faces. My doll is on the left and the one on the right belongs to my sister. Whenever she comes for a visit she threatens to take her doll home with her. I want them to stay together, so I hide them until she leaves. I'm a mean big sister!
Each of the dolls has a mini patchwork quilt to sleep with at night.
My grandmother was very generous when it came to their wardrobe. Slips, bloomers, and flannel pajamas were all included.
Even a hand knitted sweater.
My favorite thing might be this knitted hat with a tiny white pom-pom on top!
She'll definitely be warm now!
Thank you for looking at my show and tell!
The Show and Tell Guidelines have changed recently. Please read them before participating! If your name is removed from the list you can email me and I will explain why.
My grandmother was very generous when it came to their wardrobe. Slips, bloomers, and flannel pajamas were all included.
Even a hand knitted sweater.
My favorite thing might be this knitted hat with a tiny white pom-pom on top!
She'll definitely be warm now!
Thank you for looking at my show and tell!
The Show and Tell Guidelines have changed recently. Please read them before participating! If your name is removed from the list you can email me and I will explain why.
Wow! Those are so special! I love dolls myself, too :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Show & Tell Friday!
~Tamara
www.TrainingHearts.com
I am just amazed at the many wonderful treasures you have acquired or kept over the years from your family!! What a treasure, they are adorable. I would have them somewhere safe in glass boxes! :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a very blessed weekend!
So sweet. The dolls the clothes and the memories. Blessings and thanks for hosting...
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely precious!! I love them.
ReplyDeleteKelli, you are so fortunate to have heirlooms from your grandmothers....the dolls and clothes are so interesting.....
ReplyDeleteVery cool that those dolls were made by hand! :)
ReplyDeleteOh Kelli, they are so precious!
ReplyDeleteThe clothing was adorable as well. (o:
Because of Christ,
~Mrs.B
Kelli, those are so sweet. I think I would also hide them! LOL
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your weekend and it always such a pleasure to come and see Show and Tell Friday at your place.
You are the hostess with the mostest!
How beautiful that you have such gentle treasures from your past I adore them and I am sure your family know have deeply special they are.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful "show and tell" Kelli
best wishes Lee-ann
I think it's wonderful that you have so many treasures from your childhood. Everything is in such pristine condition! I always wanted a little doll like Laura Ingalls had. :)
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Mrs. C
Kelli, those handmade dolls are soooo cute! And that little patchwork blankets as well as the cloth are adorable! Can you explain why they are calle PRAIRIE dolls? Do Grace and Emily play with them, too?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I very much adore all those childhood memories and always wonder why I gave mine away when I was a teenager.... ;-(((
Have a wonderful Friday!
Blessings from Germany,
Anita
Those dolls are very special...a lot of love went into making them.
ReplyDeleteI am new to show and tell Friday. I have enjoyed reading your blog. Your dolls are so special. The little clothes are so sweet.
ReplyDeleteKelli, these are so incredibly special...in so many ways! I absolutely love these precious prairie dolls!
ReplyDeleteWhat precious treasures, handmade from your great-grandmother- and with their clothes, too.
So cute the way you keep hiding them! ;)
Happy Friday- and thank you for hosting!
WOW! They really are a treasure! And so cute, she really had those dolls decked out in some cute clothes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
God Bless,
Amber
Hi Kelli, I don't know where to look first,the delicious looking food and of course you blogged the recipe...yummi or those wonderful little dolls with all these handmade clothes. Really adorable, I just love it.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend, Britta
What a treasure - those precious dolls made by your great-grandmother!!! I bet very few people have a treasure like that. Do you display them? Where & how?
ReplyDeleteSusan
Ohhh, now that is so neat. What a very special thing to have held on to all these years. I don't mean to covet... but, I wish I had something like that to remember Grammie by. Those are just precious!!!
ReplyDeleteMica
Oh wow....I really like those. What a special show and tell!
ReplyDeleteMine's not much this week, it's what I saw in the sky the other morning, and I wanted to show and tell about it. The photos really need to be enlarged to see the special effect.
Here's the link
Your Prairie dolls are beautiful. I would be hiding them from my sister too.
ReplyDeleteI made Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls for my baby brother when I was about 12. They are still displayed in my mama's house. I want them someday. The only mistake I made was that I put the stripes for their socks going the wrong way. But, I was 12! I should take a picture of them for Grace next time I am at home. She might like to have a new challenge.
Such treasured dolls, made even more special because your gran made them for you and your sister!! Love the clothes she made for them too:-) xox
ReplyDeleteThose are the cutest darn dolls. What a treasure they are to you.
ReplyDeleteCute dolls! Maybe you should let your sister take BOTH of them home and have a turn enjoying them. Isn't this "SHARE and TELL"? lol
ReplyDeleteThose dolls are just adorable! What love your grandmother must have put into making those dolls and clothes for your and your sister.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you still have them.
Linda
They're adorable! You never run out of great things to show, and your house looks so organized. Where do you put it all?
ReplyDeleteLOVE them! How did you end up with both ya meanie? LOL
ReplyDeleteLove your dolls.
ReplyDeleteOh Kelli, they are absolutely precious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a awesome treasure and heirloom!!
ReplyDeleteOh Kelli, I LOVE those dolls. What a sweet treasure you have. If I were your sister, I think I would take mine. =)
ReplyDeleteI love the little sweater and the hat as well.
LOVE the dolls. I've had the urge to make a doll lately, but just haven't found the time to do it. Maybe soon...
ReplyDeleteSuch cute dolls you have there, and I would hide them, too! ;0)
ReplyDeleteOh, so beautiful! What a wonderful gift from your great-grandmother. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHey, I finally participated today! Woo, hoo!
what wonderful dolls and doll clothes. There is something very special about well loved, well played with dolls
ReplyDeleteThey're so sweet. How lovely that you still have them, and they're in such great shape. Sue
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I love all the knitted accessories. If I were your sister, though, I think I'd find a way to sneak mine home and then just bring her to visit her "sister" when I visited. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that you still have all these wonderful treasures.
ReplyDeleteI love your Prairie Dolls!
oh, how awesome are these dolls!? how special they are because they're handmade by your grandma with clothes, no less.
ReplyDeletewouldn't it be cool if the children of today played with toys such as this? toys that allow their imagination to soar.
thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Those are so sweet. I love the little outfits that belong to them. I absolutely love things like that!
ReplyDeleteI love those dolls. They are so beautiful...what a treasure. :)
ReplyDeletePrecious dolls Kelli!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These dolls and their quilts and clothing are absolutely adorable!!! What wonderful treasures you have! I think it is so precious that your great-grandmother made them for you and your sister!
ReplyDeleteThose are really wonderful treasures to have. You are very lucky to have such things and still in wonderful condition.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Take care,
Connie
Aawww, these are so cute, Kelli! I don't blame you for hiding them when your sister visits - I wouldn't want to split up the pair either!
ReplyDeleteKelli--You have such a treasure in those dolls. Thank you so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteJulieann
I can only imagine how special those dolls must be to you!! What a wonderful treasure!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing~
OK, link #42 doesn't work...I tried to fix it and ended up putting another one on the list #43, which does work...sorry, don't know how to take off #42 now.....
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, amazing gift of love you and your sister received. The dolls are just precious!
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are very cute! I love all of the detail and how special to have something your grandma made you! Very sweet!
ReplyDeleteThose dolls are cute... I posted mine.
ReplyDeleteWow. Those are so cute. I posted mine today. I have missed a few weeks though.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this chance to walk down memory lane. I, too, shared about a special doll on my blog today. I LOVE your dolls - when I was a girl, I would have drooled over them! I can only imagine the many happy hours you must have had with your sister and your dolls. In fact, I don't have to imagine - I'm sure they are much like my own! That's wonderful - good memories are priceless!
ReplyDeleteJen
My Grandmother used to make dolls and soft cloth animals too.
ReplyDeleteKelli,
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute! If you really want the dolls to be together, you could let your sister take both of them! =)
What sweet little heirlooms!!
ReplyDeleteLove your S&T...I'm gonna try to get more involved in this even if I have to draft a post and save it for Friday!!
:)
Wow what a treasure for sure. I don't blame you for wanting to keep them together.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and have a blessed weekend.
Lyndy
Do these sweet dolls have names?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely couple of sister Prairie Dolls, complete with their own lovingly created wardrobes...how do you get away with not letting your sister have hers?? But it's good they stay together, don't you think? I love their red-haired braids and blue eyes!
ReplyDeleteThat it stayed preserved all this time is wonderful!
ReplyDeletecute dolls!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a special treasure you have there. I'm sure they bring back such great memories of playing with your sister and of your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteOh these are very, very precious. Thank you for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteMari-Nanci
Hi, Kelli. Love those dolls! What a wonderful history!
ReplyDeleteThey are cute and I love the clothes, especially that knitted hat. I agree that they should be kept together-maybe you and your sister could share "custody"?
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at all the precious things you still have from your childhood. How sweet of you to share them with us.
My show & tell for today was a doll as well. But everyone has to promise not to laugh at her. :-(
ReplyDeleteSee you when you stop by for a visit!
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Pam
Oh Kelli - these are precious! I'll bet thay have seen a lot of love! What a treasure!
ReplyDeleteWhat special dolls! Love the clothes!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelli, for hosting the weekly Show & Tell, it means a lot to all of us!
Katherine
Big sisters are SO mean! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe dolls are adorable, I especially love their clothes, what a wonderful gift!
Those are such sweet dolls. I would hide them, too!
ReplyDeleteKelli, those are the SWEETEST dolls I have ever seen!!! What love went into making those for y'all!! I'm getting teary just thinking about how much she loved y'all- she wanted you each to have something very, very special.
ReplyDeleteHis,
Mrs. U
What a lovely memento to have of your great grandmother, the dolls and the little outfits are beautiful, she must have been very skilled with her needle.
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable dolls!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love those dolls! It reminds me of Charolette...Laura's doll from Little House on the Prarie!
ReplyDeleteKelli,those handmade dolls are so cute,and that little pazchwork blankets as well as the clothe are adorable.Its remind me that hate I read that in the books from Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little house in the
ReplyDeletePrairie" I like it. Sorry my english
is not so perfect.
Have a nice day Regina
Beautiful! Reminds me so much of Holly Hobbie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure they are! And the quilts they use... oh so cute!j
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