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Mari is walking to the library with her older sisters. She is bundled up in her warm jacket, woolen mittens, and her pixie hat. She gets to carry home her library books in her little strawberry purse.

While snowbound, I made a few pixie hats for my baby and toddler dolls.

I found a template on Pinterest and reduced it in size to fit their little heads. It's 100% wool, and the appliqued leaves and acorn are felt. I used burgundy satin ribbon to finish the edges. I also made her jacket, pants, mittens, and purse to match with the pixie hat.

For the strawberry purse, I looked at some pictures of similar things and drew my own pattern. It isn't sewn together at the top so she can fit her books inside.

Mari is an 11 inch Llorens toddler doll, perfectly sized to be a little sister to my 18 inch dolls.

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The toddlers love to eat their lunch outside at their own little picnic table! They've got strawberries, blueberries, and grapes fresh from the garden, and small slices of homemade gingersnaps.

I found this adorable Our Generation brand picnic table at a thrift store. It's pretty small and rather awkwardly sized for 18 inch dolls, but it works perfectly for the little kids. I spray painted it white over most of the surface, although I'm not sure if I want it completely white. It does look cute with some pink accents here and there.

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All dressed up for preschool!

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Is anyone in the mood for another toddler fashion show? Sewing up some clothes for these sweet little angels has been a great way to use up my fabric scraps that are too small for larger doll clothes. I hand embroidered Evelyn’s blue wool sweater and Frida’s little flower dress using all the fancy embroidery stitches that I know how to do. I got a lot of fashion inspiration for these by looking over some of the lovely outfits that Princess Charlotte of Cambridge has worn for public appearances. They’re all generally very simple but timeless, and have softer colors. 

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My newest Llorens doll arrived yesterday 💖 I’ve named her Frida! She completes my 11-inch tiny toddler trio. I made her this dress, sweater, tights, and shoes to wear for her introduction to her new friends Evelyn and Mari. 

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Mari and Evelyn in the new outfits I made for them 💖 They can wear some 14-inch doll-sized clothes, but I wanted to have some clothes that are especially for my littler toddlers. They’re standing in front of their new rocking horse that will be part of the day care playroom that I’ve begun putting together.  

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Meet Mari! She’s an adorable little 11-inch Llorens doll. I hadn’t heard of these dolls until about a week ago, when I came across several of them for sale at a toy store in Sedona. They’re so cute and tiny! Llorens dolls are made in Spain. They have rooted hair and inset eyes. Mari has an all-vinyl body and has articulation in her arms, legs, and head. 

She’d be perfectly sized to be a toddler sister to American Girl and Wellie Wisher dolls. Here’s a height comparison.