Hollyhocks are completely edible and can be used to make dolls, soap & more!
When my girls were little my mother-in-law taught them how to make Hollyhock Dolls. These simple, dainty dolls require only a few supplies and will bring a smile to anyone who sees them. Hours of summer fun! Supplies: A hollyhock flower, a hollyhock bud and 2 toothpicks. I'm not going to write out the directions because the pictures explain it quite simply. Just follow along below. Your little girls and their friends will have hours of fun making these charming little dolls on a sunny summer afternoon. Aren't they adorable!
I have fond memories of playing with my childhood friend, Leslie, and her Mom showing us how to make Hollyhock dolls. In my mind, I can still see the tall hollyhocks of pink, pale yellow and black, growing alongside their house. We made lots of the little hollyhock dolls and spent warm summer afternoons playing with them. If you'd like to try it with your little ones, here's a quick and easy tutorial, found HERE. You can also add little twigs for the arms, if you like. A pretty flower petal for a hat...be creative and have fun! Hollyhock doll on a cupcake Photo courtesy: One Determined Gardener "I want to have a little house with sunlight on the floor, A chimney with a rosy hearth, and lilacs by the door. With windows looking east and west, and a crooked apple tree, And room beside the garden fence for hollyhocks to be!" Nancy Byrd Turner Beautiful pink double hollyhocks. I once had some of these come up in my yard that grew over 7 feet tall! The exciting thing was - I hadn't planted them! My guess is that a bird dropped the seeds. All I know for sure is what a surprise it was to watch them grow! Until next time, have a beautiful weekend! Cindy Linking to the following blogs: Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound Passion Parade Friday Link Soiree at Petites Passions Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House What's It Wednesday on Ivy and Elephants
Growing up, there was always a touch of magic in crafting my own toys. One timeless creation that held a special place in my heart is the old-fashioned Hollyhock Doll. These charming dolls, made from
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
My paternal grandparents had the most amazing backyard gardens. I loved playing there with my sisters and cousins, but I especially loved spending time out there with Grandma. Grandma was a teacher…
Growing up, there was always a touch of magic in crafting my own toys. One timeless creation that held a special place in my heart is the old-fashioned Hollyhock Doll. These charming dolls, made from
My wonderful neighbor and her three darling daughters showed me how to make these little dolls! I thought they were just fabulous! It made me wish I had a daughter to share these with (even though I would never trade my son!) But I thought I would share them with all of you and your daughters, sisters, friends, nieces and neighbors! They are so simple to make, they would be so cute as a center piece for a little girls tea party. First, you (or someone you know) need a hollyhock plant that is in bloom. We cleaned off ours just to make these! You will need one flower and one bud. The colors vary, and you can mix and match them! You will want to "peel" your bud. This will become the head of your little doll. The bottom of your bud will have little holes in it. It is a bit hard to see in this picture. You will want to make the stem of your flower pretty short, and you want to pinch off about 1/3 of the stem, this will be her neck. Then insert the "neck" into one of the holes on the bottom of the bud. Now, you have adorable little fairy dolls. They are such a delight! I had so much fun watching my neighbor girls play together with these. They have such imagination! Blessings! Ashley The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8
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The Hollyhock Doll: Happy summer everyone. What a grand time of the year! Families are getting together for outdoor Bar-b-ques and picinics and children are excited with all the activities. I recently posted a recipe for Hollyhock salad dressing and promiced to make an…
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
Growing up, there was always a touch of magic in crafting my own toys. One timeless creation that held a special place in my heart is the old-fashioned Hollyhock Doll. These charming dolls, made from
If you're familiar with Hollyhock flowers you might know this trick! You can find these flowers growing on tall spikes in a variety of colors such as blue, pink, purple, red, white and yellow. They're
Hollyhocks are completely edible and can be used to make dolls, soap & more!
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I rememb...
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
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The hollyhocks are in full bloom and the girls are having fun making dolls just like Grandma B. taught them last summer. At least I think this is is how she taught them since I don't know how to make them. Anna just put them together like she had been doing it forever.
Hollyhocks are completely edible and can be used to make dolls, soap & more!
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
Priscilla and the Hollyhocks written by Anne Broyles and illustrated by Anna Alter. Priscilla is a slave in the Big House. The hollyhocks her mother planted by the cow pond are all Priscilla has le…
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Hollyhocks are completely edible and can be used to make dolls, soap & more!
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I remember these dolls as if it were yesterday. (click on any of the pictures to make them larger) First gather your flowers; today I used pale yellow Hollyhocks and dark salmon Abutilon flowers. You will need one flower and one unopened flower bud, a long wood skewer and a small flower or the stamen from the Abutilon for a hat for each doll. Also a glass head straight pin to adhere the flower hat. Begin with the face, this is the unopened flower bud. Fold under two or three green petals, this will give her a face (forgive me my blurred photo below). On the Abutilon flower you will need to cut the green petals as they are too long to fold under. (see larger picture below). Also, you will need to cut the stem end off of the flower and the bud. Notice in photo below it is off and in the above photo they are still on the flowers. I use a long wood skewer for tucking under the petals on the bud, this will look like she has bangs. You can also loosen the other petals in the back to make it look like she has hair. Now remove the stamen from the inside of the flower using sharp scissors, cut close to the inside top of the flower. Then poke the pointed end of a long wood skewer up through the flower so that about an inch or two is showing. This is where you will add your flower bud face. Gently push the bud onto the pointed end of the skewer pushing until it just reaches the top of her head but does not go through the end. She should look like this, notice the face; this picture shows a clearer image of the bangs. A little of the wood skewer becomes her neck. You can also add another flower to her head if you like. I used a Heartsease (viola) flower and a yellow glass head pin to attach it to the head. Here is a doll I made from an Abutilon flower. The only difference in the directions is to angle the wood skewer when poking through the Abutilon flower. These flowers are much more delicate and they tend to break if you are not very careful. I also used the stamen from this flower for the dolls hat. Dancing in the Fairy Garden!
“Sing, Little Birdie” by Gertrude E. Heath, 1928 by the Saalfield Publishing Company. Black and white illustrations by Helene Nyce, color bookplates by Jan Cragin. Cover by Fern Bisel Peat. Poem by Gertrude Heath.
3 p. l., 9-153, [1] p. 23 cm
A HOLLYHOCK DOLL (credit to Grandmalin's blog: http://www.grandmalin.wordpress.com/) (credit to Kimberly Shaw Graphics) ********** Robyn of "Tales From Inglewood" recently wrote a post about keeping garden fairies happy, in which she describes making daisy chains. I never made daisy chains as a child, but I told her I used to make hollyhock dollies -flower ladies in fancy ballgowns. She asked me for directions on how to make the dolls. I thought the little girls in my village invented hollyhock dollies, but I find this is not the case. There are actual sites online with directions for making these dolls (a great project for kids - both boys and girls - by the way). Here are some directions that I cobbled together from a couple of sites: Nip off one fully-opened hollyhock blossom at the bud. Invert it to form the doll's skirt. (Note - only the old-fashioned single hollyhocks work.) Use a couple of closed buds to form the doll's head and the ballgown bodice. (Some people peel of the green wrapping on the bud they are using for the head, but stop when you get to the petals.) Use broken toothpicks to link the buds and the skirt. Some doll makers simplify by using just one bud for the head and skipping the bodice bud. (That's what my friends and I did.) Optional: Spear a toothpick horizontally through the bodice to serve as the doll's arms. Use a single petal or small blossom for the doll's hat. I preferred to use a bell- or flare-shape for my dolls' hats, rather than the turban effect shown above. (Harebells were used for the hats on the dolls shown below, but I think they are a bit too small.) Modern touch: Use a small-point marker to draw eyes and a smile on the doll's face. Make many dolls with a wardrobe of glorious colors, then find a comfortable shady spot in your garden and stage a hollyhock doll ballroom dance. (Or float your dolls in water to see them bob and sway.) I prefer the one-bud dolls myself, and they float better. The two-bud dolls are top heavy, but they are good if you want to "dance" the dolls with your hands. Hollyhocks are a must in a garden to keep the garden fairies happy. And garden angels too! See Gemma's post from today about garden angels. ********** (Below: credit The Cincinnati Post)
For the past week and during February I am giving my time to another project so no dollshousing for me! This means I have an entire post to catch up on my welcomes. My 't' isn't cooperating today without a few good bashes so if there are any unusual phrases, just see where you can add a t to create a more convenional word (Discussing 'boiled peanuts' on a forum with the t missing was probably a concern). Norma at make mine mini is currently a Sydney girl but her heart remains firmly in her little cottage in New Zealand. As well as her miniatures I have enjoyed looking at her home which is a mix of vintage and pretty set in a stunning location. Sherry is about as girly as you can get and this is reflected in her blog so for a feast of friendliness, feminity and family and beautiful photography call by and leave a comment. Maija from iidasanttu is another whose life and blog revolve around family and simple pleasures. How many others already have a Christmas countdown going! I'm enjoying her photos and am still working through the language list in google translate to enjoy the text as well. I don't think my next follower, Mick, has a blog but he does have an Etsy store where he sells the most amazing turned items and miniature leadlights. Mick is the creator of the only craftsman piece I own, mentioned earlier in this blog (scroll down to mortar and pestle) and has worked on items for displays by some of the bigger names in professional miniatures as well as more unusual full size items (where else could you go if you needed to replace the eyelets in your antique corsets!) Sylvia has the most awe inspiring ability to create realistic scenes in her miniatures. If you have an evening to spare, keep going back through posts to see the deail she puts into her work. Her home blog is of the same style but perhaps simpler and beautifully pristine. Another sewer and creator of beautiful soft dolls is siebedina. Her most recent post makes you appreciate the perserverance and optimism she needs for her creativity to blossom. She is awe inspiring. Anyone who creates beautiful books is sure to have my attention and the books at Life in Miniature are stunningly beautiful. Make sure you check her free project links and miniature projects gallery as well. Wow! As often happens, I am tantalised by hese followers who I can't find blogs for yet am sure I have seen while browsing, so if anyone has links for minineedleworker, Eli en Karina, Kelly and Iluna45 please pass them on. I always enjoy doing a welcome post and seeing the amazing things people are doing out there. Have a creative February and I will see you all in March!
If you are planning for Hallowe'en festivities, you will be pleased with this appropriate design. It can be easily and quickly worked in outline, with heavy thread. The natural, bright colors of Autumn should be used. A table runner and sofa pillows would be novel and once made, could be used for several Hallowe'ens. Candle shades made after this fashion will prove very attractive for Halloween, and as they are extremely simple of execution, it will be very little trouble to manufacture a number of them for various uses about the house for the Hallowe'en party. The stencil might be cut from heavy yellow paper and lined with black tissue paper. A number of the shades may be cut at one time, which will save trouble. The shade is especially pretty in shape when fastened with gum or mucilage at one side. Here's a drawing of a candle shade holder I think could be made out of wire.
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I rememb...
When I was a little girl living in New York, a neighbor girl that often babysat my sister and I would make Hollyhock dolls for us. I rememb...
