The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow

We're stll looking for a bit of warmth wherever we can find it here. So today that means making layouts about holidays long past:
I've got some journalling to add along the brown machined stitched lines but it's finished apart from that.

And it means sewing another ragdoll to send to Haiti. I was so glad I'd made a start on him when I saw this Dolly Donations post and spotted that there is a photo of a little girl holding one of my dolls (it's the ninth photo down, she has turned him over and is looking at his back).

And it means a really big thank you to the Paper Turtle herself. Deb for her surprise parcel straight from the sunshine of Arizona. Thanks, Deb! Much appreciated. Your notebooks are beautiful.

Today I'm Loving...Trimming The Sails. My friend Alexa has just started blogging, but you can tell she's got style..

Dolly Donations - A Doll (or two) For Haiti

Last week I was sitting watching a bit of tv when a striking ad suddenly appeared. It was for famine relief and it showed a little girl sitting on her doorstep and playing at feeding her doll. It made me think about how much we all need something to love. Sending dolls or teddies to children without started to seem like a really good idea. I went to bed wondering where I could find out more. It was still on my mind the next morning as I browsed a few blogs. so I was stopped in my tracks by a post I found here pointing me in the direction of Dolly Donations. It was exactly what I was looking for! This girl sends rag dolls where they are needed most: at the minute that's Haiti, but I'm going to follow the blog so that I can see what else comes up too. The pattern and all the details on right there on her blog.

Of course I explained the whole thing to The small One and she agreed that we would have to work fast. The dolls need to be in New York by 31st March, so we cut and stitched and stuffed all Sunday afternoon and by teatime we had these two:

We're sending them off with our love and we hope they get there in time. I love the blogosphere! What an amazing force it can be.

Today I'm Loving...hunting out my Potato Bread recipe in time for St. Patricks Day. You'll love it.