play – Betty Virago

Sharing your lunch

Whether the story is about miracles, or giving what little you have or that we can feed the world if we all share, it’s a story worth telling.

Bible Story Finger Puppets

Having little ones in my life has made me question how we can tell the Bible stories better.

Introducing Mini Me

My new dolls are made with the same attention to detail and love as the My Little Crochet Doll, but smaller…
…a lot smaller!

There’s a popular series of Barbie dolls called ‘I want to be…’, all based on careers for girls to aspire to be. It where the astronaut and teacher Barbie dolls fit. I was thinking about these Barbie dolls some time ago and wondering whether the idea of a career doll is useful to a child’sContinue reading “Jobs for the girls”

Bang Bang

When I made the cowboy outfit for MLCD (My little crochet doll) I pondered whether it was right. Should I be making dolls that typically carry guns? I live in the UK, where Cowboys/Cowgirls are in short supply, but I’m pretty sure there is more to being a cow-person than shooting things. Feeding cows, herdingContinue reading “Bang Bang”

Teen Doll Comp Shop

Give me a car and caravan and lots of clothes over fancy wings, light up dresses and gimmicky one trick ponies any day.