About AppleBLOSSOM Dolls

I create simple and beautiful dolls

“Because a doll plays many varied and complex roles, according to the circumstances, it is easy to understand that the more indistinct and undefined a doll’s expression, the less trouble it will cause the imagination of the child” by Rahima Bawdwind Dancy
 in You are Your Child’s First Teacher.

 My dolls are simple; they don’t have a completed and perfect appearance because I want the imagination of the child to unfold. I want them to have the opportunity to make their little friends happy, sad, angry, etc as they themselves are feeling. Using their imagination they can determine what emotions the doll is feeling.

“Playing with dolls is of special importance because it is one of the ways through which the child can externalize his own inner being” R. Balwind Dancy
 in You are Your Child’s First Teacher.

All Apple Blossom Dolls are made by me, using traditional doll making methods.

When creating dolls, I take into great consideration their aesthetic qualities, what picture of the world they put before the child, how they are formed and sewn, how they feel to the touch, beauty, what feelings can arouse in the child, etc.

“ A doll made with loving care has a special value for the development of the child” by Sunnhild Reinckens in Making Dolls.

 Each doll is born out of a creative journey I am so fortunate to take with my customers. I work closely with them. Our conversations inspire and nourish my creativity, giving my hands the care, love and sense to create your doll.

Not only the expression of the doll and how it is made is important but the quality of the material as well. 

 All my dolls are made with good quality natural materials like cotton, wool, silk, etc. 

Their bodies are made of cotton interlock and stuffed with sheep wool. 

Their faces are embroidered and their hair varied as I use a range of different wools.

I pay attention too to where I get all my materials from. 

Furthermore I enjoy re-using fabric and haberdashery that my customers bring because of a special meaning.

 For everything I have stated above my dolls are for boys and girls.

If you are interested in purchasing one of my dolls, you are welcome to contact me at appleblossom.dolls@gmail.com

Please, add a little information about yourself and the person the doll is for.

Best wishes,

           Yolanda