Objects We Keep: My Holly Hobbie Doll

1974. Holly Hobbie dolls and style were in

fashion, at least for those who enjoyed the

pictures and merchandise that was around at that

time. I did. I thought the images were sweet. I was

intrigued by olden times when girls wore bonnets,

dressed differently and had such vastly different

lifestyles than what I had growing up. (I also

watched the tv series, Little House on the Prairie.)

As a surprise my mom made me a Holly Hobbie

style dress and a matching doll with a matching

dress I have no idea how she made both without

my knowing. She must have used those hours

we were at school to a great advantage.

Objects We Keep: My Holly Hobbie Doll Copyright 2020 by Karen Nicole Johnson

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I was thrilled with the dress and the doll. Knowing my mom, she possibly made

both the doll and the dress with no pattern or improvised from sewing patterns

she already had.

All these years later, the dress is long gone but I still have the doll.

Bet mom would be surprised and pleased.

Such a sweet doll. Such a nice surprise.

For some reason, my dad is cut off in the

photo, but I love that he is there, sitting

nearby on the step of the fireplace

watching all of us that Christmas.

Objects we keep. Can you imagine your mom hand making a doll that has a

matching dress to the dress she made for you? A labor of love. A lifetime of a

sweet memory.