What I am trying to do,is make a few elves about 2,1/2 feet tall to climb up a candy cane ladder to my balcony outside. I am a pretty good seamtress and have been trying to do soft sculpterd faces and I am not getting the right "look". There is an elf on the internet called 'Galen"by Gail Kellison that would be perfect but the web class/pattern has expired. I could enlarge or altered anything you might have. I have been trying to do this project for 3 years now, made husband hurry up and make ladder and still no elves. LOL Any help very much appreciated.

Here is a list of free doll patterns, some with clothing. Free Doll Pattern for Simple Rag Dolls http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-doll-pattern.html Happy Easter! Stuffed Bunny Pattern http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/bunny-pattern.html Free Sweater Teddy Bear Pattern http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-teddy-bear-pattern.html Free Christmas Elf Doll Pattern http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/elf-pattern.html Surf Side Suz 9 inch Doll http://dollmakersjourney.com/suz/ Rag Doll http://www.ragdolls2love.org/pattern/instructions.pdf Tassel Doll http://www.wwvisions.com/newsletter/sept00/index.html#Doll Bear Doll Sewing Instructions http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art18694.asp Make A Ruby Doll: * Free Ruby Doll Patterns http://oneredrobin.com/2007/03/28/how-to-make-a-simple-versatile-soft-doll/

Catkin, I'm fortunate to have a room in the basement that houses the litter boxes, although the litter still gets tracked around a bit. I use 3 huge shallow plastic containers that I found at Walmart (think they're actually underbed storage boxes) with a clumping litter and it gets cleaned twice daily. No problems (so far) with cats sharing the boxes. It's a crazy number of cats, I know. They're actually all old (stray/rescued) barn cats that I've had neutered and spayed over the years. They usually spend the summer outdoors, since we're in the country, but it's -20ish outside these days. DH started slowly letting them in during the build and now they think they own the new "barn". They have a perfectly good, very warm horse barn to live in, but they're spoiled rotten now... Dawn

Red confetti, I think I must sound overly critical right about now. Its just this willbe my first sewn baby, and I want it special. a freind sent me to the site ,this doll looks jinda like what i want. I just cant pay for anymore patterns right now.We just back from a beach trip with kids, and hubby hand to plan another in a couple of moths to TN car show.So I really need a freebie.I checked books at McCalls, Simplicity, and butterick in Jo Annes, I hadnt bought patterns since last yr when they had them for .99 each. I was shocked to see $16 written on some of these.Some of the dolls were too primitive, and there were 1 or 2 others i seen that just looked cheap when done.I want to make dresses to fit, and some kind of carrying case,or purse,or backpack( that would open into a bed)and that would hold all the accessories. Maybe seeing this pattern I did like, that was sent by a frriend will helo: Tammy Here is a link that might be useful: