Happy World Doll Day 2026! This week, I posted a new photo every day showing one of my dolls with her very own mini doll on Facebook and Instagram. It was a fun way to share the love of dolls with my followers, but I know not everyone uses social media. So I am reposting the photos today, along with the descriptions of each doll. I hope you will spend World Doll Day doing something special with your dolls as well!
Day 1
This is Kelly Sue, a cloth Hitty made by Sue Sizemore. Her doll is named Charlotte, and she is an antique. She wears a dress made from silk ribbons. Her bonnet has traces of yellow paint, and her shoes and hair are painted black. Kelly Sue is very careful with her, because she is so fragile. This type of doll is called a “frozen Charlotte.” She likely dates from the mid-19th century.
Day 2
This is Hitty Sis, a wooden doll that I made in 2014. She is holding one of my newest dolls, made by Elaine McNally. Tiny Hitty is only 2.25″ high, and she is jointed just like a traditional Hitty. Both dolls wear my custom-printed “Fleur-de-lis Black” fabric from Spoonflower. Their dresses were inspired by illustrations that Dorothy Lathrop created for the book, Hitty: Her First Hundred Years.
Day 3
Here is Hitty Raikes with her little cowboy friend, Mateo. He is a 2.5″ tall resin doll designed by Sara Cole and painted by Julie DeGroat. I made his hat from a piece of vintage jewelry, and his cowboy boots are molded onto his feet. He’s loaded with personality!
Day 4
I love Hitty dolls of all types. Dede is a cloth Hitty that I made using a pattern by Diane Peachey. She is holding Petunia, a tiny 2.5″ tall jointed peg wooden doll made by Kjerstin Mackie. Petunia’s cheerful face always makes me smile!
Day 5
Kitty Friend Sharleen has a new little dolly named Sally, made by Sue Sizemore. Sally is a 2.5″ jointed cloth doll. I like to crochet, but her dress was a challenge due its tiny size. I actually used cotton sewing thread to make it. Sharleen’s dress was made using a new crochet pattern that I am working on. When I get it finished, I will add it to the website.
Day 6
I saved my favorite doll for last (but don’t tell the others). This is Elder Hitty, carved from a very special wood called “Bristlecone Pine” which grows in the Southwest at elevations over 8,000 feet. Some trees can live for thousands of years! Elder Hitty is a member of the Zuni pueblo in New Mexico. She is wearing a traditional blanket dress called a “manta,” and she has a storyteller doll made from pottery. Storytelling is an important part of pueblo culture.
I actually featured Elder Hitty in a previous post on “World Doll Day 2022.” Elder Hitty and her storyteller are the perfect cap to a week of dolls with mini dolls. I hope you enjoyed the photos!
