We have come a long way from our early years of sewing for dolls and now have our own modest collection of BJDs and fashion dolls, from 16cm to 70cm, as models in our shop. Galatia was the first BJD, a full-choice system from Volks. We also have several Smart Dolls in our collection, including the pear body, Live and Let Live(Liv).

Jenn and I both design, draft patterns and sew. We consult on styles and fabrics and are especially careful to use colorfast materials, hand testing each fabric. Our focus is always on the doll clothing with fine details and clothing that fits well. Each doll is entitled to have their own style, so no one design defines our shop as might be the case with other designers.

Jenn now has two 3D printers available to print her designs in house. No, we do not buy items to resell. Jenn spends time designing in 3D on her computer, then puts the 3D printers to work for her. After her designs are printed from vegetable-based filament, or plastic, the tedious finishing work polishes up the design to be listed on Etsy. Jenn is designing and printing several doll accessory items as her time and health allows. She enjoys experimenting with the different filament colors available.

As many of our past doll show customers are aware, Jennifer has had a battle with kidney disease for over 10 years. Presently, she has a chest catheter (her 5th one) and goes to dialysis three times a week. This is why her health and time is limited. It has been a struggle for her. Many complications arise during dialysis. Jenn needs a kidney transplant desperately and OHSU in Portland has agreed to do the job when a donor becomes available. Jenn still has a few hoops to jump through for final approval, but we are hopeful. If and when a transplant happens, our shop will be in vacation mode for her recovery of at least six weeks.

In the meantime, we continue to hone our skills as reflected in our ever-changing shop inventory. Our unique circumstances prevent us from attending doll shows now, so we are spending the time we have to boost our Etsy shop. Inspiration for our clothing designs and accessories is often drawn from human clothing, things we love, people we meet and the beautiful part of the world around us. We love color.

As evidence of her creativity, in 2016, Jenn was honored to receive an Industry's Choice Diamond Award of Excellence, sponsored by DOLLS Magazine in the Doll Clothing category. I received a similar award in 2018. We always strive for excellence.

Since it is often difficult to find fabric in the styles and types we want for our dolls, or to match colors in existing fabrics, we now design our own fabric. It is digitally printed in the United States with an eco-friendly process, pigment dyed and colorfast. Much of what we use is organic cotton.

We enjoy seeing photos of your dolls wearing clothing we've made. So, don't be shy about posting! We hope to be adding photos of our studio in the future.

Marie and Jenn