[speaker001:] Hello.
[speaker002:] Hi.
[speaker001:] Okay, I pressed one so I guess we're recording now.
[speaker002:] Okay.
[speaker001:] Okay, um.
[speaker002:] Um, as far as spare time, they talked about, I don't, I think, who has any spare time [LAUGHTER]?
[speaker001:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] I've got a, a six year old and a, um, well, my baby's one today.
[speaker001:] Um.
[speaker002:] Today's his birthday.
[speaker001:] Um.
[speaker002:] And I'm also, I'm expecting, and, so, I, I don't know, I haven't had much spare time lately [LAUGHTER] but,
[speaker001:] Okay, well, I've, I have had some because I was working for P I E, and they went bankrupt so
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] I've got quite a bit of spare time right now. And I've been making dolls, cloth dolls.
[speaker002:] Oh, have you?
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] And, uh,
[speaker002:] You sew the bodies and everything?
[speaker001:] Yeah, it's a, they're all cloth. It's not, uh, any porcelain at all.
[speaker002:] So, so you just sew everything up, huh?
[speaker001:] Yeah
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] and I make the clothes for them.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh. What kind
[speaker001:] And.
[speaker002:] do they have yarn hair or,
[speaker001:] Um, no, you can get the little curly hair
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] at the craft shop.
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] I made some of them with that hair and then, uh, don't ask me what the other hair I made, it looked like, um, it looked, well, I made some of them with regular wigs.
[speaker002:] Oh, did you?
[speaker001:] I went to the flea markets and bought, you know, like the wigs for a dollar.
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] Then I cut a V shape out of the back of them
[speaker002:] Oh, my goodness.
[speaker001:] and then sewed them on.
[speaker002:] It sounds like you're creative.
[speaker001:] They looked really cute [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] Uh, do you sell them?
[speaker001:] I have sold five of them, so far.
[speaker002:] Oh, have you?
[speaker001:] Uh-huh. I just have to get a place where, you know, I can sell them actually.
[speaker002:] Yeah, I bet.
[speaker001:] .
[speaker002:] How long does it take you to make one?
[speaker001:] Uh, if I would just work all day long, making the clothes and everything, probably about two and a half days.
[speaker002:] Oh, really?
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] So.
[speaker002:] Do you enjoy it?
[speaker001:] Yes
[speaker002:] Yeah.
[speaker001:] I really do.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] And, then I also crochet and,
[speaker002:] I, I, I can crochet and knit. Um, actually, I started an [LAUGHTER] afghan, but it's been a whole long time ago
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] probably over a year ago and it's sitting in my closet half done right now,
[speaker001:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] but, it's a knitting one. And,
[speaker001:] Yeah. I tried knitting first, but, I don't know, I, I didn't like it.
[speaker002:] Oh, didn't you.
[speaker001:] So then I went to crocheting, but now I want to learn how to knit again.
[speaker002:] Oh. I en-,
[speaker001:] You know.
[speaker002:] Yeah, I enjoy knitting. I, I kind of like that, but I just, like I say, haven't done it for a while.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] And I do like sewing sometimes. I, I've made a few of the, you know, just the little valence curtains in my house, and
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] things like that. But, it, it's just finding the time for [LAUGHTER] these things that you
[speaker001:] Yeah, yeah.
[speaker002:] you enjoy. But,
[speaker001:] Yeah, I, in fact, I just bought a serger in December.
[speaker002:] oh, I would love one of these.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] Oh, that's neat.
[speaker001:] I haven't done everything on it yet, you know, but just what little bit I have used it for, I really like it.
[speaker002:] Oh, those are wonderful aren't they.
[speaker001:] You know, especially making the seams and things like that you know, it's, [cough] it's got such a professional finish on them.
[speaker002:] Oh, yeah, that, and that's what I hate doing is the finishing stuff.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] It'd be nice to have that.
[speaker001:] So I like that.
[speaker002:] Oh, that's neat.
[speaker001:] And.
[speaker002:] Well, do you have, um, uh, I guess you're kind of young, I was going to say, do you have grand kids or anything to make dolls for.
[speaker001:] Well, fifty-seven's not young, but no, my son's, has been married for almost ten years, but they don't have any children.
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] So, I just make clothes for my dolls.
[speaker002:] Oh, well.
[speaker001:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] Well, how did you get involved in that?
[speaker001:] Just, you know, just like sewing and stuff and decided to buy a pattern and try to make a doll.
[speaker002:] So you did buy a pattern, and then started from there.
[speaker001:] And they, they turned out really cute. Yeah, you got to have a pattern for the body
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] you know.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] And, uh,
[speaker002:] Ha-, have you ever seen those bunnies
[speaker001:] Yes.
[speaker002:] that they dress?
[speaker001:] Yes.
[speaker002:] Yeah, I, I did make some clothes for one of those
[speaker001:] Aren't they cute?
[speaker002:] dress one of those. Yeah, I have quite a few of them actually in my house, I, and most of them I have bought, um, already clothed, but I did
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] I did make the dress on one, and I kind of made the pattern up. It's not, it's probably not the best [child talking] but [LAUGHTER],
[speaker001:] No, I, I bought a bunny pattern one time, but when I sewed it up, the face of it looked like a mouse.
[speaker002:] Oh, it did?
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] See, it was too pointed.
[speaker002:] Oh.
[speaker001:] So I tore it back apart again, and I haven't tried another one.
[speaker002:] You haven't sewn it back up, huh?
[speaker001:] No, but I bought a little lamb pattern and the material and everything to make it out of, but I haven't made it yet.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh. Uh, do you do any kind of painting or anything?
[speaker001:] No, I don't
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] paint, except I stenciled my wall.
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] I tri-, I tried that, I did, I, I ended up just stenciling a, um, a blind, like a, just a roller shade.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] But, I, I can, I had a hard time stenciling. For some reason I just couldn't do it.
[speaker001:] Oh, really?
[speaker002:] And people have told me it's very easy.
[speaker001:] Oh, yeah, I, my neighbor did it first and I seen her house and I saw how beautiful it looked, so then I decided well, I was going to do it, and
[speaker002:] Well.
[speaker001:] uh, it turned out really, really good.
[speaker002:] What design did you use?
[speaker001:] Uh, mostly flowers
[speaker002:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker001:] you know.
[speaker002:] And, what room?
[speaker001:] I've done it in the all, uh, all my rooms.
[speaker002:] Have you?
[speaker001:] I put it in the bedrooms and the bathroom,