Hollyhock Dolls

I have always loved dolls. The Lord blessed me with a daughter and two (so far) granddaughters, so I have had dolls around me all of my life.

As a child, my mother and I made a special kind of doll from hollyhock flowers. Last Saturday my granddaughter spent the day with me and I had the special privilege of sharing some simple old-fashioned fun with her, blending my past with her present and forming a bond of love and establishing a relationship that can last a lifetime.

We chatted as we played Ring Around the Rosie with them. They became table decorations at lunch. The dolls can be made start to finish in about two minutes with a minimum of materials.

Instructions for the dolls:
Use and inverted bloom, nipped at the bud, for the doll's skirt. Then, a couple of closed buds, speared with a toothpick, attached to the skirt, form the doll's bodice and head. Spear an additional toothpick horizontally through the bodice to serve as the doll's arms. Use a small bloom or a single petal as the doll's hat if desired.