Finally, I have a doll from this great artist! Today, an antique Diana Efnér doll was delivered. I found this cutie on eBay at a very affordable price. Until we can afford her vinyl dolls, I’ll admire the porcelain ones with soft-stuffed body and wire frames inside.

I started crocheting a set of “Christmas Carols” for Paola Reina dolls following an online masterclass. The first step is to sew an embroidered shirt, but I didn’t have any white cotton fabric, so I sewed a blue shirt instead. I will start crocheting a sundress in the evening.

I’m on cloud nine! Today a set of 15 mini Disney characters arrived. All the little ones are wonderful! Those that are already duplicated with ours will go to Tanechka. Only Merida, Mulan, and Aurora are left to find—and it will be a complete set.

For baptism, I gave Anya a handmade doll. It was already sewn, only the dress and shoes needed decorating, and the hair needed to be stitched. With Anna’s help and under her attentive guidance, Svetlana turned out to be such a beauty.

The girls made mosaic watches with adorable bears. The decoration for the children’s room turned out great. And Anya can also practice telling time; she’s forgotten how to use mechanical clocks with those digital ones.

For Old New Year’s, I made two necklaces and two bracelets for the girls using “Komilfo” bead kits.

Finished the guinea pig for Anya, as promised. I really like this thread—it’s soft and smooth.

Finally finished another modular origami snowflake. I took her with me to Lviv, but I never got around to it there.

For Christmas, the good girl Lena received the Disney princess Belle. A beauty, and with movable hands too!

Ded Moroz brought me two articulated Barbie dolls from the Made to Move series—a red-haired beauty with freckles and a blonde dark-skinned girl.