Name: 2024 WLBDA Club Doll, Pin, and Mini Doll Pin
Made by and When: Charming Little Ones, Imprint.com, and Marie Green; 2024
Material: (Crocheted/amigurumi doll) Yarn, stuffing, metal; (cloth doll pin) cloth, thread, synthetic hair, paint (customized pinback) metal
Marks: The 10-inch crocheted/amigurumi doll has a cloth label on the lower back that reads, Charming / Little Ones; a Charming Little Ones hangtag, and a customized round pinback button that reads 2024 WLBDA / Club Doll
Height: The crocheted doll is 10 inches tall. The round customized button measures 1 inch. The mini cloth doll pin is 3-1/2 inches tall.
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: (Crocheted doll) The mouthless crocheted doll has brown eyebrows, black yarn eyes, a brown yarn nose, and crocheted ears. Black yarn spiral curled hair is accented with yarn rosettes—two green and one pink. (Cloth doll pin) The cloth doll pin has a black synthetic braid fashioned into two long side braids, painted eyes, and a red heart-shaped nose.
Clothes: (Crocheted doll) Crocheted light green and white-trimmed dress, crocheted-on green panties, crocheted green shoes with a pink yarn rosette on the outer side; (cloth doll pin) green and white polka dot dress and one black bead at the ankles
Other: Made by Charming Little Ones, this doll was customized as the WLBDA Facebook group’s 2024 club. It includes a customized 1-inch button pinback featuring the doll’s headshot and title, and a mini handmade cloth doll pin to hold, made by Marie Green. A total of 16 customized dolls exist for the Facebook group.
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