Can you believe February is almost behind us now? I had taken so many photos of my Black dolls and done so much research for Black History Month, but other than today, there are literally only two days left of this month. And I’ve barely gotten the ball rolling!
So I’m going to show you some of the projects I had planned and perhaps cover these in the future.
In the image above, the LOL Surprise doll wears the same sleeveless top with lace-and-ribbon embellishments that I covered in last Thursday’s blog post and video. Unfortunately, the top didn’t fit her well over the hips, so that project will need some tweaking.
The Beautiful Barbie with blue lipstick wears my white long-sleeved wedding dress, which can be found here. However, I’m not happy with the overall fit of this dress, and again, I may do some adjustments to that pattern before I repost it.
Stacie is wearing the same top as my LOL surprise doll, but she’s got a pair of elastic-waist Valentine’s Day shorts, to form a cute pajama set. The shorts are found here, in a blog post I did for Skipper, but the top wasn’t ready at that time. Click here for the top.
I can’t remember… Did I already do a blog post on these dolls’ outfits?
The doll in the upper left is the Queens of Africa doll in my T-shirt and bell bottoms patterns, both of which can be found on the Barbie gallery page.
Petite Barbie is wearing the jeans and short-sleeved shirt with lace embellishments that I first posted for the DC Superhero Super Girl dolls. Click on this link to find the blouse pattern, and click this link to find the jeans pattern.
My Made-to-Move Barbie wears an experimental set — the top was designed for Barbie and the pedal pushers were designed for Skipper. These patterns are easy enough to find on my website, but I’m not comfortable with the fit of the designs on the doll just yet. I want to fiddle with them a bit more before posting them at a later date.
Most importantly, there are soooo many more African Americans to talk about, that I never got to.
In an earlier blog post on famous African Americans who served on the side of the American Colonists during the American Revolutionary War, I mentioned Phillis Wheatley, but I would have loved to have included one of her poems and more facts about her life. Click here to learn more about her now. (She’s pictured in the upper left corner of the image above.)
Below her is my AI-generated image of Sojourner Truth. Before I retired, I worked as a school librarian, and I used to have my students read a junior version of her book, Ain’t I a Woman? So I’m a big fan of this amazing lady! To read more about her, click here.
Last, but far from least, this website is all about sewing, so it makes sense that I should cover the life of Elizabeth Keckly. She was the seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln, and wow! What an amazing person! She’s pictured in the upper right corner of the image above. This link will take you to a page where you can read about her and see some of her mind-bendingly ornate creations.
I have two more blog posts for Black History Month before February is done, but I wanted to make sure I touched on some of the projects I had planned but never got to. Each one is important to me, so perhaps I’ll cover them later in the year or even next February, in 2027.