MYRTLE........is Now Available
(Special Order Only)

Or maybe YOU or a LOVED ONE, have a very Special Childhood Memory of a doll that meant so much.......
Well, I am just an email away.
I encourage you to contact me with the details.
and I will do my best to reproduce a doll as close as possible to your Original.

How it All Began

Dale contacted me in September of 2008, and the more we exchanged emails regarding his Special Order inquiry, the love this single Dad had for both of his daughters became very apparent, it litterly flowed through his emails.

He explained that his daughter, Ashley, was graduating from college,
and he wanted to surprise her by replacing her favorite childhood doll .

He first tried to locate the original seamstress, but was unable to find her.
And then he found my website that mentioned "Custom Orders Available".

He told how the doll and little girl had been inseparable, and after the doll became fragile from so much loving and kissing.......he was afraid to wash it, for fear it would fall apart.
He had often taped her back together with duct tape, and had to redraw certain facial features back on, that were washed away with tears and kisses.

He went on to tell how "Myrtle" would receive perfumes as gifts for Birthdays and Christmas,
to help with her "shall we say.....baby aroma that only a "mommy" could love ! ! !

He told how when Ashley would get hurt, he would always put a band-aid on Myrtle as well, so they could sympathize with each other, and it seemed to help with the healing process.

He explained every aspect of the doll, down to the tiniest detail.
And then he was having trouble with his scanner, and was going to run down and buy one, so I asked how soon he needed the doll........April, which was seven months away.....so I suggested he take them to Kinko's and have them copied...in color...so that he could retain the originals.
He was so excited about ordering the doll, that he just hadn't thought about that option.
He went right down and sent them to me, and when they arrived, he had hand-written little notes , pointing out little details that only a loving Dad would remember and appreciate their importance.

For example, he pointed out a tiny corner of the lace on the bottom of the apron, and the purple and white striped legs, that were difficult to see in the picture.....also pointed out that he thought they only went to just above the knee. He mentioned that her face was extra wide.....and was most concerned that we get the facial features and the purple hair right
The shoes looked almost brown in the picture, but he pointed out that they were burgandy.

In one of the pictures, Ashley is wearing a white eyelet bonnet, and he was not sure if Myrtle also wore one, since she had lost her apron over time, he thought maybe a bonnet may have faced the same fate.
I created a white eyelet bonnet for Myrtle, just in case !!! Because we knew that Ashley would definitely remember, and we wanted it to be
" Just Perfect " !!!
I had mentioned that I could make a special "hang-tag" mentioning the "Original" Myrtle......and then he came up with the idea of embroidering "Myrtle" on the front of her apron, which I thought was a wonerful idea, and added a special touch.

Because everyone would remember this little doll, he exclaimed, " There won't be a dry eye in the house " when she opens my gift.

I wanted to create this page to show others that they can order a custom order doll from their childhood memories........but I also wanted to let Ashley and her sister Myranda Mae know how very lucky they are, and what a wonderful and loving "Dad" they really have! Although, if you have such a Dad......you are likely to know it !!!

He mentioned too, that if his other daughter had owned a special doll, he would get one for her as well.................but she had a special blanket in stead.

I decided to type up the "Letter to Ashley from Myrtle", shown below, to put in the gift with the doll...... to tell Ashley, in Myrtle's own words, all the trouble her Dad had gone to .....to get this new doll "Just Right" !

I also made a copy of the oval shaped picture of Ashley holding her original doll and attached it to a card stock hang tag as a "Keepsake" .