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Cabin Fever It has been a long time since I posted here, my apologies. I have been concentrating on dollmaking. Spending more time online than formerly, I was very impressed by how regularly Mimi Kirschner posts on her blog, so I have resolved to do better. Most of my current efforts at social media are with Instagram. So, for a quick overview of what I have been up to, check out my IG account, artsofdelight. Many kinds of dolls have been gestating/swirling in my brain lately. I decided to try a doll like the kind Susie McMahon makes, with paperclay head and neckplate, jointed neck and cloth stuffed body. My first attempt was not so good. Head and body were wrong for each other. I took the doll apart and made another body and head, smaller body, bigger head. I put together the smaller head and body and am deciding whether to take apart her extra long feet and resew them smaller. I also got thinking about dolls with painted heads like Mimi Kirschner made in 2007, and