Hitty Fern by Gail Wilson

I hope all of you enjoyed your Independence Day.   We have had a nice week, as hubby is on vacation.  It made our holiday even better.

I am still working on introducing my dolls.   This is Hitty Fern by Gail Wilson.  I have wanted one of these dolls for a very long time.   Earlier this year, I finally got one.  I have been enjoying her so much.  I have some other Hitty dolls that are very precious to me as well.  I got her for a great price and she came wearing my favorite "tea dress" and pink coral bead necklace.  She is signed and dated by Gail on the back of her neck.  She is one of her older ones, which makes her more dear to me.

She inspired me to do something I have always wanted to do.  I actually love primitive things and have always wanted to paint a mural in my house.  But it's a scary thing to paint something so big, so I never did it.  But Hitty Fern could have one. 

I searched for a wooden box to turn into a room for her but never found what I wanted.  So hubby said I should just make it myself.  So I did!  I think I even surprised him by actually doing it.  I went to Home Depot and bought a 12 foot by 12 inch by 1 inch board and had them cut the pieces to size for me.  I sanded them that same evening and the next day, stained the outside of the pieces.  Then I painted a mural on the back wall.   I'm not an artist by any means but it turned out just like I wanted.  Then I put it together.

 A couple of weeks ago, I covered the plain pine board floor with real miniature hardwood.  It was so fun to do and turned out pretty good.  I even added baseboards with the leftover pieces.  It definitely gives the room a more finished look.

Then I decided I wanted to make some of the kits Gail Wilson makes for her Hitty dolls.  I'm not really a builder of things, but I figured if I could make and paint the room, I could do a few of the kits.  The first one I made was the peg rack shelf.  I already had the dress form and a friend sold me some of her GW Hitty stuff that she was no longer using.  The sewing kit items are on top of the peg rack shelf.

I had a few other things that I made from GW's kits.  I made the little peg doll, her pouting chair and rope bed.  It came with a tiny quilt kit, but I put it away and have not found it again!  LOL!   The rug under the table was also from my friend as well as the splay leg chair by the wall.   The table and chairs were made by me.  I enjoyed making them for the most part, but I admit the chairs were hard.  I am so glad I didn't give up.

Every little girl needs a table for having tea parties.  The tiny tea set and candle stick with candle are very tiny miniatures made by Blue Moon Pottery. The teapot is the size of a penny!  I was so surprised that they were so tiny when I got them.  And they are actually made of real pottery.  I have no idea how they did this, but they are precious little things.  The table topper was in the kit with the table.  I decided to make it before I misplaced it like I did the little quilt.

The table and chairs come in handy when Hitty Fern wants to play with her  Hitty paper doll.  Those tiny scissors are from the sewing set and they really work!

Of course a desk is also needed for homework, letter writing,  journal entries and Bible reading.  The little chair from my friend is the perfect desk chair.  The lid lifts up on the desk for storage.  This was a fun piece to build.  The desk kit did not come with the ledge at the bottom of the lift up lid, so I made one and attached it myself.  It keeps things from sliding off.

Every girl also needs a comfy bed and a place to put her lamp and favorite books.   The bed and small bookcase are not by GW.  I found them online, as well as the bedside rug.  I already had the little lantern.  The quilt above the bed is part of the sewing set.  The ABC print is another online find, as well as the clock and Home Sweet Home sign.  The tiny printed cat is from GW.  It is so darling!  The tiny train was gift from the friend I bought the other items from.  

On the other side of the room is a hutch for storing other things.  I have had this piece for several years.  On top, she displays her sweet Hitty paper doll and box of dresses and an abacus to help her with her arithmetic lessons.  You can see the little peg doll sitting in her pouting chair and her little rope bed.  The rug hanging above the desk is another online find.  

So now you can see her entire room.  I have her dresses stored in a box just for her.  I may decide to display them later on.  I am trying not to over crowd the room.  The clock caught the flash and I didn't realize it until later.   Sorry about that.  

I'm very happy about this dolly project.  I have this sitting on the top of my desk, so I can enjoy it every day.  I hope you all have enjoyed seeing it.  I can't help but smile and sometimes I wish I was small enough to go in there and play too!

Blessings!