Timeworn, Beloved, and Beautiful… My Latest Reproduction of Sarah Alice is Now Available For Sale NOW SOLD

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Timeworn, beloved & beautiful Sarah Alice

Thank you all for coming to meet my latest reproduction of Sarah Alice, one of the antique Izannah Walker dolls in my personal collection ❤

Information that you will find helpful if you wish to buy this doll ~ Buying one of my dolls is very straightforward. Here is what you need to know: All of my dolls are sold on a “first come” basis. I only have one doll to sell today.(Please be aware of how much the doll costs BEFORE you send your request to buy.) You are welcome to ask questions, but please note that asking a question is not the same as making a commitment to buy and will not “hold your place in line” if someone else asks to buy the doll. When this Sarah Alice sells I will mark her SOLD asap. I offer a discount if you pay by check or money order. Paypal is also accepted for payment. Free priority mail shipping & full insurance to any U.S. address. Unfortunately I am not shipping to any other countries at the current time. To purchase this doll please email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com after this sale starts at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time today 12/16/25.

Sarah Alice ~ ~~$1725 ($1675 if paying by check or money order~~) SOLD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO MEET HER

Sarah Alice is an 18 inch tall reproduction of my antique doll of the same name. Her second skin body covering is made from antique blue linen. Especially for Christmas I have combed through my stash of antique undergarments to find her an antique Chemise and Petticoat. I made her pantalettes from vintage white cotton sheeting and used a bit of my treasured hand crocheted waived braid lace to trim them. I don’t usually use reproduction fabrics for the doll dresses that I make, but I did make an exception in this case because this particular reproduction fabric (that I’ve actually had in my fabric stash for so long that it is almost vintage) is very reminiscent of the fabric that my original Sarah Alice’s dress is made from. The dress is a bit unique in that it has quite slim puffed sleeves, without the usual fullness you would expect, and broader sleeve bands that are trimmed with lace. I chose an antique lace that I felt mimiced the dots in the dress fabric. Her black painted boots have laces and a red band around their tops.

It’s very cold and snowy day here in New England. Sarah Alice swore that she could see ice forming on the bedroom window, so she very sensibly gathered up all of her clothing and went down to the parlor to get dressed in front of the warm and toasty woodstove.

Sarah Alice’s dearest wish is to find a wonderful, loving home before Christmas. She would be a very special Christmas treat for you or someone very dear to you on Christmas morning.

footnotes:

To read more about waived braid please see this past post https://izannahwalker.com/2011/12/28/waved-braid-or-the-amazing-things-you-can-do-with-rick-rack/

To read why I named my original Sarah Alice after Sarah Alice Langworthy. https://izannahwalker.com/2017/09/25/remembering-sarah-alice-langworthy-happy-birthday-izannah-walker-part-2/

To read more about cleaning and conserving antique doll clothing https://izannahwalker.com/2009/02/02/laundry-day-proper-washing-instructions-for-antique-clothes/

A closeup of the fabric in the original Sarah Alice’s dress.

The original Sarah Alice ❤

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Meet Thankful! She is hoping to find her forever home this evening <3 NOW SOLD

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 paulawaltonLeave a comment

A few things to know before we move right along to the “good stuff”. Buying one of my dolls is very straightforward. Here is what you need to know: All of my dolls are sold on a “first come” basis. I only have one doll to sell this evening. To purchase this doll email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com after today’s sale starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time. (Please be aware of how much the doll costs BEFORE you send your request to buy.) You are welcome to ask questions, but please note that asking a question is not the same as making a commitment to buy and will not “hold your place in line” if someone else asks to buy the doll. When Thankful sells I will mark her SOLD asap. I offer a discount if you pay by check or money order. Paypal is also accepted for payment. Free priority mail shipping & full insurance to any U.S. address. Unfortunately I am not shipping to any other countries at the current time.

Thankful ~ ~~$1895 ($1825 for checks or money orders)~~ SOLD Thank you so much for looking

Thankful is a 19 inch tall reproduction Izannah Walker doll made from Isadora’s mold. Since she is just a smidge taller than my 14-18.5 inch dolls I have priced her the same as her shorter sisters and brothers. ❤ Thankful’s dress is made from a vintage cotton gingham. It has drawstrings at the neckline and waist (just like the clothing of young children did in the mid-19th century) and three growth tucks in it’s skirt. Underneath her dress she wears a chemise, pantalettes, and a petticoat. The trims and buttons on her undergarments are all antique, as is the cotton sheeting fabric they are made from. Her petticoat has a broad tuck, both as decoration and to help give extra support to her dress skirts. Over her dress she wears a handsewn pinner apron with a pocket, made from antique fabric. I intentionally tried to make this apron look like it was sewn by her original young owner, giving her a bit of a headstart on her imagined history…

I was very strongly influenced by Izannah’s single remaining black doll when I made Thankful. As most of you probably already know, I make my reproductions using molds I have taken from actual antique Izannah Walker dolls. The mold I used for Thankful is “Isadora” which is the closest in appearance that I have to Izannah’s original black doll. In order to get her wigged hair to closely resemble the one lone example of her black dolls I hand dyed her sweater knit wig cap and wool hair. To add age to her appearance I did leave small areas of her wig cap showing, as if the hair had been worn away. If her new owner would prefer to have those bits filled in with more wool hair I would be happy to do that before she leaves my studio. ❤

Thank you for coming to meet Thankful! I currently have 5 more dolls on my work table, so there will be more dolls coming in the near future. There will be 1 reproduction of Isabeau, 1 reproduction of Sarah Alice, 1 reproduction of Zanna, and 2 reproductions of Lizzybit ❤

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This is my latest Newsletter that just went out to everyone on my New Dolls Mailing List

September 13, 2025 paulawaltonLeave a comment

This is my latest newsletter that went out last night to everyone on my “New Dolls” mailing list.

Mid September 2025 Newsletter

2 Weeks Until My Annual Izannah Walker Birthday Celebration and My Latest Reproduction Dolls

Hello!

This is a brief note to let you all know what is currently happening in my studios. As many of you know, I live in a late 18th century farmhouse that is surrounded by barns and is situated on the 9+ acres that remain of the original 18th century farmstead. For over a year there have been workmen here helping to ensure that the house will hopefully withstand many more New England winters. You may remember that last year I had to postpone my annual September release of new dolls because the plumbing in my upstairs bathroom suddenly failed and water started pouring through my kitchen ceiling! Nothing quite that dramatic has happened since, but there have been workmen here for over a year replacing rotted wood, painting, building wooden storm windows, and a host of other necessary projects. I have historic masons who have promised to get here before snow falls to rebuild my chimney that is in danger of toppling over, and a work crew that is supposed to arrive at any time to repave half of the driveway…

I’ve wound up being more of a site coordinator and project manager during the past year than a dollmaker! During the past few weeks I have managed to sneak out to my studios and actually spend time working on dolls. I can’t begin to tell you how wonderful that has been!!! Earlier in the summer I began trying to work on a large group of Charlcies. They are going to be beautiful dolls, but I realized that if I was going to have dolls available in time for Izannah Walker’s 208th birthday that I would need to set the more complicated and complex Charlcies aside and concentrate on making some of her smaller sisters. At the moment I have 6 reproduction Izannah Walker dolls on my painting table, and piles of a dozen arms and legs sitting in front of me! I’m not sure exactly how many I’ll have available for sale by the 25th, I’m going to try to finish all of them by then. Any that I can’t quite finish will be offered for sale asap after the 25th.

I’ll be sending out another mailing as Izannah’s birthday gets closer with more details. You can also follow along with my progress and preparations on my Izannah Walker Journal https://izannahwalker.com/…/the-countdown-continues-14…/

My Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ASweetRemembrance/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/asweetremembrance/

Thank you so very much for your interest in my handmade, historically accurate, reproduction Izannah Walker dolls

Paula

www.asweetremembrance.com

www.izannahwalker.com

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The Countdown Continues 14 Days Until Izannah Walker’s 208th Birthday

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 paulawalton2 Comments

Just 14 days until Izannah Walker’s 208th birthday and my annual celebration. I’ve been spending quite a lot of time tucked away in both studios, and in my office (aka my late night sewing lair!) working on a variety of my reproduction Izannahs. I have to admit that I’ve been falling in love with these new little cloth girls a bit more every day ❤

I’ve temporarily set aside the large group of Charlcies in hopes of having some birthday dolls available! Reproducing Charlcie is a more lengthy and complicated process, which I will go right back to after bringing some of her smaller sisters to life. I’m still not entirely sure how many of the six dolls that you can see on my painting table will be finished by the 25th. I’m hoping that none of the remaining construction projects start in the next two weeks, but they are all subject to when the various tradespeople are available…

Regardless of any chaos and interruptions, all the dolls and I are greatly looking forward to their big birthday party and we hope you are too! We’d also like to take a moment to thank you all for your lovely messages and support. The proceeds from my dollmaking help fund the care, repair, and restoration of my 18th century home, barns, and the surrounding remnants of original farm land.

Naturally the party preparation involves cleaning house… and just as it is in every house the kitchen is the by far the messiest room!!!

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Meet Eliot, My Latest Reproduction Izannah Walker Doll ~ SOLD

April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 paulawaltonLeave a comment

SOLD ~Eliot is looking for a new home and family to call his very own. ❤

Eliot and I are so happy that you have dropped by to meet him today. He very much enjoys seeing new people, as he has been cooped up here with just me and his much older sisters for company all winter long. He is now ready to do a bit of travelling and join a new doll family.

ELIOT – ~~$2095.00 ($2025.00 for checks or money orders)~~ SOLD

Eliot is a boy doll made from Emmaline’s mold. At 17 inches tall he is just the right size to be a little brother to the other dolls in your family. (He promises that he will almost never be annoying to any new sisters) Eliot has a very classic mid 19th century boy’s side parted hair style and the famous red topped tall boots that you will find on many of Izannah Walker’s original boy dolls. Eliot’s “second skin” body covering is a reproduction alphabet print fabric that you will sometimes find used for the bodies of 19th century dolls. Since we all know that little boys can frequently have somewhat messy adventures, Eliot does come with a small wardrobe of six pieces of clothing which can be combined to make four different outfits. When making Eliot’s clothes I used some of the patterns that I drafted for James, but did use different fabrics, trims and techniques to make them personalized for Eliot. My story about James and his clothing appeared in the February, March, & April 2023 issues of Antique Doll Collector magazine. The clothing patterns and instructions are in the April 2023 issue, so if you are feeling creative you can use the patterns to sew an even larger wardrobe for Eliot. You will undoubtedly notice that buttons are a prominent feature on Eliot’s garments. All 24 buttons are antique German milk glass buttons. ❤

Buying one of my dolls is very straightforward. Here is what you need to know: All of my dolls are sold on a “first come” basis. To purchase a doll email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com after today’s sale starts at 2 p.m. Eastern time. (Please be aware of how much the doll costs BEFORE you send your request to buy.) You are welcome to ask questions, but please note that asking a question is not the same as making a commitment to buy and will not “hold your place in line” if someone else asks to buy the doll. When Eliot sells I will mark him SOLD asap. I offer a discount if you pay by check or money order. Paypal is also accepted for payment. Free priority mail shipping & full insurance to any U.S. address. Unfortunately I am not shipping to any other countries at the current time.

Read more about making Eliot’s clothes below: These pieces of clothing that I made for James were the inspiration for Eliot’s wardrobe.

Two of the outfits that I made for James were the inspiration for some of Eliot’s clothing.

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On the 12th Day of Christmas…

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 paulawaltonLeave a comment

On this twelfth day of Christmas I am looking back at some of my favorite Christmas moments during the past 39 years of A Sweet Remembrance, from St. Nicholas Eve right through to the last bite of Twelfth Night Cake. Thank you all for enthusiastically welcoming my hand made creations into your home and lives. You have made owning my own business and being a working artist a joy!

Each year brings it’s own share of obstacles, and difficulties because that is simply the way life is, but it also brings so many amazing moments… I am very much looking forward to a year that is filled with more! More dolls, more days working in my studio, more spun cotton figures, making more tiny dresses, more gardening, more time to paint, more days full of everyday things on my remnants of an 18th century farm, more family, more baking, more creating, more everything! I hope you are looking forward to more too ❤

All of the little cloth girls, spun cotton characters, mohair animals, bears and I wish you a wonderful 2025 filled with peace, love, joy & all good things!

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As a Little Halloween Treat Here Are All of the Sneak Peeks for my Upcoming Doll Release on November 1st, 2024 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time

October 31, 2024 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Thank you for dropping by to see the complete sneak peeks of the two dolls that I will be offering for sale tomorrow night, November 1st at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 7 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, and 5:00 p.m. Pacific.

https://youtube.com/shorts/W57fMZj9_EU?feature=sharehttps://youtube.com/shorts/W57fMZj9_EU?feature=share

All of the little cloth girls and I would also like to wish you a very merry All Hallows Eve! Happy Halloween!

I hope that you will all come back tomorrow evening to meet the newest of my Izannah Walker little sisters!

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Mark Your Calendars! My Newest Two Dolls Will Be Offered for Sale Friday Night ~ November 1st at 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Many thanks to all of you who have been patiently waiting for the release of my two latest reproduction Izannah Walker dolls ❤ Both dolls and their extensive wardrobes are finally complete! I will be offering them for sale on Friday evening, November 1st at 8 p.m. Eastern time (7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain and 5 p.m. Pacific).

Many of you may have seen the series of “sneak peeks” of both dolls that I have been posting on Facebook and Instagram . Tomorrow I’ll be putting up a comprehensive post here on my Izannah Walker Journal of all the “sneak peeks”, as well as adding the latest ones to my Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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A Sweet Remembrance September 2024 Newsletter

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Oh my goodness, half of September has already passed, and it is just slightly over one week until my annual Izannah Walker Birthday Celebration on September 25th! Has your summer felt as if it has simply flown by the same way mine has?

As always spring and summer have been incredibly busy here. There are more warm weather projects that cry out for attention in and around my 18th century home, barns, and surrounding land (that I affectionately refer to as Thyme Forgotten Farm) than I can ever fit into a single year. Currently there is wood repair taking place on the lower level of the tack barn, and much needed window work in my office, to replace the rotting 20th century windows there with antique window sashes and reconstruct appropriate window surrounds. Most of the repair work to multiple garden gates and garden structures has been completed, as have almost half of the new stands for my herd of antique carousel horses. My weekends have mostly been spent being a grandma, and fitting in all of the must do summer traditions. Childhood is so fleeting that it’s important to make time for special moments…

Studio News

A lot has been going on in both of my studios too! I’m very pleased to tell you that I have been named one of America’s top traditional craftsmen by Early American Life for 2024 in the category of Toys and Dolls. This is the 45th time in the course of 24 years that I have been in their directory. I’ve been listed in the categories of Clothing and Accessories, Textiles or Needlework, Miscellaneous, Toys and Dolls, Miniatures, Santas, Other Holidays and General Christmas. I’ve been juried into the Directory annually from 2004-2024 plus 1996-1998, many years in more than one category. Thank you Early American Life!

Out in the studios I’ve been doing much needed cleaning and sorting, plus working on exciting new things, some of which involved my carpenter. Obviously I have also been making dolls too, because I always try to have some for sale as part of my Izannah Birthday Celebration. Plus I have been designing a few new spun cotton ornaments! I dearly love making spun cotton figures, but haven’t been able to fit them in between everything else for a long time.

All in all it’s been a really wonderful summer. I hope yours has been too!

My Online Celebration of Izannah Walker’s Birthday 207th Birthday

On Wednesday September 25th I will be hosting an online celebration of Izannah Walker’s Birthday featuring my collection of antique Izannah Walker dolls. Come visit www.izannahwalker.com to see how my little cloth girls celebrate their maker’s birthday.

Now that you’ve read a bit about what is going on in my world you probably won’t be surprised that I don’t have the exact time decided yet for when the birthday celebration post will be live, and when the dolls that are going to be available for purchase will be posted. I will be prominently posting information about both times, closer to the 25th, on www.izannahwalker.com , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ASweetRemembrance , and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/asweetremembrance/ . I’ll also send out an email to everyone who has signed up for my “New Dolls” email mailing list with times and other details.

This year’s celebration is going to be a little bit less involved than past years, yet still a very enjoyable event, so I’m apologizing for that in advance. Between all the construction interruptions, and a highly possible case of Lyme disease, I’m not working quite as quickly as I usually do. The good news is that the dolls and I have some other fun celebrations and doll releases planned for October, November, & December! We hope you’ll join us as we fill the remainder of 2024 with Izannah parties.

Wishing you a lovely autumn!

Paula

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P.p.s. I hope you all got to see the wonderful original Izannah Walker doll that Withington Auction sold online through auctionninja.com on Friday 9/13. She sold for $43,500.00 plus an 18% Buyers Premium. In case you are wondering, that isn’t the record price paid for an Izannah Walker doll. If you haven’t seen her, go take a peak https://www.auctionninja.com/withington-auction-inc/product/18-izannah-walker-cloth-doll-1180990.html She is an amazingly sweet doll!

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SOLD I’d Like to Introduce You to my Latest Reproduction of Tilly Lamb, who is Currently Available for Sale…

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Thank you for coming to meet my newest reproduction of my antique Izannah Walker doll Tillie Lamb.

TILLY LAMB ~ ~~$2445~~ SOLD. Tilly Lamb has a somewhat unique body with larger, plumper arms and painted boots that are fashioned differently than other Izannah Walker dolls. I’ve really only seen these features on the one other doll that I know of that is made like Tillie Lamb. I truly love the endearing slightly bolder folk art quality that this gives her ❤ She is 20 inches tall, from the back of her heels to the top of her head. Her toes point downward another 2 inches.

CLOTHING

I’ve chosen some amazing fabrics for this very special doll. Her dark brown figured dress is made from a sheer madder dyed cotton with a window pane check weave. This fabric came from a remanent of a c. 1860’s skirt that I am sure must have had a matching bodice. Even though someone had previously cut into the garment, I could tell that it had once been a very wide full skirt, tightly gathered at the waist and meant to be worn over layers of petticoats and a caged crinoline (which people now often refer to as a hooped skirt). I fashioned this lovely fabric into a very classic mid 19th century girl’s dress, with very full banded sleeves and a generously full skirt. Next I paired this fantastic madder fabric dress, with a fugitive purple print fabric for her that the sun has turned into a matching shade. The apron I made from this fugitive purple is a copy of the apron that my antique Tillie Lamb often wears. The original apron is one I found in Brimfield many years ago.

Because every girl needs more that one dress, Tilly has a second dress made from a vintage brown gingham check, with short straight, tucked sleeves. Did you know that gingham was original made in Asia, possibly Malaysia, and first appeared in England during the 17th century, when it was introduced by Dutch traders? Originally it began as more of a striped fabric, before becoming the classic woven checks that we are more familiar with.

Tilly’s second skin body covering is a coffee brown glazed cotton that coordinates perfectly with her madder dyed dress and fugitive purple apron. I made her chemise, split pantalettes, and petticoat from antique cotton sheeting and lace.

ACCESSORIES

Around her neck Tilly wears a necklace that I made from vintage bone beads. She has a heart shaped pincushion, made of another wonderful piece of mid 19th century fabric, suspended from a woven brown gingham ribbon. Instructions for this type of pincushion appeared in Eliza Leslie’s book The American Girl’s Book; or Occupation For Play Hours first published in 1831. https://paulawalton.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/two-heart-pincushions-from-the-american-girls-book/

Additionally Tilly comes with a length of fabric tape measure, like the one my original Tilly Lamb often carries in her apron pocket.

This Tilly Lamb reproduction Izannah Walker doll is ~~$2445.00~~ SOLD

All of my dolls are sold on a “first come” basis. To purchase Hannah email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com . Please be aware of how much the doll costs BEFORE you send your request to buy. You are welcome to ask questions, but please note that asking a question is not the same as making a commitment to buy and will not “hold your place in line” if someone else asks to buy the doll. Checks or money orders are preferred, Paypal is also accepted for payment. Free priority mail shipping & full insurance to any U.S. address. International orders ~ exact postage + $40 handling fee to help offset the extra time required for international shipping and the currency conversion fees ~ check with me to make sure your international address is one I ship to. No shipping to Russia.

Tilly is a wonderful size to display in antique children’s chairs. Here she is in one of my antique highchairs. Note ~ Her newly painted face does appear a bit glossy in some lights, but as the paint continues to dry and oxidize the sheen will lessen and go away.

Read more about my antique Tillie Lamb here:

Lost in a Daydream of Past Childhoods…

This is the post I wrote about my antique Tilly Lambs arrival…

Tilly J. Lamb ~ Now SOLD

This post has information about my original antique Tillie Lamb as she appeared in Your Dolls and Mine A Collector’s Handbook 1952 & The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls 1968