New Either Way Dolls on Etsy - sweet mermaids.

 Here are a bunch of *new* Either Way Mermaid Dolls on my Etsy, to help celebrate the progress of my upcoming book - MERMAID SUMMER. The fabrics are a mix of repurposed cotton shirts, quilting cottons, and vintage Indian cottons from my mother-in-law's collection. Their hair is made from felt. 

















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