About this Product
Handmade sitting mermaid plush doll with weighted bottom. Top of head to tip of tail is 23", her hair is about 9" long. Pink and teal scaled tail with matching swirl shirt and blonde hair. Face is drawn by hand. A very unique gift for a child or grandchild! Handmade in Texas!
Living Water Arts TX
Meet the Maker
I’m Amanda, and I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who took a break from my 15 year career so I could homeschool my children. I love making dolls and stuffies for kids to enjoy! I grew up by the ocean, and have always loved anything relating to the sea, so I mainly focus on mermaid dolls.
One of my favorite Bible verses is Luke 18:16 “Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’”
I believe every child should be given the opportunity to know the love Jesus has for them. Giving a doll, or stuffed animal to a child can be an opportunity for the gift giver to share the Good News, that although you are showing your love with a gift the child can cherish, Jesus gave a much greater gift.
How it’s Made
I made my own patterns for this mermaid doll, and use the unique fabrics that I find to sew it on my small Singer sewing machine, while some steps are sewn by hand. After sewing the tail and upper body, I stuff them and add a small sewn baggy of weighted beads to the bottom of the body half before closing it up. Then I sew it to the tail. After adding the details and drawing the face on, I hand sew the yarn hair on, which is quite time consuming since each strand of yarn is sewn on individually. But I feel that it’s all worth it to make a child smile and have a beautiful doll to pretend with.
