More information can be found here- http://www.sacreddollsandbears.com/category/peace-doll-project/
People are creating and some are sharing what they have made. In paper form, digital form, fabric and yarn. The sky is the limit.
To answer Angelsan- "What will you do with these dolls? stitch them? Send them somewhere? " I may and I may not. Some people are creating such things and keeping them or giving them away to hope others or themselves cope with loss. Others are doing it for other reasons.
"But should you have done a French flag instead of an English one? " No I thought about making a bunch of different flags, but I made this for others to see what can be done with them. I had sort of envisioned several of them in a variety of clothing maybe little hats and such holding hands. Similar to paper dolls. I made this out of a board wide request . I responded that I have cross stitch software and said I may be able to come up with something. It was suggested to make them very simple (whole stitches) and easy to change and personalize. So that is what I did. The plain girl could be filled with a backstitch design in her dress. Or another symbol of peace like a dove. I may be able to come up with a fast mini flags for them to hold too (I have a terrible pet peeve that the American flag have all 13 stripes so I may not make an American mini flag.) Little buttons would be cute too
I have friends in Germany, England, Mexico, Finland and other places too. It has nothing to do with any conflicts or battles overseas, just the joining of people from different places. If someone wants to make a doll with that in mind, all the better. Or adding a yellow ribbon in that case would also be fitting as well.
There is an exchange in the works at Linabear too, a cultural one. I have been tossing around the idea of the dolls being related to that too. (I haven't joined it yet. I have a poor track record of stitch/craft exchanges. But that's a different story!)
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