Photo of Pappy

After many months of searching, my husband finally found a relative, Bessie Shortridge, who had a photo of pappy in her possession.   Read more

My Newest Basswood Hitty

My newest Hitty is made of basswood and is currently listed for sale on eBay.   She stands 6 3/8″ tall.   I am very pleased with how she turned out and am delighted with how smooth she ended up.

Ms. Michelle Best recently gave me some sanding tips and so I wanted to try them on basswood, and I must say the end results turned out fabulous!

Soft Maple Hitty

This is my 5th Hitty carved for this year, she is made of soft maple wood and stands 6 3/8″ tall.

She was sold on eBay and is currently in transit to her new owner. 

My Newest Hickory Hitty

My newest Hitty has gone to live with Michelle Best.  She is made of Hickory wood and was a delight to carve.  For those who do not know Michelle, she is another carver who creates the most delightful and beautiful Hitty dolls I have ever had the pleasure of owning.

Hitty Michelle was carved by Ms. Best, and I can only dream that one day I may be able to carve such sweet and endearing Hittys as she.

Twelfth Log Cabin Hitty

Here’s my twelfth Log Cabin Hitty.  She was a delight to carve, and has now gone on to live with her new person.

I’m finding the Log Cabin wood easier to carve, and although it still takes a lot longer to carve this wood than most other woods I have carved, it still brings me great sentimental joy to carve these Hittys.  I find it wonderful to know that pieces of Pappys cabin are being saved all over the world by so many different people and I can only hope that they bring additional joy to others 150 years from now.

Introducing Hitty Michelle

Hitty Michelle was carved by Michelle Best, and arrived at her new home (here) yesterday.   She’s the newest member of the Merry Happy Hitty’s family, and has had a great time meeting all the other Hittys. Read more

Eleventh Log Cabin Hitty

My eleventh Log Cabin Hitty has gone on to live with Ms. Linda Bennett.  She enjoyed her travels to Ms. Bennett, and is so excited to have her as her new person.

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Tenth Log Cabin Hitty

Information about this Hitty will be posted at a later date.

My Newest Hitty

My newest Hitty is carved from Soft Maple wood and stands 6 5/8″ tall.  She is currently being offered for sale on eBay, and looks forward to her future travels to her new persons home. Read more

Introducing Hitty Diane

Hitty Diane is the newest member of the Merry Happy Hittys family.  She was carved by Julie Old Crow, and arrived dressed in her elegant Daguerreotype dress and coral necklace. Read more

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