Welcome to craftswithcare!
I started out making my first cloth doll a few years ago. I have always loved cloth dolls and it had always been my wish to create my own dolls someday.
Nowadays I also make dolls using different media like paper clay, wood, felt etc. Some of my paper clay doll designs are inspired by Izannah Walker and other famous doll makers of yore. Most of my paper clay and wood dolls are one-of-a-kind. For my cloth dolls, I buy small quantities of fabrics at a time, so no two dolls will be alike. I also experiment with various doll-making techniques of my own.
I also enjoy collecting antique dolls, and reading and researching about different kinds of dolls.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
"Smile is the key"

'Smile is the key' is my rendition of one of Maud Tousey Fangel's drawings. This sketch was done using a 2B pencil and a 05 pilot micro tip pen. I did not use any eraser while drawing this. I added the key locket, which is not present in the original drawing by Maud Fangel.
~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Female Nude
This is based on a photo taken by Virna Haffer whose art is exhibited in the Tacoma Art Museum. We went to the Tacoma Art Museum yesterday and viewed her work. I was inspired to make a sketch of one of her pieces .
~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Blog Giveaway of custom pencil drawing
Who would like to volunteer to let me do a pencil drawing of her/his face? ;O) Let me see how many of you are willing. I will do a lottery amongst the participants and the winner will get a framed and signed pencil drawing of herself/himself or a loved one free of cost shipped to her/his home. Anyone willing? If so, then please leave a comment here.
Everyone has a month to respond to this post (last date to respond is Feb 22, 2011). :O) If you are a fan of craftswithcare's facebook page, then you can leave a comment there. In case you have a facebook account and are not yet a fan of craftswithcare, you can follow the above link and become a fan. You never know what I am upto next. If you have a blog and if you post about this with a link to my blog, then you will be entered twice. Please let me know that you did so. Thanks!
If you neither have a blog nor a facebook account and still wish to participate, then please email me your response at craftswithcare@gmail.com.
You will get only one signed and framed original sketch of a face of a picture you email to me, free of cost shipped to the address you provide. The drawings below are not included and are just examples of my work.



~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Christmas Carolers, Bellevue Doll Club Challenge Dolls
Bellevue Doll Club Nov 2010 challenge~ 4 wooden shaker pegs
We had to create dolls using the pegs shown below. These pegs could be used in the doll body construction or any props along with the dolls. The shapes of the pegs could not be altered.
I created two carolers out of the four pegs. The other two pegs I used for making street lamps.
Christmas Carolers is designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010.
Below are dolls by our talented "Bellevue Doll Club" members:
~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010
Pattern will be available soon.
~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
Sunday, January 2, 2011
"Missy's Makeover" article published in Soft Dolls & Animals! magazine

I was so thrilled to see my article, "Missy's Makeover" published in the March 2011 issue of the Soft Dolls & Animals! magazine.
Below you will find the published article.

~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare

















