The first Dottee Doll swap I joined on Swap-bot was actually for a Dottee Doll Kit (because I love kits ofcourse!). When we signed up, we were asked to put our color preferences, and boy was I so happy to receive this in the mail from OhMy:

I didn’t take a close-up but the ♥beads (you can see it on the left-most top corner) were so pretty! It was like oddly shaped tear drops, each one unique. It didn’t stay long like this though, for I couldn’t wait to create my very first Dottee:

The pink beads are from this swap. And the stitch I used to create the curls in her hair (top-most, right corner in photo) is called a Cast-on Stitch. 

Dottee Dolls are artdolls born out of the imagination of an Australian lady artist named Dot, and has spread everywhere (specially on Swap-bot!). I found my first one very first Dottee a joy to make, and there are a lot of Dottee inspiration (and swaps) to keep me wanting to make more:

I am in love with the bee dottee! And I did find out that the lovely maker of the dottees in the photo (except for last one) is my partner in an on-going Owl swap Lucky is me!

1. Cowgirl Dotee Doll, 2. Bee Dotee Doll, 3. Back of Bee Dotee Doll, 4. Dotee Doll from Robin T.

Mermaid dottees are quite popular on Swap-Bot.

1. Dotee Doll For Robin T., 2. Winter Dotee Doll, 3. Mermaid, 4. dottee doll

I am happy some wonderful lady shared something like this, and I shall help her along by sharing Dottee on my blog too. So whether you want to make for yourself, swap or give as a gift, try it out and Make one today!