
Puppies and Ponytails
The idea of creating a new character became a much quieter voice in my head. Replacing it came freelancing, two children, a husband, designing luxury dollhouses and rose gardens. Kelly, age 2, watching Sesame Street. Then one day, the voice became louder. Now newly single, it was time to get back in touch with my inventor self. I decided to engineer a baby doll that grew. At Toys R Us, I bought a slew of dolls and began tearing them apart. However, missing were the final spri