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DEE-LITE BAKERY
APPLE DOLLS BECOME characters of
olden times, as created and dressed by
Mrs. Mona Belle Fahrney of Springfield,
Mo. She favors old-fashioned prints for
dresses, and bonnets with open crowns,
to show a bun of yarn "hair.” Apple
men wear dark suspender pants, bright
shirts and scarves. Musical instruments
were made by Ben Fahrney.
How to Make ‘Appi
Peopl for Family Fun
Fun for the family onChrist-
mas afternoon can start with
peeling an apple - and making
a doll.
So says Mrs. Mona Belle
Fahrney of Springfield, Mo.,
who ought to know. From the
same start peeling an apple,
Mrs. Fahrney has won renown
as a designer and creator of
apple dolls. Making the dolls
is a family project, in which
she enlists the aid and enthu
siasm of her husband, Ben,
and her daughter, Dorothy.
Apple dolls are in the tradi
tion of making dolls from ma
terials at hand, and they re
flect the home craftsmanship
of early America. Though craft
specialists have revived the
custom of making these dolls,
they are still quite a novelty.
And, says Mrs. Fahrney, apple
dolls will always be unique,be
cause no two heads turn out the
same.
Even though the features are
identically carved in fresh
apples, the final result cannot
be known until the apple heads
have completely dried.
In the Fahrney family, wire
bodies for the dolls are con
structed by Mr. Fahrney, while
the apple heads are carved by
Dorothy Fahrney Murphy, a
portrait artist who is, in pri
vate life, Mrs. K. L. Murphy.
Mrs. Fahrney completes the
dolls, with unusual costumes
made according to patterns
which she creates.
Whatever the division of
craftsmanship, and family
group can easily make apple
dolls, for holiday fun or year-
round enjoyment, maintains
Mrs. Fahrney.
She offers the following in
structions:
Select firm apples--they
make the best dolls. Peel ap
ples and carve "faces” fordoil
heads.
Put carved apples on sticks
and insert sticks into holes
punched in a coffee can or oth
er container. Set this in a gran
iteware kettle.
Place a lighted sulphur can
dle in a small dish and set it on
a mound of damp sand, inside
the kettle and alongside the
apples.
Cover kettle and leave apples
inside until sulphur is burned
up. This helps preserve color
of the apples, and kills any in
sects which might be present.
Remove apples and set to dry,
indoors.
This usually takes
two weeks or longer. To fur
ther preserve the apple color,
add clear nail polish to the
faces, immediately after apples
are dry.
Apple doll bodies can be con
structed from wire and bits of
wood. The wire should be stur
dy, but flexible enough for arms
and legs that can be bent at
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Merry holiday
wishes and thanks to our
many friends and customers who let us be
of service throughout the year.
AUCTIONEERS
At this beautiful and
joyous time of the year, we
would like to take the opportunity to say
“Thank You’’ for your patronage. Have a Merry Christmas.
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