Good day to you!
What makes Old Order Amish faceless dolls so intriguing?
I decided to do a little research on them, but couldn’t find much except this Wikipedia article. Keep in mind, sometimes Wikipedia is inaccurate.
But this snippet from the article made me smile. “Most Amish doll makers were anonymous. An exception was Lizzie Lapp (1860–1932) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who sold her dolls under her own name.”
Several young Amish women have told me that today little girls’ dolls are more likely to have faces; the faceless dolls were used by their grandparents’ generation. A lot of people find them a bit unnerving, especially compared to this cute little things you see in movies. I don’t care. I find them adorable. I brought this one home with me from Lancaster County, PA, where it was sewn by a local woman. This doll is looking for a new home!
Enter to win the faceless doll and a copy of my two Amish novels, Leaving Lancaster, and its long-awaited sequel, Pennsylvania Patchwork, fresh off the press!
To enter, simply leave a comment below on this blog post. If you want an extra entry, follow me on Twitter and leave another comment below on this blog post letting me know your Twitter handle. You can also get another entry by liking my page on Facebook and leaving another comment below on this blog post letting me know you liked my page. That’s THREE possible ways of winning! You have until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PDT to enter. Only those in the continental U.S. are eligible to win. You have until a week after the winner is announced to claim your prize before we pick another winner.
Dear Kate, this would be my dream come true if I would win! I just love, love, love the Amish doll and always wanted one and if I don’t win one of these vacations I will go to Amish country and buy one. As for the novels, they sound terrific and would make my year a truly happy one. I would treasure these gifts always and if I win I would love you to autograph the novels. Please do consider me. thanks ever so much. Blessings! Mary Lou K
flowersmarylou85@gmail.com
Wonderful giveaway — lovely prizes. Please accept my entry. Thank you !! meashy@verizon.net
I am a fan of yours on facebook for an extra entry. Thanks again meashy@verizon.net
I would love to win. I made my own doll and she needs a friend.
I follow you on Facebook.
I follow u on FB, believe on Twitter too ( I don’t get on there as much), and would love to win
I would love to win too.
Wow…love the contest. Love the Amish books. Thanks for the chance to win. God Bless.
donnac.taylor@hotmail.com
Liked your page on facebook! Would love to win.
donnac.taylor@hotmail.com
I would love to win your books and the lovely doll.
I love to read Amis books.
liked your page and shared on Facebook
jewagner01@yahoo.com
I follow you on Twitter @MsRubyKat
Karen G.
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I already Liked your Facebook page.
Karen G.
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Thanks, each and every one of you, for your lovely comments and for entering! I’m sure the doll will find a wonderful and loving home!
I would absolutely love a chance to win this doll and your books! Amish novels are my absolute favorite genre & I collect the faceless dolls!
I “liked” your Facebook page, but I don’t have a Twitter account.
Lisa Towns Myers
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The faceless doll is adorable. I would love to win her and your books. Thanks for the opportunity.
I liked you on facebook.
What a great story! Lizzie Lapp must have been something of an entreprenuer.
Lynn Brokaw
The doll is beautiful, even without a face! I would love to win it.
I love your books! Please keep writing.
sandy.rutkowski@gmail.com
Have “Liked” your page!!
Lynn Brokaw
Oh my, I’d love to in this contest.
Shared on facebook.
Would love it. Thanks. yvonne@triad.rr.com
Love the doll!
jahaefner@aol.com
Would love the doll and books!
grandmahaefner@aol.com
The doll is adorable,I am very interested in the books. I m sure I would enjoy very much reading them.
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN YOUR BOOKS AND THE AMISH DOLL. PLEASE ENTER ME IN YOUR CONTEST.
THANKS,
CONNIE
juzona@aol.com
I likwed you on my facebook page end encourages others to look into your blog for this contest. So please enter my name again. That way I should have 2 chances to win. YEA!!!!
Thanks,
connie
Juzona@aol.com
Such a cute doll! Even now as an adult I would love to have an Amish doll, I still enjoy my dolls though now it is in a different way.
WOW, a doll AND 2 books?! What a treasure trove!
Blessings!
Jasmine A.
montanamade(at)gmail(dot)com
I already follow on Twitter 🙂
Jasmine A.
montanamade(at)gmail(dot)com
Already liked your Facebook page 🙂
Jasmine A.
montanamade(at)gmail(dot)com
I want to win this so bad.I love your books and the doll is beautiful.Thanks for the chance.jackie_tessnair@yahoo.com
I also like your facebook page.jackie_tessnair@yahoo.com
Thank you for visiting my blog! Good luck, everyone. More fun giveaways in the future to celebrate the release of Pennsylvania Patchwork!
Ohhh that doll is amazing … I think a doll without a face is intriguing. I love to read “Amish” books, my favorite cup of tea, so I hope you enter my name in the give away.
I also like your facebook, glad that i found it !!
Oops … sorry. I didn’t read the last text on the blogpost, so don’t put my name in the hat… I don’t live in the US
I “like” you on facebook. Thanks.
susanlulu@yahoo.com
I’d love to win. Contests are FUN!!
susanlulu@yahoo.com
Aww, it’s so cute! I would love to win the doll and your books too, of course! God bless 🙂 Sherri sherrirmyers at hughes dot net
I liked you on Facebook. sherrirmyers at hughes dot net
I follow you on twitter. sherrirmyers at hughes dot net
I have always loved Amish items, including the dolls, even before I became a Christian, so would love to own an authentic one…not to mention your books, of course!
Blessings,
Melanie
mpike@rochester.rr.com
I also just liked your page on Facebook! (Don’t have Twitter.)
mpike@rochester.rr.com
I liked your facebook page and I followed you on twitter (@CrystalScott413). I love reading Amish Fiction, it is wonderful. My grandparents would always go to Pennsylvania to Amish Country and visit and would always tell me about it. I would love to visit.
Crystal Scott
cscott413@att.net
It’s so neat Kate that you authors get too viiisit so many places. sure would love to go to Amish country. I’ve always wanted one of these Amish dolls, Might have to make my own. I had heard that some have faces now. I’m glad. After the Amish have faces. It made me want to put faces on the faceless dolls. I’ve seen a lot of pillow case dolls and they are faceless too. I would love to win this gift basket. Doll and books. What can be better than this? MAXIE mac262(at)me(dot)com
i would love to win this n great gift basket.
Kate I have liked you on Facebook. Please give me another entry.
MAXIE mac262(at)me(dot)com
I’d love to win!
I liked your facebook page, too!
All I read amish novels. I m always looking for authors who write Amish fiction. I liked your facebook page. I am excited to read your novels.
The Amish have always been fascinating to me. They live such simple lifestyles, something I am sure we could all learn from.
love those little dolls, thanks for the chance to win! Dawn S. Searcy4U@aol.com
The work that is put into making these precious dolls is just beautiful and your generous offer to share your unique talent as an author is very much appreciated.