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20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1984 S48 15447 of 2 With the Cabbage Patch doll craze starting to wind down, Port Perry seamstress Sue Barton has come up with an equally cute alternative ---- the Scugog Sprite. Each cuddly doll is sewn by hand and comes complete with its own name, number and artist's signature. That's Sue (above) with her Sprites, including her spritely daughter Nicole. See story for details. DEKOKERS PONTYPOOL - ONTARIO We Custom Kill, Cut and Wrap Your Beef or Pig ... FOR LESS! BEEF: Sides - Hinds - Fronts Sides ... $1.75 Ib. Hinds ... $2.19 Ib. Fronts ... $1.45 1b. PORK SIDES ... $1.15 Ib. CUT, WRAPPED, FROZEN & DELIVERED KILLING BEEF ... $10.00 ,.. no KILLING PIGS ... $10.00 CUTTING, WRAPPING & FREEZING ... 17° Ib. We supply the boxes to take your meat home in. OSHAWA (416) 725-4245 BUSINESS (705) 277-2324 H&M WRIGHT FEED COMPANY * DOG & CAT FOOD * FEEDS & GRAIN * ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS - OPEN - MON. - FRI. 800am 530pm SATURDAY 800am 12 noon * LAWN & GARDEN SUPPLIES * FERTILIZER & FENCING call ... HAROLD or MELANIE BLACKSTOCK - 986-4201 Scugog Sprites could be kings of cabbage patch Those Scugog Sprites sure are cute, Sue Barton. "I know. When I look at the other dolls I make, I think, they're nice look- ing dolls, but when I look at a Sprite I just want to reach out my arms and hug it." They sort of remind you of those vegetarian dolls. What do you call them? Something to do with cabbages. "lI wanted an answer to the Cabbage Patch, especially with the Cabbage Patch dolls being so popular last year. I wanted some- thing that was cuddly and soft with a little bit of personality to it." As if to prove her point, the 32 year old dollmaker crosses the living room of her Lilla Street home and picks up Dennis, a ruffled- haired dimpled little tyke with blue eyes the size of silver dollars. Created from a yard or so of nylon fleece, a bag and a half of polyester stuffing, some acrylic paint and some- thing that looks exactly like hair, Dennis is irresistably cute. Bigger than the renown- ed Cabbage Patch dolls, Dennis and his fellow Scugog Sprites stand nearly three feet tall but are lightweight enough for the smallest-child to---- drag around. The Sprites are the brainchild of a woman who has never relin- quished her love for dolls. While her friends were growing away from dolls and discover- ing other interests, 12 year old Sue was still playing with her Barbies. And while she doesn't play with dolls anymore (she leaves that to her four year old daughter Nicole), she still has a keen interest in collec- ting them. Her house is sprinkled with dolls of allshapes, ages, and sizes, from Canada and all over the world. Doll collecting, she says, is North Amer- ica's number two hobby next to stamp collecting and Sue is right in the thick of it. But it wasn't until the summer of '83 that the vivacious brunette discovered that she could make dolls her- self. Nicole, Sue and her husband Paul had just moved to Port Perry frim Kitchener at the time, to be close to Paul's job in Markham. It wasn't too long, however, that Sue dis- covered how limited Port Perry's job oppor- tunities are. Not having a car, she couldn't work in Oshawa either. So she resigned herself to working at home and came up with the idea of combining her love of dolls with a built-in talent for sketching and the practical ability to sew. ' Since then she's made all sorts of dolls, inclu- ding delicate bed dolls, small, pretty dolls and detailed bigger dolls that resemble little ladies and gentlemen. And now, of course, the Scugog Sprites, named for the place they're made and their spritely appearance. "Since I've designed the Sprite, the other doll lines I make have fallen by the wayside," she says. "I think that right now my Sprites are my favourites. They have a lot of appeal." The Sprites have been © ECONOMY COMPACT STANDARD & FULL SIZE selling steadily, espec- ially since their appear- ance in the window of Modern Textiles on Queen Street (they'll be there again soon) and Sue expects she'll have a few more orders under her belt by Christmas. The dolls sell for $44.95, but are cheaper when bought in quantities, and can be ordered by calling Sue at 985-8347. Oh yes, and each doll is unique with a name of its own and a number and Sue's signature on its bum. She's hoping that someday, just may- be, the dolls will be collector's items -- in doll collections like her own all over the country. "I hope so, I really do," she laughs. RENT ANEW PONTIAC © LOWRATES © LONG TERM LEASING © TRUCKRENTALS -- wa pe - q & PHILLIP PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10VANEDWARD DRIVE, PORT PERRY - 985 8474 OPEN. Weekdaysto9P M Fridaysto6P M SaturdaystodP M EURO, = A a A & EAN | RE FE TR Re We are Ready to Serve your Fall & Winter Heating Oil Needs. FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE AND COMPETITIVE RATES CALL 852-3112 Days 852-7305 Evenings You make us better