New Doll Home

Decided to move the dolls from the open bookcase, to the bookcase with glass doors. Started to be a bit concerned about dust.

Went to Santa Fe Folk Art Market last weekend and bought some darling little dolls from Georgia and Uzbekistan (top photo, bottom shelf, towards the front).

Kiddles, Kiddles, Kiddles

Here's a picture of my new adoptees. They should arrive by Monday. I've been following the kiddle market recently and have been able to snap up some deals again...yay! I've also fallen in love with the Etsy shopping site. There are many talented doll artists out there!

It's Spring and It's Apple Blossom Time!

It's my lucky day! I was missing two Kologne Kiddles; now I'm only missing one--Bluebell. I used to visit ebayland every day and as a result happened across many bargains. But even bargains can pinch one's pocketbook, so I swore off and haven't bought any kiddles since November of last year. The seller today not only had an excellent price for Miss Apple Blossom, but threw in these two vintage kiddle clones as well! There are actually many clone collectors, but I'm not one of them. However, I do have a few that were all thrown in with various kiddle purchases. There really is no comparison between a clone and a kiddle--the genius designers at Mattel made each Liddle Kiddle face absolutely perfect!

Paper Dolls!

A very dear friend found a set of Lucky Locket Paper Dolls and gave them to the other day. So nice...couldn't have been more suprised. Karen is also a collector, not so much of dolls but of beautiful china and fun kitschy stuff. We both do share a love of vintage barbies, though.

My grandmother always saved the Betsy McCall paper dolls out of McCalls magazine for me. I absolutely adored paper dolls because it meant that you could have lots of clothes and accessories. Real doll clothes and accessories were luxuries back in the 1970's and many of us made our own, which was fun and creative in it's own right. However, when that Sears Christmas catalogue came in the mail, I couldn't help but lust over sequined gowns and fabulous "fur" coats and muffs.

Cinnamon Girl

So excited yesterday to get a surprise gift of Miss Cinnamon Girl. I think she is just beautiful, but mostly I wanted her because I love the Neil Young song.

Blythe Fans

Here's an e-mail I just received from Gina. There's still time left, and it's for a good cause. I don't know how to stream this page directly to my blog, so here's the old-fashioned, copied & pasted, links: http://www.thisisblythe.com/shop/cart.php?target=category&category_id=159

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=manna+energy&_sacat=See-All-Categories


Hey everyone,

Just wanted to give you an update on the dress drive. To date we've raised close to $3000. THANK YOU to all who have made and/or bought dresses. I'm so, so grateful for your participation. The ebay portion of the drive comes to an end at 11 am on Friday, May 1. To see and bid on those dresses please go here. I've also lowered the prices of the remaining dresses in my shop to $30. There are so many incredible designs left, all of which can be seen here.THANK YOU again and again for your support on this! I really appreciate it.

xo
gina

P.S.-- Here's a cool link for the coloring page image: http://princess-coloring-pages.blogspot.com/2008/10/more-free-princess-coloring-pages.html

Hello Kitty! Hello World!

Dial back to 1987--First "real" job at Baskin Robbins, cash in my pocket and change in my new Hello Kitty coin purse! Got a little ribbing from my friends, but they weren't the ones with the 1st real job, 1st real boyfriend (an actor...so cute in "South Pacific!"), and a summer full of theater parties!

By the time my daughter was born, Sanrio had taken Hello Kitty into the marketing stratosphere. Hello Kitty was everywhere, and of course, I wanted Jill to have Hello Kitty everything! (I did the same thing with dolls for her. We laugh now because she really wasn't ever into dolls.) I do think she liked Hello Kitty, though, because she still has calendar cut-outs in her room. And, what's not to love? Hello Kitty has her own restaurants, shops, friends, and is rich, rich, rich! It's the American dream Japanese style.