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14. June 2016

A Penny for Maggie's Thoughts...

Maggie was given a penny for her thoughts on Instagram the other day, by April, Fashion Doll Stylist. She answered, Maggie I am... But that wasn't all she said. I know, I was there. I even intervened after a while! Here's what she answered: Maggie I am...I like my new dress! I like this house. I like the creek here. I like the mountains over there. I like to climb mountains. Do those people know what they are doing? Do they have the right climbing gear? I should go and help them. I will ask if...

23. May 2016

Little Darlings in the Stage Room...

More photos of our Little Darlings in the fancy Ellowyne fashion doll dresses... See our Ellowynes in these dresses, in the January blog post, Ellowynes in The Ballroom. Xennia, Pearl, Jiyoon, Maggie, and Birdy are wearing original Ellowyne dresses, I believe. Rosa and Tink are wearing Ellowyne dresses made from dressmakers. Zoey, in red, is wearing a sequin dress made for the Little Darlings. But I bought it for my older vintage Cindy's. And our Betsy McCall, Pamela, wore it as a festive...

22. May 2016

Little Darlings Dress Up

The Little Darlings were invited to a Facebook Anniversary party. And found there were no Little Darling frilly, smocked, or lace dresses in their cupboard! Well, not enough to go around...

07. April 2016

Look Who Has Arrived!

Geri's Arial arrived! This is the face I chose after I discovered the Little Darlings, the lovely doll sculpts by Dianna Effner. Dianna has taught several doll artists to paint these cute faces. Most of the artists have a waiting list. I got on Geri Uribe's list last January. Knowing this little dolly was coming, eventually, helped us choose the other dolls we wanted for our stories here. And the Little Darlings are a hands down favorite of ours. So easy to create characters from these...

02. November 2015

Fashion in Dolltown...

Doll collecting! For some, that means once you have a doll, pristine and new (or even second hand), that means all you have to do is find a dark space with no dust. No dress changes. No accommodating seasonal weather. No photo adventure shoots requiring jeans and a Tshirt.... But for some of us, collecting dolls means that almost every doll gets clothes, clothes for spring, summer, fall, and winter. At least for those of us in four season climates. And the dolls need some special outfits, like...

Dianna Effner's Little Darlings handpainted by Geri Uribe and Helen Skinner, clothes by Janice Mundy

18. July 2015

Sticking to a doll's summer wardrobe...for now

These cute short sets for 13" dolls like the Little Darlings here, made by the talented Janice Mundy, are from her eBay shop mrsbobbinsews. Thanks, Janice! But gone now... :( It's mid July, time in the fashion world to wrap up the summer sales and start showing fall wardrobes. What a thought! It's 30c here! Now, dolls are dolls...they don't feel the temperatures the way we do. But when it's hot, my dolls wear sundresses, shorts. and sandals or barefeet. If it gets cool and cloudy they get a...

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Ana's Aphabet Book

Here's our super cute book! Available on Amazon! It has several Dolltown characters, all helping kids to learn the basic sounds of English. A is for Ana...