Dolltown.News October 2016

dolltown.news Oct 6/16

Little Darlings Busy at School!

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*4 Blog Posts on the Home page!

Sept 29 First Day of School Photo Shoot

Little Darlings in the Schoolroom for photos

Oct 2 These Girls Are Early

Lula and Evie arrive before classes start. What to do?

Oct 5 On the Fall Path

School is done for the day, LD's walking home

Oct 5 The Iplehouse BJD's...a few 2015 Fall photos Throwback Thursday, random photos

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Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

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about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's New in the Doll World?

MDCC 2016 Little Darling Convention Doll!

Recently, some happy doll collectors returned from MDCC, the Modern Doll Collectors Convention, with dolls.

And several of these dolls are available now on the Open Market (eBay).

This little cutie is a #3 sculpt from Dianna Effner.

The #3 is the smiling girl and this one is adorable...scrunchy smiling eyes and curly hair!

This is a Convention doll, which means she is copied from the Dianna Effner original and made in a factory. It is still a limited edition.

She is called Little Colonel, after an old Shirley Temple movie. And she's wearing a very sweet purple dress with black tights and an apron.

There are several for sale today. Just look up Dianna Effner Little Darlings.

There are also several Dianna Effner Boneka dolls for sale, from the MDCC convention. The Bonekas are 10.5" and make great little sisters for the Little Darlings!

Very cute.

What's New in Dolltown?

Our Fall Path Diorama!

And hanging out on the Fall Path is a new friend for the Dolltowners!

Our Little Darlings are the first to greet him...

Tink and Xennia are very surprised! Haven't they been frog searching all summer?

And here is one...fishing? On the Fall Path?

With a colorful Duck friend...

Hey Big Frog! I hope that is a catch and release!

And look at those big books you are using as a stool! Tell us what you've been reading...

Little story posted this week coming up!

This diorama is made up of a canvas print from a second hand store. And a piece of outdoor carpeting Our new frog is from a friend's moving sale.

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

Well, we hoped to show you the boys ready for school, or the children...

But they are still straggling!

So we are happy to show you Scout in ournew Autumn outfit. Plaid kilt with a gold pin, matching tam, yellow sweater with button and embroidery decorative touches. And yellow tights and green shoes.

This is a wonderfully versatile outfit from Linda Healey at amgirliam on eBay.

The sweater is so nice, and we have so few for our Dolltowners, that we have talked to Linda about making a few more.

Time to take action. The temperature dropped below freezing last night!

What's happening in Dolltown...

Miley's Musings...

We had a very busy week again...but maybe we always have busy weeks!

You-Know-Who was getting ready for her own doll, er, daughter, coming for a visit.

So, here I am looking after the LD's in the Schoolroom.

Sure, Teacher Sky was there for part of the time...practising her morning songs ready for the onslaught. I mean the arrival of the children.

But part of the time she was off collecting Math textbooks and sharpening pencils for Cursive Writing class.

Teacher Sky didn't even notice Lula and Evie climbing on the books instead of reading them! Girls!

So, it was left to me to line up the Little Darlings and bring them in two by two for photos. And put out activities for their first day of school. And keep an eye on them on the Fall Path...

Do I get a paycheck for all this extra work?

No, I get to hear all the funny stories, help the girls sort out their little scraps, and I've had enough hugs to last me a lifetime. A doll's lifetime. That's a long time!

But, I'll probably get MORE hugs next week!

The Ellowynes were, not only neglected this week, but MOVED right out of the way to make room for a human. That's doll life for you.

They don't seem to care much, up on their high shelf again.

They have each other! Endlessly amused...

What is coming up this week?

It's time to get those boys to school!

And it's time for the little children to start school this week...

Last week the Iples said they going to be away taking new security training on their home planet. I still can't believe that!

But since they aren't on their shelf, I'll have to take them at their word.

So You-Know-Who found some old photos from last October, for Throwback Thursday... So we don't miss them too much.

By the time you read this, that post should be up!

The photos posted this week...

The Little Darlings!!

At school, playing at school, walking home from school...

Chat soon!

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Doll School: Design a Day of Learning and Play

(American Girl Truly Me)

by Emily Osborne

Paperback $10.82US

From the summary:

This kit gets an A+ for fun! Great crafts and super supplies let you and your doll create a spectacular school day together, and colorful craft scenes put your doll in every school setting -- they include a playground, cafeteria, art room, science fair, music room, library, gym, locker room, classroom, and school photo day. The kit contains a 32-page book, 6 sheets of punch-out card stock for a crayon box, school supplies, a sketch book cover, composition notebooks, a color wheel, library cards, a locker mirror, a periodic table, folders, a milk carton, mouse pads, and library book covers. Plus, 3 sheets of paper for a world map, a doll-sized piano, and a finish line banner; 2 sheets of stickers for computer screens, keyboards, locker magnets, stars, and field-day shirt stickers; 1 large sheet of paper for a doll-sized locker and shelf; 3 sheets of fun paper for friends -- photos, photo tip sheet, sheet music, math flash cards, library poster, lunch menu, school picture day poster, library due-date cards, and math certificates

Sounds like fun!

And perfect to get in the mood for school!.

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Just edited for more improvements!

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September.

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

At the moment it is an eBook. We are working on a print version.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

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Also, links to...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
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(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

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dolltown.news Oct 13/16

On the Fall Path

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This past week...

*3 Blog Posts on the Home page...

Oct 9 Coco Fixes Birdy's Wardrobe Malfunction!

Good friends...

Oct 9 Tink, Xennia, and Big Frog on the Fall Path

Finally, in October, these two find a frog!

Oct 12 Maggie is Off to the UK!

Maggie is joining daughter Tasya on her flight home to London

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Last I looked we were #9!

Thanks so much everyone!

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Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

Check the Shop page for great books with dolls!

And click the red button to see Hiya Dolly's own fun dolly book

about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's New in the Doll World? (New to us)

These adorable nesting dolls...

We are tracking down info on some very cute Russian Matryoshka dolls we saw on Instagram...

So, what I have so far:

Instagram photos

eBay store

Wholesale pricing pdf...

Some info from the pdf:

We are preparing for creativity, handmade :) Matryoshka is turned from basswood (other name is linden) and hand painted with high-quality gouache paint (tempera). Some details are made with the use of decorative foil. Every russian doll is covered with 3 layers of non-toxic glossy varnish! Worldwide delivery.

I want to spend a little more time learning about these lovely dolls. It's been a long time since we had a set of nesting dolls.

And my girls are already spending time, pouring over the pdf like a Sears catalogue and telling me which ones they want to bring home to Dolltown...

What's New in Dolltown?

What's new?

No, the question is....who's gone?

Our Little Darling Maggie left for Vancouver island for short stay. And then, she will go away to London, with daughter Tasya.

To live! That's England.

For months!

Now, we went through this with Lula, who headed off to Australia last November with daughter Lani!

And after living for months in Melbourne and traveling to New Zealand and Indonesia, Lula returned in the summer with 7 Maori warrior babies, and tales of adventures...caves, cliffs, spiders, and getting flatland lost....

Several other Dolltowners have traveled with aunties, but most return within days.

Maggie made the decision to go, even though she was warned how far away it was. We showed her maps, we googled. But in the end, she decided she liked Tasya...her long brown hair and straight bangs, how fast she talks. (And there's a cat to play with in T's London flat.) So Maggie decided to keep Tasya company.

Dolltown is all about experiences, adventure, learning...we had to support Maggie.

So, we all said goodbye, hugs all around, and then Maggie was wrapped in a silk scarf and tucked away for the trip.

We love you, Maggie!

No Lula, I am NOT putting you in a box and mailing you back to Lani and Fin in Australia! You and your babies. You are stuck with us!

At least for now!

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

Cozy sweaters in Dolltown...

In our quest for warm sweaters, we found a new source on eBay. Last week we showed you a cute plaid kilt outfit from Linda at amgirliam on eBay.

The sweater with it was so nice we made a special order and these fall colored sweaters arrived in time for freezing nights here.

Each sweater is a little different.

And a simple sweater can make our basic sleeveless dresses useful in the cold seasons.

They make our wardrobe even more versatile.

Which is important when we have to dress lots of Dolltowners!

What's happening in Dolltown...

Miley's Musings...

Here I am saying goodbye to Maggie!

And Lula is giving her travel tips.

What a turn of events!

The girls had finally gone back to school (October! Only in Dolltown!)

Maggie and BFF Jiyoon were settled in playing with dice and making probability guesses.

But then the girls heard Tasya telling stories of her life in London...studying psychology (one of Maggie's favorite subjects), teaching rock climbing (inside and out), and traveling to Greece...

Next thing we knew Maggie got dressed in black (like T does), grabbed a climbing rope, and sat right on Tasya's pillow the day before she was due to leave.

It worked. The next morning Maggie packed her flats in her backpack, stuffed in a tshirt dress, and put on a pair of brown boots.

You-Know-Who has a photo of them running for the plane...

What is coming up this week?

The boys are dressed!

The children too....finally!

Off to classes!

Last week the Iples returned from their otherwordly trip, but they are languishing.

Waiting for the darkness to come closer.

They love Halloween...feels so normal for them.

The photos posted this week...

The Little Darlings!!

Birdy and Coco, accessory malfunction... walking home from school...

And Tink and Xennia find Big Frog on the Fall Path.

And they laid some hugs on him...who wouldn't? Hug a frog?

And, Maggie of course, saying goodbye to BFF Jiyoon and friends.

More hugs!

Chat soon!

I am who I am.

Shop on Hiya Dolly! Doll Books! School books!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

The Amazon links below would give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Just edited for more improvements!

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

At the moment it is an eBook. We are working on a print version.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

****************************************
Also, links to...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

Check the site hiyadolly.com this week

for new posts, photos and stories.

*****Thanks to my loyal email subscribers!*****

dolltown.news Oct 20/16

The Great Debate!

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This past week...

*3 Blog Posts on the Home page...

Oct 15 Aww, So Sweet! Dolls Supporting Each Other...

Chantal and Faith take Jiyoon on an outing.

Oct 16 And Then Chantal and Xennia on the Fall Path

Big Frog and the girls...

Oct 19 The Boys Make It To School, Finally

The boys have classes with the Little Darlings.

Add comments to the blog posts! Thanks!

And...

*Captioned Photos on Doll Talk

*Photos on the Gallery page

Read More on Hiya Dolly!

Like our site? The photos? The stories? Pass it on to others!

Pop over to our Home page and VOTE for Hiya Dolly.

The votes show up on Fashion Doll Top 100 and visitors click and visit us!

Last I looked we were #12!

Thanks so much everyone!

Look for our Hiya Dolly banner on Fashion Doll Top 100

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

Check the Shop page for great books with dolls!

And click the red button to see Hiya Dolly's own fun dolly book

about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's New in the Doll World? Current Events!

The dolls were hanging around waiting for a little attention yesterday...

There I was glued to the TV like an adventure movie was coming on...

Gradually several dolls gathered to watch with me. They pulled up chairs, they asked if they could make popcorn.

I tried to say I don't know if this event is going to be suitable for viewing, for the children.

I don't know if it is going to be a horrorish story. Or if there was going to be a happy ending.

We ushered out most of the little ones.

But quite a few remained interested, even after I warned them it was grown up stuff, world stuff, human stuff...

The ones who stayed made popcorn...

And I hoped I had the stomach for what we were about to watch!

Hope for the best.

What's New in Dolltown?

Well, this popcorn vending machine is kind of new...a thrift store find!

It actually makes popcorn!

And one of these days we'll get out our cinema diorama backdrop and do a photo shoot. Movie and popcorn!

We also brought home the artist easel in the school diorama, in a post coming up.

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

I am loving the fall outfits on the kids!

We got out every apricot, orange, green, black, and brown piece of wardrobe we have here.

And then when that wasn't enough to go around we reached for our orange ribbons and hairties.

We had fun sorting jewelry and setting aside some pieces that can work for dolls.

Faith is wearing a blue bead necklace the color of her eyes...

What's happening in Dolltown...

Miley's Musings...

The boys made it to school!

It looked to me like it was a lot of fun learning...

We had an evening of TV watching. We watched The Great Debate...a story about two people vying for a Crown.

Afterwards we all voted on who we would pick to be the leader.

But before we could count, arguments broke out about which leader would give the most treats and the longest recesses.

Seriously?

So You-Know-Who sent the arguers to bed...

And we stayed up to watch the discussions about the present and how it will affect the future and what has happened in the past.

Tomorrow we have to talk about success through cooperation, imagination, and longer recesses.

What is coming up this week?

The children make a mess in the classroom! Or are they just...learning?

Get ready for Halloween!

Are the Iples going to invite us to Dolltown Abbey?

They can feel the darkness coming closer.

A few more nights till Halloween...their favorite time.

The photos posted this week...

The Little Darlings!

The Boys at school...

Chat soon!

I am who I am.

Shop on Hiya Dolly! Doll Books! School books!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

The Amazon links below would give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Just edited for more improvements!

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

At the moment it is an eBook. We are working on a print version.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

****************************************
Also, links to...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

Check the site hiyadolly.com this week

for new posts, photos and stories.

*****Thanks to my loyal email subscribers!*****

dolltown.news Oct 27/16

Halloween Begins in Dolltown!

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What's New on Hiya Dolly....

This past week...

*5 Blog Posts on the Home page...

Oct 20 The Children at School...

Our Betsy McCalls, and the little ones have fun!

Oct 21 Piano Time...Vikka in the Schoolroom!

Oct 22 Music Class with the Little Darlings, and Douglas

Oct 22 Little Darlings and Jewelry!

Oct 26 Halloween at Dolltown Abbey!

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And...

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Read More on Hiya Dolly!

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The votes show up on Fashion Doll Top 100 and visitors click and visit us!

Last I looked we were down to #13!

Thanks so much everyone!

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Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

Check the Shop page for great books with dolls!

And click the red button to see Hiya Dolly's own fun dolly book

about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's New in the Doll World? Halloween!

Well, it's downright scary out there in the Doll World at Halloween! The photos have begun on Instagram. It's sequential. Although the Halloween Dolls Search shows up both dolls and human "dolls".

There's lots on Pinterest. Very freaky. No wonder so many humans are freaked out by dolls. There is some very creative and well done scary doll stuff.

I don't stay long on those pages and boards. I want to continue loving my dolls.

I have my own streak of appreciation for the odd, like bringing out Queeny's head for a picnic.

But I know Queeny, as a whole doll, and she doesn't have her lips sewn shut. Ew.

So this adorable Madame Alexander is all you'll get from my Halloween doll exploration this week.

And you'll have to search yourself, if you want to see more. I won't be responsible for leading anyone to photos that could possibly turn them off dolls!

No way...love dolls.

What's New in Dolltown?

Halloween at Dolltown Abbey!

It's begun...

All the Little Darlings are dressed.

Too excited to wait!

We are thrilled to be invited to the Moon Arch room at Dolltown Abbey, for Halloween!

Look at this room! Open to the cool outside! And I am sure that full moon is out every night!

The Dark Tree Path already has Halloweeners on their way.

We already have photos up...The room is ready and witches and elves are arriving!

And more Halloween stories over the next days!

And we have been reading the Halloween stories from last year, to help the time go by!

Waiting for Lee

LD's At the Pumpkin Patch

Meet at The Fall Tree

Halloween...

The Children Gathering

The Iples Photo Shoot

Lee Gives Miley...Cape

Zoey...as The Witch

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

Time to dress up for Halloween!

We have two witch outfits this year!

Thanks to Pachom Suesuwan, Jiyoon is wearing a new little Halloween outfit.

Last year, we had a very cute Paola Reina witch outfit...and ALL the girls had to share! This year Lula is wearing it.

Some of the girls are dressed in orange and black (Evie's dress is covered in cobwebs, watch for it!).

Some of our Little Darlings are wearing old fashioned dresses for costumes.

And Tink is dressed as a little elf, and Zoey wears her 1st Nations outfit, complete with feather hair ties. Nice, Zoey! It's the outfit she arrived in!

What's happening in Dolltown...

Miley's Musings...

Well, we had music classes and math classes this week at Dolltown School.

And Priscilla had to step in to get the little children back in line, when the teacher was out of the room...

Priscilla! What is wrong with clothespins used as hairties!

Really, was she stepping in to smarten up the little girls' behaviour? Or did she secretly want to join the fun?

I think she looks cute covered in colored clothespins...don't you?

And the Little Darlings got into a jewelry box during their lunch break, returning to schooladorned!

But let's face it. The big news this week is the invitation to the Dolltowners for Halloween celebrations at Dolltown Abbey!

So exciting! I went to take photos of Vikka, Skeleton, and Black Cat getting theMoon Arch Room ready.

No Iples in site (at least there in the room)!

But our little witches, Jiyoon and Lula, arrived early, with Tink and Zoey right behind them...

So you get a peek at what's to come!

I know the Little Darlings are on their way, already on the path to Dolltown Abbey.

And You-Know-Who wants those Iples to show up...keep an eye on these young ones.

Oh relax, YKW! I am sure they are lurking on the path....

Earlier when I caught a glimpse of them, the Iple Juniors were trying hard not to look excited with Halloween finally upon us. But the glints in their eyes gave them away.

What is coming up this week?

Halloween!

And more Halloween....

Will we have Skittle treats this year?

The photos posted this week...

The Little Darlings at school, and Dolltown Abbey!

The Children at school...

Vikka! at school and in the Moon Arch Room...

Chat soon!

I am who I am.

Shop on Hiya Dolly! Doll Books! School books!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

The Amazon links below would give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Just edited for more improvements!

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

At the moment it is an eBook. We are working on a print version.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

****************************************
Also, links to...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

Check the site hiyadolly.com this week

for new posts, photos and stories.

*****Thanks to my loyal email subscribers!*****

Dolltown.News October 2016

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