SLIDING IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER. . . .

 Now I was truly minding my own business and scrolling through ebay, which I don't actually do that often these days, when up popped a face I could not just scroll past !! 

Gorgeous check, red head check, would vanish quickly check ! So I thought long and hard for , well ages ! At least two minutes!!! Then it was press that bin button and commit!

Now I was actually raising funds for another doll at the time, so really should have resisted this young lady but honestly I just could not let her pass by 

Yes, It's a button nosed miss, with re-rooted red hair , who just needed to come live here in the village ! 

Not only was she up for adoption but there was also a blonde ! That paused me for a moment while I decided which one I just had to have but naturally the red head won out.

And I have to confess I did spend a few minutes working out if I could some how afford the blonde, after I'd got the redhead  but fortunately the discission was taken away from me, when she sold a while later.

So a totally unexpected purchase , just like the layaway I have , which is now paid off and winging her way to be as I type ! So for someone who was NOT buying anything during June that wagon is not only wheel less but on it's side in the ditch ! 

Now this young lady is being a little cagey with her name, it may be Marnie but she's not sure! Because she quite likes the name I was intending to call her sibling that's on the way . . .  ..

SUNDAY DAYS

 

Well weather wise it's not been too bad a week, sunshine and showers , and now finally dry ! The week has passed with just the usual things garden and house. However I decided I needed to make the dolls some socks.  Gill kindly sent me some stretch jersey fabric and then that was as far as I got, after getting Petrana's sock and pants pattern. Finally after a persistent voice asking have I made any yet, I cut the fabric out to the correct size to make socks from.

So now I just need to start making them! I just they are not too hard to make ! 

The end of the month is now a busy time, with the garden open for the village open gardens and now our little Adam will finally having his open heart surgery the day after. which is naturally a worry but once it's done and he is recovering we will all be happy.

Now you would have read that I'm on the no doll buying wagon but had lost a wheel ! Well my wagon is now down to just one wheel ! and very nearly was down to none! But I may and probably will have to go on a three month no buying ban from July to September at this rate ! 

Today's headliners are three of the No Navels , Sienna , Martha and Ashley wearing the same style of dress by Ginny of A Passion for Sasha. 

On the sales front, things have changed because of the doll buying. So I have had to search for a few things to sell to pay for the dolls I have bought , so a couple of Sasha dolls have had to go because a couple of others are arriving.

I fell off the wagon the second time for a Button nosed girl , only to fall off again for another one !! These days the button girls rarely come up for sale especially the ones with decent eyes.  So this has meant not only dolls are up for sale but also some shoes and clothing.

Luckily I have had a few sales , including my lovely 68 Gregor Scott , who I had hoped to keep but if I spend I have to deal with the results, So he's gone to a new home and a few pairs of my Rosie blooms and some clothing. Which as been very helpful. I had been hoping to go quiet on the selling front for the summer and I am hoping it can still happen, even if it has to be slightly later.

So wishing you all a happy healthy week ahead 

Dee

A TRIO OF LATER BRUNETTE'S

 

A couple of weeks back I redressed most of the girls and the 2nd series brunette girl's decided they all wanted to wear the Petrana playsuits, luckily there were three of them so no one had to miss out ! 

Luisa is wearing a lovely dark blue with reds and yellows.

Luisa is a brown eyed girl.

Annette is wearing a lovely pale blue with red berries playsuit.

Her eyes are blue.

Last but by no means least, is the sweet Anika, wearing a deep blue playsuit with a nautical theme of red and white anchors.

Anika's eyes are a lavender colour and her skin is the palest of the Sasha's.

I'm enjoying having these later Gotz dolls , I may need to go and read the Three Ann's book and see if there are any other's that should be on my radar for the future! 

HEIDI H ARRIVES

 

Today Heidi H arrived in the village.

I've called this baby Heidi H because she is made up of the head of an Ester toddler and on a body of a Gotz baby limited edition, so signed on the body.

So she's Heidi Hybrid , but Heidi H for short. Obviously her hair's been dyed and I do love a red head.

SUNDAY SUMMERY

 

So this Sunday has arrived on the back of a week of heavy rain showers, with a splash of thunder included. However when the sun as managed to break through, it's been hot. Which means that when they start talking about a hot summer is on the way, they are probably correct!

This means I'll be hiding indoors if that happens! Between showers we have been continuing the garden tidy up.

Paul finished off replacing some old paving with some old bricks to the path on the right in the above photo, it runs along the side of the doll studio , so now it matches the brick area in front of the studio.

These two new brick paved area's have really tidied up this part of the garden. Bringing the troughs round from the front garden to here , have helped them have better sunlight and are not overshadowed by other plants. 

This year all the Magnolia's seem to have put on a spurt and are also full of lovely green leaves, like the magnolia behind the troughs above.

Our eldest daughter's partner is going to come round sometime in the next couple of weeks and using his drone take some footage of the garden , which we are really looking forward to seeing, especially the aerial views. We will share it where we can.

This week one of the dogs, probably Rufus, whose tail could be used as a lethal weapon, knocked my laptop onto the floor, it seemed fine until a day later when it would not open ! one of the hinges is broken , so after a lot of careful handling , we managed to get it open almost but not quite to having an upright screen ! I gave instructions that no one was to close it , only to on the second time of using I shut the lid !!!!!!! Managed to get it part way back up, left it overnight , then managed to get it open once again ! It's not perfect, I have to put something under the keyboard in order to get the screen straight but I will need to see if I can get it repaired while I wait ! Cannot hand it over and be without for days !!!! So another expense !

Meanwhile my faffing about continues ! Takes me at least half the day, before I'm even thinking of starting on all the things I need to be doing and then I only need to be side tracked and nothing gets done! So I must avoid this happening next week, so I can get more things sorted along with some sewing.

Today's headliner was my Gotz Luisa, who I thought looked great amongst the flowers, so used her photo. 

On the sales front, a few more little bits and pieces and a bear went off to new homes, so little by little, things are slowly moving.

I did however slip of the wagon yesterday and bought a small non Sasha doll , which meant I had to sell on a couple of pairs of shoes towards her cost but my own fault for falling off that no dolls month wagon, so only three wheels left but I can make it to the end of the month. . . . .

On that note I will wish you all a happy healthy week ahead , filled with doll and family fun.

Dee

IT'S THE FIFTH, SO IT'S DOLL PHOTO DAY

Yes, it's that great time of the month doll day photo time!. So let's get started

First in is Gill's two dungaree girls , who are ready and waiting to get off on their holidays! It's a shame the weather's changed from hot to not! But they tell me, they can wait and once that temperature starts rising they'll be off to the seaside.

Here in the village, Hettie spent some time outside with some of the bears enjoying the sunshine between the showers ! 

Here we have Holly, from RoRoPo checking on the Elder flowers since she is this years Miss Elder. She has been busy helping her mum make lots of lovely jam, so now we all know where to go for a nice afternoon tea of scones with homemade Jam.

From across the pond , at Gregoropolis, we have Lulu and Lottie ready for some gardening or possibly mischief , they have not quite decided which they are in the mood for. . .. . . those boys best watchout if gardening loses the vote !

Meanwhile looking handsome, in their new shirts, Sasha and Miquel are intending to find a nice spot to sit out in the garden and enjoy some quiet time away from the others. I do hope the spot they choose is well hidden from a pair of buttons with a mischievous streak ! Or there could be chaos ! 

Meanwhile up north these two attractive young ladies, are trying to decide what to do with their mum, who seams incapable of taking a decent photo and even resorted to asking Norm, who is a very clever and willing but a DOG! Luckily for them and us, Merrick saved the day ;)

Norm's try was good but still needs some work before he tries doll photos but probably better than his mums. . . . just saying . . . . 

Luisa is out in the garden , enjoying a nice walk, while the weather is dry for a moment. She's planning on changing into some jeans and a big woolly if the sun doesn't come back soon.

Many thanks to everyone who has sent in some photos for doll day, still time to have your added.

Dee

JUNE 1ST STARTS WITH A SPLASH OF LILAC

 

That's right today is the first of June ! The weather has cooled down, so not flaming June as they say but I'm all for some cooler weather and a bit of rain , overnight, if possible.

Clementine is wearing a lovely new dress set by Ruth Hartley, in of course a William Morris print fabric, also in a lilac pink mix and Lilac seems to be the colour I am favouring this summer.

Several of the girl's are now wearing Lilac/ purple dresses at present and I decided just the other month, that the school uniform will be Purple and Royal Blue. 

So Nancy is wearing the first of the summer school uniform dresses.

Arabella ,in Catherine French dress, is not so sure about school uniforms unless they are for a private school, I've informed her she will be going to the village school like everyone else in the family, especially because the current government don't like private schools in case people get cleverer than they do.

Sienna is in a Ginny dress.

Libby is in a Vicki Chapman dress.

I gathered all the girls wearing lilac and purple together for a photo, naturally the wind started to gust, some of the dolls decided tp try and not stand properly but in the end I did manage to get a couple of photos before a gust destroyed the line up.

So from the left Nancy, Elizabeth, Arabella, Sienna, Clemmie and Libby.

Nancy, Elizabeth and Arabella 

Sienna, Clementine and Liberty

Well I only came on to wish you all a Happy Healthy fun filled June and to remind you to send in some photos for Doll photo day on the 5th.

Dee