A SUNNY SUNDAY WELL AT LEAST TO START.

  Happy Mothers Day 

Finally we are getting some dry sunny days, although this one will only last the morning ! It is still very cold though but then it's only just spring.

I need to find something I put away for safe keeping ! An original Sasha outfit ! Despite checking likely looking boxes on and off for months, until it got to cold, it remains hidden in it's safe place ! I'm beginning to hate the words Safe place ! It should be renamed ' Never to be seen again or not for years ' place !

So once April arrives along with a couple of nice dry clear, slightly warm days, I intend to empty out my doll studio, onto the patio table and search everywhere and through every box , bag and drawer . While doing so I will give the studio a good clean and put back things where they are meant to be and have a rearrange at the same time. It will get a proper 'spring' clean.  If the missing item doesn't appear , it will mean I will move on to the overflow space and empty out and clean and go through that. If does appear in the studio, I can delay the overflow sort out until a while later but I've decided while I'm doing all this I will set to one side everything I do not need and start getting them sold off or donated.

I'm going to label both the boxes and cupboard doors, so I can go to any box or cupboard without first opening half a dozen others. Trying to find this missing outfit , as given me the push to get it done. If the end of March brighten and dries up, I'll probably start earlier but since I may need , well probably will need to leave things on the patio table overnight or longer, i need to know it would get any damage or rained on.

I think I could do with a stall at a toy or doll fair so I could get rid of loads at once ( she says ) but no doubt it will be the usual slow process.

We, please remember that is the royal we ( Paul working , me putting my oar in ) are continuing working on the bedroom, the doors are now on the wardrobes and yesterday we went out and bought some handles. They didn't have the ones I was after ( it has been many years since I saw them ) but we found some to suit and cheap enough that if I see something beautiful we could change them , in the future.

I think we have settled on a wallpaper, I have to say think because I am still looking, so am I sure ? if I am still looking ? 

Today's headliner is Arabella , from her visit outside in the garden earlier in the week. I had intended to take some photo's of Ginny, wearing the Navy waxed coat and then the five of them together but then we were hit with gale force winds for a couple of days ! Sasha's can be hard enough to stand up at the best of times but in gale force winds I'd be asking for trouble. So those photos will have to wait for later this coming week, if the weather improves.

Then if it starts to brighten up I will be able to change them out of their coats into some spring/summer wear. 

On the doll front no dolls have arrived, I am holding to my no doll buying, even though I saw a brunette no navel !!!! However luckily her eyes looked a little uneven, so I was able to walk away. . . . . quickly !

I did sell a baby , which was good , along with a Charlie bear, which was also good. So a small amount of space recovered. At least it is going in the right direction as long as we don't count in clothes and shoes arriving? 

I do find it very hard to resist Rosie Bloom shoes, so when she emails to say she's got new stock available , if it's not already gone, well I just have to have a pair or two. . . . . .

So with that confession I will wish you all a happy healthy week ahead 

Dee

2ND SERIES GOTZ HAVE GOT TO ME !

 

The first doll I ever bid on , on Ebay, was a Sasha Kira , as shown above. That was back before I knew anything about Sasha and did not own any. I bid because I liked her and her outfit, a big white shaggy coat and hat. Much to my amazement she went for over £100 !! Cannot all these many years later remember exactly how much, only that I was amazed !  I was also annoyed that I'd not won her lol.

So then set off to find and buy a Sasha, which turned out to be a Sasha Pintuck limited edition , on the US eBay site. I knew nothing about these dolls, was somewhat unsure when I read , after winning her, that she had REAL hair and apart from having seen an add in the sixties, some dolls in a store in the early eighties and a child holding a naked one in a Tesco store in the late eighties ( which I confess to considering thinking, I needed to save that doll but could hardly snatch it off a three year old ) was the start of my Sasha obsession 

The first 2nd series Gotz I owned was an Angela, who I had for a good few years. I also owned a David, who I adored, I loved his hair and his wonderful tweed school boy out fit, I sold him and a few years later bought him back again, but again landed up selling him on again. I also had Michal and the Scout over the years.

I had a Yvette , who barely got in the door before she was off out again ! But an Anika.

So a year or so back, an Angela arrived , then left after a while.

Then last year my friend Gill, told me of a Kira up for sale in the UK. I went to look and well just had to finally have her !  Unfortunately she did not have her coat and hat but I am so pleased to finally have her. I may get a coat and hat sorted for her at some stage.

Redressed.

However then I saw Annette.

There was a big burst of the 2nd series dolls appearing up for sale everywhere. Which naturally gave me an itchy finger to add one to my collection. I did resist a good while until I saw the lovely Annette with her brown hair and blue eyes.

So Annette arrived , along with her tube and full outfit.

Annette redressed 

 

Well I did think that would be it with regard to the Gotz 2nd series dolls until I saw Anika ! Yes I know I had Anika back in the day but in all truth I cannot even remember her leaving !  Well I was allowed a layaway on her, so of course had to take up that offer.

Anika is one of the pale vinyl dolls . I love her brunette plaits. 

Her eyes look almost Violet , if her hair was darker and short she could have been Liz Taylor ;) Mind you then she wouldn't be Anika, so maybe a doll they missed out on making ! 

Anika redressed

So that was me done. . . . . or so I believed but the Gill , my enabler lol, told me that there was someone selling a Gotz I had wanted for years but rarely come up and when she did it was usually in the US, so always looked but never bought. 

I loved Gill's girl , which she has had for years, as the doll looks very like Gill's daughter. I quickly contacted the UK seller and did the deed ! 

Gotz Luisa, She arrived with conditioner in her hair, hence the wet look. I was a little worried it could be an issue but pleased to say after giving it a good wash, her hair improved.

She's a typical later Gotz with the fine hair which means it can look a bit sparse on the top.

redressed.

So now three brunette's ! Strange how one's doll collection suddenly takes a turn south ! But now I am being good and not buying any dolls for a while. 

I do have Baby Ira, who is 2nd series Gotz baby.

Plus last but never least 

The tike Lucas, who is a Claudius toddler. I always forget the toddlers are Gotz 

So at present that's them all and staying that way for a good while. . . . . .