SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

Yep It's Sunday ! another week's shot past at a great rate ! The world is spinning ever faster I'm sure of it! 

I've been carrying on with my granny squares blankets.

So while I was making this blanket with the balls of wool that were left from making the others, being me, as I started I decided I needed more colours, so went online to gat a few extra colours in, some yellows and deeper blues and greens! Just a few balls you understand.

I have to confess I missed a ball of this photo of what then arrived ! I'd added some lilac's/purple to the order too, so what should have been just a couple of balls became this lot! Also why I was waiting for it to arrive I decided that I quite liked the colourway I was working with, so then decided to stick with the colours I already had ! !

So that meant I could have saved myself from buying the extra colours. I also started to get some cramps in my hand from my arthritis, so had to rest up a few times. So now this one is made , I'm going to step away for a while from making any more and maybe start some knitting! 

I also needed to repair a no navel's arm hook, whatever they'd used was making the arm stick out either behind or in front, so she was taken apart and a new proper hook fitted .

Another repair was to Betsy May, who arrived with really bad caving to her chest. Once I took her apart I found she had really strong loop of brown elastic, that when in and out of her neck twice, so four large brown cords filling her neck. So that had to be cut in order to get it removed and the ring taken out of her neck.

So a few moments in some boiling water and the torso was back in shape.

So now she's dry, she needs to be put back together again with some new elastic and lots of bad words, as we try to get just the right length, so she stands nicely and isn't too tight or too loose ! That's the problem of having different tensions of elastic working out the length needed.

The headline doll is another who came and went in a very short space of time. A waif NP boy with amazing eyes and a well cut hair style! 

I'd intended to not buy any dolls this side of the summer , however as is usual a couple of dolls have come along too nice to miss out on. One is a Roche doll , so alas I need to sell a few Sashas and others towards her adoption. I have a Sasha on layaway and another doll appeared on ebay and I bid and much to my delight and surprise I won her. So she'll be shown in the week

So not out of January and a new to me doll on the way, another who will appear next month and no doubt the Roche either then or in early March ! Which means I need to get on with sorting out props and other items that can go towards all this early buying! The problem with all these dolls appearing, is that the doll cabinet is running out of space, so the dolls have to stand around. I need this year to get my act together not just with all my doll items but also parts of the house and garden. 

I also need to get back sewing and using up more fabric , so lots to do , just need to get my creative side in action! 

Wishing everyone  a happy healthy doll /fun filled week ahead.

Dee