Winter warmers..

I've not been up to much recently but did get a few of my dolls into winter clothes, although to be honest, the weather is still quite warm and I felt guilty that they were dressed up in woolly hats whilst it was 26C and I was walking around in short sleeves.  Yes, I admit it, I'm completely nuts thinking that they mind what they're actually wearing ;)

Unfortunately all photos were taken inside....I know, I know, I'm a wimp but there were too many people about for me to be seen with a bunch of dolls!!!

So my four Gotz girls were changed into warmer clothing first.  Here is Asian Hannah at the Ballet, wearing an outfit I made a couple of years ago.  She is also wearing a woolly hat that I found in a toy shop here, plus boots from Primark which are made for babies of 0-3  months!  What a find, bearing in mind the price of doll footwear, these ones, made for human babies were only 5 euros a pair!!

A close up of her sweet little face:

Next Happy Kidz Charlotte from 2016, who is also wearing an outfit that I made some time ago.  She is also wearing the same type of baby boots from Primark.  Her dress is made from a child's hoodie which I bought and unpicked to use the fabric.  I love this fabric, as well as being pretty, it's a lovely weight of knit fabric to work with.

Although the Emily sculpt is my favourite of the Happy Kidz sculpts, I really do like Charlotte too, she has grown on me a lot since she's been here:

My rewigged Emily from 2015 is wearing a knitted dress from My Doll Best Friend, I love this dress and wish they did it in other colours, but the deep pink and turquoise works so well on her.  Her boots are doll ones and she is wearing Gotz leg warmers over her tights.

 

 My sweet little wigged Emily in close up:

Next we have Sophie, a beautiful brown eyed redhead from 2012.  She is wearing a skirt and sweatshirt that I made earlier this year.  Her brightly coloured owl hat was a gift from a dear dolly friend in the US a couple of years ago, I thought it went perfectly with her outfit!!

 And a close up of her owl hat, and very pretty face :)

Finally of the Gotz girls we have my new 'replacement' blond Emily from 2016.  She came here in August but what with the wedding and everything else, I never got the chance to photograph her until now!  I'm really pleased to have a blond Happy Kidz again, I really should learn my lesson from this and keep the scissors away from them!! ;)

She's wearing another outfit that I made previously, I loved this on the original (now wigged brunette) Emily so new Emily gets to wear it:

And a close up to see her sweet face, she is almost exactly the same except she has a side parting whereas original Emily's was middle parting if I remember rightly!

OK, so five down......quite a few more to go though!  I hope you've enjoyed this brief post of a few of my girls.  I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a great week ahead.  I will be off to the UK on Wednesday to help celebrate my mum's 80th birthday.....I'm away for a week and hope to take a doll with me, but at this moment in time, I can't decide who to take!!!!  All suggestions welcome.

Big hugs Sharon xx

Another little girlie that came home in my suitcase was one I bought secondhand on Ebay several weeks ago.  The seller was kind enough to agree to send her to my mum's address and so she was waiting for me, along with my Natterer Alice, when I got to my mum's house. 

She is a 19.5 inch tall Gotz Happy Kidz Emily from 2015 and was in perfect condition.  I have looked at this little face for a while now but having had a jointed Gotz Classic Kidz in the past, wasn't sure that I wanted the joints again.  But I decided to go for her and am very happy that I did so.

She came in her default outfit but I immediately changed her into a new knitted dress that I'd bought from My Doll Best Friend, and added a knitted hat and scarf, some tights and pink boots that I took with me to the UK with her in mind.  The tights were designed for a doll with much shorter legs so poor Emily was constantly finding the crotch down by her knees...not comfy, but she didn't seem to mind!!

The first photos were taken inside with flash whilst I was still at my mum's:

And these were taken on Sunday when we went out for breakfast. 

I think she has the cutest profile, very child-like.  

I hope you've enjoyed meeting Emily and hope that she'll feature on her more in the future!

Doll for Sale!

I'm advertising this doll for sale for my friend Anita as she doesn't have a blog.

The doll in question is a brand new Zwergnase Junior Tina, my friend having received her just two weeks ago.

Tina is approx 19 inches tall, is made of vinyl and has the usual 5 points of articulation.  Her blond hair is rooted and her eyes are handpainted.  She has a very cute, almost apprehensive expression on her face.  She is designed  by the artist, Nicole Marschollek-Menzner.  The vinyl is very smooth and good quality and the finish of her outfit is excellent.  She comes wearing her default outfit excluding shoes....for some unknown reason, the store that she came from, Samantha's Dolls in the US, did not have them!  Tina will travel in her padded Zwergnase 'sleeping bag' and an outer box to keep her safe.

These quirky faced girls are really fun dolls to photograph and play with.....their moods seem to almost change with the light and the angle of the camera!  They really are quite packed with personality! :)

Anita would like $175 (approx £105 for her, (Paypal ONLY, paid as gift or personal payment) which is much less than retail, plus postage from the US.  She is prepared to ship worldwide and will mark the doll as a 'gift' with a lower value for those of us who are subject to the dreaded customs duty.  But please be aware that if the value is marked down, so the insured value is also reduced.....so full responsibility must be taken by the buyer in this respect. 

Tina comes from a smoke-free home!

Here are some photos of Tina, more information and photos are available direct from Anita, her email address is:  anitah1231@gmail.com

I can vouch for Anita as a seller, she has been a close friend of mine for almost 10 years and is honest and trustworthy.   She has 100% positive feedback on Ebay, Etsy and Den of Angels.  If you require any further information, then please email either Anita directly, on the above email address or myself at dambuster0662@gmail.com

Thanks for looking!!

Marlee and Skye....other vinyl dolls

I've been sewing for two of my other vinyl dolls because neither of them had anything but their 'default' outfits to wear.  I had to make new patterns as both of them are bigger than the Sashas and Natterers, and of course, as luck would have it, both are different to each other!  So two new patterns had to be made before I could even start sewing.  Luckily though, I think both bodices worked out quite well on first attempt, so here are a few photos.

The first girl is Marlee, she is a Zwergnase Junior Marlene and is approx 19 inches tall.  She is all vinyl and made in Germany.  She has handpainted eyes and very unusual, but endearing (to me!) features.  Her hair is lovely, very thick and wavy and a gorgeous red colour.  The first two photos are of her in her default outfit which is far too warm, being velvet, for the hot weather here.

Here she is in her new summer dress, made from beige linen and striped socks.  She is still wearing her heavy black boots....they really are her 'trademark'!!

Next to get a new outfit is Skye.  Skye is a Classic Kidz Luisa by Gotz and is all vinyl with rooted silky blond hair and inset acrylic eyes.  She is 48cm tall and is the biggest of all my vinyl dolls.  She also has extra joints in her legs and elbows, allowing her to do a number of extra poses.  I made her new dress from knit fabric and it fits her perfectly.  I will have to now try making it with woven cotton and hope that the fit will still be good, as knit can be very 'forgiving'!!!  Skye only got a dress, she didn't need socks as she prefers to go barefoot!