A Few Little Crafty Tasks....

Hello and welcome back to my lockdown world!!  Things remain the same here except that the lockdown is now being extended until the end of the month....I suspect it will be extended again after that, but I'm fine with it, as long as it keeps us all safe.

I have spent so much time on the internet and chatting on social media, but I have managed to read a few books on my Kobo and now I've actually done a few dolly things too.

Firstly I finished an outfit for one of my Kaye Wiggs girls that I'd actually cut out back in January.  I put it away when my son was coming to visit and had every intention of actually sewing it when he left on the 7th February.  Well that never happened but finally I started and finished about a week or so ago.  Here it is being modeled by Layla....

The outfit consists of a knit fabric hoodie with separating zip, a cap sleeved striped tee shirt and a skater skirt with attached leggings.

Another job that I've been meaning to do for ages is some partial re-rooting to one of my Sashas.  This girl is called Destin and she has been with me for almost 6 years, she is a Gotz Sasha Slate Eyes made in Germany in the mid 1960s.  She has nice thick hair at the back, although the ends are a little dry, but at the front on top it was a little thin.  I just happen to have here the perfect match in hair for her.  It comes from a modern Gotz doll that I used to have.  I cut off her hair and kept the hair before wigging her.  So the hair has been waiting to be used for this particular Sasha for maybe two years!!!  So I did that a few days ago and the hair really is the perfect match for her existing hair.  I didn't do too much, as I said above, her hair was thick at the back and I didn't want to overdo it, but I filled in some thin hair plugs and added just a few more.  Here she is before:

And here, showing you her new look:

Beautiful spring outfit is by Sarah Williams AKA Vintage Sasha
Orangutan is from IKEA
Socks by me and
Beautiful leather shoes by the late great Jean Jensen.

Finally,  I took some photos of Bailey, my 1971 wider faced brunette (rewigged) as she'd not been in front of the camera for ages.  I used my friend's camera to try it out....I didn't take many photos but thought these show her as she actually is....

Well that's all for now, so I will sign off and hope that you all remain safe and well.  

Big hugs

Sharon in Spain xx

Bailey Survives 'The Cull'....

It has been a very busy month and my blog, as well as my dolls and my sewing machine, have been seriously neglected.  However, having finally made a good start on my selling, I feel a lot less 'overwhelmed' and there does seem to be some light at the end of the tunnel...even if it's only a tiny glimmer, it's definitely there!!!

In the last week I've listed quite a few dolls on Ebay and as a result, I've sold a small Schildkrot Wichtel boy, my one and only Sasha baby, and my little Toddler Erik.  I wasn't too concerned about the Wichtel boy or the Sasha baby as neither of them have had much attention here, but I was a little sad about Teddy, my Toddler, because he was a real cutie, but he will be going to live with a nice Sasha collector in the US so I'm sure he'll be well cared for and have a lot of fun in his new loving home.

Bye bye boys!!!  Enjoy your new homes!

I will be continuing to add dolls and other items to Ebay, so if you're interested in seeing what I'm selling or who needs a new home, please click on the link below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/dambuster01/m.html?item=233147670425&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

I hope to be adding more items at the weekend, if not before!!!  

I also had a lot of dolls here that I'd bought on impulse over the last few years.  There were several Barbies, a Fashionista Ken, a Santori Gorjuss doll, some Spanish dolls by Asi and Paola Reina, a couple of Disney Animator dolls, as well as, four Journey Girls that I bought from Toys R Us.  Most of the dolls were either brand new in their boxes or had been removed and undressed and then put away.  I didn't want to put them on Ebay as I felt the postage for them would be more than the individual value of each doll.  So what to do?  I made some enquiries and found out that a local group of ladies collect donated dolls for a great cause that really did appeal to me!!!  So I gathered the dolls, there were around 25 or so in total and met with a very nice lady who told me all about their work.  Some of the women sew, others knit or crochet clothes for the dolls and then they're donated to a charity, Ángeles Malagueños de la Noche, a non-profit organisation, based in Malaga.  The dolls and their wardrobes will eventually go to children who's circumstances mean that they don't get much, if anything, from The Three Kings on the night of the 5th January.  I was invited to attend the next meeting of dolly outfit makers so I may go and see if I can help by sewing some clothing.  Wish me luck!

So now that I'm getting a little more organised on The Dolly Cull, as I've started to call it, and can actually get into my doll room properly, I decided to take one of my girls, Bailey, out with me today when we went to visit Lake Viñuela.  Bailey is my rewigged Brunette Sasha from 1971, and is one of my favourites of my Sashas.  So I thought I'd share some photos.  She is wearing her lovely Ruthdolls dress with brown leather boots also by Ruth and brown socks by me.  Sorry if the photos are a bit repetitive, I just think she looks cute from every angle!!!

 

Well I hope you enjoyed my little update and photos of sweet little Bailey.  I will try to keep my blog updated more regularly now that I'm feeling a bit more positive about my dolls.

Thanks so much for visiting, I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week ahead!!

Big hugs Sharon xx

Bailey gets out and about....

On Sunday when we went to La Cueva de Tesoro, which you can read here, I took Bailey along with me as she'd not been out in ages!  I had every intention of photographing her in the cave but my bravado didn't last when I saw that we'd be touring the cave with a small group of Spanish locals.....

So she stayed in the car.  However, once we came back out into the sunshine again, she was released from her resting place (the boot of the car, poor thing!) and given the opportunity to stretch her little vinyl legs and get some fresh air.

Alongside the cave is an area called the Rincon de la Victoria Archaeological Park and it is a smallish area full of old olive trees and the ground is strewn with fragments of local rock.  I took some photos of Bailey around the park.  It was a beautiful warm day with the tiniest breeze from the sea.

Bailey sheltered a while in an olive tree....

And rested on the rocks strewn about the park....

After a while she realised it was waaaay too warm for a cardigan....

In the park there is a 'replica' of a wall of a cave, Bailey thought that would be a good place to have her photos taken, bearing in mind she'd not been able to visit the 'real thing'!

 An attractive wrought iron bench was another spot to rest and take a photo or two....

Thank you for visiting, I hope you all have a lovely week :)

From faded blue to chocolate brown.....a Shelly repaint!

Millie's head arrived back today from visiting with Shelly of Sasha Doll UK where her slightly faded blue eyes were repainted a warm chocolate brown. Shelly has done a super job on her and I'm really pleased with her new look.  I really do love how Shelly repaints the Sasha eyes, they are very natural and like the original Morgenthaler ones, but with Shelly's special touch.....just perfect!  Lovely dress set by Ruths Doll, a present from Steve last year when we met in England.

For Sale - Sasha is looking for pastures new....

I have for sale Millie, my blond Sasha from 1971.  I bought her from Shelly of Sasha Dolls UK in November 2012 and she had already been restrung and her original elastic is inside her torso....I have to say that I've never looked though, but this information was from Shelly's description when I bought her.

Millie has lovely hair, beautiful and soft, with a centre part to her crown, it is two toned blond.  The dry ends of her hair have been professionally trimmed by my own hairdresser, and she washed and conditioned it at the same time....she did a lovely job of it.

She is a clean and fresh little girl with no chews or staining.  She has one tiny black dot near her eye which is within the vinyl and not a stain.

Millie will travel nude to her new home and I'm asking £190 plus postage from Spain.  I will post worldwide.  Paypal payments only.

I have added a lot of photos below so you can get a good look at her, so if you are interested or would like any more photos then please email me at dambuster0662@gmail.com

As you can see, Millie is a great clothes model...

Gorgeous hair, shown from the back:

Still incredibly long, only the tiniest bit professionally trimmed:

This girl could be the next Harmony Model, don't you think? ;) (Showing my age now!) 

Perfectly styled fringe:

Wears a ponytail very well, wouldn't you say? :)

Beautiful profile :)

Poses well too....

 Never complains about working in the heat!

Very good with animals!

Enjoys relaxing too!

What more could you ask for in a Sasha! :)

Thanks for looking!!  And have a great weekend everyone!