And then there were TWO!!!!

As some of you will know, since my 1971 Brunette Sasha, Bailey, lost all her hair, I have been hankering after another Brunette.  I did reroot Bailey, in fact I rerooted and removed her hair twice, but she is now classed as a wig wearing 'waif'!!!  So recently I decided to make more of an effort to find a Brunette.  I missed a few because of time differences and another because I wouldn't pay a  high price for a doll with badly falling hair.  Then a dear sweet friend in the US came to my rescue.  Ginger of Sasha Shangri-La offered me a choice of one of her two Brunette girls and because I couldn't decide between them, liking them both for different reasons, I decided to adopt them both and bring them to live here in Spain.

The two girls arrived yesterday and today they are settling in and resting after their long journey from the USA.  As Ginger informed me, both girls have falling hair to some degree, but I have learned my lesson the hard way in the past, these girls will not be getting a hair wash, in fact they will not even have their hair combed!!  So if they look a little windswept please forgive me!!

First up is Stella who was named by her previous mum, Ginger.   Stella has white elastics although I'm not sure if they are her original ones, and pretty brown eyes, her lips have oxidised a little, she is in good 'played with' condition.  She has very thick hair and as far as I'm aware has no empty plugs :)  She is wearing a new outfit that I recently received from Ginny, of  A Passion for Sasha, I think it really suits her colouring.  Her shoes are made by Noreen and her socks are made by me.

Secondly we have this little lady.  She had a sad start to life apparently, she was owned by a person who had acquired her in a 'lot' of dolls, and sadly the person didn't even like Sasha dolls!!!  She has never been played with, and never had a name!  I think you can see this sadness reflected in her face! ;)  So she went to live with Ginger, where she was happy but still didn't get named, LOL, and now she has come to live here with me.  She too has nice thick hair and no missing plugs as yet.  Her elastics are also white and she has lots of sand falling from her joints.  She came to me wearing her original gingham outfit but changed straight away into this outfit which I made a while ago for another girl.  The reason she hasn't got anything new yet is because the outfit I made especially for her, just didn't suit her, so I will make her something else. Red leather boots are made by Ruthsdolls.

And here are some photos of the two girls together.  They are happy to have one another because it's always a bit overwhelming to arrive in a new home in a strange country  and not know anyone, but I'm sure that my other girls and boys will soon make them feel at home :)

Thank you for visiting, I hope you enjoyed meeting the new girls.  I will hopefully have a name for Little Miss No Name very soon! 

A new little Sasha lover in the making...?

Today Sidika discovered the dollies!  But not any old dolly, oh no, this was a specific one that she had in mind.   Her little face was a picture!

Of course she's only small so she couldn't reach them herself!!!  Or so I thought!

Not to be outdone, she pulled over a couple of dolly boxes and climbed on them to get a better reach! (Please ignore the dust on the Mariquita Perez boxes!)

At first I thought she was only after the little Lindt chocolate bunny (still not eaten, bet you're impressed) that baby Bertie was holding......

But no, it would appear that she has set her sights higher than the chocolate.....(strange girl!!!)...

And actually prefers Bertie instead!

She carefully lifted him down and craddled him to her!!  And asks me "please mama, can I keep him?"

Oh dear, how can I refuse that little face?!!!!

A new little Slate Eyed Gotz girl here too!

We came home from the coast yesterday and my new little girlie had been delivered the previous day.   I was anxiously waiting to see her because I'd not asked any questions about her prior to pressing that BIN button on Ebay.....so I lived in hope that she'd be in good condition.  Well the Sasha gods must have been looking out for me because she is actually far cuter than I expected!  The seller's listing stated that her hair was dry, but I can honestly say it feels lovely to me!  It is clean, silky and smells really nice too.  I'm really pleased that I don't have to wash it!!!!  It is also thick and although more sparsely rooted on top, it doesn't appear to be falling or breaking off!  I just love her face shape and her little chin!

So here she is, she hasn't got a name yet but we're working on it.... she arrived wearing the flowered dress and dark mauve shoes, I swapped her plain white socks for lilac and white stripes.

And here she is wearing an outfit that I quickly made specially for her, she needs a different colour socks though!!  The blouse, which is still waiting for buttons,  is made from a vintage table mat that was given to me.

A new wig for Bailey...

I ordered a new wig for Bailey, my (once) brunette wider faced Sasha from 1971 and it arrived this week.  It's a Monique Gold Roxie, size 8/9 in Nearly Black.  The wig is, as expected, lovely and soft, the fit is perfect over her stubbly head, and the colour is not solid, it has a mix in there of very dark brown with the black.  So far so good.

However, I'm really not sure if it is 'her'!!  I think it makes her look more boyish than the previous wig she was wearing which was actually a Prince Gregor wig!  I wonder really if I'm trying too hard to recreate the girl who came here about this time last year.....I had so wanted this wider faced girl (as Kendal will vouch for!) and then all her hair fell out!!!  And yet so far even a long dark wig hasn't hit the spot with her.  Oh well I will have to see if I can work with this one...I'll leave it on and see if it 'grows' on me!

This is quite a good representation of the colour, taken in natural light:

I might have to 'feather' or trim the fringe a bit:

It does flick out nicely, but is it too much?

 Back view....it doesn't have grey tips, that's just the light catching it.  Bit of a DA going on here I feel!

 Those 'feathers' need taming a bit!

I do think this wig would work well for a boy too!  Perhaps one of my boys will end up with it!

Gabrielle takes a bow!

Today Gabrielle got the chance of some modelling and some camera time.  I made this outfit for her last year but she never got to wear the shorts as one of my other Sashas stole them from her!!!!  But now she has them back and wanted to model for you!

Gabrielle is my Sasha Pink Dress, I think from 1979, she was obviously made before the Sashas became bigger because she is about the same size as my other older girls.  She has had her eyes repainted by Shelly, freckles and blush added by me and is wearing a lambswool wig. 

Devlin visits The Donkey Sanctuary...

My husbands daughter and grandson have been visiting from the UK for a couple of days and yesterday we decided to visit the local donkey sanctuary, which is located in the town of Fuente de Piedra in Malaga Province. 

http://www.elrefugiodelburrito.com/en

The sanctuary is such a lovely place, set in the middle of the countryside, it is incredibly peaceful and it's always nice to just wander around watching the donkeys going about their business. 

 
When we arrived it was feeding time so most of the donkeys were busy eating their feed, but several of them still took the time to come over to the fence of their paddocks to greet us!

As it happened, Jake, my husbands grandson, wasn't particularly interested in the donkeys, preferring to play on the childrens slide instead, but luckily Devlin was delighted to see them and really wanted to get 'up close and personal' with them.  However, we had to be quite careful as the donkeys liked him a little bit too much and thought he'd make a tasty dessert after they'd finished their lunch!!

Devlin wanted to ride one of the donkeys but had to be content with pretending to ride, by sitting astride the fence!

Pausing at the Pozo de los Deseos, or Wishing Well.....I wonder what Devlin wished for?

These donkeys are part of the sanctuary's 'adoption' scheme.  For a minimum donation of €15 you can 'adopt' one of the donkeys and you receive newsletters and a certificate.  For several years we've adopted Leon who was rescued from Naples Zoo in Italy!  Most of the donkeys are rescued from all over Spain and the rest of Europe.  Sadly, most have been abused or neglected, but some are brought there by their former owners, who can no longer afford to keep them once the donkey is too old to work anymore.

Taking a respite from the heat!  Devlin was glad of his cap but really should have worn a tee shirt rather than his hoodie!

A close up of my handsome blond boy from 1969!

After a stroll around the paddocks in the heat, we took a look in the Sanctury's shop, where they sell a selection of items to help raise funds for donkeys keep.  Devlin finally got a ride on a donkey....although this one was made of woven straw!!!