Another sunny Sunday, another sulky face!

Yesterday was another bright sunny day and except for a bit of a chilly wind coming down from the north, it was quite warm too, particularly if shielded from the wind. 

So we decided to go for a little walk on the beach and I thought I'd take one of my dolls along for the 'ride'.

I thought Valentine might be happy to get out and get some fresh air.....well how wrong can one be!!  She was not a happy bunny, preferring to sit in front of the television and play on her Playstation......

I think the look on her face says it all!!!

 

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and that the week ahead is good for you all.

Thanks so much for visiting!

 

Valentine gets some wheels....

A few weeks ago I found a couple of these tiny 'finger' skateboards in a craft type shop called Tiger, in Fuengirola,  so thought that I'd let Valentine have fun with one.  She had to take it apart of course, so it's good that they come with spare wheels, spare nuts, a screwdriver and a socket!  All for just 2 euros.

I just took a few photos of her which I'll share here.  They came out very 'golden' as I took them with the sun blinds down on the deck. 

I'm sure she really is happy with her new toy....although perhaps you could be forgiven for not seeing that from her face in these photos!!!  

Thanks for stopping by!

She wears short shorts!

Sometimes when I get a new doll I tend to focus entirely on that one and the others have to take a bit of a back seat.....and true to form, this has happened with Valentine, my new little Secretdoll Person.  Having said that, I have been playing with the other dolls that I have here with me at the coast but I've just not got around to photographing them much. 

So yesterday I made a little pair of shorts for Valentine, using a pair of Blythe knickers as a pattern.  The knickers are the ones that look like little boxer shorts, not the actual 'high leg' knickers.  They're so tiny!  The waist is very small, but the fit was really good.....here she is modelling them with an old red tee shirt that I've had 'forever'....the little cherry 'applique' on the front of it is actually just hanging there, it's not sewn on or anything, so that I can use the tee shirt with other things too.

Here's a funny thing about Persons..they don't have ears OR belly buttons!  Strange that!  And yet despite not having ears, they seem to hear everything that's going on.....especially when you're talking about sewing for a different doll!!!  

I know this is a duplicate of the first photo above but I thought she looked so sultry that I thought I'd share it too.....

Hope you all have a lovely weekend...and are enjoying your summer!!!

Valentine and the Minion....

Today my new Secretdoll Person #21 arrived from France!  As you will see she is tanned, and as you will have gathered I LOVE tan dolls in particular.  I just love how nicely they photograph in the sunshine.

So back to my new Person, she is 19cm tall, having a tiny body but a large head, taking a 6 inch wig.  She is from 2012 and is part of the edition called 'Persons of the Past' and she is a 'full set'.  Basically for those who don't know, a 'full set' is a doll that comes with wig, eyes (thought most bjds come with eyes), full outfit and shoes.  My new girl's outfit is still in the packaging for now.

I have kept the name that her previous mum gave her, which is Valentine.  I thought it was a very cute name and suits her perfectly.  She came with a blond bobbed faux mohair wig and pink pupil-less eyes.  Well I've never liked pink eyes except on a white furry creature like a rabbit, and pupil-less is definitely not for me so as soon as Valentine was released from her box she got a change of eyes to these nice deep brown glass ones.  She also got a new wig which I'd ordered from South Korea in anticipation of her arrival.  It is also faux mohair but in red, and I've put it into two plaits.  I really like how it looks on her, I love the combination of red hair and brown eyes.

So here she is.  She chose this outfit to wear which I'd made a while ago for another of my tiny dolls. 

A close up....

I know that these girls are not for everyone but I do love them, they have so much 'attitude'!

So Valentine told me immediately that she needed a Minion!  Well, as luck would have it, I just happened to have got one on Sunday when I went to McDonalds!  They are currently in the kids Happy Meals and each week I've gone there to ask "which Minion this week?" as I wanted a particular one!  And last weekend there it was, a Grenadier Guard Minion!  Perfect! 

So Valentine has claimed him as her own.....Persons have a tendency to 'claim' things as their own, even when they belong to other people!!!!

At first I wasn't sure that this was the Minion for Valentine, he seemed pretty intent on marching back and forth with his banana, but it wasn't long before they seemed to be hitting it off!  She even gave him a loan of her sunhat as it was very hot and his busby was steaming! ;)

And then they chatted on the grass about all sorts of things!

 

They even shared a bottle of water to keep themselves from dehydrating!

And then they lay on the grass and watched for clouds in the sky!  Unfortunately for them, there weren't any again today, so they just watched the birds flying by!  The Minion continued to hold on tightly to his banana!

I hope Valentine will be happy here and I look forward to sharing more photos of her again soon!

Thank you for visiting, have a great week everyone!