She Was Supposed to Leave

I mentioned a few posts back about falling in love with the Wichtel dolls (pronounced "Wish-Tell"). I introduced Lexie, a doll made by Schildkrot for Rosemarie Muller, the creator of these dolls. She is the little redhead that I changed the eyes and wig on.  She was the only one I planned to keep after buying three in a very short period.  It was just too much, too fast.  The first one I sold, practically flew out the door!

Anyway, the doll above is Pia, an original handmade Wichtel doll made by Rosemarie Muller and her husband. I love her joyous face, but had decided to let her move on.  She was the most expensive and I really only needed one.  Well.....try as I might, her ebay listings had watchers, but no one bought her.  After several weeks of trying to find her a new home, I just decided to take her out of her box, just to make sure she was still okay in there.

Then I had an idea!  I decided to change her wig.  I liked her brown hair, but I thought maybe a change would be good.  So I tried a pale blonde wig I already had on her.  The light color brightened up her face and highlighted her eyes so much!   The wig did not exactly fit, so I found one I liked and ordered it.   When it arrived, I was very disappointed because the bangs looked like someone had chopped them.  But I decided to try it on for size, and to my amazement, it was PERFECT for her, chopped bangs and all!

Look how sweet she is now!  My plan was still to sell her, but now I don't know if I can.  Her short hair really becomes her and the color is amazing on her.  So for now, she will stay here with me until further notice.

Lexie is happy for Pia to be out of that box and back on the shelf with her.  Most days they are on my desk because I enjoy them so much.  They make me smile and tug on my heartstrings.

Changing the subject.....I hope everyone is okay after Hurricane Irma battered the southeast.   We got our share of her visiting us and thankfully she had lost strength by the time she got here.  Our yard is still a mess, but our power was restored pretty fast, compared to the last hurricane that came through here.

I have been praying for all affected by Irma, as well as Harvey, and all the other disasters going on in the world.  These are very difficult times for so many.   Please join me in prayer, and if you are able, please help by donating or giving a helping hand to those in need.

Sometimes we need to be a blessing to others, and in return, we too will be blessed.

Greta's Closet

I have had Greta for a few years, but bought her several years after she was first released.  In all that time, I rarely saw any dresses that were available back when she was new.  That all changed a couple of weeks ago.

Julie Old Crow, a Hitty doll artist, listed several small lots of them on ebay.  I just happened to see them at the right time and bought several of the lots.  After receiving them and Greta trying them on, we have weeded out a few, but are happy that she finally has some original dresses.

I wondered how I would store them and remembered that I had bought a small-ish dolly closet awhile back.  It was too small for what I wanted it for, but I'm glad I kept it.  It's a little big for Greta, but we are going to use it anyway.  There's room at the bottom for some other things.

So happy for all my doll blessings!

Dolls Need Dolls Too

Hi!  I hope this finds everyone happy and well.

I feel myself getting behind with blogging again, but life needs more of my attention than blogging these days.  My granddaughter started junior high over a week ago.  New school, new busing schedule, etc, etc.  Lots of little details to handle, but joyfully done.   She is a doll collector already, which pleases me very much.

On the subject of dolls....do your dolls have dolls of their own?   I think it's quite fun when dolls have their own special dolls and toys to play with.   Right before Sybil got home, I bought one of Sue Sizemore's little cloth Hitty dolls.  I have admired her dolls for quite some time and was happy to finally get one.

Isn't she lovely? This photo does not do her justice at all.  She is beautifully painted.   I decided to name her Hitty Sue, after her creator.   She arrived two days before Sybil on July 22, 2017.

Apparently Sybil likes her a lot.  Hitty Sue has become Sybil's own doll.   Hitty Sue borrowed one of Hitty Jane's dresses to almost match Sybil's pretty blue dress.   They look so sweet together.

Now Charlotte could not be left out.  I had just the perfect doll for her as well.  An 8 inch wooden Polly Shorrock doll I made from a kit awhile back.   I named her Tess.   Charlotte is pleased that Tess is wearing red.  Tess has lived here since December 4, 2015 and was an early Christmas present from my hubby that year.

Most recently two more little ones have come to live here.  Awhile back, one of my best dolly friends surprised me with a little cloth doll made by Jane Davies.  Soon after, I found another one and bought it.  My granddaughter loves these dolls very much, so I found another one just for her.  Last week, I spied two more one ebay and the price was too good to pass up.  So now we have a small group of these sweet dolls.

I re-dressed the first two.  Their original outfits are nice, but the sleeves are too long, which bothers me.   The one in the middle is a limited edition and she is wearing her original clothes and shoes.  Her dress & coat fit her much better than the other's.  We are waiting for two new dresses for the two on each end.  They are about six inches tall, have mohair wigs, and are jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips.  Left to Right, Millie, Mouse, Julia, Maddie and Livie.   Mouse is the one my friend sent to me.

So that's about it in my dolly world for now.  What's going on in your neck of the woods?

I hope to be back soon, as time permits.  Be blessed everybody!