Memorial day!

                                                           

Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day! I staged the Roberts family in the kitchen to have red, white and blue cake to celebrate their day off. Mom still has not arrived from the store with lunch. (I have not yet found Mom for a good price yet, lol)

But let's not forget our real reason for the day, those that did not get out of the uniform. 

What I have been working on...

I have been working on some diorama photos for Memorial day, a new spin on what I previously have done in the past. Still not sure I might go with it. 

And here are my edited photos with the text. I wanted to give the appearance of a widow, in mourning for a soldier /vet who has passed. 

May the 'Fourth' Be With You!

                                       May the Fourth Be With You!

Also on this day , Alice fell down the Rabbit hole on May 4th , 1865-

Here are some Alice in Wonderland Diorama photos from the archives to celebrate that frabjulous day!

Mother's day is almost here..

 

Mother's day is almost here, and I was inspired in my spare time to get moving and do a themed photo spread .  I thought it would be lovely to use my vintage Skipper with Chrissy and that adorable little crib and one of my chairs that were designed by me and manufactured by Bespaq in that lovely pink. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful upcoming Mother's day!

Happy Birthday to me- the birthday doll

So today May 1st is my birthday. And today , unexpectedly, my birthday present arrived my husband ordered. It was Madame Alexander Wendy Loves to Shop at F.A.O. Schwarz. 

I love her because she matches my Vintage Cissy in red. I had seen her on Ebay so he bought her just in time for my birthday. What a surprise. 

 Cissy has found this beautiful wicker trunk that has arrived in the mail and now is opening it- and surprise- it's Wendy! she came complete with her hat and little shopping bag. 

Here they are together. Wendy's dress has polka dots instead of the stripes, but the color scheme matches the dolls. I am working on making a hat to replace my Cissy's lost hat and she needs a hatbox that she originally came with. I would like to complete the three dolls with the Cissette in the red dress that matches' Cissy's outfit. It would be a nice set to have all three in the coordinating outfits. I am not sure this Wendy goes with this particular Cissy, but I love how Madame Alexander would make a Cissy, Cissette and a Wendy that all went together. 

My birthday dinner was made by my hubcap Chris and it was a wonderful ham with brown sugar glazed, baked, and we had cole slaw salad , then lemon cake and chocolate and vanilla ice cream with ice tea. 

It was so yummy. Especially the cake!

All in all, it has been a great birthday. I think sometimes the best thing is spending your day with those that you love, and making great memories.