Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

 

Virtual Doll Convention "Promise" Grace Fitzpatrick doll has arrived!

After waiting for so long- she is finally here! Rachel Hoffman's Virtual Doll Convention Virtual Doll Convention  "Promise" Grace Fitzpatrick has finally arrived. This 16 inch Tonner doll arrives nude with a 5 piece wardrobe in a magnetic box, like her sister Anne, Sunny Days. She came with a pair of silver heels, underwear, a pair of jeans, a body suit, and a black sheath dress. Her hair is in a historic styled ringlets, and the makeup is a soft palette. 'Possibility' Grace also had cascading brunette hair in curls, very similar to Promise, slightly different. "Passion" Grace is a take on `1950's nostalgia with blonde hair with a blue bow and she is stunning, -I actually would have loved to purchase all three of these lovely dolls. But I had to show some restraint on my wallet! I also loved the historical modern aspect of all of these dolls. They were priced at $210 and were quite affordable.

When I placed the order for Grace, I also ordered the set of pink matching dresses for Grace and Anne , just in time for Valentine's day and Easter. They are adorable. I am looking forward to sewing for them. 

Grace came with a five piece wardrobe and an extra pair of brown jeans as a freebie! She also came in this lovely magnetic box. She was well worth the wait! 

Tonner Easter Parade Sydney doll is here!

February is here and I have not posted a blog entry at all- all of the ice and snow we have been enduring has not made for mail deliveries and easy access! However, I happened to be browsing Ebay- very early one morning and came across this lovely lady at a gobsmacked reasonable buy it now price!! She has been on my grail list for quite some time, as is her co-hort in green. I could not believe she was new in box , with all of her accessories but didn't question it- ladies I hit the buy button and said take my money! LOL!

So here she is -- Tonner Easter Parade Sydney a limited edition doll of 300. I am over the moon. They will have to pry her out of my cold dead hands, lol. 

and here she is in the box-

Hopefully, I will have more photos for you tomorrow of my new Virtual Doll Convention "Promise" Grace doll who should be arriving today along with her wardrobe and sister outfits for her and Ann. Can't wait to take photos for Valentine's day of her and her little sister! More to come! 

 

Mini Brands Krispy Kreme Donuts #4

Arctic temperatures , snow and ice have swept across the United States and have hit us here in Virginia, so in preparation with the usual supplies of ice melt, wood, propane, food, water and other supplies, I made a list of crafts and things I wanted to get done that I have had no time to do in my idle moments. One of those things was this recent Mini Brands Krispy Kreme Donut rounds. I am not fond of the ones that are 'craft' projects like these and I had to look up some YouTube videos to see how people put them together. Weird I know, this - coming from an experienced miniature food artist. To be honest, I found some of the materials a little tricky to work with so if you buy these, get some paper towels, have a moist towel nearby and some toothpicks to touch the product to see if it dries. I had some hiccups with mine, but it turned out OK, nothing to write home about. These cups are perfect for 12- 16 inch dolls like Ann Fitzpatrick and Marley Wentworth, Tyler Wentworth and Gene Marshall and Trent. They might be a little large for Barbie and Ken and Fashion Royalty, but in a pinch they could pass. 

              This is misleading- this is NOT the one I got, it's to show you and example of kind of craft you will be doing with the product. 

What I got when I opened the package-

Mine was #4 so I got a cup, a donut box, a donut bag, a creme filled blank donut,

tongs, whipped cream with nozzle, mini chocolate drizzle, mini caramel stuff to go ontop of the donut and in the cup. The 'hat' is actually a UV light that you dry the items with in between and the paper item on the right are the directions. 

Here are photos of my 'completed' project with Ann Fitpatrick

The books and teacup to the right are also a Mini Brands book covered in another blog post from last year- the flowers were purchased at a craft bazaar, and the statue is from Michael's mini section during Halloween on sale.  Table is 

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