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 

1:4 Bespaq

Creme de Cressis Gene Marshall doll

Creme de Cressis Gene Marshall doll arrived and this lovely doll was won on the 

The Studio Commissary  message board when they were having Halloween events. I won her in one of the game events I entered and it was unexpected. She is very lovely and I am so pleased to add her to my collection. 

Gene Marshall and Trent- I Do..

These photos of Gene and Trent in wedding attire are from the archives--I used a wedding gown from a damaged porcelain doll and tried it on Stardust Gene and it created the effect I wanted. I have always wanted to do a wedding party for my Gene dolls, with a teen-age doll like a Marley Wentworth as a bridesmaid, and some Madame Alexander Wendy dolls as Flower Girls and a ring bearer. Once I get my doll room moved and my 1:4 scale dollhouse set up for my Gene and Tonner dolls, I may just stage a wedding party in the 1:4 scale mansion I am planning, complete with wedding in progress in the parlor, reception, food, kitchen staff, maids, etc. There will be alot of sewing and doll collecting to do! LOL. And food crafting! I have so much large scale Bespaq and I have always wanted a large scale dollhouse to display it all, but there is no room in my current dollroom. Hoping to change that in the upcoming year or so. 

Enjoy the photos, more to come in the month of June, celebrating brides. 
 

June- the month of Brides...

June is the month of brides....so I thought I would save these photos of my bridal photos I have been gathering until I got the Fashion Royalty Elyse Jolie doll de-boxing post out of the way. 

 The first bridal photos post in June will be of my Integrity toys Vixen Gene Marshall along with Trent Osbourne . I had racked my brains (and my wallet ) to find a suitable bridal ensemble for Gene and just could not find one that was affordable for me at the moment. Then I hit upon my 'stash' (everyone has a doll stash of some sort) which when I looked through it- contained a boxed Kmart 16 inch porcelain bridal doll from the 1990's. I thought, this just might work. So I proceeded to strip said porcelain doll of her bridal finery. The dress was a little large , but with some tucking and pins here and there, Gene looked like the beautiful bride she is. Here are those photos. Enjoy. I will have more bridal photos of other dolls of various scales and other makers/manufacturers in the blog posts to come to celebrate brides. 

New doll- Ivy 'Vee for Tea' Jordan W club registration doll from 2008 has arrived!

I have totally missed posting more updates in July and now we are into August. 

 My post now has to do with a new doll I have been wanting to purchase back for a long time, one I had to sell a few years ago. Ivy 'Vee for Tea' Jordan was a registration doll in 2008 that I had when I first came into the W Club , one of three registration dolls I purchased that year with my membership, I remember being SOOO excited when the dolls came in the mail. It is so long ago- 12 years now- that I cannot remember if it was 2 or 3 dolls I received that year. I would have to go back into my folder and look at those receipts. 

I am slowly making an effort to buy back some of my dolls I had to sell, so now I am embarking on my next doll- which would be Careless Kisses. She was purchased in 2010 from the W club when they had a sale- and she was birthday gift to myself. For some reason I also sold her. One of the reasons may have been due to size- these dolls are 15-16 inches in height and I did not have anywhere suitable to display them. I want a Trent too, as well as a Gene, but I want to try and get my Careless Kisses back - I have a list of dolls that I want to buy back that I have deeply regretted selling. I have long loved Gene Marshall and the 40's and 50's era fashions- this is one reason why I love the Integrity line of East 59th line and the Victoire Roux dolls, they are far more stunning in my opinion, as well as the Katie Keene dolls. 

I got her on ebay for a whopping $76.99 Plus shipping so she came in under $98 !! That is so under what I paid for her. No, she didn't have her hat, purse and most of her jewelry- no brooch, and only one earring in her ear, but she did have her hangtag, the seller included her box which was a nice surprise, and her stand, as well as a beautiful coat which feels like real fur on the collar and cuffs. The seller did not wrap the box very well or cushion the doll in her box, one small piece of bubble was haphazardly wrapped around the middle of the doll box, and no paper or cushioning was in the doll box, which allow her heel to come off during shipping. The doll box was allowed to bounce around in the bigger box, so I believe a little paper would have avoided damage to the shoes. Poor packing in my opinion, especially when I was charged $17 for shipping and they shipped Fedex, and the tape was coming loose, only two strips of tape was used to seal the box. I contacted the seller, the apologized, and made some suggestions, but I was pleased with the sale and was able to glue the heel on the shoe. I was annoyed that the seller did not disclose she had only one earring - that was not apparent in the auction. She did have her original gloves. So I can't complain. 

Madra has offered Ivy , her friend, tea after her long journey, but Ivy is famished, and has asked for dinner. There was no suitable restuarants to eat in / or stop, and they drove for hours, dahling. 

Madra asks the staff to hurry along the dinner, they are already cooking, and clear the tea items and re-set the table for an early dinner. 

Dinner is served but the staff is behind with the vegetable course, turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, warm biscuits, coffee, and desert are all ready. Miss Jordan is famished and ready to eat. 

'Madra it looks so good! It is so good to be home! I can't wait to tell you the gossip about Gene and Trent! Ivy exclaims

'Oh you must tell me now! Is it true- did they have that scandalous kiss during their last scene in that latest movie??' Madra asks...

And the two catch up on the latest gossip of Tinseltown over dinner ....

I hope you enjoy the photos...Lisa

More Ultimately Madra Lord.....

I decided to 'play' more with Madra, and was going to put her into another outfit I had on hand...so I went to undress her. Underneath her Pink with Envy outfit she was wearing....SQUEE! She was wearing her original loungerie with bra, panties, stockings, and garters!

                The shoes are from the Pink with Envy outfit. 

     

She is a gorgeous doll. Here is a close up . She has such a contemplative face.

Here is Madra adjusting those pesky garters and straightening her stockings. She is also going to have some tea/ or cafe au lait and a pastry before getting dressed. 

Ultimately Madra Lord doll- Ashton-Drake (Ebay seller sla2 )

Food created by me

Assorted plants came from Michael's

Picture on wall- Antique store find

Tea set from Tuesday Morning

rug- Dollhouse Miniature

Chair and Table in 1:4 scale- Bespaq, retired pieces, no longer manufactured