2022- a year in review..

Happy New Year! 

 

Usually at the end of the year I save this post for my thoughts on what My goals and vision is for the new year is. I have given thought to it, and for the first time in a few years, I can honestly say I do not have a lot of ambitious goals for  my doll collection like I usually do (that I know I will not live up to!- LOL!) 

I cut back on purchasing alot of the W Club dolls this year and sold two or three dolls that in hindsight, I should not have purchased and should have put that money towards items I really wanted instead of getting 'caught up' in the hysteria of the doll photos of the moment. By that I mean this-- we see the photos of the doll debuted, and know we have a limited time to pre-order, and hem and haw do I really want this doll? If I dont pre-order now, it will be double the cost later, and so on. That is what happened to me on purchasing a Poppy Parker I did not exactly love and a W Club homme giftset. I am really glad now that I did not give in and put deposits down on the Stay Tuned dolls as my wallet would be hurting at the end of the year.

Doll Room Progress- My doll room is as organized as it will be due to its small size, but I have the problem now of attempting to figure out what and where I packed some dolls away. Hence the problem of looking for a doll I am going to need around Valentine's day. What bin/ storage box did I pack her in and where? there is one more spot /Room I could have put here in and I will spend this weekend looking for her. Sigh. Not all the dolls can be displayed at one time on my shelves. I will definitely be putting this doll on display due to her costume so I dont have to go looking for her. 

My 16 inch Tonner/ Gene Marshall Doll Colllection- This doll collection has been growing by leaps and bounds. So much so I need to start either sewing or start buying clothing for them. As well as shoes. 

Usually this post, I am full of ambitions to learn new things, accomplish more crafting skills, etc. But this year, I would just like to do one thing- enjoy what I have. And that is not just my dolls and my collection. It goes for everything. When decorating for Christmas we were going through the attic and realized how much we had and it spurred in both my husband and I the desire to catalog and inventory all of our Christmas decorations so we would know what we had- so we could better decorate next year. We found so many items we had forgot about- the same is true of my dolls. I forget about so many lovely items I own. Instead of constantly purchasing more, I would like to open and evaluate and treasure what I currently have. Photograph it in new ways. 

Happy New Year everyone! Looking forward to 2023!~Lisa

Happy New Year!

I totally forgot about posting on New Year's Eve, as we had guests over and there was cooking to do, and I was into celebrating..... 

Happy New Year!

 

                          Happy New Year! Hello 2021 - Good-bye 2020! 

                    The countdown to the New Year will begin soon- and 

             Poppy is standing by the piano all dressed up and celebrating!

        Vintage Ken is belting out the tunes on an antique Piano in a posh lounge 

while they wait for the ball to drop, meanwhile, the champagne flows........

I hope you have a safe and Happy New Year! See ya on the flip side of 2021!

Welcome 2018!

Welcome to the New Year of 2018! 

As promised I have dolls that haven't been shown here yet. So I dug this little beauty out from when I purchased her from my friend Leslie who attended the Fashion Fairytale Convention in October. I had purchased Rainbow Poppy from her but I also got to purchase one of the Style Lab Poppys from her as well. 

She is lovely isn't she? These Style Lab Poppy Parkers had high heel feet. 

Her dress is by Monaedolly on Ebay 
Stole is from Starlight Poppy
Shoes are from Concerto in M Agnes Von Weiss

I am not sure Monaedolly may still be selling these gowns on Ebay any more, you may want to try Etsy in a search for her. At one time she was also making them for Tonner, and BJD's, now it seems she is only making Lati bjd's and Blythe clothing and no more evening gowns. My friends Karon and Sandra and I were mad for her evening gowns and would buy them as they ran about $25-35 each and were very good quality and less expensive than some of the artists. 

All for now, and one more picture of this lovely wishing you a Happy New year in 2018!

Enjoy!
Lisa

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a wonderful Happy New Year with Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams and all the dollies you can de-box and open! 


                                       Happy New Year!

See ya next year! In 2018.....~Lisa

Have a Happy New Year!

Wanted to say I hope everyone has a very Happy New Year celebration this evening! I also want to thank everyone who comes here and reads my little blog!