Va Fashion Doll Clubs' Mini Convention- Travelin' With Barbie

Every year during Barbie Convention- which just ended this weekend in July, our Va. Fashion Doll Club began to have its own, 'Mini-Convention' for those members who could not attend the Barbie Convention. We usually make reservations at a restuarant, and it is on the weekend of Barbie Convention. All attendees who attend bring a tote bag favor for each attendee and the committee who plans the lunch also creates the 'centerpiece doll' which a lucky attendee wins. This year's theme was Travelin' with Barbie. Below are photos of the doll with luggage that was worked on by Janice, Jodie and Allison. 

Nita was the lucky winner of the centerpiece doll. She was so cute!

Besides bringing tote bag favors, we were instructed to bring a doll dressed for travel, and a nude doll to dress. Here are some of the dolls dressed to travel.

Our group photos above-

Jodie's doll. Jodie gave each of us the bow place holder and let us each choose a placecard that we would like to go. Jodie chose London.

Linda's doll, this is a Catwoman doll restyled. I forgot to get her placecard.

This was my doll- Poppy Parker Suited to Travel. I had chosen Bavaria, because I have never been and because there is a restuarant here in Madison, VA called The Bavarian that has authentic Bavarian German cuisine that my husband Chris has taken me too. 

Scarlett's doll- I believe her card says New Zealand

Nita's doll- her card says Kyoto 

Allison's doll- her card says the Netherlands 

Now onto our outfits for the nude dolls-

We received a pair of black pants from Allison, a crocheted tank top, belt and shoes from Jodie. These were lovely and so we dressed our dolls we brought and had a photo session with them together. 

After lunch we all had dessert and the desserts at the Henry Clay Inn are amazing- all of the foods are gourmet and handmade. I had the cheesecake, there was key lime pie, Coconut cream cake, raspberry sorbet, a huge cookie, chocolate lava cake.

Overall we had a great day and a great event and alot of fun!

 

Va Fashion Doll Club Mini Convention -Part 1

It was that time of year again for those of us who were not attending the Barbie Conention to attend our own, "mini-Convention" and have our own little get-together.  This year's get together was not as well planned as last year's, but we still did table gifts for each other, and there was a centerpiece doll prize. 

I usually make or create my table gifts , but this year I was on limited time and I had only barely two weeks notice. So I went shopping on Mercari and Poshmark, two of my most reliable phone apps that I also sell on. I collect vintage silk scarves, that I wear in my hair, around my neck, with my outfits, and also tie on my purses. They are versatile, and are the perfect accessory. Especially in pink. I found a lot on Mercari of Pink scarves in various sizes and colors in a lot of 15, and since I only needed 7, I was done. I had also purchased two other lots of 3 and 15 on Poshmark, so Christmas is done for two groups of people now! The ladies were excited with their table gifts and I managed to match up the different scarves with the suitable person and their hair color , etc. 

We ate at Tarrant's West and this was a former restuarant that we all had our Christmas party about a year or two ago. I enjoyed it then and it was nice today. 

I won the Centerpiece doll made by Allison, and her hair was fixed by Allison too. The chair, signage, table and dress on the mannequin were donated by Jodie. It really astonished me to win the centerpiece prize. One of these photos was taken by Janice Weaver, our Vice-President and I am giving her the credit here, it was done at the restuarant. 

My Photos taken here at home-

                                                   I will have some more photos in part 2 of our table gifts that I received from the other members in my next blog entry.