Serenity

An OG Jenny with two Thrift Store finds.  The Jewelery Box is in really good condition.

The clock is in perfect condition.  Instead of the usual four brass balls that rotate back and forth, it has four small pink Roses in green pots.  The clock face and base are glazed ceramic.  The Serenity prayer is printed on the base.

Lamps and Flowers

Everything in this photograph is from Thrift Stores except the doll's tights and shoes (Dori's).  The oil lamp is functional, but I have to work up the courage to light it.

Post Card Dolls

These are restored post cards with images that remind me of our 18 inch dolls.



Early 1900's Costume Ideas

This is a photograph of my grandmother as a young girl (about 1915). Notice the hat and the heels on her shoes (Boots?).








Mommy Doll

Another Flea Market find from about three years ago (in the original box).  I had to dig deep into the attic to find her. 

We've all heard of baby dolls.  Well, this is an 19 inch Tootsietoy 'The Original Mommy Doll' (emphasis mine).   Taken out of context, 'Original Mommy' is an odd turn of phrase.  Names are not mentioned for the mother or baby (a girl, of course). 

Notice the wedding ring, but there's no mention of 'The Original Daddy Doll'.  At least Midge has Alan (Remember, they're all part of the 'Happy Family').

Strange, but I remembered her as being a larger doll (Her hands and feet seem a bit large for a 19 inch doll).   She has a stuffed fabric bag body similar to many of our 18 inch dolls, but she has a large . . . bosom and a relatively small waist.  I remember my little cousin  Michelle (at the time 3 years old) commenting that one of her mommy's lady friends had a large 'bazoom'.

Mommy seems to be just another 'Bottle Blond' (like my mother)?  Yeah, I have a problem  with all the BLOND dolls.  My mother was born blond, but she (we) worked hard so she could stay blond (I was always recruited to do the hair roots around back). 

Anyway, I promised another Blogger I would post a photograph.

Something Old, Something New

This is a new Battat Katheryn with a BATTAT denim outfit from an older flea market battat doll.  The 'Shearling' boot shoes are from Dori's Doll Boutique (ebay) and the neckerchief is from a thrift store teddy bear.

Has anyone else noticed that the Battat dolls seem to have 'mommy' hips and bums.

Flowers

I really enjoy creatimg 'scenery' for my dolls. These are 'silk' flowers scavenged from thrift store floral arrangements. A few samples are shown below.

I choose the arrangements with a variety of flower sizes, mostly small to medium, but as you can see, the big ones come along for the ride. Be sure to 'air dust' and decontaminate thrift store stuff.

The flowers on the left center are 'rubbery' plastic, similiar to those on the early Mattel 'Dream Houses'.

The yellow, orange, and red flowers on the right center were purchased from a craft store 90 percent off 'Fall Colors' sale. Ordinarily, craft store silk flowers are priced way beyond my budget.

Sometimes, I just buy to decorate.



 

Battat Dolls

I purchased an 'Our Generation' doll at a thrift store ($3) last week. She has a kind of 'creepy' face. Today (01/01/2011), I went into Target and purchased a 'new stock' Katheryne ($20) for comparison. The two dolls look nothing alike!  I think Katheryne is rather cute. But what do I know, I'm just an old Grand Pa.

Just a quick note:  I use those tiny rubber hair bands to hold my dolls' socks up.

White Lace Furry

This an OG Victoria-Marie doll wearing a dress from a Thrift Store Teddy Bear. The shoes are from Dori's Doll Botique.