Dolls in Pink Dresses

 Just two more doll pictures from this week.

Kavi and Samantha!

I love classic birthday Samantha with her pink striped dress and teddy bear.

The dress Kavi is wearing photographed pink-ish, but is obviously orange. It's gorgeous on her!

I had sandals for her, but they kept falling off. I was kind of hoping that her bare feet wouldn't show in the picture. Oops.

Low Brow China Headed Doll

 My much second older cousin Willard collected antique dolls.

I remember visiting her house and being jealous of the beautiful dolls in their glass cases.

I brought my American Girl dolls to show her. She said she might think about getting one, but I am not sure if she ever did or not.

Which is to say that I was thrilled to find this low brow china headed doll at an antique store for $45.

There are a lot of reproduction antique dolls out there. I am reasonable certain that this doll is an antique. I am not so sure about her dress. The fabrics look modern.

I love her pink boots!

My grandma said that she "had a little china head doll that she loved." 

I wish I had asked her more questions about her childhood doll, but I always imagined it being one of these dolls. They were produced until 1940, so it is certainly possible.

Amazing Addy Thrift Store Find

I found a Molly wearing Addy's prototype dress at the Salvation Army, the one that never has anything good, that looks like the land of lost hopes. 

The one in walking distance from my girlfriend's apartment, so I joked that we are going to have to start taking romantic walks to the thrift store to look for AG stuff. 

Anyway, it took me a couple of months to take a picture.

I was absolutely thrilled! 

I sill need to get a picture of Molly. She is all cleaned up, but she still has loose limbs.

I have had some amazing thrift store finds in my time, but this one is definitely one of my best.

Doll Photos

 I am trying to take more pictures of my dolls! I try to spend five minutes a day now changing an outfit or taking a picture in the backyard. It helps. 

I don't have to wait to have enormous amounts of free time to do something with the dolls!

Jess looks gorgeous in everything. She is the Doll Most Likely to Be on Cover OF Vogue and Then Become a Therapist.

I got Gwen's dress at the thrift store for $14! I love it so much!

I am not sure which dress this is that Danielle is wearing, but it's giving me 1920s vibes.

I'm going to put it on Claudie and Phryne Valancy too,

Joss is ready for summer!

I think that the Squishmallow looks like Jip and would be perfect to pair with Samantha's modern dress.

Speaking of which, here is Astrid modeling Felicity's modern dress. I love it. I want all four of them at this point.

I am just concerned about how difficult it will be to repair them when the elastic wears out.

Saige and Sam are modelling Cowboy Cool, as always. 

Sewing Project Ideas

 One of the projects that I would like to make some day is a doll-sized version of Belle's library gown with really lush fabrics.

Belle's my favorite princess, and this is my favorite of her gowns. Even if AG makes it, I am not sure I trust them to do it right.

Original dress:

Inspiration:

Thrift Store Find

 I found this at the thrift store this week!

It's a Disney doll, maybe Cinderella, wearing the A Girl of Today First Day Outfit shirt.

I actually already have this shirt, but for $2, it came home with me!

I think the crown might fit AG dolls, so that's a bonus.

I'll donate the doll back to the local thrift store that benefits the community.