Three Out, Two In

I sold two PR dolls (Barbara and Dasha) and my Peak's Woods Lady Alice which has enable me to add two BJD's to my doll family.

White haunting DoA recently I came across an update for the 5StarDoll which led me to finding Gloria (not sure whether she's White or Normal Skin, it's a bit hard to tell from the photo).

Sculpt name: Gloria (super kid version)

Production year: 2016

The default set includes:

Assembled doll

Glass eyes, wig, dress, shoes and two extra hands as shown in photo

Birth Card & Box

Height: 41 cm (16")

Circumference of Head: 23cm

Circumference of Neck: 8cm

Circumference of Chest: 19.5cm

Circumference of Waist: 17.6cm

Circumference of Hip: 22.5cm

Width of Shoulders: 9.2cm

Length of Arm: 16cm

Length of Leg: 18.8cm

Width of Foot: 2.4cm

Length of Foot: 5.5cm

Eyes: 16mm

Wig: 8~9 inch

Although she was without a face-up I have requested one and hope she will look a little like the following picture of 5StarDoll's Alice, but without the black line across her mouth.

I also bought a Little Monica Luisie Full Doll (White Skin) from DoA, but I think I'll change the spelling of her name to Lucy. Fortunately she didn't have far to travel.

Sculpt Name: Luisie

Production year: 2012

Line: Honey Harmony

Body: Honey Harmony Girl

Default Set Includes:

   Fully assembled doll

Acrylic eyes & Sculpey for eye attachment

Head cover, box, 2 pillows

Certificate of Authentication

Height: 25.9cm (10.25")

Head circumference: 17.8cm

Neck circumference: 6.5cm

Shoulder width: 6.8cm

Chest circumference: 13.2cm

Arm length: 10.5cm

Hand length: 3.4cm

Waist circumference: 11.7cm

Hips circumference: 14.5cm

Thigh circumference: 8.2cm

Leg length: 13cm

Foot length: 3.9cm

Eyes: 14mm

Wig: 6~7 inch

Provided there is a reasonable colour match between the two dolls, they will either be siblings or a young mother and child.

Lucy arrived today and I was lucky enough to have clothes, a pretty pair of Luts boots and Monique ginger brown wig that fit her perfectly.

I took a quick snap with my camera so you could see her dressed, but I shall work on her a little bit more over the next few days and take better photos that show just how pretty she is.

Considering her age, she's in excellent condition, she stands on her own and holds a pose well.

I'm very happy with this little one and look forward to spending many pleasurable hours sorting out a whole new wardrobe of clothes for her.

Well until the next arrival, that it from me! 

Fairyland Puki Fees

 I was asked recently if I would share a photo of my Puki Fees, this meant trying to get all seventeen to look at the camera . . . I thought FAT CHANCE!

And wouldn't you know it one just had to jump down to the ground . . . and break her wing. GRR! I tried to fix it, first with superglue, then heating the plastic but all that did was turn it brown. 

So now I have to try and remember where I purchased  the wings in the first place so I can replace them and seeing as I have a hard time remembering what I did last week there's FAT CHANCE of that happening too!

Articulation in Dolls

I was thinking about this when I decided to list some dolls on eBay the other day. I wasn't sure whether I could use the word to describe their limb movement being only five way jointed. So I Googled and this is what I found.

"On Gotz Doll Wiki, ARTICULATION refers to whether or not a doll can move one or more of its body parts independently of its body and/or hold that body part in a fixed pose." 

So it appears as long as a doll can move its arm, leg or head and hold a pose with them, it's okay to say it's articulated. That made me feel a lot better about using the word.

Speaking of which, I ordered this little lady. She's very pretty but I already have this "Nora" face on a couple of Paola Reina dolls and I really only wanted her nine way jointed body.

She is going to have her head switched with another of my Paola Reina dolls. Thereby providing me with three different faces. As you see below I already have this "Nora" face on the multi jointed body.

I have always loved my "Barbara" but as I recently sold her (and regretted it as soon as I did), I shall keep this pink haired "Barbara" faced multi jointed doll instead.

I had listed "Cristi" for sale too, but I shall keep her head for the new body, her red hair and green eyes are just too nice to part with. The Carol Pringle dress and beaded headband will stay too.

My Wichtel Plans - Seven Different Faces

MIO-MILLION RM 15.0
Rosi 2017 arrived Feb 2017
GRETEL

KRUMEL-CRUMBS RM 6.0
Lea 2018 arrived May 2018
HEIDI

FLO RM 8.2
Fiona 2023 arrived 4th April 2024
LIESEL

ANIKA RM 1.1
Frieda 2023 pre-ordered due April 2024
FRIEDA

BUBI RM 7.0
Paula 2024 pre-ordered due May 2024
RENATA

SAMY RM 8.3
Will order when available
GRETCHEN

CONNIE RM 41
Will order when available
URSULA

So that's my all for this year (says she who cannot be believed when she says "no more"). Well that's all the dolls actually planned for in the immediate future. What about you? Do you have any plans for which dolls you will be bringing home in 2024?

Taking a Stand

After much thought about my collection, I've decided to shed a most of my Spanish made dolls. To begin with I plan on moving almost all of my Paola Reina dolls, except for the articulated ones. As well as my two Vidal Rogas, two Vestida de Azul and two D'nenes.

This will allow me not to feel guilty about pre-ordering this little one.

Her name is Paula (Wichtel Bubi face RM 7.0), but I really do not like that name as it reminds me of someone I am not at all fond of. I haven't decided what I will call her and will most probably wait until she arrives (later this month or early next month) to see what she has to say about her name.

Isn't she just the cutest little doll? As most of you already know, I am always drawn to dolls that show their tiny teeth. Of course she will bring my Wichtels back to an even number so I shall be looking to add another down the track, BUT NOT BEFORE I HAVE SOME ADOPTED TO LOVING HOMES.

What happened to January, February and March???

I cannot believe we're about to leap into April already! I hope you all had a lovely Easter.

Now I've been wondering how many of you, if any, have one of these little cutie pies? They are called Wichtels, which is German for gnomes.

 

They were designed by the German artist Rosemarie Müller, who describes her gnomes as "balm for the soul". These adorable little ones have the most enchanting faces which are hand painted, full hard vinyl bodies, hand-knotted real hair wigs, and stunning hand blown solid glass eyes from Lauscha.

In this photo we have Heidi (formally Lea) and Gretel (formally Rosi). They are delightful little dolls and so much fun to photograph even though they have only five points of articulation. Both dolls are wearing their original costuming, which is extremely well made and far too cute to replace.

Gretel has a passion for teddy bears (I made this one especially for her) she says they are nice to cuddle and likes to carry one around with her all the time.

Are you a fan of names inspired by fairytales and story books? If so, you may recognise Gretel, from the fairytale Hansel & Gretel made popular by the Brothers Grimm. The name ultimately stems from Margaret meaning “pearl.” 

Heidi, with its sweet meaning of “noble and kind,” is a pet form of the German name Adelheid. Heidi is also the name of a classic children’s novel about a spirited little girl living in the Swiss alps with her grandfather.

For a long time I only had the two Wichtels, however, as I prefer to have uneven numbers of dolls I pre-ordered Fiona some time back and she arrived recently.

As I wanted these dolls to have names of a similar vein, I decided to rename her Liesel, which is related to the Hebrew names Elisa and Elizabeth and the German name Liesl. The meaning of Liesel/Liesl is "God's promise." The name was used for the character Liesel Meminger in the novel The Book Thief, and Liesl Von Trapp, the dreamy-eyed eldest daughter who featured in The Sound of Music.

If you look closely, you may notice all these littlies have tiny teeth showing through their very cheeky smiles. However, not all the Wichtel dolls have them, I just prefer the ones that do.