My Last Two Dolls

These dolls arrived a little while ago, but I haven't really felt like photographing any dolls until today. I did however, make them both new sets of clothes.

Both dolls are lovely and are the same fine quality as all my other PR dolls. The new articulation certainly adds a little more "life" to them in photos, but the articulation is not as versatile as I was expecting. PR have given added movement to their elbows and knees, but the shoulders, wrists and ankles are still the same as always, with no flexible jointing.

I do love this face sculpt though, Cleo is quite the little cutie with pale pink lips and tiny scattered freckles across her nose and cheeks. Her new outfit comprises bib front overalls and top that does up at the back.

Manica is just as pretty and with those curly locks she is a delightful addition to the fold. Her outfit comprises a dress, pinafore and scarf. I used a little foxy print for both dolls, but used a different contrasting fabric; a pink and white daisy print for Cleo and an aqua blue and white check for Manica

Unfortunately, I found the shoes she came with suited one of my boys better than they did her, so the ones she is currently wearing are borrowed from another doll. I will need to either purchase new ones for her or make them myself . . . this is still undecided.

Well that's it for today, I will be catching up with you all over the weekend, so until then . . . 

Did You Know?

After many years of success, Paola Reina presented a collection of Las Amigas Articulated dolls. Unfortunately I never saw them until recently.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF PAOLA REINA

Of course all the above dolls are sold out on the PR website, but there are still one or two available on the secondary market at double the original price.

These innovative dolls maintain the style and originality of the classic Las Amigas, but with an improved and more flexible body. They are made of vinyl and have 10 high quality joints in shoulders, elbows, legs, knees, waist and neck that allows each joint to move independently. Thanks to their flexibility, they can adopt multiple positions and you can place them in a wide number of poses to take photos.

Neck: Like the classic Las Amigas dolls, the head can turn to both sides.

Shoulders & Legs: They have the same joints as always, being able to move the arms up and down. The union of each leg with the hip, has a traditional joint with which you can move it back and forth.

Elbows & Knees: They have a ball joint, which offers greater flexibility of movement, allowing you to pose them in a greater number of positions.

Waist: These dolls have a new joint in the waist that allows you to turn half of their body laterally to the left and right.

And after spending hours and hours browsing, I came across this darling doll on Etsy who I simply HAD TO HAVE.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CATHY RING TOY

But when I went to order her, Cathy (the artist) told me she had dyed her hair and given her a fringe.  CLICK HER TO SEE HER NOW What a difference a day makes . . . so what do you think? To me she had lost her appeal, even though she still had everything else the same, I could not feel the love I initially had. Hopefully Cathy will eventually make another doll down the track that will steal my heart. SIGH!

Now I'm going to sulk and sew to take my mind off my lost love.