A Long Search is Over

I have been looking for a Tonner/Effanbee Patsy for quite some time, years in fact, but they are pretty scarce, like hens teeth! When I have, on rare occasions, had the luck to find one, I haven't had the dolly funds available and when I have had the funds, there either hasn't been any available for me to purchase, or none that I loved enough to warrant spending the money on shipping from the USA. Until today . . . now there are two on their way. :)

Of course this all had to happen not long after I said the famous words "I have no plans for any additions this year". Now we are only just a week into February and I've already purchased four new dolls.

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The first little girl is a new 2013 Tonner/Effanbee Patsy Basic #5 with a black saran wig, hand-painted facial details, made from a combination of fine quality vinyl and hard plastic. She has a new Patsy head sculpt, 10″ bended knee child body in the cameo skin tone. Her lovely blue eyes are inset with applied eyelashes.

This Patsy is an open edition, dressed in pink and white polka dot top over bloomers with white lace trim and attached ribbon belt, white socks, hair bow and faux leather shoes.

The second one, is a new 2015 Lacy Summer Day Patsy also by Tonner/Effanbee. She has the Patsy head sculpt on an Ann Estelle body in the cameo skin tone. Her body is articulated at neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees, which means she's almost as good as a BJD at posing. A classic blonde saran wig adorns her head along with two pretty pink bows, she has blue inset eyes with applied eyelashes and is limited to 500 world.wide.

Lacy wears a white stripe cotton dress with cotton lace trim and embroidered heart on the bodice completed with a pink ribbon belt. She has pretty white lace socks, cotton undies and faux leather shoes. Her companion, a tan bunny (not shown) comes with her.

100's of Dollies

They arrived yesterday, but these are dollies of a different kind . . .

My thanks to two wonderful bloggers who have inspired me ~

Firstly there was Rachael from Poppy and the Giant, when she began chatting back in November about the paper dolls she had drawn, printed and posted to the Royal Children's Hospital.

Then just recently, when I saw these little Minouche dolls playing with paper dolls on Minouche Doll. I have no idea who the blogger is, but if you recognize the watermark on her photos, please let me know. Her photos and her little dolls are exquisite and I adore how she has styled them.

However, I knew then and there, I had to order some of these wonderful little dolls for myself . . . and so I did!

The paper dolls are all of Dolly Dingle and her friends. I'll be using them for a project, well for the first of a two part project, along with information about the artist who created them . . . Grace Drayton.

Does anyone else have an interest in paper dolls? If you do, I'd love to hear how you use them. :)

Little Boys and Puppy Dog Tales

Here are my little boys, they call themselves the Thunderbird Gang, heaven only knows why.

On the left we have Raven (IpleHouse BID Serca ~ Special Real Skin).

Raven is a very keen sportsman and footballer.

When he is older, he hopes to play football professionally and win a huge trophy.

With all his enthusiastic ambition, I have no doubt he'll succeed.

In the middle is Finch (Doll-Zone Choco ~ White Skin).

Finch is a shy boy, who adores animals and hopes to become a veterinarian.
He loves dogs in particular and somehow manages to find all the strays.
He's constantly telling me "this one just followed me home", expecting me to believe him.
We find homes for most of them, but when Finch brought Gilbert home we allowed him to stay.

And on the right, riding Gina's Vesper, is Wren (IpleHouse BID Peekaboo ~ Light Brown Skin).
Wren is a little on the quiet side and a bit of a nerd, who is studying hard to become an excellent mathematician.
Wren also has a natural curiosity that sometimes gets him into trouble.
His goal in life is to become a nuclear scientist.

Finch is my favourite of the three, possibly because he has a kind heart and a soft spot for animals.

Here he is speaking with Emmaline, (DollsBeWithYou Pomegranate ~ Normal Skin) who also loves animals.

She is the only girl who is allowed to pat Gilbert. Finch is quite possessive with his little dog, after all Gilbert is his best friend in all the world and is his constant companion.

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All four are fully jointed Asian Ball Jointed Dolls, which are 26cm (10.24 inches) tall.

Raven and Finch arrived mid 2014, then Wren arrived two years later.