My Doll Haven

Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

Monday

New and Updated Furniture

I've been on a painting roll lately and after I finished with my kitchen, I found a bookcase which needed a coat of paint. I used another couple of the Porter's sample pots, Gulf Stream and Volcanic Ash to paint it.

Hatsuko liked the Gulf Stream colour so much she thought it would be a suitable colour to update the daybed.

They turned out better than I expected and suit the "Paris Apartment" diorama rather well.

Ugh! Now she's wondering what else she can get me to paint. With any luck she won't see the other pieces I have hidden away.

At last she's settled down with a good book! I think Alice in Wonderland should keep her occupied for a while, I hope so.

Well that didn't last long! Perhaps she'll enjoy a little dolly time of her own now and let me get on with other things. :)

Wednesday

Still Waiting

I'm still waiting for Nili, she's stuck in Belgium (perhaps I should send Linda to get her LOL!).

I'm also waiting on another doll too. After reading Mia's posts (last one here) regarding the Monst dolls, I decided to add another to my own collection . . . Savage Knuckle Bear (I shall call her Primrose).

When I purchased my first Monst doll (White Cat aka Magnolia) she didn't have the same jointing as the ones Mia has. If I like her body, I may order a few new bodies, one for White Cat and another couple for my IxDolls, Violetta and Marigold.

Then today, while checking messages on MDBF to see if they had any news on Nili, I noticed this gal. The one Gotz face missing from my Happy Kidz collection . . . and she had RED HAIR!! So I immediately added her to my cart.

Then I noticed a little boy had been hiding in the Petitcollin section. His name is Emile and he too has RED HAIR! How lucky am I? Two redheads in one day! YAY!

Needless to say, there was still a little room in the cart for him as well. Of course it didn't take much to convince myself I would be saving on postage by bringing them home together . . . so another stretch of waiting time has been added to the list.

Do you have any dolls arriving? Or am I the only silly ass who keeps crowding them into rooms with no space left?

Saturday

I'm So Excited

I just received a message this morning to say my sweet Nili 3 is on her way! YAY!

I also received a lovely email from "Sharon in Spain". I am trying to convince her to return to blogging, but she's concerned all her followers may have forgotten her, I need you to help me convince her she definitely IS NOT forgotten.

Now having completed the enormous task of adding all my 195 dolls to "Studio 1283", I am turning my attention to the 1:6 scale furniture pieces which I received for Christmas back in 2020. It's not like me to leave something dolly related in it's box for so long before opening it, but it's been a crazy couple of years, so I'm excusing myself this time.

I did manage to pull them out today and I'd forgotten how many pieces would need assembling . . . here come gluey fingers again.

It's going to take some time for me to assemble all of them as they are so fiddly. Perhaps I should paint the pieces first, well at the very least, the surfaces that face inside each of the cabinets etc.

Talking to you is not getting me anywhere fast, so until next time, have a lovely weekend!