DOLLS FOR XMAS ....NOT SASHA

For quite a few years now i have been admiring schildkroet dolls from germany, the problem was though that they are mainly only available in germany and the sellers either didnt take paypal or wouldnt post to the uk ...anyway then i realised that they made reproductions of the original dolls and in my eyes they look exactly the same but this may be like saying an 80s sasha looks the same as an NP....i first saw the repro boy in the green cardi for sale on ebay uk, he was really cheap and i was the only bidder, the repro boy in the hat came next, i was a bit cross as he had a sister in another auction, they both finished early in the morning so i placed a bid before i went to bed , only to find id been outbid on his sister by £1...anyway these were a christmas pressie for me from me ...

Then this beautiful kathe kruse doll from a very kind generous friend, ive often looked at them but decided not to go down that expensive road as im not too good at having one of anything ....i dont know what year she may be from and shes had some expert repairs along the way ...i think shes gorgeous ....i also got a lovely knitted cardi and hat for my course doll from another kind friend  but ive not yet had time for photos ....

MERRY CHRISTMAS...XXXXXX

ANOTHER PRETTY GIRLY ....

When i bought this girl i knew her hair was dry and very sparse on top, i had lots of options of how to improve her but i couldnt decide what to do for the best so i offered her for sale here....she didnt find a new home so i decided to reroot the sparse top of her head and then bob her hair..ive added a clip as a temporary measure while i train the hair to stay over to the side .....i think its a great improvement, it was a bit of a pain as i didnt want to take her neck plug out as i didnt want to break it so i pushed it into the head with the elastic and had to carefully reroot around it but then when i was putting her back together her rust marked elastic snapped , so i had to get the neck plug out anyway and restring her ....so now im thinking she could be a new model for me .....today shes wearing a lovely pinestreet studio dress and rosie bloom shoes ...

PRETTY REROOT

This pretty girl is off to her new home for christmas, here in cornwall the weather has been damp and dark for ages so theyre not the greatest of photos and she does look prettier in real life .....
after i finished rerooting her, i washed and cut her hair and the next day was choosing what colour dress i would make her when i noticed that her nose was purple ! when i reroot i have the head in my lap, i allways wear black and have never had a problem before but this time the dye from one of my dresses must have got on her nose ...so i used oxy to remove it and all was well....but then a few days later when i went to take photos , i noticed her nose was now paler than the rest of her face !...i was so upset and all i could do was wait to see if the colour returned,...these photos were taken a week later and as you can see her nose is now the perfect colour !....phew !!!!!...for future reroots i think a white towel in my lap will be the way to go ....