tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40385644583591368482024-03-05T10:20:56.769+00:00How Many Dolls?Serenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comBlogger711125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-8093510140961247422017-02-04T18:24:00.001+00:002017-02-04T18:24:11.384+00:00Rose Cottage FriendsJust a reminder for those who might have missed it, but I now blog over <a href="http://rosecottagefriends.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> at <a href="http://rosecottagefriends.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rose Cottage Friends.</a>Serenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-25418650342538642522017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:002017-01-01T00:00:10.058+00:00New Year, New Blog!<br />
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I have decided to amalgamate just my two main blogs for now 'Sewing for Sasha' and this one 'How Many Dolls' into one. I will eventually be taking these two blogs 'off line' but will at that stage copy all the old posts from both blogs onto the new one. Whether the other two doll blogs 'Holidays with Henry' and 'Hitty at Rose Cottage' eventually merge with the new blog as well, is yet to be decided.</div>
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So please do make sure you update your reading list and 'follow' me using the appropriate buttons over on my new blog which is called 'Rose Cottage Friends' and can be found by clicking <a href="http://rosecottagefriends.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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I want this new blog to be primarily my story blog so even though I said 'just one blog' I will be putting all my sewing and knitting posts onto my 'Muriel Makes' blog which will also link to my Etsy page. My Muriel Makes blog can be found by clicking <a href="https://murielmakes.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The last Saturday for 2016! </div>
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The Red Bow Brigade were seen sitting on the windowsill earlier today, but it appears Elfrid has misplaced his bow, that will not do.</div>
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<i>Sounds good!</i> Astrid says. <i>Could Edith not make it?</i><br /><i>No, she had to stay in as they were having family to visit.</i> Peggy Sue tells her.</div>
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Bunny - currently suffering from amnesia and regressed to childhood - he is really Ronald Rabbit from Ronald Rabbit Realty, but due to the collapse of his neighbourhood it seems he descended into a black hole and has forgotten just who he is. As such he was quite content to be picked up by Sandra and carried.</div>
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Having seen the promotional photographs of Nisha the new 'Modern' A Girl For All Time, I decided to go for her, even though I am hopefully going to reduce the number or shall I say 'refine' my collection next year. I thought she would make a great model and I just loved her colouring and looks. (I will be keeping a small core group of dolls especially to model clothes I will be knitting and sewing clothes for my Etsy shop)</div>
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She arrived on my Wedding Anniversary which was just perfect.</div>
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This I don't like! I wish more doll manufacturers would get on board with fixing their dolls in boxes a different way - with ribbons for example. I know they don't want them to move about in the packaging, but I am sure it could be done as I have had a few dolls packaged with just ribbons holding them in place - and it is so much 'kinder' on both the doll and your fingers!</div>
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I do like her outfit. It is well made, fits well and has no velcro - a big thumbs up! </div>
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She has a very pretty face.</div>
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With her 'sister' Tilly. </div>
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Her Christmas photo.</div>
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Of course the most noticeable comparison is the shape of the face and the 'skin' tone.</div>
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Her eyes are more 'realistic' as well I think, they seem to look at you more, and are less staring than Tilly's eyes, although this is not evident in this photo!</div>
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These little Wentworth Wooden Puzzles are such good quality and fun to do as well as quite challenging!</div>
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Such a sweet puzzle with the little Blue Tits (or is it Coal Tits?) making their nest warm.</div>
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Peggy Sue loves the Nutcracker story and had fun pretending she was in the ballet today.</div>
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Now blogs can essentially have two names: the one that is in the URL address, (eg. sewingforsasha.blogspot.co.uk) and the one that is on the title page (Sewing and Knitting for Sasha & Gregor & Others). But of course it makes sense to have the same name for both (or at least similar) as that is what people remember.</div>
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Someone recently said to me that regardless of what the blogs are called they will still think of me as 'Henry's Mum' which brought to mind the first time I realised that this was how people thought of me, before I even really knew just how well known Henry was. This was in 2012 at the Sasha Festival in Stratford Upon Avon, when lots of people came up to me and said "You must be Henry's Mum". This quite blew me away. Of course these people are now my lovely friends whom I meet up with each year at Sasha Festival events.</div>
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Peggy Sue was delighted that her friend Mary Ellen came to visit today. They visited Santa and then sat and discussed their Christmas wishes together.</div>
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So I have absolutely no will power whatsoever...although in my defence, I did hold off for three visits before I succumbed and went back for the fourth time. Of course by this time there was less choice...which in a way was good. By the third time I went back to see them there were only two Ashlyn dolls left, some Kendall dolls and I think two Emerson dolls. Of course when I decided I just HAD to have one, there was only one Ashlyn left which made my decision so much easier.</div>
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All very seasonal now. I just LOVE her little knees, they are so cute.</div>
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I have called her Noelle. (I know very original for this time of year!)</div>
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My group of girls all in their Christmas dresses I have knitted for them.</div>
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An extra girl has sneaked into the picture...my Sasha girl Ziva, thought she should join them as well as she too has a hand knitted Christmas dress.</div>
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It kept them both amused for hours.</div>
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No not dolls at the moment, although this is also on the cards...but blogs!</div>
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There has been much thinking going on here recently - it started months ago with my uncertainty with the dolls and feeling overwhelmed by it all...but when blogger changed its layout recently, it really made me think about what I want to do and how I want to go about doing things. Having lots of individual blogs is now even more time-consuming than it used to be and it is time to probably amalgamate them back into one again. I split them up initially due to various reasons, perhaps not wisely thought out, and it is time to take back control for me. The saying 'Less is More' is probably true in many ways and it really will be. Less blogs, but more posts in the one place. After all most of my dolls interact with each other anyway, regardless of whether they are Sasha, Schoenhut or American Girl dolls etc... </div>
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My main characters are of course Henry, Peggy Sue and my little wooden Hitty Madge. I currently have five doll blogs! Which really is quite ridiculous. One of which was originally set up as a joint project with several friends, but that never came to fruition and they all backed out. I tried to keep it running for a while, but it is hard work on your own, so although I won't close it down, it won't be starting up again. </div>
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I think that my Hitty blog will continue as a stand alone blog, as they tend to live in a 'different world' to the other dolls here at Rose Cottage.</div>
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Whether to keep Henry's blog separate, just for the holiday posts is something I am still currently debating.</div>
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Certainly <i>Sewing for Sasha</i> and <i>How Many Dolls</i> can be amalgamated as I often have to cross posts as the dolls do interact with each other in my stories. Of course the question then is whether to retain one of the names, or have a brand new name. Whatever I decide name wise I will merge the two blogs so that all posts still remain. I want something that reflects the essence of what my blogs are about...the stories, the dressmaking, sewing and knitting and of course being 'Henry's Mum'. </div>
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So in the New Year changes will be afoot one way or another.</div>
Serenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-7886514159402016352016-12-18T06:00:00.000+00:002016-12-18T06:00:11.080+00:00An Elf on the Shelf or a Mouse in the House?<br />
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There's a Mouse in the House, this is well known, but strange things can happen and it seems it is true.</div>
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That this mouse in the house has become a spy you may see, </div>
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To report back to Santa on who has been good, he'll write in his book those naughty and nice (and it won't be the mice!)</div>
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For that Mouse in the House is a crafty wee fellow who can creep around corners, while we are quite unaware...and make his decision with just the one glance.</div>
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Looking back through my 2011 photos I came across some photographs of two teddies I made.</div>
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The first was an unusual pattern in that it had no head gusset, so just two pieces sewn together so it gives him a slight 'odd' look.</div>
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The pattern was given away on a blog I follow.</div>
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He too was made from up-cycled clothing, this time a kind of dressing gown/house coat that also belonged to my husband's grandmother.</div>
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You can find it <a href="http://dollmum4444.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here. </a> </div>
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I never introduced my second Nini doll that arrived in August. That was partly because I wanted to wait until he told me his name and then the months passed by and before I knew it, we are here in December already!</div>
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As soon as I saw Jonny's preliminary sketch I knew that he was one I would want...and of course as the journey commenced and the teasing photos of him were shown, there was no doubt. I have a small family of 'Sailor dolls'. My son is a Navigation Officer in the Merchant. We have a history of sailors in our family, both my great uncles (my Nan's brothers) were in the Navy and of course they were the era of Gene Kelly, one of them being born the same year. This Nini doll being named 'A Memory of Gene'. I had in mind that I would call him Stanley and then our sheltie puppy arrived first and although we had originally chosen a different name for him before he arrived, it was quite obvious he was Stanley! My Nan's other brother was called George and we already have one of those in the doll family...so back to the drawing board...</div>
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Here he is when he arrived with his little toy boat meeting Jonelle.</div>
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They currently sit together on my drawers in my bedroom.</div>
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Again I can only re-iterate what I said about Jonny's Nini Dolls in my other post when <a href="http://howmanydolls.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/a-very-special-doll-indeed.html" target="_blank">Jonelle arrived.</a> They are amazingly well made from start to finish, with much thought, care and attention to detail. They are indeed heirlooms and dolls to treasure. I feel lucky to have two in my collection as I know I won't be able to get anymore.</div>
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<i>Wow look at this Little Owen</i>. Peggy Sue exclaims. <i>A Christmas Lego scene for us to do. Aren't we lucky?</i></div>
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<i>Gosh, lots of pieces...</i></div>
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<i>Of course!</i> Replies Little Owen.</div>
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<i>Do you think I am doing it right? </i> Peggy Sue asks.</div>
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This started with a little bear from Brighton bought a few years ago. Then a Cornish bear joined the family earlier this year. While in the Isle of Wight in October we looked to see if we could find a similar one, but had no luck. We also looked last week when we were visiting again, and again had no luck...until we were on the ferry home. </div>
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Little Hazel also has a Christmas dress.</div>
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All four girls together are looking quite festive!</div>
<br />Serenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038564458359136848.post-8141137950262519882016-12-07T21:45:00.002+00:002016-12-07T21:45:52.658+00:00Christmas Projects<br />
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Although I have been very busy knitting and sewing of late, most of the clothes have been made for either my Etsy shop or orders. As a result my dolls get to wear clothes briefly for modelling only to have the dress whipped off them and they miss out! </div>
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Now it is time to spend the last couple of weeks before Christmas to make them some clothes of their own. I have decided I would quite like to focus on just a few dolls and make them a Christmas outfit each.</div>
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Tilly (<a href="http://howmanydolls.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/tilly-matilda-girl-for-all-time.html" target="_blank">Matilda, A Girl for All Time</a>) of course got a dress the other week which will be her Christmas dress as she looks so elegant in it, and it is red 😊.</div>
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Yesterday I started a dress for the new Hearts for Hearts girl Shola (not sure if I will rename her yet) and I finished that today. I photographed her before I managed to find her a more suitable pair of shoes to match her dress.</div>
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I had knitted a dress in the same yarn that Chrissy (my American Girl doll) modelled a couple of weeks ago, but that sold, so I am going to make her one to keep. I have started that.</div>
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Hazel (wooden Bleuette) and Clara (Les Cheries) are also next on the list. After that I am not sure. Peggy Sue has already had her Christmas dress made for her and all the Sasha girls already have Christmas dresses, made over the years.</div>
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Who else has Christmas projects they have in mind or are working on?</div>
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