Showing posts with label Pedigree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pedigree. Show all posts

Monday, 26 January 2015

Pedigree Elizabeth

I thought I would make a dress for my Pedigree Elizabeth today.


She is very pleased with it and I love the fit on her - just perfect.  


This dress is made from a pattern especially designed for Elizabeth.


She is now eagerly awaiting some shoes!




This hard plastic doll was made in the 1950s by Pedigree.  She is 'Elizabeth the Dressmaking Doll' and I think she is just lovely.  Compared to my other dolls she is so light!


Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Sindy

I thought I would do a series of posts on various dolls that I will be keeping and why, or what they mean to me.

When I was a child I had a Sindy doll - 1973 Funtime Sindy with the skirt.   I did have one a few years back that I bought when I was collecting teenage dolls, but sold her.   Late last year I found another very much like my original doll and had an Ebay voucher so decided to spend it on her.   She was missing her skirt and shoes though....but I hoped that eventually I would find those for her.   



Here she is when she arrived.


She is by no means perfect, but not bad for her age!  


I am sure mine didn't look as immaculate as this girl before she moved on to a new home!  I think she was given away when I was in my late teens.


Eventually I found a set for her - I did have to buy the swimsuit as well, but will sell that on as I have kept her wearing her original swimsuit as I think it goes with the skirt better as it has the little orange stripe at the top which lines up with the orange in the swimsuit.


I am not sure whether I plan to get any more fashions for her, or if I will keep her as she is, or maybe sew for her.  I want to keep my spending to a minimum this year so it will have to be something special if I do buy anything.   

A little bit of nostalgia.