DollsArtCats

On Sunday I went again to the Naperville Doll Show--it's not really ball-jointed dolls--I would say it's 80% antique bisque and porcelain and Madame Alexander dolls, then the rest being miscellaneous Barbie and odd little things like Steiff stuffies, and one or two things that should be in a museum--this time I saw a 19th century handmade black doll with her hair in "Kente knots", but the knots were made of small iron bells; if I had a doll museum I would have snapped her up to go with last show's Hopi Kachina dolls and the Queen Anne wooden dolls. Akutenshi7's friend Megan, who does people jewelry, made some doll-sized pieces, and that is what I bought, along with a pile of discounted doll clothing. Her trade name is Whimsical Designs , and the website is  www.whimsicaljewelrydesigns.com If you want to commission doll jewelry, be sure to measure with a string and a ruler the size you want--Megan has access to bjd dolls, but she doesn't have any at hom...

I met Akutenshi7 down at the Naperville show and we had so much fun--there was even more stuff there this year than last year, and if you were looking for little muslin doll clothes, the prices were crazy low--I got a couple of very cute things for $2.00 each, and a bunch more outfits for under 10.00, including this dress and hat for Dierdre (she was wearing ballet flats right after we came home and put everyone in their new clothes, but then it got sort of cold in here (I think I need a new thermostat) so I put the boots on her. Probably the best thing I found was this amazing Victorian-style skirt--it needs some repairs and I think it's missing it's original bustle, but it is still amazing..and it fits Sophie the Beryl: Some of the missing trim is cheneille yarn that I am pretty sure JoAnn's carries, I just need to see if I can come close to the color, which you can see better here: One of the weirdest things I saw at the show was an alligator foot made into a coin pu...