A slight fringe adjustment and

a new Boxing Day doll

I was passing by this 1970 wide faced Gingham girl standing on the bookshelves in the spare bedroom and thinking that her fringe is always rather square looking (see first photo) so I decided to grab a hair slide and clip part of it back off her face as shown in the next but one photo.



I think that it gives her a much softer overall facial look, don't you agree?





This is a new Frido wide faced waif that arrived here on Boxing Day. Her hair had been badly trimmed but Brenda Walton took her in hand and made her presentable as I loved her facial look. I have clipped her 'far too short' fringe back until I decide just what to do with it. Not the most flattering of slide colours I know but just getting an overall effect as to whether to have some re-rooting done to the fringe or just wig her.



She has dressed herself in a Phyllis G. polo necked shirt, (already here as part of another outfit) and a checked wool pinafore that came here on another doll. Manufactured socks and Lisa Hartley sandals.





Photos downloaded by Sarah Williams. Many thanks as always Sarah.

The last of the 2011 Christmas photos

The dining table at Christmas time although apart from the gold bows on the candlestick this is how it looks everyday as I only have the one set of cutlery, china, place mats and napkins due firstly to constantly moving homes around the UK in my first ten years of marriage as my husband was a civil engineer. Had more in the middle years of marriage due to bigger homes and more settled but then back again to the same set over the last 15 years due to very limited kitchen space in this, my retirement bungalow.







The Twig Tree when lit although unfortunately the camera flash makes everything look orange in the photos.







My Christmas cards. Had wanted to lay them down on the living room neutral coloured carpet but can no longer get down to that level without someone having to haul me up so had to display them out on my bed instead.

Still struggling to find the time to dress some of my dolls in the Christmas present outfits that I was so kindly given but hopefully at the weekend things might be a little less busy and much quieter as I'm off for my monthly Arthritic hospital check ups tomorrow and a little food shopping before taking the decorations down on Friday from my bungalow, my parent's grave and their previous home.

Holly, a crude yellow eyed 1960s Gotz waif decided that she would wear a smocked 'Frocks and Socks' dress by Jill Mackley with JJ sandals and commercially made socks.



I'm thinking that there is too much ribbon here. Needs cutting in half.



She is holding a cute little 1950s Teddy that Steve gave my Brood for Christmas. Many thanks Steve. They have called him Little King.



Close up of Jill's absolutely gorgeous smocking.







My 'Minty' large headed Gotz slate eyed girl who originally came in a Gotz box. I just love her sulky expression. It is very similar to one of Sarah William's Gotz waif dolls with cut blonde hair that I so love.



One of the slides that Jill gave me at one time.



She chose to wear a Pinestreetstudio outfit but I think that she needs to be wearing some Ruthsdolls boots instead of these commercially made shoes and definitely wants her tights hitching up.

Bits and Bobs

My Frido 1967 brunette Gingham NP with her gorgeous eye painting wearing a OOAK Ruthsdoll's outfit with JJ long red boots.






1966 Frido Develpomental Dungaree doll who has chosen to wear this Betsy-May OOAK Viyella dress outfit.





1966 Frido blonde Jeans doll seen here in a Pinestreetstudio Poloo Shirt and pinafore with Kiltie tights and commercially made shoes.







Close up of my mantelpiece decorated for Christmas.



One of my annual New Year presents to my daughter, a bowl of Hyacinths so that when her decorations are taken down and everything at first seems very bare, the blooms provide an attraction and their scent delightfully fills the room.





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This beautiful little Dollydoodle three piece outfit AND the delightful wee Steiff Penguin was given to me by Susan Bulger-Pomeroy for Christmas. Just how lucky am I? I feel that all my Christmas' had been rolled into one.

It has been put on my New Christmas Quirky eye-browed baby who has yet to be named but the choices are from baby 'J', Jay (linked to the name Jesus) Joe (after Joseph) or baby Chris (after Christmas.)

I'm trying to remember the name of the little Penguin in one of the children's books that I have here somewhere. Pingu I think it was but need to check before this name is given to THIS little Penguin.

Over FIVE hours this has now taken me and have somehow deleted a photo along the way SO my daughter is trying to put me on a new blog under 'wordpress' to see if this is easier for me.