MD. ALEXANDERS BABIES WITH KITTY

Here are 2 sweet Md. Alexander babies in their Christmas dresses - Victoria and Kitten, along with the real cat Hello Kitty. These belong to our brand new doll club member Lydia. Glad to have you with us, Lydia!

ENJOYING SECRET SANTAS

No ashes and switches in these stockings!

SECRET SANTAS

Everyone enjoyed the Christmas Party immensely.

SECRET SANTA TIME

We had much fun and fellowship (sistership?) at our Christmas Party.

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2009

Here are 2 fantastic doll displays we were delighted to see at our Christmas Party, and the final results of our wool felting workshop in November.

FROM A BLACK DOLL COLLECTION

Here is an old bottle doll (10") and a bell (4"). These are fascinating. Who knew there were such interesting dolls to collect?

FROM A BLACK DOLL COLLECTION

Here are a 4 l/2" bottle doll and a 9 l/2" nut doll, both quite old.

WOOL FELTED FIGURES

Here are examples of what one can make from a pile of wool - with a little hard work, that is.

NEEDLE FELTING WORKSHOP

Here is our fearless teacher (1st photo), who never lost faith that we could sculpt teddy bears and critters with her always excellent instruction. Everyone had a great time and left with a wonderful felted bear, cat, or other critter.

WILMA WINS A FLOWER ARRANGING AWARD

One of our members recently won an award for her flower arrangement, along with the doll she dressed as Ruth from the Bible (note the wheat). Congratulations, Wilma!

MATTEL BATTLES FOR DOLL DOMINATION

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Click on the URL above to see what's happening with Mattel's battling for doll domination. This gives an insight as to what Mattel is up against with their competition.

GAINESWOOD ANTEBELLUM HOME, GREENSBORO, AL

Here are old clothing items, a sewing machine, and doll bed and carriage displayed at Gaineswood, a Greek Revival antebellum home and museum at Greensboro, Al. Double left click to enlarge photos. Can you imagine sewing all these tiny tucks and embellishments with this small machine? The carriage appears to be a Joel Ellis made in Vermont in the 1880's.

BOY DOLLS FROM OUR UFDC CD

These dolls are from our UFDC CD entitled "Boy Dolls." They are all felt dolls. The 2nd is Kathy Kruse, the 3rd is Madam Alexander, and the 4th is John Wright's Little Prince. The rest are Lenci.