MINTY EBAY FINDS

Here is a 16.5" hard plastic 1950's walker with "160" on her neck. She may be LuAnn Simms by Roberta Doll Co. LuAnn was a singer, and one of her recordings is "Little Rag Doll." The 1915-1922 compo on the right is 15" Effanbee's "Baby Dainty," all original,complete with skates. Her body is cloth. They are both all original and in wonderful condition; dolls like this hold their value.

CLOTH DOLL DISPLAYS (Double click to enlarge pics)

This collector loves cloth dolls, as you can see, but these china dolls at the bottom by Ruth Gibbs caught her eye, and they joined the others in her doll case.

EFFANBEE PATSY LOOK-ALIKES

Effanbee's Patsy dolls were a hit in the 1920's and 1930's, and many other companies tried to copy her looks without getting too close in order to avoid a lawsuit. This resulted in many other cute dolls representing this time period for collectors to enjoy today. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this program on often overlooked dolls.

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.