Additional Pictures of the Magical World of Alabama Dolls Luncheon

Here are some additional pictures from the Magical World of Alabama Dolls Luncheon!. 

A Great Day!

The Magical World of Alabama Doll luncheon held on October 11, 2014 was a big success! The Birmingham Doll Club  would like to thank everyone who worked on the project and our guests.   A lot of hard work was performed by many different people and the results were worth it!  The location at the Shoal Creek Country Club was inviting and cozy.  The food was wonderful.  Many people enjoyed seeing our special guest Miss Iwate and learning more about Miss Iwate from her escort, Mary Beth Newbill (Head of the Southern History Department at the  Birmingham Public Library).  Thank you to Dorothy Clark for telling us all about fairies and the mischief they can cause!!!  Here are some pictures from the event:

NEWS FLASH!

News Flash!!!  In the ensuing time since the day of the luncheon, October 11th,  was announced and registration forms were posted, we have found out that the Birmingham Public Library is going to bring Miss Iwate (the Birmingham Japanese Friendship Doll) to our gathering.  Miss Iwate is one of the Friendship Dolls featured in an article by Allen Pate in our Doll News magazine.  Miss Iwate is terribly fragile and will have to remain in her box, but she will be with us.  Accompanying Miss Iwate will be Mary Beth Newbill of the Birmingham Public Library who will bring us up to date on the plans for Miss Iwate's restoration and preservation.  This, in addition to a great program about the magical world of fairies by our guest speaker Sandra Gillis, will make for an interesting luncheon. 
      

                                                                                

Only Three Weeks and Two Days to Go!!!!!

There are only three weeks and two days  to go until the October 11th Magical World of Alabama Doll Luncheon!  We are very excited and have many fun activities and exhibits planned.   We plan to have a raffle for many great helper items, a silent auction,  and a sales table.  A preview of some of the great helper items includes a 1998 U.S.P.C. Classic American Doll-Alabama baby such as the cute boy shown below, a one year subscription to Antique Doll Collector magazine, a 20" Kestner 154 doll, a vinyl 1972 Shirley Temple doll, U.F.D.C. Regional meeting souvenir dolls, and much more!!!  We can't wait to see all of you on October 11th, send in your registration today!

Summer may be a time of leisure

Summer may be a time of leisure, but the members of the Birmingham Doll Club have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming Magical World of Alabama Dolls luncheon to be held on October 11, 2014.  The souvenir doll is Patsyette by Tonner.  Patsyette will be getting a new wardrobe and a new personality with new clothes made by the doll club members.  See pictures below of a recent workshop to make the costumes. 

We have also been busy creating centerpieces for the tables.  In her new persona, Patsyette will feel right at home!

On August 2, 2014 a number of us attended the Twickenham Doll Club doll sale in Huntsville, Alabama.  We had a great time and found beautiful new babies to bring home! Here are some photographs from the sale: