Recent Finds: featuring Tim Holtz

Last week, I went to JoAnns and picked up some things.

First on my list was some satin, so that I could finish the Korean outfit from Sewing the International Doll Wardrobe:

You can see the outfit I wanted to make on the right of the cover. Here is my version:

I made an important discovery: satin is horrible. I made that jacket twice. But I'm fairly happy with the finished version.

I also found a camping chair at Goodwill for the dolls, but my main find was from JoAnn.

Silverware!

This is Tim Holtz Idea-ology, found in the scrapbooking section. This was mentioned on the AGPlaythings board as being a good size, and boy were they right. I also grabbed some little tiny bottles that come with old-fashioned-looking stickers. This line has a ton of miniature decorations that could work for 18" dolls. 

The utensils are about 2.5 inches long. You get three sets in each package and they are gorgeous.

I always love accessories that will fit into various time periods. They even have pretty detailing on the handles. These will work very nicely for the dolls' Thanksgiving dinner.

September 2017Photos

The power was out for over a week after Hurricane Irma passed through our area. We were running on emergency generator, so we dried our clothes on a clothesline.

Meanwhile, Larkin decided to wander around and see how it looked outside.

My brother helped with the photos, so at his request, I'm including this one too:

Dolls from Heaven: John Paul II Review

There is now a line of 18" dolls based on Catholic saints. It's called Dolls from Heaven. So far, they have St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Joan of Arc, and Pope John Paul II. 

JPII, doll pope, came home recently. I got the basic model, which comes with cassock, cap, and red shoes. (They also offer a little boy's sailor suit for him, and accessories including a red cape, a rosary booklet and a prayer card.)

I scrounged up a Bible and rosary for him.

His body is made just like an American Girl Doll's. I did notice that his body fabric seems darker than his skin.

He is gorgeously painted, with blush on his knees and cheeks, and detailed fingernails and toenails. I picked him because I liked his face mold better than Joan and Therese's; he also has lovely deep blue eyes.

I also wanted to try him out in some clothes from other lines. Here he is in modern clothes from the Springfield Collection.

They fit pretty well. The shoes were the hardest to get on and were a bit too small. I want to try some boy doll clothes from other lines when I get the chance, which may be easier since more lines are making boy dolls now. 

He fits in well among the dolls and brings some variety to my collection. His head is proportionally larger than theirs, which is noticeable when they're together. As other reviewers have pointed out, these dolls also have much fairer skin. In American Girl Dolls, even the lightest skin color is not very pale, and they tend to have a somewhat olive cast.

Future plans: I want to make him some skis.

In the meantime, I do know where to find a very small kids' Mass model set. So . . . John Paul II gets to celebrate Mass!

Grab&Go Monopoly

This was my brother's find - a little game of Monopoly, which he thought would be the right size for the dolls. He was right!

Can you see the little dog, car and battleship?

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