Doll Show!!!

Last Saturday, it was time for the fall doll show!  You know how I love dolls and I look so forward to this show. I adored the dolls in this booth! I don't know how long I was there admiring them all.

The show is usually at the armory building, but it wasn't available for this show, so they moved to the Red Lion Hotel and it was really a nice location for the event.

Another nice booth with lots to enjoy.

This little lady was quite large. I think she has a nice face.

This set of doll furniture was getting a lot of attention. The booth holder was very kind to let me get a photo of it. It was so well made and beautiful. Any doll I know would have loved having this delivered to her house.

Someone was ready for fall and Halloween!

China heads just call to me. They are so beautiful and I never tire of them. I have several and always want to welcome another one home!  I was quite taken with this little lady.

This little miss didn't seem to mind ironing. She seems to be smiling.

This is the largest china head I have ever seen! She was almost life size and was actually sitting on a Victorian chair. She was in amazing condition. I'm not sure if she was a store display or what but she was really something.

Her hat was quite the show stopper and look at that face!

I did bring home just a few treasures. I was trying to be good! I have been sorting out things all summer and getting rid of things I no longer need, so I am choosing carefully.

A few miniatures for Annabelle...I loved the turkey on the tin roasting pan.

I really have an interest in handmade rag dolls. I just fell in love with her clothes and all the work someone put into this doll.

My first purchase was this dolly. She isn't that old, but I loved her face and her hair is marvelous.
I couldn't resist her.

I met a lady from Boise who made this outfit from a kit for my reproduction French Fashion doll.
She was really fun to chat with and she did a very nice job on this dress with a little hat.

This is Daphne. She was able to travel to New England with us. She is Annabelle's friend. My friend Wilhelmina picked out a name for her. I have had her for about two years and she never had any clothes or even a name. I like the name Daphne. I have given her a middle name...Moon. There was a full moon while we were at the Gathering, so it seemed like a good name for her.

I think she liked her new frock! She seems to be smiling.

Maybe the new hat really pleased her! Doesn't she have a darling face?

Annabelle was happy to loan her dress to the new little one. It was a gift from Kristen and I think she looks pretty cute in it.

There's another doll show September 19th...better save up my pennies again. After that, it's a long wait until the next show in February! 

Cloth Rag Dolls

My Tasha friend Kristen gave me this sweet Christmas card with my gift and said to look up the artist Telka Ackley. I didn't have time for awhile, but finally got around to looking doing a search on the internet. She illustrated the work of Edith Flack Ackley, who was actually her mother. Edith was the one who made the sweet rag dolls. The more I found out about both of these women, the more interested I became. The name seemed familiar and then I went to look at my doll books and found that I owned one of Edith's books....A DOLL SHOP OF YOUR OWN! It is a small world. My friend is the one I can blame for my dolly collections as she made the kits for our Tasha Tudor Annabelle dolls.

This is another book that Edith wrote and of course, I have this on my wish list now! Her dolls are rag dolls. I never thought I would be too interested in cloth rag dolls. Ha ha ha.

Looks like another one for the wish list! I love paper dolls too.

Here is a picture of Edith with her dolls. You can get an look at her work and an idea about her dollies.

This is a picture of Edith and Telka together. I wonder what they are discussing?

Telka's work is charming. Here's some more of her Christmas cards.

This was an article in a magazine in 1934 at Christmas time.

I found this little sweetie at the antique show this weekend. Her tag said 1955, but I'm not sure. She looks a bit older to me. She's in great condition. She loves living in the my sewing cottage!

This one is probably my favorite.I purchased her in October at the show. I love her face.

I found this one last summer at an Estate sale. She is smaller and just fits at the little ME table.

I've had this one for awhile. She is missing her original  dress, but she's still cute. I wish she was all original.

Here's the gang in their new home. They are not Edith Flack dolls, but they are considered cloth rag dolls. There are current digital patterns on Etsy so you can make Edith Flack Ackley dolls. There are also doll clubs that make only EFA dolls, as they call them. Snoop around on the internet if you're interested. Happy dolly days. Thanks Kristen, I think!