Karoda asked me if I collect dolls. My answer is "Not intentionally", but collections I seem to have!!
There's the movie collections from 'Finding Nemo', 'The Little Mermaid',
'Shrek' #1 &2 (Puss-n-Boots not pictured)
2 sets of ' Toy Story ' dolls
including the Slinky dog & Mr Potatoe Head, & 3 from 'Monster's Inc.' that I didn't bother photographing.Plus the dolls I've kept, that I made. The Mermaid is from a Patti Medaris Culea pattern.
& the Good Time Girls, who have evolved from an Eleanor Peace Bailly pattern, but I've changed them a lot, & Eleanor doesn't approve of them. She was offended that I would do something that might glorify the oldest profession, but my feeling is that they were a real part of our history, & shouldn't be forgotten. They helped settle the West, especially Alaska & California histories.
Then there are the dolls that were given to me.
And the bagains I just couldn't pass up. These 2 native Alaskan made dolls I paid about $20.00 a piece for.
& more bargains...my little black folk dolls,
I got them for a song,
at a little antique shop..
in Muskegon, Michigan, & I love them. They live in my kitchen.
So I guess I do collect dolls, among collections of many other things, but honestly the only thing I ever intentionally collected was rocks, sand & thimbles!I've always lived in small houses, & don't like to spend money on useless items & "Dust collectors", as my Mom always called knick-knacks. I really didn't set out to collect, but it seems to have happened. Someday I'll have a bid yard sale, or start selling on Ebay, or my kids will when I die....until then I've got STUFF! & lots of it! How about you folks? What have you collected?
Oh, & the dishwasher news...a very nice guy from Meile in SanFrancisco called me today. He reassured me, that if the dishwasher isn't perfect once the repair guy works on it again, they will replace it free of charge with the newest, best upgraded model. I am happy!
Oh! & the name for the baby girl....Emily Marie. The Em for my sister who gave her to me, & Marie for our Mom.
