The Doll's Christmas Day, 2010

Here are the Doll's presents, all in one basket.

Ana Doll already has her own Doll and seems surprised to receive a gift bag.

Marie Claire has two presents.

Abigail has been given a doll of her own.  No longer will she be all alone, no matter where she is displayed.  I hope that will make her look less sad.  Christine is already opening her first box.

Miss Molly Polly has been the Hostess for this whole thing.  She's been with me the longest, 63 years today.  She was purchased for $.50 at McAtees in Owensboro, Kentucky.  She's a Toni Doll.  She came in a box with little bottles of setting lotion.  Her hair has been washed many times and is now kind of thin but of course, she has a little age on her!

 

Already a pile of boxes is growing on the carpet.

Oh, look, it's a photo of me and Miss Molly Polly, taken years ago.  Note that the card reads:  "To my life's companion."

Christine has a dolly too, as well as a purse, which she refuses to take off her arm. 

Beatrice has a dolly of her own too and Goldilocks has a lovely real pendant to hang over the printed one on her neck.

Katrina has a rather gaudy trinket but she is perfectly happy with it.  All the jewelery is compliments of Oshe.

Little Joe has a Teddy Bear and is grinning about it as you can see!

Rita has a pendant necklace too and she looks very beautiful, doesn't she?

Ana Doll has received some note cards, no doubt she will be asked to send some Thank You's for all the dolls.

Mary has dropped her Christmas card but in just a minute Abe will reach down and pick it up for her!

The Bairn is delighted with his beetle in a closeable box.  The legs wiggle in the most amazing way!

Beatrice has discovered an article in the trade paper about Dolls being in an Auction.  She was purchased at an auction too and is most interested.  A Doll always wants to know how much she might be worth on the market even though she wouldn't want to go anywhere else.  She's happy here.  She's wearing a relatively new dress and a real (though very small) opal on a chain.

So we are surfing the net to see more Dolls like them.  And while I may have the tag sticking out of my dress, the dolls are always nicely and neatly dressed.  They are very proud of their vintage clothing.  You can see Christine has a new wig from Dollsparts.  Before that she was bald for years!  You can see in the other photos that she is much happier to have that taken care of!

     So we have had a lovely Christmas and hope you all will have one too.  I am already thinking about dinner!