MERRY CHRISTMAS

WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

EDDA OF EDINBURGH

Edda changed out of her arrival clothing and wanted to go outside into the snow but it was getting dark.

Looking out the window , she insisted it wasn’t that dark yet!

She was convinced that all the snow would have melted by morning, despite me telling her it had not got above minus two all week!

“Please oh please mum ”

Yes I gave in and she went outside for ten minutes which at least stopped her from spending the rest of the evening complaining!

Edda of Edinburgh is a Gotz Happy Kid, limited edition to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II seventy years on the British throne.

This is her in her original outfit, with queenly headscarf and Scottie dog , who we are calling wee Jock. The gingerbread man wreath is not part of her set.

IT’S SNOWY OUT THERE!

Well it’s snowed here in the south of England, a quite rare event, especially snow that is a few inches deep and still here several days later. That’s been due to the minus 4 to 7 temperatures during the daytime!

But I did finally take a couple of the dolls outside for a couple of snowy photos.

This is Margaret a sweet Kathe Kruse doll, who is always ready for a nice cold or snowy day. Keeping warm in her lovely red wool coat and fir hat and muff.

Margaret was more than happy to spend a little time outside for some photos.

Emily Roche was also happy to get outside as she wanted to pop to the shops and buy a wreath for the dolls.

I see she found a lovely Gingerbread man wreath, the other dolls will love that. Now where to hang it!

I did ask if any of the other dolls wanted to go outside but no one else fancied getting wrapped up enough to keep warm, muxh to busy playing games indoors.

ALL CHANGE

I have been waiting on a dress for one of my Roche dolls, which finally due to all the postal strikes arrived today.

This is Emily, who the dress is for, here she is wearing a dress that will be for her slightly smaller sister Mary.

Before I put the new dress on Emily, I tried it on Suzannah, who is two inches taller than Emily but quite slim.

Here is the same dress on Suzannah, although it looks right, it just needs another inch on the length and a little more on the sleeve length but then it would be perfect.

Finally, it was Emily’s turn and it’s just perfect on her.

Definitely suits her colouring.

So, Mary got back her dress just in time for Christmas.

Mary and Emily now dressed almost but not quite the same.

All the girls sitting together.

All the dolls, from left to right, Esme, Theo, Suzannah, Mary and Emily, Just Theo and Suzannah waiting for a new change of clothes.

ITS ABOUT THE COLOUR

This is summer Esme, a doll by Lynne and Michael Roche. Because she is a summer girl, the colours of her clothing are pastel shades of pale lemon and blue.

Here is a full length photo of her, showing her summer dress and shoes again in pale shades.

This is another summer Esme but she’s been dressed in red, a lovely warm colour and strong which helps bring out

the warmth in her. I find that most brunettes tend to sing in strong colours, especially reds and pinks.

Her purple berry coloured beret also suits her colouring. I think this Esme will be searching out those

deeper warmer colours, starting with a pair of shoes!