What Happened To Ms. Leo?

Hey Gang!

You might have been wondering where am I?...or maybe not. I normally put up
a post telling you I'm going to be away for the Flower Show but I was soo busy,
I forgot!  Some of you might know that my birthday falls around the Flower Show
time too.  I was celebrating that too!  And yes...I am 21...again!  Well I may not
have done any posting but I was having a great time!  Very busy, but a great time!

I wanted to show you one of the things my Honey got  for me!  When I saw
it at the Show, I knew I had to have it!

It is a Oh Snap! tee shirt!  It  is just the thing for a gardener like me!  I will
wear it tomorrow.

My sister in law and brother in law got me this lovely earrings and bracelet.

I got myself the following:

This cutie that I have had my eye on for a while!

I had to by the set to get the child.

She reminds me of Rihanna but taller with black hair.

What I am going to do with the Artsy barbie, I don't know.  I have too many dolls with
that head sculpt now.

Next is this Hunger Games Finnick doll.  He was on sale for 40% off!
This is the official Mattel Photo!

I have been so busy that I have taken him out of the box! Can you believe it?

Close up!

I hope to get the other male, Hunger Games Peeta doll too!

Next is this Divergent doll. 
This is also the official Mattel photo also!

He too is still in the box.  It was a whim but I'm glad I got him. 
You can't have too many articulated male dolls!
 This doll-- DIVERGENT FOUR doll (1) I couldn't find a name for this
guy.  Anyone know his name?

Close up!

So, I have a number of post planned!  So stay tuned!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Thrift Store Cutie!

Hey Gang,

I was out paying a bill and stopped by an area thrift store.  I almost missed
this doll hiding in the bottom of the bang of items.

She is dressed for Christmas and has red hair.  I can't past up a redhead!
She has a very cute face!  One that I don't remember seeing before.

I thought she might not be Mattel but her head is stamped Mattel 2003.
I thought she might be the head sculpt of my Fern...

but she isn't.

She came in a pack that contained all the above for less that a dollar. I
think I got a bargin!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Outfits For Little Ones!

Crochet Items!

Vanessa of Fashion Dolls of Van’s Doll Treasures had “suggested”
that I use a smaller crochet hood to make some doll things.
I finally got around to following up on that!

So Vanessa... here are the items I made! This outfit reminds me
of an Easter ensemble. I have Meadow modeling this outfit.
Doesn’t she look sweet!

Next is....

This baby doesn’t have a name or family yet. She is modeling this
dress, diaper cover and blanket.
I love the diaper cover!

We have to keep you warm! 

I think I'll try boy items next.

I might have to put these items on Esty.

Thanks for looking!

I’m More Like My Mother Than I Thought…

At least With Dolls!
I grew up in what today would be considered a large family.
Back then it was not. There were five of us. Both my
parents worked but my mom was expected to still take
care of the home. (Side bar-you know I couldn’t have
made it back then because wouldn’t have had all of that
men don’t do house work crap!) So with working inside
and outside of the home, this meant my mom was a
very busy woman!

I was the fourth of five children. My younger sister was
2 ½ years younger than me. I was never sure if it was
because my mom was so busy it was easier, or that she
thought it was cute or because it was the cheapest way
to do it but mom always dressed my sister and me alike.
Some time there was a difference in color, I was in red
and my sister was in pink, but most of the time it was
the exact same outfit. I absolutely hated it! Now mind
you my sister was an almond complexion and I was
more of a dark walnut but people would always ask
“are they twins?” Insult to injury! I always complained
about it. My mother would say “when you buy your
own clothes, you can wear something different than
your sister.” Well, I was never one to back down from
what I thought was a challenge and I started doing odd
jobs at a young age and learned to restyle things too. I
can’t tell you that it solved the problem but that more
for another post.

So I had a second edition Julian doll on my dollpage
that had not sold so, I decided that he would be a brother
to my other second edition Julian. He would not be a
twin brother but be a little brother. I also had a Swan
Lake Tommy. His hair style was too much for a toddler
but not for a child a bit older. So I swapped the head
from a Tommy doll, to make a little brother for the
Julian. Tommy’s head went on Julian’s body. So now
I have two dolls with a Julian face. I haven’t given them
names or a family yet but I hope to do so soon. And
yes… it was a little easier to put them both in the same
outfit.

The brothers! So here they are!
The two will the Julian face...


Tommy is a little chubbier than Julian is around
the middle.


...and the Swan Lake Tommy on the new body with his
brother. He and his bother are called Xavier and Xanti.
I have a family in mind for them.



Tommy’s body was a little darker but not too much. To me,
siblings at this age always look a lot alike!


Xavier always looks after his brother!

Here are the boys at Smith Playground! They love it there!

You have to do the sliding board.


Girls on the seesaw.


Xavier tell Xanit how to be safe before they start to play!



Enjoying the day!


Some play ball...

but one is noticing the boy on the sliding board.

Loving the swing!

Cousins Play Outdoors!

Here Are The Cousins!