A Vogue Doll Family Easter

The "kids" really enjoyed dying Easter Eggs this year.  Jan supervised a vintage Ginny and a reproduction AA Ginny.  I found the egg dying kit on Etsy.

I remember dying Easter Eggs as a child.  We had to use boiling water in the cups.  My mother would warn us to be very careful so we didn't get burned.  Fortunately, they've made dying eggs a lot safer for kids today.  Betty

ORGANIZING???

I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've attempted to organize my doll collection.  This time I'm determined.  Recent Texas weather events left us in the cold without electricity (and water) after a deep freeze.  I had time to organize dolls.

 I had already started working on my vintage Vogue Ginny dolls before the storm.  I temporarily moved my Chatty Cathy dolls and laid out all my Ginnys where I could easily see them.

 

Then I took each doll and put a tag around her waist with the year, condition, etc.  I also attached a tag to the Vogue doll outfit she was wearing at the time.  (I have more Vogue outfits that I'll label at another time.)  I tried to keep the tags hidden under their outfits.

Then when the freeze came I finished working on Ginny and started on my vintage Vogue Jill and Jan dolls.  I did the same thing with them.  They now each have a label around their waists and any Vogue outfits are identified with a tag.  I've started putting them in a cabinet together.  (Note:  The Mouseketeer dolls are being moved to make room for the Vogue Modern Jills and the Vogue Reproduction Jills.  This is an ongoing project.

I try and keep all my vintage dolls behind cabinet doors to protect them from the light.  I know these pictures aren't great but I snapped them quickly while I was working.

I'll be moving on to my Vogue Jeff dolls next.  After I finish all the Vogue dolls I'll work on  other dolls but I wanted the Vogue dolls done first.  As I get older I want to have this all done so my kids will know what they have to sell someday.  I have never seen any Vogue dolls at estate sales here.  I've even asked the people running the sales if they ever have Vogue dolls and usually they don't even know what I'm talking about.  So, I've told my kids they'd probably get pennies on the dollar if they put them in an estate sale.  Ebay would probably be a better option.

One thing organizing has told me is that I really don't need anymore dolls!  If I do get a doll it will be because she's wearing an outfit that I've really, really wanted.  I'm out of space.  Since I enjoy setting my dolls up in scenes I have shelf space taken up with permanent scenes that I don't want to take down.  So, there's just so much room!

Now I'm getting back to work!  Betty

 

Valentine's Day At School

These are some Valentine's Day pictures I took a couple of years ago.  The "kids" haven't changed much over the years so I decided to share them.

Do you remember having a Valentine's Day card exchange and party at school?  Sister Anna runs a tight ship most days but she loves a good party too.

Valentine's Day cards were exchanged.

Everyone had fun at the party.

There was soda and cookies for everyone.
 

Yum!

A good time was had by all!  Happy Valentine's Day!  Betty

 

 

 

Finding Things In 1:6 Scale

 I love finding things in 1:6 scale which is the scale for Ginny and her family.  Not too long ago I found Lego for my dolls.  Since my real life kids loved playing with Lego when they were little I had to get some for my dolls.  I think I might have found it on Etsy but I'm not 100% sure anymore.

The dolls are reproduction Vogue boy dolls and a Madame Alexander boy doll.  I had someone make the blue shorts and shirts and then I decorated them with Cub Scout insignias, made the scarfs, and decorated the hats.  Yes, my real life kids were Cub Scouts too.

Today I'm working on cleaning out a couple of closets.  I have too much stuff!  I always have trouble parting with things, but I'm going to try and be strong.  I have a donate box all ready.  Wish me luck!  Betty

The Gal That Started It All

 I thought I'd introduce you to the gal that started it all.  This is the Vogue Ginny Doll that I got for Christmas 1954.  My mother had a professional photographer come to the house every year at Christmas time.  My sister and I also had birthdays (December 23 and December 29) so sometimes he came on our birthdays too.  Here is my 1954 PLW Ginny today:

I always tell people that she's worthless to a serious collector but priceless to me.  Over the years her eyebrows and lashes have faded and she's been cut open and repaired.  She was always a redhead but originally had a flip style hairdo.  As a child I cut her hair.  I found a faded doll on eBay and bought her so she could be a wig donor.  Now my Ginny has braids.  I kept her original bangs because they were long and the color matched the new wig perfectly.  She was dressed in this Whiz Kids outfit #71 that Christmas.  My sister received a blond doll in this outfit and I received the redhead.

This is a picture of me from Christmas 1954.  The Ginny doll in the carriage is actually my sister's doll.  The photographer just grabbed a few dolls for the picture and my little redhead didn't make the cut.

I hated posing for the Christmas pictures but now I'm glad I have them.  I'm glad I still have Ginny too!  Over the last 20 years I've accumulated a lot of doll friends for her but she'll always be my favorite.  Betty

Pandemic Entertainment

 During the early days of the pandemic I tried to get some things done that I had been putting off.  At the time I didn't think the pandemic would go on for so long and I was enthusiastic about working on some long delayed projects.  

I found a couple of wigless dolls in the back of the closet and decided to finally make them some wigs.  Years before I had bought some lambskin from a seller on eBay who also provided me with a wig pattern and directions.  I still had some left so I got to work and "saved" these poor little painted lash strung Ginnys.

Here's a couple of before pictures.  You can see the lambskin and the pattern I used.  I sewed them by hand and then glued them on their heads.

These are the two dolls with their new wigs:

They look so much happier now.  They didn't like living in the back of that dark closet.  Betty

FOR SALE!!!

 I've been hoping to see the Vogue Doll Company resume production but as time went by I felt the chances of that happening were slim to none.  However, the website stayed online and that gave me some hope.  However, now when you go there it tells you that the Vogue Doll Company is for sale.

http://www.voguedolls.com/

I'm hoping someone buys the company and resumes production of the reproduction Vogue Jills and Ginnys that we've come to love.  Betty