A Doll a Day in April: Day 29 - Maddison

 

My beautiful Shelly B repaint, Maddison, is my doll today.  For the first time in ages she has changed out of her 'Rose Hip Chicks' costume to wear this pretty dress I made a number of years ago.  She looks so good in it.

So one more day to go!

A Doll a Day in April: Day 16 - Molly

 

Today's doll is my darling Molly.  She was one of my first Sasha dolls, and a firm favourite of mine.

She had greening eyes and eyebrows which I darkened back to her proper colour.

She was part of the Rose Hip Chicks girl band, but found she suffered from stage fright and would get sick so they had to get someone else.

She has been changed into a pretty yellow dress

Doesn't she look absolutely delightful?

Such a little sweetheart.

Why day 16?  Well the other dolls are featured on Rose Cottage Friends blog.

 

Everlee Rose Morgan

 Well I haven't posted anything on this blog for such a long time, but I am going to try and be a bit more active on it...now where have we heard that before?  Anyway, I am doing 'A Doll A Day for April' which is on my Rose Cottage Friends Blog but today is a Sasha, so I am cross posting to here as well, and I will do so whenever I have a Sasha doll to post.  Hopefully I will also have some story blogs at some stage too.

Today's doll for today is Everlee Rose Morgan, my 1970s Sasha.

She is one of my favourite Sasha dolls...but shhh don't tell the rest.

The garden is looking pretty

So is Everlee Rose.

She has such a lovely face.

I don't know who made her outfit as it was given to me.

But she looks good in it.

 

Advent 2023 - Day Twenty Four, Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve and the Rose Hip Chicks are going to do a Christmas Performance...

They have had to sack their wardrobe crew though as their special Christmas waistcoats didn't get made...

So instead they had to borrow some for the Gregor lads.  Just as well!  Perhaps next year they will get ones to match their skirts and t shirts?

So they gather round to find the last door of the Calendar

They find a pretty Christmas tree behind the door.

The perfect end for the calendar

Thank you girls, I am sure we are going to enjoy your Christmas Carol concert later tonight.

Well that is the last of the Advent Calendar openings for this year.  I am not sure if I am going to do them anymore.  I have been doing them for twelve years now on my blogs since 2012,  starting on my 'Sewing for Sasha' blog, and I'm just not sure the interest in them is there anymore like it was at the beginning.  I think also I might have moved on from wanting to do them, it is a lot of work.  We will just have to wait and see what next year brings. 

We wish all our friends a wonderful Christmas. 

 

Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Garden Party

 

Henry has got his car out of the garage where it has been stored for the winter, and is giving it a good clean and polish ready for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Party.

In the meantime Kiwi Sindy and Wren are already on their way

They are very excited and looking forward to arriving at the party

Kiwi Sindy's mini is of course very patriotic.

Kiwi Sindy parks the car and Wren hops out and looks towards the ...

...refreshments caravan which has its bunting up already.

Looking good she thinks.

They have started decorating the tables and getting things set up.

Willow is in the refreshments caravan setting up and Kiwi Sindy and Wren start to wander over to see if she needs some help.

Emily and Molly have their aprons on while they are setting up the tea and cake table.

Always good to protect their pretty dresses.

Some of the flags are out.

The table for the smaller people has been set up.

Henry is now on his way

He is escorting Everlee Rose to the party.

This is a steep hill Henry thinks, I hope the car can make it.

It does, and they park next to Kiwi Sindy's mini.

Henry goes round to the passenger door to open it for Everlee Rose.

Thank you Henry.

Shall we see what is going on?

Little Nancy and Madeline Rose arrive...I'm not quite sure how Madeline fitted in the car, but Nancy assures me she did!

Some time later...

The party is under way.

Everyone is having a grand time, the weather is good, the birds are singing...

There is plenty of good food to eat, and drinks available.

Little Amelia is pretending she is the Queen.

These four look like they are having a great time.

Peggy Sue thinks she looks 'right posh' with her hat and handbag.

Henry is eyeing up the cakes...I think Molly has told him he can't have them all!

Emily looks beautiful in her hat.

What a lovely time they are having.

They all had a really lovely Platinum Jubilee Party.

What an amazing day and incredible achievement for the Queen.