Annabelle's new wig and other goodies...

Annabelle got her new wig and some other goodies as well this weekend. 

The wig is a strawberry blonde versus a honey blonde like it was described and the curls are very all over the place but it makes her endearing. I thought it would match the color in her previous wig that she came with, which is a much fairer blonde and more closely matches the drawings of Annabelle in the book A is for Annabelle by Tasha Tudor but it does not. But I do like it and think it makes her adorable looking. 

The croquet mallets with their matching balls are perfect and from Byer's choice off of Ebay. Alot of Byer's choice items , in their accessories are scaled to fit 12 inch or 15 inch french fashion dolls, you just have to pay careful attention to the measurements. I have lusted after the carriage but do not think this would work for her as the carriage is not tall enough, though it is a wonderful prop for her to stand outside of.  I will be getting another pattern to make her croquet outfit with and I know exactly what fabric I will be using, just need to find the correct hat.

The Gildebrief pattern books I ordered also arrived, and so I am all set to make her simple dresses, especially the one for fall. Annabelle needs a nice fall dress to go walking about the park and having picnics in, as well as going to apple harvests and pumpkin festivals. 

These two magazines have a 2 part article series called " 1 governess and 6 cousins at a picnic" where some ladies used one pattern with different variations of sleeves, belts, pleats and shawls, coats, etc to give a simple dress different looks. I think the plaid dress is just adorable and I have a plaid challis that will be perfect for her fall outfit. So looks like I have some sewing to do!
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Thank you!

Review of Melissa & Doug cutlery

I purchased the Melissa and Doug cutlery set after making sure that it would work with my American Girl dolls and be sizeable with the larger scale doll foods I want to create for them, and the bjd's. I also purchased the party plates and cups put out by American Girl available at Michael's stores. 

I used a 50% coupon on the M& D set at ACMoore. It was 14.99 so I got it for about 7.50. I used a 40% off coupon on the American Girl party set which was 5.99 at Michaels, so that was a steal too. 

Melissa & Doug Mealtime Utensil set. It comes with 16 pieces, four knives, four forks, four soup spoons, four smaller spoons I would classify as dessert or coffee spoons, and a wire basket

Doll comparison with doll hand and out of the basket.

American Girl crafts Petite Party Settings

The fork is really HUGE, larger than the knife. Pared with the American Girl party plates and cups, it's really too big. I thought in the store they would be compatible. The plates need to be bigger with these utensils. So do the cups. These are the smaller spoons- I didn't even use the big spoons in the placement since the forks are so ginormous!

Fork with the doll's hand. Again, large but not that large. You'll see when I use a larger plate. 

Comparison with spoon and knife against hand. Again, a little large, but when I switch out the American girl party plates for other ones, you will see. 

This time, I switched out the party plates for real china plates from my collection. Now the utensils look proportional to the doll. 

(Pay no attention to those table legs in the background, lol) Becca looks happy at the pretty plates and utensils now. 

The plate is four inches across in diameter, as 1:3 scale should be. 

Though I think these plates are four inches wide, their actual diameter is probably only three inches.  They are still 1:3 scale. The cups in my opinion need to be far larger, which are more 1:4 scale than 1;3 scale. AG has never been very 'scale' accurate. 

I would say the knife is about 5 or 6 inches long. The spoon is also proportional to the china plate I have. These are from a child's pre-occupied Japan tea set that has been in the family for over 55 years from my husband's family, so it is fun to use it. 

The fork is very long. But one thing to remember is these are child sized, useable for children from age 3+ and up and dishwasher safe, so they can be used with 'real' food. 

I would say if you had very large BJD's- 58 +, 60, and 70 cm bjd's , Masterpiece dolls, or even My Twinn dolls, this set would work very well with it, with the American Girls, Kato Kids, A Girl of All Time, Gotz Kids, and dolls that size acting as children dolls, and the My Twinns acting as parents, or large porcelains acting as the parents. You could still fudge on the scale with this set as long as your plates are four inches in diameter, in my opinion.

I am going to be looking for a smaller set for utensils for the AG's,I remember a link somewhere, but need to look for it. They just need to be a trifle shorter than this to work for 18 inch dolls. 

Hope this was helpful! Lisa

Becca here...I'm back!

Hi Becca here! Yes I'm back! My mom has been dreadfully busy with other dolls and lots of other stuff. Kit has left us but Felicity and I are still here. 

Good news! I got new glasses! AND a new outfit! My mom has promised to spend more time with me and Felicity and the other 'big' dolls as she refers to us, as she has been creating more and more larger doll foods. Plus, she said she misses us. Here is my new outfit!

Isn't it cute? She even got me espadrilles! And made me my favorite lunch- HOT DOGS!

I can hardly wait to eat them! She even made me  a toasted cheese bagel with grape soda! Boy am I hungry!

My mom makes great hot dogs, but she must have forgot the mustard and relish. Oh well, I'm so hungry I could eat that and the plate! It's been a real busy morning! 

Going to see what else is in the fridge!

Wow doesn't look like much except tobasco sauce and some more soda!

Maybe there's some ice cream in the freezer?

Oh wow, my favorites! Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Fudge Brownie! It's simply stuffed with Ben & Jerry's! 

Well, thanks for stopping by to visit me at lunch time! I'm going to be taking you along on my adventures, and blogging alot more, I promise. Annabelle, Mom's french fashion reproduction doll, for Tasha Tudor's storybook  A is for Annabelle, is going to be here too. So will Felicity, only she's not so comfortable coming out of the 18th century like I am time traveling.  Going to be adding alot more links to the sidebar of other dolls we follow, too. Enjoy!
~Becca2012

Current doll food auctions on Ebay

For the current doll food auctions listings- click HERE

I have alot of doll food that I am clearing out at reduced prices off of my Etsy shop at Pumpkin Hill Studios onto these Ebay auctions , some with free shipping. Various scales of 1:6, 1:4, and 1:3 scales. 

I have also listed my Pleasant Company, American Girl Kit doll at a low starting bid of $50 as well. 

Here are some of the doll food items listed-

Some auctions on Ebay...

I have some items on eBay I am clearing out, and moving a few items out of my American Girl collection. They are on Ebay now. 
First up is my American Girl doll Kit Nude   She has two small marks on the back of one of her legs that are small but is in good condition, has her strings intact, and is by Pleasant Company. Very gently played with. 

The second item on auction is Kit's sailor pajamas retired
these come with free shipping

The third item is Kit's meet outfit  *this also comes with free shipping

The next item is this little vintage chair, perfect for bjd's, or American Girls

And lastly , one of my mother's porcelain dolls, with a violin. I do not know who made her. My mother bought whatever she liked, regardless of the artist. 

I am weeding out alot of items in my large scale collection to make room. Please check my auctions, and thank you for browsing!

Felicity's parlor....

I am beginning to re-vamp the design of this blog and give it a more pleasing template that is more restful on the eye. I have been working on a number of projects for the dolls- both the American Girls and more recently, sewing for the Silkstone Barbies and my Fashion Royalty dolls. I have recently downloaded a ton of Liberty Jane clothing patterns and I can hardly wait to work on the prairie dress bundle that was such a generous giveaway. The jean skirt that showed how to upcycle old clothing as well as the Tshirt pattern are on my to do list for Rebecca and Kit. (Felicity loves the 18th century, I cannot drag her out of her period, lol) 

Here are some older photos from a few years back of Felicity's parlor I set up in my shop when I was gathering her collection just before she was retired. My Felicity was purchased on Ebay and is a Pleasant Company.

The table and chairs in this photo are from Felicity's retired collection. The fireplace and curio are Bespaq, no longer manufactured and what I used to sell in my shop King William Miniatures & Collectibles when it was open in 2009 to 2011. Regretfully, we had to close as overhead and operating costs were too much for a doll and dollhouse shop. These pieces are still in my collection; I hope to do some more scenes with them soon.

One reason I love this furniture so much is it fits in with the furniture found in many colonial mansions in Williamsburg, Va where Felicity was from. Her tea set resides in this cabinet. 

The portraits in frames, the wreaths, and silver chocolate pot , candlesticks and toile plate on the wall are all from the Williamsburg souvenir shops. The wreaths are actually napkin rings! They have such a Williamsburg look to them. One of my goals this year is to start sewing on a more regular basis, and make Felicity more clothing, I love the styles of the 18th century. I have sewn in 1:6 scale in this period, but never in American Girl doll scale. 

I will also be adding more of the AG blogs I am following to the sidebar here, so hope you follow back!~Lisa