Hi, hows everybody doing? How are you doing Kerry with your beaded

dolls? How are you going with the porcelain dolls?  I have missed

hearing from you. I have been busy doing nothing?  I have had no

incentive lately which is not good!  My daughter had her graduation

last week and it was her birthday on the 8th as well.  My

granddaughter

came in with the excited dogs and Cynthia Parker smashed down to the

ground!  I just stood there frozen to the spot! I just didn't know

what to say? I couldn't blame her cause it was in the way.  I was

going to pull her arms higher cause I wasn't pleased with her!  I

went out earlier that night doing my stumpwork!  So I had completely

forgotten

cause when I came back at 9:30pm we went to the airport to pick them

up from Tasmania.



Anyways the shocks over now and I did find a shoulder plate which I

will fire again and the hand that was broken.  Lucky her head didn't

break then I would have given the game away!  I also started and

finished my etsy shop. I suppose the more I can advertise the better

it shall be!  I am now busy sewing doing a display for easier and

cheaper things to sell.  Something that I can put into an envelope

and send instantly with no hassels. I have been putting lots of dolls

together and fixing up their bodies.  I have four Shays I am doing

and have poured out their legs. Cause a lot of them have broken legs

or no legs.  I will put them all together so they can be displayed.



My I miss you Kerry cause I have finished all these dolls I was

talking about the box load I got from a show they were dreadful!

Well I redid their faces, (Iwas going to paint them as black dolls)

But when I blushed them and touched them up they look so cute and can

do easily with crochetted outfits or knitted.  To me they look like

they were celluloid dolls and then the moulds used for porcelain.  I

think they were Ellen Masseys via Byron moulds from long ago.  They

are very old moulds, but very characteristic.  Only two need wigs and

they are similar to Tammy with painted eyes, and bisque bodies.



Anyways I put them in a box with the rest I have finished. They are

labelled for the next stage.  I am doing Shay, Flossie baby and

todler, Diane Effner babies, Caroline Bebe, Hanna with dipped Laces

and flowers in porcelain, Half Dolls, Santa in the beading book (old

world Santa) so that is at the moment. At least it keeps the days

going at this stage.  I don't do the markets anymore I am

concentrating on the web. Maybe I'll do some shows in the New Year or

advertise in the doll magazines. Anyways what are the rest of you all

doing.  How are you Christine with your health I have been praying

for you. What about Richard haven't heard from you I am beginning to

worry. Candy how are you fairing with this economic climate, anyways

waiting to hear........    Natascha  Will send new pics of new

ventures