2009

Jamie Ridler offered these Prompts for us to Blog about the year 2009

What was the HighPoint?
Watching Kadence Doune reach her Second Birthday..she has been an almost indescribable joy in my life

What was the low point
My Mother passed away 4 days before her 89 th birthday. She was in Hospice her last 4 days with all her relatives except her Sister, there day and night. It was a bonding time for our family.

What am I proud of
That is a hard one, I suppose that I have been able to adjust to the everyday changes in the life of a Golden Years Senior!

What was fun
Playing with Kadence, buying her books and reading and most fun has been sharing my 5 story dollhouse and full accessories with her.. she loves "dollhouse, turn light on"

What has changed
Oh my.. kids moving in and out, health up and down.. losing My Mother

What has stayed the same
Unpredictable Louisina weather! boredom. hating to be here alone. bad eating habits and overindulgence in my Dollcollection!!

What did I say yes to
Blogging, sharing

What did I say no to
No more chasing unattainable dreams.trying very hard to learn to say NO> I dont have a solution for your problem.. just to listen and not always offer my advice

What challenged me
Participating in the "Wreck This Journal" group..what fun!!Life was a challenge, fighting anxiety and depression all year

Who are the new people in my life
Wonder blogging internet friends. Carolyn, my Husbands cousin; Nicole, my Grandsons sweetie :Brandon, my Granddaughters fiance

What will I be glad to leave behind
The emotional up and downs of worring about the health and happiness of my Mother

What do I want to remember
That My parents did what they thought was best for us,that we all make parenting mistakes and that none of us are perfect

What would I like to celebrate
will be..celebratingMy Granddaughter's Graduation with her Masters from LSU and new wonderful job..but sadly .. a move to Houston, i will miss her

If this year was a painting what color would it be
Oh my.. a whole lot of blue and grey moods.Some hints of lilac..just adjusting and a full rainbow of Kadence !!

Kish Dolls for sale

repaint..bald nude Dj SOLD

Riley nude original braids a bit messy

DJ repaint nude SOLD

Nude Riley minty 65.00 shipped. hair messed just a bit

DJ nude bald repaint SOLD

Articulated Riley nude SOLD

ZsuZse repaint as a boy SOLD

Articulated Tulah Pippi SOLD

ZsuZse articulated nude 70.00 shipped
Mint Avery nude,70.00 shipped
Minty Riley nude 65.00 nude shipped

special FOUR DOLLS THAT ARE LEFT FOR 230.00 SHIPPED

Money order preferred, personal check if I know you, paypal if you pay the fee

email me if interested

julep1940@yahoo.com

I couldn't get her to pose.. she looks so adorable in her ChinaTown Jammies.. she will be 2 this Satrday, where does the time go?

I know there must me a plan fo me .. I just cant seem to tune into it . My body hurts, my heart hurts , I just am existing in a void, I hate being unproductive

Just a little Doll World information

This is a Kish Tulah, 7 1/2 inch, I repainted and a Tibetan Mohair wig made by Deb West, I glued on.. she belongs to Carmen, who is the Board owner of

"Riley Hugs and Kishes"

photo by Carmen

I was asked to explain what a doll "repaint " is... The original factory paint on a vinyl doll is removed with a solvent.. acetone and others. The face is then repainted with acrylic paint and sealed with a clear acrylic sealer, some use UV clear coats. An enhancement is just painting over the original factory paint in acrylics. This can be removed with rubbing alcohol is you are careful.. and not disturb the original paint. Some factory paint is difficult to remove, it gums up and smears, some leaves a stain. When removing paint you us MANY MANY tips, wet with solvent and just one swipe or dab for each q tip, then use a fresh one.. Some say to wash the face with baking soda ( dissolved in plain water) to balance out the ph after using the removers.. There is a great set of books called FASHION DOLL MAKEOVERS , Jim Faraone if you are interested.

I have repainted and enhanced, Barbies, Sashas, Madame Alexander Cissy(just eyebrows, mouth and eye and cheek color , they have sleepy glass eyes) Tonner Ellowyne Wild and Gene(16 inch fashion dolls) and Kish Rileys World( 7 1/2 inchdolls)Kelly and Tommy( Mattell)Living Dead 7 inch, Men of Honor,(23 inch Military men) and repaired numerous older dolls faces.. and some re- rooting.

H A P P Y H A L L O W E E N

close up of

"Ellen"

a Kish Tulah repaint by

Ellen Harris

"Carmen"

a Riley repaint by

Carmen McIntyre

and

"Jenny"

a Tulah repaint by

Jennifer Sutherland

"Pam"

a Kish ZsuZse repaint by

Pamela Reasor

"Paige"

Kish Tulah repaint by

Jennifer Sutherland

Halloween outfits

by (Janice Mundy)..

Mrs Bobbin Sews

a little bit of spooky color..

"Ellen"

a Tulah repaint by

Ellen Harris

The Dolls at my house

Does this crack you up? It did me!!

My GreatGranddaughter is almost 2, I just set the dollhouse up again and she was intrigued!

She walks in those high heels like she was born in them..she wears my Daughters spikes around the house. clip clop!!

The dollhouse is just under 6feet tall..

five rooms and an attic play room

I use it for my Kish dolls that are 7 1/2 inches tall.

I'm still here, just not completely

I guess I need time to spend alone, to heal.. I am grieving. I'm not continuing with The Artist Way,or the Joy Diet and I have deleted my WRECK THIS JOURNAL Blog about Glitz the Goldfish, as it was getting no readers..

When my muse arises, I'll be back