Christmas presents for my friends....

Ladies, permit me to show you the present that I gave my good friend (who also happens to be my cousin..) Miss Emaline for Christmas.

All wrapped up in gold paper with a lovely silver wired ribbon and a handmade card. It was quite the fashion this Christmas to exchange handmade gifts I must say!

And here it is...

A lovely black and white rose cameo strung on a gorgeous French ribbon.

And here is the lovely Miss Emaline herself wearing the necklace on Christmas morning! What a compliment! Thank you my friend!

Coming attractions:

Miss Mabel's Christmas present! Don't you want to know what's wrapped in this jaunty red and white striped box? I'll give you a hint, the present matches it's wrapping.

What did you give to your best friends this year? Did you give or receive any fashionable handmade gifts?

Love to all you fashionable readers!
Miss Olive Wright

Christmas Joys!

Greetings to you all! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! As some of you may know, just before Christmas I took a little trip and stayed with a friend. I had such a lovely time and came back with three new outfits! (I shall post some pictures of those soon!) Thank you so much Miss Q.!
For now, I'll show you some pictures of our Christmas Tea!

We started with Cranberry Cordial....

And we had delicious Gingerbread cookies sprinkled with powdered sugar...

The centerpiece...

Me (Emaline) and My two cousins with our freshly cut Christmas tree in the background...

A sneak peek at one of my new dresses!

A lovely white tea set belonging to my cousin Olive...

The centerpiece up close - made of glittered berries and set on a sea shell with evergreens and spices!

After the cordial we had Vanilla Peach Apricot Tea. Mmm...
So cozy!

(below) We also had Cinnamon Brittle! Mmm...

(shh... the secret to filling the itty-bitty tea cups! Dip a straw into the tea and put your finger over the top so it stays in. Then place straw over tea cup and move your finger so the tea pours into it! Note: How we created the tiny sprinkling of powdered sugar on the cookies...
Just place a little bit of powdered sugar in a mesh tea ball and tap with your finger to make it fall. It works very well!)

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Please leave a comment (or if you are a member you may do a post!) and tell us how you (or your dolls rather,) spent Christmas!!

...And God bless us all, Everyone!
Love,
Miss Emaline

Look...

...at these beautiful doll costumes by Peacock Manor. They are so beautiful! I love the Elizabeth Bennet Costumes she has made!


Happy Christmas to you all!
Genevieve

Diana Princess of Wales

Meet Princess Diana, fashion icon of the 80's.

Diana was born in Norfolk, England on 1 July 1961. She was an excellent swimmer and diver, and longed to be a ballerina, however was considered to be too tall at 5' 10". She later married Prince Charles and had two sons, William and Harry.

My brother gave me a Princess Diana china doll that I wanted to share with all of you.

The detail is incredible, right down to her handbag and ring:

And stunning necklace and earrings:

Read more about her HERE.

Inspiration....

I just happened across these photos of some antique doll clothes.

I thought they were most inspiring! As I hope you will too.

This first one really makes me wish I could knit.
What beautiful fabric! I LOVE that coat!

I put this one on here for you Miss Fiona! I absolutely adore these outfits!

Miss Emaline is still on Holiday... But I am sure she will have plenty to say when she returns!
And I am dying to here from you all, and see some pictures... *hint* hint*
In the mean time... I remain your humble servant, Marguerite

Some items of randomness....

As Miss Emaline and her cousins are away visiting a friend, I (Marguerite) am taking the liberty of updating etc.
I hope you all like the new banner at top... I thought it was such a gorgeous painting I just had to make a banner of it. It was time for an update.
It is such a wonderful time of year, November... It's getting rather chilly out doors and one can't help but want to drink hot cider and sit by a roaring fire with a good book. Or a new dress to work on. =] My Sisters and I are currently getting ready for a Nutcracker Tea and Christmas Boutique to be held by May Farm Cottage. We are all tremendously excited! My sister Aimee and I are preparing a ballet dance for the entertainment of the tea guests and we're all making little ornaments and things to sell at the boutique! I simply cannot wait!
Here's a rather random little picture that is so lovely! I thought I would share it.
And here is a picture of some antique doll clothes that are just beautiful!
I absolutely adore the pink and green bustle dress! Very lovely!
MEMBERS: If you have more pictures like this of clothes you've seen (or made) please post them! We'd love to see them!
Also, Check out this site! http://mohairdollwigs.com/ It has some amazing photos of antique dolls, doll clothes, doll furniture etc. Very neat! Be sure to look at the Fashion Clothing section for some good ideas and the Miniature Furniture section. It is truly amazing!

I hope this post finds you all well and enjoying all the splendors of Autumn!
Adieu, Marguerite

New China Dolls!!

Elizabeth Stewart Clark has two new dolls to choose from! They are 'Oh! so lovely'!!
Please go and check them out!
Here is the link to E.S.C.'s "Doll Case": http://www.elizabethstewartclark.com/DC/index.htm

Or click on links below to see the dolls!

"Civility"
"Cordelia"
"Anna"
and a very cute
Cloth Doll

They are just gorgeous!
We salute you Mrs. Clark! =]
~Marguerite =]

A Tasha Tudor Tea....

I do apologize that this was so frightfully long in coming...
However I thought you would enjoy the pictures anyway. =]

I (Emaline) had my cousins Olive and Mabel and my friend Ophelia over for a tea party on the lawn! We had such a lovely time!

We had watermelon and Maple Scones. yum!

And Peach Green Tea.

(And we dressed up too!)

Then we took a walk by the garden...

A lovely time had by all!
I hope you enjoyed having tea with us!
Please, do join us again!
~Miss Emaline

Meet Miss Alice...

This is my rag doll Miss Alice Tumuhairwe. I named her after a lady I met once who is a missionary in Africa. She is so very lovely!

Alice is wearing: a green, calico, cotton day dress (1860's) that I made out of scraps from my day dress that I made from some old curtains. =] (honest.)

And an apron that I made out of an old blouse that I had. (It was too cute to get rid of!)

Her favorite things to do are: dressing up, going to Civil War reenactments and dancin'. =]

Alice and Emaline are the Best of Friends!

~Marguerite