CandiChat March 2003

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59 discussions

Avon dolls and more
by Judith Sparks 05 Mar '03

05 Mar '03

Jan, First of all, welcome to the group! I'm mostly a lurker but occasionally chime in. Lots of nice folks here. I have a few of the Avon dolls, gifts from relatives in Chicago who have a mother-in-law that sells Avon. I love them and they are just as lovely in person as in the book. You might want to check out Ebay for Sterling Silver Rose (I have the Hispanic, love her stronger coloring), I see them on there quite a bit. Judi from the home of the World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers www.edandjudi.com

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New Member
by SHAREDOUGH＠webtv.net 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

Thanks, Does anyone on the list collect Avon Dolls? For the very nice welcome.I am just beginning to learn to collect dolls.I have so much to learn.But I think I want to start collect Celebrities Type Dolls or Avon Dolls.I have always loved dolls since childhood but needed information on how to really get started.I am so glad I found this list. Thanks,Again For The Nice Welcome, Jan

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Re: Update
by pa_nz＠ 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Oh, you mean you gave that doll to someone else!!! What a generous person you are. She is so wonderful, I would never be able to part with her. Her blue hair made her surprising for a goth doll, most of them have the derigueur black hair. It would have been interesting to have seen before pictures of your repaints. I should remember to do that, myself. I've done a lot of painting recently for my new project. I've attached a link if you'd like to see. It's a tribute to my girlfriend, but a lot of fun to do. http://www.geocities.com/achates1000/temporarypreviewfile.html?1046707888203 Take care Robin Silvana Baroffio <s.baroffio(a)bluewin.ch> wrote:Hi Robin, > I enjoyed the updates to your site. I really liked you swap doll, Lady of Darkness, she went >from rave to goth and looks terrific. I love the details on the dress, the chain belt and cross. The >black nails are a nice touch and the ring is wonderful. This doll was well done, a lot of thought >was put into her, she makes a nice addition to your collection. Now, she's part of the collection of my friend Sabrina. :-) Im happy to hear that you like this doll too. I was surprised myself how good she's looking with the light blue hair and black clothes. It was the first gothic doll I made. >My favorite, though, has to be the kitchn diorama. You did a wonderful repaint and the cookies >look so real, I could almost smell them. Darn, now I'm hungry, lol. Did you make those? The >little girls are adorable, the redheads look like mother and daughter. A very nice scene! Hope you are no more hungry now. LOL The cakes are fridge magnets, bought at the local supermarket. The redheads ARE mother and daughter for me. ;-) Barbie furniture can really be nice, if it's not in pink. *g* I plan, to make a handicraft site about the transformation of this kitchen, but, dummy me, I've forgotten to make a before-pic of the kitchen. warm regards -- Silvana Baroffio http://mypage.bluewin.ch/vana/home/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

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Re: Weekenders Dressed
by Mroczko 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

Hi Randall and all, Nope, I didn't reroot the hair. I bought these really cool heads at the last convention. They were Mackie faced dolls with wild color hair. I cut the hair and curled, but she came with those glorius locks. Also picked up a blue one, and a purple one with an elaborate braided hair do. If you like the orange hair though, check out the mermaid dolls out right now. The Kayla in the line has great orange hair. Just put the head on another bod. I may do that once they go on clearance! You all know how cheap I am! LOL While I am at it, I realised I hadn't shared the last couple of OOAKs I have finished. Here is a Steffie faced doll in brocade called Green Glory. http://www.frii.com/~mroczko/temp/green.jpg And here is my entry into the Customdolls Board Game contest. She is, of course, Mousetrap! I did win two categories for her. http://www.frii.com/~mroczko/temp/mouse.jpg Ok, I will stop for now, although one of these days the sun may actually shine around here, and I will get a better pic of the purple and orange one now that she is finished. I did make her shoes and jewelry. Kathy M. who has to go and shovel snow AGAIN! At 12:14 PM 2/26/2003 EST, you wrote: >Oh she looks great! > I love the orange flip hair! Did you reroot her? > I like the satin blouse too. > Good job on matching the plaids too! > > Randall Frivolities Antiques Ft. Collins, CO

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Weekenders Dressed
by Mroczko 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

HI All, Snaped this quick pic the other day and forgot to send it. Here is a pic of both of the Weekender set dolls, and my two new basics, all in clothes from the weekender set. http://www.frii.com/~mroczko/temp/weekend.jpg I loved the plaid stuff on the red head. The white set is made of one piece from each set! The purple shoes are Barbie pak stuff. I just love all the silk in these sets. Kathy M. Frivolities Antiques Ft. Collins, CO

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New dolls
by Choic4guys＠aol.com 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

Hi again, I'm sure many of your picked up several of the Candi Basics dolls. I just wanted to comment, I think they look great and I love the concept. I'm very much looking forward to the Adele & Veronique dolls. I preordered the basic redhead. The extra fashions look great too! I'm trying not to spend any money though ... and I have no room (I'm sure that's something we're all familiar with). Oh, if you're interested check www.mastercollector.com for toy fair pics. Off to work ... Randall

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Mystery doll
by Mroczko 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

Hi All, Someone posted this pic on Vickys wondering who the pretty lady in the top right corner is. Anyone know? Love that rich plumy color on her. http://www.xynadra.com/bbs/barbie/messages/60180.html I just can't wait to see these dolls in person. They ran two full page ads for them in the latest Barbie Bazaar this month. They are just stunning. Kathy M. Frivolities Antiques Ft. Collins, CO

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HI & Catching Up ...
by Choic4guys＠aol.com 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

It seems as though I have (unknowingly) became a lurker. LOL So I just wanted to drop a little note to catch up. How are you all doing? Things are going well here. Despite the fact that the clothing industry here in S. Florida is incredibly slow ... I am making progress with my clothing line, Choic. I am currently looking for more stores that are interested in picking up the line (i.e. stores that will buy things that are not mass produced). I am going to be doing a shoot the first part of march so by mid month you all will be able to see some of my newest designs on my web site, www.choic.com. At the same time I am looking to get my fingers into other areas of fashion so that I'll have more than one thing going at a time. I am currently discussing a possible venture into fetish wear. It's only in the very early stages of discussion though so I'm not yet sure if anything will come of it. Now I am regaining interest in making doll clothing. After studying fashion in college it has been difficult for me to make any sort of transition back sewing for dolls but I have been working on some nicely tailored things that are very high quality. I am hoping that I can come up with a concept of high quality clothing that will appeal to fashion doll collectors. I will be sharing more with you all soon! Oh, and to add to the craziness I am also starting a weekend position as a charity caller for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. I am very excited about supporting this cause! I hope you are all doing well! Take care, Randall

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Karla, so sorry to hear about your poodle
by Patricia Feick 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

I will keep him in my prayers, ask my daughter to post on the animal board for prayers also. Debbie, recently had the same thing happen with one of her cats. A 3 year old blue russian, that someone had left in a dumpster as a kitten. Debbie rescued the little gal, and her cats go for regular check ups and shots each year, last visit she was told everything was fine. In the interim she had changed vets, the cat started hiding all the time, would not let anyone get near her, and started loosing weight. Deb took her to the new vet, they had to pull almost all of her teeth, and she had an infection in the mouth and throat, first strong antibiotics, then Debbie went on line and researched and found various natural things, including immune defense stuff, she now has Sabel on this, and the cat is doing wonderful. You may want to check into something like this for your Poodle. Pat Feick

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