This lovely brunette has repainted eyes by Shelly. Her name is Nancy. 🙂
Nancy’s lovely outfit is an ebay find and was made by Nadia in Switzerland. It arrived here a few weeks before Christmas. I really like it on Nancy and she is a bit taller than most of the girls here so the slacks worked very well for her. Her nice leather boots came with an outfit made by a talented lady in Scotland whose name escapes me.
A close up view of Nancy. I think she is beautiful. 🙂
Next is Jean, a bobbed hair girl that I suspect was made in 1970 though she had no stringing to go by when she arrived here at Sasha Shangri-La. I was lucky to find a girl with her hair cut because I would not attempt hair cutting which is better left to more capable hands than mine. Her lovely cardigan was made by the talented Linda Simpson of the UK. I bought her dress from Shelly’s site and do not know the maker. Her shoes are made in the Kathe Kruse doll factory in Germany. 🙂
A close view of Jean and her pretty face! 🙂
Rena, a 2001 Gotz-Yamka
Please meet Rena, a 2001 Gotz girl also known as Yamka. She picked out this lovely ballet outfit to wear as soon as she was liberated from her tube. 🙂
Rena has wanted to be a ballerina ever since she saw the Nutcracker way back when she was born in 2001. So now she finally has her own tutu and ballet slippers. A dream come true for Rena! 🙂
A pretty and serious ballerina, Rena. ❤
The sweet waif Val has been wearing Sharon’s Ra-ra outfit since it came out of the package months ago. When this new outfit came several weeks ago, I convinced Val to give it a try. She agreed only if she could keep her purple striped socks on plus her much loved purple leather shoes made by Jean Jensen. That was all well and good for me because Val looks delightful in this ensemble. 🙂
This pretty dress, with very nice detailing, was made by Maureen Hellenbeck of the Upstairs Doll Studio on Etsy though I did find this dress on ebay. I think Maureen sells on both places. 🙂
I love this dress and especially the fabric, the stacked buttons, the neckline and the length! It is just a fun outfit to wear! Val will always be a special waif to me because she came in a tiny box with no stringing in sight. Her hair has always had its own way too but that’s okay with me. She is a fun, trendy girl. 🙂
A last photo for this post of dear Val up close. Have a wonderful week everyone!!! 🙂 xxx
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How sweet they all look….and I see you have a Ballerina….Yeah !
Hi Nikita and thank you! I always think of you when I see a ballerina. ❤ xxx
Love her colour style – very cool! The fabric looks like one of Kaffe Fassett’s Millefiore fabrics, or could be a similar one. Great choice, whichever it is xx
Thank you Diane! I like the dress too and it had to be special to get Val to take off her ra-ra dress! 🙂 xxx
Lovely girls in lovely outfits. It’s nice to see what others Sasha’s are wearing. I particularly like Val’s dress with her Sharon stripy purple socks and Jean Jensen shoes, just love those colours together:)xxx
Thanks Dee! So glad you enjoyed the outfits! I am enjoying your blog’s furniture arrangements! So nice to have Sasha blogs to visit!!! 🙂 xxx
They all look great in their new outfits Ginger. I think sometimes the waifs are the best….they seem to have more ‘life’ somehow and characters of their own. Val looks great in her colourful dress.
Hi Lorraine! I agree, the waifs are so endearing and much easier to work with and photograph. When Val’s hair is all over the place, I don’t look for a brush but just give it a tweak and think, it’s Val and she likes it that way!!! Nice!!! 🙂 xxx
Just a little note here for those who have read this post earlier. I made a mistake on the ballet outfit description regarding the maker. A very kind viewer has helped me to learn that I have confused names. I do apologize for this and really try hard to be accurate and give credit where it is due. So, I have edited the description to remove the wrong name and thank you in advance for your understanding! ❤ xxx
Your girls all look beautiful Ginger. Wishing you a very Happy New Year with lots of Sasha fun in 2015 xx
Thank you Lel! I wish you a very Happy New Year too! 🙂 xxx
Lovely girls and all so nicely dressed Ginger 🙂 I particularly like the fabric of Val’s dress, it’s like the purple one that I did, but a little different 😉 Val is such a pretty girl though that I’m sure she’d look great in anything 🙂
And I also like the cross over top being worn by your later Gotz girl, Rena. It must keep her very nice and warm once she’s worked hard at her ballet lessons!
Big hugs to you
Sharon xxxx
Hi Sharon! So glad you enjoyed the post. Val has become very attached to your ra-ra dress and striped socks. It is good to see her in another outfit during the holidays. I like Rena’s sweater too. A ballerina is a welcome addition to the Sasha family! 🙂 xxx
Lovely girls! Lovely dresses! They are a pleasure to see Ginger…thank you !
Thank you Ronnie! Enjoying my time off this week. Back to work on Monday!!! 🙂 xxx
Hi Ginger, a lovely array of colour, just what is needed to brighten my day on this very cold and frosty morning in the UK xx
Thank you Theresa! So very glad you enjoyed the post! We are having a very cold and frosty start to our day here across the pond! I hope you can snuggle up and stay warm!!! 🙂 xxx