mountainmullins

About mountainmullins

Sasha doll collector primarily plus other interesting dolls. I inheirited my love of dolls from my dear Mother and also her collection. My first Sasha doll was Gwennie, a redheaded studio doll. Since Gwennie, I have collected other Sasha dolls and love their individual personalities created by their eye painting, hair color and styling, and dressing them. It is such fun to share with other collectors!

My Boy Max

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When I left California, I left a blonde Gregor in the very talented hands of Cassie Rogers. The boy would be cleaned, repainted and hair dyed. Plus, Cassie perfectly outfitted him. Please meet the very handsome, green eyed, freckle faced Max. 🙂

Max up close. ❤

Max’s wrist tag with Cassie’s initials and his re-birth date. ❤

Another full length photo of Max. 🙂

Cassie dressed Max wonderfully with green t-shirt, distressed jeans, and brown leather boy boots. He has a hat too that is shown in other photos. I absolutely love Max and his outfit!

Nice stitching and maker’s tag.

Close view of Max’s boots. 🙂

Max is an outdoors boy and he is having fun with Dad’s new fishing boat.

Max is so excited to see the boat’s motor. 🙂

Max waves to his new family. He is a very happy boy! 🙂

Max said he thinks this motor is really big!

What a great day! Max likes his hat very much, thank you Auntie Cassie! 🙂

Max behind the wheel. 🙂

One day soon there will be a fishing pole in each white tube. Max wants to learn to fish too!

Little boys just love to be behind the wheel. 🙂

What a happy boy! 🙂

Max by the motor. Dad will be placing the seat on the pole soon. He wanted to give it a good cleaning first. 🙂

Max and I are sending hugs to you and we hope you enjoyed this post. We thank you for visiting us here at Sasha Shangri-La and please accept our wishes for you to have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xxx

Ra Ra for Gracie and No Ra Ra for Ellie

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Hi everyone, my name is Gracie! I have missed writing on the blog lately and Mummy changed her password. So, I am writing today with Mummy’s blessing to share with you some of the new outfits we received here at Sasha Shangri-La that were made by the very talented Sharon Humphreys. I am wearing my first ever ra-ra outfit and I love it! 🙂

Do you like my dotted socks? They are so soft and fit me perfectly.

Mummy asked Auntie Sharon to make two toddler outfits for girls and one for a boy. When the outfits arrived, I just knew that one of them was for me, Gracie! 🙂

Here is a full view of my new pretty outfit!

Yummy cupcakes!!! I wish I had a real cupcake. These are super nice especially since they cannot be eaten and so, will always be there. 😉

Oh no, it is my sweet sister, Ellie. She is crying because she does not have a ra-ra outfit to wear. She said that Betsy and Johnny put their new outfits on and there was no outfit left for her to wear. 😦

I feel so bad and I tell Ellie that she can have my ra-ra outfit. Dear, sweet Ellie told me that she loves me so very much that she could not wear my ra-ra outfit because she knows how much I love it. So, I remember another new outfit that did not fit me and I ask dear Ellie if she would like to try it on. 🙂

Ellie is very shy but she said she would like to see it. 🙂

See Ellie, here are the pretty white tights and look at this pretty dress that is just your size. 🙂

Look Ellie, I think these new shoes are perfect for your new dress and tights. 🙂

Ellie, look at the dress tag, it says it was made with love by the Doll Works. I think it is very special to have a dress that was made with love. ❤

Ellie is so excited. She said “Look, the tights and shoes fit me perfectly.” 🙂

“I sure hope the dress fits me too!” Ellie shared.

I told Ellie that the dress fits perfectly and she looks pretty! 🙂

Ellie shares that she loves her new outfit even though it is not a ra-ra outfit. ❤

Ellie and I are happy sisters and we are now going to join our sister Betsy and brother Johnny oudoors. 🙂

Well, here we are outdoors and sitting on Dad’s new fishing boat. It was his birthday present and he is so happy! 🙂

It is so nice to be together and be outdoors on a beautiful day.

Don’t I look pretty in my new outfit?

Johnny is waving hello. He loves his outfit that Sharon has made just for him. What a darling little doggie and the pants fit him perfectly. Mummy said she loved the little elastic in the waistline which helped to fit him better. 🙂

Johnny wanted to show you all his new socks too. They match his shirt and he loves them very much. ❤

Look at sweet Betsy sitting up high and wearing her new ra-ra outfit. What a pretty green skirt and top with a bee hive, flower, a butterfly and a bow too! Betsy says she loves her socks too. I think we all love Auntie Sharon’s socks and outfits very much indeed! Thank you Auntie Sharon! 🙂

A photo of just us girls. Johnny did not mind at all, he would rather be fishing with Dad! 😉

We are waving to you all. Oh what a happy day for us toddlers at Sasha Shangri-La! 🙂

We are sending big hugs to you and we thank you for visiting us. We hope you have a wonderful week to come! 🙂 xxx

p.s. It’s me Gracie and I wanted to send extra big hugs to you all and I want to say that I am just so very happy to live here with my brothers and sisters and we all love each other very much. We all especially love Mummy and Daddy. Oh happy days!

Doll Challenge – Pick Three….Any Three….Can You?

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The past twelve months have been very very good to us here at Sasha Shangri-La. They say that confession is good for the soul, so I am being good and fully disclosing the adoptions and repaintings that have occurred during the past 12 months. I am also really struggling with selecting only 3 Sashas as favorite dolls. It is similar to asking a mother to select a favorite son or daughter……it just cannot be done.

So, I thought it would be nice to show all of them here together and hopefully you will enjoy seeing them again. If you would like to weigh-in and let me know your favorites or your top three picks, please do! I love hearing from you and it is interesting to know the dolls that really touch your heart. ❤

Gertie

Heidi

Mae

Smootch

Kate

Pearl 1966 NP

Pearl

Sammie

Tassie

Chris

Audrey 1968 wide face brunette

Audrey

Jessie

Diana

Marcie

Tink

Sarah, Amber, and Helen

Johnny

Nancy

Ginny

Emily

Zoey

Jackie

Rena

Avania

Whitney

Adeline

Ebo

Ben

1993 Course Dolls made by Ann Chandler

Heiri and Laura Marie

After listing the dolls that I have adopted in the past twelve months, to include the repaints which are not entirely new adoptions, I am a bit sheepish to list additional dolls that I would like to own but I think I should at least comply with the request as much as possible. 😉 So here goes….. I would like a 1) redheaded NP boy; 2) A “C” body studio doll; and 3) A toddler studio doll.

Lastly, I cannot think of others to tag as most of you have been tagged before today. If you have not been tagged, and wish to share your favorite dolls purchased in the past year, list three dolls on your wish list and tag 5 people; please consider yourself now officially tagged! Thank you all for visiting, have a wonderful weekend and I am sending hugs your way! 🙂 xxx

p.s. I have a couple of dolls that I have received but they have not been introduced on the blog so I have left them off this list and will show them very soon and consider them as being adopted in the next 12 months. 😉

p.s.s. Dee, how did I do???

Saying Goodbye to the Outer Banks

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A view of the sun rising on the morning of our last day at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Such a beautiful place to visit.

Rick and I walked along the beach with Shelby early each day. She really enjoyed her walks. 🙂

I am so happy we brought dear Shelby with us. It was a perfect family outing. ❤

Later, we returned to the beach for a walk and, as you can see, my son Tyler was able to join us mid-week which made our perfect family outing even more perfect. ❤

A lovely pelican flew by which was often seen along the beach. 🙂

Pearl finally made it to the beach and spent most of her time playing in the sand. She made a big castle with a nice moat. 🙂

Pearl loves her sand bucket and became a little tired after all of her hard work! 😉

She finally rested and enjoyed the ocean view. 🙂

Pearl and I enjoyed watching the boys play ball. 🙂

Pearl sadly waves goodbye to the ocean that is so big and beautiful to see. She said that she will miss the beach.

What we leave behind are our footprints in the sand. What we take with us are the fondest memories of loving times spent together as a family. ❤

Thank you all for visiting us while we were on holiday and away from Sasha Shangri-La. It was a special time for our family and it is always nice to return safely home and rekindle our love of the mountains and our little piece of heaven on earth, Sasha Shangri-La. We are sending you big hugs and happy wishes for a wonderful week to come. 🙂 xxx

Finn, Pearl and Gertie on Vacation……..Where?

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Finn and his pup Fetch are reassuring their sisters Pearl (white sandals) and Gertie (blue sandals) that everything is okay. Both girls were alarmed because they woke up in a new and different place. Finn explained to them that sometimes Mommy is able to take a vacation with Daddy and that she likes to bring a few of the Sasha Shangri-La family members along to have fun! Finn pointed out that is why they have their summer fun clothes on! 🙂

This is the first sunrise we saw at the beach. 🙂

Rick and I took an early morning stroll on the beach with sweet Shelby. This is her first road trip and first beach beach trip and she did incredibly well on the 9 hour trip. She also loves the sand at the beach but not so much the water. 🙂

The walkway from the beach and our house is the dark gold colored one on the left. 🙂

Finn at the beach later in the afternoon. The sun was very hot and bright! His shorts were made by Dollydoodles. His leather sandals were made by Jean Jensen. 🙂

Finn loves the beach! He visited Cassie Rogers at the beach last month in Santa Monica, California and was able to see the Pacific Ocean. Now he is in Corolla located along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and he is seeing the Atlantic Ocean. I think Finn could be a beach boy very easily. 🙂

Finn asked for a map to show Pearl and Gertie where they were and I found one! 🙂

Corolla is located at the northern end of the Outer Banks. 🙂

Today Pearl and Gertie were playing in the kitchen. I think they are enjoying their vacation! Pearl’s red blouse and striped shorts set were made by Millie Dingham. Gertie’s red shorts were made by JoAnn Staricha and both pairs of leather sandals were made by Jean Jensen. 🙂