Gertie is up first to say hello and Happy New Year to you! Gertie is a beautiful repaint by Janet Myhill Dabbs. She was formally a Pintucks girl.

Gertie is wearing a sweet outfit by Sandra Bloomer. Her red leather boots were made by Betty Jean.

Next we see Betsy, a Gotz Iona toddler, join Gertie. Betsy is also wearing a delightful outfit by Sandra Bloomer and her leather elf boots were by Carrie, Sandra’s daughter. 🥰

Oh look! Morgen has joined us to wish you a Happy New Year.  Morgen is a very special, early Gotz ponytail girl that was repainted by Sasha Morgenthaler herself.   She did this for a lady who worked in her studio. Here are a few photos showing Morgen up close. 

Morgen’s lovely outfit was made by Ruthsdolls.  Before we move on, I spied some “wings” on Morgen.  I always knew she was “heavenly.” 😇

Next we are joined by a new girl that arrived just before Christmas.  She was in a doll auction on Facebook and sold by a well known doll artist here in the USA. I was looking to see if she was selling any dolls with the Albert Marque head mold when I spotted a Sasha doll! I was so surprised and delighted to bring her home. Here was her sole auction photo.

She needs a spa treatment, to include restringing, but I discovered that she is a gorgeous 1968 side-part.  I have a few photos to share of her redressed before her spa time.

I don’t know who made her festive outfit.  Her green leather shoes were made by JJ. She is also very petite…..15 inches tall.

I though i would share a few group photos of these girls. They all wish you a very Happy New Year! 🥰

Oh I must not forget that Gloria wants to say Happy New Year too so let’s let her join this happy group.  🥰

Gloria is on the far left of the photo. Let’s see Gloria up close.

Thank you for visiting with us today.

Happy New Year! 🥰

The last post introduced the beautiful Gloria. See below.

I have learned more about Gloria. Her head is an early mold and there are no root holes. I have redressed her for our cold weather and removed her red wig which was pinned-on and so much easier to remove as compared to glue. Here are a couple of photos of Gloria wigless so you can see her close up. It is interesting to see the head mold design.

Her eye painting, by Janet Myhill Dabbs, is exceptionally beautiful. I have fallen in love with Gloria.  I have a few extra doll wigs here at Sasha Shangri-la and many were from my Mother’s collection that I inherited.  So, I found a wonderful, blonde, human hair wig that I think really suits Gloria well. Here are some photos of her happy transformation. 🥰

I am thrilled with Gloria’s new look! She is wearing a lovely smocked, floral, long-sleeved dress made by Millie Dingham. It was a special gift from a dear friend.  🩷  Her pink shoes were made by Jean Jensen (JJ). I took a few full length photos of her for you to see.

Gloria and I want to thank you for visiting Sasha Shangri-la today and sharing in our happiness. We wish you a wonderful week to come. 🥰

A sneak peek of a few happy Sasha babies, toddlers, and NPs in the cabinet here on Cow Creek. 🌹

Last June, my friend Tricia visited me here at Sasha Shangri-la.  She came a long way from the UK and we were going to the beach and then to the Sasha Festival in Columbus, Ohio. A very happy time!

While here, Tricia gifted me a beautiful Sasha repaint that I have named Gloria.  She was beautifully repainted by Janet Myhill Dabbs. She is wearing a wonderful, summer dress and sandals all made by Marti Murphy.

Gloria grabbed a baby to hold as she began to meet her Sasha family here on Cow Creek. She is an outgoing girl and loves everyone she meets. She especially loves babies. 🥰

Her eye painting is a lovely blue and she is wearing a wig of course. I want to put a winter outfit on her but thought I should show her first just as Tricia gave her to me. Thank you dear Tricia for your kindness.  Gloria is well loved here. She sends her best wishes to you all and a big thank you for visiting Sasha Shangri-la. 🥰

Three members of the Sasha Shangri-la family have returned home recently. We are very happy to have them rejoin us.

The first to return was Meredith, a 1966 developmental girl. Meredith is truly a mint, MIB, Sasha with her original outfit, tag, and even her box.  I usually have “loved” dolls that are wonderful but not mint. I will be careful with sweet Meredith but I do hope to redress her one day. I don’t think she has been redressed before so we will see. 😬

The next sweet return is Erin. She is a beautiful studio doll that left Cow Creek in 2012. I had really missed her and her new owner was a wonderful Sasha mom all these years! The stars aligned and Erin came home to Sasha Shangri-la last month.  I am so happy! 🥰

Erin has blonde hair and very vivid green eyes. Her plaid studio dress is perfect especially this time of year with a red and green plaid and red leather shoes. A very festive attire I think!

Next is Betsy, a dear dear Iona toddler doll. Betsy left in 2017 and I missed her very much. She also had a fantastic Sasha mom all this time.  Once again, the stars aligned and Betsy returned this month. Oh joy! 🥰

Pretty Betsy came home in the outfit she was wearing which is so nice.  Her dress was made by Ginny,  Passion for Sasha and her leather shoes are made by Monica.

I took a couple of photos of Betsy with Erin to share.

I hope you enjoyed this homecoming post today. Meredith, Erin, and Betsy all join me in thanking you for visiting with us. 🥰

A sneak peek at a Kathe Kruse corner tucked away in a cabinet here on Cow Creek. 🥰