Sasha Shangri-La

Sweater Weather

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We have had unreasonably warm/hot weather this Fall until the past week or so. I was so happy that the weather cooled and that we also received one good all- day soaking from prayed-for rains that we so needed.

This time of year always especially brings to mind things I am thankful for as our Thanksgiving Day is next week. I am very thankful for the rain and for “Sweater Weather “.

My birthday was last week and I received in the mail a wonderful birthday present from my friend Janet. Janet lives in the UK and she knitted 2 beautiful sweaters for girls here at Sasha Shangri-la.

Hazel is a no navel adopted recently and she came in a lovely sleeveless dress. I thought she needed a sweater since it is cooler now and this beautiful cardigan is a great match for her.

A beautiful outfit for Hazel. Next, I chose another new arrival to wear the second gifted sweater.

I have named this new girl “Berry”. She was “picked” from a berry patch (auction house) in Switzerland. Her new sweater looks lovely with her Ruthsdolls dress. 😉

Both sweaters have sweet heart tags with Janet’s initials. They also came with a strand of pearls each which we are saving for a special time. 🥰

Berry and Hazel are sending you happy wishes for a wonderful week ahead. Thank you for visiting.

This blog post’s sneak peek caught two delightful bears enjoying a timeout in the stacks. 🥰

A Gotz Boy

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Some time ago, I bought this handsome, straight nose Gotz Boy who was missing much hair. Here are his first “before” photos.

I knew I couldn’t re-root the boy, so I contacted the very talented Jackie Rydstrom who kindly agreed to help the boy regain a full head of hair. I sent him off for his hair treatment and here are his “after” photos taken by Jackie.

What a handsome boy! I am very grateful to Jackie for her excellent work. I took a couple of photos yesterday for you to see.

A very handsome lad and our sole Gotz Boy here at Sasha Shangri-la. Thank you for visiting with us. We hope you have a wonderful day and week to come. 🥰

A sneak peek from a hidden corner on Cow Creek. 🥰

The Rest of the Story…

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I wanted to share the rest of the story about Gracie’s studio dress. My recent post about Gracie’s dress was really the end of an interesting and happy story.

In August, I received emails from an online auction house that routinely contacts me when the word “Sasha” is in the title or description of an auction item. This particular email was about an auction involving several interesting Sasha studio dolls that really perked my interest. So I clicked on the link to have a look.

There were some very nice dolls in this auction located in Switzerland. One doll was a redheaded early Gotz girl with ochre eyes. At first, I didn’t pay much attention to her because I was focusing on the beautiful studio dolls.

This is the photo as shown by the auction house!

The written auction description said that the dress was labeled. I then thought it must be a studio dress but not for the usual size Sasha studio ( ranging from 19-22 inches) but a smaller studio doll like a Sasha studio bebe. Also, noting the length of the dress and sleeve length on this 16 inch tall vinyl doll, I was pretty certain this would fit a Sasha bebe.

I was so excited because Gracie, a studio bebe, came to me in a lovely but unoriginal dress. I had hoped to one day find her a studio dress of her own. I registered for the auction and placed my high bid. I won!

My kind friend from Switzerland, who retrieved the doll after I had won the auction, sent these photos to me with the happy confirmation that it was a studio dress for a bebe!

Fast forward to today… Gracie is so very happy with her new studio dress and I don’t think she will take it off anytime soon. I have a couple of additional photos of the happy baby girl. (I am getting better at posting photos 😊)

Before I forget, there was also an addition to the Sasha doll family….the sweet girl that modeled Gracie’s dress. She, too, is very nice. I dressed her quickly in a Ruth’s doll outfit having Fall colors.

Isn’t she sweet? I haven’t named her yet. She has a nice early Gotz wrist tag with the blue thread. She is standing next to a wonderful no-navel Gotz girl I recently adopted from Dee. Her name is Hazel. So lovely to see them together.

Thank you for visiting us today here at Sasha Shangri-la. I hope you enjoyed the “Rest of the Story.” Gracie and I are sending you happy wishes for a great day and week ahead. 🥰

Gracie’s Dress

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I haven’t posted on the blog for a very long time as you probably know. A new dress for Gracie arrived today from Switzerland and her excitement was so contagious that it rubbed off on me. She wanted to try it on, take her picture wearing it, and post her photo on the blog.

I recently found the tagged studio bebe dress on a Gotz vinyl doll in an auction in Switzerland. I bid and won. A dear friend picked up the doll and mailed it to me. Sasha friends are the best. 🥰

So, I am trying to post on the blog, which has changed in format, but I will try. Fingers crossed…..

Gracie and I are sending you happy wishes for a wonderful weekend. 😊

A Beautiful Brunette Fringe Girl

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This beautiful girl was the new addition from the Sasha Festival that joined us here at Sasha Shangri-La. She is very special to me for several reasons. First, I adopted her from a special friend and that means so much. Secondly, she is the first brunette fringe girl to join our Sasha family. Finally, she is really very beautiful and a joy to see.