Sasha Shangri-La

Well, it is a very cool and rainy day today and I am glad I took these photos on Sunday though it was overcast., it was dry. This is Gertie, a repaint/restoration of a well worn Pintucks by Janet Myhill-Dabbs and she is wearing a beautiful festival outfit from 1998 and held in Cincinnati, Ohio. 🙂

Gertie is holding her baby that was a gift from her sister Edith. Gertie is wearing hand knitted socks and red leather shoes by Ruthsdolls. 🙂

Gertie up close. ❤

This outfit is wonderfully made with great attention to detail and beautiful fabrics. 🙂

A peek view of her red plaid slip and wonderful pantaloons. 🙂

A closer view of the lace trimming. 🙂

How nice to see the festival tag in place. ❤

This is Lizzy, Gertie’s sister and she is wearing a beautiful 1998 Cincinnati Festival outfit too. I was fortunate to find both of these outfits on Susanna Lewis’ website. 🙂

Lizzy is a repaint/restoration by Janet Myhill-Dabbs and was previously a Prince Gregor in very, very poor condition. Now there is new life for this waif. 🙂

I love these fabrics and the extra attention to detail on the pinafore and the dress. ❤

Lovely pantaloons and socks and shoes are by Ruthsdolls. 🙂

A close up photo to show the tiny checked slip with Lizzy’s outfit and also the nice festival tag neatly tacked in place. 🙂

Gertie and Lizzy with their babies and a nice pram. 🙂

These dear little walnut head babies came with their festival outfits and also with two beautiful little quilts lovingly tied with a ribbon.  There was also wonderful reading materials included with these festival items. ❤

A closer view of the dearest, happy babies and their tiny quilts. What a wonderful festival gift to receive and take home as a happy reminder of wonderful festival fun with Sasha friends. 🙂

A photo of Gertie without her baby. 🙂

A closer view of sweet Gertie. ❤

A photo of Lizzy without her baby. 🙂

A closer view of Lizzy. ❤

A few more photos to share of Gertie. 🙂

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Gertie and I both thank you for visiting us here at Sasha Shangri-La. We hope you enjoyed this post. 🙂

We hope you have a wonderful day and week to come. Lastly, we want to share a couple of waterlogue images. 🙂 xxx

Lizzy. ❤

Gertie. ❤

This past week has been gorgeous and so I managed to get a few photos of Bronson outdoors with the ferns. 🙂

Bronson is wearing a wonderful knitted creation using a mini Kaffe pattern. It is perfect for these cooler days. ❤

A close up photo. 🙂

Bronson is very happy outdoors and he did take a tumble but all is well…Bronson said “Mom, don’t sweat the small stuff!” 😉

A couple of photos of mushrooms close by. 🙂

Lovely. 🙂

A waterlogue image of Bronson. ❤

Now, a story of a different doll’s journey to Sasha Shangri-La. 🙂

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I was on ebay and looking under the category, “Gotz dolls” when I came upon this very sweet Sylvia Natterer doll. She had only what you see…no socks, no shoes, no pants, no box, no tag and was a bit rough, a waif, no doubt! She is signed and numbered on her tummy but I am not very familiar with these dolls.  Well, my heart engaged with this dear one. ❤

Another ebay photo.  She is 19 inches tall and wears a human hair wig.  I thought she looked lonely and sad.  So, no longer being able to resist this sweet face, I bought her! 🙂

The seller took ages to send her but she finally arrived and to my great sadness, I lifted her from the box and immediately saw that her right eye was damaged. 😦

I thought it was a blob of paint or something on top of her eye but the magnifying glass showed that the eye paint was gone. 😦

I took photos of her and this photo shows her with the bad eye lying next to the Ipad which shows the ebay photo of an undamaged eye. 😦

A close up of the poor dear’s eye. The seller had bent her in half, put her in a too-small box and wrapped her in heavy brown craft paper. No tissue paper, no bubble wrap, no peanuts, well you get the picture! Obviously, the seller is not a doll lover. My husband Rick inspected the craft paper and found the spot where the paper was folded creating a sharp edge that rubbed away at her eye during the shipping time.  I was very upset and wondered what to do. Ultimately, I just could not send her back and the seller agreed to offset the price to allow me to have her repaired. Afterwards, Rick encouraged me to say that he thought we could repair her eye. Well, an interesting idea so I contacted Janet Myhill-Dabbs and shared the story and she encouraged me plus told me what to buy in terms of paints and brushes. I decided to give it a try! 🙂

So, this past Monday, Columbus Day and a holiday, I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased these paints and brushes which were as close as I could find to what Janet recommended. 🙂

Using a paper plate as protection from spills, I removed the black tray from the box and shook the paints I planned to use and poured out samples in the tray. The box came with cheaper white handled brushes that I used to stir and blend the paints. I used a sable brush, red handle, to apply the paint. 🙂

Here she is and I had already redressed her in the 2013 Cincinnati Sasha Festival studio dress. She looks ready to regain her eyesight don’t you think?

Here she is again up close. Time to get to work! 🙂

Drum roll please…………TaDa!!!  Her eye is re-painted!  My first time ever attempt at re-painting!!!  What do you think??? 🙂

I was so surprised but mostly really happy that she is repaired. I think she is smiling now and happy too! 🙂

Here she is before the re-painting and wearing the festival outfit with hand knitted socks and leather boots. A nice fit though most Sasha clothes and shoes will not fit her since she is a bit larger and taller. She is like an older sister to the resident Sashas. ❤

Now, here she is today looking so happy!  I added a wool shawl to keep her warm. Her basket holds her Hermann bear and the local piglets just love her. I have named her “Mamie” after my favorite great Aunt Mary and all of the children used to lovingly call her Mamie. ❤

Mamie and I both thank you for visiting with us today and reading her tale of woe but, fortunately, with a very happy ending. 🙂

A waterlogue image of dear sweet Mamie.  We are sending you happy hugs and happy wishes for the week to come. 🙂 xxx

A lovely cool day and it is a perfect time to wear our sweaters.  Annie, Finn, and Rae decided to dress in Sashapotamus t-shirts and pants and I asked them to wear a sweater to keep them warm. 🙂

All three are wearing Ruthsdolls leather boots. Look!   Finn’s puppy Fetch is outdoors to have fun too! 🙂

Finn is a 1967 Trendon NP with platinum hair. His red sweater was knitted by Diane Duke. 🙂

Finn is much loved here at Sasha Shangri-La. ❤

Annie is an early Gotz girl made in 1965. She has lovely gold eyes and no mold lines on her torso. Her hair is very nice and we decided to give her a ponytail today. 🙂

Annie up close. 🙂

Another close up photo of sweet Annie. ❤

Rae selected a purple outfit for today. Rae is an early Gotz girl, made in 1965, with lovely golden eyes and there are no mold lines on her body. 🙂

I decided to braid Rae’s hair. Her hair is so lovely. It is very long and silky.  I love to braid hair! 🙂

A close up of dear Rae. ❤

Annie and Rae arrived at Sasha Shangri-La together and this helped them to feel close to each other. They are almost twin sisters though not identical. ❤

Next, we went to the front porch to look at the Fall seasonal decorations. Annie really likes the “BOO”” wreath on the front door. 🙂

Finn decided to say hello to Mr. Pumpkinhead who was sitting by a Fall cornucopia. 🙂

Rae also said hello to Mr. Pumpkinhead. He is a happy fellow! 😉

Annie gave her kind regards to the gourdy guy and he really liked spending time with the happy trio! 🙂

The scarecrow wreath and grapevine pumpkin attracted Finn and the girls because they have fairy lights. Though they shine best at night, you can see the lights during the day. They notice a lady sitting next to the table and they wonder who she is!

Oh my, it is Mrs. Pumpkinhead looking very happy holding her festive Fall companions. 🙂

A happy day for these three dear children. 🙂

Annie and Rae beside the lighted pumpkin. 🙂

A few waterlogue photos for you to enjoy. Dear Rae and I thank you for visiting with us! 🙂

The lovely Annie and I are sending you happy hugs! 🙂 xxx

Annie, Finn, and Rae all wish you a happy week to come and that you will enjoy the Fall days. 🙂

p.s. “BOO”

I recently adopted a dear waif that Ellen Church offered on behalf of a friend. This now pretty girl was purchased new years ago for the daughters of Ellen’s friend.  How wonderful! (The next four photos were taken by Ellen ).

This waif was pulled from a toy box and was in a very played-with condition.  No one wanted her any more. 😦

Well, it was this girl’s lucky day when Ellen Church came to visit! Ellen took her home, washed and conditioned her hair and sent her to Pat Pellerito for tear repairs and restringing.  The quality of life is greatly improving for this early Gotz girl. 🙂

So, this sweet girl is now clean and can stand. Her hair is very good and not dried out though it is thinning on top and has some cutting too.  Ellen combed it to the side and placed a perfect, heart shaped clip in her hair.  Ellen’s Sasha dolls are always dressed so beautifully and perfectly presented and this girl is no exception. ❤

Isn’t she beautiful?  I named her Frieda. Thank you Ellen! ❤

When Frieda arrived here at Sasha Shangri-La, she was very shy. She is hiding behind the lovely card that Ellen put in with Frieda’s things. ❤

Peek-a-Boo Frieda, I see you! 🙂

Frieda turned her card over and said “Look, here is a photo of me!   Yes, that is you my dear one. 🙂

Ellen dressed her beautifully in a Ruthsdolls dress, pinafore, and socks that are perfect for Frieda and her beautiful coloring. She is wearing her original brown shoes. 🙂

Frieda brought with her the brown cord dress and a green dress too. (Ellen’s photo)

Underneath, Frieda wears the most lovely hand crocheted underwear. (Ellen’s photo)

A close up photo of the beautiful Ruthsdolls outfit. ❤

As a welcoming gift, I gave Frieda a Sashapotamus surprise!

She is so excited and looks inside her bag. 🙂

“What is it Mommy?”  Look inside the tissue paper my dear Frieda. ❤

“Oh my Mommy! New shoes and they match my dress!” “Oh thank you Mommy!”  You are very welcome my dear one. ❤

Frieda put her new shoes on and they are just the right size.  “Oh Mommy, I love them! ❤

“Mommy, I feel so pretty!”  You are very pretty my sweet Frieda. ❤

So dear Frieda has been lovingly restored and beautifully redressed to begin her new life. 🙂

Hello Frieda. 🙂

We are so happy You have joined the Sasha Shangri-La family. 🙂

Happy feet! 🙂

Happy girl! 🙂

Frieda and I want to thank you for visiting with us. We are sending you hugs and happy wishes for a wonderful week to come! 🙂 xxx

A couple of waterlogue images for you to enjoy. ❤

Hug a Sasha today! 🙂 xxx