Auction, flea market, and yard sale finds

The peach carnival glass dishes are Fire King, as is the white batter bowl. The round peach casserole is my mothers. The pie dish cost $1 and the square casserole cost $3. The burnt orange Pyrex bowl was a great find at $2.
I had good luck at an auction recently. The Grizzwold frying pan cost $5. The oil lamps were about $2 and a clear glass Fire King batter bowl was in a box I got for $1.

Kenosha/Chicago August 2011

JT and Elizabeth.




Fountain in the farmer's market area.





Elizabeth found a beautiful silk scarf at one of the booths.






Elizabeth with Gabe and Eli.


Boys at the playground.



Beach time, too.



The community garden that Beth and George started.

Recent doll acquisitions

Well, I've acquired some more dolls. :-)
Meet Little Miss Ginger, one of the two smallest of the 50's fashion dolls at 8". Little Miss Nancy Ann was made from this same mold, evidently. I found Little Miss Ginger in a thrift store, sealed in a plastic bag. She had a rag around her head and was in a dress that I'm sure wasn't hers as it should have been tagged according to info I have.
The undies are original. The vinyl used in the Little Miss Ginger and Little Miss Nancy Ann has a tendency to turn white. So, I was unsure when I purchased her if this was a doll of any value as she's a bit ghostly. She'd be much more valuable if her left arm weren't glued near the top, but I hope to find one of her fashions with 3/4 length sleeves or longer. She and her clothes are hard to come by, however. Not bad for $2.

Next is a Ginny in her red organdy dress with her America's Sweetheart sash. This was available to new Ginny club members in 1996. I got her for 5.50 (plus postage) on ebay, stand included, but she was missing her bouquet of roses, her box, and her certificate. I made a bouquet for her. Behind her is a special edition Ginny made just for a doll shop. She's called Grandma's Favorite and came with the bear, in her box. She was the princely sum of $10 in an antique mall.

These little Knickerbocker plastic dolls, about 6", are from the 50's. The one with hair is the same as the one without. She had a mohair wig glued on. The skirt is original. I replaced the badly frayed ribbon and added a ribbon to the hair to keep it neat. It was half off. The white panties and top I made until I can reproduce the tiered, flock dotted skirt for the second doll. I bought her with a doll suitcase and a few bigger doll clothes at a flea market.



I was once again unable to attend the local doll convention. My gracious mother-in-law generously got the souvenir doll for me. The little Christmas Elf kewpie is adorable!! I was thrilled!


I paid a hefty $8 for this Western pair in an antique shop. The boy's head is loose and they have to share a pistol. I haven't tried to look for a mark as their clothes are so securely fastened.



These are separate but look nice together. The groom is from the Mennonite thrift shop. The bride is from another charity gift shop and is marked ATC. Just a few dollars bought each.

Birthday photos of John Joseph and John Thomas

They're sitting on a bench made by my husband's grandfather, John Weyer.....John J's great-grandfather, and John T's great-great grandfather.

John J's Birthday party

It's been great having John home for his birthday this year!! He and JT had a great time at a Train Festival on Saturday. On Sunday John went shopping with his aunt and we had a barbeque and party later. JT had lots of time with our Thomas trains.
I'll get more photos on the slideshow soon.






The last photo is for my doll loving friends. My husband carved the doll he's holding as a present for his sister. He carved the body of the dressed doll. I carved and painted the face and painted the lower legs and hands. My sister-in-law dig the clothes and wig. This one is my mother-in-laws. More of the wooden dolls later.

New dolls and old

Again, a special day--but I won't be there for photos.
This weekend's visit to a flea market yielded a book on Vogue Dolls and I was so pleased to find a photo of my doll in the yellow dress. When I bought her at an antique shop she was dirty and had another doll's scarf over her loose braid. I could never find her by internet searches. But, now I know that this all vinyl Ginny is from 1968. She was one of 8 in a Little Girl series that year. She's considered the most unique because of the hair, which is described as a Swedish style. I was happy to find out what it was supposed to look like, with the braid wrapped around the head so prettily.
One of two recent good buys from ebay are Dr. Scrubs Ginny (possibly missing booties and a stethescope). Now when the dolls need a doll hospital, they have a Dr. If I don't win the bid on a 50's nurse outfit, I have a vintage pattern I may use.



And in these bottom two photos you'll see my old walker dolls. The latest is a mraked Storybook Dolls California Muffie straight leg walker(SLW)which I believe to be from no earlier than 1956 or 57. She's also marked Nancy Ann on the head. She's second from the left in the photos below. She was not described in the ad as a walker. Instead she was described as having a crack at the bottom and evidence of glue. It is possible that the seam split and was glued but it simply looks like a slightly off seam to me. The walker works fine. Vinyl head Muffies were made beginning about 1956 and then again in 1968 as a remake and this could be one of those, although the remakes are listed as unmarked in one reference. Muffie was in taffeta panties and had one very old shoe (neither mentioned in the ad). Her hard plastic body came clean with baking soda, which also removed some stickiness from the vinyl head (also a sign of an older doll). The curl was still in her ponytail after I removed the newer band and combed Downy through, rinsing it well. Hard plastic Muffies command a good price but I think I was lucky to be able to get this vinyl one for about $6, plus postage. Clothes for Muffies go for as much as some of the dolls so I will probably make an outfit. The one 1968 doll I've seen with a vinyl head and my Muffie's hair style was in a poodle skirt and sweater...
The other walker dolls are a 50's Cosmopolitan Ginger, Muffie, a bent knee Madame Alexander "Alex" (Wendy), and a straight leg MA "Alex" (Wendy). Both the Alexander-kins dolls have flutter eyes and triple stitched wigs. And behind them, in a plaid taffeta dress with a white collar and red bow, is a Roberta Walker. She's about 9 inches. These dolls were of varying quality and this one has a stapled on dress. The same mold, however, was used for Starlet, a Luster Cream advertising doll. Just an FYI.
Anyway, I do like the 8" dolls, the old walkers especially, and a concentration on that has kept me from buying other good things at great to ok prices. You can only have so many.
On another related note...I'm also going to be getting rid of some dishes....

Home and Garden

Today is such a special day and I wish I could celebrate with someone.
We've been doing so very much work this summer. Fall into bed exhausted every night. Gardens are looking lovely. Loving the trim color now. The new gutters look so good.