First to answer Debby's question: The Madame Alexander dolls are 7 1/2 inches tall. I think that's part of why they are so cute, they are so small!
There are a few other dolls that I have stored away with my Madame Alexander dolls.
This is a Cheerful Tearful doll like one I got for Christmas when I was 6 years old.
What's cute is when her left arm is raised, she's smiling
And if you feed her water with her bottle, tears would come out of her eyes too!
This is actually not my original doll. I got it off of eBay years ago when I was going through a childhood nostalgic phase!
My original Cheerful Tearful doll was probably destroyed by my brothers!
I loved my doll so much! I distinctly remember hugging her and thanking Santa with all my heart!
These are my two Barbies.
I only have one dress so I had to wrap the one on the right in a little piece of cloth.
I played endlessly with these dolls. I built them furniture out of cardboard and made dresses for them out of scraps of cloth and tape!
This doll is particularly special.
A tradition in my dad's family was whenever someone got married my aunt made a doll with a replica of their wedding dress to display at the wedding shower. I showed you my mom's wedding dress a while ago. This is the doll that was at my mom's wedding shower. The dress is a close replica of her dress.
Congrats on finishing PT! The last doll with the wedding dress is similar to a few dolls I had that sat on a shelf.
ReplyDeleteAwesome news that your rotator cuff surgery and therapy is now behind you! Now, aren’t you glad you had it done?
ReplyDeleteYour doll collection is delightful. I got rid of all my dolls - in my 20’s and I regret it. They were loved and why I did that, I don’t know. That special doll in your mom’s wedding dress is very special. Thanks for sharing!
Nice to see the dolls.
ReplyDeleteI had one of the first Barbies but hardly every played with it. I sold it about 20 years ago for a good bit of money.
Wonderful that you are finally done! The first doll is so amazing, I have never heard of such a doll. And the wedding dress one, is amazing, a true family keepsake.
ReplyDeleteLove the dolls. I don't have any of my childhood toys but I remember some of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteKeeping in prayer...and those dolls are just adorable. smiles
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you are mending so well and done with PT. I remember having to do it once after an accident and I was SO happy when it was over. Love all of your dolls and the wedding dress tradition is awesome. Great memories!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing PT. Cheerful tearful is adorable. I lost what few dolls I had saved from childhood in one of our moves. As they are now considered vintage, I'd be afraid to see if I could find one.
ReplyDeleteWhat precious memories, Jeanette. Do you know, I don't remember playing with a single doll when I was a kid? Seriously I don't think my sister and I had any! How is that even possible? For sure we had no Barbies. We did have trolls (we called them iggy trolls for some reason) and we did all the things for them that you did for your Barbies. They had clothes and cardboard houses and we even made curtains, hahaha! xoxo
ReplyDeleteSO glad you don't have to return for 6 months!! And that first doll looks sad! Lolol Fun memories!
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Donna
Your cheerful tearful doll is so cute. Congrats on getting finished with all your PT!!
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