Had to Have another ….

Unortunately I’ve HAD to HAVE another BIRTHDAY…..but as I understand ….. it seems there is some compensation!

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Still having to keep off doing as little close work as I can to try to help with this Vertigo condition I have decided to only post my Sasha Doll related gifts and cards here and not include those from my family and home friends as I normally do.

So first up is THE birthday doll (from me to me!) who has a rather an interesting history. She was originally bough by Simply Sasha as a 1969 Sasha with very bad chew marks to her hands and feet (plus a few around her lip) and a un-flattering stubble cut to her whole fringe area. She was found some new but slightly later limbs from another source and was then sent down to Alison Parnell for a partial frontal bobbed re-root with an off -centre part.

On account of this she was named ‘Miss Nobody’ by her previous owner… as she stated that nobody is perfect. (I have been allowed on purchasing her to keep this name as I just love it …plus wouldn’t want to confuse her even more with a new name with all these recent changes happening in her life!)

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Knowing that she would be coming to me nude I quickly sent off for these trendy skinny jeans and then searched through my Sasha clothing boxes for a suitable top. (Knitted by Rosemary Shortell from her own pattern design and given to me as a gift.) Marti Murphy’s Birkenstocks complete the look.)

Her dear little multi’coloured bear was kintted by Theresa O’Neil and very kindly given to me for my recent birthday. Thanks Theresa he is just so adorable!

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We have some ‘very naughty but nice’ members amongst the Sasha community who decided to ignore my ask of ‘NO birthday presents’ and sent these delightful and much appreciated Sasha related gifts……

This very attractive and lovely dress and pants set by Passion for Sasha was from Steve. Many, many thanks indeed for remembering me in this wonderful way. As you can see it looks delightful on my new birthday doll (as indeed do my other TWO outfits so  you can imagine just how thrilled Miss Nobody {and I} are that she now has an instant wardrobe!)

Now I’d like to hear your imput with which coloured shoes and socks YOU feel goes best with this….. as I have several choices to hand

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Firstly we have white socks and grey shoes.

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Secodly grey socks and shoes.

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Thirdly, red socks and grey shoes.

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Fourthly white socks and red shoes.

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Fifthly red socks and black shoes. Sixthly but unshown here you could have white socks with black shoes or seventhly black socks (which I failed to locate in time) with the red, grey or black shoes.

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Her second birthday outfit is from another truly great Sasha friend, Chris Taylor, and one which I loved but missed on vintage-sasha’s latest blog listing. A million thanks Chris for this most attractive outfit. I have added some brown shoes to the black socks that came with the outfit.

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Third birthday outfit is from Susan Bulger Pomeroy and another from the House of Vintage-Sasha that I would have loved to have bought but unfortunately missed. Here we have a choice of footwear to go with it if you’d care to help with the choice. Firstly we have a pair of sea-green JJ sandals and secondly shown lower down are a pale green colour (the extact colour of the collar and piping although not showing as such) pair of bar shoes. (Please note the NEW fencing in the background!)

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Next is a Dollydoodle baby outfit from ‘The Ice Queen’ her very self with a VW motif featuring one of her hobbies. How wonderful is that for one of my dear little tikes! A small but friendly fight broke out amongst the babies as to who would get the first to try it on and model it…. and luckily that bossy Quirky didn’t win for once! A million/trillion thanks SS for remembering me as I gained another year to my ever increasing yearage.

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Time to come in now! (This little fellow wanted to stay out for more photos as with that Quirky around he doesn’t get to take centre stage as much as he should.)

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This unusual photo canvas is from Denise and Paul and can be fixed to the wall with the supplied fittings or can stand freely on it’s own (which is how I am using it at the moment) moving it around with wherever I am so that I can keep glancing at these six photos of my some of my precious girls. This is a new venture for Denise and she has obviously spent a great deal of time and effort to have this made up for me so tons and tons of thanks as I love ‘the unusual and different.’

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This most useful larger handmade wooden chair was from Sarah P and bought especially for my two studio dolls to sit on. Here they are taking a well deserved sit down! Loads of thanks Sarah for your kindness. (There was also a little pottery mixing bowl in the parcel but by mistake I forgot to take a photo of it when I had my camera out though will remember to do so the next time!)

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Have only photographed the lovely cards from my Sasha friends for the blog today as they are the ones from people that you know or know of. Starting top left, A Moonpig photo card of my customised Belle from Sarah Williams, top centre a homemade card from Paula (Plum) Moreton, top right from Steve and his family, centre from Chris Taylor, bottom left from Shelly, middle bottom from Susan (Bulger Pomeroy) and her family and bottom left from Theresa O Neil. Many thanks indeed.

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Top left from my local Sasha friend Kate Smith, top middle from Anne Dietchman, top right from Cathy Buckley Mellor, bottom left from SS,The Ice Queen (Apologies for the shine on the beautiful photo) middle bottom from Jill Mackley (of the ex-Sasha Doll smocked Frocks and Socks) and bottom right was the card from Denise and Paul included with their gift as they sent me an e-card. Thanks to you all.

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Along with the sweet little knitted teddy Theresa set my girls this lovely little vanity set. Many, many thanks Theresa!

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As my birthday directly followed Easter this year I have included the cards from my Sasha friends with my other birthday presents. Top left from Jill Mackley, top centre Susan Bulger Pomeroy and top right Gillian Nash, Middle left from Mary Hoffman, middle centre the Irish chocs from Susan, middle right Steve and family and the bottom  row are the three packets of notelets from Jill Mackley. Yet MORE thanks to you all!

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Bet you had thought that I wasn’t posting here today? Well here I am (as had a noncomputer day yesterday with Sarah P and Theresa visiting me.) So hopefully ‘Better late than never! Thanks for popping by and look forward to reading your choices of socks and shoes with these new outfits!