August 31, 2015

Shopping in my basement

For years I had my sewing craft rooms in the basement. We then had a flood in 2008. The rooms are now used for storage. Every thing is on shelves above a flood stage. I had a request for information on a doll I made and needed to go down and search for that information. I did not find it but I did find a few things I had forgotten I had. I found the yard sticks I want attached to the edge of my new cutting table. I also found a sweet dress and a doll purse.

The dress is one I bought somewhere 2nd hand. It had never had the closures put on. I pressed it and added snaps to the wrists and back. It is perfect for the china I recently gave a new body. She needs a broach or bead necklace. I will work on that soon.

 I also found a doll purse I bought off e-bay. Don't even remember buying it. It was still in the shipping box, said it was from NY state.
 I had a doll purse as a child. Not the same as this one. A good memory. Making salsa today. Lots of tomatoes off those 6 plants. Have a great week. j

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sorry about the water in your basement. This is the first time ever we've had a basement and it is packed with everything! That's a sweet little dress. I have a little china doll head but didn't know what to do with it. I guess I could make her a body? Did you use a pattern. The little purse it adorable. Don't you love to find things you forgot you had?
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Hardin County Keepsakes said...

Shelia, I made up the pattern for the doll body. I had no luck finding one on line. judy

The Tea Lady's Journal said...

Love the china head doll. So nice that you completed the outfit. Always fun to find something forgotten and put away. Both dolls are great.