Toni's Holiday Visitors

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@EastCoastGal@phoenixbrd@Malcontent@Coffee drinker

Toni's two cousins have arrived from Canada, with their parents and will be staying with Toni and her family for the holidays. They always have fun together.

The three girls had a busy day, working on Christmas decorations. First, they decorated windows with Glass Wax and Christmas stencils. Then they cut snowflakes from white paper and hung those up. Now they are making paper chains from colored paper and will hang those on the Christmas tree tomorrow.

Next week, they will be making cookies. They love making cutout sugar cookies and decorating them with buttercream frosting and colorful sugars and candy toppings.

They will also use a cookie press to make pretty little butter cookies. They will be sure to save some of their best cooky creations for Santa.

After all the decorating and baking is done,they will wrap the gifts that they have for

family.

On Christmas Eve, they will go to Midnight Mass with their parents and then go home and hang up their Christmas stockings for Santa to fill. They will leave Santa's

cookies on a pretty Christmas plate and leave carrots for the Reindeer.

The three girls are happy to be together for Christmas and are excited for Santa to come. They will have a big family Christmas dinner and play games and sing Christmas carols.

Toni and her cousins wish everyone a Blessed Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Joyeux Noel !

P.S. These two girls are the latest additions to my Toni Doll collection. They were "Rescues". I cleaned them up, shampooed and curled their hair (it was in rough shape). I washed all their clothes and ironed their dresses.

They turned out to be pretty little girls. Their cousin Toni, will be back before Christmas, modeling her Christmas dress.

Iwantcoffee · ‎03-11-2010

Merry Christmas @Enufstuff. You did a beautful job with the doll's hair and clothes.

DSD2 · ‎01-09-2016

Toni's cousins are lovely! What a beautiful job you did. Both outfits are stunning.

I also loved your story, you are so talented and write beautifully.

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@Iwantcoffee@DD2S Thank you very much. I didn't make those dresses. The brunette is wearing her original clothes, socks and shoes. The blonde is wearing a home made dress from previous owner and I think that the shoes are replacements also.

It was fun, but a rather long process, "perming" their hair.

I made little curlers from fat drinking straws and end papers from tissue paper.

When I combed out the blonde hair, I looked at the curl pattern and thought that she should be named Marilyn.

She has that iconic 'Blonde Bombshell" hairdo.

LMinAZ · ‎04-29-2020

@Enufstuff I have been looking forward to your Toni post. The 2 new girls are beautiful! I have some American Character dolls from my childhood. I love seeing pictures of dolls from that era. You are a talented doll artist. Thank you for sharing your collection.

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@LMinAZ Thank you very much.

There were many lovely American Character dolls.

What dolls do you have? I had two Betsy McCall dolls and

Tiny Tears, made by American Character.

Oznell · ‎11-08-2014

@Enufstuff , the cousins are DARLING. Love their little plaid dresses, their glossy locks that you labored over so successfully, their little shoes... As usual, the accompanying story is enchanting. If you have dubbed the blonde "Marilyn" in your mind, what name would you give to the brunette?

Also love their charming wallpaper backdrop, with clusters of cherries and strawberries-- adorable!

meallen616 · ‎01-10-2013

@Enufstuff,

Love them both!

lynnie61 · ‎04-28-2010

@Enufstuff So cute. I love your Toni stories, and am looking forward to Toni's Christmas dress. You certainly have a gift, and many here enjoy the stories and outfits. Thank you!

Merry Christmas!