Dolltown August 2018

Em arrives in Dolltown...

When we popped in to eBay, on the trail of the Tomi Jane dresses, of course we saw any and all Little Darling dolls looking to trade places. 

I don't go on eBay when I am "not in the market". And I did my Dolltown creation collection several years back. So, I'm not. In the market.

However, I do have several someday ideas and I am always on the lookout for smilers. Characters in basic happy mode!

I paused over this smile. and the fact that this little Darling is handpainted by Canadian April Norton. April is an internationally known and loved Doll designer, creator, and painter. Face ups...

I have followed April and her work for years. Each doll painter has a signature, and April's dolls have the sweetest expressions. Endearing.

The smile, the expression, the silvery hair...

The thought...who would she be in Dolltown?

Good news and bad news!

First the good news...

After months of abstinence, I followed a link to eBay, from a Facebook doll group.

There I discovered an unusual occurrence...Tomi Jane dresses. Several of them were posted for bids.

I 'watched" several, left, pondered, returned.

And ordered two favorites that I had seen often, when I would peruse Tomi's Flickr pages. scrolling through her years of impeccable sewing accomplishments. 

Beauty! And we are thankful to gather two more Tomi Jane beauties to our dolly closets.