Twickenham Doll Club

January 2012 Meeting.

2012-01-19T09:57:00.000-08:00

We had a Daisy invasion at our last meeting. Betty, Ann and Amy brought in their Daisys to share with the club. The club got to see how very different each Daisy was even through they were the same mold number. Betty brought in several examples of dresses made from the original Daisy pattern. It was such a fantastic learning experience.

Our members brought in their Christmas goodies. Mandy brought her new Harry Potter dolls in with a little Draco. And Barbara G brought in her trunk set she found full of original clothes. Barbara W. brought in her recent auction finds. She found a wonderful Hilda that we were all very excited to see in person. And she found a possible Madame Alexander and a Martha Thompson set of Little Women dolls. Sonya brought in her new Jumeau reproduction that she made at Bonnies.

It was a very fun meeting with lots to look at. I just love our show & tell meetings. Ann had dresses up to play in the snow. Our members did such a great job as always in dressing her up. There were such cute displays.

A big thank you to Carla who brought in the refreshments. Everything was excellent.

Check out more of our photos on Facebook.

Be sure to come to our next meeting we will be having a guest spearker!

Doll Show 2012

2012-01-04T06:27:00.001-08:00

I have booked the Jaycee Building for our 2012 doll show. It will be Saturday August 11, 2012.

Merry Christmas!!

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Twickenham Doll Club.

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Fun Time at our Christmas Party!!

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A big thank you to Mandy for letting us meet in her house. She did a great job decorating for the Holidays. Everyone brought such fantastic food. I love it when we get together and I can try all the new dishes.

We had some great Ann gifts. This year's I think were some of the best and most creative. There were a lot of Bonnie and Sandy Christmas outfits being worn and given as gifts!!

I also posted more photos up on Facebook.

Can't wait until next year and all of the fun things planned.

Christmas Party!!

2011-12-06T17:19:00.000-08:00

Don't forget our Christmas Party, this Saturday Dec 10th 11am at Mandy's house.

Bring a side dish or dessert and a $10 Ann Estelle Gift. Should be lots of Fun!!

Congratulations to Mandy!!

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Congratulations to Mandy for winning the My Immortals Twilight repaint set of Edward and Bella!!

They couldn't have gone to a better more deserving person.

Our Club in Doll Collector January 2012 Magazine.

2011-11-23T06:49:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to everyone on helping to make this past show one of our best. We had record attendance and quite a lot of dealers.

The Doll Collector magazine ran a article on our show. Its in the new January 2012 issue. They put our photos with the wrong article BUT we are still in there!!

Thank you again Kathleen for making such a great house. Your displays have really added so much to our helper dolls.

The photos also feature Carla Thompson's education display of how to make cloth mask dolls. Very beautiful.

And also there is a photo of Sandy with her Jr. Collectors.

Great Job everyone!

New Facebook Account.

2011-11-20T22:36:00.000-08:00

I have started up a new facebook account. We lost the last one when Vicki left. So please look us up and join.

If you look on the right side on this page a scroll down you will see our facebook icon. Just click and friend us.

I have posted quite a lot of photos on the account. If you have photos of the club and would like to share it please let me know and I will help put them on Facebook.

November 2011 Meeting

2011-11-16T13:13:00.000-08:00

We had a fantastic November meeting. Kathleen really did a wonderful job on the food. She always does such gourmet choices. The soups were very delicious and the desserts were excellent.

Everyone's Ann looked great celebrating Thanksgiving. Thanks to all those that brought in recipes to share. I will email those out soon.

Extra credit to Betty who brought in such cute little Ann Estelle size cookies that you could actually eat. That was a very clever Idea.

The DVD on Ginny that Barbara brought was very informative and I think a lot of members were surprised by all the changes that the Ginny doll went through.

We will not be having a regular meeting for December but will be meeting at Mandy's house Dec 10th at 11 am. Dont forget to bring AE gift and a dish to share.

Please keep Bonnie in your thoughts are prayers hopefully she will be out of the hospital soon.

Marietta GA Show

2011-11-08T11:53:00.000-08:00

The show at Marietta Ga, was a lot of fun with some great dolls. Saw a few of our club members there. Thought I would post some photos of the dolls.

More Dark Dolls by David Robert Cellitti

2011-10-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

These are wax dolls by David Robert Cellitti. Very beautiful life like dolls , the clothes were made by Bonnie.

1. Charlotte Corday - Wax Doll By David Robert Cellitti

2. Lizzy Borden - Wax Doll By David Robert Cellitti

Sonya.

Dark Doll From Meeting.

2011-10-24T13:57:00.001-07:00

I am added some more photos. I forgot to take photos of my own dolls so these were taken from home but they are the ones that made it to the meeting.

1. Phantom of the Opera with Christine Wax by Paul Crees and Peter Coe. One is with his mask on and off.

2. Miss Havisham wax by Paul Crees and Peter Coe. She was made to have a yellowed cast.

3. Queen of the Night by Paul Crees and Peter Coe she is made of blue marbleized wax.

4. Lucy from Dracula wax by Paul Crees and Peter Coe in her wedding dress.

5. Quasimodo and Esmerelda wax by Paul Crees and Peter Coe.

Some of the Dark Dolls.

2011-10-20T10:31:00.001-07:00

October Meeting 2011

2011-10-20T10:24:00.000-07:00

Great Halloween party everyone!! I was very impressed with all the great costumes and props. I heard several comments that this was the best Ann costumes yet. We have such a talented member base.

Congratulations to Kath for winning the costume prize for her undead Ann and also to Betty who tied for first with her pumpkin head Ann. And to Barbara W who won the door prize.

I hope everyone had a great time and enjoyed the display of dolls. Thank you to Pamela and Mandy for bringing in their dark dolls.

Dont for get Rosa Belle's house Saturday Oct 29 from 1-3pm. And dont forget to wish her a happy birthday its the 30th.

Sonya.

Huntsville Museum of Art - Liz Kennedy Antique Dolls Presentation

2011-10-12T07:08:00.000-07:00

I was happy to see several members of our doll club at the recent Huntsville Museum of Art presentation of Antique Dolls given by Liz Kennedy. Liz did a great job and brought in many of her dolls to put on display. She also gave a very informative talk on Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls. Which we are happy to say that Liz will be our guest speaker in February to give another talk on Nancy Ann dolls.

2011-10-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

Win a repaint Edward and Bella by Susan from My Immortals!!

2011-09-27T07:44:00.000-07:00

Susan from My Immortals is selling tickets to win a very beautiful wedding set of Bella and Edward from Twilight. 90% of proceeds will be donated to two animal charities - Best Friends and DELTA rescue chosen by Susan.

Susan's repaints are the ones that Mandy has. They are very detailed and have excellent painting.

Tickets are $25.

To see more on the auction and to also purchase tickets please go to Susan's website -

http://www.myimmortals.com/Raffle/

What better way to support charity and to also win some gorgeous dolls.

September Meeting.

2011-09-27T07:29:00.000-07:00

Ann was thrilled to be back from her trip to Mexico. She was dressed in her clothes and brought items that she found on her trip. Very good job on the costumes everyone!

We also watched our DVD that we rented from UFDC. It was a full of very nice dolls showing you how to decorate with props.

Please send your condolences to Bonnie and Pamela who lost a Brother/Uncle. We are very sorry for your loss.

We were not able to have a business meeting and that will take place for October we need to discuss our budget for next year and make plans for any events that we want to either host or attend. I know some members dodge the business meeting but some things are necessary and I encourage all members to attend since we will also be having a fun October meeting.

October should be a fun meeting. We are having a Halloween party with a costume contest for Ann. I am working on a special prize to the winner!!

I will also be bringing in more horror/dark themed dolls for display. Members are encouraged to bring in any dark/Horror dolls they have also. Some of the dolls I am bringing are a little risque and are not suitable for young viewers so please no young guests.

Show & Tell

2011-08-17T09:18:00.001-07:00

It looks like each member got something fun from the show. Thank you all for brining items in to share with the club.

August 2011 Meeting.

2011-08-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all who made our doll show such a success. A extra big thank you to Vicki our show chair for all the work she has done. ( plus a lot of envious glares for winning Carla's doll!!) The decision to move to the Jaycees building proved to be a great choice. I heard nothing but good things and no complaints about the building. Our attendance was better than it has been for the past several years and we had a good selection from our dealers. All around a great show.

Congratulations also to Barbara G for winning Victoria and Betty for winning the monkeys.

Mellow Yellow Ann, great work everyone on the outfits. Each was very cute. A lot of new creative wigs for Ann, it really changes her looks!

We did have two guests join us for the August meeting. Hopefully we can continue on our quest to get new members.

Show is Almost Sold Out!!

2011-07-25T14:00:00.000-07:00

Great news, Our show is almost sold out. Due to cancellations we do have some tables left. If you are interested please email - Twickdolls@gmail.com

But Hurry!! First come First served.

JR Collectors

2011-07-21T07:10:00.000-07:00

The Jr. Collectors have decided on a name - Tea & Cupcakes Club.

They will be joining us for the doll show with their own table. They will be wearing vests that Sandy has made for them, this should make it easier for us to identify them.

They are having their own doll to sell tickets for a reborn Monkey boy and girl. Stop by their table and purchase tickets!

July 2011 Meeting.

2011-07-21T07:06:00.000-07:00

Ann was very festive dressed up in her best July the 4th outfit and hat. Members did a wonderful job.

Since we did not get to see our program I will reschedule it maybe even for early next year.

I am attaching photos of our main doll Baby Victoria. We need props for her, If you are not sewing an outfit please bring bottles, bibs and other baby items to the show.

More Library Photos

2011-07-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

Library Displays

2011-07-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much to everyone who either donated a doll or helped set up the library displays. We already had a lot of interest from people when we were setting them up so hopefully the word will get out that our show is coming up.

Please visit the Bailey Cove library or the Decatur Library to see our displays. Bailey cove will be up for July only and the Decatur Library will be up for July and August.

June Meeting 6-2011

2011-06-23T11:48:00.000-07:00

All our Ann Estelle's were dressed as June Brides. Members did a great job on making costumes and borrowing ones from other dolls.

Betty did a very informative program on How'd They Do That, she brought in many pinking machines.

Mandy provided a great wedding reception after the meeting. With cake and wedding mints. That was her own wedding cake topper also.

Our Ride Home.

2011-06-23T10:55:00.000-07:00

We picked up an extra passenger on the ride home. We had a great trip and got to see many fantastic dolls.

Day 4- Enchanted Mansion A Doll Museum - Baton Rouge, LA

2011-06-23T10:53:00.002-07:00

The Ladies for the Enchanted Mansion were kind enough to give us a little tea party after our tour. They served lemonade and cookies.

Day 4- Enchanted Mansion A Doll Museum - Baton Rouge, LA

2011-06-23T10:53:00.001-07:00

Day 4- Enchanted Mansion A Doll Museum - Baton Rouge, LA

2011-06-23T10:48:00.001-07:00

Day 4- Enchanted Mansion A Doll Museum - Baton Rouge, LA

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Day 4- Enchanted Mansion A Doll Museum - Baton Rouge, LA

2011-06-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

After the Rural Life Museum we traveled to the Enchanted Mansion doll Museum.

The Enchanted Mansion was founded in 1994 by Mrs. Rosemary T. Sedberry. She wanted an additon built on her house to properly display her dolls. Instead, She and her husband, Dr. Joseph E. Sedberry Jr. created this beautiful museum so the public could view them as well. Mrs. Sedberry donated approximately 2,000 dolls. Since then, thousands more have been added.

All proceeds go to the TDS Memorial Foundation to benefit the handicapped. The Foundation was created in memorial to Thomas Dixion Sedberry, Dr. Sedberry's philanthropic uncle.

The building was designed to make one feel doll sized. The front of the building appears to be three stories tall when it is only one story. The first room is furnished with a huge dresser and television. After that you pass through a life sized doll house and into the land of the Gazoba fairies to where one will view hundreds of dolls. Then it's on to the White House where Presidents and First Ladies are on display in a large replica of the White House. Next visitors are transported directly into a storybook. Finally, is the antique room. The museum houses dolls from previous centuries all the way back to the 1750s.

day 4 - State University Rural Life Museum

2011-06-20T14:02:00.001-07:00

Day 4 - State University Rural Life Museum

2011-06-20T13:55:00.000-07:00

The Rural Life Museum also has a large collection of carriages and old hearse carriages and old coffins. They had a few dolls on display also and some baby carriages on display.

Day 4 - State University Rural Life Museum - Vargas Wax Dolls

2011-06-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

On our fourth day we headed to the State University Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge. They have on display several Vargas wax dolls -

From approximately 1915 through the 1930's, Mrs. Vargas-Alphonso, influenced by the artistry of her father who also sculpted in wax, crafted a variety of wax dolls inspired by the black folk she saw on New Orleans's street corners while growing up. Sold exclusively at the time through Harriet's, of 318 Rue Royale in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the completely hand-made, one-of-a-kind dolls are seldom found on today's market due to their inherently fragile nature, making them highly sought after in the Black Memorabilia Collectible arena.

More Photos from Day 3 Keyes House

2011-06-17T07:29:00.001-07:00

More Photos from Day 3 Keyes House

2011-06-17T07:28:00.001-07:00

Day 3- Mariner's Inn Restaurant.

2011-06-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

On Friday after we got back from New Orleans we went to Cynthia's son in laws restaurant. Food was very good and the had a live Jazz band playing.

There were some drinks ordered and some pitchers ordered, we had a good time. Barbara was brave enough to get on the stripper pole ( If anyone has photos of that send me one!)

On the way back we were stopped at a DUI checkpoint. Even tough several of us had been drinking the officer just shined a light in the van saw all of us nice ladies and waved us through. Goes to show looks can be deceiving!

day 3- New Orleans Friday 6-10 French Quarter

2011-06-16T13:44:00.001-07:00

Day 3- New Orleans Friday 6-10 French Quarter

2011-06-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

After we visited the Keyes house we ate lunch and went to Oh' Suzanna doll shop in the French Quarter. The shop had a variety of modern dolls and artist dolls.

After the doll shop we walked around some antique stores and other shops.

Day 3- New Orleans Friday 6-10 Keyes House

2011-06-16T13:39:00.001-07:00

Day 3- New Orleans Friday 6-10 Keyes House

2011-06-16T13:33:00.000-07:00

More Photos from the Keyes House

Day 3- New Orleans Friday 6-10 Keyes House

2011-06-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

On Friday we headed out to New Orleans. We first stopped by Cafe Du Monde for some café au lait and Beignets - Was very Good!

Then we headed to the museum at the Beauregard-Keyes House. -

The Neoclassical House at 1113 Chartres St. in the French Quarter of New Orleans was built in 1826 by architect François Correjolles. It is noted for some of its residents including the original owner, Joseph LeCarpentier; Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard; and author Frances Parkinson Keyes.

The Author Frances Keyes has her doll collection on display at the house.

Day 2- Frenir Landing Restaurant.

2011-06-16T12:55:00.000-07:00

Here are photos from the restaurant that we ate at on Thursday. You can see the alligator right out in the water.

Day 2- Creche Collection

2011-06-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2- Creche Collection

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Day 2 - Thurs 6-9-11

2011-06-16T10:01:00.000-07:00

We started off the day going to Cathedral of St. John in Lafayette. We saw the wonderful collection of creche figures -

Housed in The Cathedral Museum is an outstanding collection of BaroqueNeapolitan crèche, or presepio, perhaps one of the finest and most extensive in the country. It was written in the Smithsonian (December 1991) that "the cache is the passion and pride of partners Jeffrey Gueno and Frank Hanley (now deceased), whose talents and shared interests in miniatures, antiques, art, design and collecting enabled them to assemble this remarkable display". Hanley and Gueno purchased the 18th century figures over a 30-year period. The collectors built sets to display the authentically dressed puppet-type characters fashioned by Neapolitan craftsmen. Enshrined in the place of honor is the Holy Family surrounded by angels singing tidings of great joy to shepherds while the elaborate procession of Magi makes its way through typical street scenes of daily life characteristic of 18th century Naples.

We then went to Breaux Bridge, LA to eat at Cafe' Des Amis and visit some antique shops.

We ended our evening going to the Frenier Landing restaurant that overlooks Lake Pontchartrain. I am happy to say I got to see a Louisiana gator out in the wild in the waters outside the restaurant- I had been hoping to see one on the trip!

More photos from Day 1 at Cynthias house.

2011-06-16T09:57:00.001-07:00

Day 1 of our Trip Wed 6-8-11

2011-06-16T09:40:00.000-07:00

We arrived at Cynthia Orgeron's house and got to see her wonderful doll collection. She has a bit of everything to interest all collectors. We got to see some very rare dolls. She made us a chicken and sausage gumbo for dinner. We also got to see the dolls she has for sale.

Jr Collectors

2011-06-06T06:50:00.001-07:00

Jr Collectors working on the doll house , Leeann, and Sewing.

New Orleans Doll

2011-05-24T08:25:00.001-07:00

Since we had a tie on choosing the doll that is going to New Orleans we let Bonnie choose which doll would be our club gift.

She chose the Stars Over Alabama doll. This doll will be a good representation of Alabama and our club. Thank you to Sandy for making this doll for our club.

May 2011 Meeting.

2011-05-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

Ann had a fun time being Amelia Earhart. As always our members did a wonderful job on the outfits and the props.

Welcome to our JR UFDC collectors who were visiting us for this meeting. We enjoyed meeting you.

We had a good turn out for our sale day. Lots of neat items and dolls. Hope everyone found something they liked.

Thank you also to Sandy for creating such wonderful dolls to give as our gift to Sherry in New Orleans. She put a lot of thought into each one to represent Alabama. We had a tie between two of her dolls. We are going to let Bonnie be the tie breaker and choose our doll. No matter which is chosen they are both equally fantastic and will represent us well.

We have 9 members who are going to New Orleans on our trip. We will be contacting them soon with more details since we wont be having another meeting before we go. I will take lots of photos and post them on the blog when I get back. It should be a fun trip and hopefully we will see a lot of wonderful dolls.

Dont forget to bring in your baby dolls and baby items to display at the Libraries. We are doing 3 this time so we need a good selection of dolls.

2011-05-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone is doing well after the storms. Hopefully none of our members had damage.

I wanted to remind everyone about sending Kat your recipes so she can include them in the book for our gift to Cynthia in New Orleans.

If you can include a photo from a doll in your collection to go along with your recipe that would be great.

Thank you to Barbara Wilson.

2011-04-22T08:35:00.000-07:00

A big club thank you to Barbara Wilson for hosting a luncheon at her house. The club really enjoyed seeing your collection. It's always fun to see what dolls members collect and how they display them.

April Meeting.

2011-04-21T11:34:00.001-07:00

Ann had a fateful trip aboard the Titanic. Members did a wonderful job on all the outfits and props. I am happy to report that all survived but poor Mandy's Ann went overboard.

We welcomed our newest member Carla who was voted in. We are happy to have you back.

Barbara W finally got her Ann! I am sure she will have lots of fun dressing her up for the meetings.

Our Ponchatoula, LA trip is fast approaching. Pamela is now starting to take money and the deadline for money and a head count is by next meeting - May 17th.

Thank you to Guest Sara Glines!

2011-04-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to our guest Sara Glines. She was so gracious to come to our meeting and give a program on the wooden dolls that she makes. Each doll has its own story and Sara carves each doll and makes all the wonderful props for her dolls. We also loved her miniature hand woven baskets.

Our club very much enjoyed seeing her creations. You can visit her at her web site : www.ravinehousestore.com

April 16th - Luncheon at Barbara Wilson's House.

2011-04-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

This is just a reminder about Saturday April 16th for the luncheon at Barbara Wilson's house.

If anyone would still like to carpool please email Bonnie or Sonya to arrange a ride. Barbara lives in Hanceville which is almost an hour away.

Everyone is asked to bring a lunch dish or dessert or drink. If anyone still needs direction email Bonnie or Sonya.

Also - Pamela is starting to collect money for the New Orleans trip. If you are interested in going and have not signed up yet please let her know ASAP so we can get a head count. The cost is $150 not including admissions and food.

A Farewell to Barbara

2011-03-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that Barbara will be having a moving sale Thursday March 31 and Friday April 1 from 1-7 pm.

Items for sale will include the following:

Vintage dolls - $5 - $10

Tonner Dolls - $25

Fabric - 25¢ per yard and up

Recycled Yarn - 25 ¢

Whole skeins of yarn - $1

Vintage Rick Rack & Bias Tape - 10 ¢ each

Please try to come by even if you aren't interested in purchasing just to say good bye to Barbara. She will be leaving Tuesday April the 5th.

I wanted to express how much the doll club will miss her and our club will be loosing a very informative collector, amazing knitter and a good friend.

Her help over the past years with the annual show is greatly appreciated. We are all very sad she will be moving.

Barbara has also graciously donated some of her dolls to the club for our show.

March Meeting

2011-03-18T13:51:00.001-07:00

We had a fun and busy March Meeting. Sally brought in her wonderful Attic Babies. She had several on display to go along with her program. I was unaware of what an Attic Baby was and was delighted to see such creative and fun dolls.

Carla brought in her 10 dolls. We very much enjoyed seeing some of her dolls. And are all excited that she is rejoining the club.

Carolyn provided great food. She really out did herself and the club is very appreciative especially with the desserts! Look out Betty this is going to be hard to follow!

Our Anne Estelle's had a great time dressing up and attending the Alice in Wonderland Tea Party as always everyone did a fantastic and creative job on the outfits.

We are having a guest speaker for our April meeting.

And if you would like to go on the luncheon to Barbara's house April 16th, and would like to carpool please email me or Bonnie to arrange a ride. It will be about an hours drive. Everyone is asked to bring something food or drink to share.

Our trip to Ponchatoula, LA is fast approaching, If you did not sign up yet please get with Pamela. We need a head count to arrange for the van. The cost is $150 + food + admission. This is a great price for all we will be doing and we are planning to have a great time and see a great deal of dolls. Pamela is now collecting money for the trip.

Twickenham Doll Club's - Junior UFDC

2011-03-03T14:32:00.001-08:00

Sandy has started a chapter for the Junior Collectors for UFDC. She has 8 girls so far ranging in ages 8-13. There are no fees for being a member. They are planning to meet about 5 times a year.

They have met twice already and have made "no sew outfits" out of felt for Leeann. Every girl now has a Leeann, some girls attended our Leeann luncheon and other Leeanns were donated to the girls. If you know of any children that might be interested please let Sandy know.

The Jr Collectors will be at our March meeting. It's important to pass on the love for dolls to the younger generation, the support of our club is important. Im sure Sandy would also be interested in any doll related crafts that would be suitable for children or if anyone would like to host a program about dolls just let Sandy know.

Sonya.

February Meeting.

2011-02-16T08:29:00.000-08:00

We had a fun time at our Raggedy Ann theme meeting. Mandy gave a very informative program on Raggedy Ann and her history. She brought in several to display to the club spanning several years of production including some very loved dolls from her own childhood.

Our Ann Estelle's brought in several of their own little Rag dolls and some had fun dressing up as Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Fun opportunity for Kish doll lovers.

2011-02-11T08:27:00.001-08:00

The 2011 new dolls for Kish are being offered with the chance to be hand painted by Helen. Some stores are offering this, each doll is limited to 75. You get to pick some eye colors for each doll. Offer ends Feb 28th or until they sell out the edition. Just $75 more for her to paint the doll.

Thought I would post this incase some members were interested.

Sonya

Ponchatoula Louisiana Trip Lunch At Kathleen's.

2011-02-02T08:58:00.000-08:00

A big thank you to Kathleen for hosting a lunch to discuss our Ponchatoula trip. Kathleen welcomed members of the doll club into her beautiful house and graciously provided lunch with delicious desserts. Best part we got to see her dolls! Her dolls were displayed in very creative ways with adorable props. A big surprise for the club was the massive hand made Ginny house. Each room was expertly decorated and full of little details. Each time you look at the house you see something new. Photos of the house are below.

Our trip to Ponchatoula is being planned. Our tentative dates are June 8-12. We are trying to see as much as we can with trips to several museums and also antique shops and private dealers. Not to mention the 1,000 dolls that we get to spend the week with. This will be an exciting trip and any member who wishes to go should contact Pamela asap so we can get a head count. The club is providing the van and its only $150 to stay plus additional $ for food, admissions and of course dolls.

Kathleen's Beautiful Ginny Doll House

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Kathleen's Beautiful Ginny Doll House

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These are photos of Kathleen's amazing doll house that she built for Ginny. Each room is so unique with tons to look at.

January Meeting.

2011-01-19T06:39:00.001-08:00

I wanted to welcome back our members to our first meeting of the year! January was one of our three business meetings. We have a lot of exciting things planned for this year.

A big welcome to guest Carla Thompson a past member who also has served as president. We hope you will come to more meetings.

We had a show & tell from all our Christmas goodies. Members brought in some excellent dolls. Anne really appreciated tacky day and enjoyed coming to the meeting in a comfy sweater. Our tacky prize goes to Sally who went a step further than anyone else and dressed up her Ann in a refurbished drink cozy - Very cute and creative.

Ann has fun playing in the snow.

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Ann had a good time playing in the snow. She built a snowman and made a snow angel.

Merry Chistmas!

2010-12-22T09:02:00.001-08:00

Doll Shop Closing

2010-12-14T14:41:00.000-08:00

Annette and Friends doll shop is closing due to retirement. She is offering 45% off on most dolls. Thought I would pass it along!

http://www.afdoll.com/

Sonya.

2010 Christmas Luncheon

2010-12-13T06:48:00.001-08:00

We had a great time at our 2010 Christmas Luncheon. Betty picked a fantastic restaurant the food was very delicious. We had such great fun.

All the Ann's were dressed up in their Christmas finest. Everyone out did themselves on the Ann gifts, there were several great outfits, furniture, and other great gifts. Betty picked a story about Bonnie and Pamela that was really funny, and a little on the mark.

A big thank you to Vicki K. for getting Bonnie a gift that every president needs - a gavel. So watch out girls for the next meeting!

Weeden House Museum Doll Display

2010-12-03T14:03:00.000-08:00

The Weeden House is displaying Twickenham Doll Club members Dolls at the museum. The display will run this weekend. Our dolls look right at home at this fabulous historic home. If you are able please stop by and see our display. Thank you to everyone who loaned out dolls.

Weeden House Museum

2010-12-03T14:01:00.001-08:00

More photos from the Weeden House

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-24T12:33:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

November Meeting

2010-11-17T06:17:00.000-08:00

We had a lot of very cute Ann Estelles all busy cooking and bringing in some delicious cookies. Very good job on the aprons and extra credit for bringing in such wonderful props. If only we were doll size we would of had some fantastic cookies!

Barbara Wilson brought in her 10 dolls for membership. She has a very nice collection with a broad range of dolls. We are very happy to welcome back our first president.

Sonya Heim did a program on Anna Brahms dolls and brought in some for display.

Vicki and Denise Mooren did a wonderful job brining in the refreshments. Very delicious chocolate covered strawberries.

Our Christmas party is next month so no regular meeting. Please turn in your checks to Betty if you haven't already. We are going to have a great time and remember to bring in your Ann Estelle gifts our limit is $10.

Sonya.

Christmas Party!

2010-11-10T13:18:00.000-08:00

Christmas Party Sat Dec 11

Terranova's

1420 Paramount Dr. #1

(256-489-8883)

11 am - 1 pm

MENU

Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken

Romano Mandarin Salad with grilled chicken

Both meals include beverage (tea/coffee) and Chocolate Mousse Pie

Total Cost - gratuity included: $16.52

Please send or bring a check payable to Betty Fronefield to the meeting. Maps to the restaurant will be provided before the luncheon.

Indicate on your check which meal you prefer.

Hope Everyone had a Happy Halloween

2010-11-08T07:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some Edwards from Twilight that Mandy dressed up for Halloween. Very cute outfits. Hope he got lots of candy!

New Website.

2010-10-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Since we have to change websites I am experimenting around trying to find the best one that fits our needs.

I have put together this one that I would like members to check out. -

http://twickenhamdollclub.webs.com/

Sonya

Rosa Belle's 90th Surprise Birthday Party!

2010-10-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

The club wanted to show Rosa Belle just how much we love and appreciate her so we threw her a surprise birthday party. Rosa Belle was a founding member of The Twickenham Doll Club and has been to every UFDC convention since 1972-2009. Sandy Page made her a Iris themed doll and Bonnie gave her a Kewpie doll that was painted by Paula. She received other great gifts and cards. Kathleen Collins made her a beautiful cake and delicious cupcakes. Members brought in many dishes of food, It was a great party.

October Meeting 2010

2010-10-20T06:53:00.001-07:00

We had a very special meeting for October, we had Rosa Belle's 90th birthday surprise party. Anne attended a Fall Barn Dance with a friend. There were a lot of cute outfits. Hope Anne has a happy Halloween and doesn't eat too much candy!

Sonya

DAG International Convention 2010

2010-10-18T09:22:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Bonnie, Mandy and I went to the DAG convention in Chattanooga to see the sales room. Here are some photos of the dolls in the competition. We also ran into Obelia at the salesroom.

Sonya

September Meeting.

2010-09-28T09:20:00.000-07:00

We had a great show and tell meeting for September. Several members brought in goodies they purchased at the show and a few just brought in dolls to show.

This was the first meeting that was presided over by our newly elected officers. Hopefully we did a good job and can bring some new and exciting things to the club for the next two years.

We had two guests Sallie Polk and her mother Jessie who brought in some of her dolls to show. She has a very nice collection that has a lot of sentimental value.

Our Anne Estelle theme was school days. There were a lot of creative outfits. We had several naughty Annes who skipped class and now must report to detention! Shamefully most were the new Officers!

I unfortunately was so concerned over bringing the food that I forgot to take pictures of all our show and tell and school day Annes. If you would like for your dolls to be posted please email me the photo and I will put them on.

I have photos that I took later of Bonnies dolls that she brought in. And I have photos of my reproduction A.Marque and two of PL Deatons cloth dolls. Sorry to everyone for not getting photos of the other great dolls.

Sonya.

The Changing of the Officers.

2010-08-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

The club would like to thank our past officers : Sandy Page - President, Barbara Griffin - Vice President , Betty Fronefield - Treasurer , and Bonnie Patton - Secretary. You all did a fantastic job and the club really appreciates everything you do. We had a great past two years with so many activities.

A big welcome to our new officers who will hopefully steer the club for a great upcoming two years. : Bonnie Patton - President, Sonya Heim - Vice President, Pamela Powell - Treasurer and Mandy Heller - Secretary.

PS. To everyone who loaned a Library doll we are picking these up this Tuesday. Please get with Katherine to arrange to pick your doll up. We have three dolls that we do not know who they belong to. They were left at the show for the display if these are ours please email Katherine. Thank you to everyone who loaned a doll our display is great advertising for our show.

2010 Luncheon

2010-08-30T07:07:00.001-07:00

We had a great turnout for the luncheon this past Saturday. The food was great and im sure everyone had a great time. A big thank you to Vicki Kendall for making the very cute Kewpie dolls and for setting up the luncheon. She created the dolls and the box. It was a great surprise to open up the packages and see such creative work and such a cute doll. Little Tony's was a good location and the food was excellent. She also hand made the grand prize the cloth Kewpie.

Our outgoing President Sandy Page presented her former officers with parting gifts. She hand made each doll specifically for each person. Im sure these will be a very treasured memento. Sandy was also presented a Bleuette that was made and painted by Vicki Kendall and the clothes were made by Betty.

Luncheon

2010-08-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

Don't forget this Saturday we will have our Biannual Luncheon and installation of officers on Saturday, August 28th from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at Tony's Little Italy Restaurant on the corner of Airport Rd. and Whitesburg in the French Market Shopping Center.

Vicki Kendall has arranged to have a special doll for each member. New Officers will be installed for the next two years and we owe a great big THANKS to the outgoing officers as they have done a wonderful job in leading our club.

The luncheon will take the place of our regular doll meeting for August and therefore, the next meeting will be in September. There will be a Newsletter sent out to remind everyone of the time and date of the meeting.

2010 Doll Show

2010-08-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone for making this such a great show. Our education display looked fantastic with all the members dolls. And Kat did an amazing job displaying Ellowyne and all her outfits. There were numerous compliments on the professional job our club did for her outfits, many people believed they were Ellowynes factory clothes.

Doll Show is Almost Here!!

2010-08-18T13:22:00.001-07:00

This is just a reminder to bring in movie themed dolls for the education display. We could use any dolls that you have. Please bring them to the Depot Friday morning. I will have tags out so you can write what your doll is.

We are meeting this Friday at 9 am to help set up. We are trying something new this year and are setting up our own tables. Hopefully this will insure they are in the correct spots. We could use all the help we can get Friday morning.

Sonya

2010-08-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

The doll store - Young At Heart Dolls in Madison on 1604-B Hughes Rd is going out of business they are having a storewide sale 35% for anyone who is interested.

Sonya.

Main Library Display

2010-08-05T22:45:00.001-07:00

The Hogwarts crew, courtesy of Mandy, are catching everyone's attention, but they're stopping and looking at the rest. Thank you everyone for your contributions. If you're driving on the Parkway, stop by the library and check it out. We're in the main case on the right side after you enter.

Katherine