Christmas Cheer

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Holiday Zing

Today’s model is ITBE Zing from the Gloss convention. She is wearing Foto Fab Poppy’s dress, a Color Infusion jacket from the 2013 convention Style Lab and holds a matching cocktail (the chopped off top of a drink stirrer found at TJ Maxx). Her photo was taken yesterday by the wreath on our front door.

May Your Holiday Cheer

Last All Year!

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Happy Holidays

We’re well into crunch time – the big day fast approaches. Soon it will be Christmas! I’ve been baking and decorating cookies, the tree has been trimmed and some of the presents are wrapped. I’ve been a busy little elf. We had a bit of snow, too. So, it truly is looking a lot like Christmas in these parts. Amid the hustle and bustle, I even found time to grab a few holiday dollie photos.

Season’s Greetings!

Merry Christmas!

Today’s model is Fame by Frame Imogen from the Tropicalia convention. She is wearing an elf hat crocheted by me, a sweater (sold as a tree ornament) from Christopher & Banks, LIV dolls Moolight Dance Daniela’s dress, Barbie stockings, boots from the 2008 “The Heist” convention Life of the Party fashion, Fashion Royalty earrings and bracelets and rings that are actually craft store jump rings from the jewelry department. I also created the wreath myself. It’s fashioned out of green wired holiday ribbon from Walmart and trimmed with a bow from a spool of ribbon found at Michaels in the dollar bin. Imogen’s photos were taken a couple of day’s ago in our yard – the first two in the front yard (in a snow pile that I carved a little path in – and, yes, she is standing on her own…with a little help from the snow. LOL) and the last image was taken in our backyard.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

And A Happy New Year!

 

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Merry Christmas!

It’s Christmas night. Many packages have been opened (I feel spoiled by all the awesomeness gifted to me this year!), much food has been consumed (wine, appetizers, Norwegian cheese, ribbon candy, a baked ham dinner and gads of tasty dessert items) and the festive chaos of visiting with family was very much enjoyed. I’m back home now and snuggled into my footie pajamas and Nightmare Before Christmas snuggie, all sleepy-eyed and smiling.

Poppy & her Teddy Bear in front of the Christmas Tree at Mom's House

This is Tears Go By Poppy Parker. She is one of many dollie presents that I received today. She is wearing her original earrings and patterned tights, a Holiday Barbie dress, Fashion Royalty shoes and a pearl necklace that I think came with another Poppy doll. Her teddy bear is one that I’ve had so long that I don’t even remember where it came from anymore. Poppy is standing on the arm of the couch in the living room in front of Mom’s fiber-optic Christmas tree.

From Our House To Yours, We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas.

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The Grinch

Oh, it’s Christmas Eve! And we’ve been watching The Grinch – both the animated one and the more recent version with Jim Carrey. I love Christmas specials. We also watched The Hogfather on dvd – I’m a big fan of Terry Pratchett, so it’s a must. Tomorrow we’ll open presents with A Christmas Story playing on the TV in the background. TBS runs it for 24 hours every Christmas and it’s become tradition in our house to watch it.

Erin and the Grinch

Today’s model is Picture This Erin. She is wearing a dress from a holiday Barbie doll (I can’t remember which one), a necklace I made myself and Lady Like Misaki’s glasses. She’s hanging out with the Grinch (bought at Kohls) on a pile of presents in the living room hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. It’s late, and I don’t think they’ll have to wait long. 🙂

Jump In Bed And Cover Up Your Head ‘Cause Santa Claus Comes Tonight!

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Holiday Togetherness

One of my favorite things about the holiday season is all the time I get to spend with the people I love. I’ve been out shopping with several family members this month and I got to bake cookies with Mom and visited with my stepdad. I’m looking forward to Christmas day when my hubby and I go over to Mom’s house and see everyone. Her little house gets packed to the gills with family and friends. The ones that live out of state will get a phone call and we’ll pass the cordless around so everyone gets to say hello. The skype is set up for a video call to my stepsister and her family in England.

Happy Holidays Dollie Display

Just like my family gets together for the holidays, so do my dolls. I put together a snowy display area for them on top of my entertainment center. I mentioned the specifics yesterday – it’s the same background as I used for Agnes’ photo shoot, but she’s got some company now. 😉 There are Misakis, a Bratz, Momoko, Barbies, Poppy Parkers, a Dynamite Girl and Fashion Royalty gals. I added a sleigh, though it’s tough to see through the crowd, LOL.

May Your Holidays Be Rich With Family, Friends And Good Cheer.

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Making Snowflakes

Do you remember cutting out paper snowflakes when you where a kid? I do. It was a lot of fun. I remember cutting shapes into the pattern, especially hearts and Christmas trees. I also remember the mess of little white bits everywhere. Good times. 🙂

Cole And The Paper SnowFlakes

Today’s model is Odd Girl Out Colette. She is wearing a Barbie Santa hat and Christmas dress, Red Rabbit Misaki’s stockings, Urban Outfitting Nadja’s gloves, Fire Fly Agnes’ boots and a scarf that I made myself. She’s holding a paper snowflake garland that I found a Target a few years ago. She’s standing on a ladder that you’ve seen in previous shoots. And if the background looks familiar, it’s because it’s taken in front of the Christmas tree and decked out pine garlands surrounding the front windows in my living room.

Since There’s Still No Snow Falling Outside,

We’ll Have to Make Our Own Snowflakes.

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Deck The Halls

Well, we’re getting down to crunch time. The holidays are in full swing. The house is decorated, the majority of the gifts have been acquired, cards have been sent out and many of the packages have been wrapped. With Christmas a mere week away, there are still a few things left to do. Cookies will soon be made, a few last-minute gifts will be shopped for and the remaining presents will be wrapped up and placed under the tree. Everything is falling into place.

Barbie Decks The Halls

Today’s model  is Gorgeous Greetings Happy Birthday Angel Barbie. She is wearing the blouse from BFMC Teacher silkstone Barbie, a  plaid skirt of unknown origins, silkstone Barbie’s black hose and a pair of boots from one of the holiday Barbie dolls. The “decked out hall ” in the background is actually the mirror over my fireplace mantle that is draped in artificial pine garland and laden with a multitude of holiday ornaments, lights, glass icicles and acrylic “crystal” bead garlands. A half-strength flash with a gauze filter was used to light the scene.

Fa La La La La, La La La La!

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A Purrfectly Meowy Christmas

So, nothing says Christmas like kitties. LOL. Okay, if you are a cat lover. My husband and I share our home with two felines: a fourteen year old boy cat named Rabbitt (an abbreviated tail is the reason for his name) and an almost two year old girl named Bella. Rabbitt is a big boy with black and  gray stripey markings on a white background. Bell is a fantastically marked Siamese and tortoise shell mix. They are the joy of our lives and much of the household activity revolves around them. They get turkey on Thanksgiving and presents at Christmas time. Our home just wouldn’t be the same without them.

Phyzzlpyph & Horatio in front of the Christmas Tree

Today’s models are both ball-jointed anthro cat dolls from Pipos. Horatio is the Baha model and Phyzzlpyph is the Ringo model. Pyph is wearing a Bratz dress and a Barbie Santa hat. Horatio is wearing woven leggings with suspenders that I bought a few years ago at Target (a Christmas ornament), ooak elf shoes I found at a doll show and a hat that I made for him myself. Their packages are Christmas decorations. The tree was found at A.C.Moore. The floor of their home is a velvet and satin holiday placemat. The wall is foam core with holiday scrapbook paper pinned to it. I used two lamps to light the scene and also turned on the camera’s flash.

Meowy Christmas – From Our Home To Yours.

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Reindeer Games

I love the holidays. We watched some Christmas specials last night. I’ve made plans for shopping trips and cookie baking later in the month with my mom,  aunt and brother. There’s snow in the forecast for later in the week.  I’ve got presents tucked away, awaiting wrapping. There is a feeling of happy anticipation, a willingness to do good deeds and a thankfulness for even the simplest things.

Eden Playing Reindeer Games

Today’s model is Wild at Heart Eden.  She is wearing the gold beaded top from Katiana Jimenez Barbie, a Barbie shrug, a My Scene fashion pack skirt, a silkstone Barbie brooch, Barbie earrings, a My Scene Barbie bracelet, Spring in Tokyo Barbie’s necklace and some gold bangle bracelets that are actually jewelry making links from the craft store. Eden is posed on the back of a golden reindeer that I found at Kohls. Her photo was taken in front of my upside-down Christmas tree. I did some more creative tweaking with my camera to keep the scene warm and twinkling with the feeling of Christmas. I used an 800 iso film speed setting, adjusted the white balance to compensate for the lash, lowered the flash strength and put a gauze mask over the flash itself.

Who Needs Five Golden Rings When You’ve Got A Golden Reindeer?

 

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Time To Decorate

Oh, boy! Well, we pulled out all the Christmas decorations today. LOL, decorating at our house is like an Olympic event.  It usually takes a few days to complete. But we got a good start today. It was awesome. We hang artificial pine garlands around the mirror over the fireplace mantle and all around the living room windows, then they are covered in lights and laden with tons of ornaments. For many years, we had real trees, but last year we got an artificial upside-down Christmas tree that hangs from the ceiling. That also gets trimmed to the gills with lights and ornaments.

My husband took the day off and I  made cinnamon rolls for breakfast as we began the festivities.  Later, he put a turkey in the oven and cooked up all the fixings for dinner. After hours of decorating, we tore into the meal with relish.  Now I can barely lift my arms after all that overhead work, so the rest will have to wait until tomorrow. But it’s already looking so nice. There’s nothing like the sparkle and gleam of holiday decorations to fill one’s heart to bursting with Christmas cheer. 🙂

Aria Helps With The Holiday Decorating

Today’s model is Dynamite Girls Electro Pop Aria. She is wearing a dress & shoes borrowed from Barbie and over-the-knee socks of unknown origins. She’s standing on a ladder that I found at a church sale. The photo was taken in my living room in the front windows, among the Christmas decorations. I think I took this picture while using the camera’s “night photography” mode, but I’m not sure. I was messing around with the camera’s functions, trying to show the glow of  the lights while still using the flash to illuminate Aria.

Trim Every Blessed Needle On The Blessed Christmas Tree… – Who Trimming Song, from How The Grinch Stole Christmas

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