An Easter Greeting!

Happy Easter!
I made a special Easter Story-message for you or little ones you love. Just click on BeachBabyDoll's Easter Message
Feel free to share it with those you love. I took most of the pictures while on Spring Break in N. C.

Happy to be "part Irish"

My doll Cate is all ready for St Patrick's day dressed in green.  I don't know too much about St Patrick, do you?  I looked him up on the History Channel, not too many facts there. I believe he was an important missionary to Ireland so, no matter the leprechans, pot of gold, shamrocks even, he took his calling to spread the Good News of Christ seriously. I celebrate Christ with him on March 17 so I'll be wearing green too. And actually I AM part Irish.  I think I have one or two Irish followers. If you read this and want to add some info on St Pat, it would be great.
Maybe you're asking, "What's the Good News of Christ?" See the side bar. It's what Easter is all about!

Dolls need a spa! Part 1.

Sometimes in the worst way, dolls need a spa. Hair seems to be the most vulnerable to disaster.  Cutting by a budding 4 year old stylist is always a problem. And worse when she applies lipstick, but not even on the lips. But, there is HOPE. Here's my newest project which I haven't started yet:

and:

My favorite Doll Spa tools:
A dog comb. Actually, I already used it on this sweetie.
Benzoyl peroxide 5% (cream for acne sold in the dollar stores)
Magic Eraser (love it and now there are some generic ones)
Tooth brush, Q-tips, something soft and small to clean the little wrinkles and ears, nose, etc.
Soft white cloth
Dawn dishwashing soap and sometimes 409
Acetone free nail polish remover
Patience and time.
Downy, preferable scent free softener.

Stay tuned for Part 2. I have to stop for tonight.

Ginny Dresses, A prayerful Barbie, Girl Scouts-100 yrs old

I know people will be so happy that I have moved away from my Merry Christmas blog.  I was a little busy sewing for a dear customer who bought 17 dresses for Ginny dolls.  Her granddaughters are so fortunate to have such a loving and generous granny! I really appreciate such a big order and for after Christmas!

The above are the seventeen dresses. 4 in the top picture and 13 in the bottom. Sorry, some of my Ginnies don't have their little shoes on.

A lot of good things happened to me recently, but one of the best was that my DH put up some pretty shelves in my "studio" for my dolls and hooks to hang their clothes on.  This is helping me get stuff up off the floor. I am a real doll stuff pack rat. One of my New Years resolutions--- as usual, I might ad---was to get organized. So I'm working on it slowly. Prayer helps which leads me to my next topic:

I found out that another friend of mine in my Bible Study loves dolls too. It's so fun to talk with "mature girls" like my self and find we have this common interest.  She shared a great picture with me of her Barbie praying. She emphasized that all her Barbies are good girls. Above is her sweet picture. I love the teensy Bible.  Her Barbie is on the right tract!

I'm late on wishing all the Girl Scouts, a very happy 100 years! 12 of those years I was blessed to be a part of  a wonderful group of girl scouts who, for many of us, continue to be in touch after a very long time since we ever wore our uniforms.  So go out and BUY THOSE COOKIES! Dolls can celebrate too.  My friend Kathy made a wonderful Girl Scout Uniform for an American Girl Doll for her granddaughter's birthday. I helped a little making the polo shirt (with the LibertyJane pattern) and helping with some embroidery on the sash. Kathy designed the skirt, sash and also hat and a little purse for those "dues". She had a great idea of making the little badges out of tiny badge pictures covered with something like clear contact paper. 

Kathy's granddaughter had a lovely American Girl Doll Birthday party which I have been meaning to blog about for months now but it will have to wait a little longer!  Got to get back to organizing.

Merry Christmas to all!

Reading the Christmas Story in the Bible on Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas and Dolly hugs from all the gang at BeachBabyDoll.com!  Thanks for all the wonderful business this year. Your purchases are a blessing to the children and an encouragement to me! Sylvia

My doll Nicole visits the Holy Land

Going to the Holy Land at Christmas time was such a good idea that my doll Nicole, me and my hub decided to do just that. Since we couldn't quite afford the fare to Jerusalem, we decided to visit the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando.  What a marvelous Christmas celebration it was! I hope you will enjoy Nicole's trip in her story. Just click: Nicole goes to the Holy Land  I couldn't begin to get pictures of all the wonderful things we saw so I just hope you can visit someday. The gospel message is the main theme of this theme park!

Merry Christmas!

This photo is Project Child's dolls for Haitian Girls.

I apologize for not blogging more.  BeachBabyDoll.com so appreciates all her customers and their help in sending children to Christian camp. I've been hard at work getting your doll fashions to you and celebrating with family this great time of year.

Recently, I received a great newsletter from Project Child and wanted to share it with my readers.  You will all be interested in the dolls heading to Haiti for Christmas! Sadly, I did not have anything to do with preparing these lovelies for their trip though I have sewn for Project Child in the past. Don't they look beautiful and excited for their journey!  What a great gift for the girls. (The boys are getting soccer balls.)  These dolls are dressed in their school uniforms. You will enjoy reading their newsletter.  Just click here

I hope through this season we all  (especially me!) don't get  too busy and can focus on Christ and what great gifts He has given the world!!!!! As we remember  from the Bible in John 3: 16 and 17

 ¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.