Dr. Julia Hoffman and Magda DARK SHADOWS Original Paper Dolls #8

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Fun with DARK SHADOWS

 

Gypsy Redressed

 Gypsy in a beautiful silk handmade hundred-year-old christening gown and a cute sweater to keep her warm. Ron doesn't like her. He also thinks the Hawaiian, is "hideous" though, so he doesn't like any of my Children of the World. They're my favorites. No accounting for taste. He also thinks Tori Spelling is hot. He does like horses. 

Thirteen Makes A Coven

 

Aw, I got my first Himstedt in my twenties while I was waiting tables. Paid for her in a week. That church crowd rocks. She's still my most expensive, a German, I've got three, and have willed her to my Best Witch. Anyways, I'd wanted Munira for awhile, now. No wonder, she's adorable! I've always had a thing for gypsies, anybody who knows me, knows. Probably because Grandma said the gypsies used to camp where my high school was. She said that was the only time they locked the doors. Cher isn't really a gypsy or an Indian. She's just another faker as usual. Munira is a hunky Sinti gypsy. Like Shireem, (Mirth), Maniloa, (Ginger), Tacuma, (Crazy Horse), Panchita, (Esmerelda), and Anila, (Deva), I've changed her name to Gypsy. Like my Darcinians, she is my last Himstedt. I've also got: Tara, Pauline, Liri, Morgana, Aura, Thabi, and Minou. Not saying I'm not planning on buying them as gifts, though. I am. Only a big diamond trumps a Himmie in my book. She's having a good time with Mr. Hoo-doo De'Voo-doo. 

Peaky Blinders

 Aw, I just finished Peaky Blinders. I love that show. It's not just the soundtrack, I could watch it all over again. Fabulous. 

Peaky Blinders

Gypsy Doll: Evelyn Nesbit

                                                               Gypsy
 

Pinocchio

 Pinocchio and Florence, the little Italian doll I won at the doll show, are camped out beneath the chateau. I've started quite the Pinocchio collection by accident, but I've always been partial to the fairy and the cricket. This is my third, Italian. He's porcelain and Venetian. I also have a Venetian jester and try to score them when I can for gifts. Plus, I have the original wooden one from the forties, I believe, and an I 💗 Italy one, besides two Del Toros: the set and a 3D printed one. This one will be joining the cast at the chateau, lying and causing trouble. 

More from the Caravan

 

I'd wanted a caravan for awhile. Ron had taken me to Ravenwood Castle in Hocking Hills. We stayed in the castle, but there were caravans you could stay in, there. They were darling.  I saw some putz type kits too. Then, I'd found a hundred-year-old German one in an old auction catalog made for little dolls. The witches' has an owl theme and can easily be decorated for holidays. If you're considering making one, and like me, your woodworking skills are lacking, a little birdhouse would make a nice easy start. Mine is mostly scraps, but I purchased the door and a couple of wooden boxes at the dollar store. Besides rubber cement, I used poster and foam board glue, too. 

Three Witches Caravan

Thanks to three dollars worth of wood bits from the dollar store and some scraps The Three Witches will be traveling to the Beltane celebration in style this year.