Dressing for Holiday Parties!

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After too long a time, I finally got into the doll room to catch up---honestly all the dolls were still in summer clothes...mostly because we had 80's in October here in Chicagoland and even high 70's in November.

Of course shopping at Vickie's is totally necessary for the Gals and Guys, too. 

Zoe is waiting on two special ladies, who are both about to go to a fun event at Navy Pier.  Even if they are 'old' girls...they are dressing for a rocking time.

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(These two are unnamed at this point)

Lavender: I will say this is a great shop! 

Brunette: I still think this outfit is a bit racy...but I am a Repro...so technically I can wear anything...old or new.

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Outside waiting at Barbie and Ken's backyard, Genevieve: I think this is a perfect dress for dancing past Midnight.

Lavender: Well no time to waste, our Uber will be here in 5 min.

Brunette: I wish I had brought a coat, this skirt is definitely air-conditioned.

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Standing in snow isn't comfortable either!

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Lavender: I hope you aren't going to Whine all night...maybe we should have some wine now?

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Brunette: Photographer, how about some wine while we are waiting...?

Sets:

Vickie's Vintage upstairs DIY diorama constructed of wood, plexiglass, and lots of wallpaper made from scrapbook paper

Townhouse wall: $$ store sticky wall tiles. Wall facing is foamcore covered in white sticky vinyl. 

Barbie and Ken's Backyard winter garden.

    Backdrop city scene (originally Walmart for 18" dolls, I added paper snow and            street to cover green park area for the winter season).

Back yard: covered in Sheet polyester batting snow pulled edges and over existing scrapbook paper grass.

Vintage garden furniture with homemade cotton  cushions.

Tea light in fire pit, by Lemax

Rocks on candlestand for fire pit

Bushes and trees made from odds and ends, mostly plastic.

Fence $$ store

Beige divider by door, homemade from scraps.

Dolls: 

Genevieve: Mattel  1966-7 Twist and Turn Mod wearing 1996 blue and gold gown trimmed in fur, gown also remade in 2000 for a 6 pc.fashion set. Fuzzy white stole is new. Mules unknown vintage.

Brunette:Mattel Silken Flame Reproduction 1962 Brunette Bubblecut. She's wearing skirt from Sparklz collection clothes (2021?) sparkly top was from Temu. Current shoes.

Lavender: Mattel 1962-3 Bubble cut with a bit of a repaint in Barbie Extra Jacket #15.  Underneath she wears Barbie Signature Looks, Model 11 2022 Silver Jumpsuit. Current shoes.

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Windy City Christmas Party 2024, Longest Diorama

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I actually got to do some fun stuff in the craft/doll room this week. A doll club friend asked for some help setting up a 'Christmas Party' diorama for our holiday party.

The party was held at a local library (one I had nver been to,) so with a rough idea of how we might set something up and a bunch of questions and answers as to exactly what the theme was to be...it was settled a winter wonderland type formal party setting with a dance floor, band, photo op spot, and just some winter lusciousness.

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This was a temporary setup of how an acrylic lighted dance floor might look with  a backdrop of trees and lights.

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After the first run with the lights, I decided to really put them in a straight line...the haphazard look wasn't working. I coated the acrylic plastic with washable kids glue clear and then 'basically decoupaged some snowflake tissue on to it. It worked pretty well. I'm hoping I will be able to soak it off later. I may use it for a doll story. 

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My goal was to use as much stuff as I already had. I did purchase the tissue 2 packages at $1.47,. glue was like $2.76. I mounted the wood beams (painted silver acrylic) and double stick taped them to a piece of foam core. The measurements of the floor are 24" x 18".  The lights were plug in and began at the far end of the stage, you can see the stage footlights reflected on my backdrop.

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I had hoped the tables at the library would be as deep as my work table (30")

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I covered a hunk of  packaging styrofoam...the thick dense white stuff around fragile electronics. I covered this with my trusty matte silver poster board. I poked holes through the edge of the foam and inserted the lights up from bottom...roughly 1" apart.

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This is my old trusty mini stage from gosh my 2017 Halloween Bash...it looked rough...so I also covered this and made a similar footlight of the poster board. Everything was applied with double stick foam tape.

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Another necessity was to have some seating. Since it was too cold to spray paint all my dollar store chairs...I covered them with some tissue squares and tape. A sweet tie of ribbon across the back. Tables had a cohesive table cloth square and a simple tree for a centerpiece.

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I did not do this---it was an inspiration photo backdrop on Pinterest (real size). I could not find the original source, it's been used a million times. My friend wa really liking the idea of a photo op...spot for the dolls everyone would bring to the meeting.

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I used the wall backdrops with trees and lights and my trusty cake pillars. These are actually the ones for the Grandview with all kinds of velcro which I utilized to stabilize the dome which is a baseball cap drying frame I've had for years. I did buy 4 sprigs of white berries for 1/2 price at $1.00 each. The glass balls I had on hand from past projects and the battery lights---two strings 

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This was a very popular spot for couple shots. 

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This couple was waiting their turn in the gazebo. 

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Stunning dress on this doll and he's pretty sharp, too.

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These girls were waiting for their turns...for Christmas cards for MOM. Custom dresses on an early Midge and a Handkerchief design on Barbie.

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Here's an over view of the bar area...left- where a group of characters showed up to party. Santa was first up to the modified 'Gloria' bar. The Ugly sweater crew showed up looking adorable!. 

The dance floor is to the right. Two more pillars support a rod with my mirror ball lights I've also had for years and never used but for the Billie Holiday Special last Spring. the 18" floor just fit with the snow and tree in front of the backdrops.

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Everyone placed their dolls where they wanted to party---um this girl must have started very early and was definitely a 'bargirl' and carried her chair everywhere.

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To the left of the bar were a bunch of tables ...the Serious shoppers landed here.

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They also had theatre tickets for after the party.

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The more sedate crowd, the Silkstone party girls were all decked out and enjoying the ambiance.

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Custom dresses on the two on the right.

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Meanwhile the dance floor is hopping, and the band is playing.

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Great couples dressed  for serious partying.

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The entire event was video'd by our trusty photographer.

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Zara on the violin, Jin on the guitars, 

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Tres on Drums, while Sonnie is on Sax and clarinet. 

An Barbie Advent calendar doll is enjoying the songs, too.

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Gregory is ready with the French horn and horns.

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And look who popped in to do some Holiday music...

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..."

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Ella backs him up...and oh, they sound great. 

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The weather outside is frightful....

A couple of very vintage dolls enjoys the great band vibes.

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The whole display went up in less than two hours, and down in 20 minutes with lots of help.

Size---4 5'tables 21" wide....and we made it work! A total of 20 feet of lit diorama filled with dolls! 

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I really should have snuck some Mistletoe in there...

who wouldn't love to dance with a guy in a pink tuxedo! 

Happy Holidays...a great time was had by ALL! 

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A quick Catch-UP....and a cute Find.

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First, I haven't been in the doll room for longer than five minutes for the last three months. But, my son surprised me with a cute trio of mini Barbie Little Debbie Dolls from 1997. 

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I couldn't get the last hat to stay on---they have been in their original box for 27 years, and the hair knots are pretty well set. I straightened the hair out and put them back in hoping the hair will retrain hanging down without brushing.

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Apparently they were a coupon mail in...opportunity...the details on the dresses are delicious, and so tiny! Some parts the bodices and collars are soft vinyl, whihc has held up well in storage. 

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I was never a Little Debbie fan except for the brownie things...lol. I was more of a  'serve your kids, rocks and twigs, Mom.' If it wasn't healthy it didn't come into the house. Talk about embarassed, my 8 year old son came home from a sleep over waving an aluminum pouch in my face filled with "The most wonderful thing in the world, Mom....they call them Pop-TARTS."  We still didn't have them in the house after that.

But, these girls are adorable...and such a sweet gift, they come with a stand you ram their feet into  and are barely 5" tall...just thought I would share. I might have to make a mini display box..with picket fence, maybe an animal or two, how about a swing...all in 1:12 scale...how about a dollhouse, LOL

Hope this finds all my readers well and happy, and I hope to post a bit more this week, if the heat continues. It's in the upper 80's still here..and hard to breathe with Canadian smoke. Hope all are safe there and in California.

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