Elizabeth and I had a wonderful photo session… too good, in fact. I took 51 photos and didn’t want to eliminate ANY of them… she truly is an amazingly beautiful and photogenic doll. Once I got the light right, she did her thing and charmed her way through all the pictures without me having to tell her anything… (well…it was almost like that!) :o)
Elizabeth got all the pretty pictures taken of her, but Caroline got her name in the Ebay title, as she’s the American Girl Regency period doll. Anyone looking for Regency dresses will look under Caroline. Poor Elizabeth, all that work modeling for me and she doesn’t even get recognized as a true Regency girl…
I had my listing all ready and scheduled to go on Ebay and about an hour before it was supposed to go on, I remembered I hadn’t put my story line in my description…. DUH! So I had to hurry and do a little editing…I was doing a little reading and realized I don’t know as much about Caroline’s time line as I would like… I had to make up the part about “The Women’s Society Club” and hope that there really was one…
I hope they had “fashion shows” too… If not, I guess it’s okay… it’s just a listing…
I decided to go with “Blissful in Blue.” It was a favorite in the comments and emails sent to me. Breathtaking in Blue was second, but it was too long. Blue Persuasion was good and so was Vision in Blue. I have those names and all the others suggested, written down and will use them sometime in the future. Thanks for all your help…:o)
I did brush up on the gloves and found an interesting quote from some article…(I forgot to write down the source…oops!) It said, “The glove should advance considerably above the elbow and there be fastened with a drawstring or armlet.” Then it said, “But this should only be the cases when the arm is muscular, coarse or scraggy. When it is smooth, fair and round, it will admit the glove being pushed down to a little above the wrists.”
So I decided Elizabeth had smooth and fair and round arms…not scraggy ones… (What’s a scraggy arm, anyway?) Oh, I’ll save you from looking it up, as I just had to find out… it’s a wrinkled, crepey, skinned arm… :o)
I guess you’d like to see some pictures now? Here are a few… like our session, I had a hard time narrowing it down… If you’d like to see the listing, you can click on the picture at the top right side bar or you can click HERE.
If you want to see any of the pictures below, larger, just click on them.
See, I told you she was photogenic, didn’t I? I hope you enjoyed seeing her whole dress set.
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
Oh, Elizabeth looks just beautiful, Jeanne! I love the way the skirt drapes to the back and the flow of the lace ruffle dances around the skirt! Everything about it, the lacy neckline and sleeve bands, the sweet little cap, sparkly necklace, lacey gloves and fan, are just perfection!
So glad you picked Blissful in Blue, even though I wasn’t the first to suggest that!! I think it fits the best!
Supposed to be better weather today, hope so!
Thank you Linda,
I just love Elizabeth in this color blue and think this may be her prettiest Regency dress yet.
I always liked Blissful in Blue and was sad that George and Rebecca didn’t pick in the beginning. Oh well, it fits and I’ll use the others another time…
Pretty outside today, isn’t it?
Thanks Linda,
Blessings, Jeanne
Pacific blue with whitecaps. Lovely.
Up early to head to the bay area through the commute traffic.
Hi Joy,
Your description of the waves and whitecaps is wonderful, Joy. You should have been a writer.
Have a good trip at the bay!
Blessings, Jeanne
So very beautiful, Jeanne. May Blissful in Blue find that warm home to welcome your carefully made and very, very pretty ensemble.
Thank you Becky,
Oh, how sweet your words are… and I hope you are right, that someone who really wants it welcomes it warmly into their home.
Blessings, Jeanne
The ensemble is just beautiful. There isn’t a single aspect that doesn’t look like it belongs. Your photos are lovely and Elizabeth is too! She definitely does not have scraggy arms.
Looking forward to seeing who will be next. I’m sure she won’t have scraggy arms either!
Hope you have a good day.
Take care.
Hi Charlotte,
Thank you for all the compliments about Elizabeth’s dress. Ilike everything about this one too… it does look like everything goes with this set, doesn’t it… not too much and not too little.
My new girl won’t have scraggy arms either. Isn’t that a funny word?
Thanks Charlotte,
Blessings, Jeanne
Caroline who?! Elizabeth really IS amazingly beautiful and photogenic, Jeanne, and every bit the Regency girl in this lovely blue gown. From the sweet Juliet cap to the deep ruffle hem, she truly is the epitome of charm and elegance as the model for “Blissful in Blue.” Shhh, I won’t tell her about the title if you won’t! Enjoy your moment in the fashion show, Elizabeth!
Thanks Anne,
It’ll be our little secret and maybe Elizabeth won’t notice that title… She’s just enjoying her time on the cutting table, with her long neck craned sideways so she can see what’s happening in my sewing room!
Thank you for the sweet compliments, Anne.
Blessings, Jeanne
Now I understand the meaning of scraggy arms….I just looked at mine! I’m way beyond worrying about saggy , wrinkly skin…but I had s good laugh when I read the description?
The dress is too cute for words. Love that shade of blue. The lace, the hat, the gloves and fan. She’s perfect!
Thank you Kathie,
I’m keeping my arms under wraps until I think they are fair, smooth and round…then I’ll make myself a pair of lacy gloves… just kiddin’
Thanks Kathie,
Blessings, Jeanne
How lovely Elizabeth looks in her beautiful new outfit. I really like the drape of the skirt and of course the fan and headpiece also. That’s pretty funny about the scraggy arms. I’m still trying to figure out how you would fasten a drawstring at the top of a glove. I guess the advice only applies to ladies who had a maid or someone to help them dress!
Hi Carolyn,
I wondered the same thing…it must have been a maid thing…like you said. Unless they had Velcro back then and were keeping it a secret!
Thanks Carolyn,
Blessings, Jeanne
Throughout history, a few women have had a secret that has saved them endless time — Cleopatra, Elizabeth I of England, Florence Nightingale, Madame Curie, Sarah Josepha Hale, Edwina Mountbatten, Coco Chanel, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Wangari Maathai — a secret kept for centuries. How did they get so much done? No lacing, tying, pinning, buttoning, and snapping for them. They kept the secret of VELCRO.
I imagine it was given to them by Wonder Woman — does that outfit look buttoned, tied, or even zipped?
So — who’s up next?
I liked your comments, Marilyn! You always surprise me with something fun!
Who’s up next? You’ll get a hint tomorrow… but just a hint!
Blessings, Jeanne