A few days ago Joy mentioned she was taking her wooden doll wardrobes from the early 50’s, to her granddaughter, Landry, for her 8th birthday. They had been handcrafted by Joy’s grandfather years ago and were filled with clothes for tiny 8″ Ginny… Joy said her mother and grandmother had made the intricate dresses and other things and her daughter enjoyed seeing them again, as she had played with them as a child too. Her pictures are so sweet and I’m sure Landry will have SO much fun with her three 80’s dolls and one Joy recently picked up… I LOVED clicking on the pictures and trying to see ALL those clothes… and then they can be hung up in the wardrobes when she’s finished playing.
Joy moved out those wardrobes JUST IN TIME… for a couple of new “friends” to join her doll family…
They are Connie Lowe’s dolls… Meili on the left and Stella on the right… Oh, and Lulu is trying to steal their snacks! :o) Joy will have to fill us in on how big they are… I’m not certain…
Thank you Joy, for always showing us your dollies… we live through everyone else’s dolls…
I was going to add another part to this post… but there is too much to tell, so I’ll just leave you with these 2 pictures… come back tomorrow to find out what they’re about…
See you then,
Blessings, Jeanne
Oh, wow….serious case of doll clothes/furniture envy here, Joy!! Those wardrobes are wonderful, and all those clothes…!!!! Now, my mom sewed for my dolls (although I didn’t have Ginny–I think I may be just a little older than you and I don’t remember Ginny being a big “thing” when I was growing up), but not nearly as many things as your mom and grandma sewed for your dolls! My mom sewed for my “walking doll” (a 13″ or 14″ Princess Mary by Ideal) and my “big doll” (a Horsman baby doll with a magic skin body which, sadly, deteriorated horrendously), as well as a slender baby doll and a rubber drink-and-wet doll (8″ or so). Maybe one of these days I’ll get the clothes out and give them a press and take some pictures. (I don’t have the rubber baby doll or her clothes any more–I gave her, and everything that went with her, away before we moved out here–and cried afterwards! I was almost 15, and certainly didn’t play with her any more, but she was MY BABY!!)
So nice to see a picture of you and your lovely granddaughter, too!
I also enjoyed seeing the picture of your new additions! Thanks so much for sharing.
Looks like Jeanne is playing cobbler again, and our RRFF dolls will be the benefactors!! Nice!! I see Bella and Hanna are looking over my shoulder, when they should be in bed sleeping! LOL
I got more done on my new top tonight. My dollies are all wondering when I’m going to sew for Them again!! Some of them have better wardrobes than I do! LOL
Oh how wonderful the first two pictures are, Jeanne! Is that “our” Joy in the first one? My goodness how young you look, Joy! It’s one thing to think what a person looks like when you don’t see them, and you get this kind of Idea, but when you really see them, it sure changes the picture! I love your hair, Joy!
I too had a Ginny doll in the 50’s, in fact all threee of my sisters did, and I learned to sew for her. It was fun because the clothes were tiny and you got them made rather quickly! We all had different names for our Ginny’s, Ginny Sue, Ginny Lee, Ginny Ann and …drum rool, Ginny Candy!! That was my youngest sister’s name for her! LOL She was about 4 or 5.
I would love to be Landry! She has reason to treasure her collection, since it was given to her by such special people in her life! Those wardrobes are wonderful, I had no idea of the size until you showed them with Joy and Landry. It’s nice to see another collector in the “bud”!
Those shoes look familiar, but I don’t know why. Is there going to be another RRFF outfit in the works?
Hand made doll furniture! You took very good care of everything, Joy.
What a wonderful collection with such memories! Am I wrong in thinking that this gift ties five generations together: Joy’s grandfather, Joy’s mother, Joy, Joy’s daughter and Landry? Wow! That’s a lot of history. They both look so cute and happy. Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures.
Wow, you are right about the generations. I forgot about adding in everyone. Next time we’re down, I’ll try and get a photo of some of the outfits made by my grandmother. They are very sweet. Thank you.
Guess I should have had grand ditch her mask and Tootsie Pop. Ha ha. We’d just come back from outdoor lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant where they have bowls of the pops for an after meal treat.
By the way, Julia, driving over the hill to the restaurant, we spotted a coyote out in the open space not far from the road. People all over the trails too. They are everywhere around here. Not good.
The Connie Lowe girls are about 18″. They are slightly skinnier than the Meadow girls 19″ Ardyn, but can share clothes and hopefully shoes. I haven’t undressed them yet. Connie creates the dolls, paints them, and also makes the clothes which she dyes to the colors that inspire. Each is quite different.
Thanks Jeanne for sharing my childhood. Now, if I can lose those Covid pounds, I’d be happier. 🙂
The “they” I was referring to as being cute was you and Landry. What a wonderful gift. Mask and pop add interest to the photo!
Believe it or not we have problems with coyotes here in the wall-to-wall suburban portions of Orange 🍊 County, California, with a population of 3 million people. When they build more freeway lanes to make some have up to 8-9 lanes at connection points, the coyote population is disturbed and search far and wide for food which includes small pets. They do keep the rodent population down. We also have vast areas of wilderness here as well, so no need to feel sorry about us.
That is so neat Landry will get to play with doll clothes that her great grandmother and great great grandmother made! That is pretty amazing! That is special her great grandfather made the wardrobes, too. She should have a lot of fun with them and the dolls! 🙂
Joy, those doll wardrobes are really neat. What a wonderful gift to pass down to your granddaughter. And the family history behind them makes them even more special keepsakes. I’m sure Landry was thrilled to get them. It’s a sweet picture of you and Landry.
Congratulations on your two new dolls too!
Those are cute shoes. I admire the fact that you have continued making doll shoes- perseverance! You are really getting good at it. Looks like another outfit is on the way!
What a wonderful gift for Landry and such a legacy that goes with it. And what a blessing that Joy has a granddaughter who will appreciate and value it and hopefully pass it on to the next generation. Great picture of Joy! Seeing pictures of people on the blog is almost like meeting them in person. I’m awful at getting pictures taken of myself. Not for any reason, I just never think of it or I’m taking it of someone else. While the kids were growing up we had family pictures taken often, usually when they were updating the church directory so we are pretty well documented in that way (as hubby likes to say). But these days I kind of leave it up to the kids to do the pictures and we can never get everyone together to do a picture of the entire family. With the grandkids spread out over so many years, and not everyone living close by, it is doubtful we’d have the whole clan in a picture anyway.
I’m by nature a traditionalist but I think I’m the only one in my family who is, past and present. In the “old” days people used to pass things down because they actually lasted, but also because replacing things involved more than driving to the mall. And things were usually handmade and cherished by each generation. We have some quilts that were handed down from David’s family but nothing from my side of the family. I’m not sure exactly what happened to things along the way. It seems too that many offspring today don’t want “stuff” that they don’t need or won’t use – and that includes tradition.
Congratulations Joy on the new additions to your family. I’ve seen the Connie Lowe dolls in “Dolls” magazine but didn’t know any one who had one.
The clodhoppers! Can’t wait to see the outfit that goes with them. I always liked funky shoes and these are the funkiest. Too cute!!
Ha, ha, Barbara, you too remembered the clodhoppers! I was wondering if those were the ones, so if you and I remember, they must be! I believe Marilyn suggested that Jeanne save them and make a cute casual outfit to go with them! Maybe that is what Jeanne has up her sleeve!
The furniture and the tiny little dresses look adorable. I found myself wishing I could see all the clothes in more detail. I did see a fur stole which is really cute. It’s so nice that Joy has a sweet granddaughter to pass these on to.
I don’t know why my posts so often show up as a reply. I meant it to be a separate comment, and there is no way to edit it after it posts.
I’m amazed at how well you have looked after the dolls and wardrobes, Joy. I was never so careful as a child. It was lovely seeing the pictures. Landry is one lucky little girl.
I know what you mean about the ‘covid pounds’. So much easier to put them on than take them off. It is when even elastic waist clothes are getting tight that I realise I might have to do something about it or buy a whole new lot of clothes lol.
Wow, what fantastic wardrobes filled with clothes. What a treasure that will be for Landry to enjoy. So nice to see you Joy as well.
Congratulations on your new dolls. thanks for sharing. Lulu does look like she wants a butterfly cookie.
Ha ha, the clodhoppers. I guess will be seeing Sara or Rozen for another new outfit.
Love Stella and Meili> I have a Big Stella and a Little Stella, and a Meili on order! I adore Connie’s dolls. 🙂 I love the Ginnys and all their ‘stuff’ too. Lucky little girl! 🙂
Joy your Ginny clothes and furniture are just fantastic and the time and patience it took to make all those dresses and accessories….well….it just doesn’t happen anymore. Your cute granddaughter looks so much like you! What a sweetie.
Jeanne your shoes are so”in”..the Fashion Friends will be crazy about them…even a colored liner😉. Is that the start of a new outfit?
cool! I remember having a ‘Ginny’ doll too. And had a metal ‘trunk’, kind of a suitcase that was actually a place I should have hung my doll’s clothing. (not that I always did that… I can remember things being kind of ‘crammed in’ at times. I wasn’t so orderly 🙁
Hurray for the granddaughter who can now enjoy these items all over again!