Sasha Festival 2014 - post 3

Another really fun person that I met this year is David. I had a chance to chat with him on Friday evening, and learned that he helped out with the festival patterns -- the curve in the sleeve of the baby dress was his idea, and just perfect. He also made the stockings for the festival outfits, and probably some other things I don't even know about. David is a very talented designer, and co-owner of D.A.E Originals. I've heard he makes people clothes as well; boy would I love to wear one of his creations! He made some simply fantastic Sasha outfits to sell at the festival. Here is a picture of his sales table, all limited editions of one to three.

I had a hard time choosing between my two favorites, the White Tulle Bebe Chanel Dress Ensemble and the Mondrian Party Dress Ensemble, and wound up buying both. I know who owns the other copies of these outfits, and am a happy triplet and twin as they are ladies with good taste. Here I am with David when I bought my first dress, which I think sold out almost immediately.

And here is Tina with David when she bought a dress, right before I had earned enough money at my sales table and thus had enough cash to buy the other copy (two peas in a pod, she and I).

photo credit: Tina Gross

I took some pictures of these outfits at home today, with Raven as my model (I really need to make/find a dark colored background, as it would have helped a lot when I was photographing the white dress).

First, the tulle dress, black floral lace stockings, and black hairpiece (with Randall Craig shoes).

Second, the color-block coat, matching sleeveless dress, and pink stockings (also with Randall Craig shoes). Couldn't you just picture me wearing this outfit?

Getting Ready

Boo and I picked the dolls and clothing that we're bringing to the festival this morning; the doll's clothing that is, we still have to pack for us. It was hard for Boo not to choose ALL of her dolls - she's just bringing her babies, so I promised we can buy a treat for Calla and Rose so they won't feel left out. And speaking of babies, I gave Boo one of mine this morning (she accompanied us to the 2011 festival as an unnamed baby, but has otherwise not been on the blog). Here are her triplets Madden, Kelly, and Kitty sharing a high chair at dinner.

Boo asked me how I could choose just two dolls from my "hundreds" (okay, not hundreds, more like 60), but that was easy. I'm bringing two dolls I've purchased recently and think their previous owners will enjoy seeing some pictures of them. My blog has been rather neglected recently due to a new job and wonky thyroid, and these two girls need some face time.

There's still a lot to get done before we leave. Boo has been working on her Dress-A-Sasha entry, and I've been crafting away, trying to get table hostess gifts finished. So much to do, so little time ...

Birthdays

Today is my Mom's birthday - Happy Birthday GramMarion!

As a birthday gift to her, I thought it would be fun to share the birthday gifts that she's been sending to me. You see, my presents have been mom-made doll clothes. She used to knit and crochet clothes for my Barbie dolls when I was young, but now is creating clothes for my Sasha dolls. I am such a lucky girl!

Three years ago she bought a set of the Golden Hands patterns on eBay and surprised me with several outfits for my birthday. Aren't they marvelous?!

Last year my Mom had been testing knitting patterns for Susanna Lewis, so I received the items that she made - a ribbed sweater and an assortment of socks (these patterns are in the new book Sasha Dolls, Clothing and Patterns). The chest of drawers in this picture was part of Kendal's table hostess gift at the recent Sasha Festival in Stratford. I haven't introduced this girl yet, but you may know her as Shelly's model Addison - now renamed Raven.

This year she created crocheted summer jackets, modeling them after a jacket that my Grandmother made for one of my Mother's dolls when she was a child. I think I have seven different colors of the jacket, plus one made up without sleeves as a little cape. Alas I ran out of photography time today, so here is a picture from Stratford. Alison is wearing the cape, while Calla, Rose, and Kitty have on three of the jackets. I'll post more pictures at some point in the future.

Thanks Mom!