Barbara's Creative Projects
Once again I had Mina send me a picture for my Jack ‘o Lantern (drawn on her iPad):
It’s a princess, but not entirely sure what the bottom line was I decided to combine this princess with a picture of me she had drawn this summer:
This is the end result: I used 4 battery-run tea lights to light it. I’m quite impressed with how long they last — all night for several nights already.
Sheena Gingerich and Chris Filion were married on Saturday, September 27, 2014. For those of you who couldn’t be there, this will give you a glimpse of the fun we had:
Mina has been asking for a Barbie doll lately and her mother has been resisting. Mina has many dolls already!
Gramma has a box of Barbies at her house. They are mostly dolls I bought very cheaply at Value Village back in the days when I was running a community centre. One evening, while on FaceTime I showed them to Mina. Of course, she wants them!
In order to stay as close as possible to her mother’s good side, I decided to give one doll to Mina, Skipper – this doll was her favourite when I showed them to her. Her Uncle Simon and Auntie Chrissie will be carrying it to California for her birthday.
I did a little research online and found that this model was created in 1967. She is in pretty good shape for such an old girl, wouldn’t you say?
Another special doll in my box is the one I bought myself. My parents didn’t have money for buying toys so I saved hard and finally had the $3.50 or so that she cost back in about 1967 or 8. I believe she is a “vintage standard” model – http://www.fashion-doll-guide.com/Vintage-Standard-Barbie-Doll.html.
Here is Barbie wearing the crocheted dress I made for her a number of years ago:
