TAKING A BREAK FROM ALL THINGS SASHA

To all my Sasha friends out there!

http://youtu.be/owDH16cUISc

This is a link to Yasmin's (daughter - not Sasha) recording of one of her songs. She finally agreed to have one of them on YouTube!

I hope you will have a wonderful Summer (which seems to have finally arrived here in Britain).

 

I am taking a break from Sasha for a while – going ‘Cold Turkey’, as it were. I don’t seem to be able to get anything done as long as I am thinking about the needs of my Sasha family. So, being a totally weak character, I don't even allow myself to look at those lovely Sasha blogs out there, which I miss dreadfully I might add, as these have the effect of leading me astray. No looking on Ruthsdolls site either, nor on Shelley’s site and not even on Ebay until the Autumn.  I expect to be given a handsome reward for my sacrifice in the form of a blank cheque from my husband to indulge myself at Dee’s Sasha Do in October. See you then, and have lots of fun in this fine, warm weather in the meantime.  Karin

POPPY OUTDOORS

Kendal’s pictures of her wonderful Sashas always look even more amazing when taken out of doors, I thought I might try and see whether Poppy, my mid-60s Slate Eyed Götz, looks any better when photographed outside (you can see that the bonding process is not yet complete!)

 

She is wearing a pretty Summer outfit made by Petrana and her Boneka shoes

 

She has a wide-eyed look, which I like a lot. Her hair is off the face, although I think she may have had a bit of a fringe at some point.

 

On balance, I think the Sashas photograph better outside. They seem to need a lot of natural light to look their best.

She has a sweet profile. All in all, I think I am beginning to warm to her!!!

 

MIRACLE OF MOTHER NATURE

 

 

This year, I thought, with the cold and damp Spring weather plus the fact that even on fine days I couldn’t get out into the garden because of back pain, my garden would be a wasteland. The most I could hope for, I thought, was that there would be at least a bit of green here and there. Who would have thought that nature took a hand and transformed my garden into a riot of colour! For some reason (maybe because of the wet and the cold) the Aquilegias seemed to go berserk! So I thought I’d just post some pictures of the garden, for a change!

West View



 

 

 

 

East View



Brunera, Geraniums and White Honesty

Rhododendron and Geranium

 

Alliums

 

Nothing much more need be said – it is all very simple and self-explanatory



FAVOURITE DRESSES AND DESIGNERS - Part I

You have probably seen it all before, but on a rainy day what else can one do but photograph ones Sashas yet again and put them on the blog!

 

Vintage Sasha.

I don’t have many outfits from this very sought-after designer, as I am always too late, but here is one I bagged some time ago. Aliyah is modelling it here. A very 'Sasha' kind of outfit.

 

 

 

Petrana

I am very fond of Petrana's Sasha clothes. Hanna is wearing a simple, classic dress, beautifully made. Lovely colour - Alt Rosa, in German -  and a lovely linen feel to the material. Very pretty.

 

Jadzia

I have collected quite a few of Jadzia’s creations. They are very distinctive and beautifully made. I like the fact that they close with buttons rather than poppers. This one is a sweet little dress. The collar is made from a self-patterned white satiny cotton. Natasha is the model here.

 

 

I love this dress. Lime green with quite large daisies. It is very fresh and suits this redhead very well. Lovely material. Again, the collar is made of white, self patterned cotton. Very pretty.

 

To be continued!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

 

Yes, another year has passed and I have spent a really nice day celebrating. Amongst my presents are a couple or three which are Sasha related, and I should like to share those with my blog. 

First up, part of a poem with reference to my Sasha dolls:

(a wonderful, wonderful poem by my daughter, Yasmin, recounting my entire life in verse!)

 But when the grandkids aren’t at hand

She thinks her Sasha dolls are grand

Decked in their bespoke couture

Primped and washed and well-coiffured

They each bear a family name

And put their counterparts to shame

‘Cause all of THEIR clothes are designer

And all of OURS are made in China!

Wasi doesn’t seem to mind

We suspect he’s just resigned!

(I detect just a tiny hint of criticism here regarding the amount of money being spent on Sasha clothes!!!)

 

Iona is wearing a very pretty dress made by Petrana. A present from my friend Elizabeth, who often visits me to see what's new in my Sasha world. I love the dress!

 

 

 

Here Iona is showing off her JJ shoes, a present from Gillian! They are wonderful! I had no idea how well made they are and how well they fit. Such a surprise and a real delight. Iona thinks so too!

 

 

Poppy is wearing a sweet little dress  also made by Petrana. A present from my friend Jan. I think it really suits her. It’s beautifully made like all of Petrana’s clothes. I think I have something similar already in my clothes collection!!! 

 

 

 

 

I didn’t realize that the slate-eyed Götz girls are quite a bit taller than the Trendons from the early 70s.
 

 

My husband bought me this Ruthsdolls outfit, which I love. I am ashamed to say that I opened it as soon as it came and started to take photos with it. I parcelled it up again, so that he could wrap it up for me. Luckily, he does not follow my blog!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 



THE NEW GIRL

 

 

Introducing my Götz slate-eyed blonde girl, Poppy, mid-sixties Sasha, according to Shelly. She caught my attention as I browsed, aimlessly I thought, through Shelly’s online catalogue. I am still very ambivalent about the Götz Sashas. I can see that there is great variety in their eye design and facial expression, but I am still not quite in love with them, if you see what I mean! I do, however, really like Poppy. She has a very sweet and quirky expression, which I like. Here she is wearing the Ruthsdolls outfit I bought for her, thinking it might suit her.

It is a lovely outfit, but I thought the colour was wrong for Poppy. So I tried a rather lovely VS number next. Hm – Not sure about that one either.

 

 

I thought I needed something a little brighter. I found a nice little dress made by Stela some time ago. See what you think!

 

 

I asked Gillian’s opinion and she liked this dress on Poppy. I think this Sasha needs bright colours.

 

I wasn't going to give up on Ruthsdolls outfits just yet! Sophie was wearing a green outfit made by Ruth. I thought it would go well with her red hair, but was never quite sure. So I swapped the dresses and I think I like the result.

 

 

I instantly liked her in this dress. It always surprises me how certain clothes fit certain Sashas. You would think that it didn’t matter a jot what they wear, but it does!  It just shows, that they really are ‘individuals’.

Poppy and Sophie - firm friends already!

 

Sophie wearing Poppy’s dress. Very pretty, Sophie, but you should have changed the shoes as well! These don’t really go with this outfit! What did you say??? They feel comfortable and that’s all you care about? How old are you?! Oh, I keep forgetting about that! (LOL)



A CONFUSION OF IONAS!

 

 

My most favourite Sasha is probably Iona, although I am quite aware that one should not have favourites when it comes to one’s ‘children’. To avoid getting told off by the likes of Dee for being a bad Sasha mom, I just want it noted that I treat all my Sasha children the same and I have as yet not had the heart to sell any of them off, which seems to happen from time to time, as we all know.



Iona needed re-stringing badly, as did Iona’s Sasha, also called ‘Iona’. (Keep up) I sent them to Brenda Walton, who, as most of you know used to work at the Frido/Trendon factory from the beginning of their Sasha production right to the end. She is, of course, an expert on all things Sasha.

 

My Iona had been re-strung previously, but very badly. Also, her lips had been inexpertly over-painted with acrylic paints. Brenda re-did the stringing with Sasha factory elastic and also re-painted the lips with the original oil paints. She also replaced a hook in one of the arms and reshaped the top of the arms because they were not rotating properly. Iona came back perfectly restored and more beautiful than ever.

Brenda worked more magic on Iona’s Sasha. The stringing was so tight, that it had distorted her torso. She fitted a new neck insert and reshaped her torso, and the tops of the arms.   She treated her fringe so that it now lies flat again. She now looks very pretty! She stands quite freely, can move her head and she can of course sit down. Iona will be delighted and pleased to have her Sasha back in such perfect condition and able to do all the things she hasn’t been able to do for a while. Brenda sent some pictures:

 

 

Iona’s Sasha came to Brenda without a stitch on and was sent back wearing this pretty original Sasha outfit. What a very kind thing to do! Thank you, Brenda!!!