*Fairy land with RT's Tiny Kitty and Simone

I had the good fortune of winning a Robert Tonner virtual raffle and my prize was an Effanbee Simone Rouge with raven hair. This led me to some bargain Tiny Kittys and this trio of small ten inch dolls became the fairy guides who teach the Kickit pod at Grimm's Fabled Academy.
http://www.effanbeedoll.com/2008srouge.htm

The RT virtual raffle doll I won!

Even Dolls NEED dolls - the day after Christmas

Tulah is the little orphan at Grimm's Fabled Academy for Girls and adored by all the older girls at the school. In view of this, Tulah made quite a haul this Christmas.

"Tulah, put the baby in the carriage. Put the baby doll back in the carriage."

"Good girl! Wait - what is that little piggy doing? NO!

Clothes, carriage, baby doll, and pig/bottle are from Madame Alexander.

http://www.matildadolls.com/storyland_48500.htm

A Jolly Dolly Christmas to doll collectors everywhere!

Did I hear Santa's reindeer?

The dolls were very good this year and are anxiously waiting for Santa!

Re-dressed Circus Tulah by Helen Kish waits for Santa

Dickens Ghosts: l to r - Future, Present, Past by Robert Tonner

Tiny Betsy - All I Want for Christmas DD from Effanbee

*TBs enter the Grimm Pre-school

First pod consisted of the Riley Kish sized dolls (Grimmlets), next came the Kickits (VODs), and the third pod of children held the Tiny Betsys.

http://www.tonnerdoll.com/betsydolls8inch.htm

Thoroughly Tiny Betsy McCall
DRESSED DOLL T6-BCDD-01
LE2000 $59.99
One piece dress underneath with long sleeves topped with black knit decal sweater. Includes tights, shoes and hair ribbons

Thoroughly Tiny Betsy McCall (bottom left) was the first doll I purchased for over the retail price and the only Tiny Betsy I own who remains dressed in her original outfit and doesn't demand fashion additions.

*SOooo - what do dolls EAT? Can they own pets?

When a collector decides to go beyond simply dressing and shelf displaying dolls, human needs seem to appear and a doll owner must nuture these needs.

I wanted minature food stuffs for the girls and began some Google searching madness. (What would I do without that search engine?) The end result turned up a product called Re-Ment Puchi Petites.

The scale is around 1:6 which means these miniatures will work rather well with dolls around 12 inches and under. My favorite style dolls to display with Re-Ments are Momokos - BUT - most teeny thingies from Re-Ment do suit the Dreary/Marley girls.

Momoko Slow Smiles and Dash wearing Re-Ment fashions.

There is so much to learn about this incredible company/product that on your next down day - make a mug of coffee topped with foamed milk/cinnamon and enter the Re-Ment site - head for the product section. OMG - you won't know what to look at first or next.

Most of these items can be found on Ebay or at doll/hobby shops.

http://www.re-ment.us/

"...Puchi Petites are scaled miniatures of everyday items."

http://www.re-mentusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=27

These donuts were my first and favorite Re-Ment miniature.

Happy Family grandmother bakes for the holidays in her Re-Ment kitchen.

Need a cat or dog for your Dreary/Marley doll? Re-Ment has them also!
The dog says ARF as he stares at the ZARF. (My lame attempt at humor)

The pet for this Heather Maciak/Jenny doll is the potty cat we renamed Sylvester!

Never enough SHOES (and tights/socks)

Does a woman ever have enough shoes or socks/tights? If your Marley sized doll (Dreary or not) needs designer tights and great shoes check out these two sites.

Doll Secrets for tights (get to choose your own fabric - also has doll sizes other than Marley)

http://www.dollsecrets.com/tonnertots.html

Juju's Dolly Mall for shoes - silver and gold flats & black canvas shoes are my favs

http://www.jujusdollymall.com/cgi-bin/dept?dpt=H&srch=DW&tier2=33