New Clothing Added to Custom Doll Boutique

New clothing selections to dress your custom doll

 have been added to our boutique.

An adorable navy romper is now available.

Pale pink binding accents the leg openings,

front pocket and straps.

The romper is accessorized with a cream sweater

featuring a pink poodle applique.

The pink toy poodle is included with this clothing choice.

Black and bright pink make a striking statement.

The jumper is black corduroy.

Accent stripes of pink plaid are at the hemline

with a heart applique of the same fabric on the front bodice.

The pink shirt features a collar of matching plaid fabric. 

Our model for the navy romper is one of our Dress Up Toddlers.

Dress-Up Guppy has Blonde hair and Blue eyes. 

Dress-Up Keiko models the black jumper.

Keiko has Dark Brown hair and Chocolate Eyes.

When you purchase

Dolls that Look Like Your Child

or Dress-Up Toddlers,

you choose your favorite clothing outfit

from our current selections to dress your doll.

Your doll will be delivered lovingly dressed

complete with coordinating shoes and socks/tights.

Visit our custom doll boutique

and create the doll of your dreams!

Until next time, live and love well.

This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!

Showy White Trillium

The Spring flowering White Trillium grows wild

in the woodlands of Michigan.

It is a protected plant --

it is illegal to pick or transplant the trillium

growing on public lands without a permit from the state.

The flowers photographed here are growing in

the wooded area of my yard.

The plants were purchased from a nursery and

planted in an environment

that is similar to their natural habitat.

This year, the flowers are blooming

about a month earlier than typical

due to the unusually warm weather

we have been experiencing.

Here are two other varieties of trillium.

The flower buds have emerged but have not yet opened.

Will revisit these blooms during a later post.

Hope you enjoyed this brief glimpse of Spring in Michigan. 

Until next time, live and love well.

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This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!

Commemorating the Titanic

We all know bits and pieces of the Titanic tragedy.
On this 100th Anniversary,
I'd like to share an interesting true story
of one of the Titanic passengers.

On April 10, 1912

the RMS Titanic left Southampton, England

on her maiden voyage with a

final destination of New York City.

Photo from Wikipedia
RMS Titanic Departing from Southampton on April 10, 1912

Just four days into that Maiden Voyage,

the ship that was promoted as unsinkable

due to state-of-the art safety features,

struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm, Sunday, April 14, 1912.

The Titanic sunk 2 hours and 40 minutes later

the morning of April 15.

The sinking of the Titanic is considered

the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.

Of the 2,224 passengers and crew on board,

1,514 did not survive.

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of this event,

the Midland County Historical Society

sponsored a presentation by internationally-recognized

Titanic authority and Midland resident Floyd Andrick.

Mr. Andrick has personally interviewed

a number of Titanic survivors and his talk and slides

disclosed details about the building of the ship,

personal survivor stories of life on board the Titanic

and their memories of the tragedy.

Upon entering the lecture hall,

everyone was given a Boarding Pass with the name

of an actual Titanic passenger. 

My Boarding Pass was issued to Ms. Edith Rosenbaum.

Although Edith Rosenbaum's story was not part

of the presentation and we were able to view a roster

at the end that disclosed the fate of individual passengers,

I thought it would be fun to do a bit of internet research

afterwards to learn more about

Ms. Edith Rosenbaum.

Beginning in 1910 Edith Rosenbaum

was a foreign fashion correspondent

for "Women's Wear Daily" and dispatched weekly reports

to New York from the publication's Paris office.

By 1912, Edith was designing her own line of

retail clothing for Lord & Taylor in New York.

Women and children were ordered off the ship first

but many refused.  The evening of April 14

was bitter cold and everyone on board knew that the Titanic

had so many safety features there was no danger

of the ship sinking.  Several of the initial lifeboats

were lowered with few passengers.

Edith was one of the women who initially

elected to remain on board the Titanic. 

However, Edith was a Titanic survivor and she

credited a stuffed musical pig for saving her life.  

Edith survived a severe auto accident in Paris in 1911

that took the life of her fiance.  

Since pigs were considered good luck charms in France,

Edith's Mother brought her a musical pig

to keep her out of harms way in the future.

Edith was clutching the pig in her arms

while on the deck of the Titanic and

sailors assumed she was holding an infant.

The sailors told her that she could stay on board

the Titanic if she wished but they were going to

save the baby and passed the bundle down into the lifeboat.

Edith had no choice but to follow her lucky charm

and reluctantly jumped into the lifeboat.
Edith was one of the last to evacuate the Titanic.

Edith later served as a war correspondent

 for the "New York Harold" and after the war

continued writing fashion and society news

for several magazines. 

She was known professionally as Edith Russell. 
Edith never married. 

Edith died on April 4, 1975 at the age of 98.
And she still had her musical pig for good luck!

Photo from Dover Public Library website.
Artist Depiction of  RMS Titanic at Sunset
Artist Unknown

Until next time, live and love well.

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This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!

Easter Joy

Hallelujah!  He is Risen!

May the joy of Easter fill your heart!

Antique Postcard from my Personal Collection
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Postcard Series E145
Printed in England
Postmarked April 9, 1909

Antique Postcard from my Personal Collection
Published by ABS, No. 148
Made in Germany

Antique Postcard from my Personal Collection
Published by ABS, No. 148
Made in Germany
Postmarked April 2, 1909

This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!

Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

My Easter decorating certainly has a theme.

It seems everywhere you look,

bunnies have taken up residence in my home. 

A pale blue pitcher features a family of bunnies

 and has a curved carrot for a handle.

A colorful plate fills a corner in the kitchen.

Here's a look at all of the treasures

in my kitchen Easter grouping.

I moved the basket to the table to get a better look

at the pink fuzzy bunny who found a resting place

among a basket of pastel eggs.

A small round basket with a painted cover

adds color to the mantle.

A white plush bunny leaves his hiding place

 behind a ceramic basket with a handle of decorated eggs. 

A fellow named Buttercup rests near a seasonal pillow.

Even this little toddler shows off the bunnies 

scampering across her purple Easter pinafore.

And, the doorman cannot hide his pink ears under his hat!

Thanks for joining me on this tour!

Until next time, live and love well.

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This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!

Victorian Inspired Dolls Featured

The April issue of Victorian Etc. has been published.  

Victorian Etc. seemed an appropriate venue to showcase some of the

Doll in the Looking Glass creations.

Here is a peek at the artwork we submitted for publication.

The sweet toddler in the aqua dress is one of our Dress-Up Toddlers.

This expression is named Chipmunk.

She has Extra Light skin tone with Tiger Brown eyes.

Her shoulder length Blond hair has soft curls on the ends. 

She is dressed in a Victorian inspired ruffles and lace dress for this photo

but there are lots of other clothing choices available in our boutique.

The baby dressed in ivory lace is one of our ready to love baby dolls that look real.

This creation with Auburn hair and Chocolate Brown eyes

is named Cream and Honey.

A special Inner Glow technique gives another level of realism

to her Extra Light skin tone.

If you are not familiar with the free on-line magazine, Victorian Etc.,

their articles cover history of the Victorian people,

as well as their lifestyle, customs and crafts.

You can read the current edition of Victorian Etc. here.

Doll in the Looking Glass advertisement is on page 24.

The April edition of Victorian Etc. has a feature covering the

lovely 19th century resort, The Grand Hotel,

located on Mackinaw Island, Michigan.

If you don't already subscribe to this on-line magazine,

you can provide your e-mail address at their home page

and receive future issues directly into your inbox.

 

Until next time, live and love well.

This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!