Las Nancys Estan Aqui!!!!!!

I am so excited!!  After months of waiting, my Nancys are finally here!

Opening the box!! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

And a Nancy for my friend Diana

Look.  LOOK!!! It's in Euros!!!  I feel so...sophisticated.  These are the Communion Nancys.

Nancy Geisha.  I will name her Sayuri from one of my favorite books :)

And for goodness sakes, when I saw this "I Love Minnie" doll only sold in Spain, I had to buy it.  Because I love Minnie.  That's why.  She's so adorable with the cutest little freckles!  And she has zombie arms that stick straight out!

Howie is a one cat welcoming committee.  Welcome to the USA!

And it may seem weird, but the dolls have a really pleasant, unique smell.  I wonder if that's what Spain smells like.  I hope to find out soon!  I will of course, have new, better pics later, but I couldn't contain all this excitement for the time being :)

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Teacher Appreciation Week

This may be my first post not about dolls...

This week in the United States is Teacher Appreciation Week.  It's a week when (some) students show their appreciation for the hard work and dedication we teachers put into their educations.  Today, I got a really nice basket of goodies from one of my students:

Yummy Goodies (I've already eaten some of them).

Now don't get me wrong, one needs not give a gift in order to show a teacher that they are appreciated.  You can simply say, "Thanks."  Take the time this week to show or tell a special teacher that you appreciate them.  My favorite teacher in school was Mrs. A. Byrd, so Mrs. Byrd, if you're somewhere out there, I just want you to know you were deeply appreciated and I try to make my students feel cared for, just like you always made us feel in your class!

En Espanol:

Esta semana en los Estados Unidos es Agradecimiento a las Maestras.  Es una semana en la que los estudiantes mostraron las maestras que son apreciadas.

Hoy, una estudiante me dio una cesta de aperitivos.  No es necesario para dar regalos, puedes decir a la maestra "gracias" simplemente, pero es un gesto muy agradable. 

Mi maestra favorita de escuela fue Sra. Byrd, entonces, Sra. Byrd, gracias por enseñarme como ser una maestra muy carinosa y paciente.  Esta semana, dile a una maestra de lo mucho que la aprecias.

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Spring Break!

Spring break is finally here!  I did lots of fun stuff to celebrate, but most notably, I met a new friend and her gorgeous Nancy doll.  She also made my Nancy a matching outfit, which you can see below in the picture.  The blue trim looks sooooo good with the color of Nancy's eyes.  I just love it.  It is really, really well made, and she even has a tag inside.  Please visit her Etsy Shop and check out all her custom creations.

This is the photo I submitted for the Nancy Contest.

The Famosa Folks have been running a contest for 60's themed photos of Nancy dolls.  This is the photo I submitted, with the caption, "First there was Nancy, then there was a man on the moon..." (in Spanish, of course).  You can see my little Treasure wearing the new outfit that Diana made.  Just gorgeous!  My piernas flexibles is wearing a printed dress that I hastily (and wrecklessly) stitched together, and Francie is wearing a BFC Ink dress.  The girls are supposed to be watching the moon landing on tv.  I doubt very seriously that I will win, as there are lots of good other photos, but if I do, I sure hope I can find someone in Spain to ship the prize to.  That will be Afner's job.

Before all that fun stuff happened though, Afner and I took a trip thrifting through Charlotte.  I brought Nancy along and took some fun photos.  Here they are:

Nancy, outside ImaginON.

Standing in front of a brick fountain.

Nanczilla!!

Can you spot Nancy?

Me and Nancy inside the skull.

Nancy con un libro clasico.

Simplemente la mas bonita :)

I hope you've enjoyed these photos.  We certainly enjoyed taking them.  Stay tuned for news to come about new AG goodies!

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Farmhouse Bed for the Nancy Girls

Ever since I saw this, I knew I had to build one.  It was only a matter of time until I convinced my brother to cut the wood for me.  I feel okay doing everything except using that table saw. 

My brother, ready to be helpful.  I'm sorry ladies, he's taken.

Considering this was the first wooden thing I've ever built in my entire life, I was pretty darn proud of myself.  It didn't take too long.

A proud moment as the headboard was almost completed.

We finished putting the whole thing together and I brought it home. 

The naked bed.

Then, I made a mattress and pillow for the bed.  I luckily had some old ticking material from my Great-Grandmother's sewing materials that was perfect sized for a mattress.

Mattress and Pillow

Next, I added the super cute little quilt I bought in Costa Rica.  I didn't know how I would use it when I bought it, but I'm sure glad I had the foresight to do it.  I love this precious frog!

Adorable!

And finally, the girls get to try the bed out.  It turned out much larger than I anticipated.  Even though I read all the measurements and am a math teacher, etc.  The cool thing is, there is plenty of room for all 3 girls!

Umm...mom?  When are you going to get us some pajamas?

 

Night Night!

The bed was super easy and really quick to make.  The materials were also very cheap.  I highly recommend it.  I'm going to paint this one white at some point, but I was just so excited I had to share it immediately.  I hope you enjoyed!











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The Lounge

After several weeks of being spoiled by warm, southern weekends, this weekend was a total drag.  It was cold, and VERY rainy all weekend.  The Famosa Girls spent a lot of time in their new lounge, just chatting and doing girl things!

The girls, enjoying their new lounge area.

Lately, the topic has been when their new sister to arrive.  Then, much to their surprise, Francie received a phone call from her!

"Hello?"

Their new sister (who is yet to be named) called to say that she would be leaving Spain on April 15th to come to her new home in South Carolina!  She also told the girls that she would be bringing a friend with her to the States.  Now the girls REALLY had something to talk about.  They were so excited, they giggled and played games all afternoon.  As it started to get dark, the girls decided they wanted to try on all their new outfits that their mom had bought them earlier that day. 

Spring dress on the left, formal dress in the middle, and swimsuit at the end.

The lounge has a pink beanbag chair on the far left, a striped chair, a table with lamp, phone, and clock, a purple beanbag chair, and an orange beanbag chair.  All the furniture was bought at Walmart. 

All of the outfits the girls are featured in are BFC Ink outfits.  And I have good news!  There were extra outfits, so I grabbed them.  If anyone is interested, I would like to trade or sell the outfits.  I would like to trade for other Nancy outfits or things, or, if I am selling, they would be $20 to the US which includes shipping, or $30 Internationally, which includes shipping. Take a look at the flip book and you will see all the featured outfits that I have available!



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Mi Primer Post solo en Espanol

Estoy aprendiendo Espanol, entonces, trato a escribir un "post" solo en Espanol.  Por favor, perdon mis errores :)

Este fin de semana, buscando para munecas en el mercado pulgo, pero no encontrar.  Hecho un vestido para mi "tesoro" Nancy, de un patron aqui.

No fui satisfecho con el vestido, porque use el hilo blanco y es muy visible.  Entonces, hoy en Walmart, yo vi un conjunto de BFC Ink que es un ajuste perfecto para Nancy.

Todos son las tallas correctos salvo los zapatos. 

El conjunto fue solo $7, entonces, yo compre. 

Que es el tiempo?

En la mesa de cervesa (en la casa de mi hermano, jajaja!).

Espero que disfruta mi post en espanol, and mas importante, entiendes LOL!!

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