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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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Since I live in the town of Clover, and am of Irish descent, Saint Patrick's Day is always a fun holiday.  For this special occasion, I made Francie a new outfit.  We went outside this afternoon to see if there were any snakes that needed chasing away, but there weren't.  So we just enjoyed nature.

Here is Francie, with her new outfit, picking clovers.

The flowers are starting to bloom :)

Spring is almost here!

Close-up of outfit

I'm really excited, because not only is this the first blazer I've made, but these are the first elasticized pants I've been able to make.  I used Velvet patterns to make them.  What should I make next?

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Whoa!!! Totally Radical New Threads for Nancy!

I have been chomping, and I mean slobbery, salivating, CHOMPING at the bit to get some authentic vintage Nancy clothes.  Well, beggars can't be choosers we say. 

Totally rad.

I found this glorious blast from the past (from the decade of my birth) for the right price plus shipping from Spain, so I bit and bought it.  I was especially excited to have the shoes.  Francie stands so easily now!  Before, I had to poke and prod her to get her to hold a pose.  Now, she's just standing over me watching me type :)

Tag close-up.

Her lips are faded to a pale yellow-ish color, so it's kind of funny how the yellow in the dress matches her lips.  I'm happy with it.  It seems like I'm falling in love with Francie.  She's quickly becoming a favorite.

Also, I thought I should mention here I have an American Girl for trade.

Please note this is a horrible picture, and I can send better ones if interested.

She is in excellent shape, EXCEPT her hair has been cut.  She has layered, pale blonde hair, dark blue eyes, and pierced ears.  Her body and limbs are in perfect shape.  I'm very willing to ship her Internationally, as long as you have something cool to trade ;)



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