Thursday Tab- Pink and Pretty, 1983

Dolman sleeves? Flower prints? Ruffles? In 1983? Really?

Thursday Tab- Mystery Set- Solved Whitman Tini Mods

I have no idea who these girls are, or who published this set (or even if all of the clothes go with these dolls). My guess is that they're from the late 60's.

Anyone recognize these paper dolls?

Added: Mystery Solved. These are Whitman Tiny Mods, from 1968. Thanks to Linda and Elizabeth for the information, and the cover scan.

I'm missing 3 of the dolls, apparently. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm not sure these actual dolls are in my collection. I may have gotten these scans from someone else, which accounts for my not knowing anything at all about them.

Thursday Tab- Whitman Daisy, #1943

It's as though Strawberry Shortcake, Holly Hobbie, Laura Ingalls, and The Ginghams all got together and had a child.

added later: My paper doll friend Sally found another page to this set. You can see it here:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/570809091xtmCjD

Thursday Tab- Crystal B Boxed Set

This boxed set is from The Ugly Years (which lasted a couple of decades): cheap fabrics, poor construction, big plastic accessories... The paper doll is a lot prettier than the actual doll was.

(why yes, I am annoyed that the time of silk linings, real chain jewelry, sunglasses with actual hinges, and gorgeously designed and fitted clothing, only lasted about 6 years)

The Field Report, and other Friday stuff

It rained about 2" while we were gone, and it rarely got up to 80 degrees, but the soybeans loved it anyway. They've grown a lot in the last two weeks, though the edges of the field (where there was standing water for a long time) look pretty tough.

I'm going to try again with the Crab Apple Jelly, even though last year's batch did not jell. I'll have plenty of raw material.

I'm nearly done with the Spring Forward socks, pair #4 for the Sock Summit (Savory Sock yarn from Decadent Fibers- it's lovely yarn). I just have the toe to finish, and blocking. I doubt I'll get a 5th pair done in time, though I am taking the Koigu cabled socks as my airplane knitting, so we'll see.

I only found 2 paper doll sets on vacation, which is unusual (I usually find a bunch of Shackman reprints in Cannon Beach). One is a Golden Books reprint of the 1952 Here Comes the Bride. It's a gorgeous set with 6 dolls and 8 pages of faboo vintage clothes. The other is a 2006 Holly Hobbie coloring book with 4 dolls and 8 pages of clothes to color and cut, plus the regular number of coloring pages. It only cost $1, and unfortunately Borders only had 1 copy. I won't upload scans of these books (I only post scans of books that are no longer available), but here's an interior shot.

Today, I'm dong a shopping run for trip supplies. I leave in 4 days for the Sock Summit!

Thursday Tab- Tropical B, 1986

I want a flower print swimsuit with a high, ruffled collar. Don't you?

Thursday Tab- B and the R, 1986

aarggghhhh....

my eyes......

Thursday Tab- Golden, B&K, 1984

Ah, the era of the windswept hair... the chiseled chin... the shorty shorts...

the sleeves that are not attached to the dress... the periwinkle dress suit...