Hello hello!!

Two things happening in this neck of the woods. :o)

First, I have created a WebRing for Bleuette. So if you are a fan of Bleuette, sew for her, have a doll shop, basically, anything pertaining to Bleuette in webpage form, are invited to join the For the Love of Bleuette webring. The link can be found on the Le Salon de Bleuette homepage.

Also, Barbara Jennings posted this to the Salon e-mail list.

Subject: Ebay Doll Clothing Category Changes

To all interested in helping Ebay change their Doll Clothing Categories:
There is a new thread on the Ebay Doll Discussion Board entitled:

Improvements to Clothes, Accessories categories and Custom/Handmade

Please give your input. This is your chance to be heard.

More soon! In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves about the Tonner mid-year releases!

In case anyone forgot, 2005 marks the 10-year Anniversary of our dear Miss Marshall! Where were you in 1995?

Me, I was sitting on the floor of my living room, flipping through Doll Reader magazine when I saw her. She came as a blonde, a redhead, a brunette. I was hooked. I wanted that Red Venus...

I waited, and my first doll ordered directly from AD was Pin-Up she came with a trunk and two outfits...how could I resist.

While I waited, and waited and waited...and waited ;o) ...I started hunting the local shows for our girl, and Premire came home on one trip, Red Venus followed and of course several outfits...

That was back in the day when "one of each haircolor" was enough to satisfy me. LOL.

Fast forward to 2004, AD is introducing a new website: www.genecollection.com and a "2005 Preview Doll," Film Fatale.

Thanks to my friend Vera for the link, two important auctions of Mid-Century dolls, from the collections of Mel Odom and the late Laura Meisner:

Mid-Century American Dolls: 1945-1965