From Doll to Dingo

I have reluctantly returned from my little trip. I actually got back a couple of days ago but work and life have kept me occupied. Just before I left a new member joined the All Doll Review. She doesn't have a definite name yet. Maybe you can help me decide. I really like her. Her stock clothes are very nicely done with a lot of embroidery and she has very pale skin. I am currently pulling out all her eyeballs and changing them to more flattering colors.

On my trip home I did a little shopping of course. Some of my best finds were these silver earrings from a local artist and a pin with Frida and her monkeys by another local artist who I met. I just can't resist jewelry. I also got a boatload of jam but figured that pictures of a bunch of jam would probably be a bore. I went back to the Royal Fibers spinnery where they spin up fantastically soft alpaca yarn and dropped a Benjamin (heehee). The odd thing pictured there is this handmade garland that is folded strips of really thin dyed wood all rolled up and tied together. When you open it up it's like 10 feet long but I don't know that I want to because it's really neat closed and I could never get it back together again.

This is the beloved German dingo who I just had to share. It's not the best picture but it shows her enormous ears rather well. Were she not a little portly I've no doubt she could fly. More pics later.