As talk of the Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle continues, I thought I would share with you the bisque porcelain dolls available from Ashton Drake, and sold through the Bradford Exchange. Meghan is the Royal Romance Bride, and Harry is the Royal Romance Groom, which are both posable. They are for sale individually, for $179.99 each. You can pre-order or reserve your’s today, though it seems they won’t be shipped until December 31st.

If you would like to see more pictures of the dolls, including some close up shots of some of the details or wish to order one, just go to the website listed on the image, and you’ll find them there.

Don’t forget it’s also time to renew your membership! The price has also been reduced, so make sure you renew to continue to receive newsletters and some other perks, and stay in the loop! And for any new people wanting to join, or thinking of joining, you are more than welcome and we would love to see you come to an upcoming meeting, or to join the club…you know you want to!

A doll of young actress and singer, Zendaya, was created out of a not so pleasant situation, where the young star attended the Oscars a couple of years ago with dreads in her hair, hoping to show all hairstyles can be beautiful. However, some controversy was created when a TV personality commented on her hair, saying she also expected her hair to smell like patchouli oil and weed, which people did not take well to, including Zendaya, who responded with a letter, explaining her choice of hairstyle for the event, and wanting to give a positive message with it. Mattel chose to respond to the situation by helping Zendaya to share her message of beauty, by creating a one of a kind doll in her likeness from the Oscars. To date, it still unfortunately seems to be a one of a kind, made specifically for her. We can only hope they may choose to make more and make it available to the public, as it’s a gorgeous doll.

Mattel is trying to bring attention to role models, as they introduce their Sheroes collection, featuring a variety of role models from past and present.

There’s snowboarder Chloe Kim; artist Frida Kahlo; filmmaker Patty Jenkins; US Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas; boxer Nicola Adams Obe; young Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin; aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart; volleyball champ Hui Ruoqi; plus-size model and body activist Ashley Graham; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; chef Helene Darroze; soccer player Sara Gama; golfer Lorena Ochoa; windsurfer Cagla Kubat; TV host and Nat Geo Editor Martyna Wojciechowska; Chinese actress and philanthropist Xiaotong Guan; San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Yuan Yuan Tan; and the Tehran-born designer behind cult favorite fashion label lala Berlin, Leyla Piedayesh.

As many of you may have heard, one of our members, Sheelagh Komus, lost her daughter, Marlene Komus, in a tragic accident on October 30th. The family would appreciate donations being made to Craig Street Cats in her name, as it was somewhere she often volunteer and cared deeply about. The club is accepting donations of any amount that will be given to Craig Street Cats in Marlene’s name. So anyone who wishes to donate, please see Glenn.

However, if you wish to donate on your own directly to Craig Street Cats, the address is:
Craig Street Cats
1421 St. James Street, #16
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3H 0Y9 

Come to our September meeting, on the 25th, same place and time, and greet your friends, and maybe even make a new one! We’re looking forward to seeing what you’ve been up to over the Summer, and what fun dolly finds you’ve gotten your hands on!

For those of you carving pumpkins, and want to add some dolly fun to your’s, here are some doll themed pumpkin stencils. All you do is make them bigger or smaller in order to fit your pumpkin the way you want it to, then print it, place it on the pumpkin, outline all the black areas, and then cut out the black areas, and then ta-da! Your very own doll pumpkin.

Barbie:

Monster High:

It’s that time of year again! Our meetings start back up this month, the first one being on September 27th, same time and place as always. Hopefully you all had a wonderful summer, and found some exciting new dolls to show off. Can’t wait to see you all there, along with your fabulous summer finds!

It’s that time of year again…the wind-up luncheon!

Sunday, May 31st, 12:30 – 3:30pm, at Maxime Restaurant [1131 St. Mary’s Road].There will be an option for everyone, such as fish, beef, veal, chicken, pork, and vegetarian, with the prices ranging between $11 – $15.

If you have any questions, or to please confirm you’re attending, as there is limited seating, please contact Sharon.

In celebration of Skipper now being 50, and in conjunction with the presentation we had at last month’s meeting, here’s a trip down memory lane to see some new and old Skipper commercials for you to see how she’s changed over the years.

Skipper’s friend Scooter: