tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post483075167166985652..comments2023-10-31T23:18:36.262+11:00Comments on Esther's Design Blog: WOW: Doll Making Esther Aliuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-13188397897103481172015-12-02T01:22:36.908+11:002015-12-02T01:22:36.908+11:00My daughters and I each chose a tea cup and saucer...My daughters and I each chose a tea cup and saucer from my Mothers collection. They are packet away in a white bakery box. That was at least 30 years ago. DH and I have not moved in 42 years. They are somewhere in our small home. Or not....I've been looking for a loooong time. lindap in ilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178135239120141779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-64791964329455024482015-11-27T20:53:59.007+11:002015-11-27T20:53:59.007+11:00Of course you did...just like I did. And I can tel...Of course you did...just like I did. And I can tell you, there's a beautiful alpine scene tapestry out there somewhere...I should know because I'm the one who started it, packed it away until the new DMC catalog was to arrive (I had run out of a shade) and it's never been seen since. Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-57419281095907437032015-11-27T20:52:22.444+11:002015-11-27T20:52:22.444+11:00How odd! How odd! Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-70682607549613130792015-11-27T20:51:15.935+11:002015-11-27T20:51:15.935+11:00I bet it was your favourite one too. I packed all ...I bet it was your favourite one too. I packed all my favourite quilting tools in a very special box when we moved just over 3 years ago...which I'm yet to find. I still get frustrated about it now actually!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-43907745745626929202015-11-27T20:50:09.429+11:002015-11-27T20:50:09.429+11:00Oh we're just the same! This is the kind of th...Oh we're just the same! This is the kind of thing I did with a pair of opal earrings. Well, I didn't like them much but knew they were valuable so I tucked them into the sewn up pocket of a doll I had made for my DD when she was a girl. Well, I didn't find them for YEARS. What a ridiculous thing to do, I still can't believe I ever thought of doing that?!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-45730232353023865122015-11-27T20:48:10.180+11:002015-11-27T20:48:10.180+11:00That's beautiful, what a reward for doing chor...That's beautiful, what a reward for doing chores!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-85276765401695055612015-11-27T20:47:41.788+11:002015-11-27T20:47:41.788+11:00Oh I hope so!Oh I hope so!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-671813179193412142015-11-26T07:31:16.296+11:002015-11-26T07:31:16.296+11:00I'm always putting things awa in a "safe&...I'm always putting things awa in a "safe" place and then not being able to find them. I packed away silk threads and a pattern for a complicated needlework piece before I moved. Three years after the move, I'm still looking for them. I have faith that someday I'll open a box and there they'll be! Looking forward to seeing how your doll progresses.JoanGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296109077095410908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-46144824153667938242015-11-26T05:41:21.122+11:002015-11-26T05:41:21.122+11:00When I moved into my first house in 1979, I lost 6...When I moved into my first house in 1979, I lost 6 yards of maroon fabric I had just bought! I never did find it, and I have moved 5 times since. Susan Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233561564432891764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-61872262570707691782015-11-26T00:19:40.301+11:002015-11-26T00:19:40.301+11:00Sounds like you have the beginnings of a plan. Whe...Sounds like you have the beginnings of a plan. When we moved from Texas back to Oklahoma I lost my largest quilting ruler. It wasn't in with the rest of my sewing stuff. One day I was in the attic going through a box of baby things, somehow it had gotten packed with all of that stuff. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-20378823820341223582015-11-25T23:41:47.168+11:002015-11-25T23:41:47.168+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.gfhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408609118974219324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-79460239818351319782015-11-25T22:35:17.621+11:002015-11-25T22:35:17.621+11:00Hi Esther, I have a lovely long string of pearls t...Hi Esther, I have a lovely long string of pearls that my hubby brought me back from Japan many many years ago, I put them away carefully were no one would find them but me, well I could not find them either for around 15 years, every one said they were gone but I just knew they were in the house some where. One day my DGD wanted to play with granddads clown he is made of china and is a collectable not a toy, but I picked him and gave him to her to nurse then her mum took him before she dropped him and while she was looking at him she pressed his floppy red hat and said Mamma there is some thing in here????? I took him and felt the hat and sure enough here was some thing in there, I unpicked part of the hat which was sewn to his head and slipped my finger inside and pulled out a very long string of pearls????????? LOL Glenda PS I don't hide the pearls any more I just wear them!!!!!Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628032303449754104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-56919598585382024132015-11-25T21:49:41.314+11:002015-11-25T21:49:41.314+11:00I hope that you find your box of dolls! Last mont...I hope that you find your box of dolls! Last month I was cleaning out a kitchen cupboard and moved a 'special' bottle of wine, only to find that underneath it was a letter to me from my husband. It was written on our 10thwedding anniversary to be opened on our 25th anniversary - which was just over a year ago! It was a lovely letter and made the grunt work of cupboard cleaning much sweeter!Plum Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256310916540057337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-65433179256061664652015-11-25T18:35:59.913+11:002015-11-25T18:35:59.913+11:00Esther, angels have wings... Maybe they left? :)Esther, angels have wings... Maybe they left? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753007706531882041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-47384810515611859992015-11-25T18:02:26.466+11:002015-11-25T18:02:26.466+11:00Nice leg! I'm busy doll making too, a doll my ...Nice leg! I'm busy doll making too, a doll my dl (16 months old) can play with.Corinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341915792491842572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-34741312111714103122015-11-25T12:36:57.140+11:002015-11-25T12:36:57.140+11:00There are quite a few things I"m looking to f...There are quite a few things I"m looking to find. Look forward to seeing your doll.Angie in SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689281551068732574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-30303181339045576272015-11-25T07:46:03.116+11:002015-11-25T07:46:03.116+11:00Whenever I go away I always buy a Christmas decora...Whenever I go away I always buy a Christmas decoration. Have a box of beautiful hand blown glass baubles, still can't remember where I put them, probably in that "safe spot". Thank you for your post, it has jogged my memory, must go look for them AGAIN!!jacarandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703529019767117993noreply@blogger.com