She's HERE!!!!!

To play as a child

is to allow ourselves to disconnect

and explore our deepest of imagination

their are no true rules to play

only the interference of "mature" thought

My sweet Marianne arrived just the other day!

She is my very first fashion doll

I have been pining for one for what seemed like an infinity

and now that I have her

I know what it is like

to be so infatuated

with a doll!

It truly was love at first sight

I had been browsing the web for a Blythe Doll

but when I gazed upon my screen at Marianne my heart took a flutter

I knew instantly that she was to be mine

I knew from the get go that I would need to get her new locks

her royal due - just would not do

I was however ignorant that her beautiful masterpiece a top her head

would be glued!

and so without thought I started to yank it off!

My husband (already irritated at her sticker price)

could not possible understand my reasoning

and promptly ordered me to research the subject

but as it turns out

I was right!

Sadly, however, her hair is still in transit for the Eastern World

So she is quite au natural at the moment

I do plan on taking proper pictures of her in her original outfit and hair

but I have two special places in mind

and so she and I will have to be patient.

I was thinking of changing her name to China

as my first thought when I opened her

was that she looked just like one of the dolls

in my grandmothers China hutch

so perfect and delicate

but I have decided I will leave her name

just as it is

My Sweet ~ Marianne

LOL Speaking of someone else who is very sweet!

I love my Miller dog.

Although as I have started to order a few outfits and things for my doll

I am TERRIFIED of him eating them

before I am able to pick the mail off the ground

Whom ever came up with the idea of having the mail slot in the door

obviously did not have a dog

we have a box just by the door for packages

but no matter how often I try to reason with our mail carrier

she just doesn't seem to get that my Miller baby

loves anything that has some padding to it

no matter how small it may be

It's hard to find the time to sit down

and write a post as often as I would like

so given I have some how settled in-front of this one

I think it best I continue with some other items I would like to share

Thank You Chelsea Ling

for the feature on Paper*Cakes Finds this last Friday :)

also a happy little reminder

that I contribute to this wonderful blog every Monday

Have you by any chance been here as of late?

This is my shop doncha know

yet you might be confused right -

because I am an etsy seller right?

well I actually was an etsy seller

then I left etsy and joined Lollishops

when it just first launched

I lived out all the tweaks and glitches of this new venue

for I truly believed it was a splendid idea

to capture all things cute, frou fou, pink and kitschy all in one place

yet as all new things do - it had it's downsides

and I did so start to miss the convinces and such

of etsy land

so NO ONE was more excited

when Lollishops changed gears and became a referral site

now I have the best of both worlds!

If you click on my Shop icon on the right side of my blog

you will first be directed to my Lollishops

I simple adore how my shop looks

once your interest is sparked you just click on

"Add to Cart" or the etsy mini below

and you are redirected to my etsy site

easy peasy!

I had always assumed that most of my shops traffic

would come from etsy itself

but I was WRONG!

The majority of my numbers come from either my blog or Lolli-shoppers!

I know these numbers are small to read

but generally my numbers are much higher in Lollishops

especially after a duration of time

when my items get lost in the etsy labyrinth

I still need a LOT of growth in numbers

to really be where I want to be

but every little thing helps

Also I love Lollishops because every once in a while

you find yourself on the front page :)

These are just the ones I spotted

in just the last two weeks

Well I've got to go make lunch for my man

Hope you are having a lovely weekend

~ Chelsea Ann