A Garden of Virtues

She does not have a pedigree. She has no identifying markings. I guess she is probably a supermarket or drugstore mass-produced porcelain doll from the last ten years. But for some reason her face and her coloration called to me through eBay. When I unboxed her I was not disappointed. I found she really is special-looking. So this morning (in the motel) I am straightening her hair. When I get home I will trim the uneven ends and recurl it. I have been trying to decide if I should make her a Snow White character doll or let her be a Victorian girl as she is. I have washed her blue dress, stockings and pinafore. I am just waiting till I am done with her hair to dress her.

  { Her Grandmother's Dress }   { Finishing Touch }   { Autumn Reflection }

"Jessica" is a bride doll by Donna Rubert, sold through Paradise Galleries. Jessica's gown is ravishing —  truly my ideal in vintage details. I wouldn't be able to resist the doll if she had been sculpted by Tom Francirek. Images taken from Worthpoint .

These are the dolls I dream of buying when I get another job. Tom Francirek's Dolls for Paradise Galleries. Rosa. I haven't seen her yet on eBay. Andrea. On eBay Buy it Now for approximately $25 (including shipping) Tom Francirek's dolls have gotten rather scarce on eBay , and when I see them, they are at least as much as retail price. It kind of worries me that I won't be able to find them when the time comes.