Rarely do I become smitten with something that doesn't have a purpose other than just making me stink'n happy. The thing that has stole my heart are these.
They are Polish tourist dolls from the 60's. They are poseable, stand on their own and come in a wide variety of dress. Many are blond and have mohair wigs. On the way to me right now are three red head dolls. Two girls and a boy with a beard! I will take pictures when they arrive.
I do love a good pair of red shoes. These laced up boots are to die for.
Oh my that nose! And those sideways glancing eyes......are you in love yet?
Little Bo Peepish.
Tea at grandmas?
Ooh Sailor boy, you do make my heart swoon. The dolls with hand painted eyes are my favorite. But I like the transfer eyes too. I have found no information about why some are hand painted. I am guessing it had to do with artistic ability or the area they were made in.
Ditch the girl sailor boy.
With any luck I will have a Hansel doll on the way to me shortly to complete my Hansel & Gretal Fairytale. And yes the witch is missing her nose but I think I can glue a new wood bead in it's place (that's what it should look like). This doll should have a big ol' round wood nose. Look at her eye brows! Goodness.Nothing would make me happier than to find a box of blank doll bodies so I could dress them my self. How fun would that be?
Why are vintage doll items so cute? This precious little metal bed was a gift from my mother to my girls. I had it tucked away because it seemed just a little to important for a my little girls play. I also must admit I am absolutely struck giddy by it's vintage blue enamel paint, whimsical label and little rubber casters. So maybe I was just saving it for my own personal pleasure.
How come children's things can not be made this 
It still has it's blow up mattress intact. The mattress was inside two pillowcases. The first is a white flour sack type material and the second is white linen with cotton lace. The linen one is damaged beyond my repair abilities and appears to have been cut down from an adult pillowcase. It is lovely and I love it all the more because it isn't perfect. I have an old chenille bedspread which I picked up at a garage sale over the summer. It is damaged so I thought I might cut it up and use it for the doll bed. 
On a totally separate note. How fantastic are these tags. Vintage playing card recycled into garage sale price tags. I love this idea because what do you do with a deck of cards that is missing one or two out of the deck? Actually, there were tons of good ideas at this garage sale. The couple who's sale it was spends all year collecting stuff and then has one amazing sale in the summer. When ever I drive past their house I have an urge to stop by and invite myself in for coffee. I am looking forward to their next sale so I can hopefully get to know them better in a more socially appropriate manner!
Back to the bed! I was hoping to find a vintage ad that depicted the bedding that might have gone on this little bed. But alas it must have sold without any or with bedding sold separately. The ad does say that the Doll-E-Bed was only $2.99. Amazing. So if you have any thoughts or historical info about bedding for my bed please pass it on to me. The girls are utterly smitten with this little piece of history. And are taking great joy in using it for their dollies just the way it is. They seem to understand that it's old and needs to be used gently. Which makes me think that giving children the opportunity to have fine things teaches them how to appreciate and care for them maybe sooner than they would learn it otherwise.
I received something special in the mail today! I showed great restraint in not tearing this little envelope open. Instead I opened it slowly so I could share it with you. You know it's going to be good when the package has a tiny blue "Par Avion" sticker on it.
