My Dolls

Hey everyone!  I have a video coming (eventually) :) that introduces all of my dolls, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share some pics and facts about each of my dolls.  I figured out personalities and favorites for each doll when I got them just because I'm weird and it's more fun that way!

First, here are some pics of my doll room on top of my dresser in various stages of development.  The above picture is how it started out.

Here's a later pic of the doll room.  It has even more stuff now, and started getting so crowded that I made two mini doll rooms on two different shelves of the book shelves in my room (see below).

Okay, so now it's time for the dolls:

#1:  Tess (Gotz Little Sisters Doll)

Full name:  Tess Elaine Prescott

Age: 12 years old

Favorite color:  Purple

Favorite book:  "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Favorite movies:  "Pride and Prejudice" (the 1995 miniseries with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth); "Northanger Abbey" (with Felicity Jones and JJ Feild)

Favorite cd:  Anything with Tchaikovsky

Favorite food:  Pizza

Favorite dessert:  Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Favorite drink:  Milk

Favorite animal:  Cat

Hobbies: Reading, writing stories, drawing

Personality:  A shy, quiet dreamer who loves all things Jane Austen

Likes to collect:  figurines

Favorite store:  Barnes and Noble

Wants to be:  a writer

Tess is my very favorite of all of my dolls, although I love all of them.  She holds a special place among all the dolls.  Here's a pic of Tess in her Jane Austen regency dress she found on Ebay: 

  

And here's a pic of Tess with her best bud, Maggie:

 

#2:  Hailey (Custom Gotz Precious Day Doll)

Full name:  Hailey Marie Prescott

Age:  10 years old

Favorite color:  Pink

Favorite book: :  "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Favorite Movie:  Disney's "Enchanted"

Favorite cd:  Charlotte Church 'Enchantment"

Favorite food:  Cheeseburger

Favorite dessert:  Chocolate Shake

Favorite drink:  A&W Root Beer

Favorite animal:  Lamb

Hobbies:  Singing and scrapbooking

Personality:  A talented, outgoing social butterfly

Likes to collect:  Hello Kitty stuff

Favorite store:  Target

Wants to be:  a singer

Here's a pic of Hailey with her best friend, Danielle:

 

(sorry, I know I already used this pic,but I just love how it turned out!) :)

 

#3:  Ella (renamed Gotz Precious Day Doll)

Full name:  Elinor Anne Prescott

Age:  8 years old

Favorite color:  Yellow

Favorite book:  "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Favorite movies:  "Singin' in the Rain" with Gene Kelly; Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"; "The Sound of Music"

Favorite cd:  "The Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook"

Favorite food:  Chinese

Favorite dessert:  Berry Cobbler

Favorite drink:  Pepsi

Favorite animal:  Monkey

Hobbies:  collecting and fixing up dolls, making crafts

Personality:  An imaginative and creative girl with lots of artistic talent who loves dolls

Likes to collect:  dolls

Favorite store:  Michael's

Wants to be:  an art teacher and run a doll hospital

Something special about Ella is that she was my very first doll I got new in the box (I found her on Craigslist).  Here's a pic of the day I got her:

Isn't she cute?  Here's a pic of her with her best friend Emily:

#4:  Maggie (rewigged Alexander Girlz Doll)

Full name:  Margaret Elena Wilson (Tess's best friend)

Age:  13 years old

Favorite color:  Aquamarine

Favorite books:  "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis; "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

Favorite movie:  "Inkheart"

Favorite cds:  "Nickel Creek"; "The Lord of the Rings" soundtrack (original London cast)

Favorite food:  Fried Chicken

Favorite dessert:  Mint chip ice cream

Favorite drink:  A&W Cream Soda

Favorite animal:  Unicorn (mythical); horse (real) 

Hobbies:  Writing for her school newspaper, reading fantasy books, doing puzzles

Personality:  An imaginative girl who loves to write and loves fantasy stories, especially involving unicorns

Likes to collect:  unicorns

Favorite store:  Hallmark

Wants to be:  a journalist or an author of children's books

Fun fact about Maggie:  she was my thrift store find.  I got her at Salvation Army for $3.99! :)  

#5:  Danielle (renamed Gotz Hildegard Gunzel doll)

Full name:  Danielle Bronte Hooper (Hailey's best friend)

Age:  10 years old

Favorite color:  Red

Favorite book:  "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum

Favorite movie:  "The Wizard of Oz" with Judy Garland

Favorite cd:  "Wicked the Musical" (original cast recording)

Favorite food:  Clam Chowder in a breadbowl

Favorite dessert:  Glazed donuts

Favorite drink:  Cherry Coke

Favorite animal:  Dog

Hobbies:  going to the beach, visiting the Trinidad Bay Lighthouse, singing, dancing, performing on stage, and walking her dog, Dangerous Dave

Personality:  A sweet hometown girl who loves the ocean and the stage

Likes to collect:  Wizard of Oz stuff and seashells

Favorite store:  Tuesday Morning

Wants to be:  a broadway star

Fun facts about Danielle:  She was originally a $170 doll that I got at the Tuesday Morning in Eureka for only $15!!  She got her first and middle names from my two favorite performers on the British reality tv show "Over the Rainbow", where Andrew Lloyd Webber was searching for a girl to play the role of Dorothy in his new West End production of "The Wizard of Oz" next year.  Incidentally, my first favorite, Danielle, won the whole thing and will be playing Dorothy!  Bronte was eliminated in the second week.  I also named Danielle's dog, Dangerous Dave, after the dog that won the competition for a guest role as Toto!

#6:  Emily (renamed and rewigged Gotz Little Sisters Doll)

Full name:  Emily Kendra Evans (Ella's best friend)

Age:  8 years old

Favorite color:  Green

Favorite books:  The Grandma's Attic series by Arleta Richardson

Favorite movie:  "Monster's Inc." and all other Disney Pixar films

Favorite cd:  "If Ever I Return" by Connie Dover

Favorite food:  Popcorn shrimp

Favorite dessert:  Blackberries with vanilla ice cream

Favorite drink:  Pink lemonade

Favorite animal:  Tiger

Hobbies:  Hiking, beach combing, playing soccer, learning Celtic dances

Personality:  An adventurous explorer who loves the outdoors and Celtic music

Likes to collect:  Pixar toys

Favorite store:  Walmart

Wants to be:  a professional soccer player, then a kid's soccer coach

Emily was an extra Gotz Tess doll that I had.  The real Gotz Emily is extremely hard to find, because she was only made once, in December of 2003.  I really love her, though, so I thought, why not make my own Emily out of my extra Tess?  I think she turned out really cute!

#7:  Katie (Gotz Little Sisters Doll)

Full name:  Kathryn Serena Peterson (cousin of Tess, Hailey and Ella)

Age:  13 years old

Favorite color:  Magenta

Favorite books:  The Heart of India Series by Linda Chaikin

Favorite movie:  "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

Favorite cd:  "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller

Favorite food:  Fettuccine Alfredo

Favorite dessert:  Gelato

Favorite drink:  Lady Grey Tea

Favorite animal:  Panda Bear

Hobbies:  Watching old romantic movies, photography, travel

Personality:  A creative, methodical planner, Katie loves the thought of adventure and excitement

Likes to collect:  stuffed animals, especially teddy bears

Favorite store:  Cost Plus World Market

Wants to be:  a professional photographer and world traveler

You've already seen Katie featured in one of my earlier posts.  She is another one of my faves. 

#8:  Lucy (Gotz 16" all vinyl doll)

Full name:  Lucy Jeanne Peterson (Katie's little sister)

Age:  6 years old

Favorite color:  Pink

Favorite book:  "The Nutcracker" by Susan Jeffers

Favorite movie:  "My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow"

Favorite cd:  The Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky

Favorite food:  Taco Bell burrito

Favorite dessert:  Cake

Favorite drink:  Strawberry milk

Favorite animal:  Bunny

Hobbies:  Ballet dancing, playing with her toys

Personality:  A sweet chatterbox who loves to dance, imagine and play

Likes to collect:  Barbies and My Little Ponies

Favorite store:  ToysRUs

Wants to be:  a dancer

I wasn't planning on getting another doll, but Lucy was so cute and such a good price on Ebay.  I knew she would make a good little sister for one of the older dolls!  And speaking of which, here's a pic of her with her big sister, Katie:

#9:  Felicity (Pre-Mattel American Girl Doll)

Full name:  Felicity Merriman

Age: 10 years old

Favorite color:  Red

Favorite book:  "King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry

Favorite movie:  "The Man from Snowy River"

Favorite cd:  Anything by Bach

Favorite food:  Turkey and dressing

Favorite dessert:  fresh Apple Pie

Favorite drink:  Apple Cider

Favorite animal:  Horse

Hobbies:  Horseback riding and politics

Personality:  A spunky, adventurous girl who loves horses and is very patriotic

Likes to collect:  Breyer horses

Favorite store:  her father's shop! :)

Wants to be:  a wife and a mom, and also involved in politics locally

Felicity is very special to me because she's a doll I always wanted as a girl, but my parents couldn't afford her.  I just got her around Christmas time last year.  She's my second favorite doll after Tess.

#10:  Rose (renamed, rewigged Magic Attic Doll)

Full name:  Doesn't have one! :}

Age:  12 years old

Favorite color:  Blue

Favorite book:  "Beauty" by Robin McKinley

Favorite movie:  "Beauty and the Beast" (Disney version)

Favorite cd:  "Beauty and the Beast the Broadway Musical" (original cast recording)

Favorite food:  French dip

Favorite dessert:  chocolate-dipped strawberries

Favorite drink:  Hot Chocolate

Favorite animal:  Cow 

Hobbies:  Acting and performing on stage, singing, memorizing parts

Personality:  A flamboyant performer who loves all things Beauty and the Beast

Likes to collect:  Beauty and the Beast stuff

Favorite store:  The Disney Store

Wants to be:  a music and drama teacher

Rose was another Ebay find.  She was originally going to be Tess's best friend, but her head was so much smaller than Tess's head that they looked funny next to each other.  Maggie was originally my "Rose" doll, and after some time I decided to switch the two of them.  It worked out perfectly.  In the picture above, you can see Rose surrounded by some of my own Beauty and the Beast collection. 

So there you have it!  Those are my girls.  I hope you enjoyed the post.  I'll leave you with a pic of 6 of my girls:  the 3 sisters and their best friends.

Oh, and just for fun, here are some pics of my daughters' dolls on our beach vacation a couple of years ago:

Dorcas, Jane, and Leisel enjoy their day at the beach.