Fun Fall Items from Debonair Designs

Some of you might remember my reviews of the beautiful handmade 18" doll items from eBay seller Debonair Designs last year.  She has some pretty fall releases this year that I wanted to share with all of you. :)

"Celtic Avalon"

You can view the eBay listing HERE.

"Equinox"

Original listing HERE.  I keep on looking at this one and thinking of how cute it would look in a fall photo shoot. :)

"Orchard" 

See the original listing HERE. 

"The Denim Collection" 

This is actually a four piece ensemble.  You can see more pics on the original listing HERE.

I highly recommend Deb's work...she always does such a beautiful job on her sweaters and capelets.  Be sure to stop by and check these out.  Christmas is coming! :)

Adorable Items from Debonair Designs on EBay

Hey guys!  I just have enough time for a quick post for now.  I promise I'll get to my Movie Love tag post and my "Versatile Blogger Award" post...hopefully sometime next week.  Unfortunately, as the school year is beginning to wind down, I'm starting to feel the snowball effect of countless upcoming activities! :{  I'll do my best to keep up, though.  Oh, and Tess and Maggie were finally able to get a post up on their blog.  You can see it HERE, and you'll be happy to know that it finally features Jenna. :)

Anyway, I was browsing through eBay tonight and noticed that my friend Deb from Debonair Designs has 3 beautiful spring ensembles listed.  Two of them only have a couple of days left.  The colors she chose are absolutely stunning!  I really love the hats that come with the outfits, too. :)

Here is "Kimana III", modeled by the lovely Gotz Little Sisters Lily.  Click HERE to see the auction.

I love the beautiful shades of blue that she chose for this set! :)

Next, we have "Ahoy", modeled by Deb's beautiful Alexander Girlz doll, Hayley.  You can view the auction HERE.   

Doesn't she look ready to set sail? :)

And finally, we have "Jardin", once again modeled by Hayley.  Click HERE to view the auction.

I love the beautiful spring colors Deb chose for this set. :)

I have purchased Deb's work before and have been very pleased with her craftsmanship.  Her prices are very reasonable, too.  I always love seeing the creations she comes up with each new season. :) 

An Update on Debonair Designs and Another Addition to the Doll Family :)

Hi guys!  For those of you who were interested in the Archipelago pattern by Debonair Designs that I had as a giveaway prize, I thought you might like to know that Deb has listed her three completed Archipelago sweater and hat sets on eBay.  You can see her listings HERE. :)

And here's a picture...just to remind you what they look like. :)

So, as the title suggests, I officially have a new addition to my doll family! :D  I wasn't planning on getting another doll this soon after Hayden, but things just kind of fell into place with this doll.  She was listed on AG Playthings, and the person selling her was willing to do a partial trade, so I got her for a really good price! :)

It was really hard being patient while waiting for my package, but it finally arrived! :)

And as the box says, my new doll is...Rebecca! :D

She came in a cute pair of pjs with a very sweet note that her former owner had written.

Here she is! :D

So, you know me...I had to take a ton of pictures of her. :)

It may be a while before she's introduced on Tess and Maggie's blog.  I want to take my time and really figure out her character and everything.  I'm pretty sure her name is going to be Jenna Rose Benson.  She'll be Rachel's 12 year old little sister.  

So far, I know she's in to carousel horses! :)  My mom found this really cute set of carousel horse miniatures from Avon at an antique store here in town.  They're the perfect size for her! :)

I also decided that she's going to be another Sanrio fan.  As you can tell from the pic, her two favorites are My Melody and Chococat (just like Piper). ;)  I found these adorable plush guys on eBay from the seller cleanitupandout.  There are still some available.  HERE is a link to Chococat, and HERE is a link to My Melody. :)  You can also get Hello Kitty, Kerropi, and Deery Lou.  

They're the perfect size!  (And yes, I snagged a Chococat for Piper, too.  He's now with her at my aunt's house.)

I've admired Rebecca since her release a few years ago.  I have to confess, though, I was a little concerned about having a Rebecca and a #55.  I was afraid they'd be too similar with their brown hair and hazel eyes. But I was delighted when I took pictures of them side by side and saw just how different they were from each other. :)

First off, their hair is very different shade.  Hayden's is much darker (and longer, too).

Here's a picture of the hair color difference with the flash.

The other thing I was concerned about was the fact that I would now have 3 dolls with hazel eyes.  Interestingly enough, though, I discovered that Jenna (aka Rebecca), Hayden (#55), and Charlie (aka Mia) all have a different shade of hazel.

Here's a close-up comparison of the different eye colors.  The order is Jenna, Hayden, Charlie, and Emma (#41), just to show the difference between the hazel and green eyes.  I tried to do these in rows, but Blogger is not cooperating with me. ;)

I wasn't sure if I'd be able to accurately capture the eye color differences, so I also did some close-ups of their faces.  Once again, the order is Jenna (Rebecca), Hayden (#55), Charlie (Mia), and Emma (#41).

It's very interesting comparing their eye colors.  Rebecca's eyes appear to have some of the bright green from the Mattel Felicity dolls with a bit of brown added.  My AG #55 has a much darker shade of hazel, while Mia's eyes are more of a brownish-green hazel.  My AG #41's are a beautiful deep green. 

Two lovely dolls! :)  

I have a feeling that Jenna and Hayden are going to be pretty close.  I've already got some ideas about some of the adventures they might share. :)

I wasn't sure if I would stick to my original idea of having Rachel and Jenna be sisters, but these pictures confirmed it.  They don't look all that much alike, but I think I can see a bit of family resemblance. ;)  Especially since they're both Josefina molds.

Rachel especially looks like an older sister in these pics because she's wearing such thick shoes. :)

I hope you enjoyed all of the pictures.  I'll be sure to let you know when Jenna makes her debut on Tess and Maggie's blog. :)

My Knit Capelet Set from Debonair Designs

After months of oohing and aahing, I finally purchased my own knit set from Debonair Designs.  I won her "Candy Cane" capelet set she had listed on eBay. 

This is how it looked when I took it out of the package. :)

And here it is, all unwrapped!

As you can see, it looks absolutely darling on Hailey. :)  I'm excited to try it on the other girls, too.

The hat can either be worn this way...

...or can sit back farther on her head, like this (I think I like it the best this way...this is how Deb's dolls model them).

Here's a close-up of one of the mittens.  I was able to get them on and back off without any difficulty.  I love how she used yarn with sparkly threads in it! :) 

The fur on the capelet is incredibly soft.  I keep wanting to pet it! ;) 

One of the other things I really like about the capelet is the fact that it has 3 buttons on the back for easy removal.  This means that you don't have to worry about messing up your doll's hair every time you put it on and take it off! ;)

I would give this set 5 out of 5 stars! :)  It is well-made, beautiful to look at, and easy to get on and off.  I can't wait to do an official photo shoot with it! :)