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Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Sleepers

Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Sleepers

9 December 2013
by Angela

Two new girls!  I have almost complete sets of all the Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Sleepers….  The sleeping bags seem to be hard to come by,…

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Time to part-ay! New Vintage Strawberry Shortcake dolls

Time to part-ay! New Vintage Strawberry Shortcake dolls

18 November 2013
by Angela

Look!  Just check out all those Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Party Pleasers.  I splurged on some of these little dolls and it’s still exciting, especially when…

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The new girls...

The new girls…

19 December 2012
by Angela

I had a sweet little find on Trademe, four lovely little 1991 Strawberry Shortcake dolls, not complete, and needing some tlc, so one of those…

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Audrey and Isobel enjoy a winter beach adventure

Audrey and Isobel enjoy a winter beach adventure

9 July 2012
by Angela

Great day for the beach! Freezing though. Check out these rusty old steps.. the dune has worn away heaps. Good times.

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Winter Holidays with the girls

Winter Holidays with the girls

4 July 2012
by Angela

Iris, all snuggly and warm for winter! Nancy, looking festive in those Solstice colours… Nancy and Audrey.. Collette, Nancy and Audrey. Loving the sunshine! Iris…

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Strawberry Shortcake Sew a Long

Strawberry Shortcake Sew a Long

31 May 2012
by Angela

This exciting new thing is happening..  Sew a Longs! Oh, a tricky bit! Audrey is loving it! Just hanging out..

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two tiny bears

two tiny bears

20 May 2012
by Angela

  These two tiny bears are one of my favourite projects from when I was a kid, I think I was about nine or ten…

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flower power

flower power

27 March 2012
by Angela

The girls can’t resist getting into the garden when we are away from home. Tree huggers! Loving Autumn… Can’t say I’m EVER so well co-ordinated…

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pumpkin patch!

pumpkin patch!

6 March 2012
by Angela

A pumpkin!  Or it’s probably actually a squash! I love autumn, and pumpkins are so very autumn.  The best ones are those that come up…

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Chilling in the sewing room

Chilling in the sewing room

18 February 2012
by Angela

The girls have been hanging out with me in the sewing room for a few days, between outings of course. Iris and Ramona next to…

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