Eliza Jane and Hannah wish you a very happy St. Patrick’s Day! This morning, to celebrate, Hannah baked Irish Soda Bread for breakfast, which made all her sisters quite happy indeed ❤
Getting ready… covered cast iron casserole pots are just right for baking crusty soda bread…
Stirring in the buttermilk…
Ready to go into the oven.
The doll’s loaves, fragrant and piping hot!
Golden brown crust…
mmmmmmmmm…
Cat proof cooling!
Irish Soda Bread with raisins.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
❤
Hannah’s favorite recipe comes from The Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. She prefers the recipe for White Soda Bread. She did stray from tradition and add raisins, which would actually make her bread “spotted dog”. Hannah is quite fond of both raisins and dogs… ❤
This month’s offerings… Lizzybit on the left and Izzybelle on the right. Plus a long sleeved red dress sized to fit one of the girls larger 18-19 inch sisters.
For February’s (snow delayed) Third Thursday I have two one small little Izzy’s who are looking for loving homes ❤ The larger doll is made from my mold of the antique Lizzybit. She is 16 inches tall. Her smaller companion is 14.5 inch tall Izzybelle.
This month’s theme is little sisters, with a focus on paint surface details. Both of these dolls present an aged appearance, like that of original surviving antique Izannah Walker dolls. Some of you, who follow my Izannah Walker Journal, will be familar with the original, highly adventuresome Izzybelle. You’ll know that she has gone through some rough times and has been greatly loved during her long lifetime. For this particular younger sister of Izzybelle I have removed some of the original doll’s worst damage, leaving you this glimpse of how pretty and sweet the original doll must have been in her youth. ❤
The fabric for the doll’s dresses is a wonderful previously unused mid-19th century dot print. The color is reminiscent of sunny summer marigolds, ripe autumn pumpkins, and the golden hues of seashells on a windswept beach…
The dolls and extra dress are offered for sale on a first come basis. The way it works is simple. If you would like to purchase one of the dolls, or the dress, email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com. I’ll go by the time stamp when I receive your email to determine whose request is first.
The dolls are $1250.00 each, and the dress is $225.00, which includes free shipping to any address in the continental U.S. Dolls are mailed via USPS Priority Mail and are insured for their full value. International Orders will be charged exact postage + a $10.00 handling fee for all international locations, except Canada, to help off-set the time it takes me to deal with customs forms – and in many cases the requirement that I actually take the package to the post office rather than scheduling it for pick-up.
Payment may be made via PayPal, credit card, personal check, or lay-away. Sales tax is 6.35% if I am shipping to a Connecticut address.
Izzybelle SOLD
Izzybelle ❤
Izzybelle is SOLD 14.5 inches tall. She has painted button boots, with a pinkish red stripe around the top. Her second skin is made from antique linen. She comes with a chemise, pantalettes, a petticoat and a long sleeved dress ~ all made from antique fabrics and notions. $1250.00
Lizzybit ❤
Lizzybit SOLD
Lizzybit ❤
Lizzybit ❤
Lizzybit is 16 inches tall. She has painted lace-up boots, with a pinkish red stripe around the top. Her second skin is made from antique linen. She comes with a chemise, pantalettes, a petticoat and a long sleeved dress ~ all made from antique fabrics and notions. $1250.00 SOLD
Long Sleeved Red Dress
Close-up details of dresses 1 & 2
One available for sale. It has a 7 inch long skirt, so it is perfect if you’d like a shorter skirt for an 18 – 19 inch doll dressed as a younger child, or if you have slightly smaller doll made from my Anna mold. This dress is too large for any of my Izzybelles or Lizzybits. $225.00 each
A few small glimpses of the dolls I’m making for Thursday’s rescheduled “Third Thursday”…
Lizzybit ❤
I hope you’ll come back at 12 noon, eastern standard time this Thursday, February 28th to meet this month’s new dolls. They love meeting people and making new friends ❤
The dolls will be offered for sale on a first come basis. The way it works is simple. If you would like to purchase one of the dolls, email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com. I’ll go by the time stamp when I receive your email to determine whose request is first.
The dolls will be $1250.00 each, which includes free shipping to any address in the continental U.S. Dolls are mailed via USPS Priority Mail and are insured for their full value. International Orders will be charged exact postage + a $10.00 handling fee for all international locations, except Canada, to help off-set the time it takes me to deal with customs forms – and in many cases the requirement that I actually take the package to the post office rather than scheduling it for pick-up.
Payment may be made via PayPal, credit card, personal check, or lay-away. Sales tax is 6.35% if I am shipping to a Connecticut address.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the snow on Thursday morning will be tolerable. If it is too bad I’ll need to chauffeur back and forth to nursery school. In that event, the dolls will still post at noon – but I won’t be able to access and answer emails right away. So it may be some time before you will know if you were the first person to request a particular doll…
February is a month of snow & ice here in New England… even more so this particular February. Winter wonderland beauty brings it’s own challenges.
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In deference to Mother Nature, and her dearest companion the Snow Queen, my February “Third Thursday” will be delayed 1 week and will be rescheduled for Thursday February 28th @ Noon Eastern Standard Time. Join me here at my Izannah Walker Journalas the dolls and I bid farewell to the month of February and introduce you to my newest reproduction Izannah Walker dolls available for sale ❤
The theme for this month’s dolls is small…
… my inspiration for February’s dolls is little sisters ❤
Please check back here between now and February 28th for a few peeks of February’s dolls… and in the mean time enjoy the winter snow days that come your way!
this sweet girl was a special order doll in 2013 ❤
Red! ❤ Such a wonderful color and such a challenge for me to find when I am searching for antique fabrics! I’ve had a small quantity of floral striped red fabric stashed away for several years. I had been planning to make dresses from it for my antique Izannah Walker dolls… When I was contemplating Valentine’s Day and trying to think of something a tiny bit special to mark the day, I decided instead that I should use that fabric for a very tiny little Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Dress Shop!
Zanna and Isabeau offered to be today’s models. ❤ I had just enough fabric to make three dresses, these two matching long sleeved dresses, with a single growth tuck in each skirt, and a third make-do dress with short sleeves and a “false hem” of coordinating off-white and red fabric.
Zanna & Isabeau modeling Dresses 1 & 2. They are wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day ❤
1. & 2. – ONE DRESS IS SOLD – ONE AVAILABLE The two matching long sleeved dresses are finished and available for sale. They have 7 inch long skirts, so they are perfect if you’d like a shorter skirt for an 18 – 19 inch doll dressed as a younger child, or if you have slightly smaller doll made from my Anna mold. These dresses are too large for any of my Izzybelles. $225.00 each, which includes free shipping to any US address. There is no sales tax unless you are a Connecticut resident (6.35%). Please email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com if you wish to purchase dresses 1 and/or 2. Sold on a first come basis. Payment by Paypal, credit card, personal check, or lay-away.
Close-up details of dresses 1 & 2
3. – Dress three is not quite done… today has been a wild winter’s day. My best made plans were torn asunder by icy weather and a dead car battery, so I have been ferrying my near and dear ones back and forth to schools for most of the day. ❤ I’ll post the third dress just as soon as I put in the final stitches, so please check back! Dress 3 will be the same as dresses 1 & 2, except it will have short gathered and banded sleeves, no growth tuck and a “false hem” with a different off-white and red print antique fabric used for the hem on the inside of the skirt. It will also be priced at $225.00.
It’s been a quick month so far! With holidays, birthdays and winter to contend with my working days have been a bit scarce… So no dolls this time around, but I do have threeonezero new dresses available ❤ Thank you for coming to visit and see this Third Thursday’s items! I do have more of both fabrics ❤
Dress 1. Short gathered and tucked sleeves, lavishly trimmed in black velvet ribbons. ❤ Antique cotton fabric in a royal blue and black print on a warm buff colored background. $220.00 SOLD
Dresses 2 & 3. Long sleeved dresses made from antique black and white cotton prints, trimmed in antique grosgrain ribbon. $220.00 each Dresses 2 & 3 are SOLD.
All dresses have 8 inch skirt lengths and 9 inch waists. Sold on a first come basis. Email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com to purchase. Paypal, credit cards, checks, or lay-away. Free shipping to U.S. addresses.
❤ ❤ ❤ I was asked if I have more of this fabric and if I could make additional dresses. Yes! I do have more of both fabrics and I can make more dresses in this size or smaller for Izzybelles & Annas, or larger for the Lamb sisters. ❤ ❤ ❤
It feels as if January has hardly just begun… but it is time for “Third Thursday” already! I’ve been stitching, gathering, hemming & trimming all week long! Please come join us here at my Izannah Walker Journal at noon Eastern Standard Time, when I’ll be unveiling this month’s Third Thursday inventory. ❤
The dolls and I are doing something new this week… we are attending a virtual doll convention. So far the convention is in pre-convention mode, which is actually a lot of fun, as attendees are currently introducing themselves and showing photos of their collections. The convention begins in earnest on Thursday, so if you need an added helping of dolls to begin your year, you may want to go take a peek at the convention site. I think there is still time to sign-up https://www.virtualdollconvention.com/ The convention is being held entirely on facebook, so you would need a facebook account to attend.
Izzybelle 
Long Sleeved Red Dress
Red! ❤ Such a wonderful color and such a challenge for me to find when I am searching for antique fabrics! I’ve had a small quantity of floral striped red fabric stashed away for several years. I had been planning to make dresses from it for my antique Izannah Walker dolls… When I was contemplating Valentine’s Day and trying to think of something a tiny bit special to mark the day, I decided instead that I should use that fabric for a very tiny little Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Dress Shop!
Izannah Walker Journal 