October 5, 2015, Meeting

Member Sallie Howard did a program, entitled "Barbie and Skipper, Celebrating 50 years of Sister Fashions," showing examples from her extensive collection, including some rare prototype costumes never put into production.

The vintage fashions are very detailed, with many tiny accessories.  Note the miniature Barbie doll in Skipper's pocket!

No, that's not Skipper!  Sallie included this pair to show how Mattel often used the same fabric in different outfits.

Member Johnsie Bryan shared her collection of Halloween Barbies trick-or-treating with little sister, Kelly.

Who is that sneaking up on the girls?!  I hope that is Ken in disguise!

One lucky member won the door prize, a box of vintage paper dolls.

September 7, 2015, Meeting

Because our regular meeting place was closed for Labor Day, the club met in member Sharon Weintraub's family home.

The program was the club's ever popular swap and sale, with members bringing any dolls or accessories they wished to sell.  A wide variety of items was on offer.

Let the shopping begin!

August 3, 2015, Meeting

This month's theme for the refreshment table was the last lazy days of summer . . . . 

and the coming of a new school year.

Kathy Meador brightened up the meeting by displaying these colorful and playful portraits of pups that she had painted.

President Pam Wolfe told the club about her experiences at the United Federation of Doll Clubs Convention, which took place July 16th through July 17th in Kansas City Missouri.

She shared many of the dolls and other souvenirs she brought home.

A skilled seamstress, Pam displayed her Bleuette and Loulotte dolls in dresses she made at a convention workshop.

Pam took part in a Publisher's Preview at the convention,  discussing her pattern books for Bleuette and Loulette.  The dresses are all sewn from patterns in the books.  Pam told the club about a special serendipity, discovering a store in Kansas City that specialized in vintage fabrics and trims.

Sallie Howard told the club about her adventures at the 2015 Barbie Convention, which was held in Arlington Virginia.

She shared her bevy of Barbie souvenirs.

Members also brought other dolls for the club's show and tell.

July 6, 2015, Meeting

The refreshment table was appropriately bedecked in red, white, and blue.

Member Ruth Cook did a program on the movie, "Gone with the Wind."

She brought many examples of memorabilia from the movie.  Ruth painted this portrait of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler

In addition to Ruth's collection, many members brought dolls inspired by the book and movie, both modern and vintage.

This sad and tattered Scarlett O'Hara was rescued from a garage sale.  She went home with a member for a little TLC in exchange for a donation toward the club's charity booth.

Member Bette Birdsong shares her "Gone with the Wind" paper dolls.

There were also some non-Southern Belles brought by members for show and tell.

This doll is a recent creation by member Faydra Jones.