Well, it's been a while. I've got a lot of things going on and have gotten away from my website. Sadly, it is apparent.

We've made another contact with the SIDS doll thing. Maybe this will help it go further.

I've been running a daycare and am back to leading Cub Scouts and taking my daughter to Brownies. Only have two extracurricular activities still seems too busy to me. School has been in session for some time now and summer seems as if it were long ago.

Signing off, Michelle

Day to Day Duties

Hello again,

Well, we've just completed the November newsletter and set up for the new monthly drawing. The prize this month is one of my personal favorite items we carry in the store. The L.V. look-alike purses. They are just adorable and of such high quality.

Friends,

So sorry. It just seems fairly difficult for me to stay on this blog thing. I never was any good at diaries or journals and I seem to have the same problem with this.

We went to another craft show last Saturday at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton, Ohio. It wasn't too bad.

We have a few ideas for our next show which is to be the Saturday after Thanksgiving again in Kenton, except at the courthouse this time. Hope things will be hopping. Christmas shopping you know.

Something new we are trying are these specialized dolls for Medical Examiners investigating SIDS. The states are currently starting special investigations which require a doll to be placed in the same place/position the child was found. Since the dolls are cloth dolls and have no face, they are believed to be less traumatic to the grieving family. Hope this is something that can develop for us.

Craft Show Archive

Hello all,

It's been a real busy time for us lately. After a death in the family, we immediately had to participate in a craft show previously planned. It turned out well, the weather was perfect and there were quite a few people attended. If your in the area sometime while it's going on, you should stop in. Someone asked my grandmother how many years she's been doing that show and it had never been figured up but it must be about 15 years at least.

We done fairly well in sales and passed out quite a number of business cards for Suzanne's Doll Hospital and The Doll Cupboard. Hope we see some results from all the hard work.

We are planning to setup the last weekend in October at the Fisher's Flea Market in Lakeview Ohio, then at a craft show in Kenton, Ohio at the Fairgrounds, and finally the Christmas Craft Show on the Kenton, Ohio courthouse square towards the end of November.

Going to be in the vicinity? Hope to see you there. It's so much better to see the merchandise in person and meet Suzanne, the woman who does all the doll repair work. Need something done? Bring your doll and let Suzanne give you an estimate for the job.

Labor Day Weekend 2007

Labor Day Weekend has come sooooo quickly. Seems like it was just Memorial Day. Just when I should be out enjoy the holiday - what am I doing? WORKING.... it never ends :>

I was filling an order and just looking at all the wonderfully adorable doll accessories there are. I would have loved to have these things when I was a young girl. The purses look just like the real thing only smaller and I've always loved miniature items no matter what they were.

We recently attended a birthday for a little girl turning 5 years old and we gave her one of the purses along with a hairbrush set for her to use on her doll. She loved it.

I have a hard time keeping my three girls out of my store inventory as it is.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and just relax!

Dolls for Altzheimers Patients

Hello All,

We've been sooooo busy at the Dollcupboard. On Wednesday we took to the kitchen and put up about 20+ quarts of corn (cut off the cob). We started at 10am and wasn't out of the kitchen until 10pm! Temperatures seem to be finally cooling off but you know that doesn't mean anything - it could be awful hot tomorrow.

Recently we ran out of softener salt and couldn't use the dishwasher. Now we do have 4 children but how in the world does anyone wash dishes by hand and do anything besides wash dishes and do laundry???? I just can't seem to catch up. Just goes to show you time does cost money. That dishwasher sure saves time.

On the lighter side of things. Dolls. Are you shopping for Christmas yet? You know it saves time and headache to start early and many people already are. I came across the idea of using the life-like vinyl Apple Valley dolls as gifts for people with Altzheimer's. They love them. It's only their's and they treat them like real children. Something for them to love on. So if you have this kind of situation, keep it in mind for your loved one. Want to see what they look like? Go to http://www.dollcupboard.com/store-categories-Apple-Valley-Pat-Secrist-Dolls_3179342.html for our present inventory.

Miniature Accessory Ideas

Hello,

Here are a few more mini tips for you to "chew on"

Flower Bouquets

• Use bouquets of tiny silk flowers from your local craft store. After clipping off the number of sprays you want, wrap the stems with green floral tape.

Mini Game Boxes

• Cut pictures of games from catalogs or magazines. You may also find graphics of these on the internet. Wrap an appropriate sized piece of wood with paper to simulate a box then glue the picture of the game on the top.

PILLOWS

• Your local upholstery store often discards out of date/style samples. These are the perfect precut size of fabric for miniature pillows.