tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42295006372441685232024-02-19T10:08:18.552-05:00The 2008 Paper Doll Convention ArchiveLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-18533213850005945232008-11-01T12:00:00.003-04:002008-11-01T12:00:01.254-04:00Farewell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNOzKp4eLExyte5UxL3MbFeEOHzQfEzyxpknRDGPUnW2SGj3CQMH7cQWJYW3axYnFZLXcuFtIX7Dn_Y_px6qj5x0h9xh5pGlQQzvuJCZM6GwvnUkJjmycq38iu1paYhm1C6UBjNcn8Bkf/s1600-h/thorpetally.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263367482231788082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNOzKp4eLExyte5UxL3MbFeEOHzQfEzyxpknRDGPUnW2SGj3CQMH7cQWJYW3axYnFZLXcuFtIX7Dn_Y_px6qj5x0h9xh5pGlQQzvuJCZM6GwvnUkJjmycq38iu1paYhm1C6UBjNcn8Bkf/s400/thorpetally.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thanks for following this blog over the past year. It's been fun, and I couldn't have done it without the great images that Jan McKay, Sylvia Kleindinst, Pat Rooney and so many others sent along. This will remain online as a record of the 2008 convention, but I won't be adding to it after today.<br /><br />I hope you'll visit me at my new blog, The Paper Collector, <a href="http://thepapercollector.blogspot.com/">http://thepapercollector.blogspot.com/</a><br />You'll find paper dolls, toys, bridge tallies, postcards and other ephemera there, starting today.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-62037593471239374262008-11-01T01:30:00.003-04:002008-11-01T01:57:16.145-04:00So you want to plan a convention!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXtGhou6jZRC0Lb-BEz7af6sCbB80DwMFynIHeZTrUl9KM_71H2hIHVQyY8s8wbElmhssuRY9_T-Clz32yYopNlr_0HnTWQD4IZJhAQK2-X6yvUHfEvspvX2pxChXc_rhlm-75o9iF-zf/s1600-h/addingmachine2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262434349564747714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXtGhou6jZRC0Lb-BEz7af6sCbB80DwMFynIHeZTrUl9KM_71H2hIHVQyY8s8wbElmhssuRY9_T-Clz32yYopNlr_0HnTWQD4IZJhAQK2-X6yvUHfEvspvX2pxChXc_rhlm-75o9iF-zf/s400/addingmachine2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cost of the convention:<br />$30,000.<br /><br />Memories:<br />Priceless.<br /><br />Folks, this is what they call a nonprofit venture.<br /><br />The downturn in the economy no doubt took a bite out of attendance in Piscataway.<br /><br />127 attended; 33 subscribed to the absentee souvenirs.<br /><br />But the continuing recession may in fact hold opportunity for convention planners to negotiate, for next year and beyond. We can deliver over 100 people, who not only sleep and eat at the hotel, but tour the surrounding area and shop locally, too. You'll be dealing with a strong hand, so don't be afraid to challenge prices. If you're like me and you're lousy with figures, business negotiations, etc. -- find someone who can take that role on with relish, and save yourself a lot of grief. You'll learn a lot just by watching. </span>Everything is negotiable. (And special thanks to Sheryl Jaeger, who drummed that into my head.)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">What I learned:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span> It's not easy to find an ideal location: hotels near city center are expensive, and the cheaper ones further out in the suburbs involve commuting expenses to and from the airport. The San Antonio convention was memorable in this regard because you could walk the city right outside your hotel door. Weigh your costs, options and trade-offs carefully.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3-Ut0XDFtK4fdpfAryrHJbUerpckiV9e7fpfXHGDnYU_UdudMjLUuAWlGb74_FnSXTNmHCw4Tr_QlyAWWUrsAUM4AtPUMVDDeVXHJ8BITE7HuxX-McMF-TNODUbrEfbFgt9ST1Yfuikz/s1600-h/empire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262996193948755970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3-Ut0XDFtK4fdpfAryrHJbUerpckiV9e7fpfXHGDnYU_UdudMjLUuAWlGb74_FnSXTNmHCw4Tr_QlyAWWUrsAUM4AtPUMVDDeVXHJ8BITE7HuxX-McMF-TNODUbrEfbFgt9ST1Yfuikz/s400/empire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Sales Room:</span></strong> Size is important. The one in Parsippany was too small, and would have meant splitting up the Sales Room or simply having people sell from their rooms--which would have added enormously to our costs. More importantly, it was an idea which people hated, because as I learned they want to be in one big room to get maximum foot traffic and to be next to friends they see but once a year. Chalk it up to a beginner's mistake. We shifted to Piscataway to get the 5,822 sq. ft. ballroom, and it was worth the headache and penalty. <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYJBTjcJ-M9L6wBVwOL4_DejFN7g6n6S-aDW-qWb4cDWWvh5spyjSbvucPLUTVcwMolnLOea_tcDKGmwnPOOi4UL0rIf7ezHv-tFUrDCFVK2ds1C_wIsruWkeEmF5FgwQoLTIVOcXErpM/s1600-h/sales2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263335614193579314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYJBTjcJ-M9L6wBVwOL4_DejFN7g6n6S-aDW-qWb4cDWWvh5spyjSbvucPLUTVcwMolnLOea_tcDKGmwnPOOi4UL0rIf7ezHv-tFUrDCFVK2ds1C_wIsruWkeEmF5FgwQoLTIVOcXErpM/s400/sales2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Delegate:</span></strong> The people I relied upon the most live in other states, from California to Connecticut, so distance should not be a factor. Many people who have organized conventions in the past are eager to help out. Some can help you with planning, others will sign up for duties during the convention itself (and some will gladly do both.) Find someone who lives nearby to help you negotiate with the hotel in person. There’s a lot of information to absorb, lots of notes to take. You don’t want to miss a thing. As you might have deduced by now, Sheryl Jaeger was indispensable in this regard, negotiating with the hotel in addition to overseeing the Sales Room, among many other things.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Embrace the new:</span></strong> Stay open to new ideas. I hope Bruce Patrick Jones’ Artists Sweatshop becomes a convention tradition – it’s a fun and instructive workshop that produces new art on the spot.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVAhJ_2oFpmsMbYzY-aywHSdoQdZRT-yZPHml-E7Qu83Nb5DiVWCFUZPEYIxNdisQ_agoLHtVTJvO-S2M1a3PYi-ordpLze0p_XTJ_wKtQOusCc6XQQmLeyVXbEw9tI9SuB_6RP00NDho/s1600-h/janscd+362.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262443137062001890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVAhJ_2oFpmsMbYzY-aywHSdoQdZRT-yZPHml-E7Qu83Nb5DiVWCFUZPEYIxNdisQ_agoLHtVTJvO-S2M1a3PYi-ordpLze0p_XTJ_wKtQOusCc6XQQmLeyVXbEw9tI9SuB_6RP00NDho/s400/janscd+362.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Balance:</span></strong> We need BOTH antique/vintage and new/contemporary paper doll artists to be successful.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f5W11KbY2246qdVPCmWj-LFodkEpeKtOsTUOI0lAfUaiWgZKgaWRWhKUVeK9I_CnjVdOEIhwygFLrMqDAM5EYTaCBT1Ay5mLQIoCTLi8TJjESV2CH_PSlZRMGCKa7LfBCFUqLxtGmCox/s1600-h/janscd+288.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262445600101575058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f5W11KbY2246qdVPCmWj-LFodkEpeKtOsTUOI0lAfUaiWgZKgaWRWhKUVeK9I_CnjVdOEIhwygFLrMqDAM5EYTaCBT1Ay5mLQIoCTLi8TJjESV2CH_PSlZRMGCKa7LfBCFUqLxtGmCox/s400/janscd+288.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9wbshE0VaN3-CV5d61OpowtBpjPI9oHrfdoANSrMicTVmS_WdbIIhvVcwIcRFDFfomOMSfjERT6kur9joPuKQfxAdUGOEfF5WJuWtSwtbsvDaby9oZOvNgNX8cEl-yduVFTaH6Z4YGg_/s1600-h/davidwolferaffle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262616946410995314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9wbshE0VaN3-CV5d61OpowtBpjPI9oHrfdoANSrMicTVmS_WdbIIhvVcwIcRFDFfomOMSfjERT6kur9joPuKQfxAdUGOEfF5WJuWtSwtbsvDaby9oZOvNgNX8cEl-yduVFTaH6Z4YGg_/s400/davidwolferaffle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Promote and advertise:</span></strong> Very important--and you don't have to spend a dime. In addition to the paper doll magazines, there are lots of free listing opportunities with your local newspaper. Somerset Studio magazine has a free event listing service online. Don’t neglect the antique/collectibles press (i.e., Maine Antiques Digest, Paper & Advertising Collectors' Marketplace, Antique Week and Antique Trader). Most will pick up and use a press release, unedited, so make sure you get it right. Even if readers don’t attend this year, they now know we exist, and may attend sometime in the future. Also, many of them sign up for absentee souvenirs, an important source of convention revenue. <p>Some readers jump at the chance to attend. Bonnie Hanson saw a press release I sent to one of the antique weeklies – she had attended conventions in the past, but lost track of us. Who is Bonnie? See below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd4ydv-OPZ35uexwL8_ORoR9LI4qc2D1SJdGFKWrpR2dqAiXvI6xKj-fcIHijuskLyBI92_q7GtjryWKurlV7LvwI9Edg9JKOVQNSUX_PJsUFWtPJeigtVpJqR_8nmPhOSIZ09Z5m6At/s1600-h/janscd+222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262436570820723122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd4ydv-OPZ35uexwL8_ORoR9LI4qc2D1SJdGFKWrpR2dqAiXvI6xKj-fcIHijuskLyBI92_q7GtjryWKurlV7LvwI9Edg9JKOVQNSUX_PJsUFWtPJeigtVpJqR_8nmPhOSIZ09Z5m6At/s400/janscd+222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO08iW9tbKz01OGhPDcBAXeMqJUT8vDob9A-ajl-QOLRVWOTupVwq1RqAN5nlTa-c9eONTxg_mOX2JoKY8aSUq2pw9ip-zO5JQZ2ZVQDcSo_em7N_lWDZF5jnB7QnIcmSGHqImRK2en8q/s1600-h/hansonfinale.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262436565900353666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO08iW9tbKz01OGhPDcBAXeMqJUT8vDob9A-ajl-QOLRVWOTupVwq1RqAN5nlTa-c9eONTxg_mOX2JoKY8aSUq2pw9ip-zO5JQZ2ZVQDcSo_em7N_lWDZF5jnB7QnIcmSGHqImRK2en8q/s400/hansonfinale.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AGVU62L8zKjsfsfFHxhcNpw6XMHEhXzP79YoB0ZqQDjqbXBSmhKYF_5C29KYBqWYJxIF4wnKe1IoEuf7nhndnZIPZa5UEwXh9LbS4kcVjJNBzmuoYdPae3b0qBn6dGYaRggQ0nkRFYuD/s1600-h/bonniewinner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262436560384437378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AGVU62L8zKjsfsfFHxhcNpw6XMHEhXzP79YoB0ZqQDjqbXBSmhKYF_5C29KYBqWYJxIF4wnKe1IoEuf7nhndnZIPZa5UEwXh9LbS4kcVjJNBzmuoYdPae3b0qBn6dGYaRggQ0nkRFYuD/s400/bonniewinner.jpg" border="0" /></a>Yes, THAT Bonnie--a big winner at Competition.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Go online:</span></strong> Start a blog, Facebook, myspace, live journal, whatever. Promotion is easy when all you have to do is send a link with all the information. Garth Lax’s e-mails are extremely effective—providing information (he does a lot of his own research on convention locale touring) and reminding people about deadlines, nudging them to send that check in.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Snail mail:</span></strong> And let’s not forget our friends who are not online and have no e-mail. Many people print out Garth’s e-mails and snail-mail them to friends. That’s very important. Many off-line people subscribe to paper doll publications (Paper Doll Review, Golden Opportunities, Cornerstones, Paper Doll Circle in the UK); get the editorial calendar from the editors, so you know when to send in a timely letter or press release with convention updates.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Dealers:</span></strong> There are paper doll dealers who faithfully come to every convention. And there are paper doll dealers who attend because they live near that year’s convention site. (Did you see Don and Jo Ann Reisler's fantastic sales table? There also was another couple at San Antonio in 2007 who had a great selection of antique paper dolls.) Those one-shot dealers need to hear about us. That’s why promotion locally and nationally is important.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Dover:</span></strong> Dover Publications came through with $1,000 to support our opening reception, and showed a willingness to stay involved. This is a good thing, and their support should become a tradition, too. Contact me if you need information or help to keep them involved. The graphic at the top of this post is taken from the Dover Electronic Clip Art collection, "Advertising Cuts of the 20s and 30s."<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Be prepared for the unexpected I:</span></strong> I had no idea my late father would fall seriously ill during the convention planning year. But I was able to lose myself in the details of convention-planning, and let a lot of stress roll off that might have sunk me any other year. My father's illness put a lot of things in perspective. </p><p><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Be prepared for the unexpected II:</span></strong> Lori Lawson of Virginia was supposed to help me out. Where was she? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcQ3C3Pi5G8QsF8_L_AgTeYFVkpPScqZ8x0dwNVYvtdQQtT4SZP9Asu2_D7g2bVgxo_EHjgLtIJ_w-g5eTmhQUC5EyMy_YtJOMQevqIYqZR0drkfBMR0IutqsSyDnPS9VSOpacgRjPQHU/s1600-h/lorilawsonfamily.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263337033906764418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcQ3C3Pi5G8QsF8_L_AgTeYFVkpPScqZ8x0dwNVYvtdQQtT4SZP9Asu2_D7g2bVgxo_EHjgLtIJ_w-g5eTmhQUC5EyMy_YtJOMQevqIYqZR0drkfBMR0IutqsSyDnPS9VSOpacgRjPQHU/s400/lorilawsonfamily.jpg" border="0" /></a>Having a baby! Ethan Shelton Craig was born August 29.</p><p>Well, that's all I can think of right now. Feel free to contact me with any questions.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you who attended and helped out in so many ways. </p><p>I look forward to seeing all of you again in Las Vegas. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPe81jYyY-VA_XQoUOlTl6X4Rg7eYWn6VyfiCV9IJSi8UTat5rIL_Hvw7TYqLifyQtE2U3HQOcIXh46PsYShpO35ys13BDeyCqkKOtp_UwmU-kl01L1xDearK8yU5jTqtaHsI2l07l-ur/s1600-h/satbanquettrio.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262579541922150738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPe81jYyY-VA_XQoUOlTl6X4Rg7eYWn6VyfiCV9IJSi8UTat5rIL_Hvw7TYqLifyQtE2U3HQOcIXh46PsYShpO35ys13BDeyCqkKOtp_UwmU-kl01L1xDearK8yU5jTqtaHsI2l07l-ur/s400/satbanquettrio.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-44081229015780518462008-10-31T09:32:00.003-04:002008-10-31T09:55:53.735-04:00Happy Hallowe'en<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacqGFlGaqnQeRrhSQS5CfPsOV9MYCsEmtL2V5poGzHjOiP6_9L25t-ecurIUisFpgGOKxLSOnme478VOLFLYrn66xs9lhCDsolCEZ4HTcWzdtSQ8wWRbNqy-jR9dVueFRLkjUjwQx1-iI/s1600-h/patrooneyhalloweenred.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263310909857424386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacqGFlGaqnQeRrhSQS5CfPsOV9MYCsEmtL2V5poGzHjOiP6_9L25t-ecurIUisFpgGOKxLSOnme478VOLFLYrn66xs9lhCDsolCEZ4HTcWzdtSQ8wWRbNqy-jR9dVueFRLkjUjwQx1-iI/s400/patrooneyhalloweenred.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Pat Corte Rooney drew "Little John" for today's UFDC regional Halloween Dinner, hosted by the Young at Heart Doll Club of N.J. in Cape May. The theme: "A Victorian Holiday in Cape May," a shore town here in Jersey famous for its Victorian houses and flair.<br /><br />"Little John" is based on an actual souvenir doll designed and handmade by Rosemarie Snyder. Pat tells me that "Little John" is upset because his Trick Or Treat bag has a hole in it: "This happened to the artist's son and he wore a devil costume…which also made him upset!"<br /><br />Rosemarie Snyder's doll is an antique reproduction; the clothes are not removable and his body is stuffed. For her paper doll version, Pat kept "Little John" trim in order to place the tabs, "and he had to look good in his undies!" She generously sent me a copy in the mail, and allowed me to place it on the blog today. Thank you, Pat!<br /><br />I'll be interviewing Pat Corte Rooney soon about her paper doll art for an upcoming issue of Paper Doll Review.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-55077849012988986512008-10-30T15:23:00.004-04:002008-10-30T15:37:29.174-04:00Colorful cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ0W2hjBkP7HwHkOrjV6wQK9KaPkW4MdLyCDikVNdjTkYMkpOUq10c9Skz3YjP4EPGsvWS7YQzs-l0TkhjwWiXw-0HN5c10L43FQY-QHUWxU2zzLUek2X2vf0U6Oc8OberBxYJMKj-txB/s1600-h/cards6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263033151643969650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ0W2hjBkP7HwHkOrjV6wQK9KaPkW4MdLyCDikVNdjTkYMkpOUq10c9Skz3YjP4EPGsvWS7YQzs-l0TkhjwWiXw-0HN5c10L43FQY-QHUWxU2zzLUek2X2vf0U6Oc8OberBxYJMKj-txB/s400/cards6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Paper doll people send the nicest cards and letters...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRWPeo6BC9BOMYlF9QjcWpp7PQdjMBYOkm85yTk0QmW7g-dMhyHyOb_KTT0FTSkbRGVBrNpeaCP4PrtHRxiyd1AP3Xh9d8bCbg_JQmb2KpTsg8CdS0ZHmX1IbI-E-ptmz5nr6wRFS7E8L/s1600-h/cards5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263032917031623346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRWPeo6BC9BOMYlF9QjcWpp7PQdjMBYOkm85yTk0QmW7g-dMhyHyOb_KTT0FTSkbRGVBrNpeaCP4PrtHRxiyd1AP3Xh9d8bCbg_JQmb2KpTsg8CdS0ZHmX1IbI-E-ptmz5nr6wRFS7E8L/s400/cards5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9roGPU1Di3Z3dIL6Y-z8w2iS6sYuK8H4TF4RxKKbzL-mlciz9xwNZneWLMTQpLOOoqoADgp2xR8N2m5a5-ivM6U6Ke-CJTGrYEriAYSpRUBwou4EaUrwjAaJOAu3j9dlcjNSylXw0_LDM/s1600-h/cards4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263032904019643906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 387px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9roGPU1Di3Z3dIL6Y-z8w2iS6sYuK8H4TF4RxKKbzL-mlciz9xwNZneWLMTQpLOOoqoADgp2xR8N2m5a5-ivM6U6Ke-CJTGrYEriAYSpRUBwou4EaUrwjAaJOAu3j9dlcjNSylXw0_LDM/s400/cards4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZKN90MHtlOAxRvY5_TvICyAYtLwGFD1P32TBGz7gGJxbjoids_sEY1xHbqcv6xSFl6CzH0A6zkkWibQeiPi47bpe5vrzqxItbxryEn8EI5GLa9m8n52EhWRE1CLosSgrgie980Buy8kn/s1600-h/cards3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263032894648075154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZKN90MHtlOAxRvY5_TvICyAYtLwGFD1P32TBGz7gGJxbjoids_sEY1xHbqcv6xSFl6CzH0A6zkkWibQeiPi47bpe5vrzqxItbxryEn8EI5GLa9m8n52EhWRE1CLosSgrgie980Buy8kn/s400/cards3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rSHkzxJc0usJrFRguxpKSPpDTc8a5B-C7Lqq5H8XEkPughkjk1Q7mCtc98mwheDKNpl7qKeWrH0q_j0av-WW6UrmSBDR3yrGyW5AKLpo3-YKd3ylFsA37Qwm1KV1F1cdOBFpjZxcKJQt/s1600-h/cards2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263032883540635058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rSHkzxJc0usJrFRguxpKSPpDTc8a5B-C7Lqq5H8XEkPughkjk1Q7mCtc98mwheDKNpl7qKeWrH0q_j0av-WW6UrmSBDR3yrGyW5AKLpo3-YKd3ylFsA37Qwm1KV1F1cdOBFpjZxcKJQt/s400/cards2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo5uC5Zn2BF7yOx2k5pFo50Ypx81WxBQo7QEyoHeB4KRQdgqkK8NqfGzY0XI42p1ENyC_MxdrIDdKjIQvTWln6fMmgTiTkA_muOicGAY8W9lgas-TXsGOWOmyBTQCcW9hOgkcpdg-Mcdj/s1600-h/cards1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263032878298810882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo5uC5Zn2BF7yOx2k5pFo50Ypx81WxBQo7QEyoHeB4KRQdgqkK8NqfGzY0XI42p1ENyC_MxdrIDdKjIQvTWln6fMmgTiTkA_muOicGAY8W9lgas-TXsGOWOmyBTQCcW9hOgkcpdg-Mcdj/s400/cards1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-68496248599106326612008-10-30T12:05:00.004-04:002008-10-30T12:57:04.713-04:00Jan's Convention Photo Album IV<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBel63Bn56p2s84O4S4aIqw4F_8dMwxahyrBp43Exi1Fn7hhn7TXvey9VJPsrvIpJhwTGO0ryLVewqPXB62K5tGVOSypRvnAHH6Qye0Rs_vSfs4nblfPTBWS1u9j7FoY6XQhCq2hIKglfQ/s1600-h/neferkiti.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979371997951330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBel63Bn56p2s84O4S4aIqw4F_8dMwxahyrBp43Exi1Fn7hhn7TXvey9VJPsrvIpJhwTGO0ryLVewqPXB62K5tGVOSypRvnAHH6Qye0Rs_vSfs4nblfPTBWS1u9j7FoY6XQhCq2hIKglfQ/s400/neferkiti.jpg" border="0" /></a>I believe this is a nerferkiti (Debra Van Dyke) display.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvimcYZDkt_dZV0N29FefLtSrn1EgitkIlyI6yG04ns97vNmsnJB6eGghX6Nrxg-Qu7WY2Frrxa0tx93giquZg75VfCxb045ufNoJ9LmBdYyu-FsTJtfKjjGmAuetTqj99wVgBCIjiuyP/s1600-h/brendeajanjenk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979352194604354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvimcYZDkt_dZV0N29FefLtSrn1EgitkIlyI6yG04ns97vNmsnJB6eGghX6Nrxg-Qu7WY2Frrxa0tx93giquZg75VfCxb045ufNoJ9LmBdYyu-FsTJtfKjjGmAuetTqj99wVgBCIjiuyP/s400/brendeajanjenk.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brenda Sneathen Mattox, Deanna Williams, Jan McKay, Jenny Taliadoros, Kwei-lin Lum.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnD8P5gLU5ocQcULBFsZPIfvsUZiriIdD-_01OMFN5TeQjcX4WroDJQlJYFUeqIjXMTeOuo9qQBAAi1gllpONZI2DqWygkQd_urfnq-H3P5r8HJPT6Kw2rV4-TefIQw8HhNsUaweBgST4U/s1600-h/janandreislers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979339350948962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnD8P5gLU5ocQcULBFsZPIfvsUZiriIdD-_01OMFN5TeQjcX4WroDJQlJYFUeqIjXMTeOuo9qQBAAi1gllpONZI2DqWygkQd_urfnq-H3P5r8HJPT6Kw2rV4-TefIQw8HhNsUaweBgST4U/s400/janandreislers.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jan and Jo Ann and Don Reisler. This was the Reislers first convention, and they had some wonderful items for sale. Their specialty is works on paper and art from children's books. Check out: <a href="http://www.joannreisler.com/">www.joannreisler.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJnnyfT30k9y1BxRIzSuAH7Ea4vuXOFCUNdm1es7xEqmbHuoBCHKeKjrEsTd3zE-i2M5_16LrRdiQBXmp8-XClNiTEIYdIUJRrtF_Bm1g8_8_DyEG2MSUAog9kdpt8Lz3mVRD60WbyLvo/s1600-h/brownscott.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979338269181026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJnnyfT30k9y1BxRIzSuAH7Ea4vuXOFCUNdm1es7xEqmbHuoBCHKeKjrEsTd3zE-i2M5_16LrRdiQBXmp8-XClNiTEIYdIUJRrtF_Bm1g8_8_DyEG2MSUAog9kdpt8Lz3mVRD60WbyLvo/s400/brownscott.jpg" border="0" /></a>Margaret and Howe Brown, and Scott Jorgenson.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B9LySonNPeqTTrc74z2jv5QqDGAALoU0aeWVwatwoOR2ASNxvQ5QZBWufP6vq7pr99c4PH_CBZwJ5znxMHVJxVxRro4E9tgQ4wIrONwHVMWus6u34Nf1jvPPEEGI-mtFXR1XtioxREGM/s1600-h/davidlesdiane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979323270762850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B9LySonNPeqTTrc74z2jv5QqDGAALoU0aeWVwatwoOR2ASNxvQ5QZBWufP6vq7pr99c4PH_CBZwJ5znxMHVJxVxRro4E9tgQ4wIrONwHVMWus6u34Nf1jvPPEEGI-mtFXR1XtioxREGM/s400/davidlesdiane.jpg" border="0" /></a> David Wolfe, Leslie Ann Stockton and Diane McBurnett.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlu8WjfGJgzX0hopgT_c_5JIuboma2Tw7kxN9kWrDQs4gV6KnrA0sBoEru-cmR21UBAjWocASbjAOrJUB80r-_1IGdl5ORPntLuNe6N2Ms9TVVZXWoBS4p4vO4N-Yj2cFM38vcJFtbs5G/s1600-h/janme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262991587979973138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlu8WjfGJgzX0hopgT_c_5JIuboma2Tw7kxN9kWrDQs4gV6KnrA0sBoEru-cmR21UBAjWocASbjAOrJUB80r-_1IGdl5ORPntLuNe6N2Ms9TVVZXWoBS4p4vO4N-Yj2cFM38vcJFtbs5G/s400/janme.jpg" border="0" /></a>Me (looking relieved, and no doubt with a glass of wine on that table!) and Jan.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-15770195970707950252008-10-30T11:45:00.002-04:002008-10-30T11:59:09.013-04:00Jan's Convention Photo Album III<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tWWcyNsNcAD-w30PaabPCjRXbtMOAiZKn-6LNbfyOB4tdWqvTBXizg7KB6S_ALEmfRU4ONvIiEVGbkNC_dnIO3Wet4V-qRv_RGPVb1qUmgd0EZhuWPRTG6v8_bP2pfaNCGsUtc9HzMf7/s1600-h/peggypatbrenda.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262974171892915538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tWWcyNsNcAD-w30PaabPCjRXbtMOAiZKn-6LNbfyOB4tdWqvTBXizg7KB6S_ALEmfRU4ONvIiEVGbkNC_dnIO3Wet4V-qRv_RGPVb1qUmgd0EZhuWPRTG6v8_bP2pfaNCGsUtc9HzMf7/s400/peggypatbrenda.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peggy Ell, Pat Motley and Brenda Givens.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHzXlkAkwqBx8Z4vSBqU4zcB-Gyip2o1Rj5l_jk5X3QeK-lE265JnehlGeeaYgAysa3jjuDiSgc20FEO6Xm20WwMzxtnjNRvqYwGSVZnlbIWXUyOjSKzYxK2eXYf_Vuy-12McTfjYahSj/s1600-h/meljansamy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262974164896625970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHzXlkAkwqBx8Z4vSBqU4zcB-Gyip2o1Rj5l_jk5X3QeK-lE265JnehlGeeaYgAysa3jjuDiSgc20FEO6Xm20WwMzxtnjNRvqYwGSVZnlbIWXUyOjSKzYxK2eXYf_Vuy-12McTfjYahSj/s400/meljansamy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mel Odom, Jan McKay and Samy Odin.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MOKxXljBBvMpEzSK3Km0mEuvefArohVptv2QLGWHmN7pgPQQYvC-2JABB8ianm2_RQ1aQA9l2omRiYN9a2czHM2dU_Ase-A5yWnbZnVCnATBCspBPA2yEh8OoixpZk4P4jczPpyrRmxE/s1600-h/jankathyo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262974163042750178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MOKxXljBBvMpEzSK3Km0mEuvefArohVptv2QLGWHmN7pgPQQYvC-2JABB8ianm2_RQ1aQA9l2omRiYN9a2czHM2dU_Ase-A5yWnbZnVCnATBCspBPA2yEh8OoixpZk4P4jczPpyrRmxE/s400/jankathyo.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jan and Kathy O'Tierney.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ9Fi2j834XxH3muVkfaEd0NmcwmODWvJBIu0SBMHCcdzSXhcKd0cVx5qMQ7OXW50T-Qadyh2FT8AxJbaYchrLSnt6fLcMTXRwpYQe_vimvutRou060U4RMHaFtqpQE8juUoHIWidSHYz/s1600-h/melsamyme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262974147986179826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ9Fi2j834XxH3muVkfaEd0NmcwmODWvJBIu0SBMHCcdzSXhcKd0cVx5qMQ7OXW50T-Qadyh2FT8AxJbaYchrLSnt6fLcMTXRwpYQe_vimvutRou060U4RMHaFtqpQE8juUoHIWidSHYz/s400/melsamyme.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mel Odom, Samy Odin and me. (That's Bruce Patrick Jones in the foreground, left.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV6GMkU89ugS3lf6wW_uFpFp7dY55oLCdlwsQ4iMfhMBt6ELiB5mDpQ_VWAG9uu8vOSwi6e9_ySMqDoLZjwiIgl64JzxhiUsd6Kzec6rzUUWB3SKAjgAR7-wJKfYjil6uPMrfVvIXhibE/s1600-h/karrygreggbruce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262974124521012466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV6GMkU89ugS3lf6wW_uFpFp7dY55oLCdlwsQ4iMfhMBt6ELiB5mDpQ_VWAG9uu8vOSwi6e9_ySMqDoLZjwiIgl64JzxhiUsd6Kzec6rzUUWB3SKAjgAR7-wJKfYjil6uPMrfVvIXhibE/s400/karrygreggbruce.jpg" border="0" /></a> Karry Fuller, Gregg Nystrom and Bruce. That's me, foreground left, this time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-47190021335707229712008-10-30T09:53:00.006-04:002008-10-30T10:25:37.766-04:00Helping out in the Raffles Room<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Jq5003_35O6nrQWqV1YxTz5oFNICu1RVUvTu6aBfE5s6_2luddv9Yl8ns5TPLxUC8ehivjxVMlr346SxckZ1y2kkVUS_MMGg4JY4qD3_Yj6IYkzcxX4b24dopT4J7SV_U5VUP9FzR2W/s1600-h/robandloisraffle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262945057235689346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Jq5003_35O6nrQWqV1YxTz5oFNICu1RVUvTu6aBfE5s6_2luddv9Yl8ns5TPLxUC8ehivjxVMlr346SxckZ1y2kkVUS_MMGg4JY4qD3_Yj6IYkzcxX4b24dopT4J7SV_U5VUP9FzR2W/s400/robandloisraffle.jpg" border="0" /></a>My husband Rob and his mom, Lois Gebeloff keep track of the tickets and cash in the Raffles Room on the Saturday Sales Room Day. By volunteering to monitor Raffles that day, they gave a break to Grace and Katherine Keene and Ron Fong who did a lot of work setting up the room, selling tickets and standing guard over the raffle treasures. (Many experienced paper doll convention organizers told me how important it is to have trusted family and friends involved as volunteers, so that collectors won't miss out.)<br /><br />Lois and Norman and my extended in-law family were a great help during the event, including their grandchildren Marissa Rozenfeld and Rachel Gebeloff, who along with my sister-in-law Cindy and her husband Steve Rozenfeld helped deliver the goodies when raffle prizes were called. Rachel, the daughter of Rob's brother, was visiting from Florida.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lHGHr-VJlcuS4fr9Y-3jscbPAHHPX0DDT1dKXjrEn7qU5nm_cdcFaFzRHzzXfw-g7S_rNs6x_mT50c36NKMfmcfuJjpa4VXlvfBrqcx6NDYiOvH-gEwtJM9wa6buXHNdKjtOcsZJwUwD/s1600-h/marissarachel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262946200464864914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lHGHr-VJlcuS4fr9Y-3jscbPAHHPX0DDT1dKXjrEn7qU5nm_cdcFaFzRHzzXfw-g7S_rNs6x_mT50c36NKMfmcfuJjpa4VXlvfBrqcx6NDYiOvH-gEwtJM9wa6buXHNdKjtOcsZJwUwD/s400/marissarachel.jpg" border="0" /></a>Marissa and Rachel in the lobby of the Embassy Suites, Piscataway. They attended Saturday's banquet, and now they both know who Ethel Merman and Mary Martin are!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVh3KhwgOvp4k8OK-j_h0bOWcqzdqX-7CnOFBT3XPVCZNyaXCpjBqaT8zcAVWcS1Fdxiv4k5s7rWV4B5ktPAXOYhMRk2-22y2s8DgL0FE5Zd69sT5wPOGKElEhYHpI0gWXWrNOe3NRk4q/s1600-h/geb2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262949066003390482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVh3KhwgOvp4k8OK-j_h0bOWcqzdqX-7CnOFBT3XPVCZNyaXCpjBqaT8zcAVWcS1Fdxiv4k5s7rWV4B5ktPAXOYhMRk2-22y2s8DgL0FE5Zd69sT5wPOGKElEhYHpI0gWXWrNOe3NRk4q/s400/geb2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lois, her grandson Joshua Rozenfeld, Rob and Steve.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_8h7R_g4DAyACrctpEML9_qpbJpYQUpV7EtM03QzdPWR7AQdblKZyq-ia2lnq3P-H9f6eyfugglvQXEljMtPmcuwdFZYg3IguwuUYnGCV3ooG20pO-nBTIz8HKSuFIb1wiiyVluPhqhI/s1600-h/geb1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262949057563017362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_8h7R_g4DAyACrctpEML9_qpbJpYQUpV7EtM03QzdPWR7AQdblKZyq-ia2lnq3P-H9f6eyfugglvQXEljMtPmcuwdFZYg3IguwuUYnGCV3ooG20pO-nBTIz8HKSuFIb1wiiyVluPhqhI/s400/geb1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Joshua (back to camera), Steve, Cindy and Marissa (Rachel just outside the frame).Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-60316008384935807572008-10-30T08:30:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:30:00.226-04:00Scenes from the Sales Room<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-UOC3WTgr7M6vXV-y_qjdDOmp0eSrr8Z2KyF8FP8tubl_iLj3Ej6THgCtU2XWDpM2FbJI83gQIKrffH2fptrZ6BK1YIP6pLRZ04IIsq1NX30vitMMrxLrTQ4t72aUhUyvPenRSRkDq0V/s1600-h/creamersales.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261719151366438498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-UOC3WTgr7M6vXV-y_qjdDOmp0eSrr8Z2KyF8FP8tubl_iLj3Ej6THgCtU2XWDpM2FbJI83gQIKrffH2fptrZ6BK1YIP6pLRZ04IIsq1NX30vitMMrxLrTQ4t72aUhUyvPenRSRkDq0V/s400/creamersales.jpg" border="0" /></a>Marion Creamer (in pink, right) walks purposefully through the Sales Room with some found treasures, as my husband and I browse the goodies on the far left (taking a break from the Raffle Room, hence the aprons). On my right, Valerie Fahey.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDSKG1uMpmzcg0If94WatapDYnKqHJnY7zL2rJkwMH9e1dwg6gnUL4cv9GVjbcVpKu-Q9EZq7iwLlEqTvmd0hORZh8pIaSpunlHCryS-Wg98koKq0fwCh_pb8XhG71PkP-ciNy6eRzyYn/s1600-h/sherylsales.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261719144257301010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDSKG1uMpmzcg0If94WatapDYnKqHJnY7zL2rJkwMH9e1dwg6gnUL4cv9GVjbcVpKu-Q9EZq7iwLlEqTvmd0hORZh8pIaSpunlHCryS-Wg98koKq0fwCh_pb8XhG71PkP-ciNy6eRzyYn/s400/sherylsales.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sheryl and Ralph organize their corner, as Beverly Micucci and Sandy Vanderpool make their way through the room.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-6476224465370641852008-10-29T09:30:00.000-04:002008-10-29T09:30:01.678-04:00David and Sandy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5zaMRtcfbDjTHPMvLPzA1HJHXNTZPiF24dEmXaqwwoabR_kRJuGEv6w2Gm3iH8CGOeYT1kuTkyawQGnH6SNwhK18WQARWhodRyp7E73p_A_adXme2ATfjkc2Xd2k5BKxnDy1FC0B0s34/s1600-h/davidandsandy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261717724821756242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 332px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5zaMRtcfbDjTHPMvLPzA1HJHXNTZPiF24dEmXaqwwoabR_kRJuGEv6w2Gm3iH8CGOeYT1kuTkyawQGnH6SNwhK18WQARWhodRyp7E73p_A_adXme2ATfjkc2Xd2k5BKxnDy1FC0B0s34/s400/davidandsandy2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Emcee David Wolfe and Sandy Vanderpool on the verge of distributing one of the convention's six souvenirs.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-53008144773408608352008-10-29T08:00:00.000-04:002008-10-29T08:00:00.599-04:00Ralph, Sheryl and Patti<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNv4VPfd3PW_fVMx49OwVe6v1cqiUpTw-_PdMgle6N7jecaukyV0Zm4lQ0TbwBHFqyUlu-KfPVpB5LZUU96Q8_NOffu5GZFSavKv35Q-74Yojk9NzDIGu-6axa2u3iujdCuS32zIQnN2R/s1600-h/ralph.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261716806471781666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNv4VPfd3PW_fVMx49OwVe6v1cqiUpTw-_PdMgle6N7jecaukyV0Zm4lQ0TbwBHFqyUlu-KfPVpB5LZUU96Q8_NOffu5GZFSavKv35Q-74Yojk9NzDIGu-6axa2u3iujdCuS32zIQnN2R/s400/ralph.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ralph Gallo, who with Sheryl Jaeger runs eclectible on eBay.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMyolSKbJuawJMNwP38Ed2pmfuU3spVobxL-hDMHkG3GXSJacoslY0-V9t6Mz-VctUNCzFTbopY1Oh60Dn2iaZrKVNUGgDabMvxbXfY9xYfCZv8nbBr6_8Ti-J4T38MQZDNjpVafeEm83/s1600-h/sherylandpatti.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261716809509089426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMyolSKbJuawJMNwP38Ed2pmfuU3spVobxL-hDMHkG3GXSJacoslY0-V9t6Mz-VctUNCzFTbopY1Oh60Dn2iaZrKVNUGgDabMvxbXfY9xYfCZv8nbBr6_8Ti-J4T38MQZDNjpVafeEm83/s400/sherylandpatti.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sheryl on the phone, and Patti Fertel.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-65969517026970083322008-10-28T12:50:00.002-04:002008-10-28T12:55:21.061-04:00Jan, Paula and Tom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_pLtEVmMAWSkJL4LDnoYSzuC13aq6QRn7if9QqaUdOEg86OakeXv9f35byzB7HsrrJ1D5KM_NJI2OPNvgJ0fSGI5ssaXzj7OwbSS62SR2hk3Rq_0Kl8yA6jvs_DLIW9SVEtY32u6aCA7/s1600-h/janpaulatom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262248376565653810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_pLtEVmMAWSkJL4LDnoYSzuC13aq6QRn7if9QqaUdOEg86OakeXv9f35byzB7HsrrJ1D5KM_NJI2OPNvgJ0fSGI5ssaXzj7OwbSS62SR2hk3Rq_0Kl8yA6jvs_DLIW9SVEtY32u6aCA7/s400/janpaulatom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Jan McKay, Paula Sherrick and Tom Tierney.<br /><br />My thanks once again to Jan and Sam McKay for creating a splendid photo album of the convention, and sending me a copy on disk to post on the blog.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-90065895563654261302008-10-28T09:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:00:03.229-04:00Mary, Norma Lu and Judy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-lTXN0r5R8lXGjx2rO0kwNhyphenhyphenj_IuOtHDrJ8bwn8AOy9wxDrx1RyWOqNhHDMCnif0TiO4lQCCMWSN7oFz55bbqA5uI8doA9cD12hUUFFqoCH-4DERJ-q8YOAHJS7Q95etO6BXtHueE6df/s1600-h/marynormajudy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261715911103723570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-lTXN0r5R8lXGjx2rO0kwNhyphenhyphenj_IuOtHDrJ8bwn8AOy9wxDrx1RyWOqNhHDMCnif0TiO4lQCCMWSN7oFz55bbqA5uI8doA9cD12hUUFFqoCH-4DERJ-q8YOAHJS7Q95etO6BXtHueE6df/s400/marynormajudy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mary Meehan Firtl, her mom Norma Lu Meehan and Judy Johnson. <div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-84964084780676532652008-10-28T08:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T08:00:00.482-04:00Elaine, Mary and Peggy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1slHKLYWAQwe_mW4klESMmKXE40CpL8j3brmJm75twgGN2zjLGH9O_v5Ymhl9WIxuSCdsCrg3HvUMCJKs8KDMIgiSDsbxfWafFOXus9X52Bjb2iT_djQqYucrszUc5ZCemQempCewKOJk/s1600-h/elainemarypeggy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261714093473545058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1slHKLYWAQwe_mW4klESMmKXE40CpL8j3brmJm75twgGN2zjLGH9O_v5Ymhl9WIxuSCdsCrg3HvUMCJKs8KDMIgiSDsbxfWafFOXus9X52Bjb2iT_djQqYucrszUc5ZCemQempCewKOJk/s400/elainemarypeggy.jpg" border="0" /></a>There's a lot of knowledge about paper dolls sitting at this table: Elaine Price, Mary Young and Peggy Ell.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-12254830470650438682008-10-27T09:10:00.001-04:002008-10-27T09:10:00.257-04:00Jenny from our block...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhYo9CAfZAL78rvi2QMRq7N1CdhyphenhyphennBOtvHvRX7swvhQklgOPBA-SneDstKC8OWIEwRTqAPNdZVCgQpNR1cC7JUOH9i7cfdN8-1pb1oI4DFM64CHJFl8S7ZzwVelHcVF6r3hSYO1AFe3jk/s1600-h/bdayjenny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261712446962813218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhYo9CAfZAL78rvi2QMRq7N1CdhyphenhyphennBOtvHvRX7swvhQklgOPBA-SneDstKC8OWIEwRTqAPNdZVCgQpNR1cC7JUOH9i7cfdN8-1pb1oI4DFM64CHJFl8S7ZzwVelHcVF6r3hSYO1AFe3jk/s400/bdayjenny.jpg" border="0" /></a>The birthday girl holds court.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNTTAiGYHrbbxw7Oxt6qKSfg7xUpmy9itTyCEzn3OjyhrIXR-Nr7qZhxltHP7G8JIb2QigjVJDt-7s6Bix_SM_U1f1CuDoYes-2lq_YduDuWFblSfAUPy7YXRSsKraCeqKUaP9PopF9BX/s1600-h/bdayjennyandron.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261712450072711458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNTTAiGYHrbbxw7Oxt6qKSfg7xUpmy9itTyCEzn3OjyhrIXR-Nr7qZhxltHP7G8JIb2QigjVJDt-7s6Bix_SM_U1f1CuDoYes-2lq_YduDuWFblSfAUPy7YXRSsKraCeqKUaP9PopF9BX/s400/bdayjennyandron.jpg" border="0" /></a>A touch of the wand to Ron Fong.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORXpaavI54t7EgmLcHdqIZAWOK4DDu9vfMjJDK0Y_9U842oWWVHtdZ-8Zd6lwqCu4Jg5r5mrhHL-4VgJ2H07DjPRf-nltjBfiG7FQKFQtlTp4ILu5xUBgqDYyUUJdZcrApRvCmYWonHzz/s1600-h/70sbabesam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261712447182008242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORXpaavI54t7EgmLcHdqIZAWOK4DDu9vfMjJDK0Y_9U842oWWVHtdZ-8Zd6lwqCu4Jg5r5mrhHL-4VgJ2H07DjPRf-nltjBfiG7FQKFQtlTp4ILu5xUBgqDYyUUJdZcrApRvCmYWonHzz/s400/70sbabesam.jpg" border="0" /></a>That 70s gal and Sam McKay.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-10411491428528326702008-10-27T08:00:00.001-04:002008-10-27T08:00:00.253-04:00Parting shots...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60hIDHIOQeerzAd9ho2ARKKQ9Z0-RT6AH7G6yDtyElUUkKsLWicNNoW7WMSMRtw1Q0zRxvb9jcrXJxhWjwwynAM412iPclWLmL5f4MxSuVboFIP9OmDrC-9auWcJbPPMxTnfAYAW2CQL8/s1600-h/bruce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261709704629782418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60hIDHIOQeerzAd9ho2ARKKQ9Z0-RT6AH7G6yDtyElUUkKsLWicNNoW7WMSMRtw1Q0zRxvb9jcrXJxhWjwwynAM412iPclWLmL5f4MxSuVboFIP9OmDrC-9auWcJbPPMxTnfAYAW2CQL8/s400/bruce.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bruce Patrick Jones lines up his shot at the N.J. Historical Society in Newark. The portrait is of the artist Anna Lindner, whose exquisite watercolor paper dolls were on display just for us.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV1cwIa9Q_aaS97IcE70SBbvMjZgt8ls_eOjWEHLm3Rvmu2QCqZVm6Sj-vah4I9WnrFR5MoKKPTZhyphenhyphen6SFSh0nx-2N0sFYugcSlwUwnfIlnaeH-HZ5vTrl_O087-cns56OA4F6avdlHQH6/s1600-h/janscd+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261710182613760610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV1cwIa9Q_aaS97IcE70SBbvMjZgt8ls_eOjWEHLm3Rvmu2QCqZVm6Sj-vah4I9WnrFR5MoKKPTZhyphenhyphen6SFSh0nx-2N0sFYugcSlwUwnfIlnaeH-HZ5vTrl_O087-cns56OA4F6avdlHQH6/s400/janscd+041.jpg" border="0" /></a>Hitting the big town: Katherine Keene, Jan McKay, Sondra Leeds, Laura Cushing-Kidney (Debra Ann Earls is hidden behind her), Grace Keene and right behind her, Paula Sherrick.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-87376425717307414022008-10-26T11:43:00.009-04:002008-10-26T14:37:31.748-04:00The Ephemeral<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5zSu-QwDNywAkBQYqAyYDkogIrFWLjWTk5Oa4rd8P_d_v2oajtxCaJqEmcQssI2UkR5izzP-fEeVDh4L9NTnSGwehzBPE2gAigaY7dnttLgvu5ylGuw-FKPAWfqJHaU44F4fQ-rlo5TU/s1600-h/Dear+Gertrude.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261525331074781554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5zSu-QwDNywAkBQYqAyYDkogIrFWLjWTk5Oa4rd8P_d_v2oajtxCaJqEmcQssI2UkR5izzP-fEeVDh4L9NTnSGwehzBPE2gAigaY7dnttLgvu5ylGuw-FKPAWfqJHaU44F4fQ-rlo5TU/s320/Dear+Gertrude.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Collecting ephemera is such a joy. There is the sense with each discovery of rescue, something saved from the dustbin (or these days, the garbage compactor and recycling bin). Webster's dictionary defines ephemeral as "lasting one day" and "short-lived; transitory."<br /><br />The doll on the left, found at convention, is played with, incomplete and shows wear. Cut-out paper dolls are the ones I love best -- usually less expensive, and always dear because they were well loved by some child long ago. They hold all the dreams and fantasies of childhood play.<br /><br />My new blog, The Paper Collector, will launch Nov. 1, and will feature ephemera, paper dolls and toys, information about conventions and parties and much more. I'll post a few more convention items here within the next week.<br /><br />Below, some of my father's favorite movie stars: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner Rita Hayworth and Charlie Chaplin. I found the Chaplin pantin online years ago, and made a copy to cut and assemble for my father. He also loved Jane Fonda, and she's on my search list for the next convention in Las Vegas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijysQKUyBCVHSlH_iU_viD8_8DNvzOLN3Taqna-SBJHMqv-ffQZy0Psh4ITAqjvjIXnUJv7eWUpgFNtBictQLAv5eyr-a7RmeJYQY86qpy5Lp6eQxfQ6n_yUhIKGY-3sBFpQfD6KgqbTv1/s1600-h/ava.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261529681836178866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijysQKUyBCVHSlH_iU_viD8_8DNvzOLN3Taqna-SBJHMqv-ffQZy0Psh4ITAqjvjIXnUJv7eWUpgFNtBictQLAv5eyr-a7RmeJYQY86qpy5Lp6eQxfQ6n_yUhIKGY-3sBFpQfD6KgqbTv1/s320/ava.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJEPaqTlZ0Sdatatp5reAGtqXOhPJ47Lj_3-fSGWWNpKDEL0NHeJXyS_20jybVZHTf1aeitwvm-1HMI_eNoTuon0aHQMuKR7EvLKVF0mMSf8FUNtgOGepEY4j8j5ggDh-1gXIgD9910F3/s1600-h/gable.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261529686653386594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJEPaqTlZ0Sdatatp5reAGtqXOhPJ47Lj_3-fSGWWNpKDEL0NHeJXyS_20jybVZHTf1aeitwvm-1HMI_eNoTuon0aHQMuKR7EvLKVF0mMSf8FUNtgOGepEY4j8j5ggDh-1gXIgD9910F3/s320/gable.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfZnazOfL0KA6BIR7MoxT2Om4rO7yzCtTl0Ne-qsEWb_BlsQqRdd8Bg7XqoLdQJ_7crAhSYEuD6kbiAmWjLz5g4rWVaxscEOvYUu7kzZmYx4Px53vDgFzmVTml8hNtP8RQPjnVWhB5v1/s1600-h/rita2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261529667725653250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfZnazOfL0KA6BIR7MoxT2Om4rO7yzCtTl0Ne-qsEWb_BlsQqRdd8Bg7XqoLdQJ_7crAhSYEuD6kbiAmWjLz5g4rWVaxscEOvYUu7kzZmYx4Px53vDgFzmVTml8hNtP8RQPjnVWhB5v1/s320/rita2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6le93LNY5FKaHpU-s6t_GG563IfgMY4-rRYJ8lMsmSlgDpep4EQkcmYp7AxuQNem0si0QAlZn4-NSZsg1yE5ka_N5sSMxugmw31G5f9GNTx4xHeXpfjtg1J6M7jfj1-p0OGkq1QO45FKb/s1600-h/rita1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261529661489066706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6le93LNY5FKaHpU-s6t_GG563IfgMY4-rRYJ8lMsmSlgDpep4EQkcmYp7AxuQNem0si0QAlZn4-NSZsg1yE5ka_N5sSMxugmw31G5f9GNTx4xHeXpfjtg1J6M7jfj1-p0OGkq1QO45FKb/s320/rita1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOYPJarUcloiTLNuhyphenhypheny5nnMnGnCuhsDFH_YmApjJa9iWXZmeG-W8OwYhpAPfBPVsTcqObloA1QmyyYSTc7etSEAFLZ8r1fvzrTX-jjl0iiM1OkZHIXwZ9QpDy9ZrqgqfnUD3gBaOsTbev/s1600-h/chaplin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261532851288887986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOYPJarUcloiTLNuhyphenhypheny5nnMnGnCuhsDFH_YmApjJa9iWXZmeG-W8OwYhpAPfBPVsTcqObloA1QmyyYSTc7etSEAFLZ8r1fvzrTX-jjl0iiM1OkZHIXwZ9QpDy9ZrqgqfnUD3gBaOsTbev/s320/chaplin.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-58253489909706555262008-10-19T13:46:00.002-04:002008-10-19T13:51:51.770-04:00Dagwood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSMUsbS-wTgJMAvqUlEazgnE2hJ07M4qNef-RmhSZFocOoQIuxwo9mhIz37MsIBHJDUWCN8V0Xmp3TmRsXAq2_07BhbkvBFD23Q2VmwWTY6EvjIUlfAI-fP6gVswFgOHVy_WtjBgOcAa0/s1600-h/dagwood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258923102780020658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSMUsbS-wTgJMAvqUlEazgnE2hJ07M4qNef-RmhSZFocOoQIuxwo9mhIz37MsIBHJDUWCN8V0Xmp3TmRsXAq2_07BhbkvBFD23Q2VmwWTY6EvjIUlfAI-fP6gVswFgOHVy_WtjBgOcAa0/s400/dagwood.jpg" border="0" /></a>My memories of Sunday morning as a child include reading the funnies, something I know my father also enjoyed when he was a kid growing up in New York City in the 1930s. Today was my father's last Sunday, and I know he would have enjoyed seeing this Dagwood cut-out, one of his favorite comic strips.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-91535128896293412392008-10-18T09:00:00.001-04:002008-10-18T17:04:39.522-04:00Jan's Convention Photo Album II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLMXlix5GHyY1tfZwFEd5GnYNZxsuUSvBiMcvKDesXZARcknqAq6KmhA0Yh-sxU0LanDVqEGHqiPrul1kfwYnrdg9TKQXmzzj14Ww2iwIGfWflJ5v6W92bPRhK_YJz0tKg0mcPSSjbZFR/s1600-h/marilynandjane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779746264840674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLMXlix5GHyY1tfZwFEd5GnYNZxsuUSvBiMcvKDesXZARcknqAq6KmhA0Yh-sxU0LanDVqEGHqiPrul1kfwYnrdg9TKQXmzzj14Ww2iwIGfWflJ5v6W92bPRhK_YJz0tKg0mcPSSjbZFR/s400/marilynandjane.jpg" border="0" /></a>Marilyn Henry, who did the Jane Powell souvenir, and edits Paper Doll Review to boot; and collector Jane Alfano Rasor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1z25DcRHKRepo0L_nf685Gq2ZgMQcgL7m8gI791dAWCCNtfguv2KatSjyyAGgqARsPqbZu-R9ZGyF-ovMepV5ATxRvDO8tx5jTSTW1Gmi0gzVJG4fUN7UCan23bTyNe_GUMMWBaSFMZ-/s1600-h/marygarthdiana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779746221696322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1z25DcRHKRepo0L_nf685Gq2ZgMQcgL7m8gI791dAWCCNtfguv2KatSjyyAGgqARsPqbZu-R9ZGyF-ovMepV5ATxRvDO8tx5jTSTW1Gmi0gzVJG4fUN7UCan23bTyNe_GUMMWBaSFMZ-/s400/marygarthdiana.jpg" border="0" /></a>Far left, partly obscured, is Jayne Keller, who organized goody bags; Mary Meehan Firtl, Norma Lu's daughter and also an artist; and the wondrous collectors, Garth and Diana Lax. Garth did a great job with a difficult task -- organizing the Competition, and protecting valuable antique paper dolls and toys from around the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubn7__Eotzfs6hEaoy15x7IUrLKKzgOFmTTmOd3orexaDo44R1hWGHx1x50gtlHRJV1RSECrH4mr-uDNp5vIm2Xsj96xe8OursAMkW1XCSgNphZMSj5Co1JSkGguH1isDAnmqh5-pSLuq/s1600-h/marionlornageorge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779750044625618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubn7__Eotzfs6hEaoy15x7IUrLKKzgOFmTTmOd3orexaDo44R1hWGHx1x50gtlHRJV1RSECrH4mr-uDNp5vIm2Xsj96xe8OursAMkW1XCSgNphZMSj5Co1JSkGguH1isDAnmqh5-pSLuq/s400/marionlornageorge.jpg" border="0" /></a>London calling: Marion Jennings, Lorna Currie Thomopoulos and husband George. In the foreground: a Deanna Williams centerpiece. I look forward to hearing all about Deanna's Fall Frolic, which is being held today in Los Angeles.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-52757394804855706512008-10-18T08:00:00.000-04:002008-10-18T08:00:00.271-04:00Jan's Convention Photo Album I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs8Q0vBx9l3SoP7-8D1MG1MoD_4UIGX4eAe6WVVlMnNJ5gLwpTFB7BchcU-D9PcMdfm9MtdCaVn4QlG4dn0jjzI8QqBkEVV3GjKNWWFs0-V8J5Fl5yufHIIm8kE7niEXcP1cgkjRo3XFo/s1600-h/ralphandmaria.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257775839423149490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs8Q0vBx9l3SoP7-8D1MG1MoD_4UIGX4eAe6WVVlMnNJ5gLwpTFB7BchcU-D9PcMdfm9MtdCaVn4QlG4dn0jjzI8QqBkEVV3GjKNWWFs0-V8J5Fl5yufHIIm8kE7niEXcP1cgkjRo3XFo/s400/ralphandmaria.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ralph Hodgdon and Maria Pereira.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZZzUxksfxae0usrF8yWJSg1pl08CuZhiJYJjpls4jSFRDkc12y1pF7SKetrM6j77l7kCFqMmRWkSkWUite-tUGENGOUn7SYhYjIemQgXFLoG80tw5PnGZ0xbpHQDNjrkdGkD7GeHoT92/s1600-h/ronandlaura.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257775843975541890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZZzUxksfxae0usrF8yWJSg1pl08CuZhiJYJjpls4jSFRDkc12y1pF7SKetrM6j77l7kCFqMmRWkSkWUite-tUGENGOUn7SYhYjIemQgXFLoG80tw5PnGZ0xbpHQDNjrkdGkD7GeHoT92/s400/ronandlaura.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ron Fong -- who did a great job organizing the raffles room -- and Laura Cushing Kidney.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSukPdmLNsBKKN3JY2k_jx4PH5I1FbPslVy09WYWhNSS6vOBWfuPRmwgoQK7UUJExdxOJwK4z-H3AJnp1oM5aCzUu_KbaQCV0mImuWZpD5s-djPXzcExz5z7RaIAaYqbPeOkPVJl0Dvaj/s1600-h/valsherylralphjan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257775683336531698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSukPdmLNsBKKN3JY2k_jx4PH5I1FbPslVy09WYWhNSS6vOBWfuPRmwgoQK7UUJExdxOJwK4z-H3AJnp1oM5aCzUu_KbaQCV0mImuWZpD5s-djPXzcExz5z7RaIAaYqbPeOkPVJl0Dvaj/s400/valsherylralphjan.jpg" border="0" /></a>Valerie Fahey, Sylvia Kleindinst's daughter; Sheryl Jaeger -- who was not only in charge of the sales room, but gave me invaluable assistance in many other convention tasks; Ralph Gallo; and Jan McKay.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-70678090450972541932008-10-17T09:00:00.000-04:002008-10-17T09:00:00.745-04:00Convention Souvenirs 5 & 6<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ebhBrM-5lqEFxz325OH4XzVVtY5LGzLQoFAP30x5GzvI2Pt_fx_KSPqLd5j1p2Bcs7re2j3NF2mi93xQyo7ZW_4ZvsrT8o5V5AuMRyEQcSjL8K0PNfdL_IK6jObtgUJc-vnaa-rO0_nq/s1600-h/satsouvfront.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257772448956709314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ebhBrM-5lqEFxz325OH4XzVVtY5LGzLQoFAP30x5GzvI2Pt_fx_KSPqLd5j1p2Bcs7re2j3NF2mi93xQyo7ZW_4ZvsrT8o5V5AuMRyEQcSjL8K0PNfdL_IK6jObtgUJc-vnaa-rO0_nq/s400/satsouvfront.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76dolx-MjVmwSytWdIGO89MV5-y_q8MXEyn0yJlfvr-uyXBzsoDvQwbco7_hgIUIb_9uVFjcvKCctX6-BAJ1OULAagoi7CAaNWqz10BmemOkqbHhvI12SaR2xOcycIwuCPczQ6wjyon-T/s1600-h/satsouvback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257772456323469842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76dolx-MjVmwSytWdIGO89MV5-y_q8MXEyn0yJlfvr-uyXBzsoDvQwbco7_hgIUIb_9uVFjcvKCctX6-BAJ1OULAagoi7CAaNWqz10BmemOkqbHhvI12SaR2xOcycIwuCPczQ6wjyon-T/s400/satsouvback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4LbmWCOxApZvFcs3ad_335kTlZFj9Xn4_U7Gb4U652u20c5sVHzJuriJf6lHQ8xNWSQGJELgrA1aOKmYNnhN0ExStvMCtkg36f_N4__KYe70-GmSEGpNsX21P9rtTsIEphK-TuY1F0sf/s1600-h/sunsouvfront.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257772457465356242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4LbmWCOxApZvFcs3ad_335kTlZFj9Xn4_U7Gb4U652u20c5sVHzJuriJf6lHQ8xNWSQGJELgrA1aOKmYNnhN0ExStvMCtkg36f_N4__KYe70-GmSEGpNsX21P9rtTsIEphK-TuY1F0sf/s400/sunsouvfront.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IH34rKjF_LK3S_THMdAEbJXPwp5IhoBqZke_ynJIDaghkXlBxf1QltCelR2bI2ShDn2hAAfR4mGC9Vt5Cft5exE-59Z4f4kFc-wAoWdBdjq4qdoUNKN1fU7FKgeK1aMaa2Bzibvq6nO4/s1600-h/sunsouvback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257772461710687986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IH34rKjF_LK3S_THMdAEbJXPwp5IhoBqZke_ynJIDaghkXlBxf1QltCelR2bI2ShDn2hAAfR4mGC9Vt5Cft5exE-59Z4f4kFc-wAoWdBdjq4qdoUNKN1fU7FKgeK1aMaa2Bzibvq6nO4/s400/sunsouvback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Saturday's souvenir: Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, by David Wolfe. Sunday's souvenir: An Affair to Remember, by Norma Lu Meehan.</div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-86336346463892183842008-10-17T08:30:00.000-04:002008-10-17T08:30:00.980-04:00Convention Souvenirs 3 & 4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZwzf7yuaMV4C-nBsrWaSM8nClxxWXogIgRmhaviyBT-5LLsfko7bZnLDvHahahVA6MbNDxhhv0QXFBdqJD_JOlDaovVlcO33n2TZRBHOp_9EoHXuYbR-IAKPxNwJCPBBtiaZpCNPiqmg/s1600-h/thursouvenir2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257771568228454706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZwzf7yuaMV4C-nBsrWaSM8nClxxWXogIgRmhaviyBT-5LLsfko7bZnLDvHahahVA6MbNDxhhv0QXFBdqJD_JOlDaovVlcO33n2TZRBHOp_9EoHXuYbR-IAKPxNwJCPBBtiaZpCNPiqmg/s400/thursouvenir2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUPA_g58f5Z7myn9s-uke_c_4Ijr3je4yUfsCD1hy6F_zxuqrOEyiM4hTzLEKV7bF2dGF7Lj4qiRQ4fIdcUft-LE_XAtAzKmkqetGz1zPn0QK7ADRK5DkspNvFPrxwYRnAAi8oRjcyfqa/s1600-h/thursouv2back.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257771572369337474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUPA_g58f5Z7myn9s-uke_c_4Ijr3je4yUfsCD1hy6F_zxuqrOEyiM4hTzLEKV7bF2dGF7Lj4qiRQ4fIdcUft-LE_XAtAzKmkqetGz1zPn0QK7ADRK5DkspNvFPrxwYRnAAi8oRjcyfqa/s400/thursouv2back.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Aovv9luBea7QL557zOMKFi2CBMmtrS1d1uwnNFSA0ICFq5w_beGkRAO6OZ3MftLOmb_shFCLA7ljeD3HcCC5yk_i1pZYWDcu0r_u9g4WFG0Yay0SNze2DaHfQa6AosjZst091yaDfYR1/s1600-h/frisouvenir.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257771583119758210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Aovv9luBea7QL557zOMKFi2CBMmtrS1d1uwnNFSA0ICFq5w_beGkRAO6OZ3MftLOmb_shFCLA7ljeD3HcCC5yk_i1pZYWDcu0r_u9g4WFG0Yay0SNze2DaHfQa6AosjZst091yaDfYR1/s400/frisouvenir.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_FlxKWf8e719OtT3IDFNGm5QepQkwvwAK2HYf8TxYIjh7bRvidxbzhPOm5t2uXq_k_upGOHighnx2-xQsZVCyGRynkhCgV1L31hZ0cr8CBBALUmevg9GALUagFxnN7t2qqctXPFHRo3K/s1600-h/frisouvback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257771582562176722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_FlxKWf8e719OtT3IDFNGm5QepQkwvwAK2HYf8TxYIjh7bRvidxbzhPOm5t2uXq_k_upGOHighnx2-xQsZVCyGRynkhCgV1L31hZ0cr8CBBALUmevg9GALUagFxnN7t2qqctXPFHRo3K/s400/frisouvback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thursday's second souvenir: Bling City Paper Dolls, by Bruce Patrick Jones. Friday's souvenir: Sex and the City by Sandra Vanderpool.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-44484410942692110392008-10-17T08:15:00.001-04:002008-10-17T08:15:00.156-04:00Convention Souvenirs 1 & 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSypF-AycaxhDcwn4NUN-SMfrTx_F-CBWC1aWTUMoyDmejiakDQPcwUmppjdzEUDs09RRkUk6ZWzPii9bN1x3GEVtJJZzt6Yg-mKYP9qp-0ndfId_IfryTnNZiiJhC_RZFjL7qsY1GIDna/s1600-h/wedsouvenir.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257768580712305458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSypF-AycaxhDcwn4NUN-SMfrTx_F-CBWC1aWTUMoyDmejiakDQPcwUmppjdzEUDs09RRkUk6ZWzPii9bN1x3GEVtJJZzt6Yg-mKYP9qp-0ndfId_IfryTnNZiiJhC_RZFjL7qsY1GIDna/s400/wedsouvenir.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmcBOsOLaPbMj4YqxhYKJ-4PkCduykKxM-P0d5gcVWKRXy1Y_XQppaySDIp6W4l75xiJkA15FSLXSQ4D4bicCd_y-O12HSPbzhcnJ3ca7aJyoaknw5dZSI6gv6DM74Fyv18ApEDephyNE/s1600-h/wedsouvback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257768581522160690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmcBOsOLaPbMj4YqxhYKJ-4PkCduykKxM-P0d5gcVWKRXy1Y_XQppaySDIp6W4l75xiJkA15FSLXSQ4D4bicCd_y-O12HSPbzhcnJ3ca7aJyoaknw5dZSI6gv6DM74Fyv18ApEDephyNE/s400/wedsouvback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tD8MmaEi9anlMaAeOlazM-A1M1CEGO8G6UlRD0K_60xHFttXASf8lBu9hqL3SPRcuM9bxKF6KyIymExb_mzDICmJyIFfyRire3wun8Rl9v6rbajo35E6r84BjtWGTpe5CE5a9xm-Pkj4/s1600-h/thursouvenir1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257768590318811762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tD8MmaEi9anlMaAeOlazM-A1M1CEGO8G6UlRD0K_60xHFttXASf8lBu9hqL3SPRcuM9bxKF6KyIymExb_mzDICmJyIFfyRire3wun8Rl9v6rbajo35E6r84BjtWGTpe5CE5a9xm-Pkj4/s400/thursouvenir1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsHPuPrXMbADROa7BH3YelsvlbkDDVcOZqAqKwzw4RAzYfmvXA-pnEDz0Hoz68KvSx8FoStxyqOyiWNAzqJgpKvQkFTSwOZ7Z3TIdrGzTL9h6AuepvttGaqEx2w1TGzH3vMmbC5lZgAvb/s1600-h/thursouv1back.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257768592615027682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsHPuPrXMbADROa7BH3YelsvlbkDDVcOZqAqKwzw4RAzYfmvXA-pnEDz0Hoz68KvSx8FoStxyqOyiWNAzqJgpKvQkFTSwOZ7Z3TIdrGzTL9h6AuepvttGaqEx2w1TGzH3vMmbC5lZgAvb/s400/thursouv1back.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>The Tom Tierney birthday tribute paper doll booklet by Brenda Sneathen Mattox was distributed Wednesday night; the Jane Powell booklet by Marilyn Henry was the first of two Thursday night souvenirs.</p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-32958553487753966792008-10-17T08:00:00.001-04:002008-10-17T08:28:22.278-04:00More art by Sandy Vanderpool<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7as9nmqW2Tso0N-TodT6E8GtAXXWkYhgmrhFVI9HJUWRy7aFqIyzQp42U87ii4pPoBWu-mNUg-98lsD0OWGqMwgI2np8ZeoSeXkuscR_yj4wvvrhkKFTNOOKqTQgt3oEoXihvjlHspJYy/s1600-h/sandybysylvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257767055783697570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7as9nmqW2Tso0N-TodT6E8GtAXXWkYhgmrhFVI9HJUWRy7aFqIyzQp42U87ii4pPoBWu-mNUg-98lsD0OWGqMwgI2np8ZeoSeXkuscR_yj4wvvrhkKFTNOOKqTQgt3oEoXihvjlHspJYy/s320/sandybysylvia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpoYFFFBXltYILXz1KfOvSdvfzjX8Ai8Kgbhir8u8Hv7VocasvEUI28uSfPHEFHca86r2XwufGEkx4c-fiS9B_N3LABxOL2qFU8KbDD0Rbq6IJqxwI1VeWGnfmJWk1pWel7yTQwAPObZF/s1600-h/sandytablebysylvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257767063081366018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpoYFFFBXltYILXz1KfOvSdvfzjX8Ai8Kgbhir8u8Hv7VocasvEUI28uSfPHEFHca86r2XwufGEkx4c-fiS9B_N3LABxOL2qFU8KbDD0Rbq6IJqxwI1VeWGnfmJWk1pWel7yTQwAPObZF/s320/sandytablebysylvia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZeUXZ8y7j71aTClMr9LJ3tZfzRfujeU06XXThxQI9cywN7L4Sf52-g_mC8oaTp3gMQkziNEuNgKILMmssDLASPqRkn0dRqVO1u047jBZLyQ7Q2jKR8mwIWtwsq626UtvHs5n0CtqJimh/s1600-h/sandytable2bysylvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257767069316385954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZeUXZ8y7j71aTClMr9LJ3tZfzRfujeU06XXThxQI9cywN7L4Sf52-g_mC8oaTp3gMQkziNEuNgKILMmssDLASPqRkn0dRqVO1u047jBZLyQ7Q2jKR8mwIWtwsq626UtvHs5n0CtqJimh/s320/sandytable2bysylvia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sandy at the Artists Gallery. She had one of the best convention duties: giving out the souvenirs, assignments that she delegated to various artists months ago.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-73406904435404861032008-10-16T10:44:00.003-04:002008-10-16T10:58:05.763-04:00Jenny's Birthday Paper Doll by David Wolfe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDzAwmNkvnRrPOT1A-gvMVjkbG2wQ8gRLb24xRsIUfpwhnrHY-llwiazxeSml-a9kIDJw18M38-nGuWSjt36boRY3iwyFMCWrC2AOxFsKQdwyQc0v-za0YJ1NmQh8AKDn98lL4ZsVd3Hu/s1600-h/jennypdsylvia.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDzAwmNkvnRrPOT1A-gvMVjkbG2wQ8gRLb24xRsIUfpwhnrHY-llwiazxeSml-a9kIDJw18M38-nGuWSjt36boRY3iwyFMCWrC2AOxFsKQdwyQc0v-za0YJ1NmQh8AKDn98lL4ZsVd3Hu/s320/jennypdsylvia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257765997941223026" /></a><br />David Wolfe and Paper Studio Press are making the Jenny Birthday Paper Doll available for one free download/printing at: http://paperstudiopress.com/jennypaperdoll.htm<br /><br />Just received the latest issue of Paper Doll Review--lovely Suzy Parker doll by Marilyn Henry, and an article by David Wolfe on 60s fashions, to name just two of the many fabulous features.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229500637244168523.post-569431684247912722008-10-16T08:47:00.001-04:002008-10-16T08:50:05.050-04:00Art by Martha Davis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bxuv2q1JdqsNEO9WdgOMHEwug5_dM3xE5-74qGHgaO61w7d_-98dCnz_iYR6RlJgTc7_i3XhlbGWV3lVkHPTYPD94Sy5DBTXWyhG-lXGEPk-XcnzAalYt4m0N9WTKGqOqa9fbMcS-ou6/s1600-h/martiedavisylvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257732722680755890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bxuv2q1JdqsNEO9WdgOMHEwug5_dM3xE5-74qGHgaO61w7d_-98dCnz_iYR6RlJgTc7_i3XhlbGWV3lVkHPTYPD94Sy5DBTXWyhG-lXGEPk-XcnzAalYt4m0N9WTKGqOqa9fbMcS-ou6/s400/martiedavisylvia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsbZ-AAcp8jimNgm0f4Gdsotom3ZKVtnNKyEm64CzRRn6WpOUgzy0WHji-zPFKlxj6tUjwTuy11iYOQMAwFtGF0QavftEMka2DmuS9wykcHJPNkLot2dLhYWXfwKX2u7FBhhEL1XEvjIS/s1600-h/martidavis2sylvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257732725283530146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsbZ-AAcp8jimNgm0f4Gdsotom3ZKVtnNKyEm64CzRRn6WpOUgzy0WHji-zPFKlxj6tUjwTuy11iYOQMAwFtGF0QavftEMka2DmuS9wykcHJPNkLot2dLhYWXfwKX2u7FBhhEL1XEvjIS/s400/martidavis2sylvia.jpg" border="0" /></a>Martha Davis sold out of her lovely paper dolls and crepe dresses. <br /><div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com0