Monday, August 13, 2007

You collect dolls!!??

Well, this weekend was so much fun! I attended the 2007 Doll and Teddy Bear Expo in Washington DC and was able to see some of my favorite dolls from companies like Ginger Brook Hollow, Pullips, Ellowyne Wilde, Goodreau BJDs, and West Coast Kids in person. And as you can imagine, for someone like me who has always loved my dolls, I was in doll heaven! I took tons of pictures which you can view at www.imagestation.com/members/jessicana

It was a weekend long event so I was there both days admiring all of the beautiful dolls and the cute teddies that were there. So many big names were there but I was so excited to get to meet Cheri from Ginger Brook Hollow and spend some time with her. Without a doubt, she lived up to her reputation as being a very kind and sweet woman. I also was able to meet Maria from http://www.mariasdollhouse.com/. She is a well respected doll collector in the 18" vinyl play doll world. She was also very nice and actually spent a lot of time walking booth to booth with me enjoying the dolls.

Of course, at the end of the event, I ended up bringing home some new dolls. Here is a picture...





















































































Well, even though the event is over, I still can't get the dolls out of my head. I am so excited to have my first Ginger Brook Hollow doll because I have wanted one for a little while and just always thought they were out of my price range. Today I was admiring the great detail and quality of my new Meg and thinking about how I have to stop thinking about quantity, and start thinking about quality as far as my collecting goes. The funny thing is that I think that while I was there at the expo, I was bitten by the Ginger Brook Hollow bug because if tomorrow all the other doll companies disappeared from the face of the earth, I really think I could be happy just collecting Ginger Brook Hollow. I love these dolls!

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