intro from Finland

[susanna]

Hi,

I was asked to introduce myself, which is understandable...

I am a 36 year old doll collector from Finland. I'm quite new to it all: have been collecting only for about a year and half. It all began when I had finished my art studies and felt exhausted. I saw a couple ooak bratz dolls in the Finnish 'ebay' which were transformed into an evil step mother and witches. Somehow they *hit* me because I had just been working with the goddess, wise woman and witch -themes the past years. I did extensive research on the subject and femininity across the centuries. So I decided to buy the dolls. There is a talented ooak clothes maker selling in the Finnish 'ebay' and so I fell in love in her creations - kept on buying. I have a witches house on the prohgress with teacher dolls and student dolls, almost like a feminine version of Harry Potter.

When this story telling and playing through dolls began I started to look for my childhood Sindys and Daisys as well. Sindys were my absolute favourite: I have kept them (6) and the 3 horses. Slowly I found a Sindy house in Finland (really rare here) and bought it - I started to fulfill my childhood dreams. Quickly I began to look for information on Sindy, found all these wonderful web sites - and learned a lot. Ever since then I have switched gear into Sindy collecting. Occasionally I do buy Daisy too, but I have only 10 of them. I just counted that I have now 63 Sindys, bratz dolls which are transformed into goddesses and witches I have around 100. My great interest is to make homes for the dolls and so my house is really cramped with dolls, but since I live alone with 3 cats, no one can complain!

Nice to make a strat at the forum. I have been too shy for long, since I wasn't sure if I will continue collecting, but now there seems to be no escape from the path. It's really part of me and my enjoyment of life - even though very 'plastic in form', very much needed for fantasy and playing, imagination. I need to play

Nice to meet you all and I hope we can talk more!

- Susanna

[beanie]

Hi There and Welcome

We would love to see your collection.
I hope you enjoy your time here its the best place in the world!

Love Zoe

[janee]

Hi Susanna - great to meet you ! I really love ooak sindy's and create them myself! I love the sound of your ooak dolls and can't wait to see pictures of them!
Welcome to the forum - it's friendly and full of information, hope to speak to you soon cheers Janee xx

[liz]

Hi Susanna,

I've really enjoyed reading your introductory message. Your collection themed around witches sounds fascinating I'm also very interested in making homes for dolls, but haven't achieved very much yet!

Looking forward to talking to you on the forum.

Liz

[Anita]

Hi and Welcome Susanna

Thank You for posting a great indtroduction about yourself and your collections ;D I think we all would love to see pics of your various dolls and the nouses you have made for them

I hope you will like being part of cour community and that you make loads of friends on here who will encourage you further with your OOAK projects and give you loads of handy hints and tips for rescuing and repairing dolls too Never be afraid to ask questions - someone will always be willing to help you
Lots of Love.
Anita xxx

[susanna]

Hi,

thank you so much for your warm wellcome! I've felt that you people here stick together and help each other, so it's a nice place to be.

I would like to send pictures of the witch house, when it's more finished. So far almost all my time has gone to searching for the dolls, so the houses are just in the beginning, I think. Nice that there are others whom like this theme too in the forum Unfortunately I'm very bad in sewing, so I cannot - at least yet - make my own clothes for ooak dolls. It must be a great thing to do, and so much fun!

I guess many of us have a free day today and can play around with our dolls. Let's enjoy it!

- Susanna

[sindylicious]

Hi Susanna
Welcome to the forum look forward to seeing some of your collection and chatting along the way

Val x

[greentrixiepixie]

Hi Susanna and welcome
Chat soon
Lisa

[sealcliff]

hi there look forward to seeing your collection
suexx

[penny]

really great to have you here, your collection sounds amazing i cant wait to see photos.
You will really enjoy meeting all the wonderful people on this forum everyone is so friendly and heplful.
speak soon x

[Corine]

Welcome Susanna

I'm very curious about your collection, please upload some pictures, so we can see those witches

Corine xxx

[susanna]

Hi,

I hope you are all relaxing during weekend. I'm trying after a busy week and next to come. Thank you for all you welcoming me. I tried to take some images of my dolls, but they are not very good: I don't have energy to put them very well in settings. Here is a first image of the corner, where I want to make the witch house (it isn't ready yet). All are still mixed up and chaotic, but hopefully they will organize themselves somehow. I'll send more, but now I don't know how to send more in one post. So I'll look for a way or send many posts.

Cheers,

Susanna

[susanna]

witch attick

[susanna]

[susanna]

witch school is unfinished: the students are still in bratz clothing and the walls I'd like to make into bookshelves