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Hello Everyone! Since last we visited, summer has come and almost gone. Wow. It seems as if I have been stuck in fast forward. But somehow in the midst of this whirlwind, a new little friend has emerged from the Doll Room.Actually, she is a best friend of someone you all are very familar with. Can you guess who?!While working on her, it was inevitable that I would began pondering what it means to be a best friend. I have decided it is a tragic thing to go through life without having one.Or without being one. *To have a best friend, you must be one*That is the definition of Annika. . 
This child was gifted with a solid and secure childhood,... she likes to keep her feet on the ground.
But keeping up with Mr. Nilsson and Pippi involves tree climbing...even though Annika is really not fond of being out on a limb and up so high. With lots of practice, though, she has grown to enjoy it. (Sort of)
"Annika dresses like such a girly girl."(Pippi quote)Such is pink underpinnings, matching pink leggings, clean white lace ankle socks with well fitted black sandles.
Even at her young age, Annika is a pensive soul.
She talks about half as much as her best friend, which is helpfulwhen your dearest friend does most the talking.
Of course...Both girls love a good party.Birthday party that is.The right dress is a crucial ingredient for the success of any momentous celebration. 
Annika does not have wings, but there's a good chance that thesebig blue polka dot sleeves might just catch a breeze and carry her over the rainbow to Pippi's house.And right into Sari's (Pippi's mom) heart!. I am in love with this doll. (12 points of SJD friendly articulation, 5 " tall) Thanks to my time spent with her this summer, being a best friend is something I want to do better! . " A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."
- Arabian Proverb Thank you so much for visiting! love, Rose
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I am so glad to meet Annika! Have been waiting a long while for another friend to pop out of the doll room. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful work, I love your dolls and all the details you put into them!
ReplyDeleteOh she is such a sweet and beautiful girl! Great to read where she's going to live.:) Beautiful work Rose and beautiful proverb.:) Thank you for sharing them both.
ReplyDeleteLots of love from P'Nilli and me.:)
My dear Rose,
ReplyDeleteToday you have filled my heart with joy...
Would this little wonder be the best friend of dear little Pippi?
I absolutely love her sweet face, such happiness and love in her expression.. Will you just look at those shoes and detailed dress.. You are a wonder my friend..
I love her, and YOU!
Penny
p.s. So good to see you back again!!!
Annika and Pippi look the perfect best of friends Rose.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely little girls. I can just see them now skipping through the meadows holding hands and giggling in the sunshine!
xxx
Your little girls are so sweet!
ReplyDeleteSmiling AGAIN! Lots of Hugs, Morena
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you get all of these wonderful details in 5 inches + violet eyes...so beautiful. I have always told my daughter that all you really need is one good friend. I have been very blessed to have a few "best friends". XO Rose...always a pleasure to see your creations
ReplyDeleteIt is clear you create with your heart. That's why your dolls are so great :). You made me want to be a good friend too :). Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteSempre lindos trabalhos. Parabéns pela sua arte.
ReplyDeleteBeijos
Dear Rose, It has been so long since I have visited blogs, and to see sweet Annika here today is nothing but fate for us. You have been such a kind and good friend to me since we met just five short years ago, and your note last night made my heart smile, in knowing you care. Pippi has a beautiful little friend, your workmanship has not wavered, the magic is oh so present, and Annika is filled with love. She and her maker do know how to "be" a friend. XOXOX Christel
ReplyDeleteDearest Rose
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for coming over to visit last evening.. I have missed you visits and am so very happy you enjoyed viewing my ktchen makeover. I thought I would never finish the cabinets, it was so much work, but worth it in the end.. I am pleased with the window and your encouraging words were like music to my heart.
No, my roses are out my front room window, off the porch... I do have a mallow bush outside the kitchen window with pretty lavender flowers that I enjoy watching the hummingbirds visit in the morning hours.
Bebe has been whispering in my ear, and will visit soon I hope.
Love to you and family my dear friend.
Bless you,
Penny
She's so sweet. And absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding me of what it means to be / have friends. :)
I love your beautiful creations...they just make me happy!!
ReplyDeleteXOXO
Dessa Rae
Hello Dear Rose! I missed seeing your beautiful creations and just had to stop in and catch up! I am so glad I did. What darling little girls you have created. They bring a smile and joy to my heart. So nice to pop in...and Thank you for stopping by and saying "Hello" too! Hugs! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDear Rose, as the saying goes "Good things come in small packages." But with you, "Incrdible things come in small creations". Your ability to capture so many emotions, memories and wishes in what began as a chunk of clay is truly God given and a blessing to all of us with whom you share your gift. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Suzanne & Andrew.
Nice work! Great attention to detail. Will pop by often to see your work.
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Rose, it was so lovely to have a visit from you at Faerieluna...thank you and your note was so sweet. And now I see this darling post you have left and touch on the sweetness of being and having a best friend. This is wonderful and your dolls.....well, they take my breath away. xo Rella
DeleteOh my word! How lovely. How naturally she poses! I love her pretty pink under-things and her over-the-top party frock with big-as-wings sleeves.
ReplyDeleteOh! I could just hug everyone of your sweet, adorable dolls! They are all so very precious.
ReplyDeletePlease pray for my oldest son who is thirty and has contracted West Nile from a mosquito bite and it has also induced viral meningitis on top of that. He is very, very ill, and antibiotics cannot help viral infections. He was in the hospital three days but not much helped him. He has been married five months, so this is not something that a newly wed couple should have to be going through.
Thank you, and I hope things are well for you.
Teresa in California
http://amagicalwhimsy.blogspot.com/
Hi Rose, Its been a while since I have got to visit- beautiful post, Your work is, always just amazing. So much -sweet life and beauty in your dolls, seems magical -and the details are incredible, I am always is awe of what you do! Sincerely, Jonny
ReplyDeleteHELLO MY FRIEND, IT'S BEEN SO LONG IT SEEMS. YOUR WORK STILL AMAZES ME. ABOUT BEING FRIENDS - I LOVE THE ENERGY AND TIME YOU PUT INTO TOPICS SUCH AS "BEING A FRIEND". FOR YOU TO PORTRAY THAT UNDERSTANDING IN ANNIKA'S TINY FACE - TELLS ME THAT YOU DO UNDERSTAND.
ReplyDeleteBIG HUGS
CINDY@STITCHES
Es una autentica preciosidad.
ReplyDeleteMe encanta esa carita de pilla y simpatica que tiene y la naturalidad con la que posa para las fotos, una autentica maravilla!!!
besitos ascension
My dear Rose,
ReplyDeleteI had to wander over and soak up the beauty found here once again.. I have missed you. I hope all is well with you and family.
Please know that I keep you tucked in my heart.
Love and blessings my dear friend.
Penny
Hi Rose, Annika, looks dreamy! as all your work this is not the ecepcion! Their faces say it all! as you always say, the few times I have contacted or visited your blog, "God bless your hands" your genius and intellect! There are two people who are always on my mind, hoping someday to be able to buy one of your beautiful pieces. You are one. Hope is what keeps us going, and not when or how, but I always think I can hopefully buy one of your pieces! Hugs, Rose M
ReplyDeleteHello Rose! I must say your dolls are so vivid and life-like. I saw your Pippin on the spring for the first time and for a moment I tought I was looking at a fantasyphoto of Inger Nillsson:) Annika is precious. All your dolls are. Blessings from Finland
ReplyDeleteNiina
How are you my dear? Just stopping by to say hello. This year has flown again and has been one crazy year, non-stop.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate my kindred spirit doll makers and always enjoy viewing their serendipity creativity.
Hope you are doing well.
Smiles ;)
XO
Teresa in California
http://amagicalwhimsy.blogspot.com/
So cute!!!
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