Guest Writer Shares Her Ashton-Drake Christmas Dolls

It is with great delight that I present to you a post done by a dear, long-time friend, Jana, from Georgia!

Jana was so gracious to agree to take photos of her gorgeous dolls and write about them for Writing Straight from the Heart readers. 

Hope you enjoy Jana's photos and text!

THANKS SO MUCH, JANA!

                                          

 "These Christmas dolls, "Decorating the Tree", are from the Ashton-Drake Galleries and were created by the artist Mary Tretter.

Tisha, shown above,  rests on her heels and is dressed in a plaid romper with her hair tied up in a ponytail.  

The ribbons in her hair match the colors of her romper.  She is anticipating which color ornament from her box to place on the tree.

Patrick, shown below,  is wearing blue corduroy overalls and a white shirt with drummer boys on the chest.

  He is anxiously awaiting to string the lights on the tree.  The lights actually work with the aid of the battery pack hidden in his clothes.

 Ryan is seated stringing cranberries and popcorn for the tree.

 He wears green cords and a festive red, green, and white sweater over his Christmas turtleneck.

  (How many times have I been stabbed by the REAL needle in his hand while setting these up?)

Melissa is the center of attraction on the ladder and in her ivory taffeta dress trimmed in red.

 She can't wait to place the star at the top of the tree. 

 Her hair is done in ringlets just the way my mother used to fix my hair when I was a little girl.  Wish I had that much hair now!

These dolls are the center of attention on the coffee table in the living room.  

The tree the dolls are decorating came with the set.  

The stand has seen better days.  I'm in there every day standing the tree back up!"

p.s. Jana will be sharing some more of her holiday decorations during December including a stunning wreath made from boas, her attractive living room tree and a tree decorated with teacup ornaments!

So please keep stopping by! 

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ASHTON-DRAKE DOLLS?