Sasha Celebration weekend 2016 - part 4

After a fun day of crafts, raffle, sales tables and doll conversations we all gathered for dinner.  This time we had a dedicated room for our Sasha Celebration group, rather than tables in the main restaurant.  Just before dinner, two Makie dolls met for the first time.  At last year's Sasha Celebration, my daughter playing with Lorraine's Wren had inspired me to buy a Makie doll for my daughter, I had used the 'design your own' option and she had come out similar but not the same as Wren.  The dolls are 3D printed and are very pose-able.

Wren and Isabel are amazed to meet each other

"Wow, we look so similar" cried Isabel

"Look, same colour hair" said Wren

Wren and Isabel shook hands

Meanwhile two other non Sasha girls were meeting up again.  Last year I bought Betsy from Lorraine, she is a wooden Schoenhut doll. I gave her a new wig.  Peggy Sue was wearing her new outfit won that afternoon on the raffle including pearls (I think she fancies herself as Lady Penelope), Betsy was wearing an outfit my daughter received during last year's raffle.

Peggy Sue and Betsy saying hello again

Betsy was telling Peggy Sue about her favourite rocking chair at her new home

Wren and Isabel gave each other a hug - they were pleased to meet at last

On the dining table Isabel was hoping the wine glass would be filled soon - Wren was a bit shocked

Lorraine's baby wearing his mask joined Laura, Mabel and new baby Daisy on the dining table

Isabel tried some of the wine despite Wren's warnings

The wine made Isabel feel very dizzy, Wren caught her just in time

"Sit down" said Wren as Isabel held her head

"That was silly" said Isabel, "I didn't expect it to make me feel that odd"

"I did warn you" said Wren

"Hopefully you will feel better soon" Wren reassured her new friend

Once we had eaten our delicious 3 course dinner, it was time for the face mask competition.

The Sasha and Gregor dolls wearing their masks line up for the competition

The Sasha and Gregor dolls in their face masks disguising their identities

Laura and Mabel were beside Lorraine's dolls and Alice's doll

A pair of mischievous toddlers had found their way into the lineup even though they were not wearing masks

Some more elegantly dressed Sasha and Gregor children in their masks

Alice was thrilled to win the face mask competition with her green/forest themed mask

Wren was pleased to greet baby Daisy, who was wearing a new outfit for the evening, though would not part with her hat

Jonny's wonderful NiNi doll sat at our table

Jonny is a very talented doll maker.  The NiNi doll eye painting was beautiful

Isabel, who had recovered from her great wine escapade, went to meet the NiNi doll

There were various thank you presentations - Janet gave gifts to her helpers Tricia and Theresa and to all of us who had run a craft workshops.

Tricia and Janet during gift presentations

My gift from Janet was a lovely little wooden doll with a Sasha themed felt outfit.  Betsy was pleased to open the box to reveal this delightful surprise.

The little wooden doll with Betsy

Janet was presented with a bouquet of flowers to thank her for doing such a fantastic job of organising the Sasha Celebration again

Theresa presented Kendal with a specially engraved trophy and a card we had all signed to thank her for bringing her entire amazing collection of 68 Sasha and Gregor dolls to be the main feature of the Celebration

Kendal and Theresa with the trophy

Isabel sensibly drank water for the rest of the evening

Laura H with a doll wearing one of Emma F's lovely sweater outfits

Laura H appreciates good knitting - she does plenty of it herself

Baby Daisy with the NiNi girl

Betsy, Peggy Sue and NiNi girl

We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, chatting to several friends, meeting people we hadn't spoken with before and posing the dolls for photographs.