Jenna, my Maplelea doll which I won in 2009!

Do you like to enter contests? I sure do!

In November of 2009 I entered a contest at Urban Moms (no longer in existence). I submitted a paragraph of why I enjoyed being a Canadian. A few weeks later, Jen, the author of the site, emailed and said I'd been one of five winners! I had my choice of a Maplelea Canadian doll!

I picked Jenna, because she has red hair and green eyes and is from Nova Scotia. She has an Anne of Green Gables outfit which I plan to purchase really soon.

Jenna arrived on December 16, 2009.

She came in a lovely box and has a cute journal.

Here is a comparison of 3 18" dolls;

Samantha, an American Girl doll; Jenna; and Elsie Dinsmore, a Life of Faith doll.

Here is the lovely Maplelea box.

I traded my Jenna to Sarah Jean when I got interested in Bleuette dolls in 2010. Now I wish I had kept Jenna!

By Loretta Houben

Wearing of the green!

These photos were taken 5 years ago, in 2013. This was before the great flood on my window seat, when the Bleuette's home was still intact. I really enjoyed sewing for them, and dressing them up. I made the dress which Zoe is wearing (2nd from left) and the one on the right.

 I made the little banner and the paper hat too.

 Aren't they cute?

I always made sure I wore green in high school, or my friend Wendy would pinch me hard! I'm glad that I've stepped foot in Ireland, even if it was for only one night. 

By Loretta Houben

A Bleuette Christmas!

These photos were taken in 2010, at the height of my Bleuette reproduction doll craze! They are very addictive. I bought all my dolls online through a Bleuette Yahoo doll group. My first one was Yvette Marie, painted by Connie Zink. She is sitting in the photo above, holding a tiny Chatty Cathy doll. The next Bleuette I got was a gift from Marcie Ewasko. She's wearing the red velveteen dress and is named Zoe.

I sewed quite a few of their dresses. I made the hankie dresses by hand sewing. I collected quite a few props for them!

For a while I had a special blog just for them. But then I returned to my love of the 18" size dolls, and so the Bleuettes are biding their time for now.

 I have so many cute things for them.

 This is a special blue velveteen dress I designed as a swap gift. I think Zoe looks very pretty!

 I can't believe I hadn't yet blogged about the Bluettes on this doll blog. I'll try to add more photos in the days ahead.

By Loretta Houben