We have a new addition—I bought a Fashionistas series #47 Barbie doll. An adorable ginger with freckles, flat feet, and non-hinged knees. She has a funny plastic hat on her head.

Today I stumbled upon some very unusual pieces for my collection at the store. These are three small cloth dolls with stuffed bodies and vinyl arms and legs from the company LORI. Judging by the description, these are students from a ballet school. Their faces are adorable, they have glued-on eyes, and well-stitched little hairs. There was another platinum blonde there, but for a child, I didn’t think that hair color was suitable and I didn’t buy her. And the red-haired little one was bought right out from under my nose.

Today I finished embroidering a heart-shaped clock using ribbons from the Danko Toys “Paris” kit. It turned out very tender and romantic. If it weren’t for the loud ticking, I would have hung them in the bedroom.

For her birthday, Masha’s friend gave her a mermaid doll. The manufacturer is unknown, and the quality of the doll leaves something to be desired, but as a play and bath doll, it suits Masha very well.