Anne of Green Gables and other books

The human got tired of how expensive the books from the old Pleasant Company nighttime sets were, so as usual, she sat down and made us some.  Here we have 'Parley's Fables' from Kirsten's nighttime set and 'Mother Goose in Hieroglyphics' from Addy's.

And here we have the Anne of Green Gables collection, with a set of six little hardcover books.  Included are:

• Anne of Green Gables
• Anne of Avonlea
• Anne of the Island
• Anne's House of Dreams
• Rainbow Valley
• Rilla of Ingleside

Each book has the first edition cover, and contains 22-26 pages of text inside, enough to contain the first chapter of each book.

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Papercraft-a-long Week 2: Retro Science Fiction

Welcome to Week 2 of our Papercraft-a-long.  This week we're going 1950s retro-futuristic with science fiction magazines and pictures books on space.  These would be great for any doll who love science or history, and would be perfect for Maryellen getting into the space race

We have two copies of Fantastic Universe from 1953 and 1954 (Hi Maryellen), one with a story from Marion Zimmer Bradley and the other with a story from Andre Norton (pen name Andrew North, because everyone knows women don't read or write science fiction.)  These magazines have 12 pages of text, enough for one complete story each.

We also have the 'Exploring Space' little Golden Book from 1957 full of facts on rockets and space travel and 'When I go to the Moon' for imagining life on the moon.  It's nice to see what people imagined the future would be like.  The 'Exploring Space' book is unabridged with 22 pages of text and illustrations.  The other book has 14 pages of very nice images with a cute poem.  Both of these are replicas of real children's books.

Magazine Instructions

Fantastic Universe Magazines

Book Instructions

Exploring Space

Instruction addendum:  Glue pages of book together.  Do not follow instructions for making cover.  Run a line of white glue down the spine of the block of pages.  Wait to dry.  Fold cover at lines.  Match first and last pages of the block of pages to the inside of the cover.  Glue.

When I go to the Moon

Instructions:  Follow as written.  No adjustments needed.

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Papercraft-a-long Week 1: Halloween at Hogwarts

Wizard cereal and Honeydukes boxes 

Hi, Lily here, and welcome to the first week of our craft-a-long.  This week we're making all the little things that your Hogwarts student needs and can never find, starting with a set of candy boxes from Honeydukes.

Honeydukes Boxes:  print these on cardstock for the best effect.

...with real doll-sized chocolate frogs

The chocolate frog boxes are just the right size for a doll-sized chocolate frog.

Wizard magazines and catalogs

And we can't forget the reading material for the Hogwarts Express with two copies of the Quibbler and some catalogs for holiday shopping.  I suppose I shouldn't order anything from Borgin and Burkes, even if I do want the book they offer...  (Pretty sure anything titled 'Secrets of the Darkest Art' is banned at Hogwarts, or at the very least, locked in the restricted section of the library.)

I'm honestly not sure if Borgin and Burkes
or Weasleys's Wizarding Wheezes is worse...

The Quibbler is as accurate as always.

Quibblers and Catalogs

Instructions

Hogwarts brand composition notebooks

And finally, a set of notebook covers just for Hogwarts.  The covers are sized to fit an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper that's been cut into eighths.  Just stack everything together and staple down the spine.
Notebook Covers

We'd love to see pictures of what you've made.  Just drop us a line at jinjia.mixed.goods@gmail.com.  And come back next week for our next installment.

Meet Cauthrien Grace Trevelyan

Greetings.  I'm Cauthrien Grace Trevelyan, the newest member of this particular crew.  I'm named after a knight from Dragon Age Origins.  I've actually been here for almost a month, but this is the first time any of us have had time to set up something formal.  Usually Nora and I take over the reading room display, but this time we set up an open study.

...too many books

We do not have...

Since I'm supposed to a knight, I've been *ahem* asking the human politely but forcefully for a set of plate mail and a sword.  I think the crafting backlog will have cleared up by January such that I can have what I want before we all go off to the Marketplace at Birka.  I also enjoy chess, martial arts, and military history.  Eventually I will have a copy of Bellifortis and De Re Militaire and potentially a few swordfighting manuals.

Nora's in the corner right now with a plate of cookies and a stack of Nancy Drew books.  I already know she's going to borrow my books when they arrive.  Nora's like that, but she prefers politics and economics over military history.  I might try to get her a copy of 'The Prince' sometime.

A reading nook

Snacks and books

Next week we'll be starting our first ever papercraft-a-long, for anyone who wants a library like ours.  The craft-a-long will run for 10 weeks, from October 18th to December 20th, and will give you plenty of time to make books and toys for presents.  Lily starts it off with a set of fun wizarding goods, and then Nora and I will show off our books.

Please contact us at jinjia.mixed.goods AT gmail.com if you have any suggestions for future projects.  We have the first 5 weeks lined up, but are always willing to entertain new project ideas for the future.

The obligatory cat picture

Aggressively Seasonal Halloween: Round 2

After the last batch of doll clothes, I still had Halloween fabric left over, so these dresses happened.  Just in case there's a 1950s Halloween sock-hop.  These are from the 1950s Keeper Dolly Duds Simplicity pattern.  Despite the fact that Shepard looks ready to kill me for putting her in a dress, the green really goes well with her eyes.