We lost this in the storm, I am now working to replace the schedule, right now, it does not read well, but it is here....at least.

We used a scanning tech to set this back up from pages I had copied out. YES! THRILLED I COPIED this out. (wish I had done every page), HOWEVER! Believe it or not, it changed things, left things out, respelled words..... I am SURE AI is connected somehow. I AM NOT AN AI FAN!

So please forgive us, and bare with us, as we try to rebuild these pages.

We are PLANNING Friday Night Jan 24, 2025 for the Ice Breaker. At this Event we plan for each person (that wants to) to give Links to their own Youtube as Well as Other Social Media Pages, including Doll Related Business Links. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOURS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO! This will be done orderly fashion and you will have to WAIT til asked to DROP your link. This is o Meet and Greet and Stay In Touch, it is a Great Way to Grow Your Channel/ Page/Businesses. Let others, who have the same type dolls, know you are there. This is, or Was in the past, called "A Drop". The Links are Dropped and everyone clicks and Joins. )
Theme for Photos: No Theme, (almost) anything goes.

Many of you already know about Sara's Crocheting for Smart Dolls as well as other dolls. But did you know that Sara also sets up a Boothe at Doll Shows, Sells On Line, and was a Vendor at Danny Choo's SmartDoll Outpost at London Comicon and is often Featured in Crochet Magazines? Sara does so much more than this too.
I would personally LOVE to be able to Meet Sara in person and go through all the items she would have right with her at Dolls Shows.
Knit and Crocheted Hat and Scarf Contest

The Knit and Crocheted Hat and Scarf Contest will be JUDGED BY THE PARTICIPANTS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF ITEMS SHOWN:There is a $25 Prize for the Winner of the Most Votes. The Judging will be done BLIND. No one will know, until after the Voting who's items they are looking at.

Guest Speaker: Beth Ramsden BethRamsden.com
I am betting, MANY of you already know Beth. Beth has a Youtube Channel and an Instagram Account using her name. Beth's two main Dolls, that she Sews and Crafts for, are Smart Dolls and Blythe Dolls. She has MANY Tutorial Videos on her Youtube Channel, as Well as Patterns on her website.
Beth had a Boothe at the London Comicon, in the Danny Chao section, SmartDoll Outpost and if YOU were lucky enough to Meet her in person, WOW. Beth's work is Second to None.

Shoe Craft Overview: Talking about the Shoe Craft with the Shoe Soles from the Goody Bags. Did you enjoy the craft, did you make Sandals for your dolls?
Photo Theme: Shoes! Any Shoes, Boots, Skippers ANY at all. Close Ups on the doll's feet. We, of course, would LOVE to see Shoes that you have made with the 3D Soles, but ANY Shoes at all.

Guest Speaker: Valerie - My Stitchin Doll verse
Valerie, who has a Website, mystitchindolliverse.com as well as a Youtube Channel by the same name, not only offers Patterns, and Sewing Kits, but also follows through with a youtube video to show you how to use them. Many of you might already know that Valerie posts a new Video each Saturday.
Valerie not only enjoys sewingfor Smart Dolls, but also Blythe and Ellowyne. Dolls that I personally also enjoy and I am looking forward to getting to know Valerie better.

Tote Bag Craft: We will be talking about the Tote Bag Craft Kit from your Goody Box. How it went for you, how you might have sewn yours different than others.
Photo Theme; Dolls with their new Tote Bags Please send us photos of YOUR dolls with the Tote Bags you made for them. These photos can be of ANY Tote Bags YOUR dolls might have, not just the Totes from the Goody Box, ANY Totes.

Guest Speaker: Dorie - Dories Dollies
Dorie is a Doll Collection QUEEN. She has been Collection, Loving, Crafting and Sewing for Dolls, since she was a young child. Dorie is on both Youtube and and Instagram Dorie's Dollies. You will love following her and seeing all her amazing dolls.
Dorie has had Smart Dolls since they first came out for sale. She has a LOVELY Collection and sews, crafts, does fun Youtube Collabs and more with them.

Beginner Sewing Contest
The Beginner Sewer Contest will be JUDGED BY THE PARTICIPANTS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF ITEMS SHOWN. There is a $25 Prize for the Winner of the Most Votes. The Judging will be done BLIND. No one will know, until after the Voting who's items they are looking at.

These are Skirts, some hand sewn, and you will not want to miss this Event. Come and Encourage these Beginners. Photo Theme: No Theme, (almost) Anything Goes

Custom 1/3 Doll Contest You do NOT want to miss this Event. You are going to see some really FUN DOLLS and you get to Vote on YOUR Favorite.

This could be the MOST INTENSE Contest we Host. Not only will the Participants do Face Ups on the Doll's Faces, some with have other Body Parts that they have enhanced. Some will be making Wigs, and Sewing their doll's Outfit. A LOT of work went into each of the UNIQUE and probably ONE OF A KIND Dolls you will see here.

This will be a Blind Voting Contest. No one will know til after the Event who's doll was who's. Bring a piece of paper and pencil to make notes as you watch, you only get to Vote on ONE.
Discussion on: Custom Dolls (any dolls) When was the first time you saw someone repaint a doll's face? Have YOU ever repainted a doll? And so much more.
Photo Theme - The Color Blue Interpret that ANY way you chose.

Guest Speakers - KitNKat KitNKatShop.com as well as KitNKat on Instagram. You will NOT want to miss Kit and Kat's talk. Most of us know them for their iconic Magnetic Earrings for dolls. But they offer so much more, and everything they do, they do as Perfect as Perfect can be.
KitNKat offer doll items in not only 1/3, but also other sizes, 1/4 BJD might peek your interest. They offer clothing, patterns, jewelry and so much more. And if you Knit, or want to Knit for your dolls, you will not be disappointed to see the lovely patterns they offer On Line.

Photo Contest: The Turtle, that is, Tortoise We TRIED really hard to keep all the Contests as equal as we could. THIS one is down right silly. Add a Tortoise in your photo. Add the Tortoise any way you like, where ever your like. Just have the photo in the photo.
This Contest, like the others, will be Judged Blind by the people that attend the Session. Although this is a Silly Subject, the Contest is serious. The Winner will win $25 and the admiration of all their peers. As a Judge you only get to Vote One Time, so be sure to have a piece of paper and a pen handy so you can make notes.

Photo Theme: Pets This could be the Doll's pets or maybe your dolls in a photo with YOUR pets.

Guest Speaker - Deron Kazmaier DollsRescuecl.com WhimsicalBlythe.com lovingMySmartDoll„com Deron is going to tell us about his experiences with 3D Printers. He bought his 3D Printers a few years ago. What has he printed the most of? Shoes and other items for Marna's Dolls. Deron creates his own Models (Patterns) and usually has at least 40 different colors of filament on hand at any given time.

We do sell a few of Deron's 3D Printed Creations on our websites. His Blythe Stands are very popular, and his Doll Shoes, everyone seems to love the Dolls Shoes.

Photo Contest: Skaters. We asked everyone to submit a Photo for Contest using the 1/3 Scale Doll Ice Skate Blades that were in their Goody Boxes. The Blades do NOT have to be attached to anything to enter the Contest

There is a $25 Prize and the Voting will be done BLIND, no one will know who's photos that they are looking at until AFTER the Contest. Voting will be done by the people that are present at this event.

Photo Theme for Photo Viewing (not to be confused with the Photo Contest): Doll Sports - Your dolls doing ANY type of Sport.

GUEST SPEAKERS: Tammy Powley - Peace Craft Dolls with Tammy Powley & Terry Jeanette - aka Tappingflamingo
Tammy and Terry are sisters who a few years ago came up with the idea for an On Line Virtual Blythe (doll) Retreat. I know many of us have Blythe Dolls and I have asked the to come and tell us about their Event.
Tammy and Terry always make this a Fun Event with Crafts and Patterns, and so much more.

Photo Theme: Blythe Dolls (if you have them, 1/3 Dolls if you do not)

Advanced Sewer Sewing Contest I know who ordered Sewing Kits and THIS is going to be a "Close Race". But here is "The Thing", these Sewing Contests, while the Sewing is not that hard, have Puzzles for the Participates to figure out before cutting their fabrics, and again, sewing them together. You won't want to miss this Event. YOU

will be the Judges, and the Voting is Blind. Blind because you will only see numbers, not names, of who the items belongs to. Bring a Piece of Paper and Pen to take notes as the photos of these items are shown. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN!

Photo Theme: PJs, Slumber Parties, and Pets

We REALLY hope you will attend this Event. We REALLY want to hear your perspective of the Week Ends Event. Did YOU have a Good Time. Did YOU like the way the Contests were held? What would YOU like to see in the Goody Bags next Year?

This Session will be, for the most part, an overview and talk about Winterfest 2026, if there is enough interest in another Event Next Year
Also and most important. Please come so we are able to be able to say "See You On Line" to our old and new friends.
Photo Theme: Dolls Waving Good Bye

Remember. You and your Smart Dolls are welcome to Attend in your PJs. Some of the Events will be in the Evenings and no one can see you anyway...BUT! We sure hope you Join In, Typing to us.

All times listed, when the actual Schedule comes out, will be listed in Central Standard Time. You might have to do an Internet Search for what time that is where you live so that you do not miss out on ONE MINUTE of the fun.

We are PLANNING Friday Night Jan 24, 2025 for the Ice Breaker. At this Event we plan for each person (that wants to) to give Links to their own Youtube as Well as Other Social Media Pages, including Doll Related Business Links. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOURS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO! This will be done orderly and you will have to wait til asked to DROP your link. This is to Meet and Greet and Stay In Touch, it is a Great Way to Grow Your Channel/Page/Businesses. Let others, who have the same type dolls, know you are there. This is, or was in the past, called "A Drop". The Links are Dropped and everyone clicks and Joins.

Sat. Jan 25, 2025 and Sun. Jan 26th, we have events planned throughout the day. We are HOPING to have an Event every other hour or so. BUT! Deron still has to work out all the technology for these... As I say, PLANNING. We are still planning.

We have some WONDERFUL Guest Speakers Planned, and are HOPING for more to sign up.

We HOPE to have the Events, such as Guest Speakers, Crafts and Contests at the same time each day. The Guest Speakers, since we have two (so far) from the UK, will probably be first thing in the morning (here in the Central USA)...their afternoon.

The contents of this page for Winterfest 2025 Schedule is still under construction. Please check back later.

-- The Loving My Smart Doll Team
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:14:43 -0500