March is National Craft Month! Get crafty today...

March is National Craft month...what a better time and reason to celebrate such a wonderful activity!

For those of us who already love to craft try a new crafting technique or perhaps you can teach someone how to do your favorite craft. For those who don't make crafts, start today!

Here are some crafty ideas to try in March:

• Learn How to Collage
• Learn How to Make Candles
• Learn How to Crochet
• Learn How to Knit
• Learn How to Decoupage
• Learn How to Emboss
• Learn How to Felt
• Learn How to Glass Etch
• Learn How to Make Jewelry
• Learn How to Make Paper
• Learn How to Cross Stitch
• Do Creative Painting with Kids
• Do Creative Printmaking with Kids
• Learn How to Paper Mache
• Get a Book about Scrapbooking for Beginners
• Learn How to Weave 
• Learn How to Make Beaded Safety Pins
• Learn How to Press and Dry Your Own Flowers
• Learn How to Make a Coloring Book
• Learn How to Make Garden Stepping Stones
• Learn About Beading
• Learn Basic Applique
• Learn How to Make Green Crafts
• Learn How to Make Your Own Craft Supplies
• Learn How to Tie-Dye
• Learn How to Sew
• Learn How to Quilt

The number of crafts you can do yourself, with friends or your children are endless. Start today and grow your knowledge of the crafting world...decorate your home with the crafts you create and don't forget to accent with Paradise Galleries dolls!

Fall is coming!

This Saturday, September 22nd is the first day of Fall! 

What is your favorite part of the fall season? We love the changing of the leaves, the cooling temperatures and the family gatherings around the bonfire.

Decorating with dolls can be another great part of the fall season. To celebrate this wonderful season we will be giving away this super cute 'Bewitching Magic' doll to one lucky winner so they can decorate their home in style! Leave a comment about your greatest fall memory and on Friday, September 28th we will chosen one winner via random.org. AND if you can help us get to 5,600 'Likes' on Facebook by next Friday too we will give two other lucky winners a 'Bewitching Magic Hat'. . .perfect to wear all season long and while doll decorating!

Paradise Galleries Collector Interview - Frances Hills

 At Paradise Galleries we love our doll collectors and want to showcase some of their amazing collections! 

We would like to share another passionate doll collector with you today, Frances Hills.  

 
Frances' Doll Story!
Frances' loves collecting dolls, her first collector doll was from a small doll shop in Solvang, CA that her husband bought for her on their honeymoon in 1990. She instantly feel in love with dolls and her passion for them grew. Ever since then she has been an avid collector.
 
"My mother in law was the one who told me about Paradise Galleries, years and years ago", says Frances. Ever since Frances heard about Paradise Galleries she has loved collecting our dolls. "They are all so very beautiful", says Frances. 

"The picture of the doll with the yellow teddy bear has a lot of sentimental value to me because my mom bought me that doll for my birthday. This doll was the last birthday gift I got from her before she passed away." says Frances.

 

Frances has bought several dolls from Paradise Galleries and is very pleased with her purchases, she keeps them out for display in her home for everyone to see! : )

 

 

Frances bought dolls that she thinks represents all of her children. "I bought the fireman doll because my oldest son always wanted to be a fireman, since he was 3 years old...he is now 19 and when I saw that doll, I just fell in love with him" says Frances. She bought Always A Little Lady and named her Melissa for her daughter and the doll wearing the white baseball cap and the Tigger bib for her son and named him Matthew. She even dressed her Matthew doll in the same outfit her son wore home from the hospital. What a fun honor to give you children, they will be your babies forever!

Always A Little Lady & 9/11 Commemorative Future Firefighter

Frances with her Paradise Galleries doll collection!

 

Frances is an avid doll lover of Paradise Galleries dolls. And wants to buy more dolls today!

Thank you for the great interview Frances! Keep enjoying Paradise Galleries : )