Once Upon a Time......

In a land not too far away down in Texas... lived a beautiful, Mystical, Heavenly dollye, named Tascha. She was an all original, late 1830's, 22" mache Milliner's Model, with hand carved wooden arms and legs on her pristine kid leather body.

She resided in an 18th century Red Cape with her owners, and lived a privileged life of leisure....dare I say, at a place here in our world, where past met present, and Heaven really did touch the earth.

She held the most coveted spot in her Mistresses' heart, and stood faithfully beside her bedstead. It was a charmed life. An unbelievable life of a fairy tale, when one horrible day, lightning struck her beloved Red Cape, and so much was lost


Tascha was a lucky girl, pulled with so many of her sisters from the fire. Her kid body, soaked from the fire fighter's valiant effort to save her home, was cut away and her arms, legs and head set out to dry. I imagine it was a strange and horrible time for her....but as you can see, her spirit could not be broken. Tascha has been sent here to me for restoration, and having received permission from her owner, I would be honored to share her story here with you all on the blog.

She is such an amazing doll, and we have come to admire each other greatly over our time together. She has many tales to tell, that no amount of smoke or fire could strip from her.

Tascha is nearly finished now, we are having a wonderful time stitching up her new wardrobe. I will be posting bits of our journey together here a little at a time, and you may keep track of her and her progress by clicking on the "Tascha" tab on the sidebar. She will one day be her Grande self once again, to take her place by her Mistresses' bed stead once more.........