My Daisy Convention 2016 loot; goodie bag and prizetable items and more.......

With the convention coming up, I had a bit of a job, trying to figure out everything that was needed.
I was so lucky Ralph sorted everything with the hotel and the restaurants.
Still we had been writing out 4 competitions, so that meant we would need prizes for 4 competitions.
At another doll group someone mentioned it was possible to make doll sized t-shirts with iron on transfers, and of course that inspired me.
(Remember all those lovely t-shirts the Pippa ladies get each year at the convention, made by Peg?)
I had to find a t-shirt pattern for Daisy, and see if I could make t-shirts with the convention logo too.
With my first t-shirt, I ironed a bit too long (as it was only a very small transfer, you don't have to iron as long as mentioned in the manual), but it was well enough to feel confident to make more t-shirts.
So I had a bit of fun with that, and I will make more of them, also of previous conventions, in the near future.

One of the attendees bought these as a goodie bag gift.

So we're at the goodie bags, Vicky did a wonderful job on making reusable bags for us:

I made some laminated labels to personalise the bags, and have them ready for the next conventions......

Here are pictures of all the wonderful donations that were in it:

postcard, stickers and badges by Lyndsey, Daisy colouring book & pencils by Ralph, laminated picture by Michelle from NZ, and copies of selected pages from a Mary Quant catalogue by Michelle S.

2 Daiso outfits by Jillian, 3 charms and necklace on the left by Helen and selected ribbons and trims and accesories by Cendi

hat and 2 beaded coathangers by Laila, the matching outfit is the OOAK summer outfit swap I got from her, and the shoes were in a package of shoes I got off the prize table from Helen. The pink dress is donated by Janet, and the checked bag, necklace and crochet scarf are from Veronica

blue jacket and tartan pants donated by Elaine, necklace and dilly bag donated by Ingie, t-shirt donated by Jo, skirt extra donation to the convention doll team from Donna Maree, rest of the pink/green/white outfit donated by Donna Maree, shoes part of the shoes I got off the prize table from Helen.

mug donated by Helene and me, fridgemagnet donated by Christine.

For the competition winners there were also prizes:

for the first prize winners I made up a bag with the convention logo and selected fabrics, felt, trimming and beads

For the second and third prize winners, there were either smaller bags with a package of printed felt and selected ribbons or a pencilcase with logo:

As I was lucky enough to win 2 pencilcases, I was allowed to swap one of them for a prize off the prize table:

a selection of fabric and a lovely hat, made and donated by Laila

And of course there were the prizes from the quiz and the prize raffle:

these dolls and their outfits were already in my possession, but they were making a run for the shoes of the prize table (from Helen) and two of them managed to put their hands on the necklaces I got from Veronica

postcards for each attendee, Ralph gave us a belt, and Ingie came with these lovely Sinamay hats to decorate. I also got a wallet and keyring, a package of Karina accesories from Veronica and a package of Barbie shoes and purses from Ingie. The box with the little cards were my prize from the quiz (I came second this year)

I also got some pretty fabrics from the fabric swap:

My little Rebel would like to show off her prize:

A BIG Thank You to everyone who donated. Your generosity is much appreciated!

Pippa's Tea's & Tiara's convention doll, prize table wins, goodie bag and more.....

Where to start with showing all the loveliness that came home with me from this years Pippa convention?
What I forgot to mention in my earlier post, was the lovely name tag, which Mandy B had created for each attendee:

And the little teapots are a pair of earrings, so I foresee lots of future use for it. The little Tiara hairclip came in very handy too, as I forgot to bring a Tiara with me, and of course I needed to ad some bling when we were going to have the official photo taken.

My first prize table win was a beautiful doll, by Peggy:

When the second round came, I couldn't believe me luck, (I was quite late in the second round). Ever since I saw the pictures of the Dawn in Las Vegas convention, I had a vague feeling of regret that I hadn't been able to attend, as I would have loved to have an Elvis doll. But here was my chance, no one seemed to even look at him, so just had to grab him:

There's a little button on the side which you can press, to hear the first few lines of 'Viva las Vegas'!
So a big thank you to all the lovely Dawnettes for donating this one to this years prize table. xxx

After a little break, another round came, and here's what I found beneath a pile of stuff:

I'm already inspired for another reroot, but will have to finish a couple of other ones first...

The next round came, and I found this overly cute teaset, complete with a little book, donated by Aida:

More rounds of prizetable raffles followed, quite overwhelming:

sinamay hats and dollstands donated by Jo, bags donated by Louise.

and still more goodies:

Peg's Poodle, bows and boa in one pretty bag from Corinne, and the Miss Millie outfits donated by Louise.

Between all those prize table raffles we received our convention doll, and just see for yourself how fabulous she is:

Fantabulous Convo Doll!

We could choose to send in a Penny red or reroot Pippa in red,since I only have 1 Penny red, I decided to reroot a Pippa, make up and styling by Tracy F

yummie cakes by the talented Sandie, and gloves (and petticoat) by Helen, handbags by me

shoesies all decorated by Mandy B

 

I decided to buy a box from Karen, to make sure my dolly would survive the journey home

Suey made a beautiful convention mini:

Of course Penny had to model it:

the little comb charm was in the goodie bag as part of a gift from Mandy B

and yes, I have been a bit naughty and bought a pair of pretty heels for Pippa

And then there was the goodie bag, beautiful and reusable:

made by Chris

So many lovely things; pink hat donated by Alex, floral bag donated by Leandra, floral outfit modelled by Rosemarie donated by Chris, necklace donated by Claire, blue hat donated by Peggy, blue and yellow floral outfit and yellow handbag donated by Lisa, outfit modelled by Marie donated by Louise.

Pippa's baking day apron, mittens and cookie tray donated by Karen S, tiara donated by Melanie and Aida, box with cupcakes donated by Sandie, Selfridge bag and cup donated by Corinne, fur outfit & black bag donated by Lesley, pink handbag donated by me, black dollstand donated by Sue & Ann.

T-shirt donated by Peg, basket and plastic box donated by Mandy B, carded outfit donated by Lisa P, skateboard donated by Jo

Shoebox with Pippa logo donated by Karen J, fridge magnet photoframe donated by Janet, fridge magnet donated by Julieanne, little bowset donated by Barb

Pippa's Afternoon Tea Recipe book with lots of recipes and Pippa illustrations donated by Vickie, coaster donated by Dianna, Mugs donated by Jude, Caroline, Suey, Mandy W and me.

Not in the goodie bags, but part of my loot: J's tips for taking Pippa pics and lots of patterns by Dianna, and I think also some by Lisa.

My Daisy Convention Loot!

I thought to spend a special entry on all the lovely things I got at the convention this year in Denmark.
Lots of gorgeous goodies in the goodie bag:

Everything you need for  a cuppa:

FruChocs by Jillian, Coaster by Michelle S, Mug by Helene and me

 Daisy getting cosy:

pillow & duvet by Lene, knitted cardigan and necklace with pilgrim charm & glass bead by Laila, tights by Ingie, Brush by Donna-Maree, long pearl necklace by Jillian, fridgemagnet by Christine, Koala (a marsupial and NOT a bear :) ) by Jillian, cuddly teddybear by Elaine

 And some miscellaneous items:

red box with Daisy logo and Daisycards by Ralph, laminated picture by Michelle B, lovely floral fabric by Cendi

And of course the beautiful handmade bag, made by Vicky:

Then there are my prize-table wins:

Lovely bridal outfit and replica's of original Tivoli posters, made by Laila

pretty sporty Takara outfit, donated by Jillian, and lovely evening dress, donated by Elaine. Both combined with the sparkly hats that were quize prices. pretty necklace donated by Cendi

purple Romany inspired outfit made and donated by Ingie, Sunday Best variant donated by Ralph, Ice Queen inspired outfit made and donated by Donna Maree, Blythe postcards donated by Vicky

My OOAK outfit swap by Lene:

My competition prizes:

A BIG thanks to everyone who donated! I feel well and truely spoilt rotten!