Hornby Island Style: 'Your World Dolls' brought to you by Angel-Blue

All of these photographs were taken by our 10 year old .Except the one of her setting up a shot.I took that one.The following words are hers.They are in response to an ad campaign that arrived with Owl magazine in the mail.The advertising was selling Maplelea dolls .They sell for about $100.00 per doll.The clothing and what-not is also very costly.They are nothing special. Designed in Canada.Just plastic dolls manufactured in China like so many other dolls.Except these dolls have a VERY seductive ad campaign.

So seductive in fact that lots of little girls save up their money, and beg hard-working parents to spend hard earned money on these things.

Our child watched children be pulled in by this advertising.Then she asked me if it was possible to make inexpensive things "popular".I told her that with the right advertising nearly anything can be sold.( Don't I know it.)

She reasoned that her old dolls were really just as beautiful and should be made fashionable ,so that all children could afford the popular thing.

So here it is, our 10 year old's advertising campaign for second-hand dolls, that anyone can afford :

'Your World Dolls' are dolls that range from $2.00-$7.00 each.You can find them anywhere almost.Garage sales and secondhand stores have them.With 'Your World Dolls' you can make set-ups like you never dreamed of.

Imagine you and your doll are in your magical world.What do you do together ?

Please write and tell me the adventures you have had with your doll.

Because these are 'Your World Dolls' , they don't come with pre-made personalities or any stuff.You will have to get or make the stuff yourself.The dolls always come with the out-fit they are wearing .It will be up to you to change it somehow.And you will also have to make up a personality for it.

This months adventure that is photographed is titled "Down by the Bay"

Rosaminda,Gina,Ellana and Luna go down to the bay to play.Luna and Rosaminda ran off to play while the grown-ups set up the pic-nic.After lunch Rosalinda feeds the fire.They decide to camp at the beach.Everyone is happy to feel the warmth of friendship as well as the warmth of the fire.

Luna sips hot-chocolate and watches the fire burn.