It’s true, I am not Dreaming

The Franklin Mint is doing two dolls of Kate Middleton
these would be awesome companion dolls for your Diana doll collection
I have placed my order for both of the dolls they will be doing. I am sure it wont be til after the new year til we see them .But here is a look at what they are working on

insteresting Clipping

I found this going through some of my paperstoday and thought I would post it looks like it would be an awesome treat to try during the holidays.

A new blog to Celebrate William and Kate

I have created a blog to help Celebrate the Royal Engagment For William and Kate.

Over the next few days I will be trying to Archive all the photos and articles of todays news so

pop on over and have a look around.

New Cards from Geri and More

I know I haven’t been posting much on the Diana front but most of that is due to I went on vacation to Texas and came home and I  have been enjoying the nice hot weather.I have been keeping up with all of geri’s latest cards and scrambling to collectthe ones I missed out on during my vacation.  I did managed to finally get all the Diana shoes from Hamilton collections and as soon as i havea few hours with my camera I will be uploading them  to the blog .

Geri’s latest Diana Cards The Kiss and Expecting William.  

 I hope every one is enjoying the Summer while it  last. I will be posting  Special tribute to Diana on the Anniversary of her death so watch for that.

Althorp on Diana’s 49th Birthday Photos and News

As usual my dear friend Beth Taylor went to Althorp to lay Flowers for Diana   as she does every year for all of her overseas friends. and She took som awesome photos.  the first one was quite a shock for those of us who are visiting Althorp thru the computer screen, as it seems that the  main house is undergoing  restoration and will be that way for the next year or so.

Photos belong to Beth Taylor

Acording to Beth every thing else seems to be open such as the stables and shop.

you can still walk the grounds and make your way to the oval which is still as beautiful as the day Diana was laid to rest there. Diana did receive flowers from her two sons and their flowers were rowed across to the oval that day. It happened to be quite warm  yesterday as the tourist made their way to celebrate Diana’s birthday. it just goes to show you no matter how much  some people wish that Diana’s legacy would go away  she is still there with in the hearts of the people who loved and admired  her.

 

Thank you Bethy for sharing your photos and taking flowers for me this year.

New From Geri!

Today I have 2 new items to share with you from the awesome Artist Geri!

First is her latest Aceo card Featuring Diana Dancing with John Travolta

Second geri has now taken her artwork to a whole new level we now can wear our favorite Geri’s girls  with her new wearable art So far she has done 2 and one is Diana. The pendant features geris art ona glass tile  and does not come with a chain. Thank you Geri for honoring Diana this way.  

“Iconic” Diana dress fetches $276,000 at auction

 

LONDON (Reuters) – The black taffeta dress worn by Princess Diana at her first official appearance with Prince Charles after announcing their engagement fetched 192,000 pounds ($276,000), or nearly four times the high-end estimate, at a London auction on Tuesday.

The dress, which auctioneer Kerry Taylor described as “iconic,” had been expected to sell for 30-50,000 pounds.

It was part of a collection of clothes being sold by designers Elizabeth Emanuel and David Emanuel and was bought by fashion museum the Fundacion Museo De La Moda in Chile.

“As the weeks before her wedding progressed, Diana lost so much weight that she returned the gown to the Emanuels to have it taken in,” Taylor said in a statement.

“The alterations required were so drastic that they decided it would be easier to re-make a smaller version for her. They kept the original and forgot about it — only re-discovering it quite recently.”

Overall, the 30 lots on offer fetched 282,720 pounds ($407,000).

“The high prices that we saw today reflect the enduring love affair with Princess Diana,” Taylor added.

Jorge Yarur, founder of the museum which bought the dress, said that when he died he planned to donate it and other Diana dresses he owned to Kensington Palace, where she lived from the time of her wedding in 1981 until her death in 1997.

The palace already displays a selection of Diana’s dresses in the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection.

Geri’s latest :Princess Diana in Florence”

This is Geri’s latest
is titled “Princess Diana in Florence” and features our lovely Princess in a Jacques Azagury creation worn in Florence in 1985 and again in Toronto in 1986.

Geri’s latest Diana In Koala Sweater

This the  adorable print that Geri just released, Diana is wearng her Koala Sweater she wore when pregnant with Prince William to a polo match. It is now listed on Ebay.

Diana and Royal Ladys Displayed

I finally made it to the hobby store to geta baseball card  frame. The one I purchased is made by MCS,The cards are inserted in to hard plastic cases  which slide in the the two brackets. They look really nice all displayed, I cant wait to add more to my collection.