Dianna Effner Dolls

      The doll that I find to be the most adorable out there is made by Dianna Effner and her associates. It is called Little Darling and is only 13" tall. Not a fashion doll but a little girl.  I wanted one so bad. They have a long waiting list and a backlog as they are handpainted. I wrote to the company and asked about other options. I was offered a convention model for far less then the hand paint. I jumped at it and that is how I came to have "Mary Jo".

Well was I satisfied?  Nope.  Factory paints don't have the depth and character of the hand painted ones... so I painted mine.

Then I played dress up... and take pictures