Maryland, A Merry Land : UFDC Region 11 Conference - Day 2, Morning

Friday, September 28 - I didn't have anything scheduled for the morning, so I visited the Helper Room and the Special Exhibits. There were two Special Exhibits: Black Dolls: Journey Through Time,

And The Dolls of Krug International Doll House of Baltimore.

I then went back to the Competition Room to look closer at the dolls and take photos of some of them.

BJDs

Made of Sea Shells

Costumed by Owner

All Bisque under 10" in Regional Costume

Tonner Porcelain

Wooden

Composition

 

Toni

Emma Clear George and Martha Washington

People's Choice Categories: Beachwear Attired,

And Doll with Unusual Hair Treatment.

There were so many interesting dolls, and I only photographed a few. If you want to see some more, click here to see a video by Ruby Lane about the competition room.

Stay tuned for part 2 of Friday at the Region 11 Conference.

Maryland, A Merry Land : UFDC Region 11 Conference - Day 1

Last week the UFDC Region 11 Conference was held in Towson, Maryland.

On Wednesday I checked into the conference hotel, and checked in with the conference. All attendees were given a Maryland crab tote bag. Inside the tote bag were Maryland coloring books designed especially for the conference and colored pencils.

Needless to say, I spent Wednesday evening coloring the first picture in the book - Black-Eyed Susans.

Each attendee also was given a black conference badge holder with a charm holder pin and a handmade spool doll.

The next day is when everything really go going. In the morning I entered my dolls in competition and volunteer clerked in the competition room. Clerking meant helping attendees check their dolls into competition, and then in the afternoon assisting the judges as they judged the dolls. It was interesting hearing why some of the dolls were ranked.

In the afternoon, the Helper Room, Special Exhibits, and Competition Room were open to the attendees.

I also found time to attend two programs: Elsie Clark Krug Opens Baltimore's Doors to Dolls by Sue Nile, and Japan Comes to Maryland by Alan Scot Pate.

That evening there was a Welcome Cocktail Reception, complete with special guests from Maryland:

Edgar Allan Poe,

Harriet Tubman,

And Babe Ruth. They did their best to entertain the attendees while we all waited for the Sales Room to open.

Then it was off to the sales room to see what there was to see. Then I had a hilarious late dinner with friends and turned in for the night. After all, there would be a lot to do and see the next day.

Vintage Flair Fashions Outfit

A few months ago I got this cute vintage outfit.

Today it was decided that Melissa, my mystery Barbie clone from my early childhood, wanted to wear it.

This is big, because for the last 8 or so years she has been in a Barbie outfit from the 90s. It is nice to see her in something from the early 70s, the era she is from.

I think the outfit really suits her.