Model Nikki's Impromptu Photo Shoot

I set out this morning to do a short photostory because I had been meaning to do a few over the past several weeks.  I am trying to get caught up, because I have so much to share. I couldn't decide who the photostory would feature.  Xavier and his daughter, Hailey, Jack and Michelle and their two daughters, and Danielle and her two boys with their new Tinker Toys and Lincoln logs from Auntie Paulette, were all options I considered.  I settled on doing a photostory with Danielle and Model Nikki, who is a manager at the local hotel.  They were going to be discussing the upcoming Daddy/Daughter dance.

When I set out to find something for the ladies to wear, I got totally distracted and ended up doing a photoshoot, instead of a photostory.  Most feature Model Nikki in one of the outfits I bought at the doll show this past Saturday.  It is a handmade outfit from one of the ladies who has only been sewing about 8 weeks.  She said the first 3 weeks were just learning the sewing machine.  LOL!  I think she has great potential and if I can get her to learn how to use the computer, I told her I would help her get some sales.

This dress came with a Barbie doll (not this one) for $2. 

One day I am going to restyle Nikke's hair.  It looks really nice when it is slightly pulled back.

Poor Darius. He's confused, because I'm confused.  Every time I think I am going to put him with Halle, I take one look at Nikki and get all confused again.  She is soooo stunning in person.  I feel confident that another guy is going to come along and I will be able to figure this all out, once and for all. 

This dress and doll are from the same lady. The fabric is a really soft knit. She tried to sell the doll and the dress to me for $5, but I paid her a little more because I felt she was cheating herself.  I love the doll, too.  She will be rebodied at some point and make her way into my stories. 

Here is the dress on Melanie. I think she wears it well.

This is another one of her handmade creations. Once again, the dress came with a doll for $2.

Danielle fell in love with it, and volunteered to model it. 

I got a lot more outfits and dolls from this lady.  She was selling her factory outfits for 25 cents per piece.  Some of the items she had were Fashion Avenue pieces.  She had quite a few articulated dolls that she sold for $2-$3, but Paulette (limbe dolls) bought all of those. LOL! I was very happy for Paulette.  When Paulette tried to direct me to this ladies table when I first arrived at the show, I went the other way. Didn't want to be tempted to spend money. Seems that plan failed miserably.  Now do you see why I broke down, ran to the ATM machine, and spent money I didn't have?  How do you pass up $2 dolls with OOAK dresses?  How do you pass up really nice clothing pieces for 25 cents?  If you know the answer to this question, don't share it with me.  LOL!