tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post1366020176757724871..comments2023-11-03T12:25:48.501+00:00Comments on Heart Shaped: Dolly Dimple was my cash cow.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-13693084709876650992011-02-12T21:56:11.230+00:002011-02-12T21:56:11.230+00:00So creative why are you not making more? judging b...So creative why are you not making more? judging by the comments there are plenty of people who would like one.<br /><br /><br /> HUGS PAT.The sewing roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333299279822320685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-601247026916874552011-02-12T11:41:14.033+00:002011-02-12T11:41:14.033+00:00I'm amazed you still have the patience to make...I'm amazed you still have the patience to make such a complicated pattern. Well done<br />SueSue Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256335290147001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-56962286559349952102011-02-10T03:06:34.129+00:002011-02-10T03:06:34.129+00:00Oh I love the story. GIrl, you've got talent!...Oh I love the story. GIrl, you've got talent!!<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-64162571049259772452011-02-09T13:57:37.552+00:002011-02-09T13:57:37.552+00:00How many dolly's are still out thee I wonder?
...How many dolly's are still out thee I wonder?<br />You've always been been so creative and busy!<br />Lisa xLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286339918056081955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-75726245075157278182011-02-09T02:51:37.038+00:002011-02-09T02:51:37.038+00:00Diane,
I've just discovered your blog and lov...Diane,<br /><br />I've just discovered your blog and love it. I am a British ex pat living in Canada and I had a nightie case like this when I was younger. Dolly dimple is a cutie! If you have grand daughters, you should definitely make one for them! Thanks for the memoriesJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322166393958405201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-25121418687140966712011-02-08T20:38:56.380+00:002011-02-08T20:38:56.380+00:00Dolly Dimples is beautiful, lopsided or not! I can...Dolly Dimples is beautiful, lopsided or not! I can see why everyone fell in love with her - I just did.<br />Having made such a contribution to your deposit, present and holiday funds she certainly deserves to come out of retirement and take pride of place.<br />Carol xxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811673280675153792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-13041679020546552042011-02-08T18:59:23.958+00:002011-02-08T18:59:23.958+00:00She's got one hell of a smile! Your story is f...She's got one hell of a smile! Your story is fantastic!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-86447091836794028392011-02-08T18:56:08.210+00:002011-02-08T18:56:08.210+00:00What an amazing story about your entrepreneurial s...What an amazing story about your entrepreneurial start, perhaps you can start a revival and jet off to Mustique at weekends. Love your story about the old office days, please tell us more? Xxharmony and rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514921461051048885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-43895384277103553962011-02-08T17:37:01.389+00:002011-02-08T17:37:01.389+00:00I would loved to have been a fly on the wall in yo...I would loved to have been a fly on the wall in your office!!! I wonder how many dolly dimple's you actually made in the end?!!!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-91561385495332828072011-02-08T16:42:06.815+00:002011-02-08T16:42:06.815+00:00I've never worked in an office so I've mis...I've never worked in an office so I've missed out on all the fun. Going to the pub in the middle of the day? Good heavens ... not in my job! We bring cakes on birthdays and have a toasted teacake on Friday mornings. Woohoo!<br />I've never seen a Dolly Dimple before ... I love her plaits.<br />xxxKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672480673570800790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-2889528610272119592011-02-08T16:09:15.765+00:002011-02-08T16:09:15.765+00:00Good old Dolly Dimple! Its amazing how the memorie...Good old Dolly Dimple! Its amazing how the memories come back.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-5226962595224037942011-02-08T15:51:36.061+00:002011-02-08T15:51:36.061+00:00I used to work in several Government offices and i...I used to work in several Government offices and it was always pub at lunch time on Fridays and sometimes a little bit tiddly if we did make it back to work. She is very cute your Dolly Dimple , you must have made so many to be able to afford all that -- if only !!periwinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061430927732039062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-1914933060942268922011-02-08T15:40:30.417+00:002011-02-08T15:40:30.417+00:00I feel that I missed out all those years working i...I feel that I missed out all those years working in a office, I had to work all day in front of a sewing machine working for M&S but never made anything as pretty as dolly,Ray+Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185099395743555743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-9804964317889038932011-02-08T14:16:51.679+00:002011-02-08T14:16:51.679+00:00Dolly Dimple is fab! No wonder you burned the pat...Dolly Dimple is fab! No wonder you burned the pattern though as you must have been heartily sick of making one dolly after the other. You made me smile re the Fridays in 'proper offices' at one I worked in we would all treat ourselves on friday lunchtime to cheese salad and chips in the 'posh' co-op cafe - as opposed to the less 'posh' one which was for things on toast. Another place I worked we would take it in turns to buy cream cakes for Friday afternoon tea - stawberry cream tarts were the favourite:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-3472653279987742432011-02-08T13:45:20.564+00:002011-02-08T13:45:20.564+00:00What a great story and it sounds like a good way t...What a great story and it sounds like a good way to make 'pocket money', sounds a bit more than pocket money though. Wonder if they would sell in France :) I need something over there that I can make some money out of, I could wander around the market with them over my shoulder LOL. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-33705167831617343872011-02-08T12:55:45.425+00:002011-02-08T12:55:45.425+00:00Fabulous story (I feel very nostalgic about my fir...Fabulous story (I feel very nostalgic about my first office job now!) <br />Wouldn't it be great to have a Dolly Dimple reunion. I wonder how many are still around? and whether any 'vintage' Dolly nightdress cases will turn up in antiques fairs one day!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440594667695176745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-64460795481267383122011-02-08T12:34:00.104+00:002011-02-08T12:34:00.104+00:00Sounds like you worked for a Government Office. W...Sounds like you worked for a Government Office. When I started working in an office in 1990 it was exactly the same as you've described. I remember there was a 'tuck-cupboard' - it was Lion Bar Heaven :0)<br />Would love to know more about Doreen and the gang.<br />I can't believe how Dolly Dimple helped you buy a house and pay for a holiday. I've never seen anything like her before - and I thought I knew everything there was to know about the 80's.<br />xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845451731282180142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-31718922386227095062011-02-08T12:15:58.507+00:002011-02-08T12:15:58.507+00:00Blimey. I used to have one that was a clown. Str...Blimey. I used to have one that was a clown. Strange to think that now you'd have to make thousands to raise the deposit on a house, how will our kids get on the housing market. I missed out having a proper job as married young and had the j's. still have it all to look forward to!! Although minus the love bites - yuck!!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918092647201479349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-46279346900811617542011-02-08T11:50:37.101+00:002011-02-08T11:50:37.101+00:00She's wonderful, I love her rosy cheeks. I can...She's wonderful, I love her rosy cheeks. I can see why you got so many orders. I think you should write that book, I want to hear more about the characters like Doreen and their shenanigans.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-16145403472028346742011-02-08T11:46:44.311+00:002011-02-08T11:46:44.311+00:00You certainly were industrious in the 80's. Sh...You certainly were industrious in the 80's. She is cute and useful. I could use her to hold plastic bags as mine is worn out.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-43113668253965974242011-02-08T11:41:37.233+00:002011-02-08T11:41:37.233+00:00She is lovely. What a shame you didn't keep on...She is lovely. What a shame you didn't keep one of the originals, but I suppose you were so sick of them you didn't want to.<br />I also remember working in a 'proper' office in the 80's. I worked in the classified dept of our local newspaper and boy did we have some fun - nights out on a pub crawl, where I used to ring my 'not yet' husband from a pay phone in each pub getting drunker and drunker until he came to fetch me at some ridiculous hour of the morning!! Then I had to get up for work the next day;<br />I miss the cameraderie the most - what about you?Living the frugal life in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620598210939499286noreply@blogger.com