Christmas Open House 2018
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE 2017 AT THE HISTORIC HOLLYGATE ESTATE AND GARDENS
Christmas Open House 2016
UFDC National Convention, Washington, D.C. 2016
Queen Anne's Revenge Crown Crafting September 2015
*********Recent article about Billye Harris in the Antique Doll Collector Blog spot!!*********
http://antiquedollcollectormagazine.blogspot.com/2015/09/an-interview-with-collector-and-doll.html
http://antiquedollcollectormagazine.blogspot.com/2015/09/an-interview-with-collector-and-doll.html
Summer Open House 2015, Our Grandest Sale Yet!!!
UFDC Doll Museum, Kansas City, MO
Bradley Justice and I recently attended and hosted the UFDC Museum Open house. The museum had several new collections on display including a lovely and wonderful French Fashion doll display. Bradley is the newly appointed Board Director and I am on the Collections Committee board. Be sure to visit this fabulous museum!!! 10900 Pomona Ave, Kansas City, MO.
December Gaithersburg Doll Show 2014
The Gaithersburg 2014 December Doll show was filled with a great variety of dolls and dealers. We had a blast meeting some of our Doll Shops United fellow dealers! We had a grand time visiting with our many friends and customers. Billye spoke to the Sugarland Doll Club on the Thursday night prior to the show. We are hoping that everyone had a great Christmas and holiday season!
Rowan Doll Club Luncheon, November 2014
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Posing with some friends at the luncheon, including Barbie Expert, Bradley Justice. Fun Day!!!
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Gibsonville Doll Appraisal Fair
We had a great day appraising dolls at the Gibsonville Antique Mall with The Swell Doll Shop owner, Bradley Justice. Bradley is the recent recipient of the "Barbie's Best Friend" national award. We raised almost $400 for the Gibsonville Elementary School. 100 percent of our proceeds went to the school! We saw all varieties of dolls from antique to modern. Fun day with one of our favorite doll friends!
UFDC 2014 Convention, San Antonio, Texas
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These are a few scenes from our sales booth at the United Federation of Doll Clubs convention in San Antonio, Texas. The convention was held at the lovely JW Marriott San Antonio Resort. One of the prettiest settings that we have ever had for this convention! Fabulous food, friendly staff, and beautiful surroundings!
We enjoyed visiting with all of our friends and customers. Sometimes, this is our "once a year" chance to visit! We were thrilled to win a ribbon for our booth decorations - our third in a row!!! The PINK cotton candy was a hit as usual too. Many of our dolls went home with their new families. |
Gebruder Heubach Antique Bisque Cat Dolls
Click here to watch now: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/201308A46.html
Be sure to watch Billye Harris of Ashley's Dolls on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. Great antique set of Gebruder Heubach bisque head cats, circa 1910!
Be sure to watch Billye Harris of Ashley's Dolls on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. Great antique set of Gebruder Heubach bisque head cats, circa 1910!
2014 National Antique Doll Dealers Show in Greensboro, NC
The 2014 NADDA Doll Sale and Show was held in Greensboro, NC this past May. A garden party was held at the Ashley's Dolls' home/shop and a neighboring Victorian home with 21 acres of gardens. Many dolls were on display in the two Southern homes with many on loan from the Queen Anne's Revenge Doll Club. This is only a sampling of a fun dolly weekend!
ECOLE des POUPEES with Margaret Kincaid, Samy Odin and Ann Coleman
In February, we attended a delightful and informative three day seminar at the home of Margaret Kincaid. Programs on Jumeau dolls and their costumes were presented by Margaret, Samy Odin, and Ann Coleman. The programs were presented as lectures and hands-on discussions with beautiful Jumeau dolls, costumes, fabrics and patterns. OUTSTANDING! We were treated to French cooking, by our fabulous hostess, including rack of lamb! We made many new friends with varied doll interests. Margaret's home was exquisitely decorated with a lovely doll shoppe downstairs!
Sir Walter Raleigh Doll Club Event 2013
Land O'Sky Doll Show, September 2013
Gaithersburg September 2013
We had a wonderful time at this annual fall time event! This is one of the smaller Gaithersburg shows but there are still so many great dolls to choose from some of our favorite dealers. Two floors full of dolls, accessories, clothing and more. These are a few photos of our booth. We brought everything that we could "stuff" in a Chevy Suburban!! We had fun visiting with our friends at near by booths including Virginia Aris, Nancy McCray, Jennifer Hajowski & family, Phillip May, Howard and Jan Foulke, Madonna, Margaret Kincaid, Ron and Robyn of Atlanta, Marian Maus, Bridgette, Fritzi, Scott, Laura Turner, Peggy, Rob, Nancy & Ed and so many more fabulous dealers! We had a blast watching Peggy dance on Saturday night!!! Be sure to mark your calendars now for the December show on December 7 and 8, 2013!!!!
Antiques Roadshow 2013
I had a wonderful time meeting many wonderful guests at the Jacksonville, Florida "Antiques Roadshow" this past weekend. It was such a great experience to hear so many stories about the guests' dolls and teddy bears.
There was a huge, sell-out crowd that kept us taping until almost 9 pm! Jacksonville's weather was tropical and humid. "The" Ashley came with me to the show. We had a beautiful view of the waterway from our hotel room.
Super fun weekend except for the 2:30 am false fire alarm made possible by a group of teenagers after a 15 hour day doing the show. Ashley commented that it was quite fortunate that they did not run into the "mama" and the "school teacher" staying on the sixteenth floor!!! (That would be us and yes, we walked down 16 flights!!) I am looking forward to going to the Richmond, Virginia show in August. Stay tuned...........
There was a huge, sell-out crowd that kept us taping until almost 9 pm! Jacksonville's weather was tropical and humid. "The" Ashley came with me to the show. We had a beautiful view of the waterway from our hotel room.
Super fun weekend except for the 2:30 am false fire alarm made possible by a group of teenagers after a 15 hour day doing the show. Ashley commented that it was quite fortunate that they did not run into the "mama" and the "school teacher" staying on the sixteenth floor!!! (That would be us and yes, we walked down 16 flights!!) I am looking forward to going to the Richmond, Virginia show in August. Stay tuned...........
AZALEA FESTIVAL 2013
COLUMBIA, SC DOLL CLUB SHOW & SALE 2013
Billye's Birthday Bash 2013
A few friends and family came by for a day of celebrating life, friendship and love. Everyone had a great time eating, visiting and making a few little goodies including these darling miniature cloth pugs!!! Life is a wonderful ride that is made even more special by the ones that love you despite how much you whine, fuss, make mistakes or your lack of sewing skills. I will always SMILE when I think of this very precious day with my closest and dearest soul mates! Domino appreciated all of the table scraps and Biff enjoyed being the center of attention!
March 2013 Gaithersburg Show
Our darling Kendall came by our booth for a visit and some dress-up time. Kendall loves vintage and antique clothing. She wears vintage clothing to school creatively added with jeans and modern tops. Kendall attended the doll show wearing a vintage slip/dress, Edwardian boots and a wide ribbon sash. She added a chapeau to her ensemble while visiting our booth. She actually added several vintage hats to her collection while shopping with us! Kendall has a bubbly personality that is only matched by her big, beautiful blue eyes! Kendall is planning to be a fashion designer when she grows up. We think modeling may be in her future too!
The show was well attended with many happy guests. We enjoyed being in our well lit new booth location upstairs. We had many of our regulars come by and visit, including a couple of friends from the United Kingdom (Trish & Roy). We are looking forward to returning for the June show.
The show was well attended with many happy guests. We enjoyed being in our well lit new booth location upstairs. We had many of our regulars come by and visit, including a couple of friends from the United Kingdom (Trish & Roy). We are looking forward to returning for the June show.
Antiques Roadshow
Fun dolls that I appraised at the Antiques Roadshow Myrtle Beach. They were so adorable as were the young family that brought them to the show!!! Click here to Watch now: Web Appraisal: Three Madame Alexander Pigs, ca. 1939 | Antiques Roadshow | PBS VideoBillye Harris appraises three little Madame Alexander pigs, ca. 1939.
Valentine's Party 2013
We had our very popular annual Valentine's party. Guests were encouraged to bring Valentine themed dollies for "Show and Tell". We played silly games, ate good food and played dolls. We have a very creative group with many talented members!!
Biff says 'Thank You'!
Biff, our favorite fluffy co-worker around the office, collected over 30 pounds of donated pet food for our local animal shelter, Alamance County ASPCA!!! Thank you to all of our doll club members and visitors for their generosity and overwhelming display of love for our pup and kitty friends over the Christmas holidays!! Your support means so much to us!
Ashley's Dolls Annual Christmas Open House
We just celebrated our 6th annual Christmas Open House. Many wonderful dolls and their accessories were available for purchase. We also had many goodies to eat and got to visit with our doll friends from three different states! Everyone had a fabulous time "digging" through our bins of clothing, fabrics, and accessories for some treasures. We will be open by appointment through the cold winter months. Great doll club road trip!!!
Paris
We recently visited Paris, France hunting for wonderful goodies for our shop! Be sure to watch our website for lovely dolls and accessories we found at shoppes, markets and antique shows!!! This little darling did not come home with us but she was so precious we decided to share her photo!
Halloween Doll Party on Lucky Friday the 12th
Friends and doll collectors from across the state gathered for some Halloween fun on a lovely fall day in mid-October. Dolls and bears came costumed in their spooky best for some friendly competition and charming storytelling! Vintage decorations and ghoulish surprises haunted every corner while guests enjoyed steamy chili with cornbread and delicious treats of all kinds!
Our dolls loved the day of Halloween fun!
Miss Eulalie's Homecoming
Miss Eulalie, our poor dear misplaced Southern French Fashion cousin, came for a visit over Labor Day weekend. She had just returned from a month long holiday in Paris so she had many wonderful adventures to tell us. She was greeted at her Homecoming Party by General and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. A southern menu of Fried Chicken, Barbeque, Potato Salad, Coleslaw and Lemon Tart was served. She was also entertained later in the afternoon with an ice cream sundae bar. Miss Eulalie was presented with many wonderful French Fashion gifts by her southern friends. Miss Eulalie presently resides in New York City with her delightful chaperones, Damon and Marcos.
UFDC Salesroom, New Orleans 2012
Ashleys Dolls won a ribbon for booth decorations in the United Federation of Doll Clubs Salesroom in New Orleans. The salesroom was especially pretty this year with lovely French inspired lamp posts and street signs. Beautiful dolls everywhere!!!!
Scenes from Our UFDC Salesroom Booth
Lovely dolls and accessories on display in our booth. So sorry, but they are sold. We will be adding many beautiful dolls and accessories in the next few weeks!!!
Ashleys Dolls Floral Decoration
We served PINK cotton candy in our booth!!!
Beautiful Ladies Sorry, we're SOLD.