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I’m sipping at a cup of Red Rose tea, plain old black tea is good stuff.  Better yet, Red Rose comes jam-packed with memories of my grandpa’s gift of collecting, the miniature figures that come in Red Rose tea were the first of many collections my grandpa started me on.  He heartily encouraged my doll collection by helping me step up to collector dolls while my friends were still wrecking the hair on their Barbies.  My great grandmother drank Red Rose, and when her estate was divided amongst the antique dealers and collectors in the family, I was given all the ‘commons’ from her Wade collection.  The little figures are known as “Wades” to their collectors, being as they were, possibly still are, made in Wade, England.  Color variations alone can make an interesting collection, I’ve had every shade of yellow in the form of rhinos and several shades of green in the turtle figure.

A darling display could set-up for your dolls’ collection of art objects in an inexpensive ’shadow box’ as the craft shops call them, tiny little shelves just the right size for your resin friend to show off their exquisite taste in art.  Wade figures are only the tip of the iceberg in things your doll could collect, tiny art pieces abound in import shops and trinket stands.  A few beads affixed together with sturdy glue can form a priceless vase, top it with some tiny silk flowers and you’d think Better Homes and Dollshelf magazine was coming for a photo shoot.  Be creative, your doll will love their decor all that much more when they know you made it just for them!

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