One of these days I will blog about the recent lot we picked up last week (it was a fun adventure) but for now I want to just talk about one of my newest acquisitions that came in the aforementioned lot - the Sylvanian Families Dalmatians. :D (I just learned their name is Kennelworth - though is that the UK name for them? I truly cannot hold onto their official names. You pick your battles.) I adore this little family. I am lucky to have gotten all 4 plus the twins, all in excellent shape. My plan is right now to NOT buy any more Critters and to just bond with the ones I have gotten. They all need names and stories and I would like to make them new clothes. Considering the residents of Happy Hollow just doubled and then some, I think I will be happily occupied for some time! But back to the intended subject of this post, the Appletons.
"The Appletons own the Apple orchard of Happy Hollow. They are Big Brother MacIntosh, Big Sister Gala, Little Brother Braeburn, Little Sister Goldie (short for Golden Delicious) and Twins Crispin and Honeycrisp. The Appletons are proud of the many varieties of apples they grow and love to take care of the trees, picking all the juicy apples after they ripen in the sun. (In Happy Hollow there are always apples ready to eat!) When they are not out harvesting apples and tending to other orchard related activities, they love to bake delicious desserts like pies, tarts and turnovers. Their treats are a big hit at the local bakery. Even Baby Crispin and Baby Honeycrisp want to participate! They love to help shape the little apples and leaves that decorate the tops of the pies. When baking time is over, all of the Appletons are happy to help with the clean up. The quicker they get the mess cleaned up, the quicker they can get to another favorite activity - playing checkers! The Appleton checkers tournaments can go on for hours. Each member of the family keep a careful note of scores. After all, each winner gets to choose a pie for themselves! (Not that they ever keep the pie to themselves - it always tastes better shared with the ones you love the most.)"
I have sketched out some ideas for some simple outfits for each of them. I'm definitely going to play up the apple theme and will try to make felt appliques work somewhere on their outfits. I would love to to make Baby Crispin and Honeycrisp little rompers with apple hats. If I can get that to work somehow, I will be thrilled!
