Annalisa, as the winner, will enjoy a free entry to the Winter Blue juried show.  Again, congratulations and wishing you good luck!  We are now in the final week of the game with Lesley Duthie being the final sponsor for the Winter Blue Instagram game. Then a overall supporter/player of the game will also be picked to be featured in the magazine, so keep on playing as there is more fun to come.  

Shylock Doll meeting is Tuesday, January 20th at 12:30 pm MST - 9:30 in Italy via Zoom.  Email me at [email protected] if you would like to be invited to this informal doll get-to-gether.

The Prizes:  There are several ways to win at the Game.  First of all, the Best Supporter of the game will win/receive a Certificate of Support, be featured within The Winter Blues article in the Spring edition of the IADR magazine, and receive a free issue of that same edition of the magazine.

Then there are the Bonus Gifts:  For each gift from a Sponsor there will be one winner per gift.  We have four sponsors and wish to thank them for sharing their time and talents with us.  Bonus Gifts will be given each week as we feature the Sponsor of the Week.  Don't forget to start following the Sponsor to show your support to the game.  This week will be the opportunity to win Adelaide Santini's sponsor gift and the following week will be Lesley Duthie's sponsor gift.  

The game will run from to February 2nd, 2026, with a weekly Bonus Gift winner.  At the end of the game, the Player who has consistently been active with Likes and Comments will be considered the Winner of the Game and be featured in the IADR Magazine.

​If you have any questions email me at [email protected].​

Anna Esposito, Adelaide Santini, and I did our first LIVE event on Instagram.  Adelaide and I are thrilled working with Anna as she holds our hands in learning this new side to Instagram.  We will be LIVE on January 13th at 10:30 am - 6:30 pm in Italy.  The topic will be the great opportunities to learn something new by taking one of our fantastic workshops being offered by some of the talented artists of the IADR.  Find out more as Patrizia Cozzo, Loredana Salvo, Giusy Di Rocco, Elizabetta Bernardi, and Anna Esposito will be providing workshops and sharing their talents with us at the IADR Art Doll Convention May 8th - 10th.

January 14th at 9 am MST - 5 pm (Italy), is our IADR Art Doll Convention Planning meeting via Zoom.  If this is something you like to be a part of, just email me at [email protected].  The next couple of months are going to be going by fast... and with that in mind the EARLY BIRD Registration for the Convention ends January 15th.   After that the price goes up.  We can also invoice your registration in euros this year to save on conversion fees, but you have to let me know if that is how you would like to pay.

Then, mark your calendar for January 20th at 12:30 pm MST for our Shylock Doll Gathering.  It is always changing and fun to see who will pop in to say hi as we talk about the weather, dolls, and the creative process.

Finally, Friday, January 16th will be our REVEAL day for the IADR Art Doll magazine and when we will be announcing the YEAR END Winners.   As I said - a lot going on!  

Congratulations to our first winner, Mari Carmen Garcia, in the Winter Blue Game.  Thank you also to Giusy Di Rocco who gifted the process on how to do the weave on her traditional chair.  Thank you both for your generousity and support.