A Moring of Mixing and Matching!

This morning I spent de-boxing and mixing and matching.
so let me show you a little of what I did. You remember
this guy. Well I found him some hands.


They are not the best match but they are much better than
the black gloves. I'm calling him Victor. I haven't got a bio
or story for him so he won't be in characters yet.

He says hi!

Next is Trichelle! You remember her too don't you?

Well parts went everywhere! Her body went to AA Diva
Barbie. I love her face and want to add her as a character.



Her name is Sierra. I will be posting her bio this week
so stay tuned!



Sierra has a younger sister and her name is Sienna.


Francie has Trichelle's jacket! It looks so cute on her. She will
be receiving her story and her family too very soon.


I found this doll in a thrift store.She is by
Kodansha (the writing on the back of dolls is getting smaller
and smaller :)) and I have seen her sold in Kmart. I didn't
like her body and she is now on a HSM body. Can you
guess which one?


She is Aya's tutor student Chanel!


I tried Trichelles head on the same HSM doll. This one
has a slightly darker skin tone. The head works but the
makeup is a little to extreme for a teen. Should she stay
with a makeup change? Should she be left the way she is
with a story explaining the makeup? I take votes on
that too!

Finally, you remember Brenda as a child. Well it took some
head swapping to get her. Remember in the picture she was
bigger than Steven but smaller than Maya.


Here is the final swap! I had a mermaid Kelly who's hair turns
pink in hot water. You know I didn't need that but I liked and
need the body. I also received a AA Ballerina Barbie and Kelly
from Dollz4Moi. Thanks!!!


I like the head of the Kelly but not the feet.
So the Mermaid Kelly head is now of the ballerina body.
I purchase a SIS Kianna. Her head is on the mermaid Kelly's
body. The AA smug face Kelly body and the ballerina head
are together as young Brenda! Wow! you can't tell
the players without a score card or should I say picture. BTW
Grown up Brenda has the AA ballerina body. I just love her
hands and arms. I am planning a leg transplant on her. Stay
tuned for that too!

I’m More Like My Mother Than I Thought…

At least With Dolls!
I grew up in what today would be considered a large family.
Back then it was not. There were five of us. Both my
parents worked but my mom was expected to still take
care of the home. (Side bar-you know I couldn’t have
made it back then because wouldn’t have had all of that
men don’t do house work crap!) So with working inside
and outside of the home, this meant my mom was a
very busy woman!

I was the fourth of five children. My younger sister was
2 ½ years younger than me. I was never sure if it was
because my mom was so busy it was easier, or that she
thought it was cute or because it was the cheapest way
to do it but mom always dressed my sister and me alike.
Some time there was a difference in color, I was in red
and my sister was in pink, but most of the time it was
the exact same outfit. I absolutely hated it! Now mind
you my sister was an almond complexion and I was
more of a dark walnut but people would always ask
“are they twins?” Insult to injury! I always complained
about it. My mother would say “when you buy your
own clothes, you can wear something different than
your sister.” Well, I was never one to back down from
what I thought was a challenge and I started doing odd
jobs at a young age and learned to restyle things too. I
can’t tell you that it solved the problem but that more
for another post.

So I had a second edition Julian doll on my dollpage
that had not sold so, I decided that he would be a brother
to my other second edition Julian. He would not be a
twin brother but be a little brother. I also had a Swan
Lake Tommy. His hair style was too much for a toddler
but not for a child a bit older. So I swapped the head
from a Tommy doll, to make a little brother for the
Julian. Tommy’s head went on Julian’s body. So now
I have two dolls with a Julian face. I haven’t given them
names or a family yet but I hope to do so soon. And
yes… it was a little easier to put them both in the same
outfit.

The brothers! So here they are!
The two will the Julian face...


Tommy is a little chubbier than Julian is around
the middle.


...and the Swan Lake Tommy on the new body with his
brother. He and his bother are called Xavier and Xanti.
I have a family in mind for them.



Tommy’s body was a little darker but not too much. To me,
siblings at this age always look a lot alike!


Xavier always looks after his brother!

Here are the boys at Smith Playground! They love it there!

You have to do the sliding board.


Girls on the seesaw.


Xavier tell Xanit how to be safe before they start to play!



Enjoying the day!


Some play ball...

but one is noticing the boy on the sliding board.

Loving the swing!

My Finds While At The Flower Show!

So if you follow my blog, you'll know that I always find some
doll related things at the Flower Show. This year
I found this cute cape that can be worn as a skirt too! I need
doll clothes more than outer wear so I will get more use as
a skirt. If you like it, I have it listed for sale on my doll page
along with a some other things that you might be interested in.
If you area follower, I will ship out of US. FYI dolls are not
for sale.


As a skirt on Courtney!

As a cape on Defa Lucy Kelly size doll!

The New Barbie Sister!

Sisters Skate and

Sisters Skateboard!

I found these dolls while hunting for 002 #17 Ken doll. 

I've had yet to success with #17. So... there are new Barbie sisters.

Here we have Barbie and Stacie.

Sisters Skate
The Barbie is not what I would call anything exciting.

No new face and the head seems large.

She has bendable knees but she has one bent arm. To me,

two bent arms are not OK either. Just one bent arm is not a good 

thing either. It limits play with the doll. The Barbie will go into 

the body box.

This is a new Stacie face!

She has a cute smile and a pretty face.

Note that Stacie is now a redhead (strawberry Blonde) and not 

a blond. Stacie's friend Whitney was always the redhead. So I 

guess we won't be seeing Whitney any time soon. She has a 

different body too. She has articulation legs.

The skate part comes off and shoes can be worn by itself.

Sisters Skateboard

I also have Skipper and Chelsea. Previously, Barbie's baby

sister was Kelly and I believe that there was a

Chelsea was one of Kelly's friends.


This is a new Skipper and a new Chelsea.

Skipper

Full body shot.

Skipper is now a brunette! In the Skipper line, Courtney

was the brunette and Skipper was a blond too!
Chelsea

New packaging too!

One of the big advantages of cost-cutting at Mattel is that

the packaging is no longer like Fort Knox's. Mostly tape

plastic and thread.

The comparisons!

Chelsea

Chelsea is the same size as the SIS little sister dolls.

There is also a Chelsea sold by herself but she is not

smiling. Surprisingly she is three dollars less than the

SIS little sisters set. Is it because her arm can only go up and

down and not sideways too? Is that worth three extra dollars?

Her hands are different too.

Stacie

Stacie is taller than the old (1992) Stacie and she

has articulating knees. Since this is a new body, clothing

may be an issue for this doll. Also, the addition of

articulation gives both Stacie and Skipper the 

cutest little bowlegs.

2010 Stacie is taller than the old (1992) Stacie but 

smaller than the (1972) Skipper. She is also smalle 

than the 1987 Skipper.

From left to right: 1992 Stacie, new 2010 Stacie, 1972 Skipper,

1987 Skipper.

Stacie's foot barefooted and 2010 Skipper's foot in sneakers

and 1992 Stacie shoe. Plenty of room in the shoe!

2010 Stacie's feet are smaller than 2010 Skipper's feet.

2010 Skipper's feet are narrower than 1992 Stacie shoes.

1992 Stacie had some of the

biggest feet for a small doll. 2010 Skipper's feet same size

as High School Musical dolls andMary Kate and Ashley. Teen

Skipper's feet are a little larger.

OK! I spent way to much time on feet!

Skipper!

From left to right: 2010 Skipper, 1987 Skipper,

Teen Skipper1996. 2010 Skipper is about the body size of High
School Musical doll. I don't own the 1964 skipper so I can't 

compare.

Warning nude dolls!

Nude Skippers! Less breast.

Nude Stacies

The 2010 doll has a longer torso!

Three Sisters Together!

I made a good purchase!

More Thrift Store Finds

Look What I Found!

I found these Kelly items at one of my favorite

thrift stores. They had a bag of furniture for $3.00.

I had always wanted to do a nursery like

Van's Doll Treasures. I already had a few

Heart Family items. So maybe I will do a diorama

combining the two sets. My list of projects

is growing by the day.

Bed and a rocking horse

The rest of this set must have been for twins

because there is room for two.

This looks like a double stroller and bassinet

Changing table and two carriers.