Treasured Doll, An Irish Doll That Came To America, Find On eBay

 

Hi Doll Friends!

I've been meaning to get here to tell you about the doll I found recently on eBay... I always keep an eye on items from Queen's Treasures because they have such great doll items. So when I ran across a doll listed by them that I'd never seen before I was very curious... Curious enough to take them up on their 'make offer' button and offer them $40 instead of the listed $49.99. An, low and behold, they took me up on my offer! 

So she arrived and she was so lovely... I wrote Queen's Treasures and asked them about her because I couldn't find her on their actual website... Jessica wrote me back to say: 

"We do not make these dolls.  They were from a company in Ireland.  We were helping them to try to launch in the USA.  They really did not sell well."

But she sent me a link to their website and I found that they still sell dolls but that I'd gotten a really good deal on mine because they are $95 to $120 each on their website. I won't lie, I wouldn't likely spend quite that much on a doll from a doll company I've never heard of so it doesn't surprise me that they didn't sell all that well. They really are top notch quality though, on par with American Girl Dolls or Maplea or other premium dolls really. Don't have much more time to write so I'll just let the photos tell the story of this lovely doll. I was surprised that she came undressed and had a Queen's Treasures dress enclosed in the box. Lovely! Gotta run!

XXOO
Heather 

Adora Amazing Girls Doll Jada From Amazon at Amazing Price!

 

Doll Friends!

So... Yeah... "I'm not going to buy any more dolls"

Yeah... Right...

Amazon got me again...

I mean, I ask you, how could I not??
I love Adora Dolls. I already own Kayla which seems to me is the exact same doll as Jada but... Still... I saw Jada on sale for $15.65 and before I knew it she was in my 'cart' and on her way home to the Doll House. This was clear back in December but I'm only now getting here to tell you about it. I've since discovered it must've been because they were changing Jada's style and she now has a bit of a different hairstyle and a different outfit. 

I have no regrets because she is gorgeous! 

Wouldn't you have done the same?

Haha.

Better run! 

XXOO
Heather 

Adora Amazing Girl Zoe Purchased With Birthday Gift Money!

 

Doll Friends!

I didn't plan on buying another doll...

Honest! I know I have enough...

However, when the perfect storm comes, what is a girl to do?

What do I mean by perfect storm?

Well, when one is gifted a birthday gift certificate and then Amazon makes me an offer impossible to refuse. Haha. Or at least it was for me. I love Adora Dolls. I actually already own Mia, which is what Zoe used to be named...

But Amazon put her on sale for $17.09!! What?! Zoe has a regular price of $59.99. So how could I not pick her up for less than $18?! I mean her adorable outfit is worth that really!

Sadly, by the time I've gotten here to tell you about it she's back up to over $40 even on sale. 

Here is the box she arrived in.

I love that she's able to 'stand up' strait in her box unlike another Adora Amazing Girls Doll, like Sam/Dallas, I've purchased where they arrived with their head tilted to be able to fit into their box. 

I just love her face sculpt! Given that I have two dolls with same sculpt and hair style and color now... I think I'll likely 'customize' one of them at some point with a new wig. I'll probably give the makeover to the older doll since her hair might have a bit of dust in it whereas the new one won't. 

I love that they protected her arms from dye transfer from her clothes with paper. 

Well done Adora Dolls. 

I love her little t-shirt! 

I love that they use white ribbon, not zip ties, to attach her to her box insert. 

And that they give each of the girls a little personality story. 

So, I'm happy to have her in my collection! Do you have any Adora dolls in your collection? Let me know in the comments below. 

XXOO
Heather 

Adora Amazing Girl Aurora Comes Home To The Doll House As Easter Gift To Myself!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!!

 I couldn't HELP it... 

Seriously!! 

I couldn't help it! 

I, innocently enough, went to do some shopping researching on Amazon recently... 

You know, to stay abreast of the lastest developments in the Doll Market... 

I do it all for you Dear Reader, don't you know? Teehee.

 So anyway, as I was researching, low and behold what do I find but that Amazon's Amazing Girls Doll Line had expanded to include more dolls than I'd seen before... 

What?! 

Of course my eyes were immediately drawn to the girl with the silver and blue hair! Ever since I got one of my very first dolls named Electra with silver hair, my eyes are always drawn to dolls with that hair color. 

So I go to check who she is and when I found her she was on sale!! For like $40!! Since they are normally like $59.99 I popped her into my cart immediately but... just let her sit, you know, to think about it. Then the next day, she was marked down to $39.56... Still, I tried to be good!! THEN they marked her down to $38.60. I just couldn't help it! Before I knew what I was doing, I had 'gone to checkout' and she was on her way home. Teehee. Sadly, and I hate it when this happens... when I just went to Amazon to post that link (above) I found her back to $59.99. Who can say what rhyme or reason they have at Amazon. I mean Mia is, as I type this, at $37.79 but who can say how long that will last. I wasn't tempted by her because, while I love her dark hair blue eyed combination I already have a doll in her face sculpt that I had to give teeth to because I didn't care for the 'duck bill' look she had without them. I do have another doll that has the same sculpt as Aurora... Dallas came home to the Doll House about two years ago but what can I say? I'm a sucker for 1) a sale and 2) silver haired dolls.   

Also, Easter was coming up and I figured she'd be a fantastic Easter gift to myself and she actually arrived the day before Easter! Perfect! 

So the rest of this blog will mostly be photos because it is the same, really, as my post about Dallas. 

I still don't understand why Amazon packages them this way? What, to save a few inches on the box size? Just makes no sense to me. Otherwise I love the way they are packaged, with the pretty paper around them and the white ribbons to tie them in and the shoes and such packaged separately so they don't stain the dolls... So why have their head like this? So weird. 

I should note that the boots were pretty hard to put on. Almost like they were made for a standard 18 inch doll but Adora Doll's feet are a bit bigger. See how you can see her toes pushing out in front? I mean if I were taking my child to buy shoes and they were this tight they'd be getting the next size up. Just saying. 

"Up up and away!!"

Here is Dallas welcoming her to the Doll House. Aren't they both so pretty? 

When I went to change her clothes I noted that the belt comes off so you could feasibly use the dress in 'non Super Hero' situations. I think perhaps I'll sell the outfit at some point to offset the price of the doll since I doubt I'd use it again except at Halloween perhaps. Perhaps. 

She comes in undies which is always nice. 

And here they are wearing Twinsy Outfits that were one of the very first gifts I got from my sister friend Frann. 

Aren't they adorable?! Get it? 

Adorable? 

 

Well that's it for now Doll Friends!

 I hope that you had a fantastic Easter! 

XXOO

Heather