Boy Story 18 Inch Doll Find On eBay! Meet Bart!

Hi Doll Friends,

I got a new doll last week and am just now getting here to tell you about him... I know I keep saying so but I am sorry for my sporadic posting the last month-ish. I can't really account for it other than to say that I feel like I got behind and have been in a tail-spin ever since then...

Nothing to do but try and catch up, eh?

So the Boy Story Doll is a doll I read about a while ago but they were kind of expensive and they kind fo fell off my radar... I also wasnt sure about their 'molded' hair...? A few months ago I saw one somewhere (in a posting on a doll blog? Instagram? I can't remember?). So I looked them up and was sad to see that they'd been given a safety recall and as best as I can tell, they are not in production anymore. I put them on my eBay watch list and kind of forgot about them...

Until... One came up for only $25 starting bid (plus $15 shipping)... So I threw in a minimum bid (cos I really shouldn't be buying dolls... heehee) and was kind of shocked when I won the auction for only $25! 

So here he is!

He came in a really nice box! Seriously one of the nicest doll boxes I've ever seen! It opens like a book sort of... I'm sure I'll store doll stuff in it. 

Here is the inside 'cover' of the box... 

Here is the back of the box. I don't really like politics mixed with my dolls and so I am just going to let it speak for itself. Eh...?

Here he is in the box...

He has jointed knees! It'll be interesting to see how he poses!!

He's got jointed wrists too!

I love that he has snaps on his shirt and not velcro. 

I was surprised to find that this fella was a numbered doll of only 3,000? Who knew?! 

Here he is with just his tighty-whiteys on... They made me laugh by the way. He has jointed elbows as well!

I like the sculpt of his feet!

Here is his tag. 

His leg joints look like most standard 18inch dolls. 

Here he is as I envisioned him when I decided I wanted to add him to my collection...

Isn't he great!?

Better run!

XXOO
Heather

FAO Schwartz Madame Alexander 14inch Doll Thrift Store Find!

Greetings And Salutations Doll Friends!

In a recent posting, I told you about a Tommy Hilfiger Madame Alexander Doll I found at the thrift store. I must've really liked the doll because I paid $14.99 and for me, at a thrift store, that is some hefty money. She was worth it though, as I said in my first post, just for her clothes. I knew when I bought her that she'd be re-wigged and I suspected she was going to re-wigged into a boy wig and become a brother in the Doll House. 

As I said in my other posting about this doll, I'd never seen one like it before. And that, my friends, is saying something. I've scoured the internet for countless hours shopping doing research and not once in the nearly half decade I've been indulging my doll hoard hobby have I ever seen one? 

I would never ever have guessed, either, that she could be a Madame Alexander doll?!!?? Madame Alexander, to the best of my recollection, usually have a very distinct sort of face sculpt with a 'kissy pouty face' look to them... For lack of a better way to put it. This doll is nothing like that... In fact, to me, from the moment I laid eyes on her, she was a boy. She just looks like a boy to me? What can I say? Some dolls are just like that. I think? Do you agree?

Her sculpt is interesting too! Her eyebrows are not only painted but also sculpted in... Interesting right?

And she is a top notch well articulated doll too! After researching her I found out that she is a FAO Schwartz Doll and that there were apparently several different girls in the collection. 

She as pretty dirty when I got her but a Norwex cloth cleaned her right up...

I wanted to show you how she was made but wanted to protect her dignity and so... I put her in a swimsuit. I used to do nude doll photos all the time in reviews but... It just seems sort of mean! 

LOL 

I am such a dork. 

So anyway, here she is. She's so cool because she can go into so many different poses!

And here he is! I think he looks perfect as a boy!! Do you agree? I went ahead and did some beach photos with him so you could see him shirtless... I think it's hysterical that he even has nipples. I love funny details on dolls. 

Here he is building some sand castles...

I had already pulled out the 'beach box' and so I figured I'd just do a whole beach scene.... With all the dreary rain lately, it was kind of fun to 'take the dolls to the beach'. I even made a YouTube video if you're keen to watch such things. 

So I am really glad to have found this little fella! 

Better run! 

XXOO

Heather

The Boys Of The Doll Village!! A Group Photo And My Life As Doll Boy Makeover!

Greetings Doll Friends!!

Recently I had a lovely kind comment from a reader of this little blog who also happens to enjoy the YouTube videos I've made... It's always so wonderful to hear from ya'll cos sometimes I forget that I am not just writing this and sending it off into the out reaches of the webs-o-the-world-wide with no hope of it reaching anyone. As a person who's lived through the entirety of the Information Age, there are still days that the internet itself blows my mind and so... Well, whatever, I am rambling. But thanks for the comments when ya'll leave them! It's nice to hear from ya'll! 

One request this reader had was to see an updated post about my boy dolls from the Doll House Village. As it had been quite some time since I had done my last 'Boy Dolls in the Doll House' post, I agreed that it was a great idea! So, this past weekend I got all the boy dolls together and we did a group photo. That sounds a bit easier than it probably is especially given the population of boy dolls around here. Hahaha. I had to reconfigure my 'risers' three times to get them all into a photo! But it was well worth it to get this group. It reminds me a lot of 'class photos' from when I was a kid. Right? 

This is a panorama photo... I think those are so neat!

So who are the boys? Let me run through them for you (all left to right):

Front Row: Randy (black & white shirt) Giuseppe (red shorts) & No-Name-Yet (purple & black shorts

Second Row: Milo (in hat), Adam (grey shirt), Tyler (Blue jersey) Mike (white shirt & tie), Jon (blue sleeves), Kevin (red/white/black shirt), Gabe (gray hoodie), Ash (green/yellow jersey) & Heath (New York jersey)

Third Row: Steve (Hawaiian shirt), Elvis (black shirt), Hector (gray hat), Frank (gray shirt), Bill (white hoodie), Drogo (black leather jacket), PJ (blue button shirt) & Joe (Yellow shirt)

Fourth/Back Row: Paul (green hat), Ashbee (navy jersey), Jamar (black & gray shirt), Josh (plaid shirt), Vito (black/yellow jacket), Omar (blue/yellow), Skywise (hocky helmet), David (striped shirt) & Aubrey (gray shirt). 

So, that's all the boys in the Doll House. Holler if you have any questions about any of them... They are mostly customized from girl dolls obviously. I think they are fantastic! I need to use them in more posts instead of focusing so much on the girls. I'll have to keep that in mind in future posts.

Since I am here talking about boys... I wanted to get your opinion on this guy. I found him at Goodwill for only $1.99 when I found the Food Truck . I already had a boy doll of this exact sort with my Bill Doll and so I knew I'd want to make him over even though his hair was in great shape. My first thought was to give him a blonde wig and make him look like a surfer guy... However, recently, My Life As Doll has released two boy dolls with long hair. Hmmm... So, one day, as I was considering a wig for another doll and had my 'wig bag' out, I ran across this Madame Alexander wig that I'd gotten at Tuesday Morning a while ago. I'd never used it because, while it is a pretty good quality wig, the wig cap is stark white. What?! So pony tails and such don't look all that nice... But... For a boy.... Hmmmm...

I put it on him and I think he looks smashing! I haven't cut off the other hair yet, since it's short I was able to try on this wig over the top but I think it's a keeper. What do you think? 

Well, I better run! Where does the time go? 

Hope you have a great day Doll Friends!!

XXOO

Heather