Emily Rose Doll Clothes Value Bundle From Amazon!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

"Hello, my name is Heather. I am a doll clothes-aholic"

Hello Heather.

Hahaha.

Kidding!

Kind of.

So, I was on Amazon recently shopping researching and what did I come across but this 

Emily Rose Doll Clothes Value Bundle.

Well, I had to see what it was all about... You know... For the blog... For research!

I do it all for you dear readers!!

Teehee.

Well, I do, sort of. I do want to show ya'll when I find good deals and exciting things in the 18inch doll world. My dolls just happen to be the lucky benefactors.

So, this set is marvelous! 

I mean, really, it's lovely. The quality of Emily Rose Doll clothes is spot on and the price of each outfit in the is doll bundles works out to like $9/outfit. 

Only one of the outfit's has shoes that come with the outfit but one of them comes with a cute backpack and there is also a head band included.

How can you beat that? 

So, do go treat your dollies to this fabulous set if you're looking to get them some cute new outfits!

Better run!
XXOO
Heather

 

Our Generation Deluxe Farmers Market Set

Hi Doll Friends!!

As you may know if you read this blog regularly, the last six months of 2019 were, well, no fun at all for the most part. I guess there are just years like that and I'll hope that was the worst of mine going foward. However, during that time, I had a birthday (in November)...And with some birthday money I got, I bought this adorable Our Generation Deluxe Farmers Market Set. I sort of bought it and then let it sit, in it's box, for when I felt I'd actually get enjoyment from opening it. I finally got it unboxed this last weekend and had some of my newer Our Generation dolls model with it to show you how adorable it is. By the way, about the doll models above, they've yet to be named... I am leaning towards Sookie for the one on the right who is named Ivory from Our Generation. Sookie after Sookie Stackhouse from the book series and show. I loved the books more than the show but I loved Sookie in any case and have wanted to find a doppelganger doll for her. I think I decided as I am typing this that is going to be her name. Heehee.

 Also, when I posted this photo on Instagram, more than one person asked me about the outfit that Sookie is wearing. I am planning a blog post about that soon (got the photos taken, just need to get it done) but... The outfit is a 'one of a kind' outfit I bought from a local lady in my town. I'll try to remember to come back to this post to give you a linky to that story but if you're reading this six months from now and it's not there, I am sure that post will be of the next few. 

I really think Our Generation has stepped up their game in the last few years and their accessories are absolutely on par with American Girl Doll, which is so often considered the industry standard in this doll size. The lovely thing about Our Generation is that you don't have to mortgage your house to buy them. Teehee... Or maybe that's just me and my own doll hoard collection. 

I think this set is going to be perfect for Charlsea's Farmer's Market's  in the future. I love the tomatoes and peppers! They all are singles and come out of the boxes they are in. I think the bundled carrots and turnips are adorable too! I love that it came with a blueberry pie because I can use that in other scenes as well. Oh, what can I say, I love the whole set! The apples don't come out of the basket but I am good with that because that would be a mess and I have lots of 'single' apples anyway. So, I'll look forward to incorporating this set into my Farmer's Market Youtube Video and to use the veggies and pie in other scenes as well. Great set! 

Well done Our Generation!

Better run!

XXOO
Heather

Surprise Doll From The Husband And One I Bought Myself With Christmas Money!

Hi Doll Friends!

Just a quick post here... 

I love it when my husband surprises me with a new doll...

Some guys bring home flowers but my man knows what I like best. 

So mid week this beauty made her way to my house:

Then around the same time, this beauty arrived in the mail:

I went back and forth with myself if I should order her... 

But since I knew she was going away I had to have her. 

As you can see, she's not available to ship anymore on the Target Website. 

I am obsessed with this face sculpt! So gorgeous!

I even love her shoes!

Gotta run!

XXOO
Heather

Dare Wright and The Lonely Doll Books

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

I have a dear friend who became my friend before we either one really collected dolls in earnest... We met when our oldest kids were in kindergarten and they are both in their teens now, so you know, life long friends. Ironically enough, we both started collecting dolls after she moved away from my part of the country. She likes a bit different 'type' of dolls than I do, more antique composition types and Anna Lee's Dolls but I think all doll collectors, irregardless of which 'type' of doll they collect, share a sisterhood siblingdom (men collect dolls too!). We all know that bit of a thrill upon finding a brand new doll we've never seen before or adding one of our wish list dolls to our collection. 

So anyway, my dear friend is a member of a real life Doll Collectors Group that meets up and talks about all things doll... Doesn't that sound amazing? Apparently they have them all over the country! Who knew? It was in one of the groups meetings that my friend heard of a photographer/writer who illustrated a series of childrens books with doll photography?! 

What?! Who?! 

Dare Wright is the authors name and I knew immediately upon hearing about her that I'd like her... That was even before I went looking for her doll photos! I discovered that she wrote several books in a series called The Lonely Doll books. They are still/back in print even! I actually heard about them over a month ago and asked for one of her books for my birthday and got it. I went with the very first in the series of course but am sure I'll get others going forward because I adore them! 

There is a whole website about this fascinating woman... She had a very interesting life although it sounds rather lonely and sad. Perhaps her doll stories were, in some small way, about herself. 

So, I haven't decided if it will be one of my 'as-of-yet-unnamed' dolls or one I get in the future but I have decided that I am going to have to have a Dare Wright Doll living in the Doll House!

 How can I not? I mean, even her name is cool!

So... I'll link back to this post when I decide or discover which of my dolls will be Dare's doppelganger doll!

I highly recommend picking up these one or two of her cute books too... The stories are so much fun and photos are adorable! I think about how she had to take them with actual film and am even more impressed!! That means she didn't even get to look at photos to see if she caught her 'vision' until after she developed the film! Totally different times. 

Better run!

Have a great day!
XXOO
Heather

Journey Girl 18inch Doll Collection... So Far...

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

Welcome to the next installment of the 'My Collection So Far...' posts. This one is focusing on the Journey Girls and Espari Dolls by Lotus. You might have already seen my collection if you caught the YouTube video about them. Still, I don't tell thier names in that so now you can find those out as well.

At the outset of my posting about my collections I was trying to list or show them in the order in which they came home to the Doll House. Well, with this post, I've completely thrown that idea out... Because it's getting harder and harder to remember which came home when without a lot of thought. So I'll try and tell a little bit about when/where they came from if I can recall as I write this post.

Spectrum was found at a Thrift Store and was one of the very first Journey Girl Dolls I ever owned.... Obviously I customized her along the way... I think she's adorable with her rainbow wig.

Portia was also found at a thrift store and I am so glad to have her. I think she looks so pretty in this My Life As Doll Party Planner doll dress. 

Ava came home around Christmas and is named after my daughters best friend in elementary school. 

Susannah is the Doll House resident Baker and Hairstylist as well... Yes, she is just that talented. She was my very first Journey Girl doll, a gift from my husband. She is named after a dear friend...

 Hemalayaa is our resident yoga instructor. 

Chelsea came home last summer when ToysRUs put her on too good a sale to pass up... In my first post about her I mentioned I might name her after a cousin but then one day when I was at church I glanced up at my good friend Chelsea and it just clicked, they are so alike! 

 Gasper was found at a Thrift Store and customized, obviously. She's named after a life long friend of mine and I think she looks just like her...

Cindy came home new and in a fit of 'customizing madness' got her hair totally redone with a totally different wig...

 Carissa came home new to the Doll House. I think she's gorgeous and she's named after my equally (more) gorgeous sister in law in real life.

Karen is part of the two doll set that Ava came with. She is named after my husbands Aunt. 

 Rosanna is named after my second cousin who is pretty just like she is. I can't recall when she joined the Doll House nor can I find a post about it.... Maybe one of my readers will remember? In any case, she's so pretty!

Aliyah is an Espari doll I got as a gift from my husband. 

Scarlett came home to the Doll House as one of my very first Journey Girls.

 Vanessa came home is my most recent Journey Girl doll.... She was on clearance for only $12.98 and so I had to bring her home! She's named after a gal I go church with who used to do the games in our Awana program. She looks a lot like her and I love the name Vanessa.

A couple of Journey Girls I've customized in the past have gone to live in Korea with my sister friend Frann. Here is a photo of them, below.

So that's it... Holler if you have any questions about details etc. that I've left out. 

Have a great day!
XXOO
Heather