Recent Doll Finds At A Garage Sale & Thrift Store

Hi Doll Friends!

It’s been ever such a long time since I came to say hello. I’m so sorry to have been missing in action! It seems life has given me so many things to focus on that I just never do find the time to indulge in my doll hobby anymore. I always determine, at the outset of every week, to take doll photos or make a blog post. I even have it on my ‘to-do’ list! But invariably it seems to always get ‘bumped’ to the next week and now I’ve blinked and it’s been, what? A year? Yikes! Life sure does fly by! 

So I am plunging in here with a post about some treasures  I found during a recent garage sale and thrift store shopping spree. First, I found two of the Disney ILY dolls! One at a garage sale and one at a thrift store. Both just happened to have on Stitch costumes, which made me laugh and decide it was a ‘meant to be’ happening. The first of the two is Tiana. She had her hair cut but so well that I had to ask the little girl who was selling her if she had come that way? I love her short curls! I got her for only a $1! The next one I got I am not sure exactly who she is? I guess she must be Anna from Frozen but I’m not sure. Whoever she is, she is lovely. She needs to hair sorted because she had never been removed from her Stitch costume and probably just thrown in a toy box to be forgotten until she was donated to the local thrift, where I found her. She still had the plastic fasteners attaching the costume to her head, which is how I knew she’d never been removed from it. So I am hoping to get them both cleaned up and dressed in regular street clothes soon!

Next, I found a Wellie Wisher, I got her for $2.99 I think… she is the blonde hair and blue eyed one named Camille. She actually rounds out my Wellie collection other than the little boy named Bryant. She wasn’t wearing a stitch of clothing when I found her so I dressed her in a dress from one of my Heart for Hearts dolls. She looks so much more comfortable for having an outfit on but still needs a spa day to get her cleaned up. 

Then I found a Madame Alexander 13inch Belle Doll still in her box. She was a total impulse purchase just because she is so pretty! She was only $5 and looked so lonely on the shelf at the thrift store I found her in. So before I knew it, she was in my shopping cart and headed home to the Doll House. 

Last but not least I found a plethora of 18inch doll shoes and accessories at one of the Garage Sales. I noticed one or two of the items in a big toy bin and commenced digging thru the bin until I found every single accessory in there! The person having the sale let me have all of it for $5!! Such a steal! 

So, that’s my recent treasures! My poor Dollies are all in like a cryogenic sleep but I plan to wake them up eventually. Luckily Dollies are patient and I have them safe from dust! Pray I find more doll time soon! I’m currently selling items I find at thrift stores etc. across four selling platforms in addition to my part time job and… while I find it fun it takes a lot of time. I’d like to say I’m selling some of my dolls or doll items but I just never can seem to want to part with them. To be fair to them, I really should allow some of them to go to homes where they will get more attention but… then I’d invariably miss them as I always seem to when I re-home a doll! 

Better run!

Hope this finds you having a lovely day!

XXOO

Heather 

 

Temu Sells Dolls And They Are So Cute!

Hi Doll Friends!

This post has been in the works for months (I just checked and I got them on May 31st!) So it's been a minute since I got these dolls from Temu. Aren't they cute?

The one on the left really reminds me of Paola Reina Dolls. Her face sculpt really looks like one of theirs, I think. She is really cute, but her body is very 'cheaply' made. Think of those off-brand fashion dolls you find in the Dollar Tree that have hollow bodies. So I am not sure how long I'll keep her in my collection but it was fun to check her out. She cost me $12.59. 

This one is really very nice. I paid $15.29 for her. I think it's cute how they made her box look a bit like Glitter Girl dolls. She's 10inches not 14inches and so obviously the box is shorter. 

But look, the outfits on the back are total knockoffs of prior Glitter Girl fashions. Also, as you can see, the box came very 'mashed up' and her hair was a mess. 

This is the other doll in her box. Pretty 'generic' doll box really. 

As you can see, there are other 'models' of the same doll with different hair color options and outfits. 

I decided to show you how similar this box looks to the Glitter Girl box. Same colors and layout. Isn't that funny?

Here is the Temu doll next to two of my 'real' Paola Reina dolls. As you can see, she's just a touch shorter. Still, very cute!

She really is very pretty.

Then as you can see, the other doll is the same height as this one. 

Here she is with two Glitter Girls. I really love her little face sculpt though. I think she's a keeper. 

Then as I was looking at Temu in July, I saw two more dolls I was curious about. Here they are (above) with my Ruby Red dolls. The second from left and far right dolls above are two of them. Aren't they pretty? They were $10.98 each. They are really pretty good quality considering the low price point. 

They also have rooted hair which is very sparsely rooted. It is not a big surprise though considering 

Here is what one looks like on Temu. Obviously, the price went up since I purchased them. 

They didn't come in boxes, but rather just in these padded mailers. 

And baggies. Luckily they didn't get damaged despite being so unprotected by a box or better packaging. 

So... Temu Dolls can be fun and considering they aren't all that expensive, I can help but recommend adding them to your collection. Have any of you purchased dolls or doll accessories from Temu? As you know, I love their photography backdrops. I've also purchased tons of stickers, stamps and paper for paper crafting and card making. So it's become a bit of a guilty pleasure, putting in a little order when I get paid. 

Better run! 

XXOO
Heather 

PS Here are the last two alongside several other similarly sized dolls in my collection. From left to right the brands are: Glitter Girls, Madame Alexander, Temu, Paola Reina, Ruby Red, (Drawing a blank on the one in orange, I'll find it and come back, Temu, Ruby Red and Wellie Wishers by AG. 

I'm a Wow Hair Color Change 14inch Doll And Outfits

Hi Doll Friends,

I tend to go on 'kicks' with regards to dolls... I go back and forth between 14inch dolls and 18inch dolls and back again. For a while recently, I was on a 14inch doll 'kick'. I have a few kinds in my 'saved searches' on eBay. Well, low and behold, what did I see recently in one of my searches?

A new in box I'm A Wow doll for a great price! 

If you recall, I got my first I'm A Wow doll after finding out about them. They are the 'Wellie Wisher' size little sisters of the I'm A Girly dolls. They are so cute! So, I had to get her. Then I also saw a couple of the outfits made for this size doll. Mind you, they are nearly the exact same size as Wellie Wisher or Glitter Girl dolls except thier feet are a tiny bit bigger. Which meant I didn't have very many shoes for them. So when I saw two outfits that came with shoes for $5 each, I picked them both up. 

So here she is on the far left. She's standing with a couple other new dolls I have in my collection. The one in the pink sweater and cream dress are two I don't think I have told you about. I will get that done eventually. The other two are my beautiful Ruby Red Dolls.

Here she is in her box. 

Along with the two outfits. 

Her hair is meant to be able to change color in the sunlight. What a neat feature! Here she is in the sun, see how the pink and purple are coming out?

So, if you run across one and wonder if you should get it? I highly recommend them!

Better run!

XXOO

Heather