Recent Thrift Store Adventures And Finds!

Hi Doll Friends!

It's been a while since I did a Thrift Store Window Shopping, Thrift Store Find or Goodwill Score post! So here are some of the photos I've taken of dolls I think are pretty but would never buy (like porcelain dolls). Or doll items I see at Thrift Stores that I think are perfect for dolls but that I don't need any more of. 

This one was tempting just to buy and steal her amazing outfit... But it made me sad to think of stealing this pretty dolls clothes because she is one of the more adorable porcelain dolls I've ever seen. 

I thought this little gal had such a sweet face, I had to photograph her. 

A china cabinet I saw and didn't buy... Ouch. Hard to do. But I have enough big china cabinets in the doll house already. Isn't it pretty? There were actually two identical ones but I only photo'd the one. 

This one was REALLY tempting but... I talked myself out of it. I can't really recall, now, looking at the photo, why I did? Hahaha. It would've been perfect! But... I don't want my dolls to end up on Extreme Hoarders and so... I walked away. 

Same store, another amazing cabinet. Here's me at the store, muttering to myself:
"No no no! I don't need more doll furniture!" 

I'm sure I look really nuts sometimes. Meh... What can you do?

Isn't it amazing? So much storage. Why did I leave it there again?

Oh well, it's gone now... Neat though.

Once upon a time I would've bought this christmas ornament in a snap but... Surprising even myself, I passed it up. It's blown glass and very fragile and... Well... No thanks. Would've been cute in Sweet Shoppe though. 

More doll chairs! Nope. I have enough chairs to seat a doll banquet by now... But... cute!

I have this exact desk... Mine isn't painted white though... If I had unlimited space, I'd have grabbed it so it'd be another seat in a doll classroom but... Space is finite!

Another cute doll sized cabinet (jewelry box)

I found this sad and interesting at same time. Someone obviously donated their entire collection of dolls to the thrift store. I am betting it was an estate of someone and the people who inherited their goods are not doll people. I imagine they never go taken out of the boxes until they arrived a the thrift store. Someone's meticulously maintained collection given away un-enjoyed really. Life is short. If you love dolls, I say display them! Even if you have to rotate them once a month or something... In any case... lots of interesting dolls. 

Help! We can't breathe!! 

Heeheehee.

This is Barbie sized stuff but... I totally had this exact same blow up furniture for my Barbies!! Had to photo them!

And a few items I brought home....

I didn't buy the chairs but... After photographing this set, planning to walk away, I was like "Fuggetaboutit." And bought the table. So glad I did honestly because it's top notch and... well... I have lots of dolls who need a place to eat!

I couldn't pass this up... Squeakies are perfect 'toys' for the dolls!! They are sized right and being 'squishy' the dolls can often hold them easily. This bag was full of Hello Kitty ones too and my Carissa Doll LOVES Hello Kitty! Had to have them! Whole bag was only $5.00. How could I not?

I got some great ones!! So cute!!

Another fantastic find was this Gotz Doll hairbrush. I have two doll hairbrushes already but they are always getting misplaced so... Having a spare is always good! I can leave on in the doll's traveling bag this way and never be out taking photos and not have one! New in package and only $1.49!

 Nice!

Well that's it for thrift store adventures this time around... What great things have you found at thrift store lately for your dollies? 

XXOO
Heather

More Thrifted Finds for the Doll House! Vintage Play Food and a Kitchen Sink!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

As you may have figured out by now, I am a bit of a Thrift Store and Garage Sale enthusiast! I have regular errands that take me by my favorite thrift stores every week and I make it a point to stop in and check for treasures while I am in the area. That is the trick to finding gems at Thrift Stores is to go often! Oftentimes you will only find one or two little things but then there are days like mine recently. 

Here is J.J. modeling for scale the items I got thrifting! The little play food is absolutely perfect! I love love love it!! It's scaled perfectly and there are six of all the 'servings' of everything!

I'd never seen any play food like it before! So cute and perfect for the doll house!

Then, I also got this wood shelf for a couple dollars. I am so glad little wood shelves like this were popular about a decade ago because they are making some mighty fine doll furniture for doll enthusiasts now!

I've mentioned I stop into specific Thrift Stores every week. Well, on Thursdays, I get to go by one of my all time favorites! They have a great selection and their prices are always pretty great too. I've made friends with a fabulous clerk there, her name is Jenny. She and I chat up when I go in and she knows I love dolls and all things doll related and that I write a doll blog. So... She keeps her eyes open for me for doll sized items. She isn't allowed to hold anything but she always points out things that she's seen if she happens to know they are still there. She is the one who pointed out the play food! I would've missed it completely if she hadn't known about it and pointed it out because it was in the display case and I didn't think to look there this day! I was so stoked, I asked if she'd take a photo with me! Here we are:

So, being intrigued about the play food, I decided to research it. On eBay! I am telling you, you can find anything in the universe on eBay if you only know what you're looking for. I put 'Vintage Play Food' into the search engine and up popped this and several others. I stole the photo below to show you what the food looked like originally, at least some of it. It looks like it came in the plastic as a big 'sheet' and you popped the little food items out of the sheet. It's highway robbery what they are asking for them on eBay but that's the nature of vintage and rare items on there I guess. 

So, naturally, I brought the food home and had to throw a dinner party!

Steak, green peas, corn on the cob and a dinner roll! What a feast!

Rose, being the oldest doll in the Doll House, supervised the preparations!

So what did I do with the little wooden shelf, you ask? I made it into a kitchen sink! I think it's perfect with it's little hooks to hold pans and shelves to hold kitchen and pantry items. 

I had the little galvanized box that I'd gleaned from a thrift store a while ago and was saving to find a good 'counter' for. I got the idea to make a 'drain' with a silver button from 'My Froggy Stuff' on YouTube. She is pure genius!

The dolls all agreed the food tasted as good as it looked! 

Here is a group photo of the dolls who were able to make it to the dinner party! 

They thought the meal was so fancy, they ought to pull out the stemware even!

That's it for now Doll Friends! Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!