Fall Slumber Party At The Doll House!

Hi Doll Friends!

After their class with Frann, some of the dolls decided to have a slumber party in the Doll House! They figured they could do some studying together and then tell fun stories before they fell asleep! If you'd like to see the fun in video form, check out the YouTube video here. 

Heather Doll ran to her room to grab a few things for overnight.

One of Heather Doll's favorite things are funky patterened socks... She has two drawers full of them! She decided to bring two pairs, just in case. Maybe someone else would forget theirs? 

All set! Even has her Julie Doll to bring with her!

They decided they'd all sleep in the Doll House Dorm Room so they could chat all night... 

Handra didn't plan to spend the night and so didn't have any PJs. No problem.

Heather Doll knew there was a brand new set in the locker just waiting to be worn. 

"Thanks!" 

Tam wanted to spend the night but didn't have a way to get word to Patricia, her friend who was picking her up from class. So when Patricia arrived they came up with great idea that she should just stay and spend the night as well! Two more sets of PJs coming up!

"You're so sweet to lend us PJs!"

"My pleasure!! I am just glad you can stay for the party!"

Angela Doll finally arrived!! 

She was a bit late because she had to stop for the snacks!! 

Frann Doll read a book to everyone... She translated it all in Korean so they could hear how it would sound that way. She chose a book that she knew they'd know the story of "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Dr Suess. 

The girls were amazed at her ability to be able to read one language and speak another.... It inspired them to study their Korean Language even harder so they could maybe be fluent like Frann Doll in two languages too!

Soon enough everyone was tired and it was time to go to sleep! Aren't slumber parties the best!?

Better run!

XXOO

Heather

Wooden Gates For The Doll House Found at Thrift Store!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends,

Sometimes, at Thrift Stores, you see something that you think is pretty neat but you have no idea what on earth it was made for originally... All you know is that, when you look at whatever the particular item is, it will be great for the Doll House! Case in point? 

This expandible wood gate... Or rather these expandible wood gates because I found two of them. 

When I first saw them my first thought was 'horse pen' to go with the American Girl Doll Stable I found for my horses a while ago at Goodwill. I even bought some hinges, planning to slide the three panels apart and hinging them so they could create a circle. Then... I brought them home and I had them sitting there when... I needed to put away my doll stuff because a friend was coming over with their dog. My dog pretty much leaves my doll stuff alone really because I've trained her to. Other dogs though, don't really know the rules and if my friends dog ate one of my dolls, I'd be so sad!! So I normally would've had to take my 'background walls' out from behind my doll scene/rooms and put them in front (if that makes sense). So I was about to go about doing that when I glanced over and saw the fences I'd just bought. Hold the phone...

So I grabbed them up and pulled them open and they were perfect 'fences' to keep any manner of dog out of my Doll House! Woot! To be honest, if I am going to be gone from the house and just my kids will be home to mind the dog for a little while, I sometimes will have moved the walls of my house to protect it from her, just in case. Like I said, she's pretty good about staying out of the stuff but her weakness is plush toys (like teddy bears) and I have a lot of them, perfectly dog toy sized' in the Doll House and I always figure "Why tempt her?". Right? 

Best part? They were only $5.00 each!! Nice right? 

So, now, whenever I am not going to be actively working (playing? LOL) in the Doll House, I just throw up the little fences in front of them, just to be safe. It's so much more convenient! I've decided I could still use the fences for a horse pen if I decide to... They slide right apart and I could use zip ties to hold them together temporarily as I photo whever scene I have in mind. We are coming into winter now though so I don't think I am going to be able to pull off any elaborate horse scenes outside anytime soon anyway though, eh?

How do you keep your Doll House safe from pets? Any time I consider, for a passing moment, getting a cat, thinking of how they'd likely knock over every single thing in my Doll House all of the time keeps me from it. Not a gate was made that can keep a cat out of a place, eh?

Better run!
XXOO
Heather

Doll Items Spotted At Thrift Stores Recently!! Doll Sized Kitchen Bargain!!

Hello Again Doll Friends!

Here are some more photos from Thrift Stores the last few weeks... This is part two of two parter because I take a lot of photos! These are just dolls I find interesting or pretty or things I think might work in the Doll House. 

If you have any questions on any of it, holler and I'll answer as best I can! I am trying to catch up on the multitude of blog drafts and so am posting this from my phone. So it's not a verbose as my regular posts but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, eh? 

I have always thought Precious Moments Dolls were cute. I have even had a few in my collection before... (Ok, perhaps they are still in a box in my basement... I need to donate them to Goodwill because no doll should have to live in a box forever, right?)

This little rocking chair teeter-totter was so hard to walk away from.... But again... Only so much space. As I type this and see the photo I am like "Why!? I could've found room!!" Hahaha. I think it would've been a smidge too small for 18inch dolls anyway. But how cute would it have been for the Heart For Heart Dolls or the Battat Little Friends or AG Wellie Wishers?! I just need to build a second house to store Doll Stuff...? Right?

I ended up buying the doll on the right as you may have noticed in this post.... She will be a custom... Of course.

I bought this too! An American Girl Doll pet cat!! For only $1.99! Score! I keep meaning to make a blog post about the find but keep bunny-trailing off in other directions. I'll get back here sometime to show him to you! Promise. 

This swing keeps tempting me every time I go to this Thrift Store! It's been there a few months... I think 18inch dolls would fit but it's huge!! As I type this I think: "I don't care! The next time I go, if it's there, I am buying it!" but... Who knows. It would take up a lot of space for sure.

I bought this little lady too... She's waiting for a wig to come in the mail but has otherwise been cleaned up very nicely.

I saw this little bed that I am reasonably sure came with this Badger Doll Suitcase orginally. It was pretty tattered but they still had it marked like $3.99. Thrift Stores can be weird. 

This is one of those Christmas dolls that (I think) moves when you plug her in. I thought her little face was cute though. 

This little gal had a very interesting face, I thought. 

Another ATM!! I didn't buy this one because I already have one I got at a Thrift Store. Still so cute!!

This tea set was so adorable!! I have so many that I didn't buy it but... Now that I see it again I am wondering why I was so silly! It was so pretty and unusual. Oh well, I am sure it's making someone else very happy in their doll house instead.

More stemware.... I don't need any more!! I have several different styles and sizes already. They are so cute though.

I was espeically tempted to get these ones on the right.... But again, I don't need any more stemware. I have oodles. I should do a post about all the ones I have actually, so you can see what I mean. Teehee.
You can see lots of them in this post for now if you're interested.

This was so awesome! Had it not been missing the drawer I might've thrown caution to the four winds and bought it even though it was huge and I have lots of dressers already. It looked Hawaiian or something. So cute. 

Every time I see one of these popcorn poppers I have to talk myself out of buying it. It's perfectly doll sized but... I only have so much room! How cute would it be for a fair or carnival scene though, right?

I actually didnt' buy these two! I'd just found two of the one on the right recently to make over as twin dolls for Frann. I also have oodles of OG Dolls... As I look at them right this moment though I am thinking "I should've bought them for those cute outfits!!" but..... I can't buy all the dolls right? Or can I? Hahaha.

This one was hard to leave there! So cute!! But I have four full sized horses and so I forced myself to walk away from it. Such a cute saddle though!

I did buy this vespa though! You may recognize it if you saw this post.

I have one chair like this but I have lots of chairs and so I walked away and left it there.

Cute dolly siblings! 

I should've gotten this... *sigh* It would've made a cute Hope Chest for a bedroom. Phooey...

A bride doll!!

This stove was a bit short for 18inch dolls but if you put a base under it it would work well enough and be cute.

Another bride doll!

The back of her neck. I dont' think I'd ever seen one like her before?

I might've bought this little lady to makeover (Or rather rip off her head and put her on an OG body) but they had her marked $14.99. Um... Too much for me! She is pretty though!

WHY? Why didn't I buy this cool shelf. That's it, from now on if I am inclined to take a photo I am just going to buy it, whatever it is. This is painful! Hahaha! Just kidding. But I do think I might ought to have bought this shelf, in hindsight. I have lots of doll sized books afterall!

This one really intrigued me!! This little kitchen is nearly perfect size for 18inch dolls?! What? I even took my little doll back out of the Goodwill bag after purchasing her to model by it for me. It was really dirty but I took photos in hopes of finding it online and telling you about it... 

And sure enough, they have them at Target!! They are only like $21.50! If I ever decide I need a second kitchen (think efficiency apartment in the Doll House! eh?) I might just have to get one of these. Maybe I'll just have to get one in any case because it'd be fun to review it for you!

Better run!
Till Next Time!
XXOO
 Heather