Starpath Doll Compared To American Girl Doll!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

In my last post, I told you about the latest doll to find her way home to the Doll House. She is a Starpath Doll called Shining Star. I am sure that won't be her permanent name? Although 'Star' is playfully in the running because one of my favorite teenage movie character favorites from the Lost Boys was was named Star. Her coloring is spot on although luckily the doll doesn't have an 1980s spiral perm. (Yes, I had one in the 80s so no judgement here! Haha.)

So whatever her name ends up as, she is gorgeous and just lovely in every way!

She's very 'sturdy' and well made, I think, and her outfit and wig are both top notch. 

Although, I had to giggle at her panties... They were a bit loose on her! Well made, but just like a size too big. Funny!

I mean they stay on just fine but as you can see, a bit roomy...

Here she is without her clothes... I always feel a bit bad for taking nude doll photos. Is that silly? But I want to show you what her body type looked like next to what is generally thought of as the 'industry standard' in 18inch dolls, the American Girl Doll. I still plan to try and do a side by side comparison of four or five different 18inch dolls but in the interest of showing you the Starpath Doll in a timely manner, that will have to happen some other time. 

So here is Saige with Star. Saige was my daughters second American Girl Doll and she's given her to me to live in the Doll House until my daughter decides she's not too old for dolls anymore. Teehee. See me holding out hope my daughter will become a 'Doll Person' when she gets older? Some people aspire to have their kids be doctors and lawyers and such but... having a grown daughter who 'dolls' would be lovely too, right?

Anyway, as you can see, like I said in my last post, the Starpath Dolls are 18.5 inches so Star is just a tiny bit taller than Saige.

Their body types are very simlar and I think they'll be able to share clothes very easily. 

I do have to report that it was extremely tricky to get Star to stand up on her own... I am a bit of an ace at getting dolls to stand up, if I do say so, and it took some serious adjusting and 'balancing' in just the exact right way to get her to stand on her own two feet. If you tend to use doll stands anyway, I am sure this won't be an issue and you can get her to stand up if you're patient but I figured I'd mention it just so this would be an authentic review. 

Here is Star in a made over Build A Bear Dress she is going to use as part of a Halloween costume. She found out, upon arrival at the Doll House, that a Halloween party was in the works and she naturally wanted to get a costume on! Can you tell who she's going to be? (Note the glass slippers!)

So I am so happy to have a Starpath Doll living in the Doll House!! She whispered to me that she thinks she's going to like living here too. All in all, I think these are amazing dolls especially for the price point. They are a full $50 cheaper than American Girl dolls and so might be a good option for someone who's looking for a high quality doll under the $100 mark for Christmas. You can even get her a second outfit from Starpath Doll's website and still come in under what American Girl doll's cost. Naturally, she'd also make a fantastic friend or sister to your dolls current American Girl, Our Generation, Maplelea, Journey Girl, LOTUS, My Life As or other 18inch dolls in your collection!! I am not sure if I'll get a second one because I have, well, a lot of dolls and I have to be realistic, right? But if I were to ever buy a second, I am pretty sure Wishing Star would be the one? Which of the Starpath Dolls would you pick? 

Better run!!

Have a great week Doll Friends!

XXOO
Heather

Starpath Doll Arrives At The Doll House

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

Recently when I was watching of my favorite YouTube channels about dolls I found a review of a new kind of 18inch doll! What?!? I was intrigued to say the least. So off I went to look for the doll and low and behold a few of my other doll related YouTube channels also had reviews! So I watched them all and decided I needed to bring one of these beautiful dolls home to the Doll House!

The line of dolls is called Starpath Dolls. They are actually 18.5 inches, which is a neat difference I think since actual people are all manner of different heights. Eh? They come with a book, kind of like American Girl dolls but with one huge difference. The books you get with these dolls can be customized to your (or your child's) own names and favorites so it is a story all about you! Awesomeness!!

As luck would have it, my husband, ever one to spoil me, handed me a gift card last weekend! Some guys bring flowers... my husband knows I prefer dolls! But he has lost track of which I own and so gifts me with money instead... He's the best! Ironically enough it was for nearly the exact price point of the Starpath dolls! So, as I am sure you can imagine, I had one ordered lickety-split! 

When I ordered her I assumed it'd be a couple of weeks before I got her since the book would need to be made... So imagine my surprise and delight to find her waiting for me on my front porch at lunch time yesterday! Super fast shipping! Amazon couldn't have even gotten her here quicker! Well done Starpath dolls!

Wednesday's are my busiest day of the week really because after work we go to church. Our church is an hour away... So by time we get home it's late and I am much too tired to "doll". So I only was able to get her out of box and take a couple of photos of her! I am hoping today the weather will be nice and I can get some more photos because she is so beautiful!! She seems to be really well made too! I'll look her over more closely today after work and compare her to a couple of other standard 18inch dolls like American Girl, Our Generation, MyLifeAs and Journey Girls. I've needed to do a side by side comparison for a while now anyway. So I'll try and get that done soon!

Better run! Happy Friday Eve!

XXOO 

Heather 

New Springfield Dolly

Hi Doll Friends!!

So last week I got a 50% off coupon in the mail from Micheal's... So last Thursday after work I stopped in... You know, just to look around and see what they had... Low and behold, they had a Springfield Madison Doll on the shelf! I've wanted to get a Madison for over a year but every time I'd stop in I either 1) didn't see her or 2) didn't have the money to spare at the time. Thursday night I happened to have $20 of Doll Mad Money and so, as you may imagine, Madison came home with me. How could I not buy her when she was only $13.20? 

 

When I first started collecting 18inch dolls, I kind of thought of Springfield dolls as inferior to other brands... Maybe it's because their hair quality is not really all that great. Or rather, the hair is ok but there's just not a lot of it. So the two Springfield dolls I own have both gotten wigs. They've both had a few different wigs actually before I finally found the "right" one and glued them on. One of them, Olivia, became my Kevin Doll and the other, Maria, renamed Gebhardt, new wig with braids and bangs and some new freckles. However, after collecting for a while now and comparing brands against one another based on price and quality, I've come to really respect the Springfield Doll line for what it is: good quality dolls and accessories for reasonable prices. Other than their hair (which, considering price point, isn't horrible, just thin) they really are pretty nifty dolls. So, I decided a while ago I'd get more Springfield dolls, with Madison being my first "next" wanted.   So I was stoked to finally find her!

When I got her home and out of the box I was distressed to find she had a "scar" on the tip of her nose! The boxes they package them in aren't all that sturdy and apparently her nose got crushed up against the front of her box and left a little "scar". I wasn't sure what I wanted to do...? When I find thrifted dolls they often have "scars" but it is because they've already been loved on, sometimes too much... But strait out of the box its harder to reconcile her already having a scar. On the other hand 1) I don't have time or opportunity to go to Micheal's all that often so returning her would be a big pain in production and 2) I kept thinking "what will they do with her?!" And coming back to that they'd likely 605 her! "605" is what Kmart used to call writing off broken or damaged merchandise when I worked there years ago and it stuck in my head. After they'd write it off, they'd throw it in the bin! Like, the trash! So, it pained me to know this little lady might end up there if I took her back just for the little scar on her nose. So I decided to keep her as is. It looks a little bit like a chicken pox scar and I know lots of people who have those. So, it'll just be an interesting detail in her pretty little face. 

I bought her with the intent of shearing off her hair and giving her a new wig since I still have two on the way to the house... However since the wigs weren't here yet I left it alone so I could take photos of her. During that process I kind of took a liking to how she looks with her original hair... so maybe she will keep it for a while? Who knows. I'm sure once I have wigs in hand and need a head to put them on, I might change my mind. We will see... LOL

Better run!

Have you entered this weeks drawing yet? See my last post for details!

XXOO

Heather 

Give Away Drawing For My Life As Doll Fiesta Accessories Set!!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends! 

As I promised when I posted my last drawing in September, I am going to at least try to have a drawing for an 18inch doll related item once a month here on the blog. For this month's drawing the prize will be this My Life As Doll Fiesta Set from Walmart. Back in August I found these sets for only $2.00 each and so I wiped them out. I sent one to my sister friend Frann and kept a couple of others (I wanted to have lots of Taco's in my Doll House cos I have lots of dolls!!). However, I knew that one of them was going to be set aside to be given away in a drawing. So... Here is your chance to win a little Fiesta Party for your own Doll House! 

How do you enter drawing? Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!! Just like last time, you just go and 'like' the PCR American Doll House Facebook Page and share the post there about the contest on your own Facebook page. That's it, super easy!

 I will draw the name of the contest winner on Sunday October 22, 2017 at  6:00PM CST.

*Contest only open to people in the United States or APO addresses due to postage costs!!*

(Sorry international readers, I only have so much money to devote to my little blog here)

Here is Sueretta modeling the back of the blister package for us. 

And here are a couple of photos where you can see better detail of what's in the set. You get a pinata and some little candies to put into it, a pinata stick, two maracas, two tacos with removable 'stuffing', a pin the tail on donkey game with bandana and a little 'FIESTA' sign for your party! Fun! 

So good luck!! I hope this finds you having had a lovely weekend!

XXOO

Heather

Penthouse Apartment For Frann Doll!

Hi Doll Friends!

So... I've been sort of finding some really great doll beds recently when I've been out thrifting. I used to have the idea that I'd only have one or two doll beds in the Doll House because of 'space' limitations. The way I have my Doll House set up/created, it's always on the floor of my doll room. So naturally that's always limited the space. My doll room is in the attic/loft room in our house and so the wall are all 'slanted'... So going with the shelf type Doll House hasn't ever been an option. However, recently I was looking at Our Generations Doll House and it occured to me that I might be able to go 'one story up' in my doll room... I think the OG house is kind of neat but honestly for play value, it's madly expensive. So I started thinking "What could I make a second floor out of?" My first thought was like a rolling cart but none of them were deep or wide enough and they were also wildly expensive. Then it hit me... A table! A folding table!! Then it's even portable! So I went to look.... I wanted one that had legs that were not too obtrusive so it wouldn't make the 'lower floor' rooms look goofy with big table legs coming down through them. I wasn't even sure they made such a table? But they do!! Not only that, the table I found was only $39.99! Comparted to $130, that's a bargain!

So I ordered the table and two days later it was on my doorstep. I love Amazon Prime!

See? Before I had the rooms on the floor... I liked that they were open from the top for photos because my doll rooms tend to be tall and ginormous but... I wanted a second floor. So...

This table is perfect!!!! It adjusts to 29inches tall and so the bottom 'floor' still has lots of light streaming in. That's one thing that always bothered me about the thought of doing multiple floors is that the bottom floors tend to be all 'dark'. But not if they are 29inches tall ceiling wise! 

At first I had it all as one room... But I dont' like the look of those legs coming down the middle of the room...

So I added a 'wall' (a cardboard display board from Dollar General that fits perfectly well under the 29inch table. I plan to use the other side of that room with the yellow bunkbeds as a small 'boys' room since I have so many boys in the doll house... 

I love how it came out and love that Frann Doll now has a penthouse apartment! I got the pink OG bed the same day I got her other new bed and just new it would be perfect for Frann's room so she could have over night guests if she wants!

I have to run!
Happy Friday!
XXOO
Heather

Recent Thrift Store Finds For Doll House!

Hi Doll Friends!

I am buried in blog drafts and this one has been sitting for at least a month... So I am blitzing out a few of them, this one included, without my usual

loquaciousness! So here are some photos of a few things I found a thrift store a month or so ago.... 

Have a great day!

XXOO

Heather