Tolly Girl New-In-Box Outfit Ensemnbles Find On eBay!

Doll Friends!!

Oh. My. Goodness.

I am so excited to tell you about the most amazing thing I found on eBay recently! As you may know if you've read this blog a while, I really love Tolly Tot 18inch dolls. Rose was my first 'fit' doll when I made some of my very first upcycled doll clothes items!! Since I've gone on to become a collector of dolls, I've also become quite a collector of Doll Clothes. Teehee. What can I say? I love 'style' and especially since probably half of my dolls are doppelganger dolls of people I know and love or that I admire as a person. (I've honestly never counted how many doppelganger dolls I have or done'

percentages... I should, that would be fun... I digress...) So, more and more I want to dress them in clothing that reflects the 'real' person's way of dressing... So I need quite a wardrobe at my disposal to accomplish that given that I have way too many just enough cherised dolls taking over living in my house. Right? 

As is my habit, I tend to shop  do serious doll research on eBay to see what is available... I have several saved searches and one of them is, naturally, Tolly Tot's. So, low and behold when I logged on the other day I had a notice that new Tolly items had been posted. When I saw one of the newest postings was for a Lot of New In Box Tolly Girl doll clothes ensembles with a Buy It Now option, I almost fell off my chair. Now, I don't normally leap at such things because such a find is usually crazy expensive. For some reason though, this lot made the outfits only about $8.00 each!! SUCH A STEAL!! So I plunked down some of my Doll Mad Money and started watching the mail...! I felt like a kid waiting for Christmas! 

They arrived Friday and did NOT disappoint. I've found a new Tolly Tot Doll before and have quite a few of their clothes I've gleaned second hand and so I know they are top-notch in quality and just adorable in style. I honestly think they are on par with the current quality of American Girl Doll clothes. Really. They are that nice!! I am running low on time, as ever, and so mostly this will have to be a photo review or show and tell. Suffice to say these will be some of my very favorite doll clothes in all of the Doll House Wardrobe. And that is saying something! Teehee. 

Here is the first of them in the box. Isn't it adorable? 

I love love love love love all of them. Especially the shoes! I'll come back later after church and tell you about more of the details... I hope... Sometimes I forget to make it back when I saw that because I am on to the next thing!! So, in case I forget, and you have questions, please ask. I can't say enough about how cool they are though! Even all the little pockets are real fuctioning pockets and so many snaps and details! Awesomeness all around...!

Have a great day!

XXOO

Heather

Madeleine Girl 14 Inch Doll By Simba From TJ Maxx

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends,

Wednesday night before church my daughter wanted to stop into TJ Maxx to see if they had any cool hoodies... Hoodies being her uniform and all. So while she was looking around in the clothes, I had to go take a peek to see what dolls they might have left in the small toy section they have. The section gets bigger at Christmas time for obvious reasons and then they tend to scale it back the rest of the year. So it can be really hit or miss as to what you might find. 

So imagine my delight and curiosity when I saw this little dolly and two of her twin sisters on the shelf...

I'd never heard of Madeleine Girls or Simba the company that makes them before... So I googled them right there in the store (how did we live before Smartphones? Am I right?) I didn't really find too much with regards to reviews other than images but did find the manufacturer, Simba's website. That made me even more curious!! Who was this mystery doll?

She has a sweet face sculpt and looked to be reasonably good quality... But who can really tell outside of the box? Right?

So I couldn't help myself... I decided I was going to get one of the two that were $12 just so I could check her out. I am a blogger, it's research. Right? Teeheeheehee.

So I chose the ballerina. I honestly could not decide so I did a bit of an eenie-meenie-miney-moe to choose. What can I say? Some of the mechanics of childhood work even after you're fully grown. Right?

Here is the back of the box. 

Isn't she sweet? 

On the side of the box it says she is 14 inches tall... But I think she is closer to 13 inches as you'll see when you see her with some of the other 14 inch dolls from the Doll House. 

She has an interesting face and a real 'tilt' to her head... But I think that is likely just how she was made because the other two in the store were the same. 

She has poseable arms and legs (only at shoulder and hip) and is made of all vinyl. 

One thing I thought was a bit silly was that her tights were too small. Not even kidding, they are just a bit too short and sag. Oh well... Reminds me of how my tights fit when I was a kid myself. Hahaha.

Here little shoe laces/ribbons where stitched together to keep them from slipping... 

And here she is, changed into street clothes and with a few of the other 14 inch dolls from the doll house. From left to right the brands are: Wellie Wisher by AG, Glitter Girls by Battat, Madeleine Girl, Heart for Hearts, Style Girl and Melissa and Doug. It's so much fun that the are so many different 14 inch dolls available now. Aren't they fun?

Better run!

Have a great weekend!

XXOO

Heather

Thrifted Our Generation Doll Makeover!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

Happy Friday!! (Or whatever day of the week you happen to be reading this!) When I was in town on Tuesday, I dropped into a few thrift stores on my way home... When I came across this little lady with some wild braided hair!

Oh my goodness... I don't know if I was more impressed or appalled by her coiffure? I mean, someone put some time and effort into it, that's for sure! But... Why? To each their own I guess. Maybe they were going for a dreadlock look? That's never been my favorite style , it makes my head itch just to look at it... Especially 'real' organically grown dreads! But that's why they call it style, because everyone has their own. So, more power to dread lock loving people everywhere. I decided I needed to bring the dear home and give her a more flattering style. 

And I love how she turned out. Isn't she pretty? I wasn't sure if I was going to buy her a new wig or just go with one I had on hand. When I slipped on this Nellie wig though, I knew it was 'the one'. I have a few dolls with this style, including Calla, because much like the 'blonde boy' wigs I find for really cheap sometimes, I also find these. I've never paid more than $10 (including shipping) for one and they really are pretty nice top notch wigs. 

I dressed her in a cute little ensemble and she just seemed so much happier dressed and having her hair sorted. (Teehee) 

She is actually going to be a twin sister to Hector in the Doll House because they have identical face sculpts. You can see him here in the 'line up' of my Our Gen's collection or..

Here he is at Calla's Diner for a recent YouTube video I did. 

He was helping to celebrate Lilly Doll's Birthday. Isn't he handsome?

I'll have to take some photos of them together later today... 

I took her photo right after I got done with her makeover yesterday at like 5am. I have to be careful about light at that hour because my family is still sleeping. (Like most normal human beings, not everyone gets up at 4am like me. Hahaha!) So, I took her photos next to a white board as a backdrop... I had it held up by one of my 'boxes' of dolls... In one of the photos I managed to get Rose in the photo and it made me laugh, like she's doing a photo bomb. Haha. So I had to show you too.

Here are a few more 'before' photos so you can get a better look at that intricate hairdo. I have to say having her hair like that made cutting it all off pretty easy and mess free. Hahaha. Just snipped at the base of each braid and easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy it was off in no time. 

That's it for now Doll Friends... Time flies in the morning and it's time for me to start herding the cats getting my kids woken up and off to school... Wish me luck! They are both teenagers now and, well, it's like waking up Nosferatu or something I am telling you. 

Have a great day!

XXOO

Heather