Our Generation and Journey Girl Doll Finds at Goodwill And Enthusiasm Returning...

Hi Doll Friends,

Thanks so much to all of you who've reached out and given me such sweet words of encouragement and prayed for me. I know prayer works because I've been feeling more light hearted the last couple of days. Helps I went to church on Wednesday, time with my LifeGroup always helps. Before I went to church, I decided to run into Goodwill and see what they had. Low and behold who did I see but these adorable dolls for only $2.99 each. I know I know... I don't really need any more dolls. But I can't help myself when it comes to Journey Girls ever since ToysRUs went away! And MayLee has always been one of my favorite Our Gen dolls! I am not sure if I'll make this one a twin to Brandi (the name I gave my first May Lee) I have in the Doll House? Then with the Journey Girl I am thinking I might customize her... I have a few wigs still left in my wigs bag and... It sounds like something fun! Which as I mentioned in my last post, has been eluding me lately, enthusiasm... So I'll take it where I can find it. Eh? 

I saw this little chair and am currently kicking myself for having decided against it... It would've been pretty cute for the mini-dolls. Oh well.... Can't buy all the things....! See the two girls in the cart? :) 

Isn't this the Peanut's Christmas Tree? 

Not normally one to like porcelain dolls but this one was a beauty. She was probably 25 inches tall. 

I was excited when I saw this... Until I saw the price and the condition up close... Maybe if it had been $10-15 I'd have bought it and tried to fix the little places that needed repair but... $29.99 just felt a little rich for me for Goodwill anyway... 

This was a cute little dresser... But I left it there. 

Here are the girls up close...

Dana had this big white mark on her leg but it came off with a magic eraser... 

I also ran by Walmart and, as per my habit lately, I checked the remnants box and found these... Fun!

I better run! I am actually going to a Woman's Worship night and it couldn't have been scheduled on a better weekend! Have a fantastic weekend!

XXOO
Heather 

Thrift Store Sights And Depression...

Hi Doll Friends,

I can never recall how much of my mental health issues I've shared here but... I am diagnosed with a couple of doozies in the mood-disorderly department; bipolar and PTSD. Through a great deal of trial and error with medication, learning to breathe thru discomfort in yoga and a whole whole lot of Jesus, I've considered myself essentially 'in remission' for years now. I mean here and there I'd have struggles but nothing long term... For years...

Until... This year...

Ugh. 

I can't seem to get back to myself...

I'm barely keeping up with bare minimums in my life lately and sadly have very little desire even to take doll photos or much else that usually brings me such joy and fun. 

I am trying...

I feel like I've gotten so 'behind' in my blog that even that makes me anxious and depressed. 

Ugh!

So... I figured I'd just come here and tell you what was going on. I am sure I'll eventually pull out of the mire. I thought April coming finally would help and the last couple of days have been sunny and that has helped some... 

So I come here to tell you that I haven't 'given up' on blogging or anything... I'm just struggling to keep all the balls in the air and it's one I keep dropping. I'll keep picking it up though! I promise. What would I do without my doll friends afterall?

So here is a post of a few things I've seen out and about when I've been able to make it to thrift stores... I thought this Doll House was adorable! You can open it from both sides even. How cool. I had a Fisher Price Doll House when I was a kid and it was one of my all time favorite 'toys'. It even had working lights! So Doll Houses have always captured my imagination. It's one more thing I don't need to collect though... Although I will admit I kept all of my daughters Fisher Price Doll House furniture from when she had one as a little girl... Teehee... What can I say? I'm weak! But Fisher Price doll houses are so cool!

Thought this was a cute little bench...

These were pretty but $5 each? I might've paid $1 each... LOL

A salon chair I saw but didn't buy because I already have two salon chairs... Teehee...

This was cool... Almost kicking myself that I didn't buy it but I am trying to be good. LOL

Another red OG Kitchen... I already have one or I might not have been able to resist buying it. 

I thought this was neat and would be fun for a carnival scene. 

A full sized OG horse... 

And pony... But I have like four horses and at least four ponies so... They stayed at the shop. 

Cute chairs! But I have so many chairs!!

However I can never turn down doll clothes grab bags!! Especially when they are only a couple of bucks! I also couldn't resist the cute little dress with green overcoat. 

Here is the stuff from first bag... 

and bag number two... 

I kept the red coat...

This little heart outfit... 

And the My Friend Mandy dress! That was worth the whole price of all of it really! 

I've still been sewing at least... So if I ever get my mind right, I'll have plenty of dresses to take photos of the dolls in!

Here is my sewing space... It's one of few places lately I've found peace and so I've been sitting here a lot! I just got that huge vintage suitcase to hold fabric in, I think it's neat. 

I better run. If you're the praying sort if you wouldn't mind praying peace and protection over my mind, that would be wonderful. 

Much Love

XXOO

Heather

Paola Reina Las Amigas Nora and Dasha Twinsy Dolls!

Doll Friends,

I've been meaning to finish this draft for such a long time... I actually guess I thought I already had. I am telling you, I feel like the last few months have turned my mind into porridge or something... 

I've told you often about the amazing Paola Reina Las Amigas Dolls my sister friend Frann has sent me over the last year or so... I love love love them all! I was trying to think of a way to reciprocate and show her how much I love these beautiful little dolls... 

I noticed that, as far as I could tell, Frann, in her collection, didn't have a Dasha. So I decided I would buy both of us one as a twinsy doll! What's funny is I bid on two on eBay... Then I got a notice that I'd lost the bid on one of them and so bid on a third one. Only to find out that the person who'd won the bid on the one I thought I'd lost was myself. Ooops. So I was winning bidder on three Dasha's. Rats. I knew it was my mistake but I wrote an email to the seller of two of the dolls and she was totally awesome! I asked her if I could possibly get a Nora Doll as my duplicate Dasha. (I looked at her other items and so I knew she had several) and she was totally cool about it! Woot! Nora was the next on my wish list so it was perfect!

Here they are when they arrived...

What was really sweet was the seller even sent 'extras'! She sent a Santa hat for each doll (I bought these back in late November) and some awesome Russian candy! How nice!

Nora is so gorgeous!!

Here is the Dasha that will be Frann's. I have her dressed and ready to send to Frann but I just need to take her photos first... I am so behind on everything in my life... Oy! 

Speaking of being behind... I know I keep saying but I am sorry I am so inconsistent the last few months. I can't account for it but it was a very turbulent time in my personal life. Lots of great things and some bad things but big life change things and... Well, I've kind of felt like I have been flailing about like a fish out of the water since, I dunno, November? I'm slowly getting my footing again. So, bear with me, now that Spring has finally come I am hoping that I'll get more balance in my life and get more posts done here! Ok, enough about that. 

So I'll try and get the twinsy Dasha's and Nora out into the sunshine for photos and get Frann's Dasha into the mail to live with Frann. 

I better run... 

I hope this finds you having a wonderful Spring day! 

XXOO

Heather