Happy Back To School!

Greetings And Salutations Doll Friends!

I've been meaning to get here all week to say:

Happy Back To School Week!!

I made two YouTube video's about back to school... One with Alyssa getting ready and another with Angie getting ready. They were so much fun to make... But I am having a hard time crossing all my t's and dotting all my i's lately with regards to getting each post across all platforms. Did I mention I even created an excell spreadsheet to try and keep better track. I noticed a huge blatant omittance from the blog that made it to YouTube recently when I was trying to find a post to link to about the Joslyn! I'd made a YouTube of it but never posted about it here. Which is a shame because those photos were long ago deleted off my phone!! I digress...

My point in this post is to wish those of you returning to school a great first week and to those of you sending Littlies to school a fantastic first week too!

Better run!

XXOO
Heather

American Girl Doll eBay Clothes Score!!

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

Just in time for Back To School, I found some great deals on eBay for some fabulous doll clothes from American Girl Doll!! And at prices I still can't quite believe!! M.J. (girl on far left) is already wearing one of the outfits!!

See what I mean? Notice the last one for $21 was for four outfits!! One wasn't American Girl Doll but otherwise everything is! 

I've always wanted Julie's Meet Outfit!! I am 'borrowing screenshots from American Girl Wiki to give you information about the outfits. Some of them were mismatched in the listings but I got some amazing pieces!!

The sweet seller said, since I was paying so much shipping, she was going to throw in an extra outfit and it was this adorable cat costume!! Awesomeness!!

A lot of the items I got I stocked into this Doll Wardrobe that I got at Goodwill recently for only $5.99. I'll have to make a blog post about that soon! So much fun because it means I can kind of make a 'walk in closet' for the dolls and stock it with different seasons of clothes! How fun! I added a lot of clothes I already owned and some from my recent Craigslist AG Score so I would be a good closet for back to school! I've made a few videos about dolls getting ready for school for YouTube and this was a really fun prop for that! Here is a link to Alyssa Getting Ready For School and for Angie Getting Ready For School. How funny, guess I didn't mean to choose two dolls with A names, it just sort of worked out that way. Don't ask me 'how' I choose which dolls will be in videos and/or blog posts...? I mean I obviously have my favorites like Josh Doll, Frann Doll, Vito Doll, Lilly Doll and Pamela Doll and and and... (Since they are based on real people I love I can't help but love them a little more, eh?) So they are frequent flyers in my posts but otherwise I just sort of glance around the Doll Room and consider who hasn't been in a post in a while... I do try and rotate them fairly and I can tell from how a doll is dressed when the last time I added them to a post. Rambling. But that's how I choose who get's to come out and play, totally randomly. Teehee. 

The shoes and the boots are AMAZING!! I am so totally stoked. I can't wait to dress the dolls in these amazing American Girl Doll items! What a great score!!

XXOO

Heather

Journey Girl Thrift Store Doll Find And Makeover!

Greetings Doll Friends!!

First off, let me say I am sorry I haven't gotten as many posts done lately as I would've liked... It's "Back To School" time in the real world and the Doll World can't be visited as often because it keeps me busy as a one-armed-wallpaper-hanger trying to get all the items scratched off my "To-Do" list! Good news though! I have most everything done and they are ready to start on Wednesday morning! 

I've got so many things to tell you about, again the drafts are piled up in my Blogger App because I've done some doll projects and photo'd them, just haven't had time to write them in! For instance, I have the SmallTown Flats Doll Bed Give-away in drafts, just need to write it! Will try and get that done soon! 

This past Tuesday I went into town for my customary work meeting and afterwards hit a few thrift shops to see what they might have...

Low and behold I found another Journey Girl Kelsey! I laughed because I'd just decided I need another Kelsey for a doppelgänger doll I want to make of a friend of mine from High School!

Her hair was kind of a mess but no matter cos it was coming off immediately anyway...

She was only $4.99! Not bad considering she is dressed in her original clothing. 

Her face was a bit dirty too.... Norwex Enviro cloth cleaned her right up!

When I took off her clothes I was a bit shocked to see her poor back was ripped open and you could see her stuffing!! Poor Dolly!!

I performed emergency surgery immediately! She's right as rain now!

Right before I cut off her hair! I am getting less shy about it now because I love making custom dolls! Teehee. I knew I wanted her to be a blonde like my friend... I had three blonde wigs in my wig stash...

I kind of put this one on to just "see"... Some girls do have short hair after all and my friend who is being doppelgängered has been in Air Force her whole adult life and has had short hair a time or two during that time... I think it's striking on her!!

The second wig I like a lot too. It is how my friend wore her hair in high school almost exactly... 

However it's the third wig I tried on that I think will be the one I glue down. It's a lot like she wears her hair now and I think it looks the best of the three. Which is your favorite? Let me know in comments!

So here are my JG Kelsey as she comes from store (front with red hair) my Espari Annalynn customized to black hair and now Gasper! Isn't it neat how different they look when they have different color hair? I love all three of them! 

Here is some photos of my friend in high school who Gasper is my doppelgänger doll for. Gasper was her last name but I am calling the doll that because I already have a doll in Doll House with her first name! Do you think she looks like her? I do! Her eyes especially!

Gotta run!

Till next time!

XXOO

Heather 

Back To School Store Window!

Doll Friends!

I thought you might like to see my current store window! It's Back To School themed! HOW is it time for school to start again next week already? Time flies!!

I don't know how to get better photos of the window, without a reflection but I thought you'd get the idea...

Have a great weekend!

XOXO

Heather

PS yes you can see me in the reflection on the photo above and yes, I am barefoot. I don't wear shoes unless it's required! LOL

PPS I didn't really mean to put these gals in with the exact same face sculpt... I just randomly picked a grouping to be the back to school bunch and happened to pick them both! Hahaha! Guess I really do love that face sculpt! heeheehee