I had some pocket money so I.... (Part2)

Wow  

I sometimes look at the Barbie aisle. In my experiences I've only ever seen this face mold (Christie maybe) in this colour. So to see her in fair skin with freckles and the big ball of fluff for hair I thought I would add her to my collection. I've not had a new Barbie since, um, hmm maybe 2011 but I can't think who that was I was in BFC ink mode, with a dash of My Scene, and most of my Barbies have since funded AG and a holiday. Anyway so I got her. Have no idea if she has an official name, but she is from the Fashionista line (shudder - I hate that term). 

 It means her body is stuck in a pose, her knees don't bend, she's skinnier than any Barbie I've had before, of the same height anyway, except for Clawdia but the bodies are really nothing alike. 

This is my favorite Barbie line face mold Teresa from the 90s well her head is anyway. I think she was Flying Super hero, came in a yellow leotard and was one of the big busted flat footed articulated dolls that I at one point had enmasse. She had a body transplant I think to what was a belly button body from the early 2000s, so whilst she too is stuck I prefer if over the Fashunderistas body. Teresa's knees click and hold. 

Skinny

I'll see if I've got any bodies left and see if I can do a swap for the new girl. She's very white though so we'll wait and see. Maybe I'll need to buy a play line doll to do this. 

Talking of transplanting bodies, I'm considering giving Maddie a new body, 

It's madness I tell ya

I had some pocket money so I.........

I had some pocket money, and I'll probably find out later where it was supposed to go, but at the time it wasn't obvious so I sent it off into the retail world to help prop up the economy.

My first ever Monster high doll. She was grinning at me from the Toys'r'us shelf, it would seem since 2014 based on the DVD ad in the top left of picture, which is probably true, I'm sure I've seen her several times just never followed through with the lunchtime browse "if I were to buy one of these dolls it would be....."

Well i did it, and she was only $20 (Australian) not quite a Kmart bargain, but Kmart didn't have her so there.
She is Clawdia Wolf from the Hauntlywood series. She is 19 so not one of the high school dolls. I think that makes her taller than most of the regular line, but it's looking most likely that I'll never find out because from observation she is the only doll in the whole line that is not pouting or cranky. Yes I  know they're monsters but if the dolls had looked more like their cartoon selves - they are smiling in  those  maybe I would have been more enticed.
Fortunately for Clawdia she looks better than her cartoon self.

Now do I look at an Ever After high doll?  I think only the relative of the Cheshire Cat is smiling. But it is a little creepy. Let's just say not yet. 

(Posted Monday November 9, been in draft since October 25. Still testing but I might have successfully added photos to a blog post..... Finally)

Disney's Descendants

Not sure where on the net I saw these dolls first, but I know where I saw them in person first,
Kmart (Australia), and by some magic and wishful thinking they were shelved without prices - free! well not according to the man at the door.

 I love the idea behind the descendants of the fairy tale characters, Ever After High concept is great, but the dolls, in my opinion, aren't attracting me. These girlies however, ooh and a fella, might lure me back to the 11" kingdom,

Might have been The Toy Box Philosopher with the Signature Mal review  and this one with an Update on her collection.

I like that the dolls actually look pleasant, no pouts here, and they each have a different head mold, more in proportion to their bodies.

Miss Trinity is having a Birthday

Tuesday, the 2nd of June is Trinity's birthday, (that date has been given to her because she is My American Girl number 26, 2 6 - in Australia we usually give the day then the month). So I thought it would be nice to see if she wanted to do something special

she made me wear this hat

No, well yes, but I was wondering if you wanted to go for a ride in the car, somewhere.

 Hey Pudding do you want to go for a ride in the car? Hoh, she made you wear a bow

We've been attacked by teddy bear outfits

Oh, I thought it was kind of cute, 

Is that why you were giggling?

Well, yes, you do kind of look funny, here look in the mirror

Hehehe, okay, well, alright then.

So did you want to go out?

Hoh, can we go to that toy store in Rutherford?

Ooh, I'd forgotten about that.

And can we have McDonalds for Breakfast?

Well

I'll wear the party hat all day, and Pudding will wear the bow.

Alright then.

Yay, I'll race you to the car.

Hold on tight Pudding

It was too crowded to eat in store, so we got takeaway and went down to the local park, which was also crowded, Saturday morning sports were on. So we ate in the car.

Mmmm, Banana

Look Pudd, yummy hot cakes

with butter and syrup

oh, Catherine, did you want some?

Passing Maitland on the highway (where we went to the pictures to see Cinderella), we made it to Rutherford, to a rare and exciting toy shop, called Toyriffic. Rare meaning outside of a Department store or Toys'r'us Maitland also has a toyshop (which wasn't open the Saturday we were there - it was too early) called Toyworld. I can't think of any other stand alone toy shops that still exist, that are reasonably close. 

 

After seeking permission from the sales clerk, and telling her that it was Trinity's birthday, we were allowed to take pictures.

This was outside the front dorr

Cubby

I think I would be a safer driver, Pudding, I just need to grow longer legs (she was standing at the steering wheel).

Ah! one of these please, in white.

Giddyup, faster, faster

Hoh, look Pudd

Wow

Sylvanian Family house

Hello, Petite Fleur, can you breathe?

This was a doll from Germany, with gorgeous outfits, I think she was unfortunately a little slimmer than an American Girl, and somewhat more expensive

the Piano was just about the right size, the keys unfortunately were too big, and too few.

Trinity was getting a little bored, I had to go round the shop a few more times though, so she went outside

.

Homeward, we stopped at Maitland at Superdollar

For some crafty stuff (wool, pencils, little note books) and found a lacey umbrella/parisol, just the right size

What Josefina bought at the fair