The Egg Hunt

Happy early Easter!

"Everybody ready? Good luck!"


"I wonder how everyone else is doing."

"ORANGES!"


Meanwhile, Karol and Elphaba follow a trail of eggs...


"Hey... this one's big."
"That would hold a lot of candy!"

They find another one, but it's open. That's strange.

Something about this place feels off. Maybe they should get going.

"VELOCIRAPTOR!"


I found the plastic eggs at Hobby Lobby in the Easter section. They came in 24-piece bags, with generic labels. 

Doll Show

So as it happens, this past week I learned that there was a doll show taking place in my city on Saturday the 10th. So I went! It was huge. I took a photo, but this doesn't even begin to encompass how much stuff there was.

A lot of it was antique doll stuff of every conceivable size and type. A lot of it was for sale, but for exorbitant prices. As it was, I spent almost all of the money in my purse. In addition to all of those antique or expensive dolls, there were several booths that had American Girl Doll items. Some of them new in box!

This was the only doll I got - a Christmas ornament of Clara and her own tiny little Nutcracker.

This doll spoke to me. Also, she was only $2.

She also works well as a doll for the AG girls.


My big splurge of the day was on Kit's produce and preserves set! Now I finally have the canning set to go with the camp stove. It includes a pot, bowl, colander, tomatoes, peaches, two cans of fruit, and an apron. The pot and colander are metal; everything else is plastic. All of the fruit is stuck together in solid pieces, and the jars are sealed shut.


This colander is all I have ever wanted in life.



Finally, I bought this punch bowl and cup set, which is real glass. I am terrified of breaking it and I love it.


It also doubles as a nice fancy fruit bowl.


I will have to go to another one of these shows the next chance I get. This was incredibly fun to explore. I'm so glad I found out just in time to go!

A Valentine's Gift

Karol is ready for his date, with some pure white lilies and the biggest box of chocolates he could carry. Seriously, those chocolates are like the size of his hand.

Larkin appears, radiant in a sparkling silver dress and pearls.

The evening goes perfectly. Afterwards, they eat all of the chocolate.

The Review
Larkin's dress is Springfield, I think - I found it at a yard sale. Karol's tux is from the My Life As line, my usual stop for cheaper doll clothing. It was the only one left on the shelf and I couldn't bear to ignore it and regret it later when they all sold out. I have done that before.

Here's the official stock photo of a doll wearing the tux:


"Look at me! Here I am! Love me."

The outfit includes a white shirt, checkered bow tie and pants, and a dark blue jacket.

It's definitely cheap for a reason. The shirt fabric is very thin. I noticed many loose threads clinging to the outfit. On the hanger, everything was anchored together with those little plastic ties, which left small holes in the fabric.


Karol looks pretty dapper. But wait, what's that?


... white Velcro. Both the shirt and the jacket fasten with Velcro. This is a trend for My Life As clothes. You can see it very clearly from most angles, and it's even worse because it's white on a dark jacket. I think they could at least have used matching Velcro.


As it is, it limits the amount you can do with the jacket.
The jacket has faux pockets, with flaps that you can lift. Underneath is white fabric, shown here:


 Here he is sans jacket and tie. The bow tie also fastens with Velcro, but in the back.


Merry Christmas from the Doll Family

All the dolls get to gather around the tree for their gifts. There's plenty of stuffed wrapped up . . . and is that a Radio Flyer wagon?

 The angel on top of the tree is tipping a little. (Have to work on a better rig for next year.)


"A pair of French-to-English dictionaries! Merci!"


Elphaba got an tablet.

 Jocelyn unwraps a present...



It's from Tonka Tinys! The bin even tips up like a real truck.
Molly got a smartwatch. It's anachronistic, but hey.


I guess it's time to put away the Advent wreath and get out the Nativity set... and some hot cocoa and candy canes.

The candy canes are Christmas ornaments - they came with glitter but it strips off easily. The tablet and watch are from the My Life As line. The tablet comes with several cardboard inserts that can be swapped out.

My brother got the dictionaries for me at a yard sale and I love them. They're from 1961 and are part of a pretty extensive line. "Langenscheidt's Lilliput Dictionary." THEY'RE PERFECT.


The wagon was my own yard sale find. It came new in box and had to be assembled. And there's someone on the box who looks a little familiar...

 So Karol got one new shirt for that photoshoot, and then for Christmas he got another new outfit - from, again, the My Life As line.


It velcros open at the back, with a hole in the hood. You have to slide it over the doll's head. If the doll has long hair, it can either stick out through the bottom of the hood, or be pulled out to go over the shoulders.


Looks pretty good on Karol. I was a little afraid I couldn't get it on since his head's so big. He does look a little silly with the hood up, but it fits!





MOLLY GETS NEW GLASSES!

Well, technically they're old glasses, but this was a very exciting day at the thrift store. They had a ton of AG stuff. Most of what was left was Josefina, Samantha and Addy accessories, I think. I would have bought everything, but it was kind of cost-prohibitive.

What they did have, though, were a few Molly accessories.

I don't have much of Molly's collection, and a couple years ago somebody stepped on her glasses, so she has been missing her spectacles since then.

So what I ended up buying were Molly's glasses and hot water bottle, a sleeping bag, and a stove.


The sleeping bag first came out in 1995. I think the logo is supposed to glow in the dark. It can unzip into two blankets.

The glasses are actually the older type, I think, because the earpieces curve. My Molly came with glasses that were straight. These are a little harder to get on but I'm very happy with them. 
The water bottle says "Pleasant Dreams" on it. It's really cute. I love love love older AG stuff. It's so detailed and realistic.


And I love the stove! It's a little damaged, but I love it. I found out just now that it's Kit's stove, which is even better! 

And doesn't Molly look dapper in her new glasses?



The Dolls' Thanksgiving Dinner

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! My camera was broken or I would have posted this earlier, but I've been planning the dolls' Thanksgiving meal for a while. They have a very small turkey, a very large pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green beans, salad, and rolls.


I actually set up just the table and food as a decoration during our real Thanksgiving dinner, and was pleasantly surprised when my aunt walked in with some communion cups! They were exactly the right size and fit perfectly.