New Dolls! And End of the Year...

I have de-boxed Jade Hunter- another Rainbow High Cheerleader. I am excited to find her- I found her at Target. They are putting the dolls on great prices now. Very hard to resist!

 I really love the neon green color of this doll and her faceup. Plus the flat shoes /flat feet are cute, like a real cheerleader should have. Makes her look more athletic. Here is a pic of the three I have so far:

I was trying to think of what my end of the year reflections and new Year goals would be and realized for the last 2-3 years I have not made any entries on my blog what my goals for my collection were, - zero, squat. 

For many people, 2020 with Covid was a bad year and I would have to agree. But for me and my husband, 2019 was a horrific year with illness - he was in and out of the husband at least 8-9 times suffering from sepsis, twice- heart surgery, and cancer resulting in an amputation below the knee. Rehab , learning how to walk with a prostestic limb, multiple doctor visits during the week, altering our home to accomadate a wheelchair and other handicap equipment, were all part of the whirlwind that affected my life. Sadly, this severely affected finances and during that time dolls were not on my high list of priorities. I still love dolls and only this year early have got back into the swing of collecting and enjoying my dolls back like I used to. 

My goals this year, are a little different. 

1- Catalogue my collection with prices, photos and inventory each doll and their stock outfit-(if they came with one) so I know the value/ cost/ etc. 

2- Continue to work on getting my doll room so I have a room to display my collection. 

 My husband and I started working on re-painting and re-vamping the interior of our home and now that he is retired because of his health, he likes to do home projects and is doing alot of the work around the house himself. So one of his goals is to turn one of spare bedrooms into my doll room with built in shelves. It will be a slow process, since much has to be done.

3- Explore my new collecting spheres.

    I have begun collecting 'new' things- and some of those new things are Barbie Hallmark ornaments. I am so hooked. I love that I already had some- having a Barbie themed Christmas tree is fun and on the hunt for these ornaments is especially fun purchasing them in lots and finding one that means alot. 

I also have begun collecting dolls in other avenues- Franklin Mint- Gene Marshall, Tonner, Madame Alexander occasionally, and the list goes on. I find that if I like a doll, it doesn't really matter to me what company makes the doll, she /he just has to appeal to me. So in many ways, my doll horizons have opened/ widened. 

But most of all- enjoy what I already have. 

So right now, that is all I have this year. I am hoping 2022 will be much better on the horizon for all of us. I am working on something new for New Year's Eve- so stay tuned!

Lisa 

Rainbow High dolls alert- BOLO

SO I went shopping after the holidays at Walmart and found HER...

 That's right- Amaya Raine the super large 25 inch RainbowHigh doll. She is BIG. I have some large porcelains but had never seen her in person.The quality of her clothing, jewelry, shoes is just astounding- even the details on her hands and nails! 

If you haven't downloaded the Walmart app, it has a scan code, which is how I verified that she was 50% off - she was previously at $94, then lowered to $74 right before Christmas and now she is $49 at my Walmart. Depending on your local Walmart, she might be less.  I did not wait since there were only four on the shelf and I wanted to add her to my collection. I can't wait to stage her with my large scale handmade foods! I have needed a large, SD Scale BJD and this is the most inexpensive way to acquire one. lol. Her hands are going to be awesome to work with modeling my cakes and foods. Until I can afford a large SD BJD . 

I will have more doll unboxing posts coming so stay tuned! Now to be on the hunt to find her a chair!! 

More Rainbow High- Violet Willow

Hi all. I managed to pick up Violet Willow at Walmart yesterday in my travels marked down and have been really busy. I have alot of dolls that I have been de-boxing but I have been attempting to configure photos. 

Here are some photos of the Violet and Ruby together. I love Violet's hair, with the side ponytail. I used to do that back in the 80's when I was in high school.

 I think the cheerleaders and the sports series are some of the most detailed ones out there now I just need the other two or three to complete the cheer set. I really want the pink Bella and also Daphne. I love the pink Slumber party one. I only buy what I like, I am not a completist. 

More for later. Lisa 

Smoke & Shadows Vanessa Perrin Doll

 My Smoke and Shadows Vanessa Perrin doll arrived today- and she was worth the wait! The W Club has outdid themselves with this doll. I am so glad that I won her!

My photos have been taken on top of the One Sixth Scale Dollhouse aka La Maison Royal, since I am still digging dolls out of bins where they are stored, since we are technically still working on the doll room. I have been working on cleaning the dollhouse and its' room of debris and clutter so I can put/place dolls off shelves and out of boxes and have photo ops and basically enjoy them. I am still pulling my Halloween/ Fantasy dolls out of the bins- and the scary part? :( I know I have more! For instance, I have found Gomaz, I am still looking for Morticia. 

Here is the display with Vanessa so far...

Those are only a fraction of the Halloween Kellys I have too. I also have Harry Potter dolls, the Wicked Witch of the West- who I can't find, but I know I packed, my Disney Cinderalla dolls- but I am not sure I would have room for everyone up on top. But it would look cool. As well as my coven dolls by the W Club. 

So I have more to go.......

Not to mention while I was out running errands- I found this little gem who I have been tempted by for a long long time now--

Rainbow High dolls! This I believe may be the series 2, with the cheerleader dolls, I could be wrong, it could be series 1. It is Ruby Anderson. I missed the sale on Walmart when they were going for...$17.97 and were practically giving them away. I found this little darling one at Family Dollar store for $20 and with my price comparisons after paying tax she was $21 so I saved on shipping if I had purchased her on ebay. Ruby is one of the more coveted cheerleader dolls from what I can tell. I will de-box her in another blog episode. I was in Family Dollar for a totally different reason and she was the ONLY Rainbow High doll in there. They had tons of the LOL dolls in there for $5 and $10 . 

With these dolls they are already releasing series 3 so I would recommend price comparison shopping on Walmart. com and Amazon as well as Ebay and other shopping sites, even Poshmark. Especially on your shipping costs. 

What I am drawn to them is their articulation as well as the high quality of their clothing- and they look like a smaller version of Blythe. Different ones have beautiful expressive, faces, so I have got over that big head problem. 

More to come soon! ~Lisa