Another backlog from before Christmas (and an ID!)

Wow, I've got a lot of dolly things to catch up on! I'll be posting for a while but that's good right? I love all the people who read this blog so thank you for your support and helping me with my ID's! I plan on hitting the thrift store later this week so I'll see if I can come up with anything good for you to help me identify. :)

But first, as the title suggests, i've got an ID today! This is not something I have but something I totally want and will pay anything for (well, within reason.)

This is a screenshot from the Paper Purse Craft video on YouTube on the My Froggy Stuff channel. This is not my photo or my doll. My Froggy Stuff stamp shown in the lower RH corner of the photo.

Anyone else follow My Froggy Stuff on YouTube? She is an awesome crafter and inspires me to craft (when I have time.) I was watching one of her latest videos when I saw this doll wearing the most adorable and cutest sweater. 

I don't know if Froggy made this one herself but the dino print is just perfect. So, HELP! Does anyone know which doll wears this sweater? Google searches for me came up empty. 

Okay, now on to the doll. I had a hard time restraining myself a while ago (in September to be exact.) I purchased some things for my cousins baby shower and I had been mulling around the idea of purchasing this doll for a year or so. I wanted to buy her at the right price. I got her at a good deal and there are not many left on Amazon from what I can see now. But because I am collecting the Way Too Wonderland set, I had to get her too. 

Briar Beauty!

In my opinion, there have not been enough Briar dolls. I love Briar so I think it's good that they made a doll form of her for Way Too Wonderland (also, if you've seen the movie on Netflix, you'll know why she was there in Wonderland.) 

What drew me to her first was of course, that HUGE rose in her hair. But also the pink and green theme. I think they are just gorgeous together. I love the shade of pink they used. Just so perfect for Briar.

It may be hard to see but her earrings are a string of butterflies. And I think the vine collar is a great addition to Briar. It's fun to see other characters with collars, not just Raven.

Following the vine theme is her bracelet also with a butterfly. Her ring is a rose. They are not connected.

Her dress skirt is printed with roses and vines and she also has a blue clock like the other dolls. Her dress top is pink with swirls and wears a silver rose necklace. So perfect, so Briar! (Anyone notice the card suits on the vines?)

The SHOES!

These are just wonderful. As I've said in previous posts, if Mattel got into the shoe business they would kill it. The most perfect blue shoes with butterflies and roses!

What detail!!

The back of her hair is nothing special. Her hair is in a ponytail and they put it up in the bouffant in the front of her hair. This is just the ends. But again, that collar! I love how it's kind of transparent.

I've read in places that Briar was a Wal-Mart exclusive when the movie came out (kind of like the Spring Unsprung Kitty Cheshire.) Does anyone know for sure? 

What do you think of Way Too Wonderland Briar Beauty? Has she been added to your collection? Let me know in the comments!

I'll have another post for you all soon. Until then!

The Sun Is Shining!

Seasons Greetings!

Have you all finished your Christmas shopping? I have one last person to buy for and then I am done! As much as I love Christmas and wrapping, etc, I am glad when I can put away all the ribbons and trimmings and paper and get my dining room looking back to normal! Anyone with me on this one?

I walked into the spare bedroom where I have my Ever After High dolls displayed and found the most amazing sight. The sun was shining right on the glitz and glamour of the Thronecoming line. After weeks of rain and snow, this was a very refreshing sight! I tried to capture it as much as I could. 

Blondie and Cupid shimmer

It was really Cupid that caught my eye first. How her dress sparkles!

Raven and Apple share in the sunshine

And Briar basks as well

Of course, others had to come join as well. Like the most beautiful Darling

And Ginger

And Duchess

This was so fun. Just had to share!

Also, a few weeks ago I was feeling very unenthusiastic about Holly's hair. As the daughter of Rapunzel, you've got to have killer hair right? Well, it was a little frizzy for my taste so she got a nice boil dip. What do you think?

Here is the before picture way back when I got her. 

After the dip it's so sleek and shiny! Only thing is I'm having trouble getting her little crown to stay on so be thinking of that if you haven't taken the rubber band off her crown yet. 

Holly and Poppy show off their new styles! (If you remember a few posts ago, I gave Poppy a hair wash to get the gel gunk out.)

Well, that's all for today. I have another post ready to go and it will be popping up Wednesday morning. See you then!

Thronecoming Playset

Well friends, I finally got it! My Briar Beauty Thronecoming playset is deboxed and photographed!

And it took FOR-EVER to get this thing out. Well, the playset itself was not bad. Just pull the unit out and the accessories came in one bag. The doll however, was glued, taped, stapled, I almost had to call the Fire Department to help get her out of her entrapment. 

Well, I finally got her out and got some pictures taken! She is much more lovely out of the box, wouldn't you agree?

She has very lovely makeup and her earrings are chandeliers like the one that comes with the playset. 

Like mentioned before, her thronecoming dress is more of a party dress than a ball gown like the other dolls. It follows her theme of roses rather than her "animal" theme (which is a unicorn). I love the plastic bodice and really fits the outfit (rather than being cheesy like Duchess Swan's).

She has painted on black gloves with silver roses at the top of the sleeve. Also comes with a standard two finger ring (which I cannot tell what it is.)

Her shoes are awesome and now that I got a good look at them, they are better than what I originally thought. I love the vines around the ankle and the roses and thorns on the heel. 

Her hair has purple and the shiny tinsel mixed in. I like how the shiny is on the top rather than underneath the hair like Apples.

Briar does not come with a purse and comb. Her hair was very matted down so it did take a good brushing to get some body back into it. 

She also comes with the mask of a unicorn. I forgot to picture her with it. 

Briars "box" looks like the standard background of the other boxes. This was taped in the big box so it took a while to dislodge this cardboard.

What's cute about this set is that it looks like a storybook. 

The spine holds the doll.

And the back has a scene from the Enchanted Forest. 

You open the book by opening this flap.

There are three scenes that you can act out with this set. First is Briar's dorm room. A place for the girls to get ready for the dance!

Briar has a nice bed with roses on the comforter and a B on the pillow.

There is a hanger in case you want to hang up her dress. (Not that there is much for Briar to change into since there are no EAH fashion packs.)

There is also a place to hang her thronecoming mask. You have to hang it backwards though because of the bend in the handle. 

There is a table which holds Briar's mirror

And there is a super awesome high back chair.

The chair back can be switched with the pillows on the headboard of the bed to make a short back chair if you wanted. I love the high headboard but I like the high back chair better. 

The backdrop of her dorm room is super detailed which I like. The chandelier hangs from a string of roses.

Now there are a lot of people who are unhappy with the cardboard cutouts that come with the set. I don't think it's a big deal if you are careful with it (which we all know that some kids aren't!) But what I do not like is my cardboard cutouts do not open the way they are supposed to. My roses fold back into itself no matter which way I try to bend it. So that's a bummer.

Onto the dance!

There is an awesome purple gate that the attendees can enter through.

And a refreshment table!

Why am I in love with the refreshment table? Oh yeah, TINY ACCESSORIES! A cupcake, cake and two cups for punch.

Again, a super detailed backdrop of the refreshments. 

And on the adjacent page, we have the DJ table. This is another cardboard cutout that does not stay down well.

It does have a hole in the back so you can stick Briar in there so she can mix the tunes for the dance. My Briar was already put away so I used a doll I had close at hand, my new Skipper. And the doll does help the DJ table stay down however, you would have the leave the doll in there for a long time to get the cardboard to mold and have it stay down by itself. 

Then there is a regal ladder going up to the roof so you can look out over the enchanted forest. The platform is wide enough for a doll and the stand. But the fence is disproportionate to the height of the dolls so they would look much better on the ground floor.

Super detailed staircase. I like it!

One of the accessories was an Ever After High logo charm that can connect to the front of the storybook case. I won't leave it there as it doesn't lie flush and would get caught on something in storage. 

And when you are ready to put it away, everything stores nicely in the bottom of Briar's bed.

Except a couple of things. The table stores in the spine of the book on Briar's dorm side.

And the staircase needs to be taken apart to store in the spine on the party side.

Then the bed stores in the spine of the book where the doll is stored.

And one last thing. The mirror insert in Briar's room can reverse and/or be taken out for your own Briar bookmark.

So all in all, this is a cute playset and perfect for the girl who wants a doll and something to play with on the go. Because everything stores within itself and all the pieces are "secured", it makes sure that nothing falls out when opened. I just wish the cardboard fold outs were a little better thought out. 

So friends, what are your takes on this set and Thronecoming Briar?

Let me know in the comments! 

Until next time!