How Could I Forget!

Greetings Friends! 

Thanksgiving is upon us! And the snow! We've got about 5" so far and its still coming down. And then December is supposed to be above average temperatures so i'm sure this will all be gone in a week. So much for a White Christmas! :)

As noted by the title, I can't believe that I forgot about these little cuties when I posted about my flea market goodies! I had already displayed them in my office and everything else was in the bag so that's probably why. But they need to be shown off, they are too cute to not be!

Presenting the 2001 Hansel and Gretel Kelly and Tommy!

I couldn't pass them up, they are TOO CUTE! And at only $20, that was a great price for these adorable littles. 

And their box is friendly for boxed but deboxed photos!

Dressed as Hansel, Tommy has these brown overalls and cute matching hat. And those little shoes!

And Kelly dressed as Gretel, has pigtail braids, a cute headscarf and smock dress. 
 

Notice the accessories? The bread and the basket are all plastic. Win!
 

The back of the box has a condensed version of Hansel and Gretel. It reads: "Once upon a time, a brother and sister were left deep in the forest by their evil stepmother. Lost in the growing darkness, Hansel and Gretel found a magic gingerbread cottage. It's roof made of icing and its windows of candied sugar. The sweet little house was both beautiful and delicious to the starving children but inside lived a vile witch, herself hungry for a plump little boy. In the end of course, clever Gretel pushed the hag into the oven meant for Hansel. And Hansel and Gretel found their way back through the woods to their father's cottage where they lived together...happily ever after. The world of classic children's literature comes alive again with the second selection in a collection of Storybook Favorites. Hansel and Gretel spring from the cherished pages of classic fairy tales, ready to charm. Wearing lovely costumes inspired by the Europe of long ago and far away, the adorable dolls capture all the enchantment of the beloved story."

 
And also came with a certificate of authenticity.

Remember Ever After High came out with the daughter of the candy witch, Ginger Breadhouse (although she's not hungry for children of course!)

And lastly, this little guy. 

The adorable little tin man. He came from a series by McDonalds and by looking at all of the characters, he is definitely the star of them all. I love him. 

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Well that's all for today! Do you have any of the Tommy and Kelly storybook collection dolls? Let me know in the comments!

I hope you all have a very happy (and not snowy) Thanksgiving holiday!

Happy Halloween from Barbie and Kelly!

Welcome again friends!

I've been slowly going through all the old posts to repost the images (the ones that Photobucket held hostage), fix broken links, etc. It's been a gruling process but i'm getting through it. And surprisingly I've been having fun reading all the old posts. All my dolls have been boxed up for SO LONG I've forgotten what I've had. 

But...I am getting more dolly shelves! With some of my birthday money I'm going to make the trip to Home Depot to get more hardware so I can display the beautiful dolls I've had in storage. What fun! Pictures will be posted once I get those up.

As my last post mentioned we are going to see some little friends today! And since its the beginning of October, it's the perfect time to show. My mom found this at a garage sale and I fell in LOVE. 

LOVE!

This is the Happy Halloween Special Edition Barbie and Kelly Gift Set from 1996. How adorable is this???

We have the most beautiful Barbie. She wears an orange headband and white sweater with a kitty popping out of a Jack-O-Lantern. She also holds a flashlight. Safety first!

Now, for this adorableness. Kelly!

 
I squealed with delight when I saw this little Kelly. How cute is she in that little costume!

She even has a little trick or treat bag. She's all ready!

The back of the box had some fun goodies too like safety tips and cutouts you can hang for decorations.

One beef I have with the Kelly dolls now (or is it Chelsea?) is that they all have molded on tops. It is so frustrating. And I think it's hard to make clothes for Barbie. Can you even imagine the clothes for Kelly? And that teeny tiny seam allowance? Brutal!

And if you try to look for them on eBay they are way overpriced. So won't go that route. 

Remember way back when, I got a huge lot of Kelly dolls at the thrift store. They were all naked and some in bad shape but they needed me. You can check out my buncha Kelly post here!

Well, when I went to retrieve Belle for my project in the previous post, I dug out a couple of them. And dressed them in some of the clothes I got a while ago.

The shorts on Tommy are from the Heart Family dolls and are a little big. I had the Tommy shirt and if you stretch it over the waistband of the shorts, it seems to hold them up. The dress is a dead match for Kelly. 

Now I love the child "messy hair" look but they did need a bath. After bath, I had to take a picture of Tommy. His hair is sticking straight up! This gave me a good chuckle.

So this Tommy hair is really strange. It's only rooted up top. It makes it super hard to make the hair lay down properly. It wants to stick up and out. I also had to trim up some of the ends.

So after some hair spray and redressing, here they are again. I still need to put a rubber band back in Kelly's hair up top but they are so stinkin cute aren't they?

Cant' wait till I have more shelves to display them on. 

And that's all for today! Do you have the Halloween set shown in this post? Have a good place to get some Kelly clothes so I can dress the rest of the ones I have? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time!

A Whole Bunch'a Kelly!

First off I'd like to start with a few updates to some of my dolls.

I fixed Ballerina Barbie's hair. This is the new one that I put in the ice blue skater outfit.

Remember the ice blocks I bought a few weeks ago? Well, they go very well with her and I think it's cute that she's sitting one one.

I switched the doll I had in the purple Fashionista dress and Barbie loves Buzz. This is the one previously in the Barbie loves Buzz dress.

She fits good with this directors chair. I didn't plan this but when I went in to take this photo the heel was hanging off of her toes. I think it's cute! Gives her a relaxed look.

This is the real Barbie loves Buzz doll. Her hair was trained to go into that side ponytail that the doll is manufactured with. She is a much better fit for this outfit.

Remember a long time ago when I found the boots for Glam Jet Paris Barbie?

I just had to put them on her but I didn't really have a dress to match. So here is what I came up with.

I think they look okay but I can find a much better dress to match. I don't currently have one so I'll keep looking.

Okay, time for this week's thrift store goodness!

What is in this adorable bag? (The bag is going to my niece. Super cute huh?)

Kelly Dolls!

Last week I mentioned that there were a ton of Kelly dolls in the mix. I didn't buy them because I can't dress them. This week I figured "what the heck? Let's do it!" At $2 for this (plus other goodies) I couldn't go wrong.

Lets check them out!

First off, I only picked the ones that had "Mattel" on the back. The only one that didn't is the one with green hair on the lower right. She had generally the same face and body type but I loved the uniqueness of it!

Here are some of the ones that are a little different. Please help me identify them if you can!

These have a heart on the tummy and the open mouth reminds me of baby dolls that have a space for a bottle or pacifier.

The middle one has no heart. Just the way I organized them, Sorry ;)

These two have a lever in the back and I think it moves their arms.

This is the only one with cute little freckles.

Tommy? or Kelly with cut hair?

These three have different colored hair than the rest.

I also threw these dolls in the mix. They said Mattel but I have no idea what dolls they are or if they are even from the Barbie line.

These seem like more of a "baby" than Kelly. They have bigger bodies than Kelly and are rather heavy for a doll of their size.

On the backs they are stamped with "1979 Mattel Inc. Indonesia"

These are stamped with Mattel on the bottom of their feet. They remind me of McDonalds Happy Meal Barbies.

This one is a "Simba" brand. Oops, but she's still cute.

Two other goodies I threw in the Kelly mix.

A Barbie Magic Wand. It looks like a horse which makes me think it's a toy from the "Magic of Pegasus" line.

It lights up!

It's not damaged at all so that is a score. It will look great with some of my princess dolls.

And snowman pants!

Any help is always greatly appreciated! I will leave you with this final picture. I have a Kelly doll that I bought years ago.

Little Surfer Lorena. I love surfing and I had her displayed in my dorm room in college along with my other surfing decor. She was a great addition and I love her!

~Kelly Crazy!~