Mail Order Item and Some Research

Two things before I cut to the chase in this post. Laundry day for Barbie! Told you all I was going to. :)

Second. Last night I was searching Google images for the 2005 Cali Girl Christie so I could find pics of the shorts she wears with the top I have. I was not getting success so I added the word "aloha" in the search (since her shirt has Hawaiian flowers on it.) Whatever you do, DON'T add aloha to the search. Just. don't. do. it. (Apparently there is a porn star who's name is Aloha Christie. Yeah. No.)

Okay! Onto more friendly matters!

So I mentioned that I ordered a couple things and I got package one of two today. (My friend has the other package so I have to wait for that one.) But this one came to my house.

Remember Working Woman Barbie wearing the Day to Night jacket?

Remember when I found one Day to Night shoe at the thrift store?

Well, here is my purchase!

Ta-da!

It's a little blurry but you get the idea.

Day to Night Barbie accessories! When I found the Day to Night shoe at the thrift store, I had not yet won this auction. I was secretly hoping and wishing and praying that I would win this. And I did! You can't ask for a better selection of pieces than this.

And here she is!

Day

It was a pain to get that briefcase to stay on her hand.

The briefcase is flawless. No scratches or scuffs. Just general marks from storage or light play.

What's in the briefcase? All the essentials needed for work and a night on the town.

Now, Night!

The shoes are the best part.

And her top has very little snags and strings that have come undone. This type of fabric is so notorious for snagging with play.

And the super cute purse.

Oh my goodness, I am in love! She definitely ranks up there with my favourite Barbies of all time. I am so super excited with how this doll fits the 1984 Day to Night Set.

It is by no means complete yet. Still need some day items: the hat, scarf and purse. On eBay I saw a few hats by themselves so I think I'll wait. I mainly wanted the skirt and shoe. How lucky that I had one shoe from the thrift store! But completing outfits is one of my favorite things about buying Barbies!

The seller also threw in some extra goodies. What a nice seller!

Didn't Barbie have some Lee Jeans fashions? This must be where the bag came from.

I also did a little research on Liv dolls and the doll that I left behind at the thrift store was a Liv. Here she is.

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She is the Sophie Liv It's My Nature Doll. If she's there I'll pick her up for the articulated body. (She also had a wig.)

Until next time!

Thrift Store Goodies

I finally took a pic of the toy section of the thrift store just to show you what I go through every week.

Okay, so maybe it doesn't look so bad in the pic but it's a chore to dig through. However, I really don't mind! I love to dig and I've scored some awesome goods. Look to the left, there is a Barbie house and behind that a yellow toy box. I didn't buy the house because it didn't have any pieces and was super heavy. Since it's $1 per pound, I didn't bother (and I have no where to put it.) But when I looked in the toy box, I found some treasures!

More clothes! I like clothes, running out of places for them but whatever, they're fun! Most of them are not Genuine Barbie and there was *I think* a MyScene doll. She had plastic hair with a wig (kind of like the vintage My Favorite Barbie) so I'm hoping that these clothes are not for her. However they might be. (Andrea, you can let me know) hehe :D

Three skirts. Cute no?

Two jackets. The pink one looks a little big for Barbie.

I like the gold jacket but apparently so did a little girl named "Carolyn"

Two little tops and a dress.

The top on the right has a tag that reads "Spin Master." Ring a bell to anyone?

If you click on this pic, I believe you can see a larger image

Two little dresses. I know where they are from :)

This is an interesting but cute outfit. Kind of looks like pajamas.

Some more little tops

Some pants. I'm pretty sure the hat was for the big head doll that I didn't buy in the trunk. Maybe the blue pants too. I think the red penguin pants go with the red shirt shown above.

Two robes. The left one says "HM."

A mod dress. Reminds me of Cher.

This is the ONLY clothing marked with a Genuine Barbie tag. Who's it from?

Also got some Ken clothes this time around! Maybe the tuxedo/pant combo is from a My First Ken? The orange shirt has an eagle on it and underneath it says "Ken."

This looks like it's for a baby doll. Remember the sets where you and your baby had the same nightgowns? This looks like something along those lines.

Accessories! A cute hawaiian print rolling bag (for my Jet Set Paris Barbie!) and also a hat box trunk, big tooth comb, purse, another weird long purse and what looks like a Barbie ski.

Bustform? I'm not really sure. It doesn't have a stand but a hole in the bottom so you could have one I guess. And what's with the back? I'm confused by this one!

You will be pleased to know that I also scored some dolls! Yay!

A modern Ken. I think I will dress him in the orange shirt above with the cargo pants I had in a previous post.

A very beautiful AA doll. I love her!

Who is this tan beauty?

A dirty Teresa doll. I really don't dig the white lipstick on dolls. Who is the dress from? A Fashionista?

And lastly, this one

At first glance, she kind of looked like a Cinderella. But get a load of the shoes.

So cute. They don't come off really well so that's the reason they were still on the doll. Also, her legs are really bendy.

A close up of her sweet face. (Wild hair but that can be fixed.)

I'm excited by these finds! Not sure on the clothes. They are all dirty so I have some laundry to do this weekend! I think my favorite of the group is the AA doll. I honestly didn't look for any shoes this week. I didn't want to dig that hard.

Also, in a couple previous posts, I've mentioned a purchase I made that I can't wait to post about. I don't have the item because it accidentally got sent to my old workplace. I had a friend pick it up for me and now I just have to get it from her. Once I do, the post will go up! So excited to get it and show it to you.

Until next time!

~My Barbies have as many clothes as Ken does in Toy Story 3~ :)

Birthday Surprises

Hello readers! I had a wonderful time at the beach for my birthday. My husband and a couple of friends left a day before me (can't take a day off from a new job) and the only days where it didn't rain were the days I was there. Can't ask for better birthday weather than that!

It was extra special having 4 friends, my husband, and my parents there to help me celebrate. My mom, having already got me the Lucy and Ethel dolls, also surprised me with these. 

The 1997 101 Dalmatians Teresa doll

And the 1995 Crystal Splendor Barbie.

I love them! The perfect 80's dolls to add to my NFRB collection. My mom is super :)

I got some scores at the thrift store so be on the watch for that post!

~Loving birthday surprises~

Work it, Barbie!

You know, out of all those shoes I bought at the thrift store this week, I made a whole THREE pairs from the ones I found previously. Well, all things considered I guess that's not too bad!

This is a short little post as I don't have much time. I'm leaving for a wonderful weekend to the beach for my birthday! Want to see my gift from my parents?

LOVE! I grew up with re-runs of I Love Lucy and I laughed and laughed at this episode. I opened the box and changed the batteries in the stand so you can now hear the original TV soundtrack (activated by pressing the little black button inside the heart.) This is so wonderful!

But I did want to show you a Barbie that I have on my shelf.

Barbie and exercise bike! Don't you love the outfit? So 80's/Jazzercise.

I don't know what doll she is but I found her at a garage sale YEARS ago. This was the doll that was wearing the black and silver Cher dress I posted last time. But since she is an 80's doll, she fits the outfit nicely.

This exercise bike came with two little pink dumbbells (like the ones that come with gymnast Barbie) and this outfit. The outift was on a cardboard doll. I remember the package but I can't seem to find the exercise bike anywhere online!

The Help! Does anyone remember the specific name of this outfit or playset? Not for any reason other than my own curiosity.

Have a wonderful weekend readers!

~I work out~

Shoe-a-palooza

Well, I dug to the bottom of the toy bin again. Shoes seem to be my going thing right now at the store. But I did manage to walk away with one doll!

Yeah, no clue. Her back says Mattel (Indonesia). Her nose is a little dirty, hehe. She has a ring on her left thumb and black nail polish.

She also has some blue streaks and some sections of the hair appear to be white and crimped. The first pic shows a little bit of the white if you look by her elbow. She also has not the BIG flat feet, but flat feet with a little bit of high heel shape.

Only one piece of clothing today. WNBA shorts.

Time for the accessories!

Cute little ice blocks. I thought I could use them as a prop for one of my ice skating dolls.

Two crowns. Not sure if they are Barbie or not. I'm sure the pink one on the right is.

A little charm with Glitter Hair Barbie on it.

I like turtles and this was so cute. It's marked 06 Mattel. Didn't some of the mermaid dolls come with little ocean friends?

A blue hand mirror

You cannot believe how excited I was when I found this shoe.

Day to Night Barbie! Did she come with a pink calculator? Looked fun for Barbie so I picked it up too. I picked up the Day to Night jacket like 3 weeks ago. How did I not see the shoe?

And the shoes!!! (and a hair curler casing)

It seems that this time I made only one pair (the pink open toes in the front). The big chunky blue shoe I'm pretty sure I got last time. And what is that thing in front? Sock? Mitten?

The Help! Just an ID on the doll up top and the pink calculator. And the red sock/mitten thing above!

I love digging to the depths of the toy bin. Sometimes I think that something is alive in there (seriously, there was the heel of a french bread today, no joke). But look what I find when I dig!

I'm waiting for a package and when I get it, I'll post up what I got. Can't wait!


~Shoes, a girls best friend~