Birthday Gift to me #1

Hello!

When will the craziness end? Ever feel like you are super busy then you get a weekend to relax and you still feel busy? 

This is me right now. Yikes!

One little thing first. I found this cutie in the toy bin at the thrift store. She had old body style, no chewed or mangled limbs, so she came home with me. Her short, up-straight-in-the-air hairstyle makes her good candidate for vintage clothing and one of my fabulous vintage wigs! She has a dress for a newer doll. The dress was on a doll that didn't have any feet (*gasp!*) so I took it for my doll. 

I love her simplistic face. She is a cutie. 

Now to the surprise! Last time I posted this pic. 

Obviously a dress of some sort, right? Well, I splurged and purchased this ABSOLUTELY BEA-UUUUU-TIFUL doll. 

Thronecoming Raven Queen

lovelovelovelovelovelove <3

Really, it was a toss up between Raven and Cupid for the prettiest of the Thronecoming Princesses. Raven won because had the right price tag :) Amazon has what's called "Warehouse Deals." Some box damage but no damage to the doll and contents. I paid a cheap $14 for little miss Raven. The only damage to the box was the back had a soap-like spill on it and a little minor denting. The soap came off easily with a rag and the box still holds it's storybook shape. SCORE!

Ball gowns are after my own heart and the hair with sparkles? I was sold. Had to have.

Each Thronecoming princess has a special characteristic and "theme" if you will. Raven chooses a dragon which gives her a wicked cool collar. 

She has pretty gloves and gauntlets and a cute purse. 

On her left wrist is a corsage that has a special power. It's from a special "friend" (who is a boy.) He is also a doll. And since Hunter is in love with Ashlynn that gives you only one other guess as to who it's from. ;)

She has super long hair that also is after my heart. Not as long as Holly's but still really long. She has a cute charm in her hair. Why is it teal? Because the glitter on the black parts of her dress is also teal. I think it's a good contrast. When I was a kid the purple/teal combo was IN. It's a good fit for Raven.

Her mask is modeled after a dragon as well. It's a one-eyed mask and is super pretty!

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I would have put the mask in her right hand like this picture however, it doesn't fit real well in that hand. So she has it flipped. Plus, I want to be able to see her pretty face :) And my purse does not have spikes around it that are that prominent. Oh Mattel, how we love that you change dolls from the promo pics to packaging. 

Her dress is very unique as the hem is somewhat asymmetrical. It's shorter on the left than the right. I love it (and also it can show off the shoes better!) This pic shows how teal the sparkles are. 

Which brings me to THE SHOES!

How do you design shoes with a dragon theme in mind? None other than spikes! Am I also seeing some chains around the ankle/heel area? :)

More spikes and chains on the back. These shoes really help accentuate the outfit! I think it would have been cool to have the chains be silver also. Maybe I feel a project coming on.

So friends, what do you think of Thronecoming Raven Queen? Will she be coming to your collection? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time!

My Ever After High Comic!

Greetings!

It's the moment you all I have been waiting for! :)

A while ago I mentioned that I created an Ever After High comic for a Facebook contest to win either:

1. Cerise Wolf
2. Manny Taur and Iris Clops
3. Any other Ever After High Doll

Well, needless to say I didn't win however I do like what I came up with! The rules were your comic had to star an EAH character but you could use any other dolls or props you wanted, and the comic could be done with photos or drawings. Since I can't draw worth beans this was great for me! Let me know what you think!

*a little backstory. Not everyone might get this and especially if you haven't watched the Ever After High webisodes. Raven doesn't want to follow her destiny and be the Evil Queen. Apple White needs Raven to follow it so she will give her a poison apple later on down the line. Everyone is trying to get Raven to be evil so she will follow her destiny, especially Apple. Apple and Raven are also roommates at EAH. Ashlynn works at a shoe store and LOVES shoes.*

1.
Raven - AGH! I can't find anything to wear to Barbie's party Friday! I want a dress that will "WOW" everyone.
Ashlynn - What-EVER-After Raven! Everyone knows the shoes always steal the show!

2.
Raven - I was just hoping for something a little less EVIL looking.
Apple - Raven, there has got to be something you can wear. Let's see...... 

Apple - Well, it could use some more color. I heard Once Upon A Dress is having a sale. Let's go shopping!
Ashlynn - Don't forget to stop at The Glass Slipper for some SHOOOOES!!!! 

Raven - I LOVE this dress! I hope it will impress everyone. Thanks Apple....
Apple - Uh...Raven...?? 

1.

Raven - ?

Barbie 1 - Hexcellent Dress!

Barbie 2 - Fabelous!

Totally Hair Barbie - Super Cute Rochelle!

Barbie 3 - LOVE!

Rochelle Goyle - I got it at Once Upon A Dress! Don't you love it!

2.

Apple - Well Raven, maybe evil really is the way to go!

Raven - *sigh* A comment like that can only come from you Apple. 

For Ravens dress, I took a Barbie dress and pinned it in the back to fit her. Raven's dress on Rochelle doesn't exactly fit either as Monster High dolls have a skinnier waist than Ever After High dolls. Wouldn't it be fun if they could mix and match? :) So I hope you all like the comic! It was a lot of fun to make. 

Since my birthday is Monday, I took the liberty of buying myself a gift. Here is a piece of it. 

Any guesses? 

Until next time!

New Barbie Craft, part 2

Well, I finally found a time where the oven was not being taken up for mass quantities of zucchini bread so I could finally finish my Barbie Shrinky Dinks craft!

If you missed it, you can find how I acquired these Shrinky Dinks in my Part 1 post here!

Here we go!

I spent a good amount of time a few weeks ago picking out colors for my dolls. There is a rough side and a shiny side, you can use any kind of colored pencils and/or permanent markers for the coloring. (Crayola markers, washable or not DO rub off so for this you will want to use Sharpies.)

I had a hard time picking out colors but I think I did pretty good. I did copy the schemes for a few of the pieces, mainly the poodle and the Barbie Ponytail silhouette.

All ready to go!
(Note: clicking on the pictures will enlarge them) 

After coloring you put them on a baking sheet rough side up.

And let's check sizes before we bake. You can see that one of the larger pieces is about 3 1/2 inches tall, one of the accessories is about 1 1/2 inches tall.

Time to go into the oven! I couldn't get pictures of the shrinking process because our oven has a grill through the window so I couldn't get a good focus. This entire process took about 2 minutes tops. 

They curl up (almost to the point where they fold in half) then flatten back out. Voila!

The shrinky dinks!

WOW, that is drastic! I had forgotten how small they actually get. Cuteness! Let's check just how small they got!

Our large Barbie shrunk 2 whole inches, she is now 1 1/2 inches tall. The accessory shrunk to a tiny 1/2 inch. 

These are the perfect size to make the charm bracelets out of. 

I don't know if I will make the bracelets or not. I might run a pretty ribbon through the top of them and hang them from my Barbie shelf. Don't know yet! I think they turned out good and I'm glad I used the colors that I did. 

I remember when my brother and I did these when we were kids. We had some that were "The Ghostbusters" and we played and played with them. (I think most of the time we had fun throwing them AT each other but that's besides the point.... ;)

If you get the chance to do these with your kids (or just by yourself like I did!) they are a ton of fun. And the bracelet kit you get with this would be awesome for a little girl.

Friends, have any other fun crafty ideas I can use for these shrinky dinks? Let me know in the comments!

Coming up next post....the Ever After High comic!

Until then!

Dolly Finds!

Hello!

Unfortunately my Barbie Shrinky Dinks are still sitting here next to me. They are all colored, ready to be baked however, every night last week and this week the oven has been used for something so I have not been able to run them in. (LOTS of zucchini bread is the culprit....) So before I bring you the post about them, I have some fabulous dolly finds where you get to participate and help me ID them! 

I honestly am NO good at ID, have you realized that? :)

While I was at the thrift store picking up some maternity clothes (because I'm cheap frugal thrifty) I found this little (big!) gem sitting naked in the toy bin. 

Um, yes please! Steffie head mold anyone?

I rummaged around in the bin and luckily I found a dress to put on her. Kind of looks like it matches her jewelry but not sure if it's the right dress as it doesn't stay up that well.

I'm thinking that this is a collector doll. She has the twist in her torso which pushes out one hip and the one bent arm which matches up perfectly with her head and/or hip. 

Toenail polish is all intact.

Fingernail polish could use a little touching up. But overall not in bad shape. 

Maybe a close up of her hair would give a little more of a better ID. It's mostly still there but would need some curl redo. And the reason why I have her arm the way I do is because this one curl kept falling down over her face. 

The dress does state "Barbie Collector" so friends, who is she? 

I also picked up this adorable little Kelly. 

Poor thing. I tried to look for her bottoms but no avail. I have mega tons of naked Kelly dolls, I need to score some clothes for them on Ebay. ;)

And this little McDonalds toy. A little ratted, but nothing a shampoo and boil dip can't fix up!

And then my mom and dad picked me up some other dolls! I won't post them all. A lot of them were generic playline and Fashionista most with jointed legs, arms or both. But here are some dollys and fashions that I need some help with!

I love this one, it reminds me of a superstar or hollywood hair fashion. Gotta love the orange boots! (kids) :)

The jacket is a multi-color sparkle velvet flocked type and the "dress" is actually a halter bodysuit/swimsuit with a skirt that is a separate piece. None say Genuine Barbie. 

And a classic ponytail with Totally Hair Barbie's scrunchie. 

This newer body type cutie has some adorable pajamas. No tags.

But maybe we can ID her from her earrings! Anyone know?

Next we have a beautiful old body ballerina. 

And parts of her hair are "holiday Barbie" hard. Most of the curls are intact except the little piece in the back. I'd like to restore her hair if anyone knows who she is.

Next we have this fabulous Teresa bride doll with a long sleeve lace wedding dress. This dress does have a Genuine Barbie tag. 

Jointed arm Barbie with also some cute jammies! Both the shorts and tank are sewed together into one bodysuit and it has trouble velcroing all the way in the back. Maybe it's for a Skipper? 

But this Barbie is unique. She has the cutest freckles! 

Lastly we have this beautiful doll wearing a purple and pink princess style dress. No tags but it fits her good so I'm guessing this is the dress that she came with. 

She is not a Mattel doll but she has just a genuine pretty face and her hair is in good condition. I'm thinking she may have to go on the shelf!

Well friends, are you able to help me ID? Or maybe you have these dolls in your collection? Let me know in the comments!

Next up, Shrinky Dinks, Barbie feature from my personal collection, and the Ever After High comic! (I didn't win by the way but oh well, it was fun to do!)

Until next time!

New Barbie Craft, part 1

Hi Friends!

It's been a while, I know! I had planned on posting this Sunday but when you're pregnant and get a burst of energy, it's time to go out to town and get things done! Like:

Shopping (food)
Shopping (non-edibles at a different store)
Gas
Wash the car
etc. 

:)

So while I was out a week ago looking at A-DOR-ABLE baby clothes I found something I could NOT live without!

Oh my goodness, does anyone ever remember doing these when they were a kid? I remember when my brother and I did them with his "Ghostbusters" shrinky dinks. They were tons of fun! This kit is unique because it includes all the fix-ins to make your own Barbie charm bracelets. Cool!

And, the kit is complete!

This was such an amazing score! And I will blog the process. I plan to get them all colored this weekend and am prepared to bring back my childhood and watch them shrink in the oven!

This store also had a few dolls for sale which I thought was totally awesome. I have to watch though as I have eliminated my purchases of the newer body type. I've been buying any old Barbie body types that I find so I can fit them in all the old clothes that I have. Unfortunately all the dolls they had there were the newer body type. I do have plans to go back, maybe I can find another score at that time!

It's just a few more short days till the Ever After High comic contest will be over and I can post my fun comic on my blog for all to see. In a couple of posts down the line I'll also be featuring some awesome Barbies from my personal collection that I've been wanting to feature for a while. I hope you'll like them!

Until then!