Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year! Peace and prosperity to each and every one of us.

It's a holiday today and didn't have work. I took this chance to go to the nail spa, which I have been postponing for the past few weeks. O finally had my 'me' time.

Strolled a little at the mall afterwards, which includes the toy store of course. However, nothing was interesting enough to be brought home. I ended up buying 2 dresses to update my wardrobe instead.

I might have not gotten any doll from the mall, but I did through the online shop Shopee.

Interestingly, I found another "Holly" doll, which increased my curiosity about her and I am no so eager to know who she is.

In addition, I also got a Mattel baby doll.

The seller didn't have the COD option so I chose over the counter, which proves to be inconvenient as I had to wait in queue for a while. It's a backward process if you ask me. I really hope they'd have Paypal option, which is so much easier.

Anyway, here are the photos. Note that these are the sellers' photos.

The one on the right wearing black is what I ordered today while the one on the left is from another seller. They are expected to arrive next week.

Another Batch: Bratz, Cinderella Toddler Dolls

It's Thursday but feels like Friday. 😁 Tomorrow is a holiday because of the Chinese New Year .

I have colds for 3 consecutive days now and it's not the happiest feeling! Having to sniff all the time partnered with headache is pain. Despite that, I still go to work.

I am just glad that I have dolls to shift my mind to, which are actually happy thoughts. I am also glad to be able to write more often. Thanks to smart phones.

Well, I said I'd stay away from buying 2nd hand dolls until next month, March. However, it's quite difficult not to look so when another batch of dolls was uploaded by the online seller that I have been following, I browsed... and found good stuff.

I got 3 Bratz dolls, since I have quite a lot of stocks of clothes and shoes. Besides, they are bo longer available in the market so I think it's already good buy.

There is this black doll as well, who's so cute to resist. I know I saw her before but I can't remember anymore. I will have to wait until I get her. I also liked her yellow clothes.

There is a La Dee Da, who's not available in the market anymore. It's my first time to buy 2nd hand and she has bitemarks. I also do have fashion packs so I'm sure I'd be able to find one that will fit her.

There is a Cinderella toddler doll released by Playmates in early 2000. I liked the toddler dolls then as I see them cuter than the ones being released today. They are also more proportioned if you ask me.

One doll is also unknown for me, but I like her unique face and her red, long hair. She seems like a Tinkerbell friend.

Last is a doll that has Holly stamped on her nape. I can't find her at all, but would take a chance on her.

Unfortunately, I missed the chance of having  Pepper doll from the 60's, sister of Tammy doll by Ideal. Someone got her first.

So here is the group pic of dolls that I am expecting to arrive in the next few days.

Doll Stands, Shoes and Accessories

First of all, Happy Valentine's Day! I don't really celebrate but I'm greeting you anyway. 😄

Days have melted immediately after my last post. It's already Wednesday. I am actually glad with the pacing as weekend is near.

Weekend - something that I usually look forward to... Friday is a holiday because of Chinese New Year so it's better.

Anyway, I'd like to share with you today the stuff I got from the mail yesterday. I got a total of 50 doll stands... yahoo!  That's additional dolls to display.

I also got few accessories, plus shoes for my newly-adopted 18" dollies.

Online shopping is such an addicting, wallet-draining activity.

So here are my new stuff:

More Monster High Dolls!

Monster High dolls have been pulled out from the stores with less chances of being restocked. I think they have stopped production.

I see some online but they are being sold at crazy prices. The ones I've encountered from recent warehouse sales were in extremely dented boxes.

Just imagine the glee I had when I stumbled upon a store that still carries them. And just like a kid who just saw candies, I grabbed each and every doll that I still so not have and few pieces that are duplicates. I don't know how much longer then can hold on, but I'd rather get  extra supplies than end up saying "I should've gotten it".

The shop's shelf is almost empty when I left, only about 5 dolls left. But the sales lady was surely happy. She said that she already got notice for the pull out of dolls but she opted to let them stay longer.

Seems like the girls really waited for me, huh!

My MH haul includes:
* Clawdeen Wolf in Boo York, Boo York
* Howleen Wolf in Ghoul Fair
* Clawdeen Wolf in Freaky Field Trip
* Operetta in Freaky Fusion (duplicate)
* Frankie Stein Basic (duplicate)
* Spectra Vondergeist in Ghoul Spirit
* Venus McFlytrap in Ghoul Spirit
* Operetta in Dance Class
* Howleen Wolf in Dance Class
* Spectra Vondergeist in Ghouls' Getaway

So here is their group pic:

Saturday Bath: Hobby Holly, Corolle and Rapunzel Dolls

It's Saturday and I am at the dining table, just finished my lunch of pizza and pineapple juice.

I spent a couple of hours cleaning and bathing 5 of my newly-adopted dollies: Corolle mino toddler, Mattel baby, toddler Rapunzel, vintage Holly Hobbie and the Mattel Holly Hobbie.

Then spent another couple of hours washing the dolls' clothes and mine.

Now I'm munching on chocolates. Tired and sleepy. Waiting for the dolls' hair to dry. Brush Rapunzel's long hair every now and then.

Perhaps in few minutes I'd be napping.

In the meantime, here are snapshots of my

earlier tasks.

New Preloved Girls: Our Generation by Battat and Mini Clodrey Dolls

...and I just ordered a couple of 2nd hand dolls online. I think I have to stop immediately!

1 is an Our Generation girl who needs extreme care because of ink marks all over including her hair, and a vintage 9" Clodrey doll who also needs an overhaul. They also need to have new set of clothes.

With the little time I have for my hobby, I will soon be swamped with 2nd-hand dolls that aren't ready to be displayed yet. Hence, they will continue to be piled and the next thing I know, I am overwhelmed again! Although I think I am challenged by these girls that makes the process exciting.

I also need to look after my budget as the doll-collecting hobby, whether new or preloved, definitely drains the pocket.

Hopefully these 2 will be my last preloved purchases... at least for the month of February-March 2018. I shall turn off my notifications...

So here are the 2 new girls that I am expecting:

 

Baby Dolls Galore!

I have incoming dolls again that I ordered online. Mostly baby dolls (Mattel, Corolle and Madame Alexander). I love watchig thrift store doll shopping in YouTube and this is similar to that activity since these are also 2nd hand toys. The difference is that the dolls are now pricier because of the middle man, and shipping adds on the cost as well. The fun of walking around overwhelmed with so many options is also not in the equation.

I am certainly glad, though, for finding these dolls as I won't easily get them anymore. I will just have to make use of what I can get to try restoring them. I still wish that I have the talent to restore dolls.

They are being shipped as of this writing and expected to arrive tomorrow, Feb. 8th:

In addition to the baby dolls, there is also a toddler Corolle doll, which I still have to identify when received: 

 I also do have a new-found doll, which I assume to be Holly Hobbie:

Apparently, Mattel produced a modern Holly Hobbie, which I was also able to find through our local ebay. I will show you in a separate blog entry.

So that's it for now guys! I am excited for their arrival. Will update you the soonest!

Shopkins Season 7

After an out of town activity yesterday, Feb 4, we went to the mall for our usual toy-hunting. There wasn't much delivery for this week so I wasn't able to buy dolls.

However, my 8-year old niece have been requesting us for Shopkins, which I am not too excited about because they are so small and so easy to be misplaced. She actually had about 50+ pieces that we got her for Christmas then, but now down to less than 10 pcs.

Finally she was able to convince us yesterday and promised that she'd be more careful this time and would make sure they don't get lost.

Here are the ones she got:

Friday Thoughts

It's Friday. A very slow Friday. I am at the office, but my mind is wandering. Somewhat excited for the 2 days of weekend that are filled already  with activities:

*Saturday to meet a childhood friend and of course to bathe my newly-arrived 2nd hand dolls.

*Sunday to go out of town to attend an activity and do a tour of the place at the same time.

Toys and travel are 2 of my most favorite things in life.

Last night I already opened the box of toys I bought from Facebook. It was late already at around 11pm and initially wanted to open them this weekend, but I have thought that being enclosed in a tight box isn't fun and they might get deformed or something.

As to end this work week, here are the dolls when they arrived to me. Sorry for the photo quality as it's a screenshot of the box opening video I made.