A Productive Weekend Plus American Doll

It's Monday, start of the Holy Week. It's quite slow as a lot has already started their vacation leaves. I am working until Wednesday as I have filed my leaves during the 3rd week of April, my birthday week. Family is scheduled for a Vietnam trip.

My Saturday and Sunday was productive as I was able to finish off cleaning most of my adopted dolls from the past weeks. Approximately about 15 dolls, combination of big and small dolls. As of this writing, I left them at the windowsill to air dry.

It's an accomplishment really, as I have been wanting to clean them before letting them join my other dolls.

Since they are second hands, I have to be sure as most of them weren't from original owners. One doll actually had a stain on the shoulder, which seemed to me like a blood stain. Some, especially dolls that are semi-plush had mixed stains, which I am thinking might be pee from the kid who originally owned them.

My boyfriend was actually kinda creeped out when I told him that I've been buying second-hand dolls. He supports me with my doll hobby, but those are for new ones. He's not too informed yet with my current addiction to preloved ones.

Anyway, the highlight of my weekend was my American Girl doll, whom I have been wanting to somehow restore for the longest time. She's  been in the attic until yesterday.

So here are her photos. I let her wear Dora's Birthday fashion, which fit her perfectly!

Latest Thoughts, Latest Dolls

I haven't written in a while. My brain have somewhat froze back there due to 'real world' stuff that I need to attend to.

Despite that, I haven't stopped getting the dolls I encounter in stores and online.

They are quite a lot now and my problem of storage space remains despite deboxing several dolls already.

The "Attic Project" is still ongoing. I have made quite a space already, but still not enough to be able to totally renovate the room as it still contains so much stuff.

We are thinking of setting up a garage sale for 2 weekends in April. Mostly for household stuff that are no longer being used. I don't think I'd be able to part with my other toys. Not yet.

Although after I have sorted things out, especially my toys,  I will be setting up an online shop to sell the ones that I am no longer keeping. I do have lots of them!

The issue is that since I started getting dolls from Facebook, I got introduced to more types and brands. I have gotten a number of vintage pieces already. I also have bought several baby dolls as well. It's so varied now which added to the challenge of doing inventories.

This is truly an addiction as I can't seem to stop wanting to acquire more dolls. Doll collecting is happiness, but it also comes with great responsibility.

I have set up an FB account that is a bit easier to maintain as it doesn't need much writing.

So here are some of the dolls that I have adopted over the past few months.

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.