Sunday, June 28, 2015

Disney Singing Princess Dolls Compared to Prudence from Wilde Imagination

Posted on 8:32 PM by

0

Each year sometime before Christmas, the Disney Store releases a collection of singing Princess dolls. These dolls are less than $30, and are similarly sized to the popular 16" fashion dolls on the market today. Going along with the budget theme I've had this...

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Hearts for Hearts Nyesha & Surjan

Posted on 7:15 PM by

1

After doing my piece yesterday on budget friendly dolls, I discovered that the Hearts for Hearts dolls have been discontinued. So hear ye, hear ye, get out to your local Toys R Us or Target and get what's left if you don't already have one. I have decided to do...

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Doll Collecting On A Budget

Posted on 6:41 PM by

2

Collecting dolls can be a very expensive hobby. It seems like there is always some new edition of a collectible doll, or there are 3 concurrent preorders for dolls that top $500...and how do you choose between them?!! There are alternatives to spending loads of...

Monday, June 22, 2015

Engel Puppen Sleeping Beauty Doll

Posted on 8:56 PM by

0

As promised, here is the other new Disney Engel Puppen doll I recently acquired:Okay, so her hair is a wreck. I didn't even realize there had been a blue version of Sleeping Beauty sold at Disney World, but there was. I also have the pink version dress only...still...

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Making A Wig

Posted on 8:54 PM by

1

Today, I tried my hand at making a lambskin wig. There is a great tutorial that I used at this site: http://www.antiquelilac.com/tibetan-lambskin-wigs---tutorial.html . It's very easy to follow and even includes patterns. To be sure the pattern I was using...

Saturday, June 20, 2015

The Lucky Winner of Caroline

Posted on 9:24 PM by

1

Since there were only 16 entries, I just wrote everyone's name on a paper and put them in a bowl to draw:And the lucky winner is:http://youtu.be/a0-0yo2eWS0Congrats Mindy! Please contact me at arpilgrim@gmail.com so I can get your address and send your pri...

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Engel Puppe's Tinkerbell Doll From Epcot

Posted on 9:05 PM by

6

My obsession to collect every Disney Engel Puppen doll made in the Germany Pavilion at Epcot has been well documented on this blog. Recently, I added two more of these awesome dolls to my collection. The first that I will showcase today is Tinkerbell (or Tinker...

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Lillycat Constantine Painted By Charlene Smith

Posted on 7:25 PM by

0

Last year when I attended IDS, I was introduced to a whole new world of dolls....ball jointed dolls. I had heard of them before and even seen a few, but I wasn't really interested in them and didn't own one. Fast forward to today, and I am now the proud owner...

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

My Father's Doll

Posted on 8:50 PM by

0

Yes, you read that correctly. One of the things I love about collecting dolls is the stories they have to tell. Many of my dolls have fantastic stories, and I would like to showcase one of those today, My father's doll When my dad was young, I believe about...

Monday, June 15, 2015

Nancy Famosa Super Lot

Posted on 6:52 PM by

3

I recently won a Nancy Famosa super lot on eBay. It arrived today. I am so thrilled! After combing through everything, I have identified everything except a couple of pieces. Here's what I got: A bird's eye view of the lot En El Jardin pieces  ...

Sunday, June 14, 2015

A Couple of Fun Flea Market Finds

Posted on 10:52 PM by

0

On the way home from the beach today, we stopped at a flea market. I found the two coolest prints for my doll room!Girl with Flowers by EdenGuys and Dolls by MaioThe prints are vintage, I'm guessing sometime in the 70's, but they were really well taken care of...

Saturday, June 13, 2015

World Doll Day -- Giveaway!

Posted on 9:09 AM by

17

The second Saturday of June each year is designated as World Doll Day. The day was established in 1986 by Mil and Vernon Seely. In the spirit of the day, I am hosting my first ever giveaway on my blog. The giveaway is open to anyone in any country. To enter,...

Friday, June 12, 2015

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)