Snubbed

So it happened again.

I saw someone selling a certain doll sweater in an online selling group, and they said in the description of their post that the sweater is from an unknown source. I then left a comment saying it's the quidditch (a wizard sport) sweater worn by Mattel Harry Potter to help identify the doll that owns the sweater. I mean, sure, they didn't ask help to identify the sweater, but they did write in the description that it's from an unknown source. If you felt the need to mention that, doesn't it mean you are at least curious about where the item came from?

Well, I went back to the post because I wanted to look at the sweater again, and I found out that my comment has been deleted. Plus the description of the item being sold was not edited even though I've already identified the doll.

I would have been their potential customer had they struck a conversation with me in the comments, because I have a Mattel Harry Potter doll that could totally wear that sweater, and I don't mind getting an extra piece of clothing bundled with the sweater because it might fit my other dolls. But no.

I Love VIP Pets Dakota

Because I've gotten a Pinkie Cooper doll recently, I've been thinking about anthropomorphic play line dolls. The only dolls that come to my mind at the moment are Peteena, and those animal dolls from Petworks. And oh, the Disney movie Zootopia is so timely right now. Have you heard of their singing gazelle doll??? It's so strange looking but I want one. It's only available at the UK Disney store right now.

Then I became more curious and checked out Littlest Pet Shop doll hybrids online. Basically, collectors take of the head of LPS figures and put them on human doll bodies. Some are really strange to me, while some do work well and look adorable.

Then I stumbled upon an I Love VIP Pets doll hybrid. I Love VIP Pets are fashion toy dogs with colourful and styled hair, bright eye makeup and fashion accessories. I've seen this line at the toy store previous times before but I didn't really bother to check them out. However, because of this LiveJournal post, I thought of making my own I Love VIP pets hybrid myself! Well, what are the chances of me getting a VIP pet at the toy store for a good price? Pretty slim. I've seen them being on sale, but I didn't take advantage of it at the time because I wasn't interested.

Lo and behold, I found one at Toy Kingdom.

Dakota was the only design left on the shelf. The saleslady explained to me that this is on sale because a newer but more expensive I Love VIP Pets stock came in, in a plastic dog carrier packaging and packed with more fashion accessories, ergo, stuff I don't necessarily need.

It was on sale for P200.

A closer look at Dakota.

One side of the box.

The other side of the box.

The back of the box.

Other characters from this line. I think I would have loved to get Alex or Sophie, but Dakota is fine.

The top of the box with the cool paw print design. 

Dakota out of the box but still attached to the cardboard insert I pulled out of it.

The back of the cardboard insert. There are plastic flaps and adhesive tape on it.

Dakota free from the box and with her accessories: a brush, a pair of earrings and a cowboy hat. The earrings are weird because they attach to their cheeks, not her actual dog ears. What??

I decapitated Dakota. Doing so reveals an extra accessory: a dog collar. Her gold rickrack hair band is also removable.

I brushed her hair and a hair plug came off, but I don't know from where. It's not that important though because if I can't find the spot where it came from, so can't you.

Remember my Breyer doll? I left it naked because I don't like it a lot.

Decapitation time!

I've compared neck knobs. This head transplant might just work.

And bam! The body is too orange for Dakota's skin tone, but because of her long orange hair, it just might work. And Dakota is a cow-girl dog, and my Breyer doll is a horse-riding doll, so it all fits!

Switching heads and stuff.

Heh.

Dakota all dressed up. I made pony tails out of her hair because it's unruly.

Dakota, Harry, Anastasia and Pinkie.

On Dakota: Daiso seifuku, miniature Furla jelly bag, Pocahontas moccassins

On Harry: my Breyer doll's suit

On Anastasia: Goya bits candy container cap, Daiso seifuku, La Dee Da bag, Barbie sneakers

On Pinkie: Monster High Create-A-Monster wig, Daiso seifuku, Chanel bag cellphone charm, black Barbie clone shoes

I think they are the only dolls I have of similar built. I can't wait to take photos of all my dolls to compare their height.

Dakota's big head is really overwhelming when she is next to other dolls, but I think she'd fit right in with Blythes and Pullips. I don't collect those though. I'm ok with Dakota and don't plan to make more VIP pets hybrids because I have no spare doll body of this size anymore.

This makes me want to try other kinds of hybrids though. We'll see...

Pinkie Cooper

I finally have a Pinkie Cooper doll! I bought one from an online seller. I got her for P350.

Photos from the seller:

The online seller was selling Pinkie with 2 Liv doll wigs, but I didn't want the wigs because I already have one plus three Monster High Create-A-Monster wigs. So Instead of paying P450, I paid P350, and P50 for shipping.

Here she is with a Create-A-Monster wig.

She's tiny!

I haven't brushed the wig that well when I put it on so the hair has a lot of volume.

If you're wondering how I managed to attach a Create-a-Monster wig on her head when it's too small, I attached it using Faber-Castell tack-it. First, I stuck a tiny piece on the inside of the wig and pinned down the plastic peg inside (that is really for CAM doll heads) so that it lays flat under the wig cap. Then I strategically placed four more pieces of Tack-it on the inner edge of the wig cap so that I can securely stick the wig on Pinkie's head, trying my hardest to avoid the hair strands getting caught on the tack.

Her hair gets stuck to her eyelashes sometimes. I have to keep combing her hair to the side so that it won't get stuck there anymore. Her knees can click twice, and her paw hands are not as versatile as the usual doll hands, but they look cute. She has no ears! That's because her original wigs serve as ears well. Hair ears or ear hairs, yeah? Her feet are small but arched very high so she can only wear high boots from other doll lines.

Here she is with Anastasia, and they are both wearing Daiso seifukus. Pinkie's hair is so flat now and it looks like she's balding, haha. I might change her wig someday to another one with bangs instead.

Harry, Anastasia and Pinkie. Whoa Harry, slow down with the doll collecting.

/I changed her wig. Took a little while to do it because of the sticky tack, but it's fine.

She looks better with bangs, I think. And she's another purple haired doll for me, YAY!

A Photo Dump! [Part 3]

I don't remember if I've posted this already or not, but at the time I took this photo (during Toy Con) Cocodels were new arrivals at Toy Kingdom. I don't know anymore if they are still being sold.

Cheering squad gashapon. Not to be confused with Fuchiko on The Cup.

Desktop Creamy Mami gashapon figures.

Frozen fashems.

Blind bags, blind bags, blind bags.

Ugglys blind capsules.

Mini Fuji camera gashapon.

Yu Yu Hakusho gashapon.

I also want to share a miniature bench I found at a supermarket. I got a miniature KitKat bench with a memo pad.

Miniature Kitkat benches

It cost me P150. It was tempting to get the bench with a speaker but I already have a speaker, and the tape dispenser was also cool, but I like the memo pad the best.

Here's Kitty trying the bench. She's a little too big for it. There's that bootleg Shopkins basket, too.

Here's Harry trying the bench. It fits perfectly. There's my new Winx Club Flora doll, too. I don't like the outfit she came with. I think it doesn't suit her, but the Daiso kimono does, probably because her eyes make her look quite Asian. Her original outfit is now with my My Little Pony Equestria Girls Twilight Sparkle, which I've yet to talk about.