A Photo Dump! [Part 10]

I found another Licca (the one in the blue waitress uniform below) at the thrift store. It was an unexpected find because I didn't think I'd find a Takara doll at this particular store. Even if I already have a Licca doll, another one for a cheap price wouldn't hurt.

I brought her home, together with another find I'll talk about later, and I found out that my second Licca is a bit different from my first. You can't see it in the photo, but she has blonde hair that ends below her shoulders. Her skin tone is much lighter, and her arms are more bendable and posable.

On her back, if I'm not mistaken, the label is TOMY and not Takara.

The other doll I found with Licca the 2nd is a vintage Skooter doll from Mattel! She is Skipper's friend in the sixties, and I got her really cheap. Her face has freckles, and she has bangs. Her hair is quite frizzy but I managed to tie them into two pig tails, her signature hair style. She has a pink body with straight legs, and her feet are flat and slim. She has discolouration on her cheek and  small bite marks on her leg but I don't mind anymore. Her chest is flat so she could wear Daiso Elly-chan clothes and also Licca's clothing.

I thought it would be cute to dress them up in similar outfits. The hats are from 7-11 Paddington Bears.

I tidied up a bit to free some space on my desk. I selected a couple of dolls that would remain there while the others were bagged and stored in a plastic bin. Oh and that's my Peanuts placemat I bought at the toy store.

This is an old shelfie, by the way.

It's a bad photo, sorry. It's definitely cluttered. BUT I DIGRESS.

On the far left of my desk right now is Disney Pocahontas' gown. I found a 2010 Pocahontas doll (not in photo) wearing this dress, and I brought her home. I gave Pocahontas a boil wash, the first time I ever did a boil wash, but I still couldn't restore all her hair because the ends are scraggly, so I also gave her a trim. The dress form I'm using is another thrift store find, from a Tangled Rapunzel boutique set. I can actually put a doll head on the "neck knob" of the dress form, if I want to.

Next to the dress (which I removed for this photo) is Skooter. She is wearing a Licca dress. The colours of this dress reminds me of her stock outfit, so Skooter might be wearing this for a long while until I find her better clothing. 

My two Liccas (I really should give them names. Soon.) are still in Daiso outfits. I also found a Licca mini doll key chain which Licca the 1st is holding in her arms. The mini doll needs a touchup on her hair paint, but I can do that at a later time.

Attached on Skooter's shoulders is Slugger Doll Battie from Honey Hill Bunch. 

Battie has a similar face to Skooter, freckles and all, so they could play sisters. My two vintage Mattel dolls together!

Next is La Dee Da Sloane as Lollipop Swirl, and beside her are my two Frankies from Monster High, who are literally Frankendollies.

Skultimate Roller Maze Frankie has Cleo and Clawdeen arms, a Cleo leg, and I got her fake hands from an online seller. The gloved hands are supposedly Avea Trotter's. Her outfit consists of a purple knitted hat, a Monster High Physical Deaducation shirt, a Paddington Bear jacket, Cleo's Skull Shores pants, and Kenko World shoe charms. 

School's Out Frankie received an arm from my other Frankie, then her hands are from the same online seller. The hands are supposed to be Madeline Hatter's but the white polka dots on her gloves are fading. She is wearing a top hat I put together (that shouldn't be on her but I don't want to put the hat back in storage just yet), Classroom play set dress, an unbranded pink jacket, and shoes I made out of foam and a tongue depressor. I shall post about these shoes on a different entry.

Next are my only Ever After High dolls.

Hunter Huntsman with a Bratz foot and mismatched shoes, signature Kitty Chesire, and Madeline Hatter which I use photograph quite often for my blog. I talked about her outfit here. She is carrying a rubber bag charm, similar to the ones I posted about here. Her stand is made out of a jar lid, a balloon stick, and foam. The set up is a bit flimsy, but I still have a lot of balloon sticks so I'll keep using them when I make doll stands.

Beside Maddie is Freak du Chic Honey Swamp temporarily wearing a top hat because I didn't want to store the hat yet, and the sweater I made out of socks.

Next to Honey is Skutimate Roller Maze Clawdeen which I really like because of her soft purple hair with green streaks. She's wearing a very small crop top underneath the Paddington bear jacket, Betty Spaghetti Slumber Party pajamas, and unbranded pink sneakers. Her hands are bought online and I haven't identified whose pink hands are those yet.

And the last doll is Lollipop Girls Brigitte who I mistakenly identified as Cassie. I still call her Cassie to this day. She's wearing a Peruvian Barbie dress, and Winx Club Flora shoes. I still have to make her a lollipop she could hold. Her stand is also made of a jar lid, a thick balloon stick, and foam.

The rest of my dolls, nude and clothed, are now stored in a plastic bin. All of them have been bagged using thin plastic ice bags. I didn't put the lid of the bin tightly because I still want to check them all from time to time, to see if they are doing OK inside. I mean, with this kind of weather in the Philippines right now, I can get paranoid about the staining and the sticking. I only collect play line dolls so I think they can withstand this set up.

By the way,

I finally managed to photograph my bootleg Frozen Anna and Mattel Anna together!

Mattel Anna vs. bootleg Anna

They have similar moulds, but they only differ in the faceup. Bootleg here has a faded look to her, but her lips are much redder than Mattel Anna's. Mattel Anna has more detailed eyes and more prominent freckles. I like them both!

Ending this post with a bunch of dolls having spot treatment.

Friday Toy Haul

Ah I bought a lot this time. I kinda wish I didn't, haha!

Here it is. It's a strange lot but let me explain.

This is a La Dee Da fashion pack I got on sale for P200 at Kids Depot. It includes a blue dress, a fur shawl, a bag, a pair of shoes, and two bracelets that can also be used as necklaces. 

The dress is so fun to try on my doll because there are two long pieces of fabric on the chest and I can do whatever with it, like tie them at the back of her neck to turn the dress into a halter, or wrap them across her arms and tie them at the back to give the illusion of sleeves, etc. The problem with this dress is that the clear shoulder straps on the dress snapped when I was trying on and removing the dress from the doll. But the dress is so snug so it shouldn't be a problem even if the straps are now gone.

The shoes are a bit loose, it's so strange. I say this because I bought another fashion pack before and the shoes included in the pack do not have straps in them but are just the right fit for La Dee Da feet. They don't fall off! My salvaged La Dee Dee Tylie as Cotton Candy Crush can attest to this (LOL) as she's only one-legged and is wearing one of the shoes. She will be posted here on my blog soon.

There's another fashion pack I didn't buy at Kids Depot and it should stay that way because I don't have anymore La Dee Da dolls to dress up! It's this one:

I think the only fashion pack I could think of right now that fits Monster High dolls would be the School Cool fashion pack, which is what I want but couldn't find.

Isn't Dee so cute in this outfit? Monster High dolls can wear this uniform too, because the skirt is not constricting for their wide hips!

I also saw a La Dee Da Garden Tea party play set which has been marked down to P300. I was so tempted to get it. But I keep telling myself, why should I? It's just made of two chairs, a table, a lamp post, small accessories and cardboard cutouts.

I mean, it's cool for photography, but I don't know anymore. What do you think?

But I digress.

I found a Sindy doll at the thrift store!! When I saw her face, I just grabbed her and hoped for the best that she was reasonably priced! I got her for P150. When I identified her online, I found out that she's a Trendy Girl doll made by Pedigree Toys from the 1970s. I am surprised that she has... dun dun duuuuuun... rooted eyelashes! I didn't even notice until I washed, dried and styled her. Also I found that one of her legs is longer than the other. I think it's a known Sindy doll defect.

I don't like the dress she came with. It's so long and just not her style.

I found some rubber bag charms for P10 each at a gift shop. I removed them from their rubber straps because I don't need those for my dolls (but maybe I can use them for my keys or USB drive).

At another thrift store I found a dimsum charm (it looks like character siopao), and a bottle of green tea charm with a Korilakkuma on the bottle cap. The bottle is supposed to light up at the bottom but it doesn't work anymore. I also found a base with pegs on top which I can use for one of my anime figures. I bought all three for P30.

To Ms. 2D, I bought the charm, the bottle and the base at Desibel! I think the good dolls in that store are all gone when I visited. It's OK.

I also bought 2 cheap coloured bra straps at the gift shop. I plan to make doll suspenders out of them. Also in the lot are toothpicks I bought at the same gift shop. I thought I need some toothpicks for crafting.

Here is Sindy all groomed and styled. I love her! She has that youthful charm even though her body is quite grown up.

She is wearing a vintage Betty Teen or Gloria (I really don't know) outfit that I got from another doll, and Licca shoes. I am surprised that she has the same feet size as Licca even though Sindy is way taller than her.

I should dress her up in vintage fashion clothes because that's what she was made for, so I'll come up with something in the near future, haha.

Sindy's adorable face reminded me a little of my Moxie Girlz Avery doll so I brought her out again. Her hair has tamed down a bit because I brushed the top part but left the curls at the bottom just the way they are. I switched her maryjanes to these yellow plastic boots I got from a cheap shoe pack because I thought the colours might be a good match to her outfit. At first I thought it looked OK, then it just got weird for some reason, so I put back her old maryjanes.

Finally! A Liv Doll!

I found a Liv doll at the thrift store. Sophie, to be exact. She's not in the best condition (fading paint job on her hair and lips, lots of scratch marks on her body, her right leg hinge is a bit loose) but she's still functional and quite cheap for P100! I didn't buy a wig for her because the thrift store had new arrival stuff and the price is a bit jacked up. They were asking for P50 for the wig I found so I said no. That's because a couple of months ago, I found a Liv wig over there and they were asking P35 for it plus the wig holder but because I didn't have a Liv doll back then, I didn't buy it. So I know they can give me a lower price if the wig has been there for a long time. But no worries, because I have three Monster High Create-A-Monster wigs. Although the pegs of the CAM wigs are so different from the Liv wig's, I was able to use one of them because I just jammed the wig peg through the head hole. It has to be the wig with the bangs. Later I will provide photos to show you what I mean.

OK I still find Liv doll eyes to be a bit frightening. The look of a Liv doll is so stunned, I'm not so comfortable with the way it looks, but I love the Liv doll's articulation. It's so posable!!

I have more stuff to post, but I've been so busy lately. I've been meaning to post all the photos I took so I can clean up my phone and laptop. See you soon!

La Dee Da fashion pack

I found a La Dee Da fashion pack on sale for P200 at Kids Depot, Araneta Center, Cubao.

I thought it's a nice deal because I have a La Dee Da doll, and from what I know about Barbie fashion packs, the price range is normally P250 to P400 depending on the items. This fashion pack has so many stuff so that's what made me get it.

The colours of the dress reminded me of Gigi Grant from Monster High. Haha. Anyway, the fashion pack comes with a long dress, an extra tulle filler which can be used to lengthen the skirt or style the upper part of the dress, shoes, a clutch bag and a simple bow with velcro that can attach to doll hair.

The dress is constricting on the legs. My Sloane's legs were closely together when I tried the dress on her. It's also quite difficult to hike it up past her knees because of the tightness of the skirt. This dress style doesn't allow me to try it on a Monster High doll because MH dolls have wide hips!

The extra tulle accessory was confusing for me. I couldn't achieve its effect when worn on the chest as shown in the box photo. But I could turn it into a huge collar, if I wanted too, so I guess that makes up for the problem.

The clutch is impossible to hold by the doll. No handles whatsoever, so I decided to keep the clear band wrapped around it for future use.

The shoes are ok. Not great, but it does the job anyway. So is the bow, not that great but that's all I have and it does attach to the doll hair when I place it on the doll's head.

Maybe in the future, I'd switch the clothes of Sloane and loan her original outfit to another Monster High doll who needs an outfit badly.

La Dee Da Sweet Party Sloane as Lollipop Swirl doll

I was at Kids Depot at Market Market when I spotted the La Dee Da dolls on sale. The most expensive ones are priced at P500, I think, while the cheapest is sold at P300 (Juicy Crush line). I was much drawn to the cheapest because I think spending P300 on a good doll is much better than spending the same amount on a clone. Also I've never had a La Dee Da doll before.

The cheapest and the lone doll from the Juicy Crush line on the shelf was Dee as Watermelon Mist:

Dee as Watermelon Mist, La Dee Da Juicy Crush

This version of Dee is a little different from what was sold. Her hair piece and skirt didn't have tulle and the skirt has an entirely different design. I was thinking of getting her but I was also thinking against it, so I just stepped outside the store without buying anything, LOL. The whole week afterwards, I was reading up reviews about her and thought, hmm OK I might get her after all.

/I found this photo in my laptop and don't remember that I took a photo of Dee a long time ago.

I read a lot about La Dee Da dolls beforehand. Here's what I found out:

1. They've already been discontinued, so getting them might be a good idea after all because they're somewhat rare in the Philippines.
2. They can share their dresses with Monster High dolls. Pants are a different story.
3. Their shoes are difficult to share with other dolls because of the length and arch (or lack thereof) of their feet.
4. Their head is quite heavy so it's better to have a La Dee Da stand that clips at the thighs instead.

So I went back to Kids Depot the next week and found out that Dee as Watermelon Mist is already gone, haha. There was Sloane as Tropical Twist but I didn't want her; she's too yellow for my taste. I saw other dolls, like that Pop Art doll and some dolls with one of their arms bent intentionally, but I didn't want them either because they came with no stand at all. But there is one doll that was priced P400 and had a stand; it was Sloane as Lollipop Swirl from Sweet Party line, so I grabbed her even if I was feeling a little disappointed that I didn't get the Watermelon doll.

It turned out that I made the right choice because the stand is very important. There is no way for the La Dee Da doll to stand on its own because of its weird body proportion (big head, slim body, small feet). 

She now is standing between Kitty Chesire and Honey Swamp and it pleases me, haha.

I felt that my room is starting to get crowded because of my desk clutter and even the clutter on my shelf, so I decided to just put most of my dolls in a filing box then display a select number of dolls. These three are displayed on my desk because they all have stands, while Hunter is sitting on my shelf together with Maddie right-legs and Maddie the Monster High hybrid, haha. I definitely need a better storing or displaying solution for my dolls.

While on the subject of La Dee Da dolls, here are images of other dolls that I think look great.

Cyanne as Sunflower Burst, Garden Party

Tylie as Snow Queen, Fairy Tale Dance

Cyanne at Art Show