A Doll Shelfie Before 2016 Ends

So the last time I rearranged my dolls in my new place was in November. However, my phone died so I couldn't take photos. I just went back after a month and brought in more dolls, so the display has expanded.

I didn't do much here other than put Battie on Skooter, as if she's hugging her, and I also inserted Dawn in the middle row.

I didn't do anything in this cubicle.

I inserted my Takara Compact Doll here so that CD-8 is next to my other Takara dolls.

I changed this up so much. I put my La Dee Da dolls at the back row, then some of my Disney-Liv hybrids infront: Rapunzel with a mini Rapunzel, Elsa with a mini Olaf, Anna, and Ariel.

This shelf also changed. It's way less cluttered.

You can't see it very well, but the newest addition to my Daruma collection is a small pink one. It's not the kind that can fall down and roll back up though.

At the back are still the same generic Barbies. I also placed my bootleg Zombie Rapunzel, White Queen from Alice Through The Looking Glass, and Zombie Alice from Once Upon A Zombie in the middle row. In the front row is my vintage Jasmine doll, and a Disney Descendants Evie with a missing left hand. I was lazy to give her a new hand, but I figured, I could deal with Evie having only one hand. I made her necklace using small plastic beads and floral wire. It's not the neatest looking accessory, but it could hold its triangular shape because of the floral wire.

I organised this shelf so that it would only store Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, and Princess Malucia. I added Dracularua, Spectra, Lagoona, Venus, and Frankie in the back row. Bootleg Raven and Cupid were placed at the other end of the back row so that they can join my other EAH dolls there.

In the front row is my custom skeleton face doll which is really a bootleg MH doll, Ghoulia, Clawdeen, Lagoona, Gigi, Operetta, Ghoulia, Clawdeen, Elissabat, Frankie, Lagoona, and Deuce.

This shelf is now full! I filled it with Barbies, some hybrid dolls and my small dolls.

At the back row: Midge, Trichelle, Sweetie, Nikki, Summer, Nikki, and Liv hybrids Sharpay, Mary-Kate, Jane and Nakoma.

Middle row: Nikki, Jianidi, Una Verse, Ari Roma. 

Front row: A Kelly-Breyer doll hybrid,  Midge, Christie, Dazzle, "Foxxy Cleopatra", Kira, Princess Grace.

Small dolls: Tin Man, Jumping Rope Girl, Baseball Girl, Big Bad Wolf, baby Curly and a Quintuplet, Peko-Chan, Mini Cure Black, Red Riding Hood, and Cattleena.

This is a mess, but I like the chaos. I don't think I have the strength to go over everything here, lol, so feel free to open this image on a new window to take a look at it much better.

Also, Red Power Ranger (Tyranno Ranger in Japanese) has finally met Gokai Red! Tyranno is a bit taller than Gokai Red, but that's OK. I wonder if I should continue collecting more Red Rangers... oh and they still haven't met my small Gao White figure, and Human Tackle, too.

Not toys, but also my collection. My travel magnet collection is growing! I mostly collect magnets that have names of places on them. 

Here are the Marin Chiclana dolls from my aunt's estate, and my dancing Thai dolls which I haven't removed from packaging, haha. In the background is a glimpse of the 2017 Zodiac calendar my relative drew. I don't think I have the courage to colour this at all. I would simply ruin it, lol.

I leave you with the White Queen still with a hangover from the Christmas season:

The tree was on sale at Daiso because of Buy One Take One promo, but I didn't take another tree as a freebie. Instead I got a leafy reindeer that fits Lottie. I haven't photographed it yet though. Soon!

/Oh I forgot to post this! A comparison of my doll shelfies:

Mini Carousels and Artificial Turf

Yesterday I found these Christmas ornaments shaped into a miniature carousel at Landmark. They're pretty cute.

They were sold for around P80 or more? I don't remember. I thought that buying the whole set is too much for me so I didn't get it. However, they inspire me to make my own for my dolls.

A closeup for my own reference, for when I try making my own. They'd make a good decor on a side table.

Also I bought a piece of artificial grass at Daiso. I admit I'm not good yet in making simple dioramas so I'm going to have to practice A LOT:

I wanted Lottie to look like she's lying down on the grass, taking her time and stuff. I'm not happy with the outcome because the image looks so flat, like the grass is actually a wall. That's because I only have room and budget for one square tile of artificial turf, so with my limited space it would be quite tricky to hide the edges of the turf if Lottie was positioned up right. Also I used artificial light. I think sunlight would give this a much better and believable look. Perhaps it's much better as well to take a picture of her standing up next time. I could probably use thin wires to make her stand up and position her playing on the grass. Hmm how about soccer? I have the ball and small goals from that finger football set I bought once. Lottie would need a soccer outfit, for sure. I could sew her some clothes.

Lottie's dress is thrifted; it was originally worn by a cheap plastic doll made in Hong Kong, and I haven't even washed it yet, lol. Her wave board is a keychain I found at the mall. Her cowboy hat is from I Love VIP Pets. Her popcorn, Barbie camera, green tea (keychain) were all thrifted on different occasions. I bought her blue basket at the supermarket.

Here's to more dioramas in the future!

Christmas and Stuff

I bought a Jianidi Girl Feelings doll with my card points so I didn't spend cash out of my pocket!

She was on sale at P200 and it's quite difficult to find her at stores because she was put on clearance.

My sister actually played with her when I pulled her out of the box because she likes her short hair so much.

I was a bit surprised that Jianidi's feet are not that movable even though they're articulated. But overall, Jianidi Girl Feelings is a very cute doll!

Also the other day I met with my friend and collected my dolls that she had kept for a long while.

Sorry for the mess but I was so tired when I took this photo and my bed is just disorganized. I mean, look at that yellow bath towel! Haha.

Aside from Jianidi, I got a Mattel Nakoma, and Jane (Tarzan), five broken Monster High dolls including one Frankie that needed a repaint, two Liv bodies that I already used for Nakoma and Jane, an Ever After Lizzie Hearts doll, a vintage Jasmine which I could not identify further, a veterinarian Breyer doll, a bunch of doll clothes and accessories, and a small play set that Lottie might like.

Sadly two of those Monster High dolls (Frankie from the Classroom Playset, and Spectra from Dot Dead Gorgeous) are actually duplicates in my collection, but I thought of just styling their hair differently for variety.

My stepmom also came from the States and brought home these magnets she and my brother bought in the Bahamas. I love the ship magnet!

Oh and let me talk about Lottie's outfit. The top and boots are from the Breyer doll mentioned earlier. The skirt is something I've sewn before. And the socks are from a pack of doll shoes I bought one time. Her bracelet is from a gift ribbon. I'm not sure how to call it but those things were tied to a ribbon I removed from a gift, and I thought they'd be nice as a bracelet for her. The Santa hat was thrifted and it doesn't even stay on her head, so I had to use a loom band to secure it.

Anyway, I made a diorama. Hope it's not too late!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dolls at Valenzuela Food Fiesta

Just wanted to share these things I found at Valenzuela Food Fiesta last December 5. I was there when it was about to start, and I looked around and found these.

Doll rooms made out of fabric and possibly cardboard.

Look at that bedside lamp! It was made out of a balloon cup!

I wonder how much they were. I didn't bother to ask the seller. I also forgot the seller's store name. Yikes.

Alice Through The Looking Glass White Queen Doll - Jakks Pacific

My sister came home briefly and brought home this doll! Yes!

It's the Alice Through The Looking Glass White Queen doll made by Jakks Pacific!

She's so pale, lol.

I haven't seen the movie yet. I shall watch it when I am in the mood, hehe.

The back of the box.

Red Queen and Alice would be good choices as well, but when I checked Toys R Us, they were very expensive. White Queen, however, was discounted.

The doll is made of hard plastic. Even her head is very firm so I don't see how it's possible to reroot her or rebody her. I don't plan to do those things anyway so I'm good.

She reminds me of a porcelain doll, but not as fragile.

Here she is with the magnets my sister brought home from her European trip: Hamburg, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, Barcelona, Prague, and Amsterdam. She said she's missing two magnets (Morocco and Lisbon, Portugal) because she said she forgot to buy some, but she'd find a way to complete the set. These magnets are actually my request from her because I also collect magnets from around the world. I think my favourite from this set would have to the Prague magnet because of the clock design. It's very ornate and looks proportionate to my 1:6 dolls.

I can't wait to bring all my dolls together in one place and group the ones with the Alice in Wonderland theme: Zombie Alice, Kitty Cheshire, Madeline Hatter, and Lizzie Hearts (who's still with my friend).

Bootleg Shopkins Pet Carrier Case

I found bootleg Shopkins blind bags again, but I felt the bag and noticed it had something hard inside. That's when I realised that there might be a bootleg Shopkins pet carrier in there!

I opened the pack, and there it is! Too bad I do not have an original Shopkins pet carrier that I can use for a comparison.

I'm surprised to find one bootleg Shopkins inside instead of the normal two, but one is fine. I don't really like the bootleg ones anyway.

This kind of bootleg Shopkins is squishy and the paint job is not so good. I think the Shopkins inside is supposed to be a hairdryer.

Once Upon A Zombie - Zombie Pinocchio and Zombie Prince Charming Prototypes!

I was quite surprised that Once Upon Zombie sold off their prototype dolls of Zombie Pinocchio and Zombie Prince Charming on eBay for $4.99 each!

Zombie Pinocchio prototype - eBay

I think it would be great if OUAZ creates a Zombie Pinocchio doll that is in scale with the rest of the Zombie Princesses. He could be a lot shorter but still with the articulation of the other dolls.

Zombie Prince Charming prototype - eBay

I thought Zombie Prince Charming here was a cosplayer, omg! But it's actually a doll. His face is quite feminine, and his elbow joint looks like an action figure's. I hope they come with a better suit for him. He could be taller than the Zombie Princesses.

They also have other doll prototypes on sale, which makes me curious!

Fairy Tale High prototypes! Who would have thought they planned to make boy dolls for this line too??!

Teen Peter Pan prototype

Teen Prince Charming prototype

And there's this line called Pop Art Princess that I've never heard of, but it seems so interesting and very current!

Pop Art Princess Captain Kitty prototype

I would love to adopt Captain Kitty but I don't have the money, lol!

Pop Art Princess prototype

I dug online even further and checked out trademark names filed by United Trademark Holdings, Inc.. Whether they would make toys out of these names, I have no idea, but it would be cool to see their prototypes!

• Teen Romeo and Juliet
• Zombie Romeo and Juliet
• Pop Art Heroes
• Pop Art Princess
• The Snow Queen
• Teen Wicked Witch

DIY Doll Books, Toy Boxes, Gadgets, Et Cetera

Wow I made so many paper crafts and I'm not even done. This is what I've done so far:

Some of my miniature books and magazines are shown here, but since the time I posted them, my collection has grown some more. I could probably make a doll library or magazine stand with these, lol. It got to the point that it has become relaxing or therapeutic to make these much, haha.

A miniature Samsung cellphone! It seems one side of the phone isn't that polished yet, but I'll get to that soon.

A miniature iPad! I can only use the front part because the back is just plain cardboard.

Miniature Philippine money! I made it with a front and back design, just like real Peso bills! They're stiff though so they can't be folded, but that's OK.

I also made miniature credit cards, lol.

Miniature toy boxes and toys!

And one of the Halloween masks I made, as shown here.

What I did is I got a free toy store catalog and cut it out. I also had some bank and credit card flyers too (the ones I get with my bank and card statements, or at at the bank when I go visit on a regular basis) with printed gadgets, money, and credit cards on them. I stuck them all on stacked card stock and if I wanted to, I would stick a layer of clear tape on top of the print to make it look glossy.

Here is Lottie posing with some of the items.

Lottie with her Shopkins play set, iPad and P1000 bill

I should take photos of my dolls using the books too. I totally forgot to take some.