My Trip To Target and Toys R US!

I had a day off to do some errands, so I decide to stop by Target and Toys R Us.  You may know my car is down, so I had the Mister's car. This made it the best time to do it.  But of these stores are right off Cottman Avenue here.  If I were walking it would have been a little bit of a walk but only about two minuets driving.

I felt like I needed a treat because there wasn't a International Black Doll Show 

 in Phila.  this year. Boo Whoo! I really wanted to go.  I looked for info on the web but didn't see anything.   I contacted Dana of  Philly Doll Collector to find out that there wasn't going to be a show this year.  So Sad!  I know the doll community missed it!  Hopefully it will be back next year.  It was the only doll event 

in this area. I always got some really nice things there and I was good to see what others are doing.  I have to renew my membership too!  Maybe I would attend the show in NY if I knew when it was.  So if you know, let me know!

Anyway back to the dolls!  I went to Target first!  I got this lovely girl there.  She is Theodora from The move the great and powerful OZ.  I just loved her outfit.  I had seen these doll on other's blog but this was my first time seeing them in person.  They were on sale too! She was 13.98.  I would have paid that for the outfit alone!

She dose look Spanish!  She has really beautiful brown eyes!  She looks thoughtful but at peace.  She has a slight pout to her lips.  Her makeup is very natural.  The jacket is a pretty red felt-like fabric.

I loved the pose with her on the back of the box.  The hat is killer for a plastic hat.  The boots are great too!

I am giving thought to purchasing this guy now that I have her.  I like his clothing also.  It would fit well into my menswear here.

She wears a kinda tights/pants with a belt with her great textured boots.  She wears a very nice white satin wrap blouse with a lace collar. Theodora has articulated elbows but unfortunately her legs don't bend at all! Dang it!

Under her outfit...what a surprise ...a painted on red corset.  It isn't too bad as painted on clothing goes.

I have been changing the legs out on dolls a lot in the past year so one of the first things I did is to see if I could give her a new set of more pose-able legs.

One of my belly button Barbie dolls was glad to donate the gams!  Now at least she has legs that can bend!

Posing on the side!

Halle Berry tried to give her some posing tips.  Halle has been on an Artsy body since I purchased her at the Philly Doll Show.  Boo Whoo!   Having pose-able hands do make a big difference.  Theodora can't quite get the pose.

But Halle really loves the Theodora outfit.  She thinks it is very her.  It shows off all her best features.  Just what you might see her in as she shows up at an airport. That is pre-pregnancy.

Ms. Berry...this way!  Ms. Berry... over here.  Ms. Berry, who is that you are wearing?

I found Artsy Dolls on sale at Target too.  There were only two and they were $10.00.  Not bad for a fashionista.  I noticed that I haven't seen too many Artsy dolls now that they released the SIS dolls. That's why I purchased them both.  I have saved some money on re-boding so I decided to spend a little too!

I loved this outfit when I first saw it several months ago but I couldn't spend the money then.

This is not my favorite Artsy head so I had no problem giving her body to another doll.  My Diva Collection doll got one.  She is Eva, a recording artist who is a cross between Rihanna and Patra.  Eva: Excuse me, where are my shoes?

Ms. Leo:  Ooops! Sorry Girl!  Here they are.  Eva: That's better!

I also found Winx Aisha at Target.  I got her for the pose-able body but...who knows what might happen.

She does have a cute face.  I'll let you guys know what happens with her.

I found these Littlemissmatch  outfits for 8.00 at Toys are us.  The shoes may be too big but I thought that the clothing would work well for some of my larger dolls. So I got this one ...

And this one ...

and this one!

I know I could have made some of these outfits but sometimes it is now to purchase something when you see it.  I am not sure if one doll will get all of these or if I will spread it around.

The last thing I got is another Cody Simpson doll for re-bodying.

Can't have too many spear bodies. His clothing will work around here too.  That makes the purchase easy.

I also will be posting some items on my dollpage site!  So Check Me Out!

Thanks For Looking!

The International Black Doll Show In Philly

Well, I went to the Phila. Black Doll show. You know the one.
You may have read about on D7ana's site--
Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action FiguresWell I purchased a few things I wanted to show you.
D7ana had mentioned that Ms. Hayes would be there, so I
did go looking to see what she might have.


So here she is and here are two pictures of some of her stuff.
I'm sure if I'd given her time, she would have smiled but she
is a very nice women!


This is after my purchase of dolls so they are not on the table
but someone's doll is (smile).


I got there early, just before they opened but not early
enough! I saw a woman there who spent a pretty penny on
Barbie items. Mind you, 90% of the dolls there were
handmade dolls and not fashion dolls. I meet to very nice
vendors that I hope to keep in contact with.

My first purchase! AA Aviator Barbie

I loved her hair cut and her orange scarf. The fact that she
has an articulation body doesn't hurt!


This is one of my favorite faces and I think I have the most
of this head mold in my collection.

My second purchase!Diva Collection

I only have one other Mackie face in my collection, so she
was a must. I feel Ms Hayes' prices were good and I love
what I purchased.

This lady was the first out of the box!


I will do a more elaborate shoot of them both later.
I purchase some clothing too! When purchasing clothing this
days, it is always a crap shot. So many doll bodies and so
many manufacturers. I was lucky! Or should I say
Camille was lucky! She is a happy family Grandma an is
larger that almost all Barbies except for Rosie O'Donnell
who I have not posted...hmmm....any way she got some
cut things in time for the vacation season in St. Malcolm.

A great business look! I don't take enough pictures of
Camille. She is very photogenic.

No Island women would be caught without a nautical print
dress. It is the go to look here!

Camille's granddaughter, Brenda, jumped in for a photo in this
dress! Very lovely...breezy.

All it needed was a purse!


For the cool nights and the end of the season this dress will
do the trick for a night out!

For just strolling the beach at night, this sweater will work!

OK, so that is it! Oh, except for.....