May is Disney Month!

Hey Gang!

May is Disney Month!  

I will try to get in as many Disney posts as I can.

My first for this month is my High School Musical dolls. 

About the movies:

High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film and the 

first installment in the High School Musical trilogy directed by Kenny Ortega 

It was filmed in 2005 in Salt Lake City. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, 

it became the most successful film that the  Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) 

ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2, released in 2007 

and the feature film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year released theatrically in 

October 2008. It is the first and only DCOM to have a theatrical sequel. The film's 

soundtrack was the best-selling album in the United States, reaching number 1 

on the American charts for 2006.

High School Musical was Disney Channel's most watched film that year 

with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US, until the 

premiere ofThe Cheetah Girls 2, which achieved 8.1 million viewers. 

 In the United Kingdom, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere 

(and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making it the 

second most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. 

On December 29, 2006, it became the first DCOM to be broadcast on the
BBC. Globally, High School Musical has been seen by over 225 million
viewers.

With a plot described by the author and numerous critics as a modern
adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. High School Musical is a story about
two high school juniors from rival cliques– Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), captain
of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a shy transfer
student who excels in mathematics and science. Together, they try out for the
lead parts in their high school musical and this causes division among all the
school's students. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy
and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way
not to "stick to the status quo". High school diva Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale)
and her twin brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), will do anything not only to sabotage
the friendship and romance between Troy and Gabriella, but also to get the leads
in the school musical.

Information above provided by Wikipedia.

The success of the movies means merchandising and merchandising
means there were doll!

Sooo..I never watch the movies and I don’t know much about the charters
other than what I have above. For me, it is all about the dolls.
These dolls were a chance to add more teens into my collection and even
more important more teen clothes!

Remember,  we haven't had a teen boy since Kevin in 1991 and we didn't have any
new outfits for the size doll since they went out of production in 1995.

About the dolls!

There were at least three releases of the movie and I think five releases of the dolls
that were done by Mattel and  two releases of dolls done for the Disney Store that
I know of!  Companies other than Mattel did the dolls for the Disney store but
I don't know who it was!.

Mattel did a release of mini dolls.  I don't have any to show your but
Crafty Doll Gal did a nice post on them!

I have several versions of these dolls!  But today we will look at my taller doll!

The First dolls were 12 inch and 11 1/2 inch dolls.

Mattel Promo Photo

Troy and Gabriella 1st release Promo photo2006/2007!

Troy!

I got my doll from the thrift store. He was part of the set above done for the 
Disney Store!  He didn't have the original outfit but here he is!

He came with the shirt.  I got the short from the smaller doll but I would love to
have the complete outfit! In the promo photo and the smaller doll out fit, the
pants have three strips ...

but if you purchase the 12" doll the pants only have two
stripes!

This was a new headsculpt and it didn't have year it just said Disney and because
it was Disney, it wasn't used for Ken dolls! They thought the guys needed articulation!
All the male doll have it but not the girls!

Gabriella! "When there was me and you"

Gabriella  promo photo!  

This is doll was done by Mattel use the same Carival/BeBe headsculpt which is 

surprising. Mattel and Disney normally don't share headsculpts!

Again my doll I got from the thrift store!  She came with this outfit but I did find

her sweater on another doll while there! I though I love the sweater and use it for 

other dolls, I don't feel the need to chase down the rest of her outfit! 

I know she is the "when there was me and you doll because of her size and her lip
color!  She 11 1/2 inches and are lips are a peachy color.  The doll that came as
part of the pair above has a red dress and red lips.

She has a great face and lovely brown eyes.  She kinda reminds me of ...

Catherine Zeta-Jones

I will be working on her hair in the near future! She is now on a fashionista body!
I'm calling her Zeta!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

What I've Been Up To-- Part Three! Progress On Re-boding!!!

Hey Gang,

It’s been a long time since I posted!  I’m glad to share with you more of my doll finds and projects!  I had a big thrift store shopping spree a while back.  I won’t say how much I spent but it was a good bit.  I am still working my way through the bag!

As you know I have found articulated bodies at the thrift store.  I have been reboding dolls in my collection and new dolls that I added to my collection.  One dolls that I added to my collection was Fairytopia Dandelion doll.  I was surprised when I saw her in a post on Manhamana’s Department of Dolls because I just got my doll!  Thanks Manhamana for your post!  I have rebodied mine on the extra Fashionista Summer body I told you about in my last post.

Here she is on her new body!

 The dress she is in is the one I use before a figure out the character of the doll and what that character would wear.  I do think she will like jewelry and shoes.  She looks the type.

I just love her hair color.  I washed it and combed it out.  It was I believe the technical term for it is “a hot mess”! It was knotted and matted but with a good wash and condition, she looks much better now.  I am not finished styling her hair but this will do for now!

I like this doll when the fairytopias  first came out but I don’t remember why I never purchased her.  Maybe it was the balloon head.  She has the face sculpt of one of my favorite dolls.  Yes, She looks like KiKi!

I think that they used the same face but changed the complexion.  Since she has the “Balloon” head, the model number and year are different.   I really love her on the new body too.  She is ready to play! Her name is Lola.

On the same rack of the store was this doll too.  It was a day for red-haired dolls.  I rebodied her before I thought about taking pictures first also. She is a Hannah Montana Lola doll.  Here is a picture of the original doll.

 I wish my doll came with those clothes becaue I like that outfit!   She came nude.  I put her on a Liv doll body. The Hannah doll don't have the articulation I like.

Here she is.

 She has got a cute face but her hair will need just a little help.  She will be a student working her way through college.  I think I will call her Phoebe.  She does look like a Phoebe

There were three little one in my bag of purchases.

 Stacie and Sharpay

I searched the web to find out who she was.  She is the version of the doll that Disney did.  The front of the top on mine is a beige color.  I think something faded with it. She looks older than the version that Mattel did.  I think she will be rebodied onto a larger body .  Maybe one of the Rapunzel dolls I showed you in the last post. and become an adult.

 I have two Stacie's but I remember a post that Vanessa did on turning girl dolls  into boy boy dolls.  I think she may get that treatment.

 She was in the bag with the other three.  It was 1.90 for the bag so why not get it and keep her too!  She got a cute little dress and shoes.  I think she is a Dollar Store doll.

I also found one of the first HSM dolls done by Mattel.  She is the larger 111/2 inch Barbie sized doll like the one pictured below.

Here is the one I found.

 I think I am going to rebody her and I am calling her Consuela!  I'll have to find the right body.

OK, This is not a thrift store find.  I got this idea from limbe dolls Beach Bummin' post!  Thanks for that post!  It really came in handy!  Please check out her blog and the fantastic items she has for sale!  I just love the wig and sandals I purchased.

I found the Cody Simpson doll on sale for 6.99.  So One Direction Zayn got a new body.  I might even purchase a few more Cody dolls to have as stock!

 He can really move around now.  His neck is a little longer but it makes him taller.  Zayn: I don't mind a bit!

I will be borrowing a few other ideas I have seen on some posts lately.  So consider it the highest form of flattery and thanks for the idea! 

OK, Thanks for looking!

Torn Between Versions of the Same Doll!

I have three versions of
High School Musical Gabriella.

The first is HSM 1 Gabriella –first issue if the doll,




the second is HSM 3 Graduation Gabriella



and third is prom date Gabriella.


Yes they all need their fly-aways handled but
I am in a hurry.

The last two both came out the same year. The first issue
doll is beige-ish complexion as more dolls were issued,
the Gabriella dolls for some reason got darker! The
last two dolls the Grad and the Prom dolls are darkest
with Prom being darker than Grad. Now I never saw
the movies so maybe there is something in them
that explains it like she was in South America for a
while but I don’t know why she kept getting darker.
I thought about that while reading
Black Doll Collecting's blog on the Liv Alexis.

My dilemma-
I only need to keep one doll but which one.
I have narrowed it to Prom and Grad. They do look
different. I love the complexion on the Grad and the
Prom date dolls. She is a caramel color on both but
Prom is a little darker with darker lip color. I love the
hair on the Prom too. It is not an everyday hairstyle…
the up do…so she does stand out. It harder for her to be
just one of the girls with that do! The complexions make
it harder than just keeping the head too or maybe I’m
being too picky . Decisions, decisions, decisions!
What would you do?

Flea Market Finds!

Flea Market Items!
I went to a flea market this weekend and I found these
items and I also got a great recipe while there to try. You
will see my finds now and I'll tell you how the recipe came
out later.

First!

This bike
It is all metal and a great size for my dolls on Liv bodies
or my teen dolls.

Fi at the park!
Fiona is getting in some exercise. She knows she
should eat right and exercise to stay youthful!
Then!

This doll?
I think she is Wizards of Waverly Place
Alex Russo/Selena Gomez. I thought she was a HSM
Gabriella doll when I saw her in the toy bin but she is not.
Which is good because I already have one.

Alex and Gabriella
Warning Nude Dolls!

She is the same size as female HMS dolls but the
body is a little different.

The hip joint is different

and the right hand is the same while...


the left hand is different. Finger aren't as curved!

If you are interested in a Gabriella doll, just look on
my dollpage site.

Lastly this!

I am not sure what it was supposed to be
but it looked like a great fireplace to me!

I took out the insert and will make it
a window or maybe a piece of art work.

As a fireplace!
They all
were .50¢. It was a great day for my doll budget!