Isabela Redressed!

 Hey Gang!

This is my Isabela doll.  She is a hybrid of the Disney store body with the Jakks head. In combining the two dolls there are some differences. First, the Jakks doll doesn't have the side glancing eyes.  That is why I chose that head. The Disney doll is articulated and why I decided on that body. There isn't too much difference between the two dolls as far as complexion goes, but the bodies are a little different. The Hasbro doll is smaller. It is harder to put the Hasbro dress on the Disney body. Both bodies are larger than Barbie dolls. The body, head, hands, and feet are larger also.

One of the challenges with a doll that is not Barbie size is finding clothes and shoes. Sometimes it's a matter of trying on everything you have to find some outfits and sometimes you have to buy things that will give them a look. I purchased this sweater on Etsy and the skirt is Barbie.  The shoes are Ken doll deck sneakers.

This combo is a is Kari Michelle top, a skirt that part of a fashion pak from Dollar General, tights from Etsy, and Ken sneakers.

One of my favorite things that I purchased was this outfit from Etsy.  It is very classy. I need to make her some jewelry to go along with it.

Every girl needs a great pair of jeans. This little outfit is great for running to the market or dropping in on a PTA meeting.

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Recent Head Swaps!

New Head Swap Dolls

Like I mentioned before, many of the off brand dolls
have great faces! Unfortunately their bodies are a
different story. Often the break easily and are poorly
designed like the Imani dolls. Despite what many be
happening with newer dolls, the Mattel bodies were
made well. So I have decided to give some off brand
dolls Mattel bodies.

First is Kari Michelle!
I think we all have purchase Kari Michelle clothes.
They are inexpensive and not to bad of a quality.
When the doll first started appearing in stores, you
got the doll and several outfits too! Now the doll is
sold by itself with one outfit and extra outfits are sold
separately.

I just love all the set with the tops and the coats!
I have about six. The pants don't fit BB bodies!

I had some heads sit around, some bodies that I
wasn't sure what I would do with the and I liked
her smiling face. So, I re-bodies her on a Fashion
Fever AA-big foot body. Yes, I know your saying,
Ms. Leo, you don't like the big feet, you can't find
shoes for them.


Well I found I few pairs of shoes


Casual


Dressy

and those bodies don't sell well. Also, you always need
gals GI Joe size. I might as well do something with it.


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My finished product--Kari Michelle Kingsley!

Next up --This doll!
I posted about her before. I like the face. The
eyelashes were a bit much. I had some paint I was
experimenting with that calmed them down some so I
decided to re-body her onto a standard AA Barbie body-
medium brown.

My finished product-Adallah (a dollar is what I paid for her)
She will be Khadijah's Mom.


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Lastly, I found a Kristi Yamaguchi doll in the thrift store.



I purchased her because she was an Asian face but I did
like the body. I also thought the body was too tall. I
re-bodied her onto a Generation Chelsea body. I liked
her better on it. Of course I will have to change the
nail color on her. Oh and she will be my first Villain
in doll world. Well... maybe not a villain but an annoyance
She is going to be one of those people who eavesdrops,
gossips and get the story wrong. She doesn't hear very
well is the reason she gets the story wrong but there
is no excuse for her other two bad habits.

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Kristi Kim