Shipping Questions!

I Have A Few Questions For All You

Guys and Girls Doing Business On The Net!

1. Do you include the cost of packaging, labels, tape, time,

and gas into product cost or shipping cost?

2. Do you always confirm shipped items no matter the

cost of the item?

3. Do you ship overseas? Pro/Cons?

4. What was your biggest shipping mistake?

5. Do you always check references? Ask for them?

6. Padded envelopes or boxes?

7. Do you have preset shipping days?

8. How do you feel about PayPal? Are others better?

9. Is it better to ship from your house or take it to

the post office?

10. Where do you like to list your items for sale? Pros/Cons?

Wee Ones!

Mattel Children!
Volume 1

Mattel has be done children dolls to accompany their

adult dolls for a while. Some are more known and popular

like Skipper. Others are not like the Heart family children.

On this post I'd like to show you my latest purchase!

The Arrival!

Warning ...Nude Dolly Pictures

I purchased her nude for $2.00. It didn't bother me at

first that she didn't have clothing. Liked her face! It is

different from the old Kelly face. It was wider and a little

cheekier! Mattel did a real wide face Kelly

( the lemon heads) a while back but she is not one of those.

My mystery doll!

She has "Shirley Temple curls"! That is what we

called them when I was a little girl. They are called spiral

curls now. Yeah, I'm dating myself! The front curls

were passable but the back.....I believe is what in the

hairdressing world is referred to as

a hot mess!


So I guess I'm going to have to work on her hair!

When I looked at her on the web, I thought she was

SIS child size. Her legs were longer than the old Kelly

body. To my surprise, out of the package, she was shorter

than SIS children.

Here she is beside Zahara. Still she didn't look the size of

the xxx Kelly... she is not. She is a little taller than the

2004 Kelly.


Kelly 2004, Miss Mystery and Zahara!

I searched the Internet for a picture of her but without a

name, buyer had her listed as just Kelly, info is hard to find.

I came across a great website on Kelly dolls I like to share

with you! The name of the site is Lil Friends of Kelly.

It has great info on Kelly dolls. The Administrator wanted

me to tell you that she is still working on some things on the

site. Also, she may not have time to answer a lot of

inquires right away too. But be patient while she gets things

up to speed.

I found out that this doll is part of the "I Can Be... "

Professions Bunch-Career 4-Pack. This pack included

Kelly/Shelly, Tommy, Kayla, Miranda. It came out in 2008.

These dolls have what is know to collectors as the "smug

face". Their legs are longer than the previous Kellys' and

I think they are the precursors to the the Shelby and SIS

we are seeing now. The "I Can Be..." doll are referred to as

Kelly/Shelly. See what I mean...Shelly-Shelby. The

administrator of the Lil Friends of Kelly site believes that

she is Miranda. The Tommy and Shelly stayed the same

the Miranda and Kayla dolls changed depending on the set.

So know we know who she is!

I can be Professions bunch!

So, I still didn't have clothing for her! I could borough

something from another doll but I hate to have less

clothing than dolls. That is when I realised that I

hadn't seen Kelly clothing for sale in stores for years!

There use to be clothing set for her or a big sister little

sister pack. There really hasn't been the full range of

Barbie fashions since Fashion Avenue! I really miss

that degree of fashion option for my dolls! I remembered

a post from Van's Doll Treasures on a

dress. So I pick up a dress at the craft store. There

weren't shoe but at least I had a dress.

Once she is restyled and dressed I will post her

picture!

Finally!!! Barbie Basics #17!

Barbie Basics the AA male!


I had to order him because he was not showing up at any of
my local stores! I'm feeling some kinda way about that!!

So I order him and pay shipping (bummer!) and he arrives!

He is gorgeous! The hair... the eyes...and oh, I already knew

about the body. Yeah, we all wanted articulation and are

disappointed that is doll was not a Fashionista because the

AA Fashionista never showed up (oh, am I wining?) OK,

but...

his shirt what a disappointment! It has a malfunction

in the collar! It is a second! This type of thing you would

never have seen 10 or 20 years ago!

It doesn't even close properly in the back. Tsk, tsk, tsk!

I gotten a better shirt on a $6.00 doll. Is it me or is the

company wobbling? Great head, poor body, great body,

poor quality fashion, great idea for a doll but not enough

diversity.

So now he has to go shirtless. Good thing he is a hunk!

with a cute butt!

great abs!

I think it is a "Situation"!


Great eyes too!

Tour of the Pacific Rim Dress Rehearsal

The Dress Rehearsal! 

This is the dress rehearsal for the Korean dance to take place at the Chinese New Year Festival in Johnsontown. Hae has taught Ing the dance. Now Ing and Mulan are having a dress rehearsal. They are wearing traditional dresses for their dance. Mulan has had these dresses sent to her by her aunt who still lives in Korea. The Hanbok (South Korea) or Chosŏn-ot (North Korea) is the traditional dress worn in Korea. It has vibrant colors and simple lines. The hanbok or Chosŏn-ot has two parts...the jeogori and the chima. The jeogori is the upper part blouse/jacket and the chima is the skirt. A sokchima is the under slip or petticoat worn with the chima.

 

This is not a traditional Korean dance but one she learned at a dance school in Korea. This is the first time Mulan is preformed the dance in the U.S. and it is very important to her.  

Ing has been a good student and learned the dance well! They both move gracefully!  Mulan loves this part with the fans! The fans add something special to the dance. Mulan would have loved to performed the Buchaechum. She learned that too but it requires more women to perform that dance. This is not quite the Buchaechum, fan dance of Korea, but it is beautiful. The music rises! The dance is complete!  

They both think that the dance will be received well!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Tube Dresses!

Making Of The Tube Dress

This year I’m making more things for my dolls…

getting my creativity on as they say! So one of the first

things I’m making are tube dress. There are many types of

tube dress and tube wear but I am going to make one type

here today. This the first dress and it is the simplest dress

you can make. My inspiration for this dress came when I

bought the Liv windows. The mannequins have on a simple

tube dress.

As anyone who watches fashion knows, it is the

accessories that make the outfit. So I plan to spend a little

time picking them out than sewing.

This outfit is so simple.

So let's make a simple no sew tube dress. Where would

you get such a thing? Let’s start at my favorite places…

The Dollar Store.

Here is a picture of some that I purchased the other day.

They are brown, black and white striped and blue. (Sorry for

the dark background.) I have picked up a few fabric hair-

bands that are in a tube shape and doesn’t have a seam in

the back in a great color solid or print. If you can't find ones

without a seam, then you will have to make the seam the

back or side of the dress. Because these items are tubes,

they won’t require a lot of sewing. I know some of you will

want to sew to alter this dress for a more perfect fit or

more permanence and that is OK too. The bands I

purchased came with hair ties too and I will use

them if I can on the dress.

Here are the tubes!

I have chosen the strip tube so that you can see it well.

I am going to cut the seam that holds the two ends

of the tube together.

Just that quickly I have a dress! This one is going to be a

long dress. Reecie has volunteered to be our model on this

project. Thank you Reecie!

I could leave it just as it is, which might be good if I was

making the dress with a small child. It makes it easy for

them. I'm going to tuck the ends under at the top and the

bottom. It does give it a more finished look. Those of you

who are sewers, may want to sew the top and bottom under,

so feel free, but those of you who don't can simply tuck.

Now, the dress looks a little loose in the waist. You can sew it

for a better fit, or belt it! I am going to belt it...and not just

any belt but I will use those hair ties that came with the

hairband. I used three black hair ties as a belt.

So here you see the three hair ties on the dress as a belt. She

looks stylish already. I will and a few other accessories and

Voilà

High fashion!

We can cut it and make two matching dresses or we can

a short dress, or a top and a skirt.

Brown Hairband

I cut the seam jointing the two end off and made a dress for another

doll.

Meet America Juarez

She is a local child actor who recently got a national

commercial and a small but very good part in a major

movie. She doesn't have the money of a big Hollywood

actress but she does have style!

I will post the top and skirt later!

Introducing Rees

Introducing Rees

Ms. Rees!

I thought it would be a natural follow up to Janay to introduce

Rees (Reesie). She is the only new Integrity Toys doll I have

purchased in a long time. I really thought that the Integrity

Toys dolls had become overpriced...especially the men.

It is plastic after all! When Dynamite Girls Rees came out,

it was the first doll that I thought was a great price.
She is wearing the Fashionista Artsy dress and Barbie Fashion

Avenue boots. This doll really has all the charm and flirtiness

of Francie! Now if you have read my blog, you know I don’t go

in for the sideways glancing dolls. I have to make an exception

for Ms. Rees!

Would I like her more if she were looking straight on….maybe.

Her glance makes her look more mischievous, than jealous,

sneaky or like she thinks that there is someone behind her.

Yeah, she looks like a real handful… a sprite. She is the girl

in the middle of the room with the straight face when

everyone around her is dying laughing. If any doll would

get up and move things around when you weren’t home,

it would be her!

I have given her the name Reesie because

she is like Reese's Cup... little sweet and a little nutty

in one bite! Oh, and if being cute

was illegal, she would be arrested!

Those lashes and brown eye are alluring. Her hairstyle

is classic and she looks good in everything from evening

gowns

to her birthday suit. Sorry no birthday suit photos.

This girl knows how to say no!

She is having lunch. She really loves a great burger!

She can't imaging a life with out meat! She is having a

burger, nachos and a champagne cola. (Put your hand up

if you know what champagne cola is!) She very thin so

she is not worrying about her figure.

Re-bodied Janay! Head Swap Doll

Hey Gang!

I first saw the Janay doll while cutting through the Gallery Mall in Center City Phila. She was in of all places, the window of the CVS there. 

I stopped dead in my tracks! She had a beautiful face and great makeup! For me, it was unusual to find a doll other than Barbie with a great face screening. The name of the company was Integrity Toys! Hmm…, new!  I picked up the box and saw other dolls in the line but the store only had this one. I purchased her and took her home happily.

When I opened the box the pamphlet inside showed several dolls in many different outfits. 

A black doll, an Asian doll, and a Hispanic doll. There was a phone number on the 

pamphlet, so I called it. I have a gift shop in Baltimore. It may have been black-owned. 

The shop was very busy and I was only able to ask a few questions before the person 

had to take care of other customers in the store. As time went on I saw more and more 

dolls from Integrity Toys in the area toy stores. Then it stopped! I didn't know why? 

I couldn't find the phone number I had for the company. Poor Janay! I thought she had 

gone under. But she hadn't she reappeared online! 

Out of the box!

Janay

Jordan

I am not sure who owns the company anymore but they are doing new and different 

things. I am waiting on a new doll I recently purchased from Integrity Toys. 

I will post her when I do!
Re-bodied Janay

 Right now you are looking at one of the first Janays faces that Integrity Toys did. This is

 the one without the smile. They made this same face with a smile. I have re-bodied 

or head-swapped her onto a SIS Grace body. She is enjoying a fine spring day!

In the meadow!

OK! Next time I will remove the stand.

I always loved her hairstyle and makeup!

The old Janay had the old Candi body. Maybe I'll do a comparison later!

The sweetest expression! Nothing like all those pouty

mouthed dolls that look mean and constipated!

In a different outfit. This way she can wear more things.

The new body makes her look extremely leggy!

OK, Thanks For Looking!