One More Holiday Sweater And A Few Holiday Vests!

Hey Gang!

I thought I had gotten what holiday sweaters Target had but I found out that there
was one more!

 This white and sequin  sweater with red star!

It looks similar in style to this striped one I got a while back!  I  kept one of the
striped sweaters with the star and used a seam ripper to remove the star on another. 
I decided to remove the star on this one.

 Trisha is our model for this sweater!  She is wear it with white pants with silver studs!

 Trisha: This is a great outfit for holiday gatherings!

I also spotted these vests from AC Moore in center city Phila. The good stuff in any 

store in CC Phila are the first things to go! So I don't know if there were more vests.  

These were all I spotted.

 From the back!

 I gave them a hit with the blow dryer to open them up!

I don't really like the pockets and their position on the vests  I might remove the and
fix them more to my liking!

 I don't like the wooden buttons either. They are not toscale and distract from the vests.

 Here they are in comparison to the ones I got last year.  

The ones from last year didn't have pockets.

The ones from last year are really great!  They are excellent for my male dolls  and the
sequin buttons are better than the wooden buttons.  There is still remnants of hot glue
on the vest.  If anyone know how to remove it all, let me know!

 Buttons are more to scale!

 The lining of the new vests are felt while the lining of the older vest is cotton.

 Luther in the vest! As you can see it works well on broad dolls and IT males.

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Fashionista Ken

Hey Gang!

I was surprised to find Preppy Florals Fashionista in my local Walmart!  He
was leftover from Black Friday!

Preppy Florals Fashionista.

I just love his face and a great smile!

Out of the box!

His shirt is better made that the one they came on my Cool Classic Ken.

Blue pants and tan boat shoes. 

The pants

These are a new version of the old deck shoes issued for ken in the Fashion
Avenue paks.

 Fashionista boot shoes and Fashion Avenue boot shoes.

 The bottom of the shoes have different details!

The arms and legs  are unevenly coated as in past fashionista.

Now I thought that his headsculpt might be a version of AA Slim
Fashionista Plaid on Point!

But not only does he have a different headsculpt, he does have a different face...slightly!
I think that Mattel must have a like for the Jamal/Steven headsculpt.

Many of the AA male doll seem to have some part of the that headsculpt in theirs.

Preppy Florals and Plaid on Point!

They have a similar smile and chin and shape of face but slightly different nose.

There were a few other new dolls there too but I was only looking for ethnic guys!

The darker version of Plaid on Point, Firefighter Ken looks closer but not the same.
 I really like the apron on the Barista Ken. Does one buy a doll just for the clothes?
Yes!

I originally thought he would be the same complexion as Super Stripes but he is a little
lighter.

They are like So In Style Grace and Kara!

 With Preppy being Grace

 and Stripes being Kara!

Like Stripes, there are imperfections on the body like with Stripes.  See my review of
him.

I had planned to purchase and extra AA broad body for a project I had in mind
but I won't need to do that now.

 Stripes, my Luther, in Preppy Floral fashions!

Because Mattel hasn't made many clothes for the Broad dolls and most of the new
Ken fashions don't really fit Broad bodies, I have decided that I really only need one Broad
doll and he will get all the broad clothes.

So decided to Preppy with Florals on a standard size AA fashionista body.

I am calling him Kamau!

 He is a high school Student.

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Men Need Tools! Fugal Finds

Hey Gang!

As you might know, Harold is our local handyman!  To do that job, he
needs tools!

Frugal Dolly Finds!

You might have seen Harold and Apenimon have wooden tool boxes!

 

Note the light and dark tool boxes!

The dark tool box is from Micheal's!  It comes with the tools you see below.

The second is the maple color wood is from AC Moore's and 

comes with the tools seen with it!

Here is Harold with one!

Is this enough tools for Harold are Handyman contractor?  Noooo!
So what else can be added?

It you are out and about Christmas shopping look for these two gift card holders
shaped as Truck Saddle Tool Boxes.
From Home Depot

Our Generations tools!

And while the the hammer and paint brush are not in scale, everything else is!
Don't for get the Dollar Tree dollar store!
As a handyman/contractor you might have to will need to block off traffic and
walkways!  So you will need these to make the job easy!
Caution Signs and Caution Cones!

 I will remove this word on the cones with nail polish remover.

I have already removed the thumbs up from the bottom of the signs.  I wish I had
left the caution triangle.  Oh well!  A few more odd and end and he will be ready
for any job.  Harold has been pestering me for a truck.

OK, Thanks For Looking!