Midge Life in the Dreamhouse!

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Back several years ago, I purchased Barbie and Midge Dreamhouse set at T.J. Maxx.
The box was horrible! but the dolls were in good shape!

 Promo Photos courtesy of Mattel

I got them for the bodies but when got them home, the Midge doll caught my eye

I love her red hair! I must admit to being a sucker for red hair and the Midge/ Steffie 

head sculpts! So while the blonde head is up for sale with a few other life in the 

dreamhouse Barbies heads, I had to keep the Midge!

It was confusing for me around this time. I kept see different styles of Midge, 

Life in the Dreamhouse the set like what I purchased and the single!

Life in the Dreamhouse two dress set!

There was also a Glam Style Midge out too.  All of this doll had the larger head.

The hair eyes and lip color was a little different. They all looked similar to me at first but some 

time online showed me the difference!

Dreamhouse-a really red redhead

Glam Style- a strawberry blonde

From looking online, I knew that I wanted the Dreamhouse Midge but I wanted the 

Glam Style outfit! So I had the doll and was able to find parts outfit on Facebook!

She is now happy living in Johnston with her family! Say Hello Charlotte!
Charlotte: Hello! Nice to meet you all!

She needed a husband! So who should be the husband of Dreamhouse Midge?

Why McDreamy of course!

or Robert Phillips doll from Enchanted

I will be featuring him again in May!

So here is Charlotte with her husband Dr. Patrick McDreamy!

The McDreamy's

Charlotte: Say hello to the nice folks honey!

Patrick: Hello! 

Honey I have to head out the the hospital! I have a early morning staff
meeting. Charlotte: OK, see you at home.

If you are follower of my blog, you will know that I made them a couple
back in April of 2014 when I found Patrick again in a thrift store.

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Frugal Dolly Finds!

Hey Gang!

So I finally saw the Dollar Tree Barbie furniture! They have been shown of the
web for over a year!

 I got two purple sofas!

I think I will paint them.

 I got a toilet. 

All the other toilets I have are attach to a wall or something else.  I needed
something free standing to make my own bathroom setup. They had a bathtub
but it was too small and I have clawfoot tub from a Bratz set that is a better size.

 The lid even opens!

I'll have to put paper in the bottom to help it to look real.

The real find are the chairs. In doing dioramas, you always need more chairs.
Having multiple chairs of the same design are great for weddings, restaurants
or other large scenes. I really need more of them!  I only have six, which was
all they had. I don't know if you can see it in this photo, but the two sets are
slightly different shades of pink. These will get painted also.

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Another AA Disney Male!

Hey Gang,

I have been wanting the Disney Genie doll for a while. As you may
know, Disney doesn't do a lot of AA male character dolls. This may be
the second male doll if you don't count Naveen as many don't.

I saw one with the Human Form(not the blue) at Target. They only
had the one, but when I came back for him, he was gone.I had been
thinking about order him online until I saw him in Five Below. You
know I had to get him!

Promo Photos

Full body photo

 Closeup

 The Genie/Mariner is played by Will Smith who is from Philly! In the place to be...

Will's acting career has take off and this maybe the second "childrens movie" that
he has stared in.

Is it a good likeness? Let me know in the comments!

May more like a dark Yul Brynner

I knew when I saw the doll, I only wanted him for the head.  I thought he might

make great character in Johnston! Please Disney, go back to the regular doll bodies 

without the molded on clothes!  I can at least work with the old body.

I removed the head so that the focus is on the body.

The Body!

The top is all one piece. The details are printed into the top like many of Mattel

doll clothes. Except for the top and jewelry, everything else is molded. 

Even the shoes!  

The bracelets are also molded on.

The neck knob!  The new Hasbro bodies have a neck knob that is closer to the style of Mattel.

The body is a bit larger than the other bodies produced thus far by Hasbro for Disney.

Many of the Disney dolls done for them by Hasbro have molded on clothes.  Often it

is the pants.

Hasbro for Disney Lt. Mattias, Inferno and Genie

So what do do for a body!

So to work with the Genie, he needs some work on my part.  Thanks to 

Hey, It Is Muff, I have become braver when it comes to altering dolls. 

He needs a new body and no ponytail (in my opinion).

I have read that some haven't been able to remove the ponytail but I was. 

 If you look at him straight on, you won't see the hole.

He does have a large head!

There is a hole on the top of the head but I think I can fill it in. I will even

 keep the ponytail.  Who knows how I might be able to use it in the future.

Warning Nude doll!

I thought to balance the head I need a body with the girth of the original body.

I have seen photos of the the head or a articulated Ken's body 

and it doesn't look good.  The head is too big for the Ken and  BMR1959 

and many of the the other articulated bodies!  His head is better suited for a 

Broad Ken body. 

On the new body!

He looks better proportioned on the larger body.  I placed him on Broad Ken Man Bun

body.  The complexion is not a close match but it will do!

He can still wear the top!

I added prince pants and Ken gold sandals to complete the outfit! 

In street clothes!

So I am call him Ving! Short for Irving.

 Until I fix the hole, he can wear hats!

 He looks good in a hat away!

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I Won! WOO HOO!

Hey Gang!

I won a contest on Instagram!

I like to enter contest for doll stuff and I do pretty good at winning!  I have won a 

few times on Blogger and once on Facebook.This my first IG win! 

The announcement!

The contest was being held by plasticallystyle and was listed on her IG and

blog page Plastically Perfect. Great photos and styles to be found on both!

 Here is my prize!

She will be mailed from Denmark and I am told she will take a while to arrive!

I am still happy to win.

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Princess Adventure Daisy Barbie Doll!

Hey Gang,

I don't know about you, but I did realize that there was a Daisy Barbie!
She first showed up in the playline as part of the curvy Fashionista Daisy Pop.

Promo Photo

Closeup!

I purchased her and she is Emily-Ann is my dollie word.

She is part of the Dreamhouse Adventures line! She a DJ in the series and loves
Dinosaurs !

I will admit to having never what the Dreamhouse series. Now I might have to add some
of her quirks to my doll's storyline!

Lately the Dreamhouse Adventures Daisy dolls have been shown up on the
toy shelves. I think I noticed her last year. She is also a curvy doll. She has
darker pink hair in this line compared to Fashionista Daisy Pop but she shares
the same headsculpt. BTW, on some headsculpt listings this face is referred
to as the Daisy headsculpt.

Promo Photo

Barbie Daisy Doll with Kitten, Luggage, Guitar & Travel Accessories Playset!

Promo Photo

The full playset with doll.

I found this doll the other day at Target! I thought she was the doll above until
I took a closer look!

Princess Adventure Barbie

What I liked was her outfit.  Emily-Ann need that outfit.

Promo Photo

She is part of a new animated movie and play line that was to premier in 2020!
I think we are seeing the doll but unless the move is shown another way than the
theatre, I don't know when the move will be released.

Princess Adventure Ken 
Promo Photo

Mattel my release other dolls in the storyline!  But these are the two that I have
seen thus far! BTW, I saw him in Target but didn't realize he was part of the line!

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Quick Post and Doll Play

Hey Gang!

Just a quick post and playing around with bodies! Playing around with
Inferno on a Max Steel body.  What do you think?

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Home Girl vs Home Girl! Update...I Purchased Bantu Knot BMR!

Hey Gang!

I first want to share with you one of my favorite musician and favorite videos that
help in the inspiration of this post!  LL Cool J's Around The Way Girl!

When I first saw Zig Zag Barbie, I thought she looks like a "Home Girl"!
Or as LL Cool J would call her, an Around The Way Girl. Meaning she looks
like a young lady who would live in my neighborhood.

It was more than the outfit and more than the hair. It was the attitude of the doll!

 I found that many others saw her the same way and redressed her that way too.

My Doll Shaniquah restyled!

So when I saw the new BRM Barbie doll Bantu Knot doll , I thought now she
is really styled like a Home Girl!

BRM Barbie doll Bantu Knot 

I have heard that she is a petite articulated doll! I can't wait to see the body!

 Home Girl vs Home Girl!

 

Update! I purchased Bantu Knot... for her body.  I needed a dark petite body.

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