Back to Home Depot!

Hey Gang!

While waiting for the lab to be finished, Hikaru had to do something.  He is
working at the local home depot.  This allows him to purchase the supplies
needed for his own home at a discount, to see and get updates from Harold
when he comes in for supplies, to meet the community and make money
while waiting.  He is learning about tools and home repair too. 

Joseph, the manager is great to work for.

Joseph takes time daily to greet costumers and see how things are going.

Staying in the office never gives you the full picture of how a business is doing.

Joseph: Hello and welcome to Home Depot!

Stringer: Hello! I came here because I new you had a large selection of gift cards!

Joseph: Yes we do! It is one of the things we pride our self on.

Joseph thinks to himself the store is busy! Good!

Thad: I was looking for trash cans for the yard.  

Joseph: We have a large selection right over here.

Joseph: It is a deep can. It is 70 gallons! We have a lot of color too!

Thad: Well...I was looking for a lighter blue than that. Lighter than the blue of my shirt.

Joseph: I have some in the back. I will bring it up for you!

Joseph: OK, I am going over to have some keys made!

Joseph: Key making is on aisle 6!

Joseph thinks to himself...OK, where did he go?

Joseph: Here he comes! Did you get your keys made?

Joseph: Oh, yes!  I looked in the garden section too!  I want to add some trees.

Joey: Dad, there you are! I went to your office!

Joseph: I am out here greeting customers and see how things are going.

Joey: I  should work here! I could work for you! It would be more fun than the Museum.

Joey: You have to deal with customers there! They are a pain.

Joseph: I have to deal with customers here too and so would you!

Joey: But I am the bosses son here! I can do what I want right!

Joseph: No Joey, that isn't what working is about. A job is about your customers! No

matter what your job is. Your mom's customers are call patients. It is all about

the customers.

OK, Thanks For Looking!

On The Craft Table!

 Hey Gang!

On the craft table right now is:

Sofas

 The sofas I got from the Dollar Tree.  

I painted them brown. It is a bit shiny I might need a matte sealer.

I had more but not a lot of brown spray paint than any other color. I don't think I will 

use it on the underside. I am thinking about gluing cardboard to the back and 

painting that will acrylic paint.  

The before!

I have see people cover them with fabric too! Maybe next time.

Next is bread!

I have a bakery and market diorama planned so I made some break for it.

Three styles of loaves of bread and bagels. Two lost the inter circle so they look more like rolls

I might need to make a few more. 

It was kinda easy to make. I used My Froggy Stuff video recipes for both.

The two loaves on the right are salt dough and the other is cornstarch dough. 

I colored the with makeup like in the videos.

Next up is Gift cards and rack

I made a rack for gift cards.  I am not sure where I will use it for but I know I wanted

to make it.

There are little shelves to hold the cards.

I made the cards for newspaper circulars.

I cut them out and glued them to cardboard.

All of these crafts take a good amount of time.  I would imagine My Froggy Stuff

must spend a lot of time on all her crafts.  She is probably faster than me at it.

The time issue was a reason I haven't done more in the past. Like many of you,

I have more time now.

OK,Thanks For Looking!

Doll For My Wish List For 2021!

 Hey Gang!

After years of searching and complaining! Mattel has finally come out with a AA/Hispanic

teen boy doll!  

Mattel Promo Photos

I saw an old photo of a prototype of an AA boy standing by a school locker in 

an old issue of Barbie Bazaar. He had a 1987 Skipper face done up like a boy. I 

couldn't see the body, so I don't know what kind of body they used for him.  I 

wondered if  they made him for an oversea market and had been searching.

I haven't been able to locate the doll or a copy of that picture since. So if you 

have the photo or a link to it, please send it to me!

Now, there was a Kevin and a Scott but not AA Skipper size male in the Barbie line. 

Poor AA Skipper never had an AA boyfriend.  

The closest Mattel came to an AA doll in that size came was High School Musical

Chad and Zeke!

Chad #2 headsculpt

Zeke!

So even with a bent arm, it will be nice to have this new headsculpt to my collection!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Blog Poll on Articulated Body Sharing of Dolls

Hey Gang!

A few of my dolls are sharing articulated bodies either because the type
body is limited in production or I have not been able to afford additional
bodies. I wondered how many of you are doing the same! I have created
a poll to find out how many of you are doing it too!

Blogger no longer has a poll widget so I had to go to a site that provide
polls for Blogger! This is my first time trying it and it won't show the
results on the page but I will receive emails of results. I will share the
results later on.

So Please Take The Poll!

OK, Thanks For Looking And Taking The Poll!

Quick Post-I Just Love a good Head Swap!

Hey Gang!

Popping in to show you my latest head swap!  I think I mention that
I purchased a second Ron Weasley doll when it was on sale for $2.00!
You gotta that all the Harry Potter dolls have good articulation! I was
only hoping that their complexion would have match other dolls of
similar size!

I recently found a Disney Store High School musical #3 Troy doll!

He doesn't have the articulation of Ron and the head (you can't tell it from

this photo) sits on the body in such a way that he appears to always be 

looking down like he is shy! 

I was able to swap Troys head onto Ron Weasley's body!  This made it so 

that he is no longer looking down and has articulation. Yeah!

Jimmy: Hey Gang! I can wave!

I can now interact with way more people!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Barbie Careers Pop Star Doll

Hey Gang!

One of my latest purchases is Pop Star Doll  Barbie!

Promo Photos

I had to have her! I kinda think I am in love with this headsculpt even though she 

glances to the side and has a bent arm.  I think this one is called Neysa. I think I 

have three dolls thus far with this headsculpt.

The glitzy outfit doesn't hurt either!

She comes with a microphone and stand.

So My Photos!

Now as for a microphone and stand, I don't think the stand is well done.

They should have just made it silver to silver to match the microphone.

 The stand being sparkle purple with a clear base doesn't really work.

I just love her face and her eyes are brown.

 The purple shoes are cute too!

 Note: with minium play, the skirt will creases.

Warning Nude doll below!

The skirt does have what I guess is fake panties under it.

 The dolls bodies!

So the first thing I had to do was rebody her! I went to my body box and
found this one!

 And the body works!

 Although the bodies are different the clothes still fit.

Her hair is a purple pink!  Not as pink and Emily-Ann and not as purple as
Stella!

 View from the top!

 Dressed for her interview on the Today Show Esa heads for the WJBS TV station!

OK, Thanks For Looking!