Happy May Day

Happy May Day! and...Happy Birthday to me! I have  a few new goodies to show off here. But a message from the dolls to celebrate! 

 These photos are from the archives, done a few years ago. I really enjoy doing dioramas with the dolls. 

Now onto the new ones I have been acquiring!  

Back at Barbie Palooza, I had purchased Wedding Day Midge and Barbie bridesmaid. Recently, on Ebay I was lucky enough to get Wedding Day Alan the groom and Ken the Best Man, new in the box with good prices. 

The only two I now need to acquire are the Stacie and Todd flower girl and ring bearer. I wanted to watch my budget, but the wedding sets are so adorable. When I get that set then I can take more photos of them all in the box-AND then take pics of the dolls out of the box with the wedding day scenes for June I have planned. 

Build-A-Bear Workshop Plush at Walmart

 Walmart is now offering Build-A-Bear Workshop plush and accessories with mini plush as well for prices between $9.99 to $24.99. I recently purchased a couple of the mini bears as gifts for a couple of friends of mine, as well as one of the mini bears for myself. The bears are perfect for your 16 inch to 24 inch dolls, such as Tonner, Gene Marshall and American Girl dolls. I put it beside my Anne Fitzpatrick, and while a little large, it could pose as an oversized bear for her. This cute pink one was one of my favorites in the mini series and it has a tag that you can write on. She is Coral Tie-Dye Bear . 

Here are photos of the Build-A-Bear Workshop aisle - Endcap with the minibears and their clothing accessories, around the side were the larger bears and their clothing and accessories. 

Larger bears were about 24.99 and clothing prices varied. 

The mini animals were an assorted mix of bears, pigs, hippos, unicorns, cows, frogs, elephants, ducks, etc. They also had small t-shirts to wear. You could also buy two different kinds of mini assortment boxes for 24.99 which would be cheaper. This is a good alternative for the starter person who might not want to go to the Build-A-Bear store and spend a small fortune and be a little conservative starting out. You can always find used Build A Bear plush at the Goodwill stores in good condition barely played with that these clothing items might fit too, and the bears would be a fraction of the cost- $3-6 at Goodwill thrift. I have picked up some really great ones there. Enjoy!

Vintage 1961 Barbie Doll Carrying Case

At the last April Va Fashion doll club meeting, our members sometimes bring items for the 'sales' room that Debbie sets aside in her small living room. Members sometimes bring doll related items of clothing, accessories, dolls that they need to sell or move on to make space in their collections. Jodie was selling this vintage carrying case for $10 and I snapped it up quickly as I have begun the rabbit hole of collecting vintage Barbie carrying cases...lol.  

As you can see, I couldn't purchase this case for $10 on any of my platforms like Ebay, Mercari or Poshmark without paying shipping , tax , etc and this one is in excellent condition. Great condition. At the Barbie Palooza sale I purchased about three baggies full of vintage Barbie hangers and a bag of shoes- in the photos below I am showing this case with my vintage bubble cut doll and the hangers and shoes on the shoe box, as well as with my modified Sweet Sixteen doll.

I have a couple more cases, two are from my childhood, one is a round doll case that I picked up from somewhere in a case lot. More photos to come. Lisa