I've Been Tagged!

Most of the time I'm too busy or unorganized to respond when I've been tagged or nominated for something, but I want to try to be better at that. ;)

Kewpie83/Ashley over at Confessions of a Doll Collector's Daughter tagged me in a fun "World Doll Day" Tag that originated over at my bloggy friend BlackKitty's blog, The Multicrafteral Lab. This one is nice and simple, too, so it's a good one for me to start with as I ease back into regular blogging. ;)

Those tagged are to:

1. List 3 favorite dolls from the ones you got last year.
2. List 3 dolls currently on your wishlist.
3. Tag 5 people to do the same thing! (Anyone with a home on the web, not just bloggers, can be tagged!)

So, here goes! :)

1. List 3 favorite dolls from the ones you got last year.

1. Maru Doll (Maru and Friends)

One of the highlights of my year was receiving this beautiful Maru doll for review. I love her exquisite detail and adorable face. :) I'm so grateful to the Maru and Friends company for giving me the opportunity to review her. :)

2. Frozen Fever "Summer Solstice Gift Set" Dolls (Disney Store)

As you all know by now, I love the Disney Store dolls, and I was so pleased with this sweet gift set from the Disney Store, celebrating the fun short film Frozen Fever. These dolls were a present from my mom, which makes them even more special. :)

3. Live Action Cinderella Doll (Disney Store) 

While in some ways I prefer the Mattel version of this doll, the Disney Store version has really grown on me and can look quite stunning. :) Cinderella is special because I purchased her on my daughters' combined birthday trip to help commemorate the occasion. The movie itself is special because my best friend, her mom and I took all five of our girls (my three and her two) to see Cinderella together. :) My best friend and I have enjoyed going to see movies together since high school, but this was the first time we were able to take our girls with us. She lives in Arizona now (about thirteen hours away), so the times we spend together now are especially precious. :)

And, of course, the movie was AWESOME!!! :D

2. List 3 dolls currently on your wishlist.

Okay, in trying to answer this question, I realized that I am a rather greedy person. :} It took me the longest time to be able to whittle this down to three dolls! In fact, I'm actually going to cheat a little and choose 3 categories on my wishlist with a couple of options for each. :} I'll also be linking to pictures instead of including pictures here.

1. Current Dolls

 Among the dolls currently on the market, there are many that stand out, but I've chosen two. ;) 

First, I would love to own one of the gorgeous Paola Reina play dolls, probably one of the 12.5 inch ones since space is becoming an issue. ;) Emily at The Toy Box Philosopher has reviewed several of these, and I think they're just gorgeous. My favorite is Liu, especially THIS one. THIS one's pretty cute too, though. ;)

Second, I would really love to get the Disney Store Cinderella and Prince doll set. I know they look grumpy and they're super expensive, but he is the only prince doll produced from the movie, and their clothing is amazing! (While I'm dreaming, what I'd really love is to purchase these dolls and then hire Noel Cruz to repaint their faces. But that won't be in the budget for a loooong time.) ;)

2. Jun Planning/Takara Dolls

I could fill this category with pictures of Pullips, Taeyangs, and Liccas, but there are two dolls that top the list. 

First is the beautiful but rare and expensive Rua Garrett J-Doll from Jun Planning. This doll is stunning and incredibly photogenic. I think she'd get along perfectly with Robin and Millie. ;)

I would also love to get a Jenny doll. I have one Jenny and one Timotei doll from my childhood, but I'd love to get a brand new Jenny for a blog review. You can see pics of my two favorites HERE and HERE. :)

3. 80s/90s Dolls

First up for this category is THIS Love-a-Bye Baby doll. I already have my top favorite Love-a-Bye Baby from my childhood, but I'd love to find this one, who was always her best friend in my games. ;)

I'd also love to get the Phantom of the Opera Barbie and Ken set from FAO Schwarz in the late 90s. I could never afford them then (and they're even more expensive now), but I'd love to add these to my collection someday. :)

Whew. That was tough!

3. Tag 5 people to do the same.

-MyLittleMegara

-Melody

-Farrah Lily

-Meritre

-NovaBabe

If you guys don't have the time or have already been tagged, feel free to skip this. Also, if I didn't tag you and you'd still like to participate, please feel free to join in! If you'd like, leave a comment with a link to your blog or website below so we can all see your answers. :)

Have a wonderful week, everyone! :)

How I Celebrated World Doll Day

Some of you may have heard that today is World Doll Day. While I wasn't active in the blogging world, I did spend the day appropriately immersed in doll-related activities. ;)

Because it was 109 degrees yesterday, we spend the night at my parents last night. (Central air is very much preferred over a swamp cooler in weather that warm.) ;) So today, I helped my mom empty, dust, reorganize, and rearrange her doll rooms. Then we redressed all of her dolls into summery outfits. :) It was a lot of fun. I thought I'd stop by and quickly share a few pictures of the day. :)

P.S. Sorry that some of the photos are a bit blurry. The lighting can be a bit tricky at my mom's, and sometimes it's hard to tell on my phone screen that the picture wasn't clear. :{

I started by taking pictures of all of the rooms before we took anything down:

The display on top of the small room (a kitchen set up).

The small room (set up as a bedroom). 

The dresser display.

The top long room (set up as a living room/sitting room/dining room).

The bottom long room (set up as a bedroom/dining room). 

The living room display.

Our first step was to remove all of mom's dolls. 

Here they are, lined up on the couch.

Plus a few extras and all of mom's mini dolls on the loveseat. ;) 

And here are the empty rooms, waiting for their makeovers: 

Here's everything we have to try to fit back inside! ;)

One of the reasons Mom wanted to redo the rooms is that she got the Our Generation "Gourmet Kitchen Set" and wanted to use it. 

Here's another look at all of the goodies inside. I didn't do an actual review on this because we had enough to do today with all of the rearranging. ;)

The stove, sink, and accessories.

The fridge.

After clearing out the rooms and opening the kitchen set, our next step was to fill the rooms with all of the large furniture pieces.

Here's the top of the small room, now a bedroom.

The small room itself, now a kitchen. 

The dresser display, a music room in progress.

The top long room, still a living room/sitting room/dining room. ;)

The bottom long room, still a bedroom/dining room. :)

Once we had all of the big pieces in, it was time to fill in with all of the tiny, doll-sized accessories. :)

The top of the small room...

...and some closer details: 

The small room...

...and some closer details: 

The top long room...

...and some...well, you know: ;) 

And here's the bottom long room...

...with some closer details: 

Sorry I don't have more pics of this room. They turned out really blurry. :(

At last, it was time to dress all of the dolls in summer outfits and return them to their displays.

First up is the new living room display: 

As you can see, we went for a summer theme. ;) 

A barbecue party. 

Hanae (MyAG/Truly Me #4), Not Named (MyAG/Truly Me #25, who is a future present for my niece), and Janie (MyAG/Truly Me #37).

Ashley (MyAG/Truly Me #24).

The first completed room. :D 

Katie (Gotz Little Sisters Doll)

Kaya (AG Historical). Doesn't she look great in Saige's outfit? :)

Laura (MyAG/Truly Me #39) 

The second completed room. :D

Grace (AG GOTY 2015)

Nellie (AG Historical)

Chrissa (AG GOTY 2009) 

The completed dresser display. Caitlin (MyAG/Truly Me #28 with a haircut) and Lanie (AG GOTY 2010 with straightened hair). Caitlin is missing her flute (my mom couldn't find it), but will eventually have an instrument too. ;) 

Both completed long rooms. 

The top room.

Sunny (MyAG/Truly Me #26) and Jess (AG GOTY 2006)

Kit (AG Historical), Ruthie (AG Historical), and Marie-Grace (AG Historical). It was very important to Little Gal that Kit and Ruthie be together. ;)   

The completed bottom room.

Saige (AG GOTY 2013) and Lindsey (AG GOTY 2001)

Tess (Gotz Little Sisters Doll...not my Tess) ;) and Cecile (AG Historical)

Tess and Cecile again with a clearer view of the table.

Felicity (AG Historical)

It took most of the day to redo all of the displays, redress the dolls, and set everything up, but it was a lot of fun. :) I always love "playing" with my mom's dolls and doll stuff. :)  Hope you enjoy the pics! 

Yikes...three posts in one week! Now I've spoiled you guys. I can't promise to keep the same record throughout the summer, but I'll do my best to post as regularly as I can. ;)