All the Juice, None of the Pulp

I've been feeling awful about spring and summer coming and mourning winter, so to counteract that, here's my cute collection of Tea Bunnies being all spring-like!

In the back is my large Rose Bonnet plush, and in the front from left to right are my vinyl adult figures: Pansy Parfait with original clothes and hat, Petunia Petal with original dress and bunny-size teacup, and Buttercup Honey with custom clothes and hat.

I was finally able to find one of the fashion packs from the second wave of the licensed Glam Squad Strawberry Shortcake line at Five Below! This is the Lime Chiffon pack, and I'm really hoping my local store will restock these so I can hopefully get the Strawberry Shortcake and Raspberry Tart ones.

I think this one is cute, I'm surprisingly enjoying the combo of the soft pink and green! As with the first wave, I'm continuing to try these on different doll body styles as I'm able, for the purposes of comparison.

So on the left is the dress and bag accessory on a Wild Hearts Crew Cori Cruize body. The dress fits really well and looks amazing! It has a back that partially opens with a velcro closure, then the rest of the skirt is sewn together. I thrifted the WHC doll recently and rebodied this basic/budget butterfly swimsuit Barbie with the Christie mold. She didn't have any of her clothes or anything so please excuse the Hasbro Anna boots (not from the fashion pack), I don't have any extra WHC shoes around.

On the right is the tube top, jacket, and pants on a Liv doll body (her head is from a pink Barbie fairy from 2008). I'd say it definitely works, however, the fit isn't the best. These fashion packs seemingly work best with dolls that have a slightly fuller chest. The pants are alright on this body, the elastic waist is very helpful. One of the seams of one of the jacket sleeves has a small section that didn't get sewn up properly. I can easily take a needle to it myself, but I thought I'd mention it. Her shoes are not from the pack, they are Real Littles.

In front of both dolls you can see the shoes that came with the pack. They are green and pretty nice, but they are too small to fit either Wild Hearts Crew or Liv feet. They fit such dolls as Barbie (Classic/Petite foot size, not Curvy/Tall) or Fresh Dolls, with a heel.

Recently I thrifted this 2022 Day Out Draculaura Monster High doll. She's nearly complete, only missing her milk drink and sunblock.

Today I also found these at Five Below- I've actually recently been pretty curious about Punirunes, since they seem to be MUCH less demanding than Tamagotchis and have a fun gimmick. I won't have it with me throughout the day, at least during the week, but so far I think it's pretty cute! Getting one for $5 is absolutely a steal.

I finished the little clown cat "Cobbles" from this pattern! Crocheted using red, yellow, blue and white yarn, also using some polyfill stuffing, a pair of amigurumi/teddy bear eyes, and a salvaged keychain.

This weekend I had an AMAZING haul at the flea market! Some absolutely great dolls that I'm thrilled I could find, including a few I've wanted for a while.

First on the left is 2003 Wonder Woman Barbie (the pink box/playline one, I think there were actually a couple different WW Barbie releases that year). She has her original earrings and one of her magic bracelets, but that's it. I dressed her in this WW Barbie fashion pack shirt, unidentified shorts, and a pair of black Barbie boots.

Next is 1992/1993 Glitter Beach Jazzie! My third Jazzie doll, I don't know why I have such a soft spot for them...she has her original head scarf, necklace, and swimsuit bottoms! I also dressed her in this Sun Lovin' Jazzie top that I've had for a while and only recently identified.

Then there's 2000 Harley-Davidson Barbie #4, who only came with her neck scarf (not pictured) and her earrings. I dressed her in this unidentified dress and Barbie boots for now.

On the far right is 1999 Tie Dye Teresa! She only came with her original hair style/strings. I dressed her in this unidentified (but I think Barbie fashion pack) shirt, handmade denim overalls, and Real Littles high-top sneakers.

In this picture, on the left is 1996 Dolls of the World Japanese Barbie! She came with everything except her tabi and geta. I put her in these off-brand pumps, but hopefully one day I can get her proper footwear.

In the middle is 1992 Sparkle Eyes Barbie (blonde ver.). She came with this dress, which is Barbie (unidentified, but I am 90% sure it's from a fashion pack).

Last is 1998 Butterfly Art Kira, who came with her original crocheted swimsuit, necklace, bracelet, and anklet (I put her anklet on her other wrist).

Far left is 1992 Cheerleading Courtney, with her original hairbow, shirt and skirt! I put her in these random shoes (which I believe are Skipper shoes but I'm not 100% sure).

In the middle, it's 2023 Rainbow High Michelle St. Charles! She came with her dress, belt, boots, earbuds, and 3 hairclips.

And finally, the headless body represents 2014 Geek Shriek Howleen Wolf, whose head is currently in treatment for awful headglue. As pictured, she came with her original shirt, skirt, and shoes!

Last but DEFINITELY not least, I could have screamed when I found this 1992 Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie (blonde ver.) new in box for a price that I almost couldn't believe! I took her out of the box, but I thought I'd take a picture for posterity. This is the version I, myself, had as a small kid. Now if I can find the brunette Barbie from this line, I'll have all of them!

I knit these pajamas for my Krystal Bailey! The patterns are actually from different curvy Barbie patterns, and in the case of the top, knit in a slightly finer yarn than suggested for a better fit.

I thought I'd share some cool stuff I found thrifting and at flea markets this summer!

First off, these two dolls were in a bag together. The Teresa doll on the left is...kind of an interesting story. At first I thought she had just had some makeup drawn on her, as kids sometimes do. But when I went to wash her up, her whole face started coming off and I realized she had been someone's customized doll. I eventually had to go in with acetone and completely wipe her face. Based on her hair, body, and the fact that I'm fairly sure she originally had blue eyes, I think she MIGHT be one of the 2001 Pretty Princess Barbies, with her rings and earrings swapped out with ones from a different doll. She came wearing this dress as well, which is from 2002 Perrr-fectly Halloween Barbie. She also came with black boots, which might also be from that same Barbie. Actually, looking at the jewelry, that is very likely ALSO swapped from the same doll.

I'm not sure what to do with her honestly. I don't (can't) paint doll faces. I guess I could eventually commission someone to paint her. The other option is to keep her as is, as a blank example of my beloved Teresa sculpt.

Anyway, the doll on the right is My Scene 2002 Spring Break Madison. She came with this shirt and shorts, which are her own stock outfit, and even her adorable head scarf. These cowboy boots are Barbie brand ones I put on her. She's so cute, I'm stoked to have her!

These two were also in a bag together.

On the left is 2021 Rainbow High Gabriella Icely. As you can see, she's had a haircut, but honestly...I think the chic little bob works for her, so I'm not mad about it 🤷‍♀️ She came with her stock snakeskin boots, but that's it. She's borrowed a sweatshirt and shorts (with "flannel shirt" wrapped around her waist) from my Kia Hart.

On the right is 2022 Rainbow High Costume Ball Bella Parker. Out of all the Bella dolls, this one is definitely my favorite and the one I'd want to have the most. She didn't come with anything except what I think is one of Series 1 Amaya Raine's boots? So she has borrowed Mara Pinkett's jacket and Krystal Bailey's shirt; she's also wearing a skirt from the Deluxe Fashion Closet, and a pair of strappy heels from the "mini accessories studio" blind box series, both of which are in Bella's signature shade of pink.

I also got this American Girl mini Kaya'aton'my! She's so gorgeous. I believe this is the 2016 30th Anniversary Beforever version, including the miniature book she came with! The only things missing are her stand, and the hair ties for the ends of her braids.

Also got this Year of the Goat Zodiac Ty beanie baby. Completely adorable!

In his photo we have Checks the owl Ty Flippables keychain and Ty Beanie Babies Class of 2004 the owl. They made more of these graduation owls than I thought, I have a lot of them but I'm missing only Smarter from 2002 now I believe?

Additionally there's the Impmon plush from the 2002 Dairy Queen Digimon promotion. Tamers is my favorite Digimon season so I couldn't resist! I'd LOVE to find the Guilmon from this set (and I would be happy to find Terriermon, Gatomon and Agumon too).

This Dollar General fashion doll fashion pack, still on the card, really amused me so I picked it up. It's so atrocious that I love it. Even comes with black pumps! I'm curious to see how it fits various dolls.

In the far left is 2022 Barbie: A Touch of Magic Fairytale Barbie, with blue hair. She had her original hair clip and skirt but nothing else, and I put her in these yellow Barbie shoes. Some places online advertise her as Teresa, but her packaging doesn't say so, and I don't really watch the Barbie movies so I don't know if that's accurate.

In the middle is 2002 Maskerade Party Barbie (blonde ver.)! She was still in her box so she's dressed in all her original "stock" clothes. I have a soft spot for Halloween Barbies, and this one is beautiful with a great outfit. Even if she's not technically Halloween themed...look at her, that's a Halloween Barbie.

On the right is one of my wished-for dolls, Dramatic New Living Skipper from 1970-1971! She didn't come with any original clothes so she's dressed in a Blythe/Skipper size dress I made years ago and a pair of blue flats that I had. Poor thing sat on a shelf for probably a month or more until I could get her, and she was really grubby, but honestly she cleaned up pretty good! I think she's really cute!

Finally in front is a plush from the 1996 McDonald's Space Jam promotion. This is specifically Bupkus the Nerdluck. I actually already have the Daffy Duck from this promotion; I'd really like to find Pound, the orange Nerdluck, and maybe the Monstar version of Blanko (the blue one) as well.