La Dee Da Garden Tea Party

ToysRUs is having a store wide clearance sale. Not everything's on sale though. The things that are on sale are often up to 70% off or more. So I got this set for $5. And trust me, it wasn't worth a penny more. 

Off Topic Rant:

I can't believe La Dee Da are made by the same company that made Liv dolls, Spinmaster. Liv Dolls and accessories are so superior in every way. Why couldn't they keep producing dolls on that level? The lightweight crap they produce now is embarrassing. In my opinion, the quality has gone down. 

Rant Over.

On the box it says that it comes with over 40 pieces made out of paper, plastic and felt. And most of those are kind of flimsy. 

It was so hard for me to get this scene set up. The table, chairs, lamppost and dolls easily fall over. I was getting frustrated with the thing. 

Sitting at the table are Dee and Sloane. They're having a good time at their garden tea party in Central Park. Finally. 

I like the backdrop and lamppost the most. Those are going to come in real handy when I'm taking photos of my other dolls. It does make a nice backdrop. The thin cardboard tree and shrubbery in the shape of a dog look awkward. Don't know how much use I'm going to get out of those. 

It has a teapot, plates, spoons, forks and two cake stands. I can use all of that in my other dioramas. 

It also came with a lot of different colored, felt shapes, stickers and small cardboard decals. I had no use for any of them so I chucked them. If I'd added all of those things it would have looked like a very busy and colorful scene and kind of tacky, too. I didn't want to overdo it. I think it looks nice just the way it is here. 

It also came with purple and pink markers. They got tossed also. I'm sure all that stuff would come in handy for little girls because then they could have fun decorating the whole scene. That would keep it interesting for them so they don't get bored. 

There were so many things on sale at ToysRUs. I had trouble making up my mind about what I wanted to get. I couldn't afford everything I wanted. But I did get some great stuff that I'm having fun with. 

I want to paint the chairs and table in this set a different color. Someday, I'll get around to that. I know this will look fantastic painted. And I can't wait to use this set in my doll photos. 

I would definitely buy this for a little girl while it was on sale because the set isn't that sturdy. I'll bet a child could destroy this entire thing in one summer. 

But for me it's perfect and the price was right. 

Robotica

La Dee Da Fairy Tale Dance and City Girl

ToysRUs recently had one of those sales where they mark everything up and then put them on sale. Like they're fooling anybody. 

I still picked up two La Dee Da dolls; Fairy Tale Dance Sloane and City Girl Dee. They're made by Spinmaster, the same company that made Liv dolls. 

Here is Sloane in her box. She didn't come with a stand. Bummer. 

Sloane is supposed to be Little Red Riding Hood. I wouldn't have known that unless I read it on the box. She doesn't look like anything like Little Red Riding Hood to me. Where is her red hooded cape and basket? I guess she's supposed to be Little Red Riding Hood all dressed up to go to a Fairy Tale dance. Dumb. 

Here is the back of the box. 

She's out of her and dancing a jig. It was crazy trying to cut this doll out of the box. So much plastic and packaging that is impossible to recycle. A complete waste. 

Both of her arms are permanently bent. Her legs have bendable joints at the knees. 

The skirt really isn't much. Just two pieces of tulle with only the shortest piece of red fabric underneath that barely covers her naughty bits. 

Her boots are cute and fashionable but they keep twisting and turning on her feet. She has a removable plastic bow in her hair. 

Here's a closer look at her boots. The feet on these dolls is even smaller than Barbie's. 

Sloane is my favorite La Dee Da doll. I just love her name, too. 

Nice design on her eye. Although I don't care for it very much and I might remove it. 

This is what she came with. She also had a brush I didn't get a picture of. As you can see, she didn't come with much.

I couldn't get her small clutch bag to stay in her hand. 

It has a silver wolf on it. It doesn't open. 

Her hair is very good quality. 

Her fishnet leggings are very nice. 

Sloane is beautiful. She's is, simply, my favorite. I love her soft, red hair with the white streaks. A red cape would've been a nice touch. Maybe I'll make her one someday. Won't be any time soon. 

Here are my two Sloanes. The other one is Tropical Twist Sloane. Tropical Twist comes wearing a lot of blush. I put her in a Monster High dress and stand. I'm so glad these dolls can wear MH clothes.

Now here's City Girl Dee. 

Here she is out if her box. She's a big One Direction fan. 

Finally, a doll that came with a stand. She also has a book of designer activities and a portfolio with some other crap in it. 

The book has directions to make a clutch purse out of a NYC subway map. I might try this one day. Still, won't be any time soon, though. It had some other ideas in it, as well. 

Great quality hair. Easy to brush. Very smooth. The red rose is held in her hair with Velcro which snags and pulls the hair when I take it off. I'll just leave it on for now. 

Her earrings. The yellow one is a heart and scissors with a chain and a bow. The blue one is a sewing machine because Dee wants to be a fashion designer. How original!

The design is only on one eye. 

The skirt can be gathered at the bottom by pulling the red string. Her shrug can be removed. 

She has red streaks in her hair. 

She's wearing a plastic pincushion on her  left wrist. Her leggings can be pushed down to give her another look. 

I like the City Girl Dolls better than the Fairy Tale Dance ones because they come with fun accessories and a stand. Who needs another stupid brush?

Here are my two Dees. The other one is Dee as Bollywood Bright. I found her at a thrift store for $1.99. I just added the Bhindis. 

These are all of my La Dee Da's. I won't be getting anymore unless I find them at the thrift store. I read somewhere that Spinmaster is pulling them from the shelves. I guess they'll replace them with the next fad in fashion dolls. 

If I had any artistic skills at all, I'd repaint these dolls. I've seen some beautiful work in the internet. Le Sigh. 

I had fun collecting them. 

Robotica

La Dee Da's Dee as Bollywood Bright

She is from the Runway Vacay India series of La Dee Da dolls by Spinmaster, the same company that made Liv dolls. I wish they'd bring Liv dolls back. I like to use their articulated bodies with other dolls' heads.

I found this doll at a thrift store for a couple dollars. As far as I'm concerned that's all they're worth. Their heads are the poor man's Pullip and their body is the poor man's Blythe. If you can't afford a Pullip or Blythe (like me), these dolls will do. 

She didn't have shoes when I got her. I already had the shoes from fashion packs that were on sale for about $2.50 at Target a while ago.

They're highly stylized dolls. They are very cute but ridiculously overpriced. They don't come with stands or even cute little purses and only their knees bend. 

What I like about these dolls is that they're very colorful. I would've bought more of them if they were cheaper. They can wear most Monster High clothes and use their stands. 

Her hair is of excellent quality. Better than all of my other dolls. I love the color and the texture is so soft. I don't know much about doll hair but whatever this is its great. 

Here is Dee and Sloane. I think Sloane would've made a better Bollywood doll. She's wearing a dress I made for my Monster High dolls. 

She is just adorable and I'm glad I found her. 

I removed the painted on Bindi nonsense she had and replaced it with a proper Bindi. It would've been nice if she was wearing a sari. Still, I like her outfit. It's unique and different. 

Here's Dee and Sloane giving off fierce Bindi realness. 

Robotica