Taeyang Alberic

This doll was released in 11/08 by Jun Planning. I got it on amazon last December for an excellent price. 

This is going to be brief. Just a few photos for anyone who's interested in checking him out. 

Taeyangs are my favorite boy dolls but they can be crazy expensive so I'll only buy one when its marked way down. Sometimes Amazon has great prices but they fluctuate all the time. 

I don't know much about him.  Apparently, he's some type of royalty. 

As usual, with all Taeyangs their clothes are couture quality and well made. 

I couldn't get his shoes on no matter what I did so I eventually just gave up. I broke the foot on one of my other Taeyang dolls. I didn't want to break anything on Alberic. 

Isn't he pretty?

I love his long hair. 

Alberic with Little RiDa. He's wearing One  Direction doll clothes and shoes in this photo. They fit him well. 

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My Room Dioramas

I made several room dioramas in 1/6 scale for my fashion dolls. It's still a work in progress. I've been working on it for more than six months now. 

I try to make as much as I can from stratch because miniature doll stuff is expensive. There are still a few more rooms I want to add; laundry room, child's room and back porch. 

Here's are some photos: 

The living room is nowhere near done. I want to change the curtains eventually. 

This is a Barbie kitchen thing I got from a thrift store. I was inspired by a photo on the internet to turn into this:

Food products and leeks made from paper. Again inspired by a photo I saw on the internet. 

Cups and glasses I made for the kitchen.

This is the new fridge. It's still isn't finished. I followed a Korean tutorial on YouTube. It's a lot of work for me because I'm still learning how to do this stuff. The original fridge was kind of pitiful. 

Here's Tinkerbell posing with the new fridge. She likes to pose with appliances. :-)

The only bedroom so far. I'll add more at some point. I made the bed way too big for the room but that's ok. 

Younger sister is visiting and being a huge pest early in the morning. She woke them up because she's bored and wants someone to talk to. Dexter does not want to get up. 

This is the original sewing room. I turned it into a sewing room/office. 

What an improvement. 

I was going to change the sliding doors but now I'll just leave them. 

The whole thing is still under construction. I've had a lot of fun with this project. I didn't have this much fun when I was a kid. 

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Journey Girls Dana

Journey Girls are a line of 18" dolls made and sold exclusively by ToysRUs. 

I bought Dana from a thrift store for $12.99. These dolls are usually priced at $29.99. 

According to Wikipedia, "Dana is the only doll with short hair and glasses; she loves animals and is always trying to help at her local shelter."

And: "The top portion of their bodies are made of vinyl and the lower half is made of cloth."

Her box was beat half to death but it had never been opened. 

The doll was in good shape, just a little rumpled. 

A sweet, cute face and pretty eyes. Her eyes don't close. She has one braid going across the top of her head. 

Her jeans are well made. I get tired of dolls in dresses. 

A closer look at her shoes. 

This is Dana with an Our Generation doll sold at Target. Dana is thinner than American Girl and Our Generation dolls. They can't share clothes or shoes. 

Dana is adorable wearing her glasses.

 

Dana and Yuko, a BFC, Ink doll. Yuko is slimmer than Dana so they can't share clothes, either. 

Unless I find a deal I can't refuse I won't be buying any more clothes for Dana. I just have too many different dolls in different sizes. I can't buy clothes for all of them. I don't know if I'll ever have the time to make clothes for her, either. 

She's a very good alternative to American Girl dolls. I feel that AG dolls are for the monied set. There are plenty of excellent and less expensive alternatives. But I know that even little kids can be materialistic. 

I wasn't dying to have a Journey Girl. I wouldn't have paid the regular price for one. I never see them on sale at TRU. 

I'm glad I have Dana. She's cute and she was the right price. Actually, I have so many dolls I might give her away as a present to a little girl who needs a doll. 

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Bratzillaz Princesses Siernna Calmer

Siernna is supposed to be some kind of witch. I got her from ToysRUs much cheaper than the price printed on the box. 

Bratzillaz are my favorite Bratz dolls. The articulated limbs make them fun to pose and their acrylic eyes are beautiful. I like them much better than painted on eyes. 

She's supposed to have a glow in the dark bird but it was missing from the box. The birdcage was also kind of squished. The cage got tossed in the garbage. The doll totally looks stupid with a dumb bird in a cage on her head. Who wears birdcages on their heads, anyway? She came with a brush but no stand. 

Her power is keeping people calm and cool. Ok. 

The box art makes her look like a Monster High doll. 

Here she is with her besties. 

That hair is a hot, hot, unholy mess. That dress...sigh. I do love those fingerless gloves. The thigh high stockings will look better on a bigger doll. They wouldn't stay up on her. 

That dress is screaming something at me. I just don't know what it's trying to say. Hooker/stripper/raggedy witch? Oh, who knows. 

She has a lot of hair on her head. They did not skimp there. 

Not crazy about those eyebrows. 

I had fun taking photos of her with her wild hair and ugly eyebrows. 

When in doubt wear it wild. 

I boiled her hair 3 times. It did nothing.  I don't know what this stuff is made out of. 

I finally wet her hair, put a lot of gel in it and restyled it. 

 

Siernna looks so pretty and softer with normal clothes and tame hair. I removed those eyebrows and the design under one of her eyes with a q-tip and fingernail polish remover. There was too much going on on her face. She looks happier. 

These 3 dolls have the best quality hair of all my Bratz dolls. Bratzillaz Meygana and Siernna with Bratz Boutique Sasha. 

Siernna Calmer went from this...

To this. What an improvement. 

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