Winner for 2017 Blog Giveaway #2

Yes, we have a winner! No, I did not forget about this Giveaway, but my house has been in a state of disarray for a while and I am finally getting things put back together! Just so you know, I had been planning on painting the interior of my house for a while now, but things like needing a new furnace and my painter's busy schedule kept setting us back from getting it done. So, when he called me to say he had a window open to get it done, I jumped at the chance. Here is what it looked like for a while:

What you don't see is all of the stuff we had to move to other rooms ahead of time. My bedroom was stuffed to the gills and I felt like I was the subject of an episode of "Hoarding, Buried Alive"! But the painting is now finished and we are getting very close to having everything rearranged and put back together. And, of course, this included shopping for some new stuff and getting rid of some old stuff too! When It is done, I will share some photos.

Since I didn't want to delay this any further, I wanted to go ahead and announce the winner of the 2nd Giveaway item. Note that there are still 2 more items to be given away and I will get both of those items posted shortly (sometime this weekend, maybe even this afternoon!)

Without further delay, the winner is   . . . . .

Congratulations, AG Lanc! Just in case you forgot, you won the Lammily Boy Doll (Animal Rescuer).  Please send me an email with your shipping information and I will get this guy out to you ASAP! My email is amaphyl526@gmail.com.

2017 Blog Giveaway #2

Right on the coattails of announcing the winner of Giveaway # 1, is the post announcing the 2nd Giveaway item. Be sure to view the previous post to see who won.

Here to help us with the announcement are some old and new residents of Hanaly Corners.

"Hello everybody! Can you guess what we all have in common? You say we are all beautiful -- that is true! But we are also all Curvy gals! We love our curves and before we tell you about this next giveaway item, we would like to tell you a little about ourselves."

Introducing from Left to Right:  "Hi, I am a Curvy Fashionista # 57 Zig Zag. I have have been given a sassy short haircut and the very pink lipstick has been wiped from my lips. I like this look so much better! My name is Sabrina Watson, but you can call me Brini, like the rest of my friends do."

"Well hello, friends! I am a Barbie Basics Red Collection Model #8 which was offered exclusively by Target in 2010. I have been in Hanaly Corners for quite a few years now. I came in 2010! I have had quite a few changes since I have been here. My original body was a Model Muse body. As you know, those are beautiful bodies, but are devoid of much movement as they are pretty stiff bodies. I was given an AA Dynamite Girl Body at first and it was a beautiful body but the color match was not perfect. When the human purchased a Dynamite Girl head that matched that body better, I had another surgery and was put on an Artsy body, even though the skintone was a terrible match. I dressed in turtle neck sweaters so you could not notice it so much. Then, as luck would have it, the human purchased a Pop Life Christie doll and it was a great match for me! I had that body until a few days ago when I saw a  Madame Lavinia doll come in as a body donor and asked if I could have it! Although the body may have been intended for a different doll, since I have been through so much, the human gave in and performed what I hope to be my last operation! I love my new curves! Don't you think they suit me well?! My name is Roxanne Porter, but I prefer Roxy!"

Time for a closeup of Brini and Roxy!

From L to R: Fashionista #37 Sweetheart Stripes, Fashionista # 51 Polka Dot Fun, Barbie Careers Pop Star Doll.

All three girls say at once: "Hello everybody! We all have been in Hanaly corners a while now!"  

Sweetheart Stripes: "I have been here the longest of the 3 of us, but have not yet been named. Maybe you can help the human come up with something good! For now, everybody just call me Sweetheart!"

Polka Dot Fun: "I don't have a name yet either, but what can you call a girl whose tag is Polka Dot Fun! What, you say how about "Dot"?? I do kind of like that! so for now at least, I will be called Dot!"

Pop Star: "Well, since you are all giving yourself names, I will give myself one too! You can call me Star because I am one!"

Closeups for Sweetheart, Dot and Star!

Oh, the reason we are here! We need to announce the second giveaway item!

Sweetheart: "I'll handle this ladies. After all, I am front and center! Do you all remember the boys you met for the 1st giveaway item announcement? Well . . ."
Dot interrupts: "Especially that cutie Nicholas! Although I would just love to help him with his hair and get him some new clothes!" 
Star: "You can say that again! I could really give him some Pop Star pointers!"
Sweetheart: "I saw him talking to Katie Lamm. I think you missed your chance, Dot!"
Dot: "Umm, Katie is his sister!"
Brini: "Ahh, ladies, we are supposed to be introducing the next giveaway item!"

Dot, Star and Sweetheart step aside as Brini and Roxy point to the box with the giveaway item.
Roxy: "And her it is! A NRFB Lammily Boy Pet Rescuer doll!
Sweetheart: "Ahh, is that Nicholas???!!! 
Star: "I don't think so! Maybe his brother or a cousin or something!"
Brini: "No, we still have our Nicholas Lamm in Hanaly Corners. This fellow will go to a lucky winner and they can name him whatever they want too!"Sweetheart gives a sigh of relief!

Roxy: "OK, here are the Rules below!"

• This Giveaway is open to everyone.
• You only need to enter once per item. You may submit an entry for all Giveaways in this series, even if you have won a previous item. 
• You will have one week to enter.
• You will need to leave a comment stating you would like to be entered in the drawing for a particular item.
• Winner will be selected at random using an automated number selector. 
• The winner will be announced via blog and will be asked for personal email to communicate through.
• You will have one week to respond.
• Your item will be shipped out upon receipt of your shipping information and the postage will be covered by Phyllis. I reserve the right to remove any items from the original package and repack to reduce shipping costs.

GOOD LUCK!

2017 Annual Blog Giveaway, Giveaway #1

And now what you have all been waiting for -- my 2017 Annual Blog Giveaway! Once again, there will be multiple items to be offered. I will be using the same format as before and presenting each item separately one at a time. The rules will follow at the end of the post.

To help me with item number 1, I have enlisted a couple of the new male residents in Hanaly Corners. Let's meet them first:

I had 2 Justin Bieber dolls and donated the body of one of them to another doll. The head for this guy has been rolling around at the bottom of my spare parts box for a while, but as I was reorganizing I found his head. I had purchased an Ever After High Alistair doll to use as a body donor for a Ken doll, but the skin was lighter than I thought. However, it was a good match for the Justin Bieber doll. I didn't want him to be just like the other Justin doll I had, so I made some changes to his hair. 

"Hello everbody! I was originally a Justin Bieber doll, but I have been modified and am now called Jared. I do have an older brother Justin, but I think I am much cuter than he is."

"After getting this new body, the human decided to change my hair. I do have to tell you that I think she did a pretty good job. "

I washed his hair first and then removed half of it. After cropping it as close to his head as I could get it with scissors, I used a razor to shave it even closer. What I couldn't get off with the razor, I used a toothpick to push through the plugs in his head. He has a pretty hard head, and because I wanted to leave part of the hair, I used this process and it worked pretty well. I trimmed and styled the remaining hair and then used some hair gel to help it stay in place. I the added 2 coats of flocking to the bald part of his head.  Below are 2 other views:

I did participate in the crowd funding for the Lammily Boy doll. My dolls arrived just before Christmas. Meet Nicholas:

"Hi everybody! My name is Nicholas, but you can call me Nick. My sister Katie already lives in Hanaly Corners, so I was very glad to move here."

"Don't you think I am a handsome fellow??"

Jared: "Hey, man, it is time for us to do what she brought us in here to do!" 

Nick:  "Umm, I've just been waiting on you. You just had to show off that fancy new hair cut you got!"

Jared: "Since you brought it up, I definitely think you need to do something with that hair of yours! You kinda look like an old man! 
Nick: "Hey, watch it with the insults!"

Jared & Nick in unison: "Ok everybody here it is! I think you are going to like this!"

This is the Pink Passport clothing set from TRU. There are 10 pretty nice outfits here. I know some of you have this, but if you don't and you win, I think your dolls will love it!

Here are the rules:

• This Giveaway is open to everyone.
• You only need to enter once per item. You may submit an entry for all Giveaways in this series, even if you have won a previous item. 
• You will have one week to enter.
• You will need to leave a comment stating you would like to be entered in the drawing for a particular item.
• Winner will be selected at random using an automated number selector. 
• The winner will be announced via blog and will be asked for personal email to communicate through.
• You will have one week to respond.
• Your item will be shipped out upon receipt of your shipping information and the postage will be covered by Phyllis. I reserve the right to remove any items from the original package and repack to reduce shipping costs.

Good luck!