Moxie Girls Friends Target Exclusive

I haven't been able to do much lately with my dolls as I had a bad fall, banging up my knee pretty badly.  I have been on crutches and am supposed to keep my leg elevated and iced and I can't go up and down stairs and since the dolls are now in the basement . . . well, I think you get it. Fortunately, nothing is broken, but the bruise is pretty awful and measures approximately 12 inches by 8 inches and my knee is extremely swollen. We took a picture of it, but my daughters and I agree that it is too gruesome to post! Suffice it to say that it is painful and has once again grounded me.

Today we did go out and stopped at Target. I rode on an Amigo electric cart and we stopped by the dolls. For the most part, I found the Barbie section very disappointing. What we did find, however, was some Target Exclusive Moxie Girls Friends. They were $2.99 each, so I did purchase two of them. I think they had 4 or 5 total different girls. I purchased an African American doll and a redheaded doll.

The back of the box :

I deboxed them. They are very similar in size to the Barbie Stacie dolls. They can stand on their own quite well. They are also jointed similar to the latest round of Stacie's. Their arms and legs move back and forth. There is no sideways movement at all.

Since I couldn't go down the basement, I had my daughter bring up a couple of my other kid dolls so I could do a comparison. Here is the bunch together. Stacie is a bit taller than the Moxie Girls Friends dolls. The original Kelley is shorter and the interim version of Kelley/Stacie is smaller. 

Here you see Stacie and Moxie nude. Moxie is a bit shorter and thinner.  They both have molded flesh colored underwear.  Moxie's feet are also thinner. Moxie's head is slightly larger than Stacie's.

I also switched their clothes to see how they would fit.  Stacie's clothes were a bit big on Moxie, but the dress was an OK fit. The shoes were also a bit loose. 

It stands to reason that the Moxie clothes were a bit tight on Stacie. However, I was able to make them fasten in the back and the outfit was cute. The shoes were a little tight, but will work. I didn't have a SIS kid upstairs, so I didn't get to try, but I know that the SIS kids bodies are a little slimmer than the Stacie and friends bodies, so I am sure the clothes with fit them as well.

I also switched the clothes with the interim Kelley/Stacie doll.  These were also a pretty good fit.  Once again, the Kelley/Stacie clothes were loose fitting on the Moxie doll, but I could make them work. The boots from this outfit fit Moxie, but were also a little loose.  Moxie's clothes fit the interim Kelley/Stacie a bit better than on the current Stacie, however, the Moxie shoes were much tighter on this doll.

I also compared these two dolls in the nude. You can see that Moxie is a little taller, and Kelley/Stacie's feet are a bit larger.

I think that the Moxie Girls friends were a nice find. I may go back and buy more. At the price of $2.99, they are cheaper than the Stacie sized doll and their clothes are cute.  They also make nice friends for the Barbie kids and will make nice additions to my families. I would probably age them in the 4 to 5 age range.

Thanks for looking!

Birthday Haul

Sunday, July 13 was my birthday. My daughters made it a very special day for me by taking me out to eat, taking me shopping, buying me flowers and making a birthday cake. Previously, we had also gone to Frankenmuth, MI to a store called Bronner's where they have awesome Christmas ornaments. I also had made some previous purchases that I will now share with you all.

First, here are the flowers from my girls.

At Bronner's, I got some Christmas ornaments that are great 1:6 scale items. These included some musical instruments and some dogs.

Now let me show you my doll purchases.  This first group is what I had purchased earlier from ebay and Barbie Collector.

Here are the latest Dynamite boys that I got from Ebay. They were purchased nude and I dressed them in Ken clothes and Clear Lan clothes.

From Barbie Collector, I got Fan Bing Bing and the Redhead Barbie Look Red Carpet doll.  From a doll dealer, I got the Asian Barbie Look Red Carpet doll and the Jazz Baby doll.

Scarlett and Rhett were from Barbie Collector.

Of course, I rebodied all of the ladies except for Jazz Baby as she already had an articulated body.  The Barbie Look dolls were rebodied on Elvis Barbie bodies I got on clearance from TRU.  Fan Bing Bing was rebodied on a Dynamite Girls Spooky Sookie body and Scarlett received a Raquelle Glam Luxe body. 

When my daughter took me out birthday shopping, I got a Teen Belle, Teen Dorothy and a Pirate Fairy doll. 

The Teen Belle doll and Pirate Fairy doll both have articulation at the elbows, wrists and knees. However, the Dorothy doll did not have articulation.  I rebodied Dorothy on a Liv body I had in stock.  I took the braids out of her hair and Belle's hair. Hmmm. Don't you think they look kind of like sisters??

A couple of the dolls have agreed to demonstrate the musical instruments and dogs so you can see them for scale.

Well, that is it for now.  Quite a haul, don't you think?!

Quick Post Re: Barbie Style Nikki Doll

Just a quick post to tell you that the Barbie Style Nikki Doll is now available on Mattel.com. I know several of you were wanting to get her, so I thought I would let you know. 

More later on my latest purchases and what I got at Bronner's Christmas store in Frankenmuth, MI.

Also, I was finally able to figure out how to add the various types of follow me buttons.

Have a nice day!

The Doll That Started It All

I got my first Barbie doll when I was 8 or 9 years old.  My sister had received the Black haired Ponytail Barbie the previous year, so I wanted one too. I am a natural blonde, and in my youth my hair was a very light blonde - almost platinum so it was a no brainer that I got the Platinum Blonde Bubble Cut Barbie. My sister and I played for hours on end with those dolls. We dressed them up, talked for them and it was so much fun! I still had my doll when I was in high school, but was too grown up to admit that I still liked her (LOL). We gave them to my young niece to play with and later they were sold in a garage sale.

When I became an adult, I still was interested in the fashion doll, but somehow thought it would be too embarrassing to purchase dolls for myself, but I would always play Barbies with my nieces when I saw them.  When I got my daughter Alyssa in 1996 from China, it opened up the opportunity to get her some Barbie dolls. Starting with her third birthday, I got her a new doll for every occasion and reward possible. And she loved that I would play Barbie for hours on end with her. I instilled in her the love of the doll, and every time she opened a new Barbie, she would say: "Thank you, Mom, just what I always wanted." Now that she is a teen, she has given me most of her dolls to add to my stash! My youngest daughter also fell in love with Barbie and we sometimes still play with them together.

I then started to buy dolls for myself also and began collecting the Dolls of the World series, however, I longed for the doll of my youth to return. I discovered eBay, and began my quest. At that time, I was most interested in searching through the vintage dolls. It took a while, and I did find and purchase several vintage dolls before finally finding a vintage Platinum Blonde Bubble Cut doll in good condition. Here she is!

Here is another of her full body view.  Note that her dress is vintage as well.

Before I found her, I purchased a Platinum reproduction, pictured below.

Other vintage dolls I purchased along the way (see a pattern here??)

Barbies and Kens:

Midges and Alans:

My favorite gal with her vintage beau!

And my favorite Midge with Alan!

And that is how it all began for me.  I now probably have between 400 and 500 dolls in my collection.  You think a monster has been created???

Thanks for looking!

A Beginning!

I have been thinking for a while now about starting my own doll blog.  I have been inspired by the musings of Vanessa Morrison, Roville, Muff, The Waverlys, Limbe Dolls, A Philly collector and many more.  I have been coming up with several story ideas in my head, but just haven't developed them yet.  I do not know if I will create a series, do short stories, or what. I will start by introducing my collection and characters and families I have already created. 

I actually started typing this intro in July 2013! But many things have happened since that time.  I had a cervical fusion surgery in August and am now recovering from major lower back surgery in late March.  The recovery has been long due to the damage I had, but the point is now I am recovering. For those of you whom I have talked to about starting my blog, I apologize.  Since I had moved my collection down to my basement and was unable to go up and down stairs -- well you get the idea.

First, let me introduce my mini-me. Like me, she is a single mother of two. Both daughters (like mine!) are adopted from China.

Phyllis:  Hello! I am Phyllis Hanaly and I am here with my daughters Alyssa (seated on the left) and Hannah on the right. Alyssa is 16 and Hannah is 12. We reside in Hanaly Corners, Michigan with many other dolly residents. Our little town is under construction and we hope to share with you all the progress of our growth and will introduce the residents, old and new!

My daughters did a lot of the moving of boxes down the basement, so the current condition is pretty unorganized!

I have been doing some quick setup of some of the doll houses. I have a lot of work to do! I have done some basis furniture set up, but a lot is still Barbie pink.  
I have placement of rooms, but haven't put in the walls yet. I will share my progress as I get things done.  Here are some photos.

Well, that is all for now!  I finally got started at least. I hope you all enjoy the progress I make on my little town and the stories of the residents as they share a day in their little plastic lives!