Samantha is Coming Home!

So, as mentioned here, I had a Samantha doll for years. (I was around eight when I got her and about twenty-five when I lost her.)

Recently, I have gone through boughts of frantic searching where I would look online for one I could get. During these times, I was not willing to spend more than $60, not quite realizing how hard that would be for a decent Sam.

I'd started bidding on this gorgeous Sam several days ago. She was perfect, and as the time drew to a close yesterday, I'd ended up bidding more than originally intended for her. Oops. I lost her by about $20, so hopefully who ever won her will love her. During this time I was also bidding on assorted Sam stuff.

Well, eBay seller who had a good selection of decent condition Sam clothes also had a Sam doll up for bid. While she's not as minty as the other I'd bid on, she was still in very good condition according to the pictures, and it won't take much to fix her up.

Well, I ended up winning her! Added bonus? She comes with two dresses, added to the two other dresses I'd bid on (one of the dresses had her coin purse, which is what I was going for on that one) and including shipping I paid around what I bid for on the other Sam doll, not including shipping

Am I sad the other Sam was won by someone else? Darn skippy I am, especially considering the eBay seller was awesome. But this new Sam will be adored no less by me because of this!

The Start of a Collection

So it's not very often I buy items used for something I don't have yet (I take that back I have some Disney Infinity stuff and I don't even own the game), but when I ran across this outfit a year ago I had to get it. I'm actually glad I did, because I'm not sure if the eBay seller I bought this from has any more.

I have limited modeling sources at the moment, but Mama's doll Jayne was eager to volunteer. As you can see, she risked dusty feet on a precarious ledge to model this Mulan outfit next to her heroine. (Interesting note: Had I not double checked and added the 'e' to the end, that sentence would have taken on a whole different meaning.)

When I first got it, I was actually expecting it to be one dress with a belt. I was unsure of the top and skirt being separate, and at first I had no idea what the white ruffle frilly doodad was for, but everything was pretty much self explanatory. Plus, the shoes were a nice surprise. (I'm sure they were mentioned on the listing, but I remember just grabbing it up as quick as I could.) And despite my original misgivings, I do believe this was easier to put on than if it had been one piece.

Note that the ribbon is still in the little baggy it came in. Hairstyles are my kryptonite at the moment.

(I obviously need to work on my photography skills)

Now, because I never really delete e-mails due to my being a packrat, I see that my maximum bid for this outfit was $20. Fortunately, no one else bid, so I only paid $11 for this. Perhaps not the greatest deal around (or is it?) but as a fan of the movie, I thing the quality there was well worth the price. It appears to be well put together to my novice eye (I'm not the sewer in the family, my mother is) and nothing snagged or ripped or threatened to when putting it on. So hey, that works for me!

Looking back, I do believe this purchase was the start of everything. Of course, as of typing this post, I only have five pairs of doll shoes and an a pair of blue slacks aside from this, but I'm beginning to see how addicting doll clothes can be. After all, I got to put all the fashion sense I don't have for myself somewhere, right?

30 Going On 13 (Obligatory Introduction Post)

Well, maybe not specifically thirteen, but if I'm going to play on a movie title, then saying something like '30 going on between the ages of 8 and 18 depending on the day' just doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

While this blog likely won't be specifically about dolls or toys or whatnot, this also won't be a personal venting arena. And also, I do have a dirty sailor mouth, but I realize that not everyone approves, and because I want to be user friendly I'll keep it on the down low here. If I do slip pretty bad, please don't hesitate to leave me a (hopefully friendly) reminder that not everyone uses one or two words that can count as an insult, verb, noun, pronoun, and adjective.

You know, as far as introduction posts go, this one's kind of boring.

So tell me, passerby, if you had a choice between a waffle and a pinata, would you build an igloo?