Thrift shop haul

I received a gift certificate to a local thrift shop for Christmas, so yesterday I went thrifting!

I got soo much stuff! There were lots of Monster High dolls there, and I picked the ones that were most complete and ones I didn't already have. I do already have Venus and Robecca...but not *these* ones. Plus, they have outfits, shoes and all of their limbs!

I don't collect a lot of Ever After High, but I love that doll's sweets themed outfit, and the boy is pretty handsome.

A couple older My Little Ponies, I love the older ones that actually resemble ponies, unlike the newer versions that look like some sort of bird, ugh.

The large Draculaura I got at a different thrift shop, and she was 25% off. Her outfit looks complete!

The vintage perm rods look like they'd be good for hairstyles. The lady at the till laughed when she saw those. She asked me "What are you going to do with these?", then proceeded to tell me a funny story of when her friend tried to use them when she was younger.

I also got some beads for crafting, and some Shopkins bags (I saw on Pinterest a shopkins necklace made from the bags I want to try).

What I forgot to put in for the photo, is the Rainbow Loom I got. Complete with case, loads of bands, the tools and instructions. So much fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Tale of Two Elsas

Here I have two different Elsa dolls, one of which I was successful in restoring, and the other, well...is still a work in progress.

First up is this toddler Elsa doll, which talks and sings.  Got her at a thrift shop for $1.50.  Her hair was a mess and she had different colors of marker all over her face.

About 30 minutes later, a successful transformation!

Boom!  Ha ha!  Sold her for $9.  As for the other one...

Got this one for around $2 at a thrift shop.  My intent was to fix her hair, and *try* to repaint her into an Elsa Zombie (this was before I did my trade with Alyssa at Earth Wood Beauty dolls). I am STILL trying to deal with this hair.  Ugh.  I swear I've boil washed her hair and brushed it out about 6000 times.  I would do it a couple times, then set her aside for a few days, then try again.  Lather, rinse, repeat.

I though about using a hair straightener, but I didn't want to use my good one, and the only other one I had didn't have an adjustable heat dial.  So I whipped out the iron.  I used a pressing cloth on her damp hair, and started at the lowest setting and worked my way up.  It sort of worked...a little.

Still not great.  Humpf.

So I'm not really sure what to do with her now.  Any thoughts?

Thrift Shop Haul

I'm gonna pop some tags...only got $20 in my pocket...well...I had a 30% off coupon in my pocket!!

This whole lot cost me $27!!  As I dumped my armload on the counter to pay, the cashier said "Those just came in this morning!".  I replied with "Well, it's a good thing I came in today, then!".  There was so much more I wanted to get...but I had to cap it off somewhere!

I got: 2 Bratzillaz (one I bought just for the shoes...since I already have Meygana sans shoes.  Her hair is also soooo bad, I want to try and reroot her), Honey Swamp, Catrine DeMew, Spectra, Ghouls Alive Deuce (all with shoes, clothes, and most of their accessories), an Abbey Bominable with Cupids dress and shoes (I scoured the racks looking for a Cupid but couldn't find one), 2 bags of Kelly dolls and a Twilight Barbie doll.

I haven't shown you guys my Monster High collection yet...but it's really quite disgusting how many I have!  Ha ha!  I just love them.  I've learned a few lessons buying them from thrift shops and second hand, though, after I've gotten so many without limbs/clothes/shoes.  The prices can vary quite a bit as well, I guess it depends who's working pricing that day and how much they know about dolls.  $3.99 for a fully clothed doll is a good price, though, in my books.

Found this doll in with the Kellys:

I posted for help to ID her on a Disney FB page... and turns out she is Perfume Princess Fairy Godmother made by Mattel.  She did come with her original dress on; but without the little cape.

Photo from eBay...this particular listing has her priced at $59.95 USD!!

I'm so excited to go play with them!  Thanks for looking!