OMG, Pony SCORE!!!

This weekend's Flea Marketing was good to me. Very, very good to me. We've been blessed with an exceptionally beautiful streak of weather, this afternoon being the peak at 73 degrees. Perfect weather to be out of a dark dank dungeon of a house to enjoy.

We left a little later then we needed to, and since I needed to get back in time to battle with coals that are temperamental to grill the salmon, we made quick work of the Country Market, and proceeded to head to the Consumer's Mall. I was really, really hoping to find a pony. It has been too long since I got a new addition to the herd. I just had to find one. It felt like the sort of day that would bring me a pony! As all hope was beginning to fade, that's when I saw it. A yellow head in the shy pose that could only be SAND DIGGER! I half hobbled, half ran in my walking boot (not a good idea, but atleast nothing was harmed in those few seconds of pure mad joy.) Not only was there Sand Digger, there was also Shoreline. Both seemed in good condition, dry manes, some marks here and there. And the most stunning part was that they each cost $1. I've never found a pony for that cheap. (Can;t complain though - I have been lucky enough to find several ponies in the wild.)

I haven't cleaned them up yet. I think most of the grime will come off. There is one spot on the back of Sand Digger's neck that is this sticky thick mass, and pretty much unidentifiable. I think it is a decomposing sticker, though the suggestion that it is some kind of thick paint is a likely candidate too. I am confident it will come off without much grief. Bad pic, but you get the idea.

 I was really excited to discover that Sand Digger's hair still changes color in the sun. Shoreline's does to some extent. Mostly at the roots, but you can see a slight darkening in the rest of the pink. I am still pinching myself, and it has been over 24 hours. These are super rushed, pre bath pics, so definitely not impressive. But here they are nonetheless.

Today, while the weather was lovely, the tone of the day didn't match. We had planned to go up to the Flea Market in Newburgh, but that didn't work out. Instead, we went to the Peddlar's Market which we had skipped. I was hoping to find even more ponies! No ponies, but I did come out of there with these adorable rascals - Care Bear Cousins Swift Heart Rabbit and Bright Heart Raccoon! Swift Heart is in really, really good shape. I didn't notice until after I got back out into the car, but Bright Heart is missing one eyebrow. He isn't in perfect shape. His nose is discolored. His tail is sort of bent. And his face is a little smashed. But, I couldn't leave him. I will try my hand at replacing that eyebrow. We'll see if I make a worse mess out of it, or if it makes him feel better about himself.

This ups my Care Bear collection to a count of 5. (Champ Bear, Love-A-Lot Bear, and Bedtime Bear.) And I saw more bears to hopefully get next time I go Flea Marketing. Okay, group shot of the first weekend in November's spoils!

After my last attempt at an AG clean out  a few months back (even had it down to 8 dolls total) I ended up accumulating quite a few more dolls since then. This is largely if not solely thanks to family members down sizing, as well as me changing my mind on the dolls I had decided to part with. I had some time to mess with my dolls this afternoon, so I got them all of them out. I was quite startled (in all honesty, more like delighted) to see just how many I have added. I now have a whopping 18 dolls. :O How did that happen?  This time, I am just going to keep them. I am tired of the cycle of me getting overwhelmed and feeling like I should cut them down. Every time I do that, it seems I end up with even more dolls than I had when I originally decided to down size. I must be fated to a large AG collection. And why fight fate? I'm just going to enjoy it.

I had a lot of fun sorting out who was modern, who was historical, which era they would have, and who needs what. The who needs what is a little depressing. I have several naked dolls, and the shoe and sock department is seriously lacking. I am really going to enjoy though, the process of deciding what to make them, picking out the perfect fabric, and getting it together for them.

The way I have it divided right now, there are 9 historical dolls, 6 modern (a mix up of normal modern, Lolita, Fairy Kei and Mori/Boho), and 3 who are in more of the fantasy category. :D As I get each doll perfect, she will have a photo shoot, and I will add them to this blog. Mandi and Stella are 2 of the lucky girls who have a couple of outfits each. It was a really warm day yesterday, so I took the best buddy duo outside in their summer weather clothing. It was an overcast day, but the goofy girls insisted on wearing sun glasses. Stella is a Leah, and Mandi is #55.

Enjoying my new vegetarian diet!

Amongst the many things that have been going on lately, one of the biggest to note is I have switched my diet to vegetarian. Kind of out of the clear blue. It just hit me one day. And there's no going back now. It's been amazing to have next to no indigestion any more!

My diet before was mostly chicken breasts, with the occasional hamburger or steak. I had basically stopped eating cheese, but find now that I am eating no meat, cheese sits much better and I enjoy it more. I also used to eat a LOT of starch (loved my pasta) though at this point, it doesn't taste all that good to me. I'm not enjoying potatoes any more either.

The magic to eating a fulfilling vegetarian diet comes in the form of quinoa, the perfect protein. It's delicious. Flavored simply with onion powder, salt, pepper, and garlic, mixed with a can of black beans is a really excellent lunch. :D We had it flavored like a faux sausage on a pizza one night. Fantastic. Last night it served as a replacement to ground beef in a tamale pie. Wonderful. I'm looking forward to these leftovers for dinner tonight. Though I can't wait to try out the roasted lemon asparagus recipe I found online. (The minimalist baker - most excellent blog for finding recipes!)

I am still exploring how to cook this way. So many delightful options, and I love LOVE not having to deal with raw meat, having to be concerned about making sure it is cooked all the way through, the clean up required, etc. So while meals now might require the same amount of time or steps to cook, it seems so much easier.

My favorite meals made thus far are:

Black bean burgers. Cook onions till soft, throw in the beans. Let them cook until all the liquid is gone. Season with garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder. Mix 1 cup of cooked quinoa. Mash. Stir in 1/4 c flour and 1/4 c masa. (Hooked on masa right now.) Taste and adjust seasoning if need be. Then cook on a skillet 2-3 minutes per side. Done! See how easy that was?

3 bean chilli with pureed chick peas. OMG. So good. A mix of navy, black, and red beans, tomato sauce, peppers, onion - both red and yellow, green chillis, and seasoning. Eat topped with an avocado pico de gallo, and spinach. Eat the leftovers on handmade masa tortillas with guac. To die for.

Tamale pie. Seasoned quinoa, a mix of vegetarian canned refried beans and whole black beans. I stirred in some cottage cheese, but think next I will puree this with yogurt. Masa dough goes on the bottom and top. Tope with chipotle guac, spinach, tomato, salsa, presto! Yumminess. I am thinking about fixing a verde sauce to go with it. Might try that tonight!

I doubt I'll really do much talking about recipes and such on here as this is really not a cooking blog, but I might occasional post recipes in detail, for my own reference. I mean, really, who actually uses recipe cards any more? :P

Drowning in ponies!

Well, maybe not yet, but I am certainly doing my best to make it that way. I just received in the mail today, the last 3 ponies I needed to complete Year 2 of the vintage ponies. Excluding the sea ponies, who I will one day collect, just not yet.

I started this wonderfully joyous journey (more like restarted) with vintage MLPs last Spring, I had no idea I would have this many ponies! I have under 60, granted, but still. That's a lot of ponies! My first ponies were a well priced lot of very good condition mules. Also known as the collector's pose. I think mule is cuter, and just easier to say. I got Peachy, Cotton Candy, Minty, Blossom, and Butterscotch. I soon added a Lemon Drop, though that one is not in good condition AT ALL. Way worse than pictured. I need to upgrade that one. After that I finally got my hands on a Snuzzle. All I needed was Blue Belle to finish the CF group. And I for the life of me could not find one that was either - I'll be honest - way more than I wanted to pay, or in bad shape. The selection was pretty scanty whenever I felt moved upon to stalk eBay. (I'm sure there were quite a few I missed out on.) After a year of off and on looking, I finally found a lovely one for a good price, and bought it just a few weeks back. :D

When I realized all I needed was 6 ponies to complete the non sea ponies of Year 2, I re-focused my efforts on finishing that year instead of finishing sets. I needed Bubbles, Sky Dancer, Apple Jack, Sunlight, Parasol and Bowtie. Some of the prices for these ponies were quite a bit more than I had thought they would be. $20.00 for Apple Jack? :O When did that happen? The prices were similar for Sunlight, Parasol and Bowtie. I was lucky to grab an excellent conditioned Sky Dancer for $6. I lucked on a lot of 4 ponies that had Hearthrob, and Sundance, both of which I already had although not is as good of shape, but it also included Sunlight and Bubbles, for $20. I jumped on it.

Still, that left me in a desperate search for the remaining 3. I was literally starting to drive myself crazy. I ended up finding a Bowtie for a good price, but upon opening her, I discovered I had just bought myself a curly haired Bowtie, which is a Year 3, not a Year 2. (I honestly couldn't tell the hair was curly in the photo. I'm still thrilled with it.) So back I was to searching for Bowtie.  It came over me late one night to check eBay once again for the elusive 3. And that's when I seriously lucked out! I found a seller who had a Parasol for $5 in great shape. I tried to buy it, along with a couple of others, but eBay wouldn't let me add them to cart and pay for them, saying the seller didn't offer combined shipping. The listing description said otherwise, so I wrote the seller to ask about this, hoping that the ponies I wanted would stay available until she was able to get back to me. Luckily, she was listing at the time I was writing her, and she said not to worry she had more Parasols in comparable condition in case that one sold before she could fix the problem. So I took the opportunity to ask her is she happened to have either an Apple Jack or a regular release Bow Tie. She did! She let me have each for $5. I also grabbed a $4 Tootsie, because, well, I just had to.

I haven't opened my package yet. I will do that in just a little bit. It feels like there should be some sort of pomp and circumstance when I do this, as this is a mile stone in my pony collection. I'll do a photo shoot of all of my Year 2 ponies when I get a chance.

Iplehouse SID coat commission FINISHED!!!

This was finished several days ago, just now finding the time to blog about it. Let's just say this one was an experience! I worked off of a tape form, which is something I had never done before, and something I am still a bit on the fence about how well it works. I have another project lined up in the future in which I will be working off of another tape form, so I am not opposed to using one. It's just a matter of checking measurements.

I was all set to make a simple shirt to put on the tape form to ensure that the coat fit properly. And then the obvious occurred to me to compare the tape form's measurements to the company's doll measurements. Come to find out, the tape form was at least 2 cm larger than the body, which is pretty much the right amount of space to allow for the clothing to fit under the coat. So this step wasn't necessary. I made a test run of the coat, sent it to my buyer to fit on her doll, and went on from there.

This coat was to be made out of black velvet, with a brocade for the lining and a satin for the edging. Three beautiful fabrics. A tricky combination. I had never worked with velvet before, so was excited to get this opportunity. Velvet and brocade both ravel out really badly. Velvet has a lot of movement to it, brocade does not. I found the only way to create neat seams was to first baste it by hand, and then go over that seam with the machine. If you find yourself needing to take something out, these aren't very forgiving fabrics to make mistakes with. Consequently, I ended up having to redo both the coat and the lining as it sort of dissolved when I was taking out some seams. (I was being gentle too - no medieval sort of surgical techniques here. It's just delicate fabric.) It really wasn't too much of a pain to re-do them, and I got both done in maybe a couple of hours. The coat in itself was fairly simple. What was the daunting part about it was the edging. That satin edging.....

Satin is wirey. It doesn't really want to neatly fold. It was a little tricky to figure out the best method to edge the coat with it, what with all those corners and tips. In the end, success! I think the trim overall took at least 6 hours, maybe more. I did this part all by hand, and finished the underside with a neat, blind whip stitch, taking care to check every time I put the needle into the fabric that it did not go through the velvet. I had to redo nearly one entire sleeve edging as I didn't see I was going through the velvet, which left tiny red stitching visible on the outside of the coat. Bad lighting - I shouldn't have been working on it that late any ways!  I am very pleased with how it all turned out in the end!

Okay, now for some pics! The lining. The sleeves are fully lined with this as well. I don't think I got a good picture of them...

The coat before I re-did it. Thankfully, I was able to re-use the same collar, which was a relief as for some reason that collar gave me a great deal of grief.

The trim. So far, so good!

The underside of the trim.

The finished coat!!

The back.

The underside of the tails.

Tips for when you work with velvet/brocade together, or even separate.

1) Be patient and don't use a heavy hand

2) Baste everything (and use large stitches to it's easier to take out!) as these fabrics slide all over the place.

3) Don't be afraid to fray check the edges. This is the only way I was able to handle the coat  to sew on the trim without  it fraying to pieces

Berry, berry sweet vintage Strawberry Shortcake Dolls

I finally succumbed to the sweet berry scented charm of vintage Strawberry Shortcake.  When you first get into collecting something, it can be a little confusing as to what release is what, and when it came out. Finding a thorough resource for vintage SSC can be a little hard, at least all in one place. Maybe I just assume it is far more complicated than it is, and so I am expecting to find all this information when there really isn't much to be had after all! My first vintage doll is a clothesless, shoeless Angel Cake. She was different than the other vintage Angel Cake that came in the same bag. Her limbs are a whiter plastic, she had no holes in her feet, so my first thought was that she could possibly be a fakey. There's always fakeys for every kind of doll/toy, so it seemed a possibility. I couldn't really find any info on the subject pf knock off SSC though, beyond finally stumbling onto the Jelly Bean Lanard dolls. (Which are cute BTW, and would go perfectly in my collection.) So, I ended up posting pics of my Angel Cake next to the other doll on a facebook group where someone confirmed she is legit. Here's some pics. Mine is the taller one on the right.

You can see the differences. There is also differences with the rooting and painting of the scalp - one has white factory paint on it where the other does not. Thus my confusion. I could never find any information of the differences of the individual releases of each doll, and I would really like to know!

My Angel Cake, whitish limbs aside isn't in too terrible of shape. Her hair is pretty good, she just has some faint marks on her head and limbs which I think are just there for good. She has a slight smell still.

My next SSC purchase was a set of 2 Sweet Sleeper dolls that had been sitting in a locked case at the Flea Market for pretty much as long as I have been going to it. I didn't pay too much attention to them as I hadn't been interested in these dolls before this point. When I realized my life just wouldn't be complete without them, I made a mad dash down to the Market and bought the set for $8. They are in REALLY good shape. Here's a pic of them with their eyes closed:

Lemon Meringue still has the plastic tab attaching her hat to her head! Blueberry Muffin has some moth eaten tights and no shoes, but even still, they are in really great condition and even retain some slight scent. :D I am over the moon with these dolls. I'll need to hunt down their pets. I once found an auction that had all the Sweet Sleepers sleeping bags, but didn't go for it like I should have.

This is only the beginning of my collection. I have since added a dilapidated Strawberry Shortcake, who I really, really, love, and a Butter Cookie.

My Angell-Studio Pumpkin Head is here!

This was quite an ordeal. I had put the final one Mint on Card had in stock on a 6 month layaway along with some hooks for my Dollshes (I can't believe they didn't come with hooks originally! I need more string for Ambrose, who is, at the moment, in pieces. At least I still have Draven together.) I had  - the same week - gotten a shipping notification for my Luts Pumpkin head that I bought on preorder back in October. This one as going out Priority mail. My layaway order was sent out Fed Ex. I was excited to get the shipping notification and then BAM! I realized it was heading to my old Utah address. Cue panicky email to MoC. I didn't hear back from them the next day - which is odd because the'r customer service is really good, so I figured I had sent it to the wrong email, and re-emailed them the same message to their other one. I got a response early the next day saying that they had contacted Fed Ex and had the address corrected. So, yay! I saw it leave Michigan and head to Ohio. Everything was going correctly. I checked it the next day and it was leaving WY! WTF??? Cue another panicky email to MoC. After my package reached North Salt Lake, they once again contacted Fed Ex and corrected the address, and of course, weren't given any explanation how the package was once again incorrectly routed. In a few days, it came rolling in. All was well. My package didn't get opened until last night.

I will start by saying the head is adorable, and since I am such a fan of pumpkin heads, I am happy I have it. But....I do have some complaints. First off, its PLASTIC. Not resin. I thought I was ordering a WS resin head with a face up, per description. The head is in fact, an orange plastic, and not of the highest quality.

There are some cool things happening here. The stem at the top is removable. Its an even thinner plastic, not thrilling, but oh well. It snaps together at the sides, and one of the magnets has already come loose. Not a big deal. Then they have provided you with this handy little neck piece in case you don't want to snap it over your Yo's head (an MSD sized head doesn't work for that configuration. At least not with the doll I tried. His head was too big.) This is really a good idea for the neck piece - more in theory at this point though than actual work-ability. I'll show you in pics. **Dishonorable mention - they also sent a LOUSY cheap plastic battery operated tea light, which was such pathetic quality it barely, barely had any light to it at all. Into the trash it goes**

Here is the head over Lucian's head. (5star Jesse boy) Don't mind the test dress he is wearing. (He's been helping me with a commission project.)

See how cute it is? It totally works, and I think this was probably the idea they had when they created the head to begin with. I just don't really want to use it as a costume piece for one of my other dolls. I want him to be his own character. Now, here the head is using the neck piece on a YoSD body. (5star Aiden body.)

The neck piece is too large for the little neck's circumference. It just doesn't work. It is more correctly sized for an MSD neck, but then we run into this:

The MSD neck is waaaaaay too long for it to work. It looks like E.T. merged with a pumpkin head. It's even weirder in person. But the proportioning is really good. So, my plan at present is to get a cheap MSD boy body and mod the neck down at least a cm, and then it'll work really well. This will definitely be a future project.

Question - if I had known before what I know now, would I still buy the head? Not for the $76 I spent on it. I feel it was a serious over charge, especially considering the one from Luts was closer to $40 (or maybe it was $40. Something like that.) Here is a comparison of those 2 heads. Luts is wonderful quality resin, and has a cool flashing light feature in the head that will last for who knows how long, though the head truly stands on its own. I wish I had bought 2.

Am I happy that I have it? Ummmm....yeah. I reckon so. I intend to enjoy it since I have it. I really do love pumpkin heads. Really, really, love them. So yes, I think I will greatly enjoy the head once I can get him a proper body.

The MLP G3 Spa is open!

That sounds official! It's not really open open, like people who actually have a Fix Up Pony business. I got really lucky at a Flea Market a couple of weeks back, and adopted these guys for $2 each. In the package they seemed like in near perfect shape. Upon opening them, I noticed their hair was definitely in need of some help. It was a beautiful day , so I went outside on the deck for the Pony Spa time.

The worst one in the pony in the bottom right hand corner - Rainbow Flash. I had bought that pony brand new back in the day, but it's been a very long time and not only could I not remember her name, I also didn't remember that she had the super long hair. It was a rat's nest. The other's hair was pretty darn tangled too, but mostly stiff and dried in the "I've been stored away in heat" sort of way. Rainbow Flash also has some slight dinginess to the color and a couple of stains that were hidden under her mane. All of the others aside from the hair issues are in really great shape. Wisteria has a slight head/body difference, but it is very minor.

Here is a close up of Rainbow Flash's hair. I really meant it  when I said it was a rat's nest.

I loaded all their hair up with conditioner, let it sit and then carefully combed out the tangles. The other's went pretty quickly, but Rainbow Flash's took about 20 minutes of careful detangling. I left the conditioner in her hair overnight, but went ahead and rinsed the other one's out. Once they were dried, this is the result!

This is a bad indoor rushed pic of them. I am super pleased! Especially with Sweet Summertime (dark pink pony) and Royal Bouquet (yellow pony.) They turned out absolutely perfect. I had Sweet Summertime before (actually all of these except for Royal Bouquet) and I recall that my original one had the same super thick hair this guy does, only it came out of the package dried and a little frazzled. I didn't this one's to end up so silky! Rainbow Flash's hair still has some frazzles to it, and could use a re-curling. I'm happy though with it for now.

I just bought a lot of ponies off of someone on facebook, so I will be having another spa time soon!

Random thoughts, lamenting the new AG changes, and a new BJD on the way!

We're in a nice warm weather streak. It was actually nice sitting outside (in a hoodie though still) painting my nails out on the deck. It's supposed to be nearly 70 today, but lack of sun and a cool breeze makes it feel much less warm than it otherwise would be. A little disappointing, but hey, it's February, and who can complain when you can have your windows open? :D Even at night!! This will continue through the upcoming week. This is what I love about February in KY. Although I heard the last couple of winters were bad while I was in UT. Seems like my luck of good weather continues here!

I am really happy to be feeling better FINALLY. My long stretch of ills seems to be over. It feels really good to get back to sewing. I finished up 2 projects last week. I am on the verge of finishing a couple of others. I've sold 2 LDD dresses on Etsy (yay!!) and have one almost half finished.

I paid off my Doll Chateau Hugh layaway Thursday. I'm so excited to finally have him home! I got my tracking number yesterday, but it hasn't updated yet. :/ Yep, impatience has already set in! I should have him Monday. I have no idea what I will do with him. Hopefully his character will come together much quicker than my JID Owen, who I still have no idea what to do with. I am not going to sell him though. Nope. It will have to be a serious reason to sell a doll off at this point.

Remember back when I posted 2017 will be a good year for AG? I actually posted that. I did. And I was excited too. Fast forward to however many weeks later, and I am totally retracted that idiotic post. 2017 will be the year I completely quit buying from AG. And no, not because my interest in the dolls has changed, or that I want to clean out my dolls to make room for other things. It's because the company has gone bat shit crazy with the new changes, and I just don't want sewn on undies and squishy vinyl. It's like watching the demise of something that used to be wonderful, and its definitely painful. I'm in a panic to try and get dolls that I have to have before it is too late. Which is a most unpleasant feeling. I need a MaryEllen, a #26 or 2 at least. My strongest dread is the inevitable spike upwards that the secondary market will take. It's bad enough as is. I cannot believe the price people try to get out of damaged dolls any more. I remember a time when buying off of eBay often landed you with deals. Imagine the insanity when the old dolls are even more valuable. I shouldn't get too ahead of myself, but it just sucks to see the end of something you have loved for so long.

Another subject jump, just because this is one of those "I really don't have too much to blog about, but I am going to do it any way" posts. I'll be heading to the flea markets later on. I have more Lalaloopsy blogging to do, and maybe I'll find another rescue dolly to the mix before I do it. I'd love to find another vintage pony that is reasonably priced. The thrill of finding vintage ponies is intoxicating! Who knows? Maybe I'll get lucky!!

Lalaloopsy - Sew cute, Sew magical!!!

I've always admired these dolls for the adorable sweetness, but I never got any. It seems a subconscious personal mission of mine lately to get all the dolls I was tempted by, or thought about in the past. Course, this is also when the good era of collecting has passed and I am left to hunt Flea Markets or eBay, but hey, when am I ever on time?

My Lala journey started about 2 weeks ago after watching the adorable (there's that word again!) Netflix cartoon. I was surprised it was so fun to watch. No mean characters, no fighting, no empowerment issues, no agendas, just fun, sweet, innocent characters. Really reminded me of the era when cartoons were actually good, way back in the '80's. I fell completely in love with Crumbs, Rosie, Jewel, Storm E. and the rest of the gang.

At a Flea Market, we stumbled onto a nude crazy haired doll for $1. Didn't know who she was, what her name was, or anything. But she had to come home. I later learned she is a Silly Hair Pix. E. Flutters. She is in really good shape, with just a couple of scrapes. Making her something to wear is a super easy feat, so she has become a fun little project. She is now wearing a freshly knitted dress. We ended up going to one of the 2 K-Marts my town has that happened to be one that is closing, and I scored a new in box Frost I.C. Cone. I think she's going to stay in her box for awhile. As much as I want to handle her, her box is just so bright and happy I hate to mess up the packaging. I can't believe I actually said that. But it's true.

 It was a beautiful sunny day yesterday, so we hit up the Flea Markets again. Talk about the jackpot. We found quite a few dolls, some had their pets, many had their full outfits, a couple were NIB. I bought 2 from one place - Candle Slice O' Cake, who was in decent condition and has her complete outfit, but no pet, and then a nude Berry Jars and Jams, just because she was so cute and needed a good home and some clothes. At the second Market, I found tucked up on a the top shelf a $5 Peggy Seven Seas. She has her dress and shoes, but no eye patch or pet. She's adorable, and also in decent shape. These are kind of my fix up dolls. I'll make them all clothes and new pets. Maybe some day I might do a full on custom job on all of them, but we'll see.

I'll add a pic of the gang once I get my recent acquisitions cleaned up and acclimated to their new home. I know blog posts are much more fun with pics.

Assessing my AG needs....

I have to run some errands today, but I wanted to get in a little dolly time before I leave the Crypt  and venture out amongst the living. I decided to get out my AG girls. Its been awhile since I had them all out together. Presently I am keeping them safely stored away in boxes for the most part. I have a couple out, who are holed up in the 3 bottom cubes of the MH cubicle shelf turned house. I like keeping Myrtle out, even if everyone else has to be put up. Myrtle is both my top favorite and my sewing buddy. I don't have to worry about her hair, since its short. Which is seriously convenient! Here's my list of my present AG dolly needs:

Myrtle (#21 with a bob hair cut.)
Outfit - check (I got her Kit's school dress when I was at the AG boutique in Nashville.
Shoes and socks - check
Undies - check

Ginger - Rebecca with Marisol wig
Outfit - check (2 actually, even if they are the same pattern...and both green. Just different shades.)
Shoes and socks - NEED She has socks she can borrow, but nothing perfect for her
Undies - Check. And 2 crinolines as well

Luna - Mattel Josefina
Outfit - NEED. I started working on one back in the Summer, but have not had a proper time to work on it
Shoes and socks - Socks Check. I got her AG sock set that she is admittedly sharing with her sisters. Shoes - She has Kirsten boots that work, but I would like to get her something more.
Undies - NEED. Also WIP.

Lunasadh - Lea with Saige wig
Oufit - Check.
Shoes and socks - NEED. I plan to get some sparkle silver flats. Its hard to find the right shoes for a medieval fantasy doll for some reason, lol.
Undies - NEED. See above reason.

Delphine - #53 with black Bova International wig
Outfit - Check! My goth girl has one outfit
Shoes and socks - Check. She has boots and is using the black Josi socks.
Undies - Check.

Claudia Higgins - Jess with Lea wig
Outfit - sort of check. She has a piece mealed outfit, but I want to make her a proper Mori ensemble.
Shoes and socks - sort of check. She has shoes I like, but aren't perfect enough to be her only pair.
Undies - NEED

Georgie - BF Rebecca
Outfit - Check! Her Meet.
Shoes and socks - Check! For now I'm content with the boots I have for her
Undies - Check!

Thistle - #61
Outfit - Check! She's my best off. Thanks to my stash of Halloween tees and the ghost dress I made her
Shoes and socks - Check for socks, sort of check for shoes. She has some that work, but I need to get her the Halloween sneakers.
Undies - Check.

Lucinda - Marie-Grace
Outfit - Check! She actually has 2 dresses. Lucky girl.
Shoes and socks - NEED. She has Kirsten boots, but I want her meet stuff. She's using Josi socks.
Undies - NEED. I did make her some pantaloons, Luna just won't give them back.

Henrietta - Grace with #61 eyes and Saige wig
Outfit - NEED. She has reindeer PJs at least.
Shoes and socks - NEED
Undies - NEED

Bebe (Bianca) Josefina with MG wig (missing the curlets)
Outfit - NEED. She is wearing something, but its not HER.
Shoes and socks - See above
Undies - NEED
Additional needs - Glasses. Right now she is flirting with an eye strain headache. Myrtle can relate from when she lost her glasses.

So, there's the list. At this moment in time sewing for me isn't going to happen until I get caught up with commission work after 6 weeks or so of being sick. This gives me time though to decide what I want to make for my clothesless girls. Planning is so much fun! :D

2017 is going to be an exciting year for AG!

I'm extremely excited with what AG is doing this year. I had not foreseen the return of Felicity. I really try not to frequent AG groups because, to be honest, all the constant negativity on them can really drain me. If people want to bicker and complain, that's fine for them, but for me I find it can really put a damper on my own enjoyment of the hobby. The down side of that is I often miss out on news and leaks! So, imagine my surprise when I - late to the party as usual - noticed they were unarchiving Felicity! I love this doll and her time period. I don't necessarily love AG's most recent (back before they archived her) additions to her collection, and do expect about the same for her re-release, but it doesn't really matter. I'm thrilled. I'm quite happy also that the dreadful neon green eyes are not coming back with her. I find the color charming on the older Felicity dolls. It's a feeling I finally developed after they archived her - kind of a nostalgic attachment, you could say. I will definitely be buying the new Felicity at one point this year. She's far too pretty to pass up, and its freaking FELICITY. :D

I'm also excited for Tenney. Relieved to find that the new hand shape doesn't look like the doll's version of the Possessed Hand. It looks strange, but not terrible. I LOVE the way she looks. Her hair is lovely, and the freckles are super cute. She will be joining my family hopefully in the near future!

Of course, the doll holding the most intrigue for me is Logan. That AG is finally making a boy doll is beyond awesome. I just hope that he looks right. Meaning, for me, a lot of times when doll companies make play doll boys, they just look so aesthetically different from the girls that it bugs me. I think I will love him. I can't imagine AG making a clunky hideous un-AG looking doll. It's not too far off before we will all finally be able to see him! The 7th (if that date ends up being the correct one) is quickly approaching!