Barbie Style Midge & Life in the Dreamhouse Midge Dolls Haul

 Hello there! I've had quite a hiatus from my blog here, and during this time I've decreased my doll collection and have been trying to significanly reduce it for a period of months. Let's just say the dolls were literally taking over my life. Of course, there are dolls in my collection that I will never part with, but I have parted with many various dolls and toys both in box and out which I've sold online, in person, and donated to charity. However, I'm back and I'm ready to share more of the dolls in my collection!

A while back I bought a couple of Midge dolls which were released in 2012-2013 I believe. They are the Barbie Style Midge doll and the Barbie & Midge Life in the Dreamhouse dolls. These dolls were not easy to find for a reasonable price unfortunately (like so many dolls these days if you're buying them anytime after their original release date), and I believe I bought them off amazon.com for the best price I could find. Yes, amazon.com, not .ca. I've bought so many dolls of amazon.com because they were either unavailable on amazon.ca, or it was significantly cheaper to buy them off amazon.com even with the conversion rate and shipping which is saying a lot.

I've always been a fan of Midge, and when I came across these newer versions of Midge with the Steffie face and articulated bodies I just had to get Midge! Barbie Style Midge has long dirty blonde hair and bangs, piercing blue eyes and a very light springing of freckles on her face. She is wearing a cute little outfit with red heels and a matching red belt. My favourite part of the outfit is the Robins Egg Blue cardigan and the cute little handbag.

Below is the Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse Barbie & Midge doll pack. Let's face it...I bought this set just for the Midge doll but I have to admit the Barbie in this set is very pretty. I just wish they would have given her a nicer outfit (like Midge's) and did without the gaudy necklace!

The Midge in this doll set has long strawberry blonde or reddish hair with a softer set of bangs which don't come from so far back on her head. Her eyes seem a little wider or larger and less piercing than the blonde Midge which I like, and she still has the light freckles and real lashes.

                               

                                 
                                                See what I mean by those piercing eyes...

Here I changed Barbie Style Midge out of her original outfit and put her in a cute Fashionistas dress which makes it look like these two Midge sisters are on their way to a cocktail party! Although I love both dolls, I must say the Life in the Dreamhouse Midge is my favourite because I prefer Midge with reddish hair, and I like her overall hair style and softer look better than Blonde Midge.

                                                                 Besties already!

Until next time, thank you for stopping by! 

Disney Rapunzel Doll Haul [Disney Store + Ebay]

Good morning! It is a sunny Sunday here and before I get started with chores for today (boring!) I'm making a post! I have so many photos which I've taken over the past couple of months and so many posts to publish so I will be posting a lot over the next little while.

Today I thought I'd share a collection of Rapunzel dolls I've gotten over the past couple of months. I have an updated photo of my entire in-box Rapunzel collection but it is still on my camera I believe, so that will be added later. Again, I am late on the bandwagon when it comes to Disney's Rapunzel collection, and I wasn't collecting/buying when Tangled came out unfortunately so I wasn't able to buy any of these dolls for their original (and reasonable) prices. The only doll in the picture below which is new from the Disney Store is the 17" singing Rapunzel in the updated box [which I'm not a fan of]. I will go through each doll below! :)

2010 Disney Parks Edition Rapunzel

 Above and below you can see the original 2010 Disney Theme Park edition of the 11" Rapunzel doll, who comes with the original and more detailed dress, her friend Pascal, and her long tinsel hair which is so pretty. I bought her on ebay.  

2011 17" Rapunzel European edition

Here you can see the 2011 version of the 17" Rapunzel singing doll. The box is rounded because it is a European version and I bought it on ebay from a lovely UK seller who I've bought from before. No nasty surprises when purchasing from her! I tested her hand but because she is a few years old she needs new batteries. I want to keep her in her box while at the same time I would really like to take her old batteries out so they don't corrode. That is never pretty. (I have a story about a vintage toy I purchased which had corroded, I will share in a later post.)

2010 Tangled Rapunzel Toddler Doll

Here is the first edition 2010 Rapunzel Toddler doll from the Tangled collection. For whatever reason she is super popular and sought after and thus finding her new in box at this point in time is extremely, extremely expensive. I like her because of the extra long tinsel hair and because I love all things Rapunzel. Personally I prefer the 17" Disney singing dolls to the Animator/Toddler dolls just because I am not as fond of the doll type [which is probably why I don't like American Girl dolls]. However, I am still a fan of these Disney dolls and when I found this new in box one for a semi-affordable [I'm not saying 'good'] price I sent in a best offer to the seller and snatched her up!

This Rapunzel Toddler doll arrived well packed and with a great condition box as advertised. I love her lilac nightdress and her long glittery hair. 

2010 Rapunzel 11" dolls

These are the two first edition 2010 Tangled Rapunzel dolls that I purchased off ebay. I had been looking for this version for a while, but all that was available that I could find for the past 4 months were used ones in bad shape. No thanks! When I came across these two NIB ones one day I had a hard time choosing between the two and so I bought both of them (from two separate sellers) with the intention of keeping one in package and to open one doll. I have not opened one of these dolls as of yet, but I most likely will at some point. Again, I love the glittery tinsel hair which is extra long at 17", as well as the more detailed dress.

2016 17" Singing Rapunzel Doll

This is Disney's 17" singing Rapunzel doll with a new box. The doll is the exact same as the previous release doll with the box with the handle (which I love so much more). I am not a fan of this new box because the doll is harder to see and does not display as nicely. Also, there is no handle. Disney has released the new 17" Belle doll with this box style as well. I much prefer the previous version box.

Below you can see my kitty cat Dmitri who likes to hang out with me while I take photos and organize things :)

My baby boy Dmitri

Thanks for visiting with me and Dims! Until next time :)

Disney Store BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2016 Collection Haul

Be My Guest...      A Beauty and the Beast Haul

Above is what I purchased at the Disney Store a few weeks ago. I came in for a peek on a Thursday or Friday on my lunch break and to my pleasant surprise they had received their BATB inventory for the collection that coincides with the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the original 1991 film. I have always loved Beauty and the Beast so I unleashed my childhood self and took a good look around. I will go through what I bought!

2016 Disney Store Deluxe Set

I was excited to find the Deluxe Doll Set, as I had seen this on the disneystore.com website and thought it looked really nice. I love the fact that Belle is wearing her outdoor winter outfit, and the fact that it comes with all the characters and pieces from the film. I believe I bought this set during their sale week, so I saved some money on this pricey set (it is about $ 90 in Canada I believe).

The set comes with Belle's horse, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and a few other pieces. I will do an unboxing of this set to show what everything looks like up close. This set is still available in store and online.

The only reservation I have about this set is the fact that they did not make the Beast's head removable and have the true face of the Prince underneath. They did this with the mini doll set which is a really cool idea.

I just HAD to pick up some plushies because they look exactly like the characters in the film! Above you can see Cogsworth, Lumiere and Fifi.

I think Mrs. Potts and Chip are my favourites of the plushies, look how adorable they are!

Here is the Belle Animators Mini Doll set. It comes in a cute little container along with some little accessories. This set is very sparkly, and you can see the sparkles on Belle's dress, the horse & pig, and the hooves of the little sheep. Below is the BATB Mini Doll Set which comes with Belle in her golden gown, Gaston, and the Beast in human form. He comes with his Beast form face which you can put over his head.

Beauty and the Beast Mini Doll Set

I also ended up buying a single 12" Belle and a single Beast doll who I will share in a future post. We will have to wait and see what else will be coming soon! I can't wait!