Fashion Dolls 101

 The fashion bunnies—soft cloth figures of Easter bunnies dressed in cute outfits—are on the shelves at Michael’s!  The little boy bunny is wearing overalls and green boots. The girl bunny wears a calico dress, yellow boots and has a green bucket. Another set is dressed in blue. Sadly, the girl bunnies were all gone.  All the cloth bunnies as well as the white bench are $19.99 at Michael’s   Better get hopping if you want a pair of these bunny rag dolls. They are too cute to last long!

 Santa has been very tired getting ready for Christmas. The week before Christmas has been busy, but Santa has tried to grab some sleep when he can. It’s hard to catch a few winks when you are surrounded by Elves!  One by one, while Santa sleeps, the elves sneak in to be near Santa. Some Walmart elves join a Dollar Store elf, Elf on the Shelf girl, Donald Trump elf, a couple of generic elves, and an Elvie who is reaching for a Coca Cola under the tree.  Even Jack the Pap got in on the elvish action! Merry Christmas 2025 from the Elves of Christmas! Related: Celebrity Elves Make the Holidays Celebratory Snoop on the Stoop Accessories Elf on the Shelf Falling Out of Favor ? Mariah Carey Plush Doll Is All I Want For Christmas  The Elves of Christmas Decorate the Tree  December The Elves of Christmas 2022 Celebrate the Holidays  2022 Dollar Tree Elfs 

I found the Barbie Scented Lip Balm & Nail Polish sets at Dollar Tree. For just $1.25, I decided to give them a try.  Barbie Scented Lip Balm  The Barbie Scented Lip Balm is supposed to be mango flavored. It is not. It is .12 ounces of tasteless balm, primarily Ethylhexyl palmitate with a few other ingredients tossed in. Color me disappointed. I like the flavor of mangos. It feels pretty good on. However. I probably wore it for 20 minutes before writing this review, and it was already starting to dry on my lips. Barbie Scented Nail Polish The tiny nail polish is just so stinkin’ cute. You don’t get much mail polish, but it gets points for cuteness. In the bottle, it does have a very slight lemony/nail polish scent but on the nail it smells like a milder nail polish. This polish gives a light dusting of gold flakes with one application.  I don’t mind that, but the bottle makes it look like fuller coverage.  The packaging comes with a few warnings and a list of ing...

  In the early part of the 21st century, I bought a pilgrim girl nutcracker, hiding behind the tall pilgrim man. Around the same time, I got a pair of Carlson pilgrim dolls, (lower left in front) . This started a small but beloved collection of pilgrim dolls and figures.  Since then I have added the occasional resin figure and I started collecting a few of the Publix Lilgrims (lower right in the front). Why Pilgrims? If you know the  History  of  Thanksgiving , you know how courageous and persistent the Pilgrims were, surviving a perilous sea voyage, landing in a strange land with no shelter except what they could build and no crops except what would grow from the seeds they planted, and then surviving starvation and illness as their numbers dwindled. Reading  William Bradford’s ‘A Call to Thanksgiving’  is an inspiring look at the gratitude those who survived all these hardships felt.  The Pilgrims and Thanksgiving are definitely worth rememberin...

 It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating Barbie’s 50th anniversary, but that was 15 years ago! Now we are celebrating the pink plastic princess’s 65th anniversary   For Barbie’s 65th birthday, Mattel has come out with a line of pink-box re-imagined Fashionista dolls based upon popular Barbie dolls through the years. From Barbie’s iconic zebra print swimsuit to Black Barbie, this new collection is a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The set even includes a Western Ken.  The Fashionistas put their own modern spin on vintage styles to try to make them relevant again.  I think the black Barbie fashionista captures her 1980 vintage  inspiration the best.  And the 1992 Totally Hair Barbie looks good in her new incarnation.  And, of course, we can’t forget the homage paid to the original 1959 Barbie doll who started it all   Some of them didn’t fully capture their counterparts, but all in all, it’s a cute collection at pink box prices  ...

 Is there anything more colorful than autumn? 🍂  Yes! Fall trolls! These cute little guys are as colorful as fall, and they are clearly enjoying the season. The Sox troll, Trump troll, Dreamworks troll , Halloween troll and Russ troll are ready to play in the leaves. 🍁  So get your troll on and enjoy the last colorful days of fall.  Related : Dreamworld Trolls by Mattel Paris Hilton Doll on Sale at Walmart Michael’s Latest Promotional Email Is Elftastic The Elves on the Shelves Have Landed at Michael’s Mouse in the House Caters to Kids Elf on the Shelf Falling Out of Favor?