Fashion Dolls 101

Faith and begorrah! It’s St. Patrick’s Day !☘️  For fun, I bought two of the little micro mini Barbies and painted their dresses because it is super hard to make clothes and dress them although I have had some success. But for Valentine’s Day and Saint Patrick’s day, I painted the ponytail Barbie’s dress red for Valentine’s Day and green for St. Paddy’s Day. Here are the results. I do plan to finish out the strap on the dress so the white no longer peeks through   I made yarn shawls for both girls and gave my St. Patty’s Girl a ribbon bow. The dolls and the door came from Dollar Tree . Here’s wishing you and yours top ‘o the morning’ and a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Erin go Bragh! Related: Quotes for Saint Patrick’s   Day from the Irish The History & Traditions of St. Patrick’s  Who Was St. Patrick?

  Easter Gnomes at Walgreens The little Easter Gnomes are out on the shelves at Walgreens, and they are oh-so-cute! Dressed in mint green and basic pink outfits and wearing pointy caps with white fur trim and white polka dots— with bunny ears, they are sure to be an Easter hit.  The little green gnome carries a big orange carrot. The diminutive pink fellow has a pink and yellow floral bouquet. Both are super cute and probably about 4 inches tall. You can find the seasonal little gnomes on the shelves at Walgreens in the Easter aisle. Part gnome, part bunny and 100% adorable—Hop on in and grab one today.

All six of the little Jesus figures I have found  Ok, I admit it. I have fallen in love with these little Jesus figures and am thrilled on the rare occasions when I find one. I found one with a brown sash right before Christmas at Dollar Tree and one with a blue sash just last week at the sign-in book at a nursing home, which was a little spark of joy in a place that sometimes lacks much joy. Found at a Dollar Tree cash register  in Nashville.  The first few I found looked identical but now that I have several, I am starting to notice the small variations. Two have raised letters the say “Jesus ❤️ You.” On the rest the words are printed flat. One has nothing written on the sash at all. One is slightly taller and with paler skin. And several have different color sashes.  Only two of my little Jesus figures are identical, so I plan to leave one of them somewhere for someone else to find. My church does an Easter egg hunt, so I will probably slip my extra Jesus in an E...

  Snowmageddon hit Nashville over a week ago, and we are still reeling from it. Some folks, including myself, were snowed in for five days or more with no power—no heat… With temperatures around 5° some evenings and 10 or 12° during the day, and stranded icebound on a steep hill, what else was I supposed to do except get the Barbie micro minis and pose them outside in the snow? The micro minis come dressed for summer, I was able to make them little shawls out of trim, and ribbon. However, not all of them got ribbon shawls, but they didn’t seem to mind, because they had two campfires to keep them warm.  Detail view showing ribbon shawls and campfire.   The little shed and the two campfires are on sale at Michael’s now. The old general store was found on a trip many years ago. And all but one of the Barbie Micro Minis are at Dollar Tree. Happy Snow Days from the Barbie Micro Minis!  Related: Nashville Prepares for Major 2026 Snow

  Well, I had no sooner detoxed my new bargain Martha on the Mantel “elf” doll when we had our first snow of the season, and it was a BIG one. And here was Martha with her new snow duds, so there was only one thing to do: let her go out in the frozen white stuff.  Here she is with the skating outfit prior to deboxing.  It was too cold to be very creative, (it hit 5°) so here you have two slightly different angles with slightly different lighting. However, I think we can agree that Martha looks fashionable as always in her skating ensemble!  Martha on the Mantel— fashion plate, even in the snow  

 I love traditional Christmas elves but the new celebrity elves that keep cropping up occasionally are not really my cup of tea. However, when my local Walmart had these left over after Christmas and marked down substantially— I couldn’t help myself. I picked one up plus the one remaining wardrobe accessory.  Now, if you were to say she looks awkward, I would agree. Not too Christmassy? Agreed. And yet… I am still looking forward to taking her out of her box to put her with my Christmas elf display next year. She may not really be a holiday tradition, but she might be a fun addition.  I’m going to give Martha on the Mantel the benefit of the doubt.