Fashion Dolls 101

  I admit I am late to the gnome party. I first started seeing them at Dollar Tree a few years ago, and then they were all over Michael’s every season, but it took a while for them to grow on me. Finally last year I bought one, and then another, and now I have a gnome or two dressed in seasonal fashions for almost every holiday.  The latest selection of gnomes at Dollar Tree is the Easter collection. There are four different Easter characters this year: a boy gnome dressed in green with a white yarn beard; a girl gnome with bunny ears wearing a pink polka dot dress and a sequined hat; a boy gnome dressed in blue and pink with a pastel beard; and a girl gnome dressed in blue and pink with 2 ponytails.   There are also bunny rabbits made in the same shapes and sizes that come in brown and white. I picked a white gnome bunny up last year and am glad I did because it is better made than this year’s bunnies. I added the silver mesh ribbon around my bunny’s waist.  Michael...

  To commemorate the inauguration of President Donald Trump, this is an appropriate time to look at the fun figures inspired by the man himself. While some would disagree, many would say the man himself is a living doll.  There’s no denying he has inspired several dolls and figures   First is the Donald J. Trump 12” talking doll (center) which was released in 2004 while he was the star of the tv show, “The Apprentice.” This doll is a relatively life-like depiction of how Donald Trump looked while on the reality series and it says 17 phrases in his voice that were made popular on the show.  It is dressed in his typical navy blue suit with red tie   Next is the Trump troll doll (left) which was issued fairly recently, probably in 2023 or 2024. This troll is also dressed in Trump’s normal blue suit, white shirt and red tie and sports his flamboyant hair.  Most recently, Proud Patriots released a Trump elf (right) in September 2024. This elf is dressed all in r...

 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!