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LIV Doll wigs. a two pack in blond and pink, and a long brown wig w/ beads and accessories. More pictures to follow soon.

Decided to take a little inventory. 20 in total, not bad for 2 months. Now to figure out what I'm doing, but I'm having fun finding out. It's the thrill of the hunt. Good thing I don't have much surplus money or this could get dangerous:-) includes Orange Blossom-new a 20 year old G.I. Joe- held together w/duct tape that belonged to my son who is now 25 . don't know how he ended up in my stuff, but you know Joe, he's resourceful:-) my new cutie black man, wearing a long black coat that looks like a robe. My second try didn't go so well. Neither did my closet. The scale is off. the rest are thrift store finds, waiting for their lives to begin.. and hopefully they will get to wear some clothes*.*

felt jacket-to test out the sizing on my alterations. recycled blue jeans-my own easy pattern to include side seams white sweater-recycled sock fleece  scar f

I have been sewing since I was a child; Countless generations of skilled tailors, quilters and seamstresses. I just consider myself a quilter and a crafter and clothing construction has never been my strong suit-just ask my kids who have all at one time or another worn "home sewn" clothing of my creation. So when I re-discovered the world of fashion dolls, it seems that they have all been discovered w/o any clothes on. So making clothing is now my mission. Especially for the males...dresses are easy...jackets etc, even for a doll take a little more thought. So i went on the hunt for patterns and they seem to be a rarer breed that a black ken in a retail store:-) These are 3 of the books I have come up w/so far... This one was published in 1972 at the genesis of "Barbie Fever". And the author made a point of stating that she intentionally omitted patterns for that doll, since so much was available at that time. The male patterns wer...

Hazel eyed LIV doll-Alexis. She has tan skin and  dark brown painted on hair. Her makeup is pale pink, painted lashes.

Yea...welcome "Hey It's Muff" . You're blog is awesome. And on another tip- I have had 1515 views of my my blog. It's exciting-I don't get out much :-)

Just arrived at the party... after a few:-) and why I've been hanging on to random beads and broken jewelry for 20 years. This such a small sample of what's lurking in boxes and bags, and nooks and crannies:-)

3 babies and a crib and... 2 pair of black boots-awesome!!!

I was going to go on-line to buy him, but happened to go into Toys R' Us on friday...just in time for this 2 daysale. YEA!!!

I finally saw "my moxie" in the store. Now I get it...she's a teenz, and the one I always see in   walmart  is the "girlz". After I compared them they do look like pre-teens. So mystery solved, for good:-) Thank you for all the input, it really is a wide undiscovered playground out there, and I'm ready for some fun.

This one is my favorite. She's about 14 in. tall. She has full eyelashes and is articulated at the chest, but not at the waist. She's bald, but she is not a "LIV" doll, since there is no hole in her head, but I'm just assuming she did come w/a wig at some point. I love her bald; however I own enough weave hair to make several wigs at some time in the future*.*  When I did a "google" search for her, I found so many that looked similar, but she seems closest to the original "MOXIE" doll. I guess she was taller when they first were introduced, where now they look like younger teens.-I don't own one for comparison-sorry. So if you know who she is, please leave me a comment, thanks.

I have all kinds of ideas for these, but I'm working on a quilt, that should have been finished a while ago-first things first:-)

She looks like a bridesmaid or maybe part of the wedding party. There's a story in there somewhere:-) Still working on the hair. I hate to glue in hair, but I really don't want to take her head off to re-root such a small amount of hair. We'll see*.*

Two dolls for $1.49. Great shape, just need hair and clothes. This black car for $4 was the best part. it needs a good scrubbing and maybe a coat of gloss acrylic spray. Baby toys for the nursery I might work on. ...and this little random sofa, also for the future nursery.

So one of my favorite blogs is "MY FROGGY STUFF". She is an artist, in my opinion, and uses just basic household items to make really cute doll accessories for 18in and fashion size dolls. Now when I go into a dollar store, party supplies...I'm seeing doll accessories-like these

I don't know which doll line she is from; but when I saw her face I knew I had found my "red queen" and I wasn't even looking. Can't pass up a cute black girl. All three of these were less than $4.00. Now she blew me away. I didn't know that the BARBIE BASICS line was so hot, I mean fashion forward. Her hair is in bad shape;but nothing a hair cut and a  sharpie marker  won't fix.   and needless to say...I love her body. On some of the blogs, it seems that some people get a little uncomfortable w/ the sight of a "nude" doll. So good thing I can use paint in the most basic way. She's just going to wear a bathing suit and jewelry...the perfect "BOND" girl. Oh wow, I need a good name for her. Keep it clean:-)

this baby was one of my grand daughter's. don't know what happened to her foot; still trying to figure out how to fix it. Found this  LIV doll at Wal-mart, marked down to $6. I was fascinated by the wig. Got it opened and hated the wig, her yellow bald head, and the way the wig is attached. I loved my first one, but this one not so much, so I let my gr.baby take her home:-)

Both for less than $3. The brown haired one is a"Max Steele" action figure. Both are 12 inches tall. I'm still trying to find out who our jungle warrior is. Hopefully the stripes will come off his face, or he'll just be a rock star:-)

He's a "My Scene" doll named Bryant. Originally he had blond hair, in a curly "fro"-Justin Timberlake circa 1998:-)  I found him in a consignment shop, w/his hair in terrible shape. So I cut it down, dyed it black, and butched him up a little w/facial hair and darker, heavier eyebrows. Also he's wearing a NYW original sock sweater, w/matching hat. He came in the shorts and sandals. The brand is interesting to me, in that the boys look like teens...and the girls look like-well you know what they look like. But they were/are marketed as couples  ; go figure.