Custom dress for Rosetta

Last week, I picked up 2 naked Disney fairy dolls.   Since it was on President's Day, everything was half off at the Goodwill.  I got the pair for a $1.   Otherwise, I probably would have passed on them.

 I had originally tried to sell the pair of dolls but the buyer I had found decided not to get them.   I was going to re-donate them but my little girl liked them.    I decided I would go ahead and try to restore them.   The Silver Mist doll is in better condition then Rosetta.   I bought Silver Mist's original dress from a member of a doll group I belong to.   It should arrive in a few days.

Rosetta is the one who need a little bit of work.   She had fallen victim to a bad hair cut.  So I started out getting her hair styled.  It took a little work, but I evened out her hair as best I could.
The doll still had its original tights, however there was a little tear on the seam.   It was easy to repair.
 I made her a tutu  dress out of tulle and used a scrap piece of sequined black fabric to create the top.      The Winx accessory pack (pictured above)  is another Goodwill find.  I  gt it for .$50.  I removed the peg that holds the wings in place on a Winx doll and glued the wings to Rosetta's back. Once the wings were in place, I dressed her.   She is wearing the black boots from the Novi Star fashion pack (another Goodwill find, $1.50)

Overall, I think she turned out well. I can't decide if I like her skirt long or if I should shorten it.   I guess I will let my daughter decide.  I know that she will be surprised in the morning when she sees the finished Rosetta.

Thrift Find: Hasbro Battle Beast

I found these little figures today.   I thought that my son might enjoy them.    I researched them and found that they are called Battle Beast made by Hasbro in the 1980s.  

They originated in Japan and then marketed in America. The line was actually a spin off of Transformers.    Each figure has a symbol earth, wood, or fire and could be used to play a rock, paper scissors type game.

There are 4 series of Battle Beast.  Series 1-3 are numbered 1-76.    The Battle Beast pictured are: #6.  Triple Threat Snake,  #16. Sly Fox, and #33. Major Moose.

You can check out all of the Battle Beast on Toy Archive.   There are several that I would love to find.  I especially love # 41,22, 18.

Grand total for these little guys.  $.75

Big Bang Theory Costume Card

One of my favorite TV shows is the Big Bang Theory.   My husband surprised me by picking up a pack with a costume card in it.    I absolutely love Sheldon, so I was really thrilled to get this card.

I will be looking for more of these!

Flea Market Find- G1 My Little Ponies, Bio Glow Swamp Thing, and Star Wars EU Thrawn

This weeks little outing to the flea market turned up some good finds.   We picked up an assortment of first generation My Little Ponies.   All were in need of a good bath and some hair brushing.     Grand total for them was $2.75

I also bought some figures that were priced 5 for a $1.    The 2 best  figures were  a 1990 Kenner Bio Glow Swamp Thing and a Star Wars figure.

 The Swamp Thing figures stem from the short lived cartoon.   I remember I used to love the movie, but I honestly haven't seen that movie in 25 years.

In the same lot, I got a loose Star Wars: Expanded Universe Grand Admiral Thrawn.   I remember when those figures were supposed to be in stores.   They were nearly impossible to find locally.   I ended up buying a couple off of Ebay.    No accessories, just the fact that he was loose and in the wild is mind boogling.

Slow week for the retro safari, except I got Scaris Deuce

Wow!  This week has been an all time low in toy hunting.   The weather has stunk this week and since the President's Day blowout sale, my favorite Goodwill store has been S-L-O-W to restock much of anything.    The bags o'fun were plentiful today. It is sad when you can't find even 1 thing to make it worth buying.   The bags  were filled with rejected "Lanards" and Happy Meal toys.    

Now as for Monster High dolls, I was able to add to Scaris Deuce to my collection.  You would think that I would be more excited about adding him to the collection.   Truthfully, I am happy to have him.  I am just kind of disappointed that I haven't found him in any of our stores. I ended up purchasing from a friend in Chicago.   This doll has been driving me crazy.  I have never seen it in a store!  I like to catch my toys in the wild.   At least, I saw Gil 3 times before it got crazy to get him.   I wish I had bought everyone of him I saw.

I also picked up Picture Day Spectra.   The store shelves are covered with Picture Day dolls.  I did not get her when I got the other 3 dolls.   The store only had 1 Spectra and her box was beat up.  But, I have that set of dolls complete now.

You can check out my updated Monster High collection post.

Thrift Find: President's Day Sale at the Goodwill today

With it being President's Day the entire Goodwill store was 50% off.    It was a lite toy day.   I picked up a few things that I am hoping I will be able to re-sale.    I also got a 2002 Transformer that will be added to the tribe from a bag o'fun.

The greatest find of the day was this bag.   I saw another lady looking at it and was just hoping that she would put it back.  Luckily, she decided against it and I swooped it up.  It has a very bohemian quality about it.  I fell in love with it.

Believe me, I have been showing to anybody and everybody who would look and listen.     I don't really think the bag has been used that much.   Maybe somebody brought it home as a souvenir from a trip?   I picture it belonging to a gobal explorer.   The bag is leather on the inside, sides, and trim.   Looking at the leather inside, it isn't scuffed at all.  

 The buckles and closure are made of brass.  I am wanting to polish them up.   The tapestry looks to be handmade and possible South American.

The picture doesn't really do it justice. The colors in the tapestry are lovely.   It has a beauty and a richness that just can't be found in anything massed produced.   That is a funny statement coming from a mass produced toy addict.    I guess this bag provides some needed contrast to all of the my toy posting.   

With everything in the store being 50% off today, I got the bag for the grand total of $2.25.  

Picture Post- My Transformer Tribe

Thought I would share a picture of my Goodwill Transformer tribe.  They range from generation 1 to newer movie release bots.  Plus there are a couple of Go-Bots thrown in the mix.
  They aren't perfect, but they look really cool all displayed together.  Not pictured are 2 Beast Wars Transformers (B'Boom and Ironhide).   I think I am going to need a bigger shelf though.   :)