dolls out of the box

In November and December I was in a generous mood and spent a lot of money on dolls. Here are some of the new dolls I got.
First there is Hawkgirl. I was very happy to see that Mattel produced a new doll in the DC Superhero Girls series - which I love. But I was not very happy with the yellow torso, so the doll underwent a body transplant and I made her a yellow top - much better : )

Another superhero is Violetta from The Incredibles. Unfortunatelly I missed Elastigirl, but I'll go on looking for her. I love Violetta, but not her black hands - if I find suitable hands, she will have a transplant, too.

Yuko is very happy that she finally has a friend to fly around with. Here comes Mo from "Mia and Me"

In the winter holidays I visited my sister-in-law and she gave me two dolls.
A Barbie Collector Octoberfest. I call her Gretl.
and a Jakks Pacific Picket Fence Paradise doll. I call her Jackie.









I love curvy Barbie dolls, so I was very happy to add another made-to-move curvy Barbie to my collection.

Here come two seamless Phicen dolls. I bought the doll on the right over a month ago and was very impressed about how realistic she looks. That's why my husband decided that we should buy another one with a different skin tone. Maybe more will follow.

The Liv doll for January is Katie - she was my first Liv. I love Liv dolls because they are very poseable and have a lot of personality.
Katie is quite shy and quiet. She likes to do sports in summer, like rollerskating and skateboarding. Because it's still cold now she prefers to sit in the cosy room that I made for my Liv dolls and have an nice cup of tea with the rest of the Christmas cookies.

Christmas is a wonderful time in Dollietown.
My dolls are very busy with decorating the dollhouses, baking and dressing up for X-mas parties. But they still have enough time to enjoy the Christmas Market, which is great and offers more and more new attractions every year.















Some new shops have opened just in time for Christmas.
There is a new beauty salon where the dolls can get their hair done for the parties, it's not finished yet, the make-up counter is still missing. There is also a boutique for the Christmas shopping.





The restaurants and cafès have also prepared for the Christmas season with decorations and the suitable food and drinks.


Let's look around the Christmas market.

They have got many customers.


You can also buy warm drinks and the girls like that because it is very cold.


The Cleos are having a hard time convincing the Neferas to let them go to the Christmas Market. Nefis are very resentful and they will not forget the incident at the Ghoul Fair so quickly. Surely there will be no Pyramid Parties in the near future.











Now let's look at the other attractions of the market.
There is a X-mas concert, you can hear the most famous carols.

Abby Olga has another show with her magical penguins. The temperature is just right for the performance ...freezing cold.

There is an ice skating rink which the barbies like to use.

Peggy Sue is offering a ride in the sleigh.

Or you can buy freshly cut Christmas trees from Dottie.







And this is what's going on inside the doll houses.






















Some of the girls who don't like the cold at the Christmas Market so much prefer to dress up for the Christmas Party.

The December Moxie is Arizona. She decided to stay in the warm room, nicely decorated for Christmas and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and chocolate cake. She still looks fashionable in her pair of joggers, sweatshirt and, of course, ... pink high heels.

The Freak du Chic Show and Ghoul Fair are about to end, but there are still some interesting things going on.
The Fortune Teller's tent is still open. Vicky Witch is very skilled in different ways of looking into the future, so the ghouls are queueing up for some information about what the future will bring when the fair is over.

Draculaura and her faithful assistant, Dawn, are taking funny pictures. Draculaura is a skilled photographer, though she herself cannot be photographed. Dawn has got all the needed equipment in her big bag, which suits her outfit perfectly.

The Neffis decided to have their picture taken, for the family album.

On the other hand .... their younger sisters are having a lot of fun conspiring about what things they could throw at them to make things funnier. Cleo 3rd is giving the others instructions on what to do.



















The final performance of the Freak du Chich Show has just started. It's Sheila, our inner monster and her musical Lost Kitties. Sheila is trying very hard to make everyone laugh, but the audience is still very sad that the show is over.

Frankie Six,the ring master, ends the show...












The show is over, but the circus will surely return to Dollietown next year with new attractions.

This month's Moxie is Tiffy. She was very brave and ventured outside to have her photo taken in the garden."Hi, I'm Tiffanie (or Tiffy). I 'm enjoying the last sunrays in the garden. As it is quite cold I put on my new coat (chic, isn't it?) and in case it starts raining I have got my umbrella with me - I don't want my hair ruined."

My dolls are getting bigger. As a huge Harley Quinn fan she was a must for my collection... My husband (also a big Harley Quinn fan) also likes her very much. At first I thought she would be too well behaved to be a real Harley Quinn, but I think she has the right personality.
Here is my 22" American Model Harley Quinn by Robert Tonner. I like the classical HQ outfit. As she didn't come with a mallet she had to borrow one for the photo session from one of my other Harleys.

And here she is without her HQ costume, in a more casual, everyday outfit. We called her Margot

Margot has already made two new friends. My other 22" American Model dolls. They have very different personalities, but get on well with each other. Glinda, from the Wizard of Oz collection(left) and Sandy, basic raven American Model doll(right).












Her comes another tall girl that I'm very proud of. I was very lucky to find her on eBay for a good price. She was in very good condition and also had her original outfit. 19" CED doll.

I bought many new dolls lately, but didn't get around introducing them. Here are some of the new additions to my collection.

This month's Moxie is Beyoncé. On this sunny day she decided to collect some apples for her Moxie friends.

The circus performance goes on and the next performer is Jinafire with her "Fire Dance". The audience is very impressed and a little scared.















The Ghoul Fair has also expanded.
The Ghouls like good food, so Elissabath and Iris have brought many delicious things to eat and hope to make good money.

Marisol is always in a good humour, so it's only natural that she opened a games palace. There are different carnival games. Look! Clawdia has already won something and Hunter hopes to shoot a little present for Ashlynn.

There is also a fishing game. The right thing for the cat gang.











The fun house has opened and the ghouls are very happy, many of them are having fun in the mirrors hall or on the slide.













For me the greatest attraction at every Fun Fair is the Ferris Wheel and this attraction has finally opened at the Ghoul Fair.


There are also many different vendors. One of the cutest is Luna Mothews and her balloons. Don't you agree?

Here is the promised "Spaghetti Party" for our DC Superhero friends. We used the kitchen of the MH girls and had to borrow chairs from all over the place. It was a bit crowded but we had a lot of fun. I cooked the pasta and Batty made the best sauce ever. There was also pizza and salami and cheese and of course good drinks. We told our friends many stories from our holday.

September is the month when the summer holiday is over and school starts again. So our September Moxie, Bijou, decided to put on a school uniform. She hopes she will be able to learn a lot about fashion and the places where you can shop best.

Dear Diary,

this year I went on holiday to Tuscany. Wondy didn't want to come (she prefered sitting in the pool at home - she thought Tuscany was too hot and dry), so I took Batty and Red with me, who were both very excited to go on holiday and see new places.

Chapter one


The trip in the car was very long and hot - so, when we finally arrived, we were very tired. We put on our pyjamas and relaxed. I listened to music, played computer games and had a nice and cold drink. Batty had a huge beer and Red relaxed with a good book and a green smoothie ( she said she needed that to fill up her chlorophyll?)








Chapter two

On the next day we went on a tour of the place where we were staying. It was an old castle - I had to show Batty and Red around and explain them many things. The most interesting was the fireplace. Unfortunatelly it was too hot to make a fire.










There were no ghosts in the castle only a lot of cats. They looked quite harmless during daytime, but were very loud an noisy at night. But I had my hammer with me, so nothing could happen.

This is what the garden of our apartment looked like.













On the first day we went for a walk in the little town.















Batty liked the place so much that she decided to paint a picture. I didn't know she could paint.


At the end of the day we...













Chapter three - Visit to Siena

This was our first visit to a nearby town. We travelled in a backpack - it was very hot. So, during a little stop in a park, we got out and sat on a bench - much better.



The most interesting part of the town was the dome...









the others also wanted a picture in front of this important sight.


At the end of the sightseeing we had a little break in a bar.











Chapter four - San Gimignano

The next day we visited an old town that is very famous for it's many towers.



We climbed up the highest tower.



After climbing the tower we were tired and had a little rest in the park.





Chapter five

Today we spent a day at home, in the garden of our holiday cottage. It was very hot so we did a little sunbathing - not as good as on the beach, but it was OK.


















You know that Red is very interested in plants. So she collected many plants for her "little holiday book".















Chapter six

We also found a new friend. She is from the Regal Academy. Well, not as good as DC Superheroes High, but OK. Her name is Joy LeFrog. I think I'll call her Froggy. We'll take her home with us.












Final Chapter

Well, our holiday is already over. But we decided to celebrate it and have a little "after-holiday party" with cheese, salami, bread and Chianti wine.










Maybe we will give a bigger party for all our DC Superhero friends - but that needs a little more preparation.

It is very hot, so water and palm trees (even if they are not real) are the perfect place to be in. This month's Moxie is Tristen. As always she's carrying her bag with her with all the things a Moxie needs. Bags are her passion. They always go perfectly with the outfit she is wearing.

The circus show goes on. We have got a lot of new acrobatic performances. Especially the cats have prepared many exciting things. Let's get started.

Here comes the first performance. The two Torelei Stripes sisters are balancing gracefully on a tight rope. Well ... it's not exactly a rope , it's more a bar. But they were a little afraid of falling down from a thin rope.

Next come the Werecat Twins on their scooter. They have to jump through a ring of fire. Not something cats like doing - but they are very brave.

The third performance act is again high up in the air. Cathrine had to drink a lot of whiskey to be able to do this. She is very much afraid of heights.










The last performance act of the cats is Kitty on her trampoline. Here she comes!







The audience is very impressed, so some other dolls have decided to present their performances .
Here come three Frankies. The big 17" Frankie has got great control over the other two, who don't seem very happy about this situation.



Here comes a juggling act. Gwen is presenting her skills. She is really born for this and is enjoying the applause.


Shelley Lagoona is ending a successful evening in the circus with her performance in the water. Let's hope she has trained her pet Neptuna well.