jan adrienne has arrived!

my cute babyland exclusive cabbage patch kid arrived saturday. and she is so adorable! even better than i expected. he skin is a beautiful creamy color. she has the most adorable carter's baby outfit on and wears a real diaper. she is hand signed by xavier roberts and smells so yummy like baby powder. i will definitely try to get a few more for my collection!

thrift store and estate sale finds

i am so behind on showing things... so i'll start with these. all from thrift stores or estate sale.



there is a thrift store that almost always has knitted dishcloths.. there must be a fast little knitter out there who donates them.. you can tell that they are new since they are cotton and they are not at all fuzzy. also a vintage pot holder.



vintage ribbons, lace, a doily and some really cool 1920's bras strap holders. you sew them into your clothes to keep your bra straps from falling...



from an estate sale.. box of 34 vintage hankies.. for $3.00!


vintage embroidered linens, hankie and some pretty fabric.



vintage ribbons, lace and a lacey doily.

braces

i went on tuesday to the dentist cause two brackets fell off. so they removed them and put spacers in. the spacers look like tiny paper clips and they hurt! oouch! anyways they also changed my rubber band chain this.. so i am still sore today.. but not too bad. and hopefully i won't have to go back until july 6th now.

ok you're killing me!

these cabbage patch kids are so adorable! i want them all! but they are really rather expensive so i'll just be getting the one for now.. but seriously! look at those faces!

cabbage patch kids

did i ever tell you i have a collection of cabbage patch kids? i don't know what it is about them.. but i love them.. i have been collecting them for years actually. sometimes i buy them at thrift stores and clean them up.. sometimes (though not for a couple years) i but them from target, walmart etc and just a few times on ebay.
well you can buy them online. cabbagepatchkids.com they have these new exclusive ones to babyland (where cabbage patch kids are born).
so my sweet hubby bought me this one.. isn't she adorable? can't want to get her! just look at that sweet face with the dimple! and i LOVE her panda outfit! these new babies wear real baby clothes.

yes style and yes asia

have you ever heard of yes style and yes asia? yes style is a really cool fashion site where you can order asian designer clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry. they have men, women and kids things. i have ordered 4 times from there and the clothes are so cute.. you have to be careful to look at the sizes. most of them come is one size (tiny!)
yes asia sell asian videos, toys and i think books. i have ordered from there once.. my ddung doll. and the shipping was super fast!
anyways go check them out sometime. i am adding them to my links section.
i did place and order to yes style today since i had a coupon. i got this cute lace trimmed t-shirt and this lace and pearl necklace. love! hopefully they get here quick!

recent creations...

braces

i am annoyed.. two of the bracket things came off again.. so now i have to go back to the dentist...i didn't know this would be so much trouble.

tulani

here is another of my himstedt dolls. i actually got tulani at less than 1/2 price from a fellow collector. she is so pretty and so big! 36 inches tall! she is redressed in baby clothes now. tulani is also from the 2006 children of atlantis collection.

mikey...

mikey has been ok.. he seems to be in his terrible two's.. though he is six. he wants his way.. and when he doesn't get it he throws a tremendous fit. kicking, twisting, stomping, head banding etc...
other than that he is growing so big! and as always he is beautiful.. though in need of a serious hair cut! maybe i can do that this weekend.
i took this pic today. he is looking at me like i've lost my mind and he has something blue on his chin...