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Had to go back to the Mart today - Dearest Son's turn to provide the class snack is Friday. I had the snack, but bought the wrong drinks. Since the classrooms have new carpet (!), they've asked us to not send red-colored drinks. I bought a box of various flavors, and one of them's red. Darn. So I had to return 'em and get Capri Sun pouches, which are not artificially colored (i.e., staining).
And, like all of us do, I hit the Toys section, even though there's rarely anything there that's interesting. The big Barbie movie-tie-in for 2006 is 'Twelve Dancing Princesses', as you're already probably aware. I have to admire it - instead of selling one doll, you have the chance to push twelve ! Wonder how many princes there are...?
Anyway, there was one that was a bit different. Heck, she was almost Elphie size ! Here's a link to the doll I'm talking about - 'Dance With Me Barbie' -> http://www.kbtoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/4718147/ctid/17?cpncode=12-12655931-2&srccode=cii_9324560
There's also an African-American version of the same doll. IMhO, she's prettier.
According to various websites, she's 15 inches tall - I measured her from en pointe feet to crown at 14, but she's in a plastic sarcophagus - either way, a bit shy of Elphie's height. I'd consider buying her to rip the outfit, but the doll's $55. at the Mart, and Elphie wouldn't wear a pink tutu on this planet !
Still, it's a neat doll. Has three modes - she'll dance on her own to her music, will teach you to dance by showing the position, or you can put on these little sensors and she'll copy your moves. Pretty darn cool ! Her arm and leg joints are similar to those of Tonner dolls, and her feet are permanently in pink ballet shoes. You may wanna check her out, add her to your holiday 'I'm a good person' list.
Today was another run-around day. The van, now christened 'White Jade Dragon', or 'Jade' for short, needed a tire replaced and another one plugged. So I got that done early. Then I had to exchange kindergarten beverages, and by the time I got home, I was hungry ! Well, shoot, it was close to lunch...
Beloved Hubby came home, and we had a nice lunch together. He worked on Jade for a bit, and then it was time to pick up Son. So it's been busy, about all the 'doll time' I've had besides with the dancing Barbie, is researching Mia patterns and clothes.
For a doll I didn't have until yesterday, I have numerous sewing patterns sitting here, just for Mia. There's some in Doll Reader (Aug/Sept 1987), a few in Sewing for 20th Century Dolls. I have an up-and-down relationship with 20th Century. After numerous attempts to get a Crissy pattern to fit a Crissy doll, I'm a bit reluctant to try it for other dolls.
Oddly, the Crissy failure is a bit of a mystery. The Crissy on the cover is wearing it, a madras plaid sundress. It's described as 'an original tagged dress', but I'll be d@mned if I can find it anywhere. I've combed through all the photos in Beth Colvin (published as Beth Gunther)'s Crissy Doll and Her Friends, of her official wardrobe by Ideal and the Christmas catalog extras, for all sizes and all manufacturers, and that dress *does not exist, anywhere, for any of the Crissy dolls, in any size*. Adding to it, the plaid is a bit large for the doll, and Crissy is wearing too-small-for-her Velvet doll shoes.
So I have no idea how it's an 'original tagged dress'. And I could never get it to fit. Finally figured it was for a Velvet-size doll, and modified it as best I could - it's the tenth photo from the top, the one with the heart-shaped buttons. This was about the sixth effort, and I never went beyond just the bodice. I'll probably try again, since Mia shares the Velvet body.
Yesterday, I had a bit of time, so I gave Leia her own page. Moved the 'Flight Suit' photos over, too. Mia now has top honors, and I'm hoping to have some time to sew tomorrow. In the meanwhile, I still have to snag another DTree bear sweater, and clean some house. It's getting harder to walk in here every day !
