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a-okNow Playing: XM 150 - Uncensored Comedy (part of my Hunt for Happy !)
Here they are ! I took most of Christie's hair down today, shampooed the heavy spray out, brushed it, and let it dry. Then I curled it over my fingers a bit. I left in the 'swirl' part - it's rubber-banded at the back of her neck. I was going to undo the whole thing, but a quick examination of the rooting design showed that the 'swirl' part would just hang in her face if I took it down. So I left it.
The little bun it was in yesterday was a simple ponytail with another elastic at the bottom of the 'tail that was banded to the back of her head with one of those plastic tag thingies. I hate those things. Don't dolls already have enough holes in their heads without adding more so she'll look good in the box ?
I'm starting to think I know why kids leave their dolls' hair intact. It's too much of a pain to take down ! And it probably won't look good anymore afterwards. Her hair's very uneven, now that it's down, and still bears bend marks from the rubber bands. I'll probably give her a boil perm and a trim later. Took two hand-soap shampoos to get all the hairspray out.
Christie's already made friends with Leia, who was also hangin' around. Leia's wearing the 'Celestial Dream' dress I talked about earlier, and Christie looks great in Best Buy #7749. At one point, I had three of these, from various Best Buy eBay lots. And I did have it as a child - it was meant to be a make-do for the Deluxe Quick Curl dress I wanted soooo bad. (snigger) I got two of them now...:)
While the fabric is neat, the dress is made cheap. There's no hem on the bottom ruffle, and the hems on the neck and armholes are just barely holding on. Frays easily. Typical of Best Buys. But gosh, how I love 'em. Can't afford 'em still on the cards - they often close at $30. But in decent shape, out of the package, they tend to run about $5. on eBay. Cheaper in lots, and lucky finds at thrift stores and yard sales ! True, I don't often get the apron it came with, but I don't need any more aprons ! My Disney Belle collection gave me at least four of the darn things ! If I actually somehow *need* one, it doesn't take two minutes to make it from a square of fabric and a strip of ribbon. And it's guaranteed to not have 'glitter magic pixie dust' painted on it.
Anyway, I'm still thinking of doing a Best Buy retrospective, just for fun. I didn't have a lot as a kid, but I sure remembered them. Going through the display was a blast all on its own. Best Buys were the cheap ones you'd get at K-mart with your allowance, but there was lots of fun and style in them, no matter what the vintage fans say. And it's fun to put a 35 year old dress on a brand-new doll.
Speaking of fun, according to the Secret Society of Happy People, we're in the middle of the Hunt for Happiness Week. It's actually the sixth week, but the Governor of our state was apathetic about announcing it as official. Oh, well. Happiness is often private anyway. And it's been a pretty happy week for me. I got a lovely new doll, and got to share photos of her with you - that's pretty happy !
The site (link beneath) advises hunting for your happy by starting a collection and surrounding yourself with it, making a 'Happy Place', and becoming childlike. Well, I seem to have that well-covered ! I hope you've made time for some happy today - we only have Thursday and Friday left ! Actually, I darn near always have happy around, I just have to slow down a bit to see that it's right there, almost always.
http://www.sohp.com/hunt_for_happiness_week.htm
