Now Playing: "Disney Girls" - Captain and Tennille, MP3
Current Mood : Relaxed
If I got nothing else done this weekend, I got everyone's hair brushed ! And I got the lab cleaned up. I didn't have time for much else - Beloved Hubby's taking the weekend off ! We didn't do much, but sometimes broke weekends are the best ones. BIL is occasionally borrowing some of our DVDs, and when he brings them back, it's like they're new all over again !
But I still found time for Lab-puttering. Jasmine's hair is top-notch, even better than Belle's and Cia's. Theirs tended to dry and knot at the ends, leaving a bushy mess at the bottom. Jasmine's is smooth and sleek all the way, from roots to tips. Hardest part was getting the rubber-bands out. Decided to leave the headband in and the front part alone - it's tucked into a sort of under-ponytail beneath the main one. Belle's is similar, but it looks better on Jasmine. So I brushed out the ‘main tail' and let it fan around her shoulders. They did a really nice job here.
Then there were the four Kellys and the Happy Meal Madame Alexander. The three birthday Kelly dolls still had their cardboard hats, which looked sad and tired, so I wanted them off. Turned out, two of those awful plastic ‘I' things held them into the dolls' heads. Once snipped, the rest was easy. It was just odd that all but one of the four Kellys had basically the same straight hair-to-knees style, with a tiny bit banded and pulled up. On the blonde Kelly, it's pulled straight back, on the other two, it's off to the side. Sort of like a Swirl Ponytail Barbie, but not nearly as well-executed, and no ponytail.
It amazes me how often I see Kelly dolls in grab-bags and 25c boxes at yard sales. They're usually $5. or more, new - so why are people buying so many, just to discard them later ? About 90% of the ones I see second-hand are still wearing their issue clothing. Maybe it's just something cheap to distract Kaitlynnne for a few minutes, but it's still odd to me.
Got Jasmine redressed, but I still want to make her something. Probably in a nice orchid or lavender, to go with the headband. I also re-dressed Baby Chrissy, her mid-spring dress was getting fur and claw marks from kittens exploring. She's now wearing a pretty green with white polka-dot infant Carter's dress with built-in undies. I got it from GoodWill for $2., but saw almost the exact same one at Target last month for $8. I really have to be careful with Baby Chrissy's wardrobe - it's just too easy find so many beautiful never-worn baby outfits, dirt cheap at yard sales and thrift stores ! I'd have to change her clothes hourly or she'll never wear ‘em all !
Glad everything's going well for ya'll, Michelle and Manda ! Tomorrow, you get brushed hair photos ! For now, here's a semi-artistic image of Jasmine, the way she arrived at Chez Insanity. I added the butterflies later, for modesty. Her hair looks soo much better now !
