Current Mood : Exhilarated
Spent on Doll Stuff : $10.79
Visited two more stores I've never been in before, on the hunt for Dearest Son's ‘Goldie' action figure (that's basically a repaint of an R2D2, nothing more). Came up zippo for him, but I found some stuff for me !
First stop was a local toy store - nothin'. Might as well have called the place ‘Utopia Toys', since everything was handmade in Sweden, or made of wood. The kind of stuff well-meaning childless folks give kids...that kids never play with. It always looks good, but when was the last time you saw any kid who wasn't bored beyond belief playing with a wooden set of paper dolls ? Sure, it'd last forever, and look great, but most kids tend to gravitate towards plastic ‘as seen on TV' stuff. Usually licensed.
Second stop was pretty much the same, but with more of a teacher-supply slant. I found the ‘Scene-A-Rama' - a blank diorama set that looked to be a great addition to my doll photography collection. The base was super-brittle thin plastic, and the included blank board was a bit short for standing dolls, but I could easily use both pieces in other ways. Can always angle the shot, use bigger cardboard or foamcore, seat the dolls... all easy and fun. The set was only $8., and I look forward to lots of photos with it !
With the set tucked safely in the car, I made one more stop. The scrapbooking place across the street should have lots of fun papers to use with it ! Scored a lovely two-sided ‘star field' one, a pretty cloudy one, and a bit of cardstock. Hope to use it as a matt when I re-frame the ‘I Still Play With Barbie' stitch-out. I don't like the way I have it framed now.
I also mailed off the Pink Shopping Barbie - the winner lives in Australia ! (sigh) So much for shipping it for less than $10. It ended up costing more to ship than I paid for the doll ! Next time, I'm gonna limit my drawings to state-side winners...
Having already spent my ‘mad money', I went home and played around a bit. You'll get to see a photo on the Scene-A-Rama soon !
