Piles of Parcels

Strawberry Shortcake Surprise

When I finally arrived home last night I discovered a little package left in my letter box. I was super excited to open it once I read who it was from. A great friend of mine told me she found some old Strawberry Shortcake dolls and was going to send them to me! I've been so excited every since. So I quickly ripped open the box and found this lovely girls! There were four in total, Strawberry Shortcake, Lemon Meringue, Lime Chiffon, and Raspberry Tart. Of all of them poor Strawberry Shortcake needs the most attention, but the rest of them look wonderful! I was able to piece together their outfits and they are mostly complete. After doing some research I found out they re-released in 1991 by Toy Headquarters, which is why they look different from the one I found at the thrift store. The main difference is the eyes. All in all the clothing seems to be mostly the same, but these dolls came with two different outfits. Each of my dolls has the one outfit, but I am not about to complain. Considering they are over 20 years old they look awesome! But whoever designed this dolls made their feet too big for their tights. I had to wrestle the dolls back into them, which took much longer than I'd like to admit. These girls still need a bit more grooming, but I am so happy to have them! Blueberry Muffin might also be arriving soon, and I can't wait for her as well! I've also tracked down some of my older Lime Chiffon's accessories, so soon she'll be complete. I'm growing fond of these dolls. Below I've also included a comparison of 1981 Lime Chiffon vs. 1991 Lime Chiffon. You can see the clothes are almost the same, the changes are mostly in the face.

 

Lemon Meringue,  Raspberry Tart, Lime Chiffon

1991 Lime Chiffon, 1981 Lime Chiffon

Brown paper packages

Two packages were waiting for me when I came home today. The first had my Krystal Princess Pegasus, and the second had a batch of Charmkins I had been waiting for. I was also able to photograph Peachy with her cute saddle and slippers. I really had a fun time taking a few group photos with different members of my collections.

While out picking up some shopping staples, I "stumbled" across some LPS G2 Blindbags. I decided to pick up two, just to test my luck. I ended up with a Musical Swan and Pig. They are growing on me, but I don't think I could ever religiously collect them. I just love the 90's Littlest Pet shop line too much. I do appreciate the broad spectrum of animals that the new pets are able to cover, but I just think they loose something by only really being adorable bobble heads. None the less I decided to photograph them.

First Thrift Store Find!

So today after visiting the post office, and picking up a lovely cup of Starbucks blonde roast coffee, I decided to visit the local Salvation army. It seems like the last time I've visited any thrift store all the toys are in clean plastic bags. I remember as a kid getting to dig through bins of vintage toys at our Goodwill. This salvation army had shelves upon shelves on Beanie Babies, which I collected as a kid but I will never feel the need to buy any more of those (I'm sure we have at least 100). There were a few Care Bear Plush animals, but after inspecting the tags they were from 2004.

And then I noticed a little green haired doll sitting all alone among the stuffed toys. I didn't think twice before picking her up. She had $.49 written on her foot, and I figured fifty cents isn't bad for any toy! And once she was purchased and slipped into my purse I checked Ghost of the Doll and sure enough she is a 1981 Strawberry Shortcake doll named Lime Chiffon. She may be missing her parrot, socks (poor girl) and shoes, but her hat is still held on her head with a tag and overall I am so happy I rescued her! Not bad for my first thrift store trip!