Author Archive: fitzcharming
Retired Florida CPA who loves playing with and collecting dollhouses and dolls.
McDonalds Wizard of Oz Happy Meal Dolls – Then and Now
Thought I’d share a few of my McDonalds Happy Meal dolls. The 6 doll set in the foreground is the latest from the girls Happy Meal toys. It was available in September and October of 2013. 2013 is the 75th anniversary of the movie. They are little plastic figures that fit onto their section of […]
How I Made A Dollhouse Ceiling Fan
My first experiment with making dollhouse appliances (ceiling fans). It’s not electric or battery operated of course, but it manually spins and looks cute. I bought a few things at the craft store and this is the result. Here’s how I did it. First the supplies. The round button like wooden piece is called a […]
Mini Lalaloopsy Play Houses and Play Sets
The Lalaloopsy Mini play houses and sets include Treehouse With Spot Splatter Splash, Carry-Along Playhouse Witih Sunny Side Up, Carry Along Playhouse With Toffee Cocoa Cuddles, Ferris Wheel Playset With Peanuts Big Top, Sew Sweet House Playhouse With Blossom Flowerpot, and Silly Fun House Playset With Misty Mysterious. View their pictures here.
Disney Store Singing Sofia The First Doll
If you have kids that watch cartoons you’ve probably heard of Sofia the First on Disney Junior. I love this show. I started watching it with my grandson and now I watch new episodes every Friday morning whether he’s with me or not. It’s the cutest story of a girl from a village – Sofia […]
Clawd Wolf and Draculaura Music Festival Dolls
Clawd Wolf and Draculara Music Festival Dolls Just a few days ago I wrote about my most coveted Monster High dolls and Clawd Wolf was on the list. Preferably the Schools Out Clawd with Draculaura or the Sweet 16 version. Well today I was in my local Kmart and they had the Music Festival pair […]
Mini Lalaloopsy Play Vehicles
The Lalaloopsy Mini play vehicles include Bea’s School Bus, Bea’s School Bus Value Set, Silly Fun House RC Cruiser With Mini Spot Splatter, Orange RC Car With Mini Charlotte Charades, RC Cruiser With Mini Cake Dunk N Crumble, Silly Pet Parade Train, Sleepy Pet Wagon, Spinning Pretty Wagon, Tea Time Wagon, Tipsy Sail Boat, Silly Circus Tent, and Pink RC Car with Charlotte Charades. View the pictures here.
Disney Frozen Ana and Kristoff Dolls
Yesterday I photographed and wrote about Elsa and Hans from the new Disney movie Frozen. Today I’m introducing Princess Ana and Kristoff from the movie. Like the other dolls I bought them from the Disney Store Online so they are the first official Disney version of the dolls. Ana is the 12th Disney princess and […]
Disney Frozen Elsa and Hans Dolls
I’m so excited about the new Disney movie Frozen that premiers in theaters around Thanksgiving this year. I’ve seen the trailers several times already when I’ve taken my grandson to different films. Since I’m a doll collector I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the Frozen dolls so I ordered them from the Disney […]
Target Exclusive Holiday Mini Lalaloopsy Dolls
The Target exclusive Lalaloopsy Mini Holiday dolls include Sprouts Sunshine Easter, Candy Broomsticks, Holly Sleighbells, Scraps Stitched n Sewn, Cotton Hoppalong, Lucky Lil’ Bug, Crumbs Loves Chocolate, Ivory Ice Crystals, and Pumpkin Candle Light. View their pictures here.
Mini Lalaloopsy Pumpkin Candle Light From Target
Ooooohhhh just a few pics to show off my Pumpkin Candle Light Mini Lalaloopsy doll I bought at Target today. It’s one of the Target exclusives. I’ve been ducking into different Targets all over town and they’ve been sold out in every one. Today I was in the store and lo and behold someone had […]
Martha Stewart Crackle Specialty Finish On My Dollhouse Walls
I thought I’d share my experience trying to create the look of old cracked plaster on my Beach Cottage dollhouse walls. I used the Crackle Specialty finish product from Martha Stewart Living. I picked up the jar at Home Depot. The pictures in the examples looked great and I thought it would give the walls […]
Paint Progress On The Dollhouse Beach Cottage
Just a quick update on the interior of the beach cottage. I’ve got the walls painted. Downstairs is a soft green called Turtle Dove by Behr in a semi-gloss. It’s supposed to be primer and paint in one but I still had to give it 3 coats. I guess because the original wall color was […]
Meet Princess Merida From The Movie Brave
Disney Pixar Brave – Princess Merida Princess Merida is a 16 year old impetuous and feisty girl living in Scotland in the 10th century. Daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor, she is at the age to begin receiving suitors. Her mother has high expectations of molding her into a perfect princess and finding a […]
Mini Halloween Cabbage Patch Kids Witch and Kitty Dolls
Update – I found another mini Cabbage Patch Babyland Halloween doll today ( 10-5-2013) at Target. She’s an angel I think, maybe a fairy. I’m adding a picture here at the top of the page with all three of the dolls and a separate picture of her at the bottom of this post. I was […]