Mining for dollies

When one starts cleaning out in preparation for a move, one finds some nice stuff that one forgot one had.  Such was the case yesterday morning, when I grabbed a small cardboard box out of my doll room at Casa Luna.  I apparently tossed all these dolls together to get them out of the way, because they were chucked in the box willy-nilly, kinda like my mishmash box turned out.  Malibu P.J. was teetering on top; she last appeared on the blog a little over a year ago, when I started putting together monthly random posts.

Ever since Barbie Bazaar ran an article on P.J., I've been a big fan of her pigtailed wholesomeness.  I mean, P.J. can be every bit as glamorous as Barbie, but since she wasn't afraid to sport a hairstyle normally worn by children, she had a bit more innocence.  Not that I hate Barbie, of course, but I'm a P.J. fan.  I was a young teenager when Barbie Bazaar ran that article (the Mystery Squad was in stores, it was that long ago), so I didn't think I'd ever own a P.J. of my own, and now I've got two.  New 'n' Groovy Talking P.J. is somewhere in my doll room, and then of course here's my Malibu girl.

Oh yeah, I also love the Malibu line.  In addition to P.J. I've got two Barbies somewhere, one with the Stacey head and a younger one with the Superstar head, and I want a Malibu Skipper.  Early Skipper dolls didn't seem like the type that would want a suntan, but...well, Skip had it!

Okay, okay, next doll...oh, no one else but first wave Ghoulia Yelps, clad in an Inner Monster ensemble.

Ghoulia was always the quote-unquote nerd of the G1 Monster High gang, so I liked glamming her up whenever I could.  My doll's netted sleeves have never been removed, though I know it can be done with ease.

Since she's an old doll Ghoulia's head is filled with glue and she's showing symptoms, but not as badly as Lagoona was/is.  And spoiler alert, I found a crate of Monster High stuff underneath this cardboard box, so hopefully Ghoulia's original outfit will be in there.  I don't plan on photographing the contents of that; a post like that would be drier than this one is.

Also teetering on the top of the pile was Teen Talk Barbie, minus her shoes.

Her batteries are dead, but those are easily replaced. 

Sisu's cotton candy head was sticking up out of the box, so she's who I pulled out next.

I've never seen Raya and the Last Dragon.  Indeed, I don't think I've seen a Disney or Pixar movie since Finding Nemo was a thing (I love Finding Nemo, by the way).  Sisu's face was what drew me in; she's a character!

In the Moon House Sisu's best friend is a budget Moana doll, but I haven't seen Moana yet.  Maybe she's in here...I just need to dig deeper.

THIS gal is certainly no Moana!  Good ol' Benetton Kira!

Again, I have her shoes somewhere.  Kira is wearing thick socks, so her shoes slipped off easily.  I love the United Colors of Benetton line, by the way; Teresa is my favorite of them all, because Teresa and because Steffie.  But I also love Kira.  If I was choosing a Barbie at all during my childhood it would be either Kira or Teresa (Midge didn't make a lot of appearances after she married).

Alrighty...oh, it's a Chelsea!

Chelsea with the heart dress!  I remember picking her up because that red looked so good with her skin.  I haven't changed too much from my early teens; back then Kelly dolls were so cheap that Daddy picked me up one whenever we went into Wal-Mart.  I had and still have quite a collection of Kelly Club dolls (Biker Baby Belinda is my favorite), and even now it's hard to resist a cute Chelsea!

In tune with both Chelsea and Kira is Fashionista #81/"Wear Your Heart," whom I recently mentioned in passing.  My pet name for her is "Corazon."

If you're gonna do a Kira doll, paint her boldly!  The first Fashionista I saw with the Kira head had that matte pink lipstick that I hate, but not Corazon here!  She's got beautiful bold lips...and for that matter, Benetton Kira does too.

I haven't forgotten Theta, my Kira-faced Fashionista with the huge Afro and BLUE lips.  Eventually I'll unearth her and she'll join my party here.  Sigh...I remember that time frame well.  Hurricanes were so thick that the National Hurricane Center had to resort to naming hurricanes after the Greek alphabet, hence why I have both a Theta and an Iota in my doll collection.  

Speaking of Iota, the linked picture is from this review, of my Barbie Extra Minis doll.  Pet name is "Hyacinth."

Hyacinth will fit in well with my Army of Tinies.  As for Iota, I locked eyes with her when I moved the box out of my doll room.  She'll soon join the group, and I think it's likely that she and Sisu will get along since they both have wild blue hair.

Another non-Barbie, this is Maxie's friend Ashley. 

I love the whole Maxie line, but Ashley is my favorite of them.  She's a redhead, and she looks like Steffie. 

I saw a pair of dark feet in yellow shoes sticking up, so I pulled this gal out next.  It's Theta!  Theta with her big Afro and her blue lips!

Three Kiras in that box, and spoilers, I got another one yesterday!  You'll get to see all of that tomorrow. 

I found Bopsy towards the bottom of the box.  My birth year doll.

Both Bopsy and Kira's shoes are within my reach, but I wasn't in the mood to deal with them.  When the time comes to display them, then they'll get their shoes back...maybe.  They might choose to have a sock hop instead.  And because I love Bopsy's venomous eyes...

...you're poison running through my veins!

Happy, sparkly Moana made her appearance.  Note that her bodice is a big fake jewel.

Rounding out the lot is one of my Teeny Tiny Tumbles Surprise dolls.

Not a bad haul, right?  And this is all old stuff, stuff I owned beforehand.  Tomorrow y'all get to see what a friend recently gave me.

Happy Poinsettia Day,
RagingMoon1987