Poor Tiana!

I certainly wasn't expecting this!  I bought a Disney Princess and Me Tiana doll in preparation for a series of posts that are in the making, and I wish like hell that I'd photographed her in her box.  Oh sure, she looks alright in her picture!  A little bug-eyed, but cute.

Unfortunately, when I took her out of her box her torso came apart and her legs fell off!  Kinda like what happened to Miss Dollikin back in December.

I don't know how well y'all can see, but here's what the inside of Tiana's torso looks like.

The legs and the torso were held together with elastic and washers, and to keep the washers in place the leg holes were apparently covered with plastic caps.  These caps shattered, and Tiana fell apart.  Here's a piece of one of those caps.

What a shame!  Tiana has a cute face.  Again, a little bug-eyed, but cute.  She's got dimples!

I can probably fix this, but it's going to require a heat gun and a pair of hemostat clamps, neither of which I have at the moment.  I do wonder, though:  have any other Disney Princess and Me dolls had this issue???  Or is my Tiana just unlucky?  If y'all have any experience, please let me know.  In the meantime Tiana and Dollikin can get to know each other. 

Cheers,

RagingMoon1987 

So random, March '25

March 2nd.  I was puttering around with a future post that tangentially involves Orange Blossom. 

I'd only then learned that the brim of Orange's hat was supposed to be curled back.  I had been leaving the brim uncurled; it threw shadows like mad, but I thought it was supposed to be that way.  I stand corrected, though I don't guess it matters too terribly.

March 2nd.  I was gearing up for Bae Day Monday and caught Valencia Rose and Candela Laura together. 

I love the #4 head!

March 3rd, Bae Day Monday asked for green-eyed and/or red-haired Cabbie girls.  I've got several with one or the other, but for simplicity's sake I'm only doing my sole girl with both attributes.  That one is Valencia Rose, as seen above. 

She's still wearing her gummy bear overalls from last fall, but that'll be a good ensemble for Easter so I'm leaving her be.

March 6th.  Andra strikes a pose.

I love this doll.  In the short time that she's lived at Casa Pizarro Andra has become one of my favorites.

March 7th, 2025.  The new meets the old.

Ever the ladies' man, Ernest John cuddles with Princess Pipp Petals, one of my Baby Alive dolls.

March 9th.  It was a beautiful, mild day (with some wind, since it's March).  My spring fever was high, as was someone else's. 

This is Megan Byte, a Jaggets doll by Famosa.  I discovered the Jaggets about ten years back and thought they were cute, and before I put myself on this infernal budget I bought my own Jaggets.  Megan will get her review in late May, hopefully. 

Talky Velvet also decided to pop in.

I forget just how cute Velvet is!  I have her braids pulled a smidge tight, but oh well.  Their purpose is to prevent tangles.

March 10th, another Bae Day Monday, for green-eyed and/or red-haired Cabbie boys.  Again, I have one boy that ticks both boxes, Gavin Andrew. 

I think he's just as happy about the beginning of spring as Megan Byte is...and I owe poor Kory Aryan an apology, as he also is green-eyed and red-headed.  His hair is usually covered by a hood, so I forget!

March 13th.  Candela Laura was my companion that day, and the flowers at Casa del Luna were out in full force. 

I wish I knew what kinda bush that was, because I love the leaves.

March 16th.  Buried Secrets Draculaura strikes a pose.  These stiff budget dolls can still look freaky fabulous if given enuff time.

I found out a few weeks ago that there's gonna be another wave of these, and I'm excited for that.  Looks like Toralei Stripe and Clawdeen Wolf are gonna be in on it, along with Frankie Stein and Draculaura.  They have simple little outfits like my Draculaura does, and they have specialized makeup.  I'm looking forward to those; I don't have any of those characters in G3 form except Draculaura, and even she's cute.

March 17th.  It goes without saying that Cabbie Love (my Failbook group) wanted Kids in green that day.  Candela Laura makes another appearance, but this time she's joined by Primrose Jessalyn and Kory Aryan.

That same day I snapped a picture of Matthew Tommie and Kitrick Randolph Fergus together. 

Matt predicted that he and Kit would grow close as time passed, and he turned out to be right.  Lucey Dena is always close by too; she's just out of frame to my left/Matt's right.

March 20th.  The sky was clear, the wind was high, and I had Gwenda Cecile with me.

Posin' Kids have stiff arms due to their internal frames, and Gwenda looks to me like she's reaching out for a hug.

March 21st.  Margot Madeline got a new outfit!

Thank you, Mama!  I love the outfits you pick for my dolls!

Same evening, different doll.  Solana Sunburst tries to wave, but her arms are a mite stubby for that.

Solana is the Glitter Babyz that I referred to yesterday, by the way.  As I promised, a review is in the making, though it'll be awhile yet.

March 23rd.  ColorSilk Kids came up on a Failbook group, so I let Kory Aryan show off.

Kory's such a little ham!  The weather was poopy again that day, hence the indoor picture with the pillow, but Kory didn't let it bug him.

For some reason this image popped up in my memories on March 23rd, but it was taken on October 28th, 2021.  It's Kailey in a sweater set.

The colors do flatter her, I must say.

March 24th, Bae Day Monday.  The theme was yellow, and the weather that day was perfect for such a happy, sunshiney color.  Cleopatra Chantale is the doll in question. 

I ended up having to do two takes, the sun was so bright.  These lawn chairs are as old as Cleopatra Chantale is, by the way, and both chair and Cabbie are a only a couple'a years younger than me.  I was two when Mama and Daddy bought those chairs for Grandma, and they've been put to good use. 

Same day, different dolls.  These dolls are Peggy Pumpkin (left) and a Cry Baby, Ayla, both fresh out of their packaging.  Oh yeah, and Draculaura is photobombing.

I solemnly swear that I did not deliberately put Peggy's hand on Ayla's.  I just put her where my Barbie box meets the couch cushion, and her hand slipped over Ayla's.  Pretty cute.

March 29th.  My Cabbage Patch group calls mail related to the Kids as Cabbie mail, and for me it's usually a cute little outfit (usually bought by Mama).  This was the case on the 29th.

Candela Laura slipped out of her shamrock dress and into a romper that she can wear clean through to fall.  Unless I want to put her in her elephant outfit, that is.  I love that set.

March 30th.  There was a confirmed tornado in the Neelyville area and another severe storm angled to our south.  These two were helping me stay calm (some hot and heavy praying helped too).

In addition to Candela Laura, I've got one of the dolls that Setsu-P sent me.  An in-depth discussion of that stuff is coming.  As to the storms, Malden got a lot of rain and a lot of wind, but again, we came through it fine.  

And that brings a very stormy March to a close.  Doesn't look like the first week of April is gonna be any better.  Our eyes turn now to Wednesday...

God bless,
RagingMoon1987 

About Primrose Jessalyn

Primrose Jessalyn arrived last December, and Treesa suggested that I feature her in a So Random post with some brand-name Cabbage Patch Kids to show her size.  I figured, "Why not just give her her own post?"  First, here's Primrose Jessalyn; I call her "Prim," similar to Primrose Everdeen.

Hmmm, that's the second doll that I've named after a character from The Hunger Games (Madge was the first), not counting Katniss herself.  Katniss is...well, she's Katniss!  There may one day be a Maysilee in my collection as well, since I like the name, but I digress.  I suspect that Prim is handmade, because instead of a brand name she's got an artist's label stitched to her tushie.

Prim's fabric is...I think a very fine fleece (it's a bit too fuzzy to be flannel).  She's very solidly made for the most part, though the back of one leg is coming undone like so.  I can fix that with a whipstitch or a blanket stitch, or I can hide it with socks or tights.  No biggie.

Prim's face is a riot without her pacifier.  She did come with one, but it was broken and broke even more when I handled it, so right now Prim is without.  

My vinyl-faced dolls that take binkies or bottles don't usually look this goofy; I think Baby Blossom Flowerpot may be my sole exception, and she just looks blank rather than goofy.  It can't be easy to make a rag doll that takes a binky, though!  Holding one in place requires either magnets (like my reborn baby, Sandra) or friction (like Baby Blossom and my paci-faced Cabbies).  A magnet would've worked for Prim in the short term, but it would've put tremendous strain on her fabric in the long run.  A small hole would've allowed that binky to slip right out.  So Prim looks funny, but her maker made the right call in making this mouth the way she/they did.

Quick look at the hair before moving down, Prim's hair was parted but hanging loose when she came to me, so I tied it up in perky little pigtails, like the ones that Clio Teresa wears.  She needs some ribbons, but I'll fix that eventually.

So!  Regarding size Prim LOOKS like she's about the size of a regular Cabbage Patch Kid, but that's not saying much since Cabbies vary a lot in their sizing, especially among the full-sized Kids.  The factory that the Kid hails from sometimes has some bearing on their size.  For example, Elisabeth Clara (right) is from a UT factory and is thus small for a Kid (I'm starting from the beginning, with Coleco).  On the other hand, Idalia Gale (left) is from a P factory, and those Kids are supposed to have understuffed bodies with smaller hands and limbs.  Idalia Gale is very large for a Kid, close in size to my TRU girl.  Prim is closer to Elisabeth in size, but she's a smidge bigger.

My other popcorn, Beryl June, is also a P Kid, and she's little.  Here's how she compares to Idalia Gale and to Elisabeth Clara...

...and to Prim.

So sometimes the marking on that tag means nothing more than "This Cabbie was made at this factory."  Preemies are a little easier; I've got four, and they're all roughly the same size.  Here's how Prim compares to Nathan Hunter (left) and Stella Rae (right); her head is much bigger than theirs, but her body is roughly the same size.  I think it's time to get Nate and Stella some spring clothes!

Lastly, my two Growing Hair Kids are bigger than the average Cabbie, so here's how Prim compares to one of them, the famous/infamous Andrea Doria. 

So Prim would be on the small side if she were a Coleco Kid.

Hasbro dolls vary in size as well, but most of mine run a little smaller than the Coleco gang.  Most of 'em, mind y'all.  Gwenda Cecile (Posin' Kid, left) is a large doll and thus is bigger than Prim, while Alice Helene (Love 'n' Care Baby, right) is smaller.  Again, Prim has a larger head than both of 'em.

On the other hand, Rowena Skylar (Kissin' Kid, left) and Gillian Ida (Splash 'n' Tan Kid, right) are both about Prim's size.  Rowena and Gilly are about the size I've grown to expect for a Hasbro Cabbie.

On to the Mattel era.  Size varied again, but for the most part these dolls were smaller than the Coleco Kids.  I'm just gonna stick to the two biggest ones, Gary Collier (left) and Lucey Dena (right).  Lucey is pretty small, so she's a bit smaller than Prim is.

Ownership of the Cabbies gets a little nebulous after the Mattel era, so I'm just going to move to Jakks Pacific and Play Along and be done with it.  Kory Aryan (right) is my biggest doll from this period, and Taniyah Yasmin (center) is my smallest.

On the other hand, Leslie Emily (left) is about the same size as Prim, and Iris Evangeline (right) has longer legs.

From Mattel onward some of the Cabbies grew smaller in size, so the dolls I chose don't represent their whole division.  See?  Skye Kitty (Mattel) can sit in Prim's lap.  Owen Presley, from the Wicked Cool Toys era, is bigger than Skye and thus can't sit on Prim's lap, but he's small enuff to play little brother to her.

Other Wicked Cool Cabbies are a full sixteen inches or even a mite larger.

Lastly, my foreign Kids.  Jesmar dolls come in three distinct sizes, but as far as I know Tri-Angs do not.  Candela Laura is one of Jesmar's taller dolls, so she's bigger than Prim, while Kitrick Randolph Fergus is between Prim and Candela in size.

I solemnly swear that Candela is bigger than Kit, by the way.  Most of the extra height is in her legs.

As to clothes, I have had Prim clad in the dress she came in, a green brocade number with soft lace trim and fantastic drape.  It's a nice dress, if a tad long in the hem for Prim's stubby little legs, but I wanted something a little brighter.  Mama bought a couple'a cute little outfits before we went on famine mode, but only one has arrived.  St. Louis appears to be the city having mail problems now (things have gotten better here in Malden).

Mama says it's an improvement, and I have to say I agree.  This outfit is sized for sixteen-inch Kids and it fits Prim almost perfectly.  It's a smidge tight around the neck, but I made it work.  Now all she needs are hair bows; I'm thinking my usual green, to match the bow on her chest.

And that's...well, that's not an in-depth look at Primrose Jessalyn, but y'all get the idea.  She's about the size of your average Cabbage Patch Kid, but a little softer and lighter and with thicker hair.  I like her a lot, especially in bright clothes, and I'll like her even better when she has a pacifier!

Cheers,
RagingMoon1987

So random, November '24

Thank you, sweet Jesus, the election is OVER!!!  We won't have to do this madness again for another four years!  Recap of the month starts on October 29th with a study in opposites. 

Sachi is a fashion doll (albeit an unusual one) and Geneva is a baby doll.  Hot Looks didn't have a lot of success, and Real Baby...I think she did.  There are plenty of 'em out there if one knows where to look.

October 30th.  The work day was winding down, the weather was getting rough in the Great Plains, and the day's dolly mail was peeved at Ryan Hall's listeners.

Okay, Chou Chou was peeved.  Raspberry Herbert was trying to console her.  For context, Ryan Hall's viewers were divided on how to pronounce El Dorado, Kansas.  Even the locals couldn't agree if it was "El Do-RAH-do" or "El Do-RAY-do," and much eye-rolling was done by Chou Chou...and admittedly, by me.  Usually the locals know how to pronounce a location!

Later on that evening Herbert and Chou Chou were joined by Mama's Barbie.

They're not as cantankerous as they look, I promise!  Indeed, Herbert has a smile underneath that paint.  Y'all may be able to see it.

November 2nd.  Mar is fascinated by my newest Fashionista, Laura. 

Laura is the visually impaired Fashionista, #228; notice that her eyes go in two different directions.  Her cane is red at the bottom, meaning that Laura does have some vision (just like Xenia).  I named her after Laura Bridgman, the first American deaf-blind to be successfully educated.  Nope, Helen Keller wasn't the first, though she was one of the first to learn to talk.  Anyway, that's my new Fashionista.  Mama wasn't a big fan; I think blindness may be one of Mama's bigger fears.

November 4th.  Bae Day Monday was for blue-eyed Cabbies, so I started with one I almost forgot, Skye Kitty. 

The full-sized Colecos, Hugo Jack and Idalia Gale.

The Preemies, Cara Raelean and Stella Rae.

My blondes, Iris Evangeline and Lucey Dena.

The redheads, Karen Sheila and Valencia Rose's little Playmate, Titania Rosalind. 

And my softie, Poppy Elizabeth.  They're dark, but they're blue.

Blue eyes are fairly common among Cabbies, but not as common as a certain other color.  More on that at eleven. 

Election Day.  It should be no surprise that I whiled away the evening with my dolls.  Here's Violet and Ernest John. 

The Brady Bunch did not get watched like I said I would do, but I did get a can of orange Fanta, which in my book is BETTER than peach Snapple.  And keep in mind, I love me some peach Snapple.  I have to say, Violet is an interesting little doll.  I may have to go back on my word and review her after all.  At the very least I straightened her braids.

She looks happy about the new old 'do.  I know I always felt better after redoing my ragged braids in high school, even though it was just a hairstyle.  To hell with the raggedy, LOL.

November 8th.  Unlike Violet, Clio Teresa gives no effs about how mad her hair gets.  On the eighth she took a minute to sit in my old Horus tree.

Clio had gained a new nickname by that point.  It was the day before that I'd fried my thumb trying to clean Clio's leg, and Mama subsequently named her "Poison Priscilla."  I myself had been calling her "Toxic Dolly," a play on my sister's favorite Living Dead Doll, Toxic Molly.  As such Clio is only the second member of my patch to have a nickname; Matt the Brat was the first.

November 10th.  A random picture of Isolde. 

Lolita clothes are out of reach for me, so I'm letting Isolde strut it.  If you've got it, flaunt it!

November 11th was another Bae Day Monday, for green-eyed Kids.  This was easy since I only have five.  There's Gavin Andrew and Kory Aryan...

...and Valencia Rose, Carol Kasey, and Candela Laura.

Don't have too many with green eyes!  

Same day.  Da hoodz, LOL.

Matt the Brat, Alice Helene, and Kory Aryan rock their hoods as the temperatures deepen.  Wouldn't y'all know, I forgot Ernest John!

I freaking love Ernest John, and I can't believe I left him out of the group pic.  He looks so cute in this set Mama got!  I wish the hoodie came in MY size, because it's soft.

Also November 11th.  Lulu, one of my Magic Nursery triplets, made friends with a new arrival. 

His name is Tuggles, and he's a Taco Bell Hugga Bunch doll.  The original Tuggles was smaller (called a "Huglet" by Kenner), and his coordinating large doll was...Hugsy???  <pauses to look>  Yeah, Hugsy was the one.  Hugga Bunch dolls are kinda popular among my Cabbage Patch cronies on Failbook, so y'all might see one here in the coming months. 

November 13th was Wednesday Wearables, and my two foreign Kids got the new stuff this time.

It was a coincidence that Kitrick Randolph Fergus and Candela Laura were two of my last Cabbies in Halloween clothes, but that doesn't matter much.  Of course Mama supplied both of these.

November 15th.  Bonnie and Cancer were agog over...over SOMETHING.  These two are always in awe over something I can't see.  I don't know if I should be concerned or not.

By the way, Cancer is named after the zodiac sign, not the disease.  It's still an unfortunate name, one that I may change in the future.

November 17th.  Elmyra/Baby See 'n' Say got cozy with Vincent. 

I think Vincent would prefer to be sitting by Morgan. 

November 18th.  Another Monday, this one for Cabbies with gray or violet eyes.  I don't have too many, but I have a few.  Elisabeth Clara, Andrea Doria, and Allie Kathleen all have violet eyes.  They look blue in the pictures, but trust me:  they're violet IRL.

Alexandra Claire is my only gray-eyed Kid.  Coleco did make gray-eyed Kids, but they're kinda hard to find.

There's also Alice Helene, who has...very unusual eyes.  They look blue in most pictures, but they're part lilac.

I dunno...overall they look blue, but IRL they're...well, not!  They also look butterflyish, kinda like Tsukuda eyes.  What do y'all think???

November 22nd, evening.  I got in the mood to bring out Velvet and play with her awhile, but she tuckered out quickly.  This is the Velvet that Tam sent me, by the way. 

Notice that her eyes remain clean, by the way.  So far, my attempts to keep the mold out of Casa Pizarro have succeeded. 

November 24th.  This popped up in my Failbook memories, and was originally supposed to be in Gabby's spotlight post.  My Gabby is a rhythmic gymnast (and a dancer, LOL).

The AG spotlights kinda went over like a lead balloon, and as such Gabby, Danica, River Song, and Tequila Rose never got theirs.  I was running out of ideas for original hobbies anyway.

Okay...November 25th was for brown-eyed Cabbies and Killecrankie, do I have a bunch of them!  I'll start with the boys of color, Matthew Tommie, Esmond Brant, and Nathan Hunter. 

The Asian girls, Margot Madeline and Leslie Emily.

Miscellaneous Cornsilks, Cleopatra Chantale and Julie Emmalee.

The dirty white boys, Ernest John and Shelley Fred.

Beryl June flies solo this time. 

The little ones, Taniyah Yasmin and Sammy Sloth. 

Lastly, Gillian Ida and Kitrick Randolph Fergus are a little different from the others.  Gilly's eyes are a lovely light shade, and Randolph's are...well, they're Tri-Ang Pedigree eyes.  His eyes are murky, but at one time they were brown.

By the way, I see what Treesa meant by this bathing suit being pert near indecent, and why isn't Gillian Ida wearing her cute little retro getup???  Because I wanted to see what it would look like on Karen Sheila after I took Karen out of her witch outfit.  I'll find something Christmassy for Gilly.  She's fourteen inches so finding her something will be easy.

Pant, pant, pant...I don't feel too well...<passes out>

Okay, what day is it?  Uhhhhh...November 26th.  This is a Failbook memory from 2019.

The Patsy trio and my Ichimatsu dolls, Satomi and Hitomi. 

November 28th/Thanksgiving.  My gut was full of good food, I'd had my afternoon nap, and I was ready to cuddle with a Cabbie.  I picked Gillian Ida, because I can't get over those eyes.

The promised Christmas outfit had been ordered by then, but it hadn't shipped.  With the mail service being as crazy as it is, goodness knows when I'll get it.  Hopefully before Christmas!  

Eleven down, one to go, and then it'll be a new year!

Love,
RagingMoon1987