The creepiest dolls!!!

Hey all, so I was hunting around "Da Tube" this evening and I came across several freaky dolls from the 60s and 70s and I just had to share them with you. If any of you think Blythe dolls are creepy, just wait until you see THESE gems, and then tell me which is the creepiest doll.

Up first is this little possessed beauty named "Baby Say and See" by Mattel. I will NEVER understand how this doll made it through concept to mock-up to prototype to the assembly line and into the arms a little girls. Not following? Watch the video below.



See what I mean now. Crazy scary doll. If I would have had that doll as a child, omg, I would never have slept. And I know my mom would NOT have gotten rid of her because I'm sure she was pricey. So I would have been stuck with the creepy thing for years until she secretly met with a tragic end with a hacksaw. *innocent whistle*

Ok, so the next creepy doll I came across was "Little Lost Baby" by Ideal Toy Company. Now at first this doll would have been right up my alley. She was an "abandoned" doll that needed your love. A note asking for you, the little girl, to take care of her. On the box it shows the doll smiling...crying...and sleeping. Umm??? How is that possible? In my time if a doll had several faces it meant you had to get different dolls with that face. So surely that was the case with this doll right? LOL...watch the video below to find out.



Ok, not try to tell me that was not the creepiest thing you've ever seen. Ok, maybe not the creepiest, but darn it all, it's right up there near the top of creepiest things. The part where they switch gets stuck and you see two heads just gives me the shivers. I would have HATED having that doll. Simply HATED it! Ugh! *shivers* Moving on. *shivers*

Ok, so this next doll was best left for last as she creeped me out the most. This little one is named "Baby Laugh A Lot" by Remco. Not only is the doll creepy, but the commercial is creepy. Ok, first watch the video below to get a review of the doll.



Ok, so in all fairness, this doll's voicebox must have corroded some over the years because she isn't really suppose to sound that way. But the original voice isn't much better. Now watch the commercial for the doll below.



Ok, so when I saw this commercial, first I shiver at the doll's evil laughter, but when those girls turned their heads like possessed puppets I got so seriously freaked. No, really, freaked out. I clicked on the link for the parody and it's exactly what went through my mind when I saw the commercial. Check it out below.



Yeah...that's all I gotta say about that. Just...yeah.

Ok, so tell me, what do you think about these freaky gals? Too cute for words? Would have been your best friend? Would have "accidentally" been left on the bus on the way home? I mean I don't even think the dogs would go near these things, so forget blaming it on Rover why she disappeared, even your parents wouldn't believe that one after you set those dolls free from their confines. *shivers*

So yeah, just had to post about those dolls and give you all a chill for the day. New post coming tomorrow. Until then, be good kids. Bye for now. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Intermission...

Until I come back with a new post for you, I give you the next Oscar winning movie. ;-) Enjoy. :-)



Loves ya,
Mouse

*Taps* Is thing on???

Hey peeps and peepettes. I know it seems like forever since I posted here. My only excuse is I have been dealing with a nasty batch of the blues that I have not been able to pull out of. So I just sit on the computer collecting links to blogs and sites I want to revisit instead of organizing the ones I have and just overall becoming more evolved in online communities and in things I want to be doing right now. But I am slowly pulling my rear out of the hole I dug for myself and have called home for the past month or so. If I owe you a response to a comment, it's coming I promise. Sorry to the suckage at responding. The blues were strong with me this time.

Here lately I've been focusing on organization to make everything I want to do easier to do and easier to post about. I tried making several blogs but it just doesn't work for me. I like to have it all central on this blog, so I will be closing those other blogs and posting everything here again. I will be posting a bit of everything here, but I am sure it will all entertained. I was trying to keep this blog doll related, but it honestly does not work for me. I like to promote just one blog and when I finally get my shop open I just want one blog to link back to. So I will be closing my crafting and writing blog and bringing both on over here. I will be keeping writing posts to Wednesday and crafts will be worked in when I feel like it along with other random stuff, or I may make random stuff for weekends. Not sure, but in order for me not to get flustered it will be here somewhere. Humm, what else?

Been working on writing and crafting in my absence. Writing was going ok. I was working on revising my novel from 2008 and then it hit me that since it has been so long the story has changed for me and it's not Andrea's story. I've been reading my guilty pleasure lately...the Twilight series, don't judge me, and well it has me made me see the appeal of first person novels. I have also started reading "Along For The Ride" and it's also written in first person and it also backs up the first person appeal. Seems teens like to read in first person because it makes them relate to the character better or puts them in their place. So I will be trying it out and let you know how it goes. I might post excerpts of both versions here and ask you all to vote on it for me.

Along with writing I've also been reading a lot more. I try to squeeze in reading every day. I was reading a bike while I did 15-20 miles on my exercise bike...but I have not done that in a few days. Gotta get back to that. I need to find out who done it. I'm currently reading a Hannah Swensen Mystery. I was collecting these books and not reading them. I just thought the concept of a bakery and recipes mixed in was interesting. Then I cracked one open the other day and I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it. In all honesty there are some parts of it made me roll my eyes. Just a little overly dramatic but still pretty good. As for how I feel about Twilight, I will leave my final say to when I finish all 4 novels which should be in the next month or so since I just read a little a night before bed.

As for crafting, I have been working on some cross stitching again as well as trying to work on a gnome hat for Blythe dolls. So far I have three prototypes that have been worked out and I am not 100% happy with either of them so I am working on a 4th one. Once I get one the way I like it they will be for sale in my shop just in time for...summer. Humm, well I'm sure someone will want knitted gnome hats in the summer. Not all places are humid like NC. :-) I will be making a post about the hats and the cross stitching I've been doing as well. I still need to make a pdf file for the cross stitch pattern for my website. Oh speaking of my website I had a squee and happy moment a few minutes ago. :-)

Ok, so years...and I literally mean YEARS ago, I held a small summer camp for dolls and then posted about it on my website at the time. Well my site has changed a lot since then and so I have a new one but I had since lost my old site. I thought I had seen it somewhere so I went looking for it on old computer and floppy disks...yep floppies. Well I didn't find them there and I was just so sad about that and that did not help the blues. I wanted to put up my old stuff so readers of my stories can see where it all started from and hopefully to eventually see how my picture skills have improved. Well today while looking for my computer glasses, tinted glasses that help soothe the eye strain, I found my old cd roms that I put files on. I check one that said Michelle's Files and omg!!! My complete old website was there!!! I was freaking out. LOL! I felt all sentimental and happy at the same time. So I will be posting my old stories on my new website. I am wondering if I should post the old website as it is just for giggles. But it is pretty ancient. It also was one of my first image doctoring experiences with that sight. The Hollywood sign on it was doctored to say Dollywood. Very proud of it if I do say so myself. *polishes nails shirt* So expect to see my first meager toe-dipping into the world of photostories. Finding this persuades me to finally get off my ass and work on my next round of photostories. So yeah I have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks and I hope you will join me on hopefully an very interesting journey. :-) Ok, now that I've written a novel, getting good at that thankfully, I will close for now and update you more later on. Right now I'm off to write, work on website, and then return to Forks for 30 minutes or so. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

What the hells?!?

Ok, so I was just looking at window that was open in Mozilla when I loaded up my past session, and what I saw shocked the hell out of me. Ok, so as you may have guessed, I am a fan of Blythe dolls. I have yet to have a Neo Blythe, but I have been looking at nude and "factory girl" Blythes to just start off with.

Well in looking at nude dolls I not only saw that the "factory girls"...which are bascially stolen Blythe doll pieces put together and sold online, were almost the price of some new releases. So I pasted on this, until I see a much lower priced one. Factory girls tend to have things wrong with them so I don't want to take that chance at spending money on a girl for her hair and learning the roots are bad and I have to reroot anyway. Might as well get a new release.

But what shocked me the most were the new actual Blythe dolls. Now the two in question are old releases that were limited. But these dolls come nude. Now before you say, well even nude limited releases can be expensive, wait until you see how expensive I am talking about. Here's an auction for a nude "Denizens of the Lake Eleanor" Blythe doll for roughly 1000 dollars. You get nothing but the nude doll where I found her completely dressed here for less. Now I also did find her completely dressed here for more. She was limited to a production of roughly 1000 dolls in 2008. Has the price of a two year old limited doll really risen that much that she'd be worth that much, or is someone price gauging? Yeah I think we all know what it is.

The next shocker here, although a little less pricey, is the "5th Anniversary Darling Diva" Blythe. A nude gall will cost you 900 dollars. And I found her dressed here and here for basically 1,200 dollars! In the famous words of Michelle Tanner, "No way, Jose!", seriously.

Another thing that shocked me about the dolls was the shipping. On the first nude doll, for a flat rate box, 99 dollars! Seriously, wtf? Just simple shipping and they can't tell you and guarantee when your girl will show up. For the second nude doll shipping was 59. I can understand that a tiny bit more, but not by much. The dressed dolls in their boxes I could understand it being almost 60 dollars. One of them though is 85 dollars and I really think that is a hair high.

But this all got me wondering. Am I just being cheap? Jealous because I can't afford to drop a thousand down on a nude doll to call her my very own? Granted, neither doll appealed to me, but if they had they would be so off limits to me it wouldn't be funny. Do people actually buy these dolls at these crazy prices? And is it really ok to expect this much for the doll and still expect crazy shipping. For those prices you can get a vintage Kenner Blythe instead that is a little more worth the price...ok I don't really believe that either. I guess I am just irritated that people make these prices so crazy, and they are usually not in the doll hobby but they know someone somewhere out there will pay their price to get what they want. And as long as people are paying these prices no one will bring their prices down. I mean seriously. Do you guys remember those Barbie Mary-Janes that came with certain dolls or in a Skipper shoe pack? Those used to fetch a pretty penny too. I once saw a pair go for almost 100 dollars because they were "VHTF". Ok, I get that, but come on, 100 dollars for a pair of Barbie shoes? Now I don't find that any more and the prices are a more reasonable 2 bucks or more, but back then those prices were crazy and just shameful of the people who posted those auctions.

But like I said, maybe I am just being cheap and bitter because I live a poor person's life as of late. Let me know what you think. Crazy auctions or crazy blogger? ;-) Talk to you guys soon.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Just had to share this with you all.

In a blah mood, so I hit the "Tube" and found this interesting gem I had to share. It's pretty cool. Safe for work and kids.



Bye for now.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Penelope

Sorry guys that I didn't get back to you like I said I would about my Blybe Penelope. RL happened and so I pulled away from the doll world for a bit. But I am back to give you what I promised. I decided to try something new and post a vlog for this entry about Penelope. I tried to make it as short as possible but I had a lot to say. One thing I didn't say in the video that I learned after I finished it is that Blybe heads wobble a tiny bit. It's not a firm hold like Blythe. Nothing really noticeable until you grab her head, but just thought I'd mention that in case that's an issue for anyone. But yeah, enjoy the video, and feel free to drop me a line about anything you are curious about.

Oh, also I will be getting back to comments this week. So super duper sorry I didn't do so before. Maybe I will make a vlog about that one too...maybe not. LOL! Here's the video.

Penelope from Chelle on Vimeo.

This is a video review of my Blybe doll Penelope. I bought her through the Ebay seller siriporn.robertson: http://myworld.ebay.com/siriporn.robertson/. If you want to ask questions about Penelope please feel free to leave me questions on the blog post this video is in. You can reach my blog here: http://dashausdermaus.blogspot.com/.

Loves ya,
Mouse

If you are interested in a Blybe doll you can search Ebay for Blybe or you can use my seller: siriporn.robertson. I liked dealing with her and will do so again in the near future.

Well that's all I really wanted to post about in this one. I'll be trying to play catch up over the week while trying to balance out life in general. Fun times. LOL! Talk to you all soon, be good until then.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Guess what came in the mail today?

Well more like yesterday now, but still. :-) My Blybe is here finally all the way from Thailand!!! She's a pretty as a picture and not as low quality as I expected. I didn't really know what to expect when it was said she was a medium quality doll, but now I know. She's clearly not high quality but she's not dirt cheap either. I am taking some pictures of her today and tomorrow and I will post more about her tomorrow.

Oh and if I have not responded to your comments yet I will. I have just been dealing with RL issues at the moment and just haven't had time. I will do so and thank you all so much for the comments and please do keep them coming. :-) Love you all and will be back tomorrow with a post about Penelope. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Look at what made me click "Buy It Now".

If all goes well, this shall be my Penelope. She's a Blybe doll, no I did not misspell that. I first learned about Blybe dolls through Dolls Ahoy when she mentioned one she liked. I already had an ADG Blythe doll and simply love her. I named her Ann Marie after the main gal in the "That Girl" show. I am very much into mod and I needed my first girl to be a mod gal. Who better to be my mod gal than a Blythe right. I have been neglecting my poor gal and need to give her some TLC after the much neglect. She needs some more outfits and her hair needs some tending to. I can't wait to have Penelope here though. I can picture them standing next to each other. If I like her quality enough and the seller then I will buy a few more dolls to customize some characters I have in mind then I will switch back to Blythe and try customizing Blythes.

Now let me tell you that if you are interested in getting a Blbye doll, please know they are not as good quality as Blythe from what I've read. Their waist joint seems loose and wobbly so you either have to do a body switch or do a trick I learned about on Flickr, put a rubber band around the waist and then the body is fine. The seller of Penelope says she will do this before sending the doll off. That will be cool if she did. I won't do a post about this seller until the transaction is complete. But if it all works out you all will be hearing about her for sure.

Ok well that's all I really wanted to pop back on and talk about. Now I'm off to watch the movie. Byers all, and be good.

Loves ya,
Mouse

A quick pop in.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been posting much. Still Spring cleaning mostly. I know I have some comments I need to get back to and I will do that this week. Thank you for all the comments, I love getting them. I hope when I am done with the cleaning I can respond to them quicker.

During my breaks from cleaning I've also been working on my website which has a new layout, my shop banners, and my links and favorites so I can have a big list of all the cool doll places I've found online and can just easily add to the list when I find more. So that's where I am at now.

Oh, but also while doing all that I will surf the web to find some new stuff to look at and I found myself on this neat site called "We Heart It" It's a site where you can heart pictures you find online. I know there may be some copyright issues with the site, but the site links back to the page all pictures on the site were found. So I honestly think it's just more exposure for the sites the pictures came from.

Now on this site I found a very interesting picture I just had to share. Now while this picture is not bad in the least, until you get a good look at it you may think I've just gotten raunchy on you all today. I would not view it in front of kids or at work because of what it "looks" like from the passerby. So here goes, take a look at this interesting picture. Warning, doll nudity. :-D



Ok, now that the shock has worn off, admit it, it's pretty freaking cool. I just thought that was so cool. I mean talk about realistic looking right? My only ish is the male doll doesn't seem to have knee joints and the female doesn't have joints at all except for the arms and legs. Poo. But I'd still be tempted to buy both "dolls" because of how realistic they look. LOL! But yeah, just had to share that with you guys. Now I'm off to watch Easter Parade with my sister and then exercise. Bye for now. Be good.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Happy Easter!

To those who celebrate it, I hope you all are having a wonderful, happy, and safe Easter. To those who don't, I hope you are having a wonderful, happy, and safe Sunday. :-) Back to regular blogging soon. Be good until then. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Happy April Fools Day!!!

Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits everyone! And Happy April Fools Day! Not more than 2 minutes when I woke up this morning did I go prank the prankster of the house...my mom. *Insert wicked grin here.* I told her I was considering breaking up with the boyfriend because he was constantly yelling at me and being cruel to me. Her mouth dropped in shock for a full minute before I said "April Fools!!!" It was funny! She called me a rat and laughed. Just had to get her before she got me...of course there is still 13 hours left to this crazy day. My boyfriend got pranked as well and well...his friend is a tard. That's all I have to say.

He played a really cruel joke on my guy...I'm secretly hoping my man will get him back...albeit in a much nicer way. To give you an idea of the joke, he told my man he had broken several bones that required surgery due to bad accident. Yeah...NOT FUNNY. Ok, it was a hair funny when you saw it was an April Fools prank, but only a sliver of a hair funny. Moreso funny that it was a joke and not real. He's a young guy, so I will leave it to his youth. Boys will be boys I suppose. Nah...I know younger men who wouldn't do that. He's a tard. :-)

So what do I have planned on this wonderfulist of days? Nothing much really. Exercise, maybe taking the pictures for my photostory and trying to find my past photostory, and hummm, look for more patterns that I may want to sew. Been collecting some patterns and have thought about starting out with some Blythe patterns as I think about the male clothes I want to make. I want them to be fun and not just your boring t-shirt and shorts. Still in the thinking mode for that.

Well that's all I wanted to say kiddies. I need to go take some Zantac...yep tummy is messed up again, get dressed to go out for a while, and change the calendar. What? That takes a conscious effort from me or I will go half a month or more before I flip it. Gonna go do it as soon as I click the button to publish. You all stay safe today and don't get to made at the pranksters in your life. They mean well. Be sure to get your revenge though, because as you know, one good prank deserves another. *Insert another wicked grin here.* Bye for now kids.

Loves ya,
Mouse