Willa

 I remember Zombies from a few years ago.  It was on one of the Disney channels or services.  Nothing about it appealed to me, not even the dolls I saw in stores.  Therefore I know next to nothing about this franchise.  Less even than I knew about Nightmare Before Christmas on my last review.

MyFroggyStuff recently reviewed three new dolls from that line.  From Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires.  Two of the dolls are blondes with a bad case of Vapid Face.  But Willa... 

If Sally was little-goth-on-the-prairie, Willa is gothic mountaineer.

I guess she's a werewolf.  Her last name has "Lycan" in it and the box mentions she's the leader of the pack. There's a wolf on her belt buckle.

Girl's got some hair!  

Her bicep wrap and rope bracelet came off with the packaging.  Necklace and belt were not on her person.  I'm going to take a stab in the dark and assume the necklace is a moonstone amulet of great power. 

Several tattoos on her arms.  You can also get a gander at that beautiful shirt and the bracelets that stayed put.  The tattoos look like art from a certain Disney Princess who shares ethnicity with a certain other-franchise lycanthrope.  

She goes to the same hair stylist as Bellatrix.

MyFroggyStuff says that's makeup, but she's my doll and I say it's facial tattoos like Midna's.  

Pointy ears like Midna.  (Midna is a Fairytopia Sunburst, by the way, rebodied.) 

 

Willa with Tris, Four, and Midna.  Showing off their ink!  

Zoe by Brooklyn Lollipops

 

MyFroggyStuff told me Five Below has a Chelsea-like doll with articulation.  Zoe, imported by Brooklyn Lollipops, and apparently exclusive at Five Below.

I found the Varsity Captain Zoe, who comes with working lockers and a soccer ball.  Her outfit is one piece with a separate jacket.  She's a cute little doll.  And, most importantly, sturdy.

Box Insert has a nice locker room backdrop.  Small, but possibly usable in crafting backdrops.

She comes with braided pigtails and I quickly found out why.  Rooted only at the hairline and center part.  Not that it really matters.  Anyone who knows me knows my plan for her.

Zoe with Fred (Kelly body) and Bobby (Chelsea body).  Kelly was originally marketed as a baby - with a crib and smelling of baby powder - and Chelsea is meant to be maybe kindergarten age, so the Chelseas are taller.  My last post talked about the challenges of their shared wardrobe.  

As one of the dollhouse family, Fred gets first dibs on the head swap.  

Bobby:  Dude, you're taller than me now!

Fred: And I can bend my knees and elbows!  Jeanie will be able to pose me better for the stories!

Fred: Look at me crossing my ankles.

Bobby: I wonder if Zoe's head will fit in the locker?  

   

The Chelseas, even without elbows and knees, pose more naturally than the Kellys.  And there's that height thing.  So Kelly, Jenny, and Wilma get dibs on the next Zoe bodies.  (Malachi does not appear in these photos because I forgot he exists.  He's a Chelsea.) 

The Mini Library

 I saw this online.  It's a tiny library for use as stress relief.  

I bought it even though it was so close to Christmas.  Spank me.

When you get stressed out and want to throw things, the idea is that you can pick up this whole room and shake the poop outta it.    If the shaking doesn't calm you down, putting the books back on the shelf should.  Different ways of destressing.  One of my friends said it would stress her out more to put the books back on the shelves.  Another suggested it would be good for Barbieville.  

**Above photos are from the Internet.  Below, unless watermarked, are mine.**

It came with all the books in that bag.  They're just squares that look like books, but the covers are those of real books.  If you are so inclined, you can even organize them by series or author!  When I was stocking the shelves, I noticed classics and modern works.

As I told my friend, the scale is a bit off for use as a Barbie library.  I was disappointed that the latches for the lid are so big, but that's on me.  Them latches are right there in the pictures!  There aren't enough books to fill the shelves, either.  I can remove the latch from the bottom so it will sit level. Put it on one side or just make sure I hold the lid closed during the quake. 

Here are a few of the books.  I'm pleasantly surprised by this.  This is the area I expected them to fudge instead of the quantity.  Anyway... They are about the same size as my other mini books.

This is a Zuru Surprise Mini Brands book.  It opens and at least a few pages are the actual text of the real thing.  Others are that quasi-print miniature fans are used to.  These were first added to their Mini Toys and are now their own line.  It's started a firestorm of miniature books.  They are all over Etsy and myfroggystuff has printable ones.  Probably other crafters, too but Froggy is my go-to.

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We Barbie folks have certain things we love and always must have in the dollhouse.  Potted plants, pets, artwork... it all depends on the individual.  For me it's books... and I've dealt with some slim pickings.

These are the books that sometimes come with a doll or fashion pack.  The composition books are cardboard, glued closed since the inside was plain.  The others are plastic with varying degrees of detail. None of them open.  Only one has a title "Recipe Book".  One appears to be a science book.  The scale varies, but that's okay because real books come in different sizes.

These are magazines I made.  I just cut out the pictures from subscription cards and glued them back-to-back.  In the case of Catster, I tried gluing it near the spine of a real magazine and cutting that to size.  

My dolls can actually open Catster!

These I got at a craft store.  They're book covers glued onto blocks of wood.  I have them all oriented with the spine to the correct side, to show that some of the covers are upside down!

These are another craft store find.  They're blank, but they open.  Maybe they're journals?

Here all the different types are together.  The mini library books are only slightly smaller than the craft store books.  The craft store journals are fatter but shorter.  Turns out my friend was right about the books working for my dolls.  

I do plan to display and use the mini library as intended.  It's just so much fun to shake the poop outta an entire tiny room!  But have no doubt, y'all, the individual books may very well show up in Barbieville photos.  

Skipper Babysitter Nursery

 Don't worry, I haven't forgotten y'all!  Just, as Big Sister says, life get in the way!  But I've not deserted Barbieville - been thinking about the next adventure even while juggling all the other stuff life's thrown at me.  To that end, I decided Orlando and Samara Pike needed a second crib.  I saw My Froggy Stuff review this set and just had to have it.

I tried to just get the crib on eBay, but those people were asking as much as for the whole set, so I just got the whole thing.  I figure the little Pike twins can use the stuff and new friends are welcome.

I usually keep things like this for fragile Christmas gifts, but The Boy (who is now a man) will be here soon and he deserves some officially sanctioned destruction.  Worse he can do with these is make me jump out of my skin!  Thank all the gods ever it ain't styrofoam.

I have a use for that backing, so carefully removed everything.  Here we have the bouncy seat, the babies, rocking horse, and Skipper.  Skipper will, of course, get rebodied.  The babies are clearly meant to be a boy and a girl (blue and pink diapers).

The bouncy seat even says Fisher Price on it.  Nice tie-in.  

The babies are both green eyed and blonde, but one has freckles and the hairstyle is different.  Blue Diaper looks a lot like Samara Pike, but Samara's hair is darker and her eyes are blue. I just love these newer Barbie babies - previous ones were either not articulated at all or almost too small to dress.

Rocking horse doesn't say Fisher Price, but is cute nonetheless. 

Skipper comes with a nice outfit, which will go into the wardrobe bin before she gets rebodied.

Wipes and bottle warmer have little pegs that lock into the under-crib shelf.  Both bottles will fit, but I found the limited space hard to work in.  The little hands this toy is meant for, though, should be fine.  This way I can show y'all one of the bottles - the only difference is color.

Solid plastic toy bear and solid plastic stack of diapers.  Nice detail on both.

Blanket in the crib.  It's a good size, which kind of surprised me.  Mattel's not known for supplying to-scale blankets with their beds.

You can take the mobile off the crib and play on the floor with it.  

I found this thing and was confused.

Then I realized it goes on the bouncy seat. 

Everything is in place.  Orlando checks out the bouncy seat and Samara rides off into the sunset while big brother Fred "cleans his side of the room".  Grandpa Mace sacrificed his night stand, but he's okay with that.  He likes his grandbabies more than the night stand.

The pediatric clinic gets a new look. 

Skipper and the babies join my Fresh doll Lexi (who is definitely getting a name change) in waiting for the move to Barbieville.  Maybe I'll make them all one big happy family, who knows?  Gotta get into the body donor bin before that happens. 

Frozen 2 Doll Set

I've had my eye on the Frozen 2 Forest Expedition Set for a while now.  It's been on the clearance shelf at my Walmart, and I waited until the price fell to the "less than ten bucks a doll" point because I knew the dolls have only five points of articulation.  Ten dollars is my limit on these dolls because I know I'm just gonna bring em home and body-swap them.

WARNING! NUDE DOLLS AHEAD! ALSO HEADLESS NUDE DOLLS! 

 

The packaging shows the sisters with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf.  No dolls of those three, though!  Instead, we get new characters Ryder and Honeymaren.  I've not seen the movie, so I know very little about these two, but their faces are charming. Honestly, if they'd been available single, I woulda bought them that way.  Anna and Elsa I can take or leave.  Disney dolls tend toward Vapid Face. 

In this set, though, the sisters have a little smile.  They don't look particularly smart but at least there's a bit of personality.  Ryder looks like a lovable goof and Honeymaren has a smirk.  They're gonna be fun and I already have a plan in mind for them.  My plan for Elsa fell through, but more on that later.

Anna's boots are black with vaguely Germanic detailing.  Elsa's are white with (of course) an ice motif.

Ryder and Honeymaren's boots are rustic looking.  Detailing on hers makes them look so warm and fuzzy!  I think his are meant to be leather.  I love the tassels.

Ryder and Honeymaren have belts.  Nice molded details and more tassels.

I was worried their hats might be molded to their heads, but they are not.  Ryder's hair is molded, but it actually looks like hair, so I'm okay with that.  Honeymaren's is rooted and way longer than I expected.  For some reason, I thought it was barely past her shoulders.  

Since these are Hasbro dolls and most of my donor bodies are Mattel, matching skin tones proved to be a challenge.  Honeymaren (who I'll probably just end up calling Honey or Maren) gets a Liv body. Which is neither Mattel or Hasbro.

Ryder's face is a shade darker than his new body (Disney Descendants), but he can be one of them silly people who never puts sunscreen on his face.  He lost a good bit of bulk, but he's okay with that. Now he can change his pants and move more than five joints.  

Elsa is almost a perfect match for the Comfy Disney Princess.  Probably because they're both Hasbro.  I was gonna run with the whole Ice Queen thing and make her the prosecuting attorney for Doll County, but now she's, like, fourteen.  

Poor Anna.  Her closest matches, a Disney Descendants and a 90's Barbie, were too far off.  Her face is too dark for one and too light for the other.  So for now she's stuck on her original body.

The packaging had this scene in it.  You know you'll see it again.  If nothing else, it'll become a mural in the hospital waiting room.  

My Froggy Stuff has a video for making storefronts out of the big boxes - so far I've got this one and the Barbie Grocery. Grocery came with a good background, too, but it got damaged when I was removing the goodies.  Might be within my skill set to repair.  It's been on my to-do list since, like, Valentine's Day or something.

Back in their original outfits.  Elsa and Ryder are swimming in theirs and Honeymaren can't close the velcro on hers.  That's okay, though.  All my dolls share wardrobe and these pieces will fit somebody!