Sunday, April 9, 2017

235. Just in case you didn't know I like this doll.


A slight variance on the lyrics to the song Maria, from West Side Story....
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word
Nanea
I just met a girl named Nanea
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same to me
Nanea
I just kissed a girl named Nanea
And suddenly I found
How wonderful a sound can be
Nanea
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Nanea
I'll never stop saying
Nanea
Nanea Nanea 
Nanea
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Nanea
I'll never stop saying
Nanea
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
Nanea

234. The Case of the knobblier knees.

In a recent release American Girl wowed us with this cute as little outfit, Kit's Play Dress. 

Kitten Poteau was particularly pleased

But oh from this level it showed more than just knees!

Let's look into this matter. 
I had thought from the stock picture the dress fell just above knee, and the socks just below. From an angle looking down it's no problem but straight on there is a good inch clearance between the hem and where I hoped the dress fell. 
Maybe like this

Hmmm, what?

Oh, Kitten is taller in torsoe than Llewellyn       
  There you go mystery solved. I have a tall Kit. 

Kitten's body tag is smaller and has 2006 on it. Llewellyn has two but no year. Definitely different bodies. 

Welcome to the slightly stockier clan. Miriam (#30) on the left is my tallest doll. She has a body tag like Kitten's. Zara (#4) in the middle has no tag at all, if her undies are her original she is a 2000-2002 model, she has the widest cloth body of my girls. 

233. Clothes

As I came in late in the AG collecting scene I have a list of outfits that someday I'd like to have. Whilst a complete set would be awesome (especially if shoes are involved) I still appreciate the parts I find. 

Periwinkle dress (2000)

Coconut fun outfit (2008)


Petal pink dress (2010)



Sunday, April 2, 2017

232. The eyes have it

Just the smallest of black paint lines at the outer corners of her eyes creating the illusion that her eyelashes go to the edges of her eye. 


It does look a bit odd when she has her eyes shut. 
But it transforms this

Into this

I like it. 

So who's next?
Josefina might need eyebrow filler....