Ai Dolls at the Park

Here are some cute pictures of my Ai dolls made by Jun Planning.

The blonde doll is the Kangaroo Paw doll, whom I call Amelia.

The brunette is the Phlox doll, whom I call Phoebe.

This picture is definitely my favorite.

Betsy and the Ai Dolls

Betsy makes the perfect big sister for the tiny Ai dolls!

Polly Pocket Dollhouse

The Ai dolls went shopping and found something interesting today.

 What could it be?

Pirate Ai Doll Visit!

Coincidentally, at the same time I had a visit from my friend, the Ai dolls had a visit from their favorite pirate friend!

Okay, it's not a coincidence at all. :)

These aren't the best pictures, but I was trying not to wake a sick person in the next room while I took them, ha ha.

New Pajamas

My friend came over to visit with several pieces of felt. "Let's make pajamas for the tiny dolls," she said. "Let's not use a pattern!"

I was extremely skeptical, because I didn't think I was that good. To my surprise, I did actually make some pajamas, and they are pretty cute.

My friend didn't finish hers yet, because she was more ambitious than I was. She was trying to make a tiny version of Kit's new One Piece Pajamas..

However, mine is finished, and I am so glad she pushed me to challenge myself!

I did "cheat" and use a pattern for the top- but it was definitely not my idea to not use a pattern!

American Girl Mini Dolls

I was the target age for American Girl mini dolls when they were first released. They were targeted as dolls for your dolls.

I loved this idea, and my very spoiled Anne had her own American Girl dolls as soon as I could save up for them.

Of the original five minis, I do not have Molly or Josefina. I dislike Molly, and I do no like the mini Josefina.

The original minis have wigs and inset eyes, usually called glass eyes in the fandom. even though they are plastic.

Cute little Addy. She even has tiny earrings.

No one ever take pictures of Addy's hairstyle from the back. I wish they would.

Close- up of her tiny shoes!

Mini Samantha. The faces of these minis remind me of chipmunks, in a very cute way.

Mini Kirsten.

Mini Kirsten on the prairie!

The laces won't stay tied.

Mini Felicity. The elastic in her hair broke, and the soles of her shoes could use a spot of glue. but I am proud that I have not lost a shoe. They fall off constantly.

The ruffle at her neck and sleeves is way too big.

The American Girl minis have changed greatly since these came out, but I still prefer these.

 I think they are cute. 

I have some newer ones too, which I will share in due course.

These minis are exactly six inches tall. The new ones are even taller.

They are a good size to be big sisters to the Ai dolls! Sort of. Look how motherly Addy is!

Live Well and Prosper

As I have mentioned, I am not a Trekkie. However, I have friends who are.

I decided to make them an Ai doll sized Lieutenant Uhura dress, so their dolls can cosplay to their nerdy heart's content.

Phlox was my model, who made sure that the tiny dress did indeed fit.

I think it was a success!

I made the dress by adapting a pattern from Wren*Feathers. 

https://jenwrenne.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/fairy-babies-and-shrinkies

I ended up adding the decorative bits to the dress through embroidery, because it was much too small for applique.

To infinity and beyond!

Parading at the Park

Hmm, dolls. I DID start this blog to talk about dolls.

Okay, then.

I really love the Ai dolls. They are cute and small and poseable and they can use accessories from both the Muppet Palisades action figures and my dollhouse.  That is a winning combination!

Plus, one of my friends also collects Ai dolls. It is fun to get together and take pictures. We did that at the park not long ago.

Our daredevils had to explore the train tracks.

Some of them did some climbing.

Others preferred to enjoy nature.

They did a homage to the Baby Carrot Jockeys cake at Cake Wrecks. 

http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2008/6/22/naked-mohawk-baby-carrot-jockeys.html

And at least one fell asleep during the photo shoot.

It was a long day!

The Muppet Theater Backstage

One of my most prized possessions is my Muppet Theater Backstage. This playset was made in amazing detail by Palisades. I was a huge fan of their Muppet action figure line and took an active part in the fandom.

Sadly, this line was discontinued. I have heard that with new and stricter guidelines for toy production currently in place, it would no longer be possible to produce these today.

But enough talk!

Here it is in all its glory:

It is gorgeous, and I need to take more photos of the theater and my figures to do them justice.

However, I recently used it as a backdrop to take pictures of my Ai dolls. It is just the right size!

Ai dolls are 5.5 inch high BJDs made by Jun Planning. They are made of ABS plastic and are very poseable.

Here are some of my cuties in the theater!

Aren't they cute? I am sure they will have further adventures here.