New Beginnings... 2025

 ... Well, technically with every New Year, some may want to think we can start anew! So let's just go with that! Haha!

Oh my goodness, it's 2025! If I recall right as a kid probably around 10 years old, I remember I imagined 2025 to look very different. Back then, I pictured peace in the world, our planet with no pollution, and we all drove flying cars like in the cartoon 'The Jetsons'. I wondered if our homes and apartments would be in the sky and how that may happen. Haha! In reality, we are far from it. So now, in my Fifties, I wonder what 2055 may look like?! I won't be here, but one can still imagine.

We all can hope and look forward to a good year. I've been mostly busy being a doting grandmother to my youngest grandson! While his parents are at work, I babysit a few days out of the week. So it has been quite busy here with a baby.

First, here's a lovely tea bowl I got from Swimmer Japan. I love the design and the cute animals on them. The color combination along with the retro look of the animals and design is just so adorable! Reminds me of the good ole' days very kitschy cute for sure! I also got myself the bento tin Swimmer released with sweet retro animals on it! It even came with the elastic to keep the tin securely closed. I will more than likely use it for storage.

Below, I also found another Swimmer retro bear plush. I listed it and immediately it sold, thanks to a fellow collector and friend who also bought the first bear I listed! Thank you Linda!! She wanted a partner for her pink bear! Awww!

Lastly, just a quick snap of my Rushtons in a Basket! These are the plushies that I have displayed in my room. Mr. Monocle is just so dapper! I love seeing his creepy face! Haha!

I hope you all have a great start to your New Year! Let's strive for a great 2025! Happy Thrifting!

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

Adios 2024...

 ...Hello 2025!! Here's my Top Nine on Instagram! ~ ggsdolls

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Day After Christmas...

 I hope you all had a great Christmas!! It was another simple one, but this year was my grandson's first Christmas, so it was extra special to have him with us.

This year I brought both my table top xmas trees to our village house and put them in my room for display. Our main Christmas tree, Sara and I rearranged the living room to accommodate it on a different spot from last year. So this year it was really nice to set up and decorate. Packages still under the tree in this photo was taken on Christmas eve. Now, it is empty. Haha!

Just a view of the two trees I set up in my room. I have a small pink one and a larger teal one. Both don't light up, but I like it simple. Just gives me the Christmas feels. I didn't really want anything special this year, except to have family close by and so it was really special.

Here are some items I found prior to the holiday...

I found this lovely vintage Chalkware 1920s style lady mirror. I had seen this one before via a fellow collectors page. So to find this one was awesome and truly a dream. Below, some Flower Knows, miniature gatcha Mermaid lip gloss and mirrors. I bought the set and have a few of them listed in my shop! The lip gloss is cute, mirror as well and great for BJD props!

Below, I have been smitten by this adorable Ninizee plush from China. I love the anime face and soft body. These are becoming popular to hang on your purse or bag. Well a lot of these bag tag plushies are becoming popular most especially Labubus from Pop Mart. I also got a Nommi 400 percent plush. She is much larger and you can still attach her to your bag or purse!

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I love that I can change her eyes by simply pushing them upwards and there are three styles, one with hearts and one with a bear. I love the black style most, cause she looks so cute! She was a Christmas gift to myself. Last, I found some BJDs this one is called "Puppy Cotton Candy". There are three sizes, 20cm, 13cm, and 5cm. They have big heads, eyes, and chubby cute bodies. They are only purchased by a Japanese shop from China and the maker only sells them by lottery. I found one from an online Japan shop and she was already customized, and sold nude. The price was not as bad as I remembered BJDs to cost. The one on the left is a 3D printed 8cm version. I have already listed in my shop. Hair, eyes and dress come with her!

This customized version is truly adorable. I may list her in the shop! Below, a fellow collector and shop owner was selling this Rushton Lamb. I had to adopt her, gave her a good wash and added a few vintage touches to her. She is just missing her pajama bag.

Well that's all for now. May the holiday and New Year bring you all that you wish for!

Thank you for visiting! ~ ggsdolls

"The Smells of Christmas..."

 "... Are the Smells of Childhood." ~ Richard Paul Evans.

Oh my goodness just 9 days until Christmas. I hope you are preparing for the holiday season and the reason for rejoicing this year! Here are some cute things that came into my hands...

These lovely miniature Gatchas by Takara Tomy Blow up Mascots. These are versions of the vintage ones sold in Japan and perhaps we have a different variety sold Stateside. I don't really collect them, but miniatures, I will. I picked up two sets and sold one. They are just too cute and the deer is my favorite! Below, I found this lovely vintage 1950s Donkey Party Game or "Pin the Tail on the Donkey". I fell in love with the artwork of the Donkey if you look closely, he looks a lot like one of those Meyercord decal!!

Below, a lovely plastic festival Mask of a deer named, "Hummingmint" by Sanrio. I just had to add it to my collection. She is very sweet. Next, I was commissioned to find some dolls for a fellow collector and I found many! Haha! Just glad I was able to help her acquire them. They are dolls my Madamemoiselle Yako. Rag dolls you can redress like regular fashion dolls. I heard that she will no longer make them sadly. So glad she got these!!

Then, Sara and I went to our local Donki and Daiso just to look around and I found some great items. Just look at all these plushies. I even found the same sleeping bear I saw back in October when my sister and I went to Daiso at Takeshita Dori!! This post here. Now, they are here on Guam, yay! But just like last time I didn't buy it. Just looked around and it was nice to see it on island. I did get some Christmas craft decorations, and made this lovely Alice and Christmas tree door hanger.

The door hanger was just the Christmas tree, and I found some bits and bobs to decorate it with along with Alice in Wonderland stickers. I trimmed the sticker and it looks like She was always on there! Haha! It turned out lovely too! Now hanging in my room... If you notice my MCM shelf from Germany is finally up on my wall again, Yay! Thanks to Taby! We went to Ross and saw some lovely Sanrio Hello Kitty and My Melody mugs too!

Last for now, are these adorable Swimmer Brand vintage plushies that remind me of Rushtons from the 70s with their plastic googly eyes!! I listed both in my shop and the bear sold out fast!!

Well, that is all for now and I hope you are feeling the holiday spirit! Until next time!

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls

Another Year Has Come and Gone...

 Oh my goodness, this year has gone way to fast!! We are on our last month of 2024, and I'm not ready yet! For what? You ask, well nothing really I am just rhetorically stating the obvious. Haha!

This year had many good memories and some challenging ones. But all in all, it was great! Here are some things that I found recently...

These lovely made in PI fabric house ornaments!! I have a total of 12 houses in the lot. I am deciding whether to put them up on our main Christmas tree or have them up all year round in my bedroom?! Decisions, decisions. Lovely Rik Rak and gingham or striped fabric, these vintage ornaments are just too cute!! Below, I finally finished the ring holder frames I showed in the last post here. I think they turned out nicely. I will have to fix one of them. The other is listed in my shop!

Next, I found another pink Honey Toy Bunny plush, but for a friend. She was in a decent price range too as compared to others. She is already on her way to him!! Enjoy Gabe!! Then, I also got this wedding set with groom and bride. Both are listed in my shop as well. I figured someone might want one for themselves! LOL

I also decided to make some outfits for my Bunbun...

I made her a clown collar to go with the birthday hat I already had in my collection. Then I made her two skirts using ruffles I got from Daiso in Japan. I just added button snaps and Ta-Da! She had a skirt. Only one shown below. Still adorable naked, but I wanted to add a bit more to her look! These skirts could probably fit Labubu too! Haha! I also found some lovely handmade bonnets from Japan. I need to add the two extra I got into my shop. Hopefully soon! They fit Rushton plushies or BJD dolls.

Last but not least, this awesome vintage Glico magic mirror, was still sealed in original plastic of Rose of Versailles Marie. At first glance you see Marie A. posing but if you place a light behind the case...

 

... You will see Lady Oscar playing the violin!! How cool is that?! I've always wondered what these cases were for... Now I know. For my collection. Welp, that's all for now. Until next time, happy hunting!!

 

Thank you for stopping by! ~ ggsdolls

Thank You for Shopping at ggsdolls Petit_Museum!!

 Just had to share a fellow collector's post on Instagram!! Sweet Petit_Museum purchased two of my items, though it took long for my package to get to her, no thanks to Shipstation. Ugh. But otherwise they arrived safely to her! Yay!! Definitely appreciate you shopping with me dear C!!

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"Be Yourself;"

 "... Everyone else is already taken." ~ Oscar Wilde

Gosh, we are halfway through November already!! I hope you all are doing well. Here are a few things I've found the past few weeks...

While doing my usual searches, I found a nude loose 1968 Kamar Emily doll. She just needed a spa day and luckily, I had a Kamar doll dress in my collection and TA-da! She is ready to be adopted! I have her listed in my shop! Just waiting to go to her knew home. Next, from a Japanese website, I found this lovely vintage pencil case with a bunny and Roly Poly dolls, a great addition to anyone's school supply collection. This item is also listed in my Etsy.

I also found this adorable Honey Toys Bunny in pink. She reminds me of Sekiguchi Moncchichi plushies, but with a cute look with her anime eyes! She will be added to my collection for now. Below, I found this lovely Swimmer Alice in Wonderland makeup Mirror still mint in box. I listed it in my shop and it sold out the same day! Glad it was something that someone could use and love!

Lastly, this lot of Rubber squeak animals. You may have seen the miniature versions from Ken Elephant?! These are cute and are already listed in the shop! Hopefully someone will find them and purchase. Below, a DIY I decided to work on since sales have slowed down a lot and so has buying...

@ggsdolls_vtg Busy creating… 🖼️🎀💕 #beingcreative #frames #daiso #diy ♬ WOW 아이브 배속음원 - 쩝

 

Hope you stay safe and have a lovely week ahead!

Thank you for stopping in! ~ ggsdolls

Auctioning My Lotte Gum!!

 UPDATE: Auction has ended. Box is SOLD OUT!!! Thank you!!

@ggsdolls_vtg From my collection… these unopened 6 packets and box for display will be up for auction on ebay. Last chance to get this Lot!! #ebay #auction #lottegum #vintage #prettylady #bigbubblegum #soldout ♬ 가을바람 - BGM President

 

Auction will be live on 8pm GMT+10 on Ebay!!

Thanks for visiting! ~ ggsdolls

Long time No Post...

    Life has been busy, but the good kind. We spent Halloween with my grandson. Sara, myself, Taby and Brenavin took baby to our old haunts, Barrigada Heights on a whim. We actually wanted to just stay close to home, and go the the event at the community center. Instead, since we had to pick up Taby's partner we decided to check out Barrigada Heights for some treats. It has definitely changed since the pandemic, because not as many homes were giving out treats the last 2 years. This year there were a lot more houses participating. So I guess you could say it was picking up. Yay!

    It was my grand baby's first Halloween this year! It was fun and so good to see lots of kids in costumes! Afterwards we went to Don Don Donki for their Halloween event. Even more fun and lots of treats were given out! So this year definitely did not disappoint. Now that its over and most of us will get ready for Christmas! Haha!

Halloween w my babies!!

 

    As for finds, lately I've been narrowing down what I've been searching for and well the vintage Rushton department has really slowed down. Most collectors are not paying the big bucks anymore, so that leaves sellers still asking high prices, but no sales. I was lucky that I was able to sell some of my Rushtons that I had to let go at decent resell prices just so I could get my money back. But there is still a zero bidder and and a mean spiteful collector who will email sellers and bullies them. Truly sad. So, focusing on other things have been a lot more peaceful. Haha! 

    Here are some recent finds... Above I found these two lovely vintage Collection of Children's music albums with Pose dolls on them and retro plushies. I've seen them once before from a dear friend and collector. These were up for auction and I won them at a decent price. I have them already listed in my shop! Great for Pose doll collectors. Below, is a lovely Gund bunny that I found on a whim via the bay. I didn't have to clean her up and she was my last vintage plush purchase. She will live with me for a bit.

    As of late, I've been really looking for Baby Nanci cute things. Yup, bit the Nanci bug. But I am trying to tell myself I only want a few. Haha! I got above the Hug Me series of Baby Nanci. This one my fave, I found through Japan. The big bear holding baby Nanci in pink is flocked and so soft. Baby Nanci in brown hair in the bears arms. Just too cute! My fave of the series and the only one I really wanted. So I am done. Yeah right so I tell myself! LOL Unless they come up with something else that is just as cute. My brain says I hope not! Haha! Below, a Junior Margaret doll loose still talking for a friend. She is just so adorable and made it safely to her owner.

    I also had to get this blind box Labubu Macaroon Series. I was wondering what all the hype was and it is basically because of Black Pink's singer "Lisa" showing off her collection of Labubu's that made the hype even more viral. I saw so many TikTok's on these. It's not funny. So at least I can say I have one and I didn't pay any crazy price. Whew!! Below, I was doing some searches on "Nutcracker Fantasy" stop-motion film and found some lovely vintage merch on them via Japan!!

a record.

Stationary set.

    The record for the same movie series and a stationary set with Popup card too! The record I will keep and the stationary is already listed in my shop! Below, I also found a Sanrio Music book and it still works as well. This book is also listed in my shop! It plays most of the featured songs from the movie!

    Lastly, are these amazing earlier released Rose of Versailles coin purse gatcha series. I love the pouches with the anime eyes most and will keep them. ROV was a lovely series about Lady Oscar, back when I was about 7 years old. My sister and I had a box purse case my mother bought from A-One Shoe store, they brought in many anime merch from Japan. I had a box purse of Lady Oscar and Marie Antoinette in pink. I always thought Lady Oscar was a guy and as a kid the anime version of the art work was just dreamy to me. I wish I still had that purse case. Oh well, the memory is still there. Haha!

Have a lovely start to your November guys and Happy Thrifting!

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls