Life goes on...

 Some goodies I got after Labor Day... First, this lovely plaid bunny plush. I found this cutie on Etsy. Fell in love with his plaid coloring in blue. He has a tag with the "Made in Japan" marking on it. Wires in his ears, he has pink glass eyes, and red threaded nose. He is small, only about 5 inches tall. There was a pink plaid bunny, but, it was snatched up a few days after I purchased this cutie. He will be added to my little bunny collection.

I also found this lovely Educalux stackable baby/toddler toy from France. Made in France, I fell in love with the dolls face. A fellow collector, has the blonde version and I wanted to find out where her cute dolly came from. So, figuring out where it was from and finding this one was awesome! I love her tan skin tone and cute bob. You can remove her head, and the rings underneath. The lower half of her body is a tingaling sounder. She rings when you carry her or wobble her. Just adorable, she has already been added to my Etsy shop.

Next, I couldn't help but order another Amanitarium cutie! This time a pink bear. She is slightly larger then my first bear. This one has her eyes open. She is a big sister to my white bear. Just love Anna's work and I'll definitely be back for more!! I also ordered this lovely pink music box mini telephone. I have a yellow one, and was surprised the same seller had a pink one available. Sadly, it doesn't work unless I force the wind key to move. It is supposed to play the song, "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Still cute for display though!

Last, this lovely lot of Bunka posedoll, and wooden furniture toys from my dear friend Feeriqueshop on Etsy! She showcased this along with other cute items on IG. I couldn't help but snatch them up. They arrived to me safely and just look how adorable these items are... I love miniature wood doll furniture, but to also have the Bunka or tiny posedoll that comes with these vintage Japan doll toys, is even harder to get! They can be very expensive, because these dolls were made around the late 1950s, early 1960s. The wooden furniture are similar to dollhouse furniture. Perhaps about 1/12 scale. The dolls were little rag dolls, that you could pose on the furniture. This lot came with a closet, a stroller, and a dog house with dog.

The closet has one door that opens, but the drawers and other closet door, can't open. The swan stroller is lined with red velvet, and the little wooden dog can be removed from the dog house. The little posedoll below, is a somewhat a smaller version to a standard posedoll. She is without wires in her body to help her stay in position, and is quite delicate for her age. I love her painted face, she is just adorable to me. I can imagine the little girl from the 1950s, who owned her, and used to play with her along with the closet, and little wooden dog...

Thank you so much Feerique for allowing me to adopt her. I will treasure her. She is a welcome addition to my collection and just what I needed during this Lock Down. Which by the way was extended until September 11th.

Please stay safe and well my friends...

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

Update: I also made another Fuzbear Squeak with Bird Sounder. Yup, I added both a squeak to her right ear and a Bird sounder inside her. So you can shake her and press on her ear to hear the sounds!!

VTG Chapi Chapo Dolls!!

 Growing up in the 70s, I used to watch the children's TV show "Pinwheel", on Nickelodeon. One of my favorite shows that played within Pinwheel was called, "Chapi Chapo". I loved stop-motion and these video shorts were just fun. Of course these characters didn't speak often, which made it hard for me to understand, especially since I didn't speak French. But from watching the show, I used make it a game to figure out what it was these characters were trying to solve on their own. It was fun and so cute along with their singing at the beginning of the show and at the end! Fast forward to 2000, when I started finding more dolls online, Chapi Chapo dolls were one of my ISOs, but because they are rare or when up for auction can costs quite a lot of money. Even the ceramic figurine versions are just as expensive. So for a long time, I just passed on ever buying them. Until recently, a fellow collector shared with me, that a museum curator was thinking about selling his set. I was so tempted. I eventually decided on not getting them. A few months later, I discovered a set on Ebay France, up for sale. I messaged the seller and she allowed me to use Buy It Now. They arrived so quickly to me and here they are!!

 These cuties were a lot more cheaper then the usual prices, so no complaints here! A bit of cleaning needed, and a patch here and there, along with a bit of paint touch up, and Tada!! Their hats are bent and can't hold their shape, but still a lovely piece of my childhood history come life... These dolls are made by Clodrey 1975, France. They measure about 9 inches tall with their hats. Chapi is the girl in red, and she has yellow yarn hair, and Chapo is the boy in blue, also with yellow yarn hair. Their bodies are soft with pellets inside, that I can feel, as compared to the usual cloth stuffing. Their heads are hard plastic. I love their buttons, just like their TV puppet counterparts, Clodrey made sure to create them as close as possible.

 It's almost as if they walked off the TV screen! I will definitely be enjoying them, while they are with me... Ahhh, the memories!

 Here is their theme song, that played at the beginning. Do you recall them?

Thank you for listening! ~ ggsdolls

My New Kiraz Head!

This lovely Kiraz was won thru ebay and its was actually a part of a plaque...I just fell in love with the head and wanted to see if I was able to remove it and borrowed the body of my one and only Kiraz doll left...the final product was amazing! I now have a Kiraz with long hair, and she is more beautiful than I expected... She is wearing a "Poupee Mecanique" Dress...Leo did an amazing job, it is actually a reproduction of a dress from a Kiraz ad. But Leo put his own tweaks...Lovely! I added black repro Licca boots, to show off her slender legs...

Below is part of the ad I sent Leo to create the lovely dress!
Below is the original head plaque before removing the head... ~ ggsdolls