Some New Items arrived to Me!!

It's been a crazy week... I had to care for my 2 month old God-daughter since her mother and father had to go to the Philippines for a checkup! So, its been exhausting...But I am looking forward to this week! I will be going to Japan!! More on that later on...Some cute things that came in this week!

 I received these 1/12 scale miniature red shoes and glasses for Shiori from ebay. I will see if the shoes fit or not? They are made for Heidi Ott dollhouse dolls, but I'm hoping they will work on Shiori?!

 Another cutie, a lil' fox this time from the same seller I ordered last time thru etsy! She gave me another cute lil' gift! A teeny dolly!

 Finally, Azone released "A Good Librarian Likes a Good Shepherd" Tsugumi Shirasaki! She was actually supposed to be released back in February, but I guess they were delayed. I received her in the mail, and I love her anime face and figure-like model head. She is very cute and her school uniform too! Her shoes are quite different from the loafers released with Assault Lily dolls. I thought they might be the same, but aren't. In fact, they fit my Shiori nicely!! I actually pre-ordered her because back in January, I had just started getting into anime figures more so, then anything else lately...

 Tsugumi is very cute and has other face options, awesome! It will be fun to do some outdoor shots with her!!

 I also received this cute sailor fashion. I really wanted it for Shiori Rokkaku!

 But its also so cute on Charlotte!! Poor Char, she's been in the cabinet for some time...I need to take her out for a photo shoot!

 Through Amazon, I broke down and got these cute flower grass mats...It's shorter than my other mats, but will be great for photo scenes that I want to do later on...

 Shiori below playing with her little dolly, thanks to etsy seller Bibbi!! Shiori will be traveling with me to Japan this week!! So excited!

 Since, for my birthday back in Feb. I didn't go stateside to see my sister, instead, I decided to plan a special short trip to Japan to visit an amazing Museum!! More will be posted as the days progress... We leave Monday morning!!

Thanks for reading! - ggsdolls

Vintage Gumball Machine Ship in a Bottle!

I remember as a child always looking at the entrances at a store, where there would be 3 to 4 gumball machines lined up, to see what toys they had in them...  It was always right at the entrances or exits of grocery or department stores, begging you to stop, look, and seemingly call you to put a coin in for your chance at a toy displayed on the front of the machine...hmmm, the memories!

I can still recall all kinds of goodies displayed, a tiny doll, tiny cards, a cute necklace with a 'peace' sign, but getting exactly what you see on the front, wasn't always as easy! Today, I received one of those vintage gumball machine toys, a 'ship in a bottle'! This miniature I've seen on the front of those machines, but never in my life would I have thought to able to get one, and thru the internet!! LOL

 While doing my usual searches via online I found it thru etsy, here at Bibbi Lou's Bounty! Nicely, packed inside the Altoids tin you see above, the seller made sure this little treasure made it safely to me!!

 How awesome is this?! Ha, tiny little plastic or celluloid ship inside a plastic jug. This miniature would be awesome displayed in one of my vintage rooms or dollhouses! Now, to find a holder to display it on!!

 The bottle does not open, and with few if any scratches, it will look nice too. I need to find more vintage gumball machine goodies, that I can remember!!?

I also received a small packet from Yahoo Japan below...

 A 1/12 scale deer with antlers! Along with a Momoko dress for Flo...

 This cute dress, I need to find time to put on Flourite! I love the tiny drawstrings and beads at the ends...very nicely made and stylish!

 Such a cute deer, made by a seller in Japan. These creatures are great for display with Neemos, Blythe, etc. This one above, has her antlers and reminds me of the cute deer in the Christmas Classic, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." Remember Clarice?! A similar one I purchased, here. Though, I think it was made for 1/6 playscale and a calf, it ended up being Taby's. She wanted it for display with her Neemos!

Above, Shiori greets her new friend! Below Shiori tries out the cute Pico Neemo fashion I got last week. Very cute on her and I added an underskirt to it...as she reads her manga book!

 Thanks for reading! - ggsdolls

More Ara Wool Pets Arrive!!

Today's mail was plentiful!! LOL! I received some goodies that surprisingly arrived earlier than I thought!! Whoa!

 My ARA vintage wool pocket pets from a dear friends shop on etsy! Toypincher!! All the way from UK, that was lightning fast too!! When they came in he had them so nicely packaged and I didn't realize how big they actually were til' I opened the box! The calf is just too cute with her lil' bell, A penguin, and my fave the elephant!

 Toypincher even gave me a pin!! How sweet is he!?

 Above, one of the first ARA pets I got, a panda, was taken out of box to show you a size comparison. Sadly, I am learning there are two sizes!? The panda is quite small as compared to the penguin. I'm guessing the panda's size is more like 1/12 scale, and the penguin is more like 1/6 play scale or Barbie/Licca size. Still they are all so cute! I've decided to keep the monkey, and the panda and lion will go to my daughters. With the larger pets I will keep all three!! Maybe?

 I also, received these two cute guys I bought thru etsy as well. I was searching for modern miniatures via etsy and came across these two boys with jars...and noticed they look very similar to the girl holding a jar that I found last year, here, thru ebay!!? But I wasn't sure if they were the same til' they arrived to me!! I didn't see the "Hong Kong" mark like the girl has...hmmm?!

 Sure enough they are the same if not similar! Same eyes closed, holding a gold jar with a mod type look to them...Oh my goodness, now I have a set, a boy and girl set!! Yippee! They are so cute, and hopefully someday I will find out more about them!?

Below, I received an azone dress set for Shiori...can't wait to try it on her!!

 Then, I finally took some shots of the cute handmade straw hat below!!

 

 A lovely realistic looking hat...

Thanks for reading! - ggsdolls

Some Goodies from Japan!!

Some items I was able to win cheap via Yahoo Japan arrived to me today along with some other things...

 I won some cute Chobits gashapon figures. I had been drooling over Avalon Jane's little sleeping Chii, I just had to find one for myself!! Along with another Chi, and a Gameboy Chobits game cartridge!!

 I won this Lot of "Death Note" figures above, cheap. Now I know why, the poor chibi boy is missing his arm-_-; Still the Lot had 2 Light, 1 "L", and 3 nendoroid type cuties. Along with a keychain. I will more than likely place most on my for sale page soon!!

 More WTG Volks accessories for Unoa Lite! I love hats and to find these knitted hats cheap, one could not resist! I got a pink one, a white knitted one and a pair of striped gloves...just curious to see how it would look on Flo?!

I opened the packaging immediately and put together Chii. She is just so adorable. The one sitting has 3 tiny size beer cans, great for tiny scenes in my doll rooms, etc.! Also, a nice scale for Shiori!

 

 A closeup of Chii above and below. So cute. Chii above fell asleep reading her book, "A City with No People"! I noticed the Chii below seems a bit buzzed!!LOL

The "Death Note" keychain/ cell phone strap below, has Light on one side and the other is "L". I will added this to my for sale page...

 "L" below, looking cool, yet creepy!LOL

 Most of the figures are in good to fair condition. I will have to decide for sure which one's I will add to the page and which one's I may use later for something??

Then, I actually bought this cute handmade boater hat back in late January! Sadly, the first one that was sent got lost in USPS mail-_-; So, Diane of MiniBok on etsy sent me another and it arrived to me safely! Yippee! Super tiny in 1/12 scale, this hat is made with the same material used to make other straw hats. So cute, I wanted this hat for Charlotte to wear for my picnic scene. If you recall I used the hat from Momoko's fashion instead!

 Beautifully made, I can't wait to use it in a scene with Charlotte or Shiori! Below, Shiori tries it on...

Thanks for reading! - ggsdolls

Vintage ARA Wool Miniature Pets and BJD Suitcase!!

I've been anticipating the arrival of these cute miniature vintage pets by ARA. These Austria-made wool miniatures animals are the cutest things ever! I've seen them with German dollhouse dolls, but never actually decided to get some til' recently... Thanks to dear friend Toypincher!! He had uploaded a pic with some of these little animals ready to be sold thru his shop here on etsy!! I just had to ask him to save a few for me!!

I am still awaiting their arrival from the UK! But that didn't stop me from finding more...and I did right here in good ole' USA! The seller sent em' fast and they safely arrived to me today!!

The little pets are made using something similar to pipe cleaners you see from craft stores, but these are so much more better and definitely well made for 1/12 scale dollhouses!

 My first set, a cute panda bear! The one Toypincher had in his shop had already sold-_-; But I was able to find and snag this one! Along with a cute monkey too! The seller for these wee one's gave me a lil' lion as a gift!! How cool is that!! More miniature pets to love!!

 Shiori's lil' friend wants to play!

 I took the monkey out first to see what these lil' guys felt like and size. They are so cute and small and poseable too! With pipe cleaner hands and feet you can have these wee animals pose along with your dolls! How fun is that?! So much fun!!LOL

Then, a much anticipated BJD size suitcase arrived from Hong Kong thru ebay!! Yippee, its actually made for dolls in 70cm size. But I will be using it for travel with Shiori!! Yup, I had to get a suitcase just for her!!

 Nicely made, it did have a strong leather odor. This case uses snap buttons to close, instead of a lock system like Charlotte's suitcase. It also has some pocket space for items you want to take along with your doll. But the only downside to this case is that I have to use a stick to prop it open.

Below, Shiori with her fave things to take along! Mostly books, and her camera...

There are two sizes, this one is the largest size at 11.5cm/4.5in., and a smaller one at 7.5cm/3in., but I'm not sure if a Small MMS bod could fit inside it?!

Thanks for reading! - ggsdolls