Honey, I Shrunk the Clothes!

Vintage Doll Clothes, Goodwill Outlet (<$1)

Have you seen Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? The hubby and I watched it the other night for the first time in years, and it's a pretty cool movie.

I sometimes find myself wishing I could shrink down to doll-size to fit in all the vintage doll clothes I find at Goodwill Outlet. (Is that weird, or are you with me? :)) For instance, this adorable hat that fits Blythe's head perfectly and this frilly vintage doll dress would be so much fun! These little clothes remind me of my dress-up box I had when I was little :)

I hope you're having a great week!

Always,
Amanda

A Treasure Trove of Vintage Clothes!

Vintage Doll Clothes, Goodwill Outlet (about $0.50)

These (unfortunately miniature) vintage clothes are amazing! Most are handmade, with one or two being Ideal brand from the 60s :) And they are the perfect size for my Blythe doll!

I found these pretty little doll clothes spread out over a couple bins at Goodwill Outlet on Saturday, but they all seem to have been for the same doll. The handmade ones remind me of my mom, who had a Velvet doll that her aunt made clothes for when she was a kid.

Speaking of family, my poor hubby got in a car accident on Wednesday :( He's okay, but it's so much work getting everything with the insurance and his car taken care of. Such a bummer. But hopefully this weekend will be better!

Have a great Friday- TGIF!!

Always,
Amanda

Meet Velvet Doll...

Velvet was Mom's favorite doll growing up. Her hair grows! Her eyes close! She can change clothes! She was awesome.

When I was younger, I met Mom's Velvet. She was well-loved, with bright red cheeks from a borrowed lipstick makeover, and shorter hair from numerous cuts. She had very pretty handmade outfits, which Mom recently told me were made and sent to her by her great aunt!

She and her grandma would dress Velvet up in the pretty clothes and Mom couldn't wait to recieve the packages with more to dress her up in.

What an awesome thing, right?

When I was at Billy's Little Dodge City Antiques on Sunday, I saw a Velvet doll! I was almost sure that it was the same doll as Mom's, only it had the original clothes and a little less of a makeover. :)

If the doll wasn't $35, I would've bought it for her, but I had to settle for a photo. When I shared it with her, it made me feel so good about my little thrift endeavor. Because really, vintage things were once someone's Velvet doll. And that makes them mean so much more.

Love you, Mom!

Always,

Amanda