The World's Best Garage Sale Find

Whew! I feel like I haven't posted in forever! Ive been super busy with all of the rehearsals for the Little Mermaid I've been busy with.

 But I'm back now with a big surprise!

Its so big, I didn't even know it was coming until we passed a garage sale on my street on our way to pick up some groceries. Then my brother and I walked down to see if they had anything good.

And they totally did!

Meet Isla Josefina Sparrow Montoya, a.k.a Josefina!

I almost had a heart attack when I saw a one-legged Josefina on the table. I asked the super nice lady running the sale how much "the pretty doll" was, and she said, get this, $2.00! She seemed to know a lot about AG because she was telling me that she was an AG and her name was Josefina and that she's a Historical Character from New Mexico, and that there's a hospital I can send her to. She was so nice!

My amazing little brother Max generously paid for Josefina. He's so sweet, and I love him so much!

Here's her dismembered leg. For two dollars, it was %100 worth it to send her to the doll hospital. We're probably going to Washington, D.C. again this year, and if we do, we'll send her from there.

Her hair was in this gorgeous French braid when I got her (I've since taken it out). Her hair is so thick, and it's a very dark brown, almost black. It's a little dry, but not very.

And on tyne back of her neck, it says Pleasant Company! I don't know if she's PM or not, but that'd be incredible if she was because PM Josefinas were only made for one year :O If you or someone you know could help me better identify this doll, PLEASE comment/send me to their website/email me. Thank you!:D

I've renamed her Isla because I think kit better suits her, and because I live on an island;) she's going to be on the Meet the Dolls page very shortly, BUT be aware that the Meet the Dolls page is going to be under some major construction soon. I'll update this post (and post a new one) when this project is done.

Thanks for reading!

Garage Sale Haul, Craft Store Visit, Doll Makeover, Review, but Mostly I'M BACK!!!

Woah, it feels like I haven't posted in forever! Well, I am OFFICIALLY on summer vacation, so I will have way more time for dolls and blogging! Soooooo...

Grandma and I went to the craft store on Tuesday, and I got some cool stuff!

 This make your own furniture set was $5.00 but with a coupon I paid $2.50!

 The furniture pieces came on sheets of balsa wood that you had to punch out and put together like a puzzle.

 Here is only some of the furniture after I put it together and painted it.

 I also got cow pencils, stickers, (I got AG stickers too but they're not in the picture), and PENGUIN DUCK TAPE!!! And I found an unused SF Style Club code on the ground!:D

 Isn't that cute?!?

 Plus, Springfield Uggs! Time for a Mini Review!

 It came with the boots and the code!

 They are soft, they have fur around the edge, and the soles are foam. They fit AGs, OG, and Springfield perfectly!

Now, I had some EPIC garage sale finds!

 At garage sale #1, I got A Moxie Girlz Avery! Her hair had been cut, and she had marker in her hair, but she's still pretty.

 She had marker on her face too.

 But, I cleaned her up! So, meet Aubry Alexis Saratoga! She's so pretty! The marker didn't come out, but I washed her hair. I got most of the marker off her face, too, except for a little bit. Welcome to the family, Aubry!

 Next, I got 3 CALICO CRITTERS BUILDINGS, 9 PETS, AND TONS OF FURNITURE FOR $5.00!!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooo grateful and sooooooooo lucky to find these! I have literally wanted Calico Critters since I was 2, and I FINALLY have my own!:D

 

Top Row: Sarah, Myra, Mara

                                                          Middle Row: Logan, Maggie, Layla, Megan
                                                          Bottom Row: Andrew, Marrissa

 Here's the furniture: Master bed and bedding, high chair, day bed, slide (missing support), random drawer...

 ... kitchen counter, oven, two chairs, little nightstand, random handle, kid's bed and bedding, mold/pan...

 ... and a desk.

 Two of the buildings are identical.This is the inside.

 The other building is a big cabin.

 It has two floors and a little bulletin board.

But my next find was the most amazing...

 AN AMERICAN GIRL BITTY TWIN RETIRED DOUBLE STROLLER!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I can not begin to explain how grateful and fortunate I am to find this! It is awesome!

 This is what told me it was AG! There's a funny story about this thing; I rode my bike to this garage sale, and I saw this and internally screamed. I was afraid to bring it home. I kept thinking, What will Mommy say? I didn't really play with baby dolls any more (except for my precious Mike and Maggie). Plus, I had ridden my bike, so it would be hard to get home. But I couldn't leave it there, so I lugged it and my bike home. It took a half an hour for a usually 10 minute trip, but it was worth it. And my mom let me keep it despite the fact that it takes up a lot of room. Nevertheless, I love it:)

Here's the AG tag to prove it!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not think I'm bragging, I'm just super excited. And please don't think I'm spoiled either, because I bought the garage sale stuff with my own money and I owe my mom a week of chores for the craft stuff;)

Now that I'm off till September, I have TONS of posts planned, including:

1. 2 crafts, so you might want to find an old pair of pants to cut up (hint hint;))
2. There's been lot's of AG scoop going around :O, so I'll give you my thoughts.
3. What's going on with Nina the Shark Productions!
4. Mini movie, an AGA EXCLUSIVE for blog readers ONLY:O:O:O
5. A SPECIAL summer surprise!

So get ready, 'cause AGA is BACK!!!!!