ThatDollCollectorDude

28/East Bay/AG Doll Collector :)

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🌼Makena🌼

“ℕ𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕥. 𝕎𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕤.” -𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕞𝕒 ℝ𝕦𝕕𝕠𝕝𝕡𝕙

Ever since I saw the speculation photos, I’ve wanted her so badly! 😅 I personally think she’s so adorable and I love her smile and her beautiful hair style! She arrived about a week ago and had some pretty bad shine marks on her face and arms, but I’ve decided that they’ll be her birth marks because they’ll keep her unique. The last couple dolls I’ve received I’ve started to be less picky (unless it’s really bad) because just like us, our dolls are all different in one way or another and it’ll keep my little ones a little unique and special to me. ♥️

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QOTD- Who is the newest friend you’ve received for your collection? It can be any brand, any style, or even a plush! 😍

AOTD- About a week ago I bought Vanessa Tempo from Rainbow High!

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World By Us doll Makena Williams- @americangirlbrand

Beautiful Yellow Dress- @liniandlani_doll_fashion_

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Don’t forget to check out my Instagram for my photos loves!

@ThatDollCollectorDude

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🦋Lily🦋

“𝕀𝕟 𝕒 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝕒 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕞, 𝕒 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖, 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝕒 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝, 𝕒 𝕧𝕠𝕨, 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕖; 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕞𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥.”-𝕄𝕒𝕩𝕚𝕟𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕟

In creating something I decided to bring Lily into my doll family! She is my first create your own doll 🤗! I’ve been wanting her forever and I finally jumped for it. I am so happy with how she came out and I cannot wait to start taking more photos of her!! 😍

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To see more or see what I look like, check out my Instagram :)- @ThatDollCollectorDude

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🌸Sachiko🌸

“𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕝 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕- 𝕐𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘”

Growing up, I knew I’ve always been different. I was brought up to hate and hide those differences to be someone I was not. As I got older I realized that who I am does not affect my work ethic, how I treat people or who I become as a person. It wasn’t till I was fired as a teacher that I realized my differences could affect my life. I hid it well for the 5 years I taught because my parents had trained me for this. If there were awards to be given, I’d be an Olympian. Because I refused to date someone who I could never fully love, or take the ticket to conversion therapy over in Minnesota at the time, i was fired right when Christmas break started. Till this day I still remain friendships with most of the the parents of the kids I taught with, because they didn’t see me as a red flag, they saw me as someone who year after year had students with the highest marks or the teacher who offered free after school tutoring to those who needed a little more help. I don’t regret my choices to not change who I am. Because who I am is 100x happier than who I would have pretended to be.

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What is something that makes you special?♥️

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🍭Sachiko🍭

Here is my newest girl! Her name is the name of my family’s first pup my mom was gifted by my dad when they were struggling with their grieving. She was an Akita who lived to be 15 years old and her name meant “Happiness.” She ended up being exactly what my parents needed to heal and the coolest pup growing up. A random fact is all of the females in my family have Japanese middle names and so does our furry family members which I’ve always thought was a interesting fact because all of us guys (besides Dad) have very plain middle names 🤣. Both of my grandmothers are from Japan and they met my grandfathers while they were stationed on different bases there. Another funny thing is they are rival families and have held grudges their entire lives! 🤣

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QOTD- Who was your first family friend?🐶🐱🐰🐹🐷🐮🐸🐥🦜

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Doll- Truly Me 72 by @americangirlbrand

Dress- Courtney’s Splatter Print Dress by @americangirlbrand

Gloves and Shoes- Spooky Spells Witch Costume (pieces) by @americangirlbrand

Purple Gummy Bear Earrings- @allldolledupboutique 💜

Handmade Leather Jacket by Unknown

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[davik]

🐻Logan🐻

When I was younger, my mom would give me one of her old T-shirts and fuzzy socks to sleep in. I didn’t like regular pajamas because they felt too constricting and my body is always a lot hotter than it should be haha. It used to be so comfy and I would run around the house in it because I liked the way it would sway around in the wind. 🤣 I decided that the care bear pajamas looked just like how my old pajamas would look and thought it looked so cute on Logan! 🤣♥️

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QOTD: Do you have any Pajamas for your dolls?

AOTD: At first I thought I never really needed them, but now I’m at two pairs haha! I have this care bear set and the Peace, Love, and Joy set 🤗

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Logan Doll- @

Courtney’s Care Bear Pajamas- @

Mini Carebear- @worldssmallest

[davik]

🥀Samantha🥀

This is your sign to get the 35th Anniversary Samantha! 🤣 Plus if you haven’t seen, if you get her this month, you’ll get a $25 coupon next month! That’s basically Samantha and her accessories for only $125!

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QOTD: Did you get any of the 35th Anniversary Dolls?

AOTD: I was able to buy Samantha, Kirsten and Josefina! 🥰 How cool was it that some of us were able to relive our childhood with this collection?!

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35th Anniversary Samantha Doll- @americangirlbrand

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[davik]

🧜‍♀️Blaire🧜‍♀️

"𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕕."- 𝔸𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕝, 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕕, 𝟙𝟡𝟠𝟡

So much hurt has been happening in this world these last year, even in these last few weeks. No matter how hard things get, never forget to always treat the world better than it treats you.

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QOTD:What is something good that happened to you this week?

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Girl Of The Year 2019 Blaire Wilson Doll

Outfit- Disney ILY 4Ever Collection Ariel Outfit

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Also just a reminder ♥️ I’m not too active on here so if you would like to see more photos, or see these photos when they first come out, please check out my instagram! :) I would love to meet you all and get to know you!

@thatdollcollectordude

[davik]

🌼Lindsey🌼

First doll from the Girl of The Year line 2001! 😍

She’s such a beauty and I love how well she looks in this repro of Kirsten’s Birthday Outfit! ♥️

[davik]

🌿Willow🌿

Hope you’re all doing well!! I’ve been busy building a doll room since my husband surprised me by cleaning out the spare room and telling me over dinner that he is fixing up the room for me to display my collection! Can’t wait to eventually take pics to show you all

Here is a early 90’s Addy Mold with a beautiful wig by @ZazouDolls on Ig/Etsy and she’s rocking MaryEllen’s pretty pink Dress! 😍

[davik]

🐢Alice🐢

"𝙰𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜. 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜." ~ 𝙰𝚞𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚢 𝙷𝚎𝚙𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗

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Alice is here showing you her turtle♥️

What is something that brings you joy? If it’s your dolls, what about them brings you joy? 🥰

For myself, I really enjoy putting them in different outfits and taking pictures. Having them around is really comforting for me too.

Sorry guys for missing a few days of posting! You can always find me at

@thatdollcollectordude on Instagram :)

[davik]

🥀The Parkington’s🥀

On the left is my 1986 White Body and on the Right is my 1991 🤗

I hope you’re all doing extremely well and praying you’re all full of health and staying safe. ♥️ I wanted to take a second to say thank you guys so much for all your kindness. I am so thankful you’ve been all so welcoming to me and I’m so excited to see what else is in store for us this year.

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Any fun planned this weekend for you?🤗

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Samantha Parkington-Pleasant Company 91’ (@americangirlbrand)

White Body Samantha Parkington-Pleasant Company 86’ (@americangirlbrand)

Rebecca’s Hanukkah Dress- @americangirlbrand

Kirsten’s Birthday outfit-Reproduction

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Here’s for all the Kit fans out there :).

I imagined what she would look like as an adult working for a newspaper company!

Don’t forget if you get the chance, I tend to post more often on my IG ;)

@thatdollcollectordude

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⚓️Harlow⚓️

Hey loves! I hope you’re all safe and doing well. These weeks keep coming and going faster and faster. Also this is your sign to go grab a glass of water! I’m trying something with switching the backdrop. This time I chose a painting my partner had done a few years back. 🥰

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QOTD: What doll (doesn’t have to be AG) is next on your list to purchase!

My Answer: I really want to find a Felicity or buy a Melody in store. The last time I went her hairline was a little wonky. My partner asked if on his next day off if I would like to go, and he already knew the answer haha!

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Kanani tends to give me little Princess vibes in Rebecca’s Hanukkah outfit. Especially with the little bow in the back holding her braids💙.

Thank you guys so much for all your kind words about my pics. I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe ♥️

Here’s my IG for more photos :) would love to meet and get to know each any every one of you!

@thatdollcollectordude

[davik]

I am having so much taking these pictures! Hope you’re all having a relaxing day 💙

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I spent a lot of time over the past couple days making 2 doll dresses!!

The pink one is very nice and springy but I don't like how the skirt turned out, it wasn't poofy enough for my liking. But I like the design!

The second is really good and I'm really proud of it! Its my (nameless) character's school outfit ^w^

Both are from the pattern for Kristen's school dress

{Please only like/reblog if your blog is safe for kids to see ❤}

[agheaven]

Addy Learns a Lesson

Illustrations by Melodye Rosales

(You can see the newer illustrations by Dahl Taylor here)

(The library didn’t have older copies of Meet Addy or Changes for Addy when I went there, so no scans of them yet :< )