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I was finally able to find one of the fashion packs from the second wave of the licensed Glam Squad Strawberry Shortcake line at Five Below! This is the Lime Chiffon pack, and I'm really hoping my local store will restock these so I can hopefully get the Strawberry Shortcake and Raspberry Tart ones.

I think this one is cute, I'm surprisingly enjoying the combo of the soft pink and green! As with the first wave, I'm continuing to try these on different doll body styles as I'm able, for the purposes of comparison.

So on the left is the dress and bag accessory on a Wild Hearts Crew Cori Cruize body. The dress fits really well and looks amazing! It has a back that partially opens with a velcro closure, then the rest of the skirt is sewn together. I thrifted the WHC doll recently and rebodied this basic/budget butterfly swimsuit Barbie with the Christie mold. She didn't have any of her clothes or anything so please excuse the Hasbro Anna boots (not from the fashion pack), I don't have any extra WHC shoes around.

On the right is the tube top, jacket, and pants on a Liv doll body (her head is from a pink Barbie fairy from 2008). I'd say it definitely works, however, the fit isn't the best. These fashion packs seemingly work best with dolls that have a slightly fuller chest. The pants are alright on this body, the elastic waist is very helpful. One of the seams of one of the jacket sleeves has a small section that didn't get sewn up properly. I can easily take a needle to it myself, but I thought I'd mention it. Her shoes are not from the pack, they are Real Littles.

In front of both dolls you can see the shoes that came with the pack. They are green and pretty nice, but they are too small to fit either Wild Hearts Crew or Liv feet. They fit such dolls as Barbie (Classic/Petite foot size, not Curvy/Tall) or Fresh Dolls, with a heel.

The pack also comes with a small green flower hair clip that I forgot to include here lol, but it's a fine clip that does its job and is cute.

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Recently I thrifted this 2022 Day Out Draculaura Monster High doll. She's nearly complete, only missing her milk drink and sunblock.

Today I also found these at Five Below- I've actually recently been pretty curious about Punirunes, since they seem to be MUCH less demanding than Tamagotchis and have a fun gimmick. I won't have it with me throughout the day, at least during the week, but so far I think it's pretty cute! Getting one for $5 is absolutely a steal.

I also grabbed this World's Smallest Barney. I know Barney the dinosaur has gotten a bad rap but I'm one of the original Barney kids, I'll always have a soft spot for him, and I couldn't resist having some small representation of that. This plush using the classic design is really soft and well-made, honestly!

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I was looking at Five Below and was really pleasantly surprised to see these- officially licensed Strawberry Shortcake fashion packs for 11.5"/playscale dolls! These are actually part of the Glam Squad line, which are a brand of 11.5" fashion dolls that I have only seen at Five Below. They're made by RMS toys and novelties I believe- I tried to look up their website but, strangely, they have Glam Squad listed and the branding is on the RMS website, but it's the only toy line that I was unable to click on? In any case my local Five Below had other unlicensed fashion packs, and a fashion closet, but none of the dolls available at the time I went. So I'm not sure if Glam Squad has been discontinued?

I got all three different character-themed packs that were at my store: Blueberry Muffin, Orange Blossom, and Lemon Meringue! I don't know if any other versions are available, but I think from what I can see from a cursory online search, these are the only ones, at least for now. It's a very interesting choice not to start with a Strawberry Shortcake version, but I don't hate the idea of giving other characters some time in the spotlight!

I don't have any Glam Squad dolls, so I wanted to try these out on some of my playscale dolls with some different proportions. First off, the Blueberry Muffin pack.

On the left is a Barbie doll with the Bellybutton style body, wearing a dress, shoes, and hair clip from the fashion pack. On the right is a Barbie doll with a "classic" Made to Move body, wearing a tube top, jacket, pants, and holding a bag from the fashion pack (boots are Barbie brand and not included in this fashion pack).

These clothes seem to fit very well! I will say the tube top is a teensy bit loose on the "classic" body, but that is probably a good thing because it has no closure, so you have to pull it on over the doll's head or up over the hips. I did briefly try the dress on a vintage TNT style 90s Barbie-it fits, but it stretched the bust a little more than I was comfortable with.

On the left is a "curvy" Barbie, wearing a dress, huge scrunchie (made from the same fabric as the dress), and plastic belt bag from the Lemon Meringue fashion pack. On the right is a Color Reveal "classic" Barbie wearing a shirt, jacket, skirt, and shoes from the pack. (I know I had already tried "classic" Barbie, but this one is lemon themed and I couldn't resist putting her in Lemon Meringue clothes!)

These fit really well! I did not try the skirts or pants from these fashion packs on "curvy" Barbie, I suspect it might be a bit too snug. But dresses seem to fit very nicely. The belt bag has a few different holes in the closure, similar to Barbie brand ones I have, so it could theoretically fit dolls of various sizes.

Finally, probably the one I was most excited for, Orange Blossom!

On the left is a Jazzie doll wearing a dress, hat, and bag from the fashion pack (shoes not from the pack). On the right is a Fresh Dolls doll wearing a bolero, shirt, skirt, and shoes from the fashion pack.

Another great fit! Actually, the shoes fit Fresh Dolls even better than bellybutton or modern heeled Barbie, it's nearly a perfect fit. The hat is made of a stretchy knit material and would also fit a range of dolls from Barbie to Fresh Dolls as well.

Overall I'm incredibly pleased with these! The value of what you get for $3.25 is really decent these days, and the quality is honestly better than I'd expected. The clothes fit a surprising range of body styles for playscale dolls-I often find budget fashion packs can fit only the slimmest dolls, but these are very versatile! There is the occasional raw edge, like Orange Blossom's skirt and the sleeves of Lemon Metingue's dress, but otherwise there's not much I can fault here. Very cute and worth the money, I think!

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Recently managed to find this Barbie in pink gingham dress from the 2023 movie line at the thrift store! She came with her dress, hair bow, and all her jewelry and is only missing her shoes, I put her in random Barbie shoes.

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Various recent thrift finds! None of these dolls came with their proper clothes, after I washed them I dressed them in clothes that I previously thrifted or bought. We've got starting on the left: The Sun Set Malibu PJ. I THINK she's the 1974 release but it's so hard to tell. Also, I know the ends of her hair are really frizzy, I'd like to try straightening them once I can get my hands on another variable-temp hair straightener since I don't have one anymore. I dressed her in this vintage Barbie Best Buys dress and clone boots. Then in the middle, very seasonally appropriate, is 1997 Festive Season Barbie (brunette ver.)! This is actually her original dress, but she didn't come with it; I had previously thrifted it on another doll! I also put her in white and silver Barbie shoes that I thought matched well enough. Last on the right is 1991 Totally Hair Barbie (blue eyes brunette ver.), dressed in Barbie and the Sensations Bopsy's jumpsuit with clone pumps.

On the left is 1996 Teen Courtney, wearing a denim jumpsuit which I can't recall what doll line it comes from and clone shoes. Then 2004 Fairytopia Dandelion wearing a clone shirt, skirt which might be Barbie but I'm not sure, and clone shoes. Next is 2008 Fashion Fever Rock Star Raquelle, wearing a Halloween Barbie dress and Barbie shoes (one is a little messed up lol). Last but certainly not least is 2016 Career Scientist Barbie, dressed in a Barbie X Super Mario Bros. fashion pack dress and Barbie shoes from a different fashion pack.

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Recent thrift finds!

First is Bunny Big Ears from Build-a-bear Workshop. I believe from 1999, I can't find online if there were rereleases or different versions, but it seems accurate. I love how the soft fuzzy fur nearly covers the eyes, it's adorable.

In the second photo is the grey dapple horse from the Littlest Pet Shop Zoo Arabian Prancers set from 1993! It's only the second vintage Kenner LPS I have been able to find. There's something so appealing about them.

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Recently I picked up this new alligator beanie boo, Ernie! Since I can't help myself, and need every Ty crocodilian (there aren't a lot but I'm still working on it!)

I wasn't a big fan of how the mouth was placed on the end of the snout, so I took a chance and picked the stitching of it out. I think it turned out pretty well.

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FINALLY got my hands on the Lil Woodzeez Bogglesby Alligator family! I think they're just so cute.

Their molds do have teeth at the corners of their mouths but they don't come painted. I thought that was a shame, so I went in with a white paint pen and did my best to carefully apply some so they'd all have fangs. I think it looks good!