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Found stuff

This quick photo-sharing post illustrates the easy Mohawk hairstyle created with the Afro wig Melrose (Moxie Teenz) wears.

She needs dangle earrings, was my initial thought after the wig was placed.  None were available at the time, but I found a pink pair of stud earrings that would have to do until I could either make or purchase dangle earrings.

A day or so later, still unable to "see" the pink studs due to the fibers of the wig, I lifted and wrapped a clear elastic band around the back center section of the wig.  This lifted the sides away from her ears.  That section was fluffed out with my fingers as necessary to create the Mohawk hairstyle.  Side curls dangle to cover Mel's blond sideburns.  She looks a little edgy now.

Mel's Afro-wig turned Mohawk

This post remained in draft mode for several days due to circumstances beyond my control:  life, taxes, death... all in that order.  During that period, while driving home, my husband saw a wooden jewelry box on the side of the road.  He stopped the car and retrieve it.  The lid has a heart shaped center opening that was covered with a cracked piece of stained glass.  As illustrated in the first image of this post, the jewelry box is otherwise in excellent condition.  It contains several pieces of costume jewelry including a pair of dangle earrings that are perfect for Mel, who models them with her BFF Bijou below in close-up and full-length photos.

Mel shows off her new-to-her dangle earrings with her BFF Bijou.

The two lovely young ladies take one final photo.

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Life:  The past several days have been very hectic with deadlines to meet, orders to fill, and unexpected occurrences.

Taxes:  I received a letter in the mail from the IRS to inform me of a $26 and change underpayment of my 2013 income taxes.  I am not complaining; my tax debt could have been more.

Death:  A person I have known for almost 40 years passed away this past Saturday.  This was quite shocking because, while I knew she had been ill for an extended period, I did not know her condition had taken a turn for the worse which ultimately caused her untimely demise.  It still seems so very surreal. 



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Black Friday Thrift Store Finds

L-R Moxie Teenz blond, Get Real Girls Nakia and Gabi

The Moxie Teenz blonde was at the thrift store during my two visits last week.  Apparently, because of her missing wig, no one wanted her.  The third time, I guess is a charm.  She was still there on Black Friday, when I went back hoping to use my one-day only $10 off a $20 purchase coupon. 

I walked around the store with the blond trying to decide if I really wanted to pay $5.99 for her.  I knew the two Get Real Girls were definitely coming home with me, but did I really want the Moxie Teenz chick, for $5.99?  At the time I didn't even know her name.

Freed from baggies and condition assessed

As you can tell from the photos, Melrose, the $5.99 Moxie Teenz doll, did come home with me.  At this time, I am not sure what her fate will be:  leave her as is, paint her hair brown, add a wig, or replace her head with a LIV Alexis head. Time will tell.  Since the frayed edges of her layered pink dress are raveling, I will immediately coat these areas with clear fingernail polish to prevent additional loss of fibers. 

The two dolls I really wanted were only $1.99 each, 11-1/2-inch, multiarticulated, Get Real Girls Nakia and Gabi, ©1999.  Nakia, a basketball enthusiast, is missing her New York #10 Jersey.  Gabi loves soccer.  Both girls have a magnet in the right palm, but neither has her ball of choice.  Both are in need of spa treatment and Gabi's uniform needs to be hand washed.

Close-up of Nakia and Gabi, Get Real Girls

The Get Real Girls' facial expressions are quite comical.  It appears Nakia is attempting to hold back laughter while Gabi has a cheesing smile.  I do not particularly care for the molded-on panties and sports bra, but that is the only issue I have with them thus far.  It should be fun sprucing them up and finding shoes to fit their flat feet.  I'll look in the Ken sports shoe stash first.

More information on the Get Real Girl line can be read in a 2012 blog post by Lisa Whitsett, here.  Whitsett claims she was involved in the initial design phase of the dolls. A January 23, 2002, Fox News article sheds a positive light on the dolls, quoting a child psychologist as stating, "... in the pink-smothered world of dolls, they're refreshing."  Unfortunately the anti-Barbie, Get Real Girls' appeal did not last; the line has been discontinued and so has their website.

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I did not get an opportunity use my one-day only coupon, but I did pass it forward to another customer after asking, "Do you think you're going to spend $20 today?"  After he answered, "Yes," I gave him the coupon.

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Good news!  Melrose's fate was decided before this post concluded.  LIV Alexis, who swapped bodies with Fashion Fever Kayla a couple of years ago, who also was wearing a Moxie Teenz Afro wig has now shared that wig with Melrose.  Alexis is now wearing a LIV wig.  I think they both look great!   My $5.99 was well spent. 


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