davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[Lejays17]

They haven’t appeared here that I’ve seen.

They look interesting enough in the photos that I’d like to see them in person.

[werepuppy]

Blue hair and purple hair... my doll weaknesses and yet these have never hit the UK and it looks like they never will.

[Alliecat]

I think I might've seen them here in one of my cruises down a toy aisle, but I can't recall for sure. I like blue hair too, but don't need any MORE lines of dolls to collect.

[davidd]

I believe the Wild Hearts Crew are still a Walmart exclusive, although I see that they are available on the Mattel website for $14.99 USD.

The online Walmart price is only $9.98 USD.

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19 December – Smile and say Cheese!

[neon_jellyfish]

Maudsie! What is 'smile'? I think I know, but, for reasons most mysterious, I can't remember it when I'm looking at you...

[werepuppy]

Maudsie looks so done with having to be everyone's photographer. It's a fantastic picture.

[Lejays17]

She looks amazingly fed up there. And I love her camera - much nicer than the plastic one I have for the dolls.

[davidd]

And I love her camera - much nicer than the plastic one I have for the dolls.

I got tired of having cheap-looking cameras for my dollie crew, and I didn't want to spend $60 or more for a fancy 1/3 scale miniature Canon camera. Then I discovered these vintage "Speedex" cameras. They are real cameras, called "sub-miniature cameras" or sometimes "spy cameras," that were manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s and used film. These camera were marketed under a variety of brand names, including Speedex, Crystar, and HIT. The size works well for the 1:3 scale Smart Dolls and 1:4 scale dolls like Mauldynne. It takes some searching and some patience, but they do occasionally sell on eBay for between $10 and $15 USD. (Some sellers ask outrageous "rare and antique" prices, but I just found a Crystar on eBay for $4 USD plus $3 shipping.) 

For 1:6 scale dolls I have purchased a couple of Tammy doll cameras from the 1960s. They are made of metal and are very detailed, and work nicely for most 1:6 scale figures. eBay prices tend to run in the $10 to $20 USD range. Search for Tammy doll camera or IDEAL Tammy camera.

I have not yet found a camera that works particularly well with Pullip dolls. The Tammy camera comes close, but because Pullips have 1:6 scale bodies but heads that are closer to 1:4 or 1:3 (I put Pullip hats on Smart Dolls), it has been challenging finding a camera in a scale that looks right with Pullips.

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20 December – Kenna and Maudlynne discuss film photography

[werepuppy]

Maudlynne looks a bit annoyed with Kenna interuppting her photography session

[neon_jellyfish]

It looks like Kenna might be too zesty for Maudlynne, then again, this might be Maudlynne's friendly and enthusiastic face, for all I know...

[davidd]

Maudlynne looks a bit annoyed with Kenna interuppting her photography session

Maudlynne... annoyed? Naaaahhh.... 

... then again, this might be Maudlynne's friendly and enthusiastic face, for all I know...

Friendly and enthusiastic, absolutely, that's Maudlynne to a T!

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21 December – Monster High Isi Dawndancer

Happy Winter Solstice to our friends in the Northern Hemisphere, and Happy Summer Solstice to our friends south of the equator!

[Alliecat]

Ha, even before I scrolled down to the caption I thought, "Looks like she's doing a solstice thing". Neat and colourful.

20 December – Kenna and Maudlynne discuss film photography

Yay! Film! I miss film.... I mean, I couldn't shoot dolls with it, but, I miss my simple organic K1000 for nature photography...
What kind of film do these little cameras you've found use?

[Elfy]

Nice for 2 of your dolls to have a shared hobby. Maudlynne is rocking the solstice, too.

[Lejays17]

Atmospheric lighting with Isi there. The blues suit her so well.

[neon_jellyfish]

I love how the blue light together with her hair create dramatic curve in the otherwise warm-colored photo.