Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Pets are Coming, The Pets are Coming

For several months I have been gathering items for my upcoming pet store.  I am a lover of pets and am surprised that none of my families have pets.  That will change in the future.  Someone(s) will be getting a pet soon.  Haven't decided who yet.  I have to see who proves to be most responsible.  Pets are a lot of work!

It started with this LIV set that I picked up on clearance for $6.50.

Then one of my flickr friends, Lydia Thompson, sent me this wonderful gift.  Does that name sound familiar?  It should.  She is Darius' interior designer.  She garnered a character in my story, the day I received an amazing box of goodies that she no longer wanted.  There were also articulated bodies, heads, Barbie electronics, and ..... a Jason Wu Luxury Coffee Table!  Can you believe it?   More on that later. This post is about pets.

About 2 weeks ago, I went into Big Lots to buy some gum and came out with this. It was the only one there, and I needed those cages. (Please disregard the upper left side of this picture. I had to do some photo adjusting to get rid of a big spotlight.)

They have 3 of the cutest dogs in this set.  (Limbe Dolls, I think I will be adding another doll to your stash).

Look at the cute poodle.

And speaking of pets....here are some of them.  I just got the 2 big dogs from the Dollar Tree.

And don't forget about the cute hamsters!

This is going to be another fun diorama.  I found a few other goodies that I will keep as a surprise.

This is my 2nd post for the day. Did you see the post on my recent purchases?

12 comments:

  1. A pet diorama is going to be interesting. Are you going to do a video story on it.

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  2. Frannie - Yes there will be a video story to accompany the Pet Shop/Vet. I wish I had more room to leave most of my dioramas up.

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  3. Hi there, I'm a doll collector and I have found your site through Google Search. You have an interesting Blog!! :) Would you mind to do a link exchange with me? Email me at bellafloresita@gmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon :) Thanks, Bella

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  4. I've been looking at those cages in the Big Lots set for months but I don't get over to there often and there are so many other dolls on my wish list... Glad you were able to get that set.

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  5. Congratulations on your buy, Vanessa! Looking forward to seeing your pet diorama and video.

    Now I'm off to read the other post for today.

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  6. I can just see Julian getting into so much mischief with the puppies! Oh & look for another box coming your way soon!


    MsLydiaT.

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  7. limbe dolls - That was my first time seeing that set, so I knew it was meant for me to have it.

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  8. Ms. Lydia - I just found some material that I think you will like. Yeah! So I can finally start your project. Another box. No way!

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  9. lol yep! I just don't know if I can live up to the last one but I think you will like it.


    MsLydiaT.

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  10. MsLydai - You could send me a box of trash bags and I would be thankful. I have no expectations. I am just happy to know that I will be sending a box your way soon.

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  11. Basic Liv dolls were on sale at Target yesterday for $9.98 if you want some for body swapping.

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  12. Anonymous - Thanks for the heads up on the Target LIV sale, but I have at least 3 new LIV dolls waiting for heads. Recently I have started just taking heads off and using the some of the same bodies over and over for differnt characters as they are needed in stories. That way I need a lot less bodies.

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