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Whats Up FLAWLESS “BLPNT” Shoppers,Today I’ll be releasing a full male outfit “Cole” Outfit Set, comes with a hat, hoodie, tshirt , 2 sets of pants which has a hud to each Available now at @fwrdevent , also a animated basket .
“Cole” Tshirt (25+)
“Cole” Boxers (3) + BOM Briefs (11)
“Cole” OldSkool Hat (11)
“Cole” Open Hoodie (25)
“Cole” Sweatpants + Shorts (25+)
“Cole” Halfpants (25+)
Bodies Include:
Legacy M, Jake
Available At FWRD
HUDs also will be included in each individual fatpack version for each mesh piece provided.
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Up until the late 1980s, the coach park at Battersea Wharf was used as the overflow parking area for coaches using the nearby Victoria Coach Station and as such would almost always be worth the walk over Chelsea Bridge.
Parked there in August 1984 was Maidstone & District Leyland Leopard / Duple Dominant II 2421 MNK421V. It carries Invictaway fleetnames for services from the Kent region.
This coach was one of a number of former Fox of Hayes coaches that were acquired by NBC companies in 1981/2. Maidstone & District took MNK421-3V, East Kent MNK424-6V, Alder Valley MNK427-30V, and Eastern National LLT342-7V.
Covent Garden, 1982; probably September 10. Writing on the slide says "Radio 1 Roadshow." The person who took this shot has a shot of the Thames they dated 9/12/82... Seems the BBC did its remote shows on Fridays, so this is likely the 10th.
Kate Bush was interviewed by Radio 1 here on 9/10/1982. According to this clip she was wearing a t-shirt saying "I'm a Prima donna" soundcloud.com/katebushnews/bbc-radio-1-roadshow-covent-g...
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Off to an exhibition opening..
Secondhand: Earrings,Tights & Belt.
Shoes: RMK
Dress: from somewhere in England..?
· RECYCLED ·
While my presentation was original, most of this outfit is secondhand. The only new items were the bag strap and tights.
I love it that I can find secondhand clothing that I’m proud and happy to wear. I stood up in front of a crowd today to deliver a presentation and felt like a million bucks.
Jacket, Dries Van Noten (swap). Dress, Parker (consignment). Boots, swap. Necklace and bag, thrifted.
Christie was one of Barbie's oldest friends, debuting in the late 1960s. Sadly, she slowly faded from Barbie's world and was replaced by Nikki sometime in the mid 2000s. However, my love for Christie will always remain. She was an integral part of my childhood, and a staple in my doll collecting journey. Christie could never be replaced in my eyes. From the time I got my first Christie doll at around six/seven years old up, I was captivated. She's always one of my personal favorite friends of Barbie to find at flea markets and secondhand stores. I also seem more inclined to shell out a chunk of change for Christie, perhaps because my love for her is rooted so deeply.
It all began in the mid 1990s, when I purchased my very first Kelly doll with my allowance money. Colleen and I mutually opted to get Barbie's brand spanking new little sister. We saw her for the first time on a shopping trip with mom and dad (I believe it may have been at the mall). In toy section, we found ourselves enamored with Barbie's baby sister. There were only two options--Bathtime Fun and Bedtime Fun Kelly. I was automatically drawn to the African American versions. Their beautiful skin color stood out in the sea of predominantly blonde dolls. Since Colleen was set on getting the blonde Bedtime Fun Kelly, I decided I would select the Bathtime Fun doll. I thought it would be more sensible for us to buy different Kelly dolls, that way we wouldn't both have identical outfits/accessories. But unlike Colleen, my Kelly was the AA variant. I admired the adorable photo on the back of Kelly's box on the way home in the car. She was advertised with a stunning African American Barbie. I was smitten with this Barbie too, and wondered if she was a real doll or one simply used for advertising (yes, even as a young kid I quickly realized that not all toys used for promotions existed). I decided in that moment that I wanted to get a big sister for my brand new Kelly, who I dubbed Kelsey.
I scrounged up my allowance money for what felt like an eternity so I could get a sister for my beloved Bathtime Fun Kelly. Kelsey was an instant hit at our house. Even Colleen preferred her over the Bedtime Fun Kelly she'd picked out. Seeking Colleen's approval and affection, I let her play with Kelsey. I thought that this would bribe her into playing dolls with me instead of separately. She too became part of my quest to get an African American Barbie. Back then, we mostly had secondhand Barbies or store bought Disney characters. There wasn't much diversity between our two modest collections. She thought it would be exciting to find an AA Barbie too. Christie seemed like the most obvious choice. She was available in inexpensive beach lines, that I could save up for in a reasonable amount of time. That's precisely why my very first Barbie sized African American doll was Pearl Beach Christie, photographed here. I honestly wasn't too picky about which doll I got. Basically it was a "whoever I can afford first" situation. Christie just so happened to be at the store on that day I finally had saved up around eight dollars. She too became an overnight sensation. Colleen and I played with Bathtime Fun Kelsey and Pearl Beach Christie in our secondhand Fold 'n Fun House. For a time, it was our favorite "game" we played. We even put our allowance funds together to purchase Splash 'n Color Steven, so Christie could have her actual boyfriend. Of course things got out of hand as they always did, and eventually Christie was dumped for my flea market rescue Dentist Barbie. But despite her de-throning, Christie remained one of my favorite, most special dolls in my childhood collection. Don't be fooled by her short hair cut--it was meant from a place of good intentions, but my younger self didn't have the foresight to see that it was a bad idea.
The addition of Pearl Beach Christie changed the way I bought dolls forever. It sounds like a dramatic statement, but it is true. While I did enjoy Barbies prior to owning Pearl Beach Christie, I saved up my allowances for Disney characters most of the time. I think I was drawn to their diverse head molds, skin colors, and facial screenings. When I tapped into the world of Christie, I was hooked. She was truly the first doll I collected. I procured more and more Christie dolls as the years wore on. Some of my earliest besides Pearl Beach were Glam 'n Groom and Happenin' Hair. Sadly I do not own either of those Christie dolls anymore...well at least not my original childhood ones. I went through a phase of feeling like I needed to purge my doll collection. I arbitrarily chose dolls to give away. Both of those Christie dolls ended up being rehomed to Dad's coworker, who had a daughter close to my age. But I could not part with Pearl Beach Christie, not for the world. Almost immediately I had regretted my decision to part with them. Happenin' Hair Christie had been a doll I picked out for my eighth birthday, alongside Generation Girl Chelsie. Glam 'n Groom was a Christie I splurged all my allowance money on impulsively when I first saw her at Walmart. She was actually my favorite of my first few Christie dolls for aesthetic reasons. Glam 'n Groom had the most amazing afro hair. Her tight ringlets made quite the statement, plus I adored how her dog Keeley matched. She also sported an ultra glamorous, purple velvet ensemble.
Almost as soon as I had bid goodbye to the dolls I gave away, I set out to replace them. This proved to be much harder than anticipated, especially when it came to the Christie dolls. She was not stocked at as many stores as Barbie's Caucasian friends. This meant less kids owned her in the first place. So even getting her secondhand would prove to be a quest. I wasn't able replace Happenin' Hair or Glam 'n Groom as a child, unlike say Workin' Out Barbie who I found almost immediately after I got rid of her. I made up for this loss by expanding my Christie collection to include other dolls. I'd say the second wave of collecting them hit when I was about eleven years old. My mom passed away in August of 2002, after losing a battle with cancer. Dad's way of dealing with the death was to always be out of the house. He bribed me and Colleen by offering to take us to toy stores and flea markets every weekend. I think subconsciously I gravitated towards picking out Christie dolls as a way to overcompensate for getting rid of Happenin' Hair and Glam 'n Groom. It was during the first two years after losing Mom that my Christie collection exploded. I found the majority of them for discounted prices at KB Toys. But some Dad shelled out the full monty for at places like Walmart, Target, or even Toys 'R' Us (which was known for marking toys up by a few dollars).
I was fortunate that my favorite toy store, KB Toys, was notorious for carrying over stocked or unwanted toys. Since many AA dolls are sold in their own special assortment, KB Toys was inundated with them. That's probably why I had so much luck building my Christie collection at the time. Some of the dolls I got on those weekend excursions were Rain or Sun, Sunsation, Rio de Janeiro, Dance 'n Flex, and Chair Flair. But as I mentioned before, our toy shopping was not just limited to stores. Dad also took Colleen and me out to a variety of flea markets on Sundays. This proved to be the perfect venue to procure out of date Christie dolls. I found Purple Panic and the simplified KB Toys release of Hollywood Nails Christie around this same time. What set my Christie purchases apart from most of the other dolls I was getting was the fact that I didn't always intend to play with them. I simply wanted to own Christie dolls. Back then, I didn't recognize this as collecting her. I had this notion that collecting meant keeping dolls in boxes with the intent to resell--a hobby that had no joy or personality, and one which made dolls miserable. But in all honesty, I was a budding collector. I had bought other dolls in the past, simply because they were "cool," without ever intending to play with them. However, Christie was one of my first targeted interests, much like Disney dolls. If I had not made such a purposeful effort to buy Christie dolls whenever the opportunity struck, I wouldn't have ended up with nearly as many of them. They weren't as easy to come by as say Teresa. While I did have more Teresa dolls, that was unintentional on my part (she wasn't remotely hard to stumble upon at stores or at secondhand venues). For that reason, I would consider Christie to have been my favorite friend of Barbie, from a collector stand point, ever since I was a kid.
Many years passed, and as I became a teenager I stopped playing with and collecting dolls. This was due to the shame I felt based on the notion that dolls were childish. Nobody ever told me I was "too old" for them, but I put the pressure on myself to conform to societal expectations. Five years in the grand scheme of life isn't much. But when you are a teenager, five years is like a lifetime. I finally delved back into dollies at the start of 2011. It was never meant to become my lifestyle again, but dolls quickly took over...and I wasn't mad about it at all. Those five years made me forget so much, even though my deep connection to my plastic friends was still very much there. So I made the foolish mistake of purging dolls once again. Some of my Christie dolls took a hit--Dance 'n Flex and Chair Flair. I found myself in that same situation I had nearly ten years before. It was instant regret...but I learned something valuable. I realized I should stop pruning my collection needlessly because I had some arbitrary idea about how many dolls was the "proper" amount to own. Any purging I would do in the future, I resolved, would be done with much more forethought and an actual reason. I set out to not only rediscover my love for dolls, but also to rebuild my pruned collection.
I still have yet to replace all my Christie dolls I gave away over the years. But I was lucky enough to find Happenin' Hair, still sealed in her box, at a consignment shop in 2012, alongside Bead 'n Beauty. I ogled Bead 'n Beauty every time I saw her at stores as a kid, I just never got her for whatever reason. While I am always on the hunt for those familiar faces, I have found luck scoring different Christie dolls. Many of my adult purchases were still boxed. I had a streak of finding beach Christies during those early years. I found Sparkle Beach, Sun Sensation, and Tropical Splash all in close succession. I am extra fond of beach themed Christies since they remind me of Pearl Beach. I couldn't believe it the day we stumbled upon Share A Smile Christie at the local flea market, for just a few dollars, also mint in box. Share A Smile Becky was one of Colleen's personal favorite dolls growing up. So we were both overjoyed to find the Christie from her set. Several of my favorite secondhand finds over the years have been WNBA, Jam 'n Glam, and Cut 'n Style Christie. All were from collections I either had or wanted to have as a child. Needless to say, I'm always ecstatic when a random one pops up in a large lot of dolls we've purchased. Whether they were practically brand new looking, like WNBA, or in shambles, like Cut 'n Style, finding a Christie doll is always a treasure.
It's funny how even though everything in life seemingly changes, how at the core we remain so much the same. I might be a fully grown woman now, but I still see dolls very much through the same lense as a kid. I don't overanalyze it--if a doll speaks to me, I add her to my collection. There isn't always a rhyme or reason to it. The main difference is that I have amassed much more knowledge about dolls, and I know how to properly restore them (rather than relying on primitive techniques like hair cuts to fix frizz). I was quick to rediscover my passion for Christie dolls. But having more information about her fueled that fire. Now I know that Christie dated back all the way to the late 1960s. You can imagine how my jaw dropped the first time I saw photos of Malibu Christie in one of my collector books. While it is a pipe dream, I still hoped to find a very old Christie doll someday. Sadly, it's hard to find any African American dolls from the 80s and earlier. They were even more scarce back then. But whether they are the newest incarnation or one from my childhood, Christie will always be Christie to me.
Former home of Monks Secondhand, 213 Main Street East, Pipestone, Minnesota. Monks Secondhand was a thrift and consignment store, now closed.
Stamped August, 1972. I know the boat says San Francisco, but that guy with the beard is wearing a t-shirt for a hotel in Bali (tough for you to make it out from this shot, but it's much clearer in other shots)... And the shirt on the guy at the front of the boat say Bali also. Possibly Hawaii...
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Methodist church, formerly United Methodist Free Church (U.M.F.C), in early morning light. The disused telephone kiosk is stuffed with secondhand books for exchange.
Pomegranate Artpiece Puzzles
1000 pieces, used and complete
27 x 20 in
68.6 x 50.8 cm
TED: "The bear in this pussel is in a cage! I fink that's VERY cruel, don't you? I no sum bears is a bit grumpy - not me, I'm a pussycat! - but puttin' 'im in a cage is goin' too far!
Me an' Mum did this pussle in a day becuz we wanted to see 'ow fast we cud do it. It's got a peece of paper wiv it, wiv all the Bs in a long list, an' a pikchur so yew can see ware all the Bs is. I liked this pussel - even if that bear's locked up - an' it wuz compleat."
2020 piece count: 91188
Puzzle 98
the old green carpet has been replaced by a lovely granny number from my friend Maggi's home!
hurrah hooray! let there be light :)
A touristy restaurant; they also had a violin player at the entrance and costumed dancers. Possibly Norway.
Whats Up FLAWLESS "BLPNT" Shoppers, Impr/nt will be releasiong a excIusive hairbase with multi different variety of different designs , MANY MORE TO COME . Also all new hairstyles will be EVO X + BoM .
INTRODUCING " IMPRNT " COLLABORATION ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HAIRBASES EACH HAIR BASE HAS A PACK OF DIFFERENT MIX COLORWAYS
Available at TMS EVENT
"TRENDZ" HB.
Comes in 4 Different HB's
Each Pack Has Different Colorways
> CH WAVES (9)
> CHEETAH(3)
> CHROME (7) V1 - V2
> SZNS(7)
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