August 26th, 2008
I’m a little late on this but still happy to announce that the second series of Hello Kitty vinyl blind boxes are available at Urban Outfitters! I still need to get three more designs to finish my first collection, maybe with the second series being out they’ll clearance them…? Wishful thinking.
The second series comes in eleven different designs including: Best Friends Forever, Brick Wall, Brooklyn, Gothic, Green Flowers, Japanese, Mushroom, Pink Pig, Polka Dot, Rainbow, Scenic, plus the secret Badtz Maru design.
I can’t wait to get down to Urban Outfitters and hide in the corner to open the boxes. At $8 a pop I’m not gonna risk getting duplicates! Last time the inside packaging was already opened anyway. 
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July 8th, 2008
I’m sure some of you may have already seen pictures of my new doll on my Flickr account, but I’ve also been wanting to talk about her here… The cute little doll in the picture to the left is a vintage Strawberry Shortcake doll from 1979, she’s the very first edition with flat hands. I had been wanting a Strawberry Shortcake for a long time, but I put off buying one because I was being picky and wanted one mint in the box. Then I realized a box was unnecessary because I would be taking her out of the box to take pictures anyway. I got her off eBay for around $20, which is a pretty good deal considering she’s basically mint. Even her hat was still factory attached to her head, and might I had it was a real pain in the arse to remove that plastic!
She’s probably one of the more cuter dolls I own, but I think the reason I like her so much is because she brings back childhood memories… I remember my sister and I had a little Strawberry Shortcake stove and I played with it all the time. It was green and had little strawberry knobs…at least I think it was green… It’s hard to remember but the point is I loved that stove! 
My sis and I also had a record player, and besides jamming out to my favorite childhood song “Mack The Knife” I listened to a lot of those read-along story book records and had a few Strawberry Shortcake ones. So, I had a little Strawberry Shortcake in my childhood, and anything that reminds me of those precious times makes me happy. I would also like to get a few other vintage dolls from the SSC collection including Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue.
Seriously, I have soo many dolls on my wish list right now. Most of them are vintage - there’s just something about owning a vintage doll - I guess just knowing it’s older than I am, and the rareness.
I actually only own five dolls in total right now, I want to keep expanding my collection it’s just that some dolls are so expensive! Plus, I need a cabinet or something to keep them clean and display them nicely.
Even though I don’t have the cash flow to buy them right now, here are some dolls I wish for and will hopefully get someday:
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April 7th, 2008
Yesterday, I went to Urban Outfitters and got some more Hello Kitty Vinyls! They’re blind-boxed, so I picked out six and hoped for all different ones. And, look:
Super. I got all different designs. Now, I only have four more to get and then I’ll have the whole collection. I love the designs on these things, and they’re good quality. The strawberry Hello Kitty is one of my favorites.
I need to get a shelf to sit them on, because right now they’re sitting on the back of the toilet. I would sure hate it if some poop splattered on them.
When I buy four more, it will be fun trying not to get the ones I already have. Damn blind-boxes.
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Hey there, I'm Crystal and this is my blog website. Here you'll read posts about my passions, life, and a lot of randomness.
