lost & found vintage toys

scooba doo beatnik doll

there's a new vintage chick in the toyroom ~

i said yesterday that i saved the best doll for last & here she is ~

this is a 1964 scooba doo talking beatnik doll by mattel ~

i wanted the brunette version which is kinda rare ~

check out her groovy chain & eye make-up ~

she has sleepy eyes ~

she's around 2' tall with a plush body & plastic head ~

but the coolest part is all the things she says when you pull her string, like:

play it cool, don't be a square!
i'm hip, you know like beatnik..
i dig food, like when do we eat?
hey sweetie, like you're something else, you know..
hey doll, like you're way out!
(scooba doo song) bug me baby..
i dig that crazy beat yeah!
get with it like wheeee!
dig my crazy black stockings..

pull-string & original mattel tag ~

it's amazing she still works given she's older than i am ~

she also sings a crazy scoobadoo song :) ~

that's my favorite bit & it cracks me up, i'll have to be careful not to overpull her string to hear her sing.. lol ~

thanks again, santa! ~

update: i picked up this groovy necklace for my scooba doo doll today :) ~

bren

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this is my grandma's birthday ~

when she was a girl she loved & collected kewpies ~

in fact in old home movies she could be seen making my hair into a kewpie point when i was a baby ;) ~

i don't remember the story of how she came to lose them ~

she's been gone for almost 20 years now, but today i'm remembering her ~

as i recently added this adorable vintage composition kewpie doll to my toyroom ~

from the 40s, 13" tall & perfectly weighted, he still stands just right ~

some cracks & crazing, but still sturdy & adorable ~

i'll have to keep my eyes open to find a jumper for him to wear ~

i consulted my doll reference books for info here ~

my mom, grandma & great grandma ~

update: kept my promise ~

but not knowing if my kewpie is a boy or a girl, & not wanting to presume, i found a vintage blue butterfly dress & a cool vest with home-sewn jr forest ranger patch on back ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from a few years back..

bren

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from march 1971 ~

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talking leaves ~

turtles in trouble ~

irish recipes ~

make money get prizes ~

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monster high vampire kitchen

i am an ocd vampire so i let this cool mattel toy box sit in quarantine in my garage for a few days before opening it up ~

which was almost too much for my toxic inner child ~

but now here is my new monster high vampire kitchen playset all opened up :D ~

there's draculara ~

what's cookin'? ~

mmm ~

her dress has tiny bat accents, as does her tiara ~

there's drac ~

is it just me or does he have a david vibe? (from schitt's creek) ~

sink & freezer ~

what's inside? ~

ice-cream of course, the base of my own food pyramid! ~

cookies are ready! ~

this superset has all kinds of fun details & extras ~

click on monster high in the category list in the sidebar for much more anytime ~

bren