A Treasure Jewel of a Find
Hi my name is Meredith, and I have just arrived in my new home. I am very hard to find right now since I have been recalled, due to some apparel issue. But I was lucky to have found a new home.
The nice lady dressed me in several outfits until she found one that she liked on me and off I went to the near by store. I was so thirsty, a soda pop I must have!
Here is a close up, so that you can see my poodle skirt, the nice lady made this outfit and it fits just right!
Here comes my friend Kelsey. “Hi, Kelsey, what a nice surprise. Are you from around here too?” asked Meredith.
“Hi Meredith,” said Kelsey. “Yes, I have just arrived and decided to get a shake. I like your outfit!”
The girls got to talking and catching up on their adventures. Meredith is so excited about the upcoming Halloween party. Kelsey agreed it will be fun, but is still deciding what she will wear.
Fun Facts:
1. Meredith’s outfit made by D. Gash
2. Background from AG
3. Meredith and Kelsey are Journey Girls
4. Soda pop from Coca Cola Company
Enjoy!
cute why was she recalled?
Wow Diana, you have so many wonderful dolls! I would love to see a post about how you store all of them.
Toooo Cute!!! I absolutely love this!
Meredith has certainly come to the right home! That is an amazing outfit that you have made for her, Diana.
Like Sharry, I would also be very interested in any ideas that you would share concerning doll and accessory storage.
Sara, what I have been able to find out is that Toys R Us sent a memo to the stores to return all the Meredith dolls, the new ones which come with blue pants, white top, and pinkish sweater and a cap. Apperantly the blue pants have mold on them. It is not affecting the doll, but the product can not sell. So I am guessing they will re-dress the dolls with some other pants and put them out, hopefully before the holidays. Until then, eBay is posting them at a ridiculous price. I was lucky to find this one marked down at a nearby store.
Sharry, my dolls are not stored, they are out for my enjoyment throughout my house. I have a room where they are grouped together in different activities. You can say my dolls are part of the decorations around the house.
Thank you for your nice comments, each doll brings out a little something new in me that inspires me. I am happpy that you enjoy them as well.
cool!
She’s soo… beautiful! I can’t get any more 18-inch size dolls any more, beacuse of the space, but she looks so pretty in the poodle skirt! You must be so thrilled to have her in your collection since she’s hard to find!
Haha I love it ‘the nice lady’ ! xD 😉
She is such a cute doll!! How do you find things like this Diana? I would be interested to know. Thanks.
Also, what kind of doll is Kelsey and is her original name Kelsey (like, from the manufacturer) ? She makes me think of Saige, especially her outfit.
Anyone else agree? Also a Nikki AG GOTY look.
Is the background a Samantha background, Diana?
Katie M, yes the background is from the AG Samantha Scenes and Settings book. Katie I did not understand your other comment.
I had a comment before that which hasn’t been moderated yet so the comment after that doesn’t mase sense…yet
But my question is how do you find things like this?
*make sense
And what kind of doll is Kelsey and is that her original name
I was talking about Kelsey’s outfit..looks like a Saige outfit
Hi! Meredith is gorgeous I have her too. Has to be my favorite journey girl I had no idea that she was recalled wonder what could’ve been wrong with something so pretty
Katie, yes Kelsey is the name of the doll she is part of the Journey Girl collection and she does come with the Tribel print sweater as it is called on the Toys R Us wesite. I agree with you she has a resemblance to Saige, although her eyes are a lot lighter green. I do like her hair, it is wavy and very pretty. I had to look at a lot of Kelsey dolls to finally picked one I liked. Journey Girls is an 18″ doll collection exclusive to Toys R Us.
How do I find these items? Well, I do a lot of research and I am patient to wait for the right moment. Sometimes though if you wait too long you miss the opportunity, but I have a philosophy, if it is meant for me, it will be there for me. I would say the most of the time about 90%, I get items at a bargian or on sale or discounted. I also make a lot of clothes and items for my dolls, this reduced the expense. So if I can make it, I will not purchased it.
hope this helps.
Diana, thank you so much! This really helps! Now to look on the Toys R Us website…….
😉
Thanks so much!
Diana, SOO many reviews say that there’s a good half an inch between each hair plug and it looks horrible. Do you agree? Also did you curl her hair more?
Kaite, I did not curl her hair, it came wave so I did not have to touch it much. I did look at many Kelsey to find one that had lots of hair and that her head was placed correctly. Since these are mass production play dolls and not necessarly collector’s dolls the quality is not high, but it does not mean that there are not some dolls worth purchasing. The one I purchased seems to have a lot of hair.
I personnaly would not order these via the internet, I would go to the Toys R Us store and select one I liked. Of course I called ahead to ask if they had the specific one I was looking for before I drove to the store. The tribel print sweater, will soon be out of stock, since the new one is out on the shelf and is wearing pants, top and jacket. Her hair is tied back so it is harder to tell how much hair there is on the head.
hope this helps you.
She’s so pretty, and I love her outfit!
She is so pretty! Today I just got Emily an American Girl doll! I am soooo Excited!!
Miranda
Cute!
I look forward to seeing Meredith’s great adventures!
Kelsey would make an awesome fairy for Halloween or katniss
Hi if u haven’t read my other post on the Monday thing
I was wondering if we can send in picture story’s or you write them
I would love to write one I have saige and kit and I love writing
Please email me with ur responses
Kityb
How adorable! How come she has been recalled?
Oops! Sorry! I read the other comment you put on.
Kittyb – if you have something to send in, follow the guidelines on our get featured page: http://dolldiaries.com/get-featured
Kelsey is pretty!
super cute!!
Well our Toys R Us do not have any 18″ dolls – Journey Girls may be made for TRU but they do not seem to ship them to South Africa! Sigh I have wanted Kelsey for two months – I do not need her, but think she would be great to have (especially in her aviator outfit). Congrats on the new beauty Diana – and her outfit is so cute!
Storing dolls- I keep mine in a cupboard as we have a lot of air pollution where I live – and there is a lot of fine black particles that makes everything need cleaning. Pictures of my dolls are stored on the computer and cellphone for easy viewing!
I have both of the dolls pictured in this mini story. Though Meredith is Merridy (after Aussie actress, Merridy Eastman) and Kelsey is Florence (after Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine). I’m getting the limited edition Paris doll, Jordana, for my 14th birthday in 3 days. She will be named Aria, after a music awards ceremony in Australia, the Annual ARIA Awards. This year’s awards is on the first of December! Looking really forward to it! I hope Sarah Blasko’s album, “I Awake”, wins some awards!
Anyway, back on topic. Cute story!
Miranda-Congrats! Nice choice of doll. My cousin has her and I think she is super cute!!!