davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

I'm actually quite impressed by your handmade book!

Yeah, see. Everybody likes the book.

The Pinkys, once again, look like so much fun, being small enough to hang out on your workbench and amuse you while you tinker. And easy to wash off if they get dirty there, haha.

Alliecat wrote:Yeah, see.  Everybody likes the book.

The Pinkys, once again, look like so much fun, being small enough to hang out on your workbench and amuse you while you tinker.  And easy to wash off if they get dirty there, haha.

Just don't let them get the PVA glue!!

Alliecat wrote:
The Pinkys, once again, look like so much fun, being small enough to hang out on your workbench and amuse you while you tinker.  And easy to wash off if they get dirty there, haha.

Pinky Street figures are by far the most versatile, and most fun, toys, dolls, or figures I have!

CatDragonStorm wrote:
Just don't let them get the PVA glue!!

That would likely lead to serious mischief!

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21 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

davidd wrote:
Action figures acting all serious and stuff,
pretending they're more than mere toys.

Shades of Marwen?

Nicely realistic, and your book looks just fine.

They are more than mere toys! They're real boys I promise!

CatDragonStorm wrote:They are more than mere toys! They're real boys I promise!

As long as they're not... dolls!

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22 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

Doll Doll Photography Photography

Being dolls, naturally the picture story they are working on is about clothing and fashion:

23 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

Hahaha... I guess I can't claim to be a member of civilized culture, as I will quite eagerly glue hems on the few doll clothes I've made! (And I sometimes lament the lack of a sidearm, the world being what it is...)
Love the dolls playing with dolls.
Maybe after a run of Smarts & Crafts, your Smart crew could do some photo workshops.

Alliecat wrote:
Maybe . . . your Smart crew could do some photo workshops.

The photo workshop idea sounds fun! Perhaps they could teach me a few tricks!

Yeah... Canada has pretty much banned all side arms now, "to keep people safe." Dunno what you're gonna do when the starving wolverines attack in mid-winter. I've seen movies, I know what Canada is like.

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24 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

Very tropical-island-ish!

davidd wrote:Dunno what you're gonna do when the starving wolverines attack in mid-winter. I've seen movies, I know what Canada is like.

Haha.  I'd be less worried about wolverines than some of the other nasty creatures in Canada, but this isn't the place for politics...  

Love seeing the Pinkys. The thing that frustrated me the most about them, is some of them tend to not want to stay standing straight, but start to bend and lean. It made it impossible to keep them displayed on the shelf.

I love the book. You should check out MyFroggyStuff's videos and printables.  She has a bunch of downloadable books you can print and assemble. The pages are accordion pleated and glued together into the outer cover. Although, I confess, most of the ones I made I had difficulty with making those pleats come out evenly, despite the presence of fold lines.

Here's a link to the Harry Potter themed ones: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO1jhRnsI5fXYguBP4ROm01J5BeYrjfb5gxSCjdcC3-vqOc3FmtOdwuicQWVekl2A?key=WVlZcmJJOXBTVS01Tm1QcDIzUW5MdGtrRGlhdktR

And here's a video that shows how to assemble one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImuWMyGqV9c and as she says "Happy Crafting!"

CornflowerBlue wrote:Love seeing the Pinkys. The thing that frustrated me the most about them, is some of them tend to not want to stay standing straight, but start to bend and lean.

I love the book. You should check out MyFroggyStuff's videos and printables.  

Early Pinky Street releases included round plastic bases. Pinkys have holes in the bottoms of their feet to attach to the stands. I think the stands were eventually removed from all but the special edition sets. Yes, the soft plastic of the Pinky figures tended to bend over time, particularly in warm weather, and sometimes they would fall over even if they were on stands.

Thank you for the My Froggy Stuff suggestion. An acquaintance from the action figure forums has been making miniature books using the "pleated" method, and he sent me some of his custom pages. I have not tried making books with "real pages" yet, but I'm probably going to... maybe.

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25 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

You mean they might, actually, finally, SOME DAY get out of their box????

Alliecat wrote:You mean they might, actually, finally, SOME DAY get out of their box????

They moved half a step closer today:

26 February - A Doll A Day 2023:

27 February - A Doll A Day 2023:


Free at last, Barbie and Ken quickly learn that freedom is not free after all; ya gotta work for a living!

Yay! Looking forward to seeing them have some adventures.

28 February - A Doll A Day 2023:


One of the Pinky Street gang oversees the temporary (we hope) disassembly of the surf shop diorama to allow for some necessary structural reinforcement.

Putting it back together already?
Those gals are quick workers

2 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

Janie looks in on Triv's dollhouse project:

3 March - A Doll A Day 2023:


They're not fussy about which Spock. Any Spock is worth grokking!