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Please note that information on my blog is mainly pertaining to the 80s Coleco and Hasbro mass-market Cabbage Patch Kids. Also, I am no expert nor do I claim to be. Information on this site has been collected from numerous sources. See my information tab.

Tri-Heart Dress for Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls

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  Tri-Heart Dress for Cabbage Patch Kids dolls.  $45  includes dress, tights, and leg warmers. I have many more colors to choose from and will be posting fabrics in my facebook album. Facebook.com/cpkdiana

Custom Truly Me 90 American Girl Doll

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  Several weeks ago I bought the TM90 on sale (in another post ) so that I could make a custom mini me. However, when she arrived, she was a lot darker than I had expected. I learned that her skin tone is 10, which I wanted 5. So I ended up making a mini me with a tlc Blaire (in another post ). And so I decided instead to give her Evette's wig and outfit and add blush and freckles. I absolutely love how she turned out. I think I'm obsessed with freckles because so far, every single doll I have now has freckles. 😬 TM90 TM 90 Closeup Evette's wig and added freckles Evette's Outfit

Custom Courtney American Girl Doll and Fashion

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 People either love Courtney or they hate her, it seems.  She represents the 80s and 90s era and culture.  She represents many collector's childhood.  Many of her outfits can be seen on the 80s/90s tv series "Saved By The Bell." A few of her clothes went out of stock and were discontinued very quickly.  In fact, when I search the web.archive.org site , it only had the clothes for a short time--some retired after only one year.  The clothes I'm talking about are the Splatter Dress , Pink Cropped Jacket , and Jeans . These were the three things I needed to complete the collection.  Since last month they had a 50% off sale on nearly all of Courtney's collection, I bought it all!  I just needed these three.  So I asked on a facebook group.  Many people were willing to sell one item to me for a lot more than the original retail price.  On ebay, some listings were $50 for one item!  One sweet lady reached out to me and offered all th...

#65 Bow Tie Romper Pattern for Cabbage Patch Kids

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 Available in my etsy shop: cpkdiana.etsy.com Pattern to make bow tie romper (one-piece that appears to have a shirt and shortalls) with a bow tie.  Inspired by the rare and hard-to-find Triang Pedigree bow tie romper . Materials Needed ·         5/8 Yard Vertically Striped Fabric OR   1/2 Yard Horizontally Striped Fabric ·         1/4 Yard Solid Fabric ·         1.5” wide Satin Ribbon OR Felt scrap ·         3/8” matching ribbon ·         Size 16 or smaller Kam snaps, or 3/8” Velcro for closures.

#63 and #64 Portrait Dress Pattern for 16" and 20" Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls

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 Now available in my etsy shop! cpkdiana.etsy.com Also available is the embroidery design for the front.

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