My Haul – From A Day Out In Toronto

This weekend I had a day out in Toronto. As promised here’s a My Haul post about what I bought this time in Toronto.

Eaton Centre

I started out in the Eaton Centre where I got some things I like from Disney Store and Hallmark.

Disney Store

I bought the Christmas Anna plushie wearing her new dress from the upcoming short, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. As soon as I heard that a Frozen Christmas short was in production I knew it would mean new dresses for Elsa and Anna which would mean new toys of them. I was actually pretty disappointed with how the dolls look but I really like how the plushies look. I managed to get Anna for only $10 thanks to a couple of offers in store.

Hallmark

As has now become tradition I bought two more Itty Bitty’s from Hallmark. I bought Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy and the new Avengers version of Captain America. If you know me it’s probably no surprise that I wanted to add these two to my collection.

The Black Canary – Comic Coffee Shop

Of course I bought comics whilst getting a coffee. I bought the next volume of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps after I enjoyed the first one which I got over summer. I also decided to get a comic which has been on my ‘To Get List’ for a while, DC Bombshells which is an alternate universe series where Wonder Woman leads a team of female DC heroes during WWII.

So that was what I bought this time. Itty Bitty’s, something from Disney Store and comics. I’m noticing the emergence of a pattern when I go shopping in Toronto!

The Superhero Hang-Out - My Latest Craft Project

The long awaited DC and Marvel crossover, my superhero living room craft project!

So earlier this year I came across a bargain priced doll of Princess Tiana that I couldn't resist buying. This kicked off the start of a collection which has also relaunched my love crafting. Seriously - dolls are great for crafting from making outfits to making rooms. Anyway that's all a story for another post, today I've finished off a new room, a living room for the DC Superhero Girls dolls and the 12" Marvel action figures.

I make rooms like this in a cereal box - I got this idea from watching MyFroggyStuff craft vlogs on YouTube. One of the benefits to making rooms like this is that they can easily be folded up to store away when I want to change displays.

Once I have a basic decorated room it needs to be furnished! I used mini-pallets I found in Tiger and hot glued together to make a coffee table. Using old socks I made two Ottomans - another MyFroggyStuff idea - and used more sock to make cushions. I have quite a lot of socks I either never wear or wear so much that I wear them out so that's an ideal - and inexpensive - craft resource!

I bought these metal chairs from Tiger which are the perfect size for dolls. I then used fabric - in patterns that correspond with the hero's theme - to make blankets to cover the chairs. DC Superhero Girls' Bumblebee naturally got yellow and black strips whilst I chose a floral print for Poison Ivy.

And this is the more or less completed room. From this stage it just needs the dolls and their things to go in it.



So here's the DC Superhero Girls, Poison Ivy and Bumblebee in the completed room. That cacti is actually an eraser that I found in Tiger. I love displaying my collections like this, it's just a lot of fun and makes a display that is interesting to look at.