I recently acquired a Doll Chateau Sleepy doll that is a 1/12th scale doll. I didn't order the doll myself but got it from someone who had a change of heart I suppose. The wait time to get her is months. The doll came in a nice small bag just for these dolls. Sleepy also had something like a birth card. The dolls come with only black beads for eyes and I knew that would be the first thing I would change out. I put beautiful little blue eyes in and blushed the doll with pink Conte chalk. I sprayed the doll a couple of times with Krylon Matte Finish. It isn't very difficult, because the doll is so tiny. I think getting the eyes in place is the most time-consuming event.
Sleepy accompanied me last night while I worked on my dollhouse. We even lit up the Christmas doll house nearby and pretended it was Christmas in July. Sleepy was fascinated with her new home. She posed for her picture to be made too. She says this home would be a nice place to stay.
My work light made everything look a little on the yellow side, but we were having fun taking pictures anyhow. Sleepy looks almost like an 1/8th scale in a 1/12th scale house. I think the 1/8th scale dolls suit the log cabin style homes more. The cabins seem to be more 1/8th scale than a true 1/12th scale.

Sleepy doesn't have much to wear yet. I wasn't sure what she would wear. She can wear Kelly/Barbie shoes but not the tiny ones from China.They must be the genuine Kelly type shoes. I found a pair of "Barbie" shoes that did fit her but they aren't really Barbie shoes, they are too small. The cute dog was a freebie. I was in a local dollar store one day at lunch, looking for some good snacks. I always check the toy section for something cool that goes with my dolls. I saw this little dog in a box of dinosaurs. I asked the store keeper "what is the price"? When I told him that it was lost in the dinosaurs, but I will pay a dollar for him, the store keeper said to keep him. I was not leaving without that dog no matter what. The dog looks just like my dog on the 1:1 scale.
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