Dolls and Doll-related Items for Sale

Thursday, February 1, 2018

J-Doll Punkka Street

This is the second J-Doll I got during the sale at Groove; the story of that purchase and the other review is here. This doll has been gracing the top of my blog for several months now, but I'm finally getting out her review. As always, this doll is named after a physical locale. Punkka Street is in Finland, "where an old castle sits amid surrounding forests and lakes." The theme Groove chose to use with her was "water sprite." I named her Anni after a Finnish vlogger I watch.
Anni photographs beautifully, but it was hard to capture the real color of her hair. The above picture was taken in our front bedroom, which faces north. I also took some pictures in my bedroom, which faces south. The southern pictures did not accurately capture the color of her hair. The ones in the north bedroom turned out better, plus I took a couple of pictures outside in the sunlight. Here is Anni wearing most of her outfit.
That's the last you'll see of those shoes. They're the same as the ones that came with Stephen Avenue Walk; they're way too big and don't really march the arch in her foot. She also has knee-high stockings, a dress with a thick belt, a small lace jacket, a hat and a purse.

Above she is standing, holding the purse that came with her. The purse is another wasted accessory, honestly. The faux leather has cracked and come off in multiple places, and I think this probably happened to all of these purses, and not just the display model. The color of her purse, shoes and the flower on her hat are also interesting to me. They don't match her hair, eyes, or the beading on her dress, nor do they harmonize. At least the hat is nice, so she could wear it with something else.
Here are up-close views of her jacket and belt. As usual for J-Doll, the jacket is a little on the small size. The belt is really more of what you might call a sash. There's actually a lot of material in it, sewn together in bunches, and decorated with beads.
I was not fortunate with Anni as far as cracking plastic issues. This is what her left arm looks like just below the wrist. Of course, she was a traveling display doll at one point.

And below are a couple of pictures I took of Anni in direct sunlight. I don't think the picture of the back of her head accurately captured her hair color either. It's probably actually closest to the pictures with the northern light. It's very nice hair, not super soft, but not overly coarse either.
She's a beautiful doll, and I'm glad I managed to get a good deal on her. She has too many outfit issues, plus the arm crack, to have been worth full price. Her delicate face and inset eyes are her biggest appeals; she'd make a lovely water sprite.



10 comments:

  1. She's really nice. I don't have a J-doll with this eye colour, wish I did. I had one with a disintegrating purse - what I did was undo all the seams to copy the pattern, then made a replacement from my own leather. I used the original trims on the new bag. I also copied a disintegrating belt in the same way, except there wasn't much of a pattern, just a few leather strips with stitches and studs. I*'m just saying it can be done, not that you should do it. I may be a little obsessed with J-dolls and their stuff :)

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    1. I think I did consider using her purse to make a new pattern, but I'm not necessarily in love with that design, either. I could go either way. The only trim that purse above has is that little star. I haven't looked at that purse in months, but it looks like it's only a sticker, so nothing exciting there. Your J-Dolls are very fortunate. :)

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  2. Have you ever had a J-Doll with that wrist problem before? I have. There are a few wrist designs, and that one seems to be flawed. They always break.

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    1. The J-Dolls I have all have either the Type 3 or 4 body. I forget which one Anni is. Some of my dolls have had cracks, but I guess I'm lucky because not all of them do. Lots of people rebody their Pullip dolls, who have the same body. I could always do that with my J-Dolls if it comes to that.

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  3. J-Dolls are so lovely, but I hate that they are so delicate. Mine have those weak wrists as well. I've just kept the last few in their boxes to admire.

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    1. I've been careful so far, and the issues they have, haven't gotten worse at least. It's really a shame that they have those problems.

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  4. She does look like a water sprite, doesn't she! I like the ethereal combination of the whites and blues. It's a shame about the accessories though.

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    1. It is too bad that the J-Doll accessories are so often lacking. I've come to expect it, which doesn't speak well to their manufacture. And yet I'm thinking of buying some Pullips! At least their clothes appear better.

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    2. Lol. Well if you're not buying them specifically for the accessories, it's probably not a big deal if they're not great. And they're easy enough to replace.
      I always want a Pullip but there are always too many to choose from and I can never decide.

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    3. I feel the same way about getting a Pullip, but I'm planning on getting more than one, so when I finally have the money I'll just have to pick one and save up to get any more that I want. :)

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