TOO MANY TOYS

My kid has a lot of toys.  It's bad.  We've essentially given her a whole room (in addition to her bedroom) for toy storage.  I've banished her toys from the living room.  I felt like I needed to NOT HAVE TO SEE TOYS once she's in bed.

Still, this room was out of control, and I wanted to corral it.  I was looking at those toy organizers made from bins, but didn't really want to spend the money on something that would eventually be worthless.

I snuck me to the Container Store today... and I was in and out of there within 30 minutes.  I am pretty sure that has never happened ever.  I walk in there and start to twitch because I want everything.  I lose my mind.

But I was focused.  I went for the stacking baskets, which were okay, but saw other ones next to them that I likes better.... for only $1 more.  So 6 bins, several hours, and lots of supreme annoyance later, I have results.

Here are the BEFORE PICTURES:

Cabbage Patch Kid Rescue Part 3 (November 15, 2010)

Alllll done!  Don't they look nice?  I bought the Spanish CPK outfit from eBay... and the purple one from Etsy.  Somehow, they only look right in their original outfits, though.  I also bought a lot of shoes from eBay...so I'll get them on as soon as they arrive.

Cabbage Patch Kid Rescue Part 2 (November 10, 2010)

The fan-drying method worked just fine!  The cat was pissed, though.  My only complaint is that the fabric and yarn does not feel as soft as I think it should...almost too dry.  On their faces, I used a combination of Magic Eraser (but I avoided the paint) and Bon Ami with a toothbrush on the painted areas.  I have such an irrational fear of Magic Erasers, because WHAT MAKES THEM SO MAGICAL?  Seriously, those things can remove any stain from ANYTHING.  HOW????  I always wash my hands after I touch them.

Anyway, here are the CPKs all clean and dry.  The preemie is already hanging out upstairs in her preemie outfit.

Cabbage Patch Kid Rescue Part 1 (November 8, 2010)

So I was at my parents' house yesterday, and came across a bag filled with my sister's and my own old cabbage patch kids.  Unfortunately, it seems several generation of mice also made their home in the bag....ruining some of the clothes.  For some reason, they left the dolls alone!  But of course, the dolls are probably ridden with mouse excrement and disease.  GROSS!  I found a couple online articles about cleaning up old CPKs, but I have no idea how successful I will be.