Meet Accessories (retired)
Jan 16, 2009 12:20:12 GMT -5
Post by Wickfield on Jan 16, 2009 12:20:12 GMT -5
The rebozo - I must say that I am glad they made this, because it is such an integral part in every single Josefina story. Josefina's wearing it in most of her illustrations, too. Mine is from 2004, so it has the first diamond-pattern of blue, gold, red, and natural threads. The rebozo is actually woven, not printed, and the threads are knotted off as four tassels on each end of the rebozo. I'm not a big fan of the colors because to me they seem really dull, but that was probably accurate. The rebozo is a great length though, so you can wrap it around Josefina's arms, or twist it in the ways shown in the pamphlet that was included. My girl usually ends up with it wrapped around her face. B
The jola - I am an absurd fan of the little coins AG produces. I was kind of disappointed Kirsten didn't have one. Josefina's is really metal, with an eagle on one side and a sun on the other. It tarnishes just like a real coin, but you can use a silver cloth to shine it up. Josefina never really uses a coin in her books, but I'm still glad it was included with her accessories. A
The pouch - when I got my pouch American Girl was still using leather. Mine is pretty thick, maybe 1/8 of an inch. It is stitched with a leather thong, which is also used for the belt loop and button loop. The button is supposed to look like bronze and is detailed metal. I have my suspicions that the pouch speeds up the tarnishing of Josefina's coin, and the pouch also always seems to me to be off-scale. I don't use it much, but it's still a quality piece. A
The handkerchief - this piece seems a little skimpy - it's made of the very thin white cotton that Dollar Store handkerchiefs are made from. In the corner, there a red, yellow, blue and green flower which is probably from "colcha" embroidery. Again, I don't use this piece much, except maybe with Josefina's party dress. B-
The necklace - now THIS piece gets used all the time. Seriously, Josefina once wore it for nearly a whole year. It goes with her meet, school, and Christmas outfits, and her party dress excellently. It is plastic or possibly hollow metal, with a metal chain and plastic "garnet". The paint is a shade between bright and antique gold, but unfortunately the color started to rub off on the back and on some of the raised detail. I'm kind of not surprised, though, with the use it's gone through. The chain on mine was a bit too long so I cut it shorter, which in hindsight I probably shouldn't have done but now I'm glad it hangs the same length as the catalog shows. A+!
The jola - I am an absurd fan of the little coins AG produces. I was kind of disappointed Kirsten didn't have one. Josefina's is really metal, with an eagle on one side and a sun on the other. It tarnishes just like a real coin, but you can use a silver cloth to shine it up. Josefina never really uses a coin in her books, but I'm still glad it was included with her accessories. A
The pouch - when I got my pouch American Girl was still using leather. Mine is pretty thick, maybe 1/8 of an inch. It is stitched with a leather thong, which is also used for the belt loop and button loop. The button is supposed to look like bronze and is detailed metal. I have my suspicions that the pouch speeds up the tarnishing of Josefina's coin, and the pouch also always seems to me to be off-scale. I don't use it much, but it's still a quality piece. A
The handkerchief - this piece seems a little skimpy - it's made of the very thin white cotton that Dollar Store handkerchiefs are made from. In the corner, there a red, yellow, blue and green flower which is probably from "colcha" embroidery. Again, I don't use this piece much, except maybe with Josefina's party dress. B-
The necklace - now THIS piece gets used all the time. Seriously, Josefina once wore it for nearly a whole year. It goes with her meet, school, and Christmas outfits, and her party dress excellently. It is plastic or possibly hollow metal, with a metal chain and plastic "garnet". The paint is a shade between bright and antique gold, but unfortunately the color started to rub off on the back and on some of the raised detail. I'm kind of not surprised, though, with the use it's gone through. The chain on mine was a bit too long so I cut it shorter, which in hindsight I probably shouldn't have done but now I'm glad it hangs the same length as the catalog shows. A+!