ROSE PETAL PLACE -1984-6

In 1984, Kenner released the Rose Petal Place series. There were 6 regular dolls, 10 outfits, a Nastina (bad guy) doll/toy, a car and a dollhouse.  There were also 2 plush toys, 2 movies, and an assortmen tof other cute stuff. 

(There was also going to be a second release of the dolls in 1986- however, it appears that although a few sets of the dolls exist- they were made for marketing purpose, and so are very very rare).

In 1990 Kenner released a set of dolls identical to the RPP dolls, which were re-packaged and labeled "Bubble Belles."   These dolls used the same mold as the RPP line.

THE DOLLS

1984  First Release

1. Rose Petal
2. Orchid
3. Daffodil
4. Lily Fair
5. Iris
6. Sunny Sunflower

 

1986 second (limited-release) dolls (super incredibly rare) 

1. Cherry Blossom
2. Sweet Violet
3. Fuscia
4. Gladiola
5. Marigold
6. Canterbury Belle

THE OUTFITS

1. Garden Belle
2. Skating Time
3. Flower Dreams
4. Bathing Beauty
5. Painting Posies
6. Petal Pushers
7. Dotted Dancer
8. Rose Water
9. Victorian Charmer
10. Tea Rose Party

FRIENDS & ENEMIES 

1. PitterPat  -plush kitten (moveable tail)
2. Tumbles  -plush hedgehog (can roll him up into himself)
3. Nastina the Spider

PLAYSETS

1. Rose Petal Place Roadster (pink car that is the exact same mold as Jem's car - plays music when you push the steering wheel)
2. Rose Petal Dollhouse Cottage (furniture included a fainting sofa (look on roof), dresser, comb, and tiny little music sheets (so Rose Petal could sing on the rooftop deck) 
3. There was also a "Rose Petal Place Slumber Slipper" pictured in the 1985 Toy Fair catalog-  it appears that this toy was never actually released.

 

OTHER STUFF

Also released with this series:

• A set of necklaces and pins of all of the first release dolls (like the strawberry shortcake jewelry)  Were originally intended as "petal points" but I think they were actually sold in stores as well.
• 2 movies - Rose Petal Place and Rose Petal Place "Real Friends" (the second movie is especially hard to find, both movies are expensive)
• Metal Lunchbox(2)
• Porcelain figures (which include all of the first release dolls, as well as Tumbles, Pitterpat, the Tree, the Centipede, the Snail...)
• A boardgame, and various books, stickers and other cute little things. (The line started off on stationary and greeting cards)
• The Sweet Harp (like a little piano you could play)
• Rose Petal Purse (pink bag-type purse with a little comb/mirror/brush)

THE BUBBLE BELLES -1990

Bubble Belles are of particular interest to any serious Rose Petal Place collector.  The Bubble Belles were released in 1990, after the Rose Petal dolls were discontinued, using what was probably scheduled to be the next season of Rose Petal Place dolls.

The Bubble Belles have the same heads and bodies as the Rose Petal dolls, and were probably salvaged from the RPP line and re-packaged with less expensive outfits/accessories (the big cost for small dolls). 

The Bubble Belles are all REALLY hard to find, although they were certainly released and I've seen them loose once in a while.  They even had a short-lived cartoon! (Thanks Nikki for the info re the cartoon, apparently the show was a lot like the Lady Lovelylocks cartoon, and was on TV around the same time)

There were 4 dolls, 3 were released with a floating toy:

1. Coral
2. Flora
3. Pearl

 

There was also 2 playsets, and the one was released with a doll (Sabrina). 

1. Sea Spray Castle with Seabrina (second pic below): I have only ever seen this as a photo the 1990 Toy Fair catalogue, but a very cool ebay member was able to give me some good photos of her doll as well!  Apparently she is pretty hard to find (more so than the other dolls, which are also ridiculously hard to find! especially complete...)
2. Bubble Beautiful Palace (basically just a floating doll vanity salon  type thing)
3. Vanity Set

Thanks to Nikki for a pic of SeaBrina!  (Seabrina doll, and her castle (very tiny to the right) below)

There was also a Salon (tiny pic above- to the right and below tiny pic of castle in bottom right corner of pic)

Finally, there was a make-up set (not pictured).

 

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