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Best of 2020 - Number 5: Ocean Drive Agnes Von Weiss
The next doll in my countdown was a 2019 W Club Exclusive that didn't arrive until January 2020. (She was #5 of dolls added to my collection in 2020.)In the past 10 years of my "Best of" countdowns,...
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Best of 2020 - Number 4: Haute Desire Dania Zarr
This doll has been so confused. I can't believe there isn't more excitement about her. I think she is totally stunning. (I apologize up front because this doll's gown is very difficult to capture...
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Best of 2020 - Number 2: Mademoiselle Twins
Ever since their debut in 2008, the twins usually travel together. Even when sold separately, they sometimes mirror each other. In the past 10 years "Best of" countdowns, they've shown up seven...
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Best of 2020 - Number 2: Petite Robe Classique Jour Adele Makeda (mold 2.0)
I need to begin this post by stressing that I have been struggling with my top 2 decision all day. I love each of these dolls for various reasons. My Number 2 doll was just barely edged out of first...
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Best of 2020 - The Runners Up
When I got out of school for winter break, I decided to jump right on the task of developing my Best of 2020 list. I pulled all the dolls that joined my collection this year and looked carefully at...
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Best of 2020 - Number 1: The Enchantress Nadja Rhymes
As much as I love Petite Robe Classique Jour Adele Makeda, mold 2.0, I just couldn't ignore the effect the Number 1 doll has had on me. I actually gasped the first time I saw a photo of this doll! It...
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2021 Ctrl-Alt-Delete Reboot
The last of my convention dolls finally arrived (one of them was mailed on December 7 and just arrived on Wednesday, January 6). It is fair to say that the IT Legendary Convention hit me hard in my...
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A Funny Thing Happened As I Was Leaving Target ...
We all know what it's like when you're waiting on your dolls to arrive and they are being held hostage by the postal system. We often start lurking on doll sales boards and the dreaded e-bay. We...
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#3 of 2021 - Charmed Life Ayumi Nakamura
This is one of those odd, but surprisingly not uncommon, times when a collector has a doll delivered in one year that was actually paid for in a previous year. I do not like including dolls in either...
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#4 of 2021 - Mothership Dania Zarr
To say this doll took her sweet time arriving, would be an understatement. Mothership Dania Zarr was a W Club Exclusive that took over a year getting into the hands of collectors; the Retro Future...
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It's That Time Of The Year Again
Registration for the W Club has been officially open for about a week, so I figured I needed to go ahead and share that information with anyone who is living under a rock. The advertisements and...
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Number 5 of 2021 - Undercover Angel Poppy Parker
As I explained in my last post, being a member of the W Club has many perks. One of the best is the opportunity to purchase "made-to-order" exclusive dolls. Unfortunately, due to shipping and...
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Organization - Cabinet 1 Shelf 1
I have received comments from followers that they would like to see my collection and cabinets. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone would be very impressed because I had been keeping my dolls, nude,...
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Not So Basic - #11 of 2021 Natural High Lilith Blair
First, I need to point out that one of my very favorite NuFace dolls is Natural Wonder Rayna Ahmadi, which used the Hungarian skin tone with Dark Brown Hair and Brown Eyes. Was Integrity Toys (IT)...
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Organization - Cabinet 1 Shelf 2
Since I was able to fill up Shelf 1 with dolls pre-2006, I decided to see what I could do with dolls made with the original tall bodies (2006 - 2013). These doll are still on those bodies because I...
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#12 of 2021 - Pretty Reckless Rayna Ahmadi
Never has irony been more obvious with an Integrity Toys product than the name given this Rayna Ahmadi. It has become an apparent joke among collectors regarding the coincidence that the factory...
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Organization - Cabinet 2 Shelf 3
You are probably wondering what happened to Cabinet 1 Shelves 3 and 4? When I started pulling my dolls to organize them, I wanted to keep them in order by year of production and then by body type. I...
View ArticleCould Someone Please Call A Plumber?
Note: Please forgive me for not including photos in this blog entry. This was more of a soul searching ramble of words.I have drafted this blog entry several times. The past 18 months have been a...
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#9 of 2021 - Right Ensemble, Wrong Doll
Doll collectors can sometimes be fickle; they can also be fiercely loyal. Somewhere between these extremes lies most of us, being hesitant to jump on board a new doll line. (I can still remember how...
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That UGLY Secondary Market
I was going through all my records from this year and checking them against my blog. If you haven't already done so, you need to keep records of your purchases (and sells). Apparently, the latest...
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