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Digital Christmas Card - #34 Jamieshow Enchanted Grace
Anyone who follows my blog knows exactly how much I appreciate the Jamieshow Muses line. Â This is only its second year in production since being rebooted. Â One thing that I especially appreciate about...
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Best of 2022 - Let The Countdown Begin - Number 10
To save on shipping charges, I made the responsible fiscal decision to wait and ship my W Club Membership Upgrade dolls with other dolls arriving within the next couple of weeks. Â I also postposed...
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Best of 2022 - Number 9 - Let's Hear It For The Boys
I actually broke Rule 1 of my "Guidelines For Collecting" in 2022. Â I guess when there isn't enough product available, collectors start turning to other sources. Â Â The boys really showed up and showed...
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Best of 2022 - Number 8 - What? Another "First"?
The next doll on my countdown is actually the last to arrive at my home in 2022. Â She just showed up this week in time for Christmas! Â I haven't even had time to carefully debox her, so please forgive...
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Best of 2022 - Number 7 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The next doll in my countdown is probably one of my very favorite versions of this character ever produced. Â For some reason, many collectors have been on the fence with her, which I don't understand....
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Best of 2022 - Number 6 - "Something I Didn't Know I Wanted"
This doll has already been reviewed as she joined my collection very early last year Best of 2022 - Number 6 Review. Â The Integrity Toys (IT) Convention "Obsession" was held virtually very late in...
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Best of 2022 - Number 5 - The Power of Play
My 5th spot goes more to a group of dolls than an individually packaged one. Â I've been a doll collector my entire life. Â I started when I was a little girl and am still enjoying this fickle and...
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Best of 2022 - Number 4 - Learning to Pivot
Just before I retired from teaching, the latest catch phrase in education was "Learn to Pivot". Â With all the problems going on in this profession, we were told we had to realize that "the old way of...
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Best of 2022 - Number 3 - Jamieshow Dangerous Love Collection
To try and be fair across lines, I decided to take the Jamieshow contenders and group them according to capsule. Â The first capsule of 2022 was called "Dangerous Love". Â It included four male and four...
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Best of 2022 - Number 2 - JamieShow Muses Holiday Enchanted Collection
The second capsule of Jamieshow dolls received by collectors in 2022 was promoted last Christmas Season and was called "Enchanted". Â This time there were only two male dolls but five females - all of...
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Best of 2022 - Number 1
So, we finally made it. Â Thank you to my followers for staying with me for this countdown. Â It doesn't take much digging to figure out that 36 dolls were added to my collection this year. Â Six of...
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Desperately Chasing My Own Tail ... Collection Cycle 2023 #1, #2, #3, #4, #5,...
 It's difficult to believe it's been almost six months since my last post - my Number 1 doll purchase for my Best of 2022 Countdown.   Please excuse my extended absence from this blog; since my...
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Desperately Chasing My Own Tail ... Collection Cycle 2023 #7, #8, #9, and #10
If receiving six dolls in one shipment from Integrity Toys (IT) the first week of January wasn't enough to make this collector a might bit nervous, then imagine how I felt when a box arrived the...
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The Tail Chasing Continues - 2023 Collecting Cycle Number 11 and Number 12
 So ...  here we are a little over halfway through the first month of 2023 and I had added ten dolls to my collection, hadn't sold any dolls yet, and I just got two more notifications from Integrity...
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A Short Breather - Then Collection Cycle Number 13 and Number 14
I was so relieved that the month of February came and went with no new dolls! Â Twelve in one month was more than enough for several weeks. Â But, February is the shortest month and March showed up with...
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"Bending" Guidelines - Collection Cycle 2023 Number 15
If you've collected 12 inch fashion dolls for any length of time, you realize that the promo photos of a doll and the screening produced can be quite different. Â Cameras aren't supposed to lie, but...
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Collection Cycle 2023 - Numbers 16, 17, and 18
I apologize for the long lapse between blog entries. Â My husband was in a terrible car accident this past summer and has some chronic medical problems. Â He has been requiring more personal attention...
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Oh no! Here We Go Again - Numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of Collection Cycle...
After the great deluge of dolls that arrived in January, I was really not looking forward to the arrival of my order from the Jamieshow/Owensu Go East collection. Â When I first saw this collection...
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Back To The Basics - Numbers 24, 25, 26, and 27 of Collection 2023 Cycle
Back in 2021, Integrity Toys tried something new for their collectors; they created a "Basics" line of open-edition dolls. Â The dolls were released in production runs until they ran out; then there was...
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You Really Should Join The W Club - Numbers 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and...
 When someone joins the W Club there is a registration fee.  At that time, the W Club offers three membership upgrade dolls representing different lines from Integrity Toys.  There are usually Fashion...
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