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Best of 2023 - Number 1
It's hard to believe that I have been collecting Jamieshow/Owensu Muses for three years now! Â This line continues to impress me more than I can express in words, and I have amassed quite a number of...
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REBOOT - 2024 - Collecting Cycle 2024 Number 1
Maintaining this blog helps me keep up with my collecting habits each year. Â When January rolls around, I always get anxious about looking back over the previous 12 months of spending and selling.I...
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The Arrival Of A Grail
A few years ago, there was a Flickr Tag Game going around where collectors were posting a collage of their most sought after fashion pieces.  These were grail ensembles or specific clothing items, not...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 2
Doll friends are great! Â This hobby wouldn't be enjoyable without someone with whom you can share your passions. Â In 2022, I was seduced into the world of collecting male dolls by Jamieshow/Owensu...
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Integrity Toys Did It Again - Collecting Cycle 2024 Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
My first collection post from last year dealt with a tidal wave of dolls shipped by Integrity Toys at the beginning of January. Guess, what? Integrity Toys produced another tidal wave of dolls at the...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 8
Almost every year, Jason Wu personally designs an Integrity Toys doll(s) based on one of his original human sized couture garments. Â This has been going on a very long time. Â Please correct me if I am...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Jamieshow/Owensu La Vacanza
Similar to Integrity Toys, Jamieshow/Owensu Muses dolls are premiered prior to production. Â The actual number of items pre-ordered determines how many dolls and ensembles will be made. Â There were...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Poppy Palooza #12, #13, #14, and #15
No matter what is going on in the world, David Butry always seems to find a way to deliver Poppy Parker and her friends. Â Even though I may not be a fan of all versions of this doll, I am not immune to...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles I and II - #16,...
On May 30th of this year, I celebrated my three-year anniversary collecting Jamieshow/Owensu Muses. Â Where Integrity Toys has fallen short delivering quality dolls to collectors since the pandemic,...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - #20 - When Integrity Toys Gets It Right - Get Ready...
It has been a minute since I've been excited for a new doll from Integrity Toys that wasn't Poppy Parker. That changed recently when a very special doll arrived.The 2nd exclusive doll for the 2023 W...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Catching Up With Integrity #21, #22, #23
It is fair to say that David Buttry is one of the most creative people in the doll collecting community. Â He has been the head designer for the Integrity Toys Poppy Parker line for 15 years now. Â One...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Jamieshow Owensu Legends Collection
The Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Collection arrived earlier this past month. Â Every time a box from this group arrives it is like Christmas and birthdays all rolled into one! Â I like to take my time and...
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Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 26 - Integrity Toys Fashion Royalty Redefined...
I am actually a big fan of Kyori Sato (mold 1.0) and even prefer her to the refreshed version (only two mold 2.0 have had any staying power in my collection: Â Karma and Prosperous Complexity). Â Â When...
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Integrity Toys Stilettos Out Convention Dolls
Before I post, I have to emphasize that I did not attend the Stilettos Out convention, but just like attendees I didn't see any of these dolls in person before purchasing anything! Â LOL! Â I delayed...
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Best of 2024 - Number 10 - When In Paris Poppy Parker
It is hard to believe that 2025 is just 10 short days away! Â A quarter of the twenty-first century almost behind us! Â Dang, I feel old!Unless you attended the Integrity Toys (IT) Stilettos Out doll...
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Best of 2024 - Number 9 - Pink Glam Adele Makeda
It was a pretty slim year for the Fashion Royalty line from Integrity Toys (IT). Â Produced in 2024, there were six FR ladies included in the Stilettos Out Convention, one W Club Upgrade doll, and then...
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Best of 2024 - Number 8 - Get Ready With Me Nadja Rhymes
I have already completed a review of this gifset: Get Ready With Me Review. Â I am a huge fan of this mold and character and love a good giftset with mix and match options. Â I am also a fan of casual...
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Best of 2024 - Number 7 - No. 7
I thought it was appropriate that the doll with the name No. 7 fill the Number 7 slot of my countdown.Integrity Toys (IT) designer Jessy Ayala definitely favors the NuFace line of dolls, and he is very...
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Best of 2024 - Number 6 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles Collection
Where IT has had a disappointing year with production dolls outside the convention, another doll line had three collections land in 2024. Â Words really do not do justice to Jamieshow/Owensu Muses....
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Best of 2024 - Number 5
The next doll in my countdown was one of the last to be reviewed in my blog (See: Redefined Luxury Kyori Sato ).  As I mentioned earlier, one of the key factors in selecting dolls for my countdown is...
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