Annual "Best of" Countdown Postponed
I realized it is past time for the beginning of the "Best of 2016" countdown and wanted to apologize to anyone who was wondering why it hadn't started.My fur baby was diagnosed with cancer during the...
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#10 of 2016
A little bedrest and a lot of medication, I am beginning to get around more. I'll probably end up listing more than one doll each day to accomplish the countdown before I go back to school.With such a...
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#9 of 2016
I had such high hopes for the 2015 NuFace line and purchased four of the five dolls offered. One of those dolls made their way to my Top Ten of 2016 (since they actually arrived in 2016 - I got mine...
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#8 of 2016
This doll sculpt is no stranger to my Top 10. I wasn't as impressed with the ensemble and jewelry as many other collectors were, so I was thrilled to find her nude on secondary market for a super...
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#7 of 2016
I want to apologize for the lengthy intermission. I thought I was feeling better, then I got to feeling worse! I was not able to debox the next couple of entries for my countdown. I have been...
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#6 of 2016
As I posted earlier, I am always hoping for something different and new for my collection. I have very few red haired dolls in my collection. Either the makeup or lipstick doesn't look right or the...
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#5 of 2016
The next doll was a surprise for me. There are certain Integrity sculpts that I prefer over others. Since this mold is not one of the "Core Dolls" in the Integrity lineup, she doesn't often make an...
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#4 of 2016
I've already completed a review of the next doll in my countdown (Review of Key Pieces Elyse Jolie). No matter how critical I try to be of this doll, she continues to impress me with how she...
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#3 of 2016
The next doll has already been reviewed in my blog, too (Review of Glamazon Adele Makeda). My top five dolls have changed position too many times to count during the holiday break. I'm not sure...
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#2 of 2016
This doll was one of the reasons my top 5 dolls kept switching spots. I couldn't decide where she belonged in the countdown. She started at 9, then continued to move up the chart the more I looked at...
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#1 of 2016
I guess I just need to "cut to the chase". There is no denying that 2016 belonged to one particular character/sculpt/line. I have gone back and forth with this doll for years, but 2016 was...
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... And The Beat Goes On
Prior to Thanksgiving, I contacted Integrity Toys with an issue on my Cover Girl Veronique from the convention collection. Her eye makeup was messed up from the eyelash glue. (Her left eyes looks...
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2016 in Review
Every year I try to reflect on my collecting. I am very happy to report that more dolls left my collection in 2016 than was added - 37 dolls were sold and 34 dolls were purchased. I know that isn't a...
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Love, Life, & Lace Agnes Von Weiss
Although I mentioned this doll a couple posts earlier, I finally decided to debox her. I was so disappointed by the head not matching the body that I just stuffed the box in the back of the closet....
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Nadja Rhymes "I Slay"
Ever since her introduction in 2006, I have been a fan of NuFace Character, Nadja Rhymes. I love that she represents a woman of color with a richer, deeper skin tone. Since her revised sculpt, I...
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LLL Agnes Von Weiss, Take 2 (Literally)
I apologize for the lengthy delay in posts. I took 32 gifted children on a three-day field trip in the middle of March. It was a wonderful experience for these children, many of them being from lower...
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Sadly, Some Good Things Do Come To An End ...
It's taken me a long time processing the news that Robert Tonner has discontinued all his commercial doll lines. Many years ago, I collected Sydney Chase and Tyler Wentworth dolls. When Integrity...
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Spinning My Wheels ...
It seems there has been a lot of "going nowhere fast" around here. The past twelve months have really got in the way of my blogging. As followers may remember, I changed school districts last summer...
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East 59th - Vintage Feeling
One of the reasons I've been playing with my vintage items is the anticipation of the East 59th dolls' arrival. When these dolls were revealed in early April, many collectors who love Victoire Roux...
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East 59th Street - Part Deux - Ladies Who Lunch
I've not made up my mind about keeping Evelyn Weaverton. If I do, I'm afraid I may have to put her head on a different body. This will sound weird, but I think she is "too lovely" to fit in with my...
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