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Charlotte Olympia Barbie
When this Charlotte Olympia Giftset was released at Barbie Collector last fall, it sold out in minutes. I didn't even try to get one. A "Gold Label' Barbie means that less than 10,000 are produced....
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Dolls, Dolls, Dolls
With the flood of new dolls, the song "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Motley Crue keeps running through my head. It seems, no matter how hard I try, I'm just unable to get a firm hold on my collection.For...
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Feeling Wild Giselle Diefendorf
After I completed my last blog entry, I told myself that I may feel less overwhelmed if I started deboxing. The doll that I have been most excited about is Feeling Wild Giselle Diefendorf. She was one...
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Coquette Jordan Duvall
Apparently, dolls have not stopped coming to my front door. It's obvious I better try deboxing immediately. The only doll convention I've ever attended was The Tropicalia Convention of 2012. I...
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eenie meenie miney mo ...
I should stay off flickr. It's just a simple fact, but I'm addicted to seeing the photos taken by other doll collectors. I really like Coquette Jordan Duvall. Thanks to friends on flickr I...
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Majesty Giselle Diefendorf
I have been a member of Integrity Toys' W Club since it began in 2006. It's hard to believe it is already 11 years old! I enjoy the perks afforded by the membership such as upgrade dolls.When the...
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Vivacite Eugenia Frost
My followers know that there are four molds that I have a difficult time resisting: Agnes Von Weiss, Eugenia Frost, Vanessa Perrin 1.0, and Adele Makeda 2.0. I was so excited when Integrity Toys (IT)...
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Through the Eyes of a Spectator
I wasn't sure about the "Fairytale" theme of the 2017 Integrity Convention. After all, those among us who have been collecting for any length of time have seen this one done to death - just about...
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2017 Fairytale Convention Collection
The "Convention Collection" is the group of dolls attendees can purchase prior to convention. IT announcees the list of dolls (without photos) and they can be purchased as a bundle and either picked...
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2017 Fairytale Convention - Event Dolls
Attending an Integrity Toys Convention is not for the faint of heart. Collecting these dolls is not a cheap hobby. I know many individuals choose to eat in rather than dine out, buy less expensive...
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Oh no! Not A Tulabelle!
One of my "Guidelines for Collecting" is that I not add any more lines to what I am collecting. I have been very careful to stay away from "The Industry" line for fear of having to buy separate...
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Sister Moguls - Agnes and Giselle
I have gotten very behind with deboxing dolls this year. Apparently, my rules have all been thrown out the window. I've been blaming too many things: my accident in December, my damaged knee, the...
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The Tale of Rumpelstiltskin ...
Once upon a time there was doll who almost didn't make it to the Integrity Toys (IT) Convention. The doll's designer, Jessy Ayala, had created a hair design so intricate that it took production...
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2017 - The Year of Gigi
I've been collecting Integrity dolls for over a decade now, but I still find myself making mistakes in choosing which dolls to add to my collection. When the 2016 NuFace Collection, Reckless, was...
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Welcome to Misty Hollows Poppy Parker
I guess its the wrong holiday to be opening this doll, but I'm not waiting until Halloween 2018. When you join the W Club, one of the perks is IT Direct Dolls that are offered exclusively to W Club...
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You Won't Believe This ...
It isn't often that I share something in my blogs that I find online, but I couldn't resist this.I follow a couple hundred collectors on flickr and love looking at how they redress and style their...
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Well, Hello Mattel!
As a collector who redresses my dolls, I get very excited when I find an inexpensive way to add to my dolls' closets. Since Integrity Toys doesn't release clothing packs and Mattel has turned to...
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Well, Hello Mattel Part Deux
I had a follower who was concerned about how the new Mattel ensembles looked from behind. That follower is correct that many of the recent ensembles are printed on the front only and look horrible...
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Best of 2017 - Number 10
I truly struggled with putting together my Top 10 Countdown for 2017. This will be the 8th anniversary for my listing of favorite dolls, and there has never been so many beautiful examples from which...
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Best of 2017 - Number 9
The next doll in my countdown hasn't made an appearance since 2012, but she was in the Number 1 slot that year! It seemed that Jessy Ayala took it personally that Giselle Diefendorf has been missing...
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