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New from Maggie Made Dolls

One of my favorite doll designers is Maggie Iacono (Maggie Made Dolls).  Her dolls are literally works of art.  Maggie specializes in crafting “collectible, pressed wool felt dolls that [are]...

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New Re-Root: Little Miss No Name

I didn’t do much re-rooting these past few months.  It wasn’t so much from lack of supplies, but from lack of time!  I personally prefer to have an entire day free for a re-root, which with the...

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Introducing Island Doll Artemis

This Christmas, I received a gift card for Denver Doll Emporium.  I held off on spending it until I found an affordable, in stock BJD.  Finally, a few weeks ago, I found the doll and ordered.  I’d like...

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Dolly Review: Kurhn Doll with Living Room Set

Have you heard of Kurhn dolls?  Well, up until a year or so ago, I hadn’t.  Kurhn is manufactured in China and I’m assuming sold in Chinese toy stores. I first came across Kurhn on eBay.  I don’t...

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Barbie Turns 54!

March 9 was Barbie’s 54th Birthday!  Time sure does fly! My Restored Number 4 Barbie I don’t have many of the original Barbie’s.  My total count is a whopping two.  One  was given to me from my mothers...

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Dolly Review: Bratzillaz Switch a Witch Set

A few months back, I reviewed Meygana, a Bratzillaz doll. There was much debate between the similarities between the  Bratzillaz line and Monster High.  Now, I still believe that there really is no...

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Monster High Article Update

A few months ago, I asked for all you awesome Monster High collectors to answer a few questions for a spec article I was writing about (you guessed it!) Monster High. It’s about time for an update on...

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Dolly Review: Novi Stars Stellar Skinz Cici Thru

Believe it or not, I don’t think I’ve reviewed any Novi Stars for this blog yet.  We own some, but they just never made their way here.  Well, that’s about to change right now.  For here is a review on...

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Happy Easter!

It’s that time again!  The season where chocolate bunnies fear to leave their chocolate homes.  The season where toy stores shelves are (yet again) void of everything under $15.00.  The season where we...

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Collector Spotlight: My Mom and Her Doll Collection

If you’ve watched any of my YouTube videos, you’ll notice that our walls are lined with doll cases. Those dolls belong to my mother, Patty, the original doll collector.  She’s been collecting since she...

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The Misfits Are Here!

As you may remember, I wasn’t a fan of Integrity‘s re-imagined of Jem and the Holograms.  Yesterday, however, they blew me away with their promo pictures of rival rock band, The Misfits! Winning is...

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Introducing the Junky Spot Exclusive Hujoo Freyr

I talk about Hujoo‘s a lot on this blog and why not?  They’re affordable, crafted well, and easily customizable.  Back in September, I added two new Hujoo’s in to my BJD family, Tegan and Rose-Marie,...

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Dolly Review: Junky Spot Exclusive Hujoo Freyr

Hujoo‘s are triple threats– they’re adorable, affordable, and easy to customize.  And here for you today is a review of the newest Hujoo to hit the market, Freyr!  Freyr is exclusive to one of my...

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Barbie 2013– What I’m Looking Forward To

Besides the new Skipper releases that have come out sporadically for the last few years, I haven’t really looked forward to or hunted for many traditional play line Barbie’s.  However, there are a few...

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DollyGirl’s Treasure ‘Dolly Tag’ Meme

Dollygirl’s Treasures created a virtual game of Dolly Tag! Here’s how it works.  Dollygirl’s Treasures has set up a set of questions and those who are tagged are supposed to answer them.  I was tagged...

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My Top 10 Favorite Monster High Dolls

After many, many dry months with no new Monster High dolls in sight, I’m looking forward to the next few months.  We have a ton of releases due out during the summer, including the The Headless...

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SDCC 2013 Monster High Exclusive, plus more!

San Diego Comic Con is one of the biggest pop culture events in the world. It is filled with celebrities, star studded panel discussions and phenomenal exclusive merchandise.  Since 2010, Mattel has...

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Collector Spotlight- Ashley (aka me!)

Another month, another Collector Spotlight post!  It was always my plan for the second Collector Spotlight to give you a little more insight into myself and my collection. I’ve been collecting in some...

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Skipper Turns 50 in 2014!

Skipper, my favorite sister of Barbie‘s, turns 50 in 2014.  She debuted in 1964 in response to complaints that Barbie was too mature for their children to play with.  With a wardrobe that matched her...

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Dolly Flashback: Galoob’s Dozzzy

In late 1987, toy company Galoob released an interactive talking toy called Dozzzy.  Dozzzy came in two versions– one was a brown bear and one was a boy.  My brother received the boy version as a baby...

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