Barbie Collector #1 Reward Good Through 3/31/11

Just a reminder to members of the BFC that the first $20. reward is good through 3/31 at 11:59PM CDT.
I never wait until the last minute because I like to shop! I'm already looking forward to the second reward. I'm not sure what I want to use it for. I should wait for the new dolls to start showing up along with another sale. As with any line of dolls, it's hard to wait.

Is it that difficult to copy 5 letters in a row?

Screen shot from my computer.

They spelled my name wrong even though it's spelled out clearly in the signature at the bottom of my image.
They might have asked if they could use it but I don't remember. What is so difficult about a 5 letter name?

Just for Fun - Redressing Twilight Jane

I bought Jane because I liked her hooded coat. I took it away from her while she was asleep in her coffin.

So she was hanging around in my studio nekkid and shivering and somehow managed to get dressed in this Dynamite Girl's outfit.

Poor thing looks like she has a hangover with the red eyes, thus the shades.

Re-Styling A Doll - A Success Story in Pictures

My friend collector, ParadiseBlue-Jay, recently acquired the Jason Wu designed Neo-Cissy, "L'Enfant Terrible."  I found this doll to be unappealing.  She has hair growing out of her eye for goodness sake. And someone forgot to give her eyebrows. On top of that, her outfit is very sexy for a doll with a child body and a big head. Nuff said.

Poor thing. She's been hit in the face by a crow.

So yesterday he sends me a bunch of pictures. Here are several:

Monaeglo Gown

Acid green hosiery by Linda in Las Vegas. Necklace from Limousine Sybarite.

Shoes are her own.

She looks fabulous now! I love the colors. It's electric!

He also sent me pictures and a review/comparison between the Neo-Cissy and the Avantguard body which follows.

AG looks pissed.

Body review:
There is a feel to Cissy that smells of Integrity. The light weight hollow plastic feel is okay.. not great but I have come to expect that of Integrity. Integrity has a way of dressing up the cheap.

The Torso / arm pit area is the same on both types of dolls. Knees are better on Cissy. They have the swivel knee-cap. The spindle that attaches the feet and hands to the arms or legs are loose on Neo Cissy. The ridges on the Cissy feet/hands spindles are almost non existent. They slide in and out with no grip. Very floppy.. on my doll. They may be better on someone else's.

The Torsos on the AG's are horrible and floppy.. Neo Cissy's are better.. but not great. I think what aggravates me the most about Neo Cissy's feet is that they are so floppy that she couldn't stand on her bare high heeled feet, without the doll's weight forcing the feet to go almost flat. She looks like the weight of her large head has crushed her feet. Flat high heeled feet is not a great look. LOL.

Hands. I am not happy with the Neo Cissy "hand balls" (looks like posing balls at her hand's base) at her arms. They were made to look like the "balls were needed to pose better. Maybe BJD like? There was no need to do that as the spindle goes into the arm close.


Would I buy another? Probably not. If the sale was good.. maybe. I wish Integrity would pay attention to detail on the underlings of a doll and not just the fashion.

Speaking of the fashion.. very nice. Boots are not cut the way the promo pics indicated. Those looked ankle tight.. these look like rubber boots.

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I want to thank James for the pictures and for taking the dead crow off the doll's face. LOL.

In addition, I appreciate the review of the bodies as I'm sure my readers will as well.

SALES to take note of....

—At Wilde Imagination: for a limited time, take $20 off any purchase of $100 or more.  Promo Code is SMILE12. Four new Evangelines and several Ellowynes have arrived. You can go spend all your money right now! If I were going to get another Evangeline, it would be the resin. I've just about had it with the terrible articulation and difficult posing of the vinyls. It's really too bad. Such a cool doll with such fabulous clothes and she can't hold a proper sitting pose. Ugh.

Haunted Melody (vinyl) Rooted Hair $175

Timeless Evangeline (vinyl) Wigged (comes with 2 wigs) $140

A Cautionary Tale (Resin)  (Resin)  Wigged $425.

 Beautiful Nightmare Vinyl Wigged  $175

Click here to see Ellowyne Wilde's catalog and new items.

—At Tonner Direct: Starting tomorrow, March 17, 2011 at 11:47AM Eastern Daylight Time (why 11:47?) through March 20th at 11:59PM EDT.  You get 21% off with FREE SHIPPING.  Promo code is MADNESS.That's what I call a good sale. There are exclusions and the offer applies to in stock items only. See the site for more information.
You know they're all mad over there, don't you?