Warning: Fraudulent Package Delivery Messages Sent by Email or Phone

This is a warning regarding fraudulent email claiming to be from the United States Postal Service. I think it's very serious as so many of us doll collectors sit impatiently waiting for our latest purchases to arrive. 

This is more than SPAM, it's a serious attempt to mess up your computer.
I have copied this directly from the USPS website.

BEWARE OF SPAM!

BOGUS DELIVERY MESSAGES E-MAILED TO
POSTAL CUSTOMERS

Some postal customers are receiving bogus e-mails about a package delivery. The e-mails
contain a link that, when opened, installs a malicious virus that can steal personal information
from your PC.
The e-mails claim to be from the U.S. Postal Service and contain fraudulent information about an
attempted or intercepted package delivery. You are instructed to click on a link to find out when
you can expect your delivery. But Postal Inspectors warn: Do not click on the link!
Like most viruses sent by e-mail, clicking on the link will activate a virus that can steal
information—such as your user name, password, and financial account information.
What to do? Simply delete the message without taking any further action. The Postal Inspection
Service is working hard to resolve the issue and shut down the malicious program.
If you have questions about a suspicious postal email or wish to report spam, contact the
Postal Inspection Service at spam@uspis.gov.

Mauve Absolue and Forever Veronique

The last doll of 2011 has been offered to W Club members as a lottery event. There are 700 dolls and I'm guessing that even though that is a high number for a lottery, some will not get picked. I haven't been picked for a lottery in more than a year which seems strange because I used to win at least one chance in every lottery. I entered with both of my memberships.

Forever is the beautiful, original Veronique sculpt on an FR2 body. The gown is a duplicate in a different color of the Tenth Anniversary W Club luncheon surprise doll Evermore. So we will have an Evermore and a Forever and that's a good thing because there was a quite an uproar over the announcement of the discontinuance of Vanessa's and Veronique's sculpt.

 I believe this doll is meant to channel or reimagine the original Mauve Absolue seen in the 3 images that follow. Forever is very pretty but really doesn't come close to the original.

Click here to see previously posted images of Evermore Vanessa .

What's A MIM?

I opened an email from the MiM company only to see this EEK image:

Then I laughed. I had spoken months ago with Paulette Goodreau about these clever dolls,  I'm just now seeing the end results of her vision. These dolls are intended for children as opposed to collecting adults; however,  I think they are definitely worth mentioning on this blog.

MIM comes as a basic doll for $89.  She is 16" tall, ball-jointed and comes dressed as shown on the left below.
Basic vinyl colors are Peach, Bronze B and Bronze A. The doll comes packaged in a coordinating sleeping bag with pillow.

You can add optional extra eyes, wigs, outfits, accessories and a mermaid body or a horse body.If you were to choose one of every option, your doll would add up to $202.00. If the outfits and wigs are anything like the Goodreau outfits were, they are a great quality. 


About MiM


About Goodreau Doll LLC

Jason Wu and Jason Wu

I've posted many images of designer runway fashions reinterpreted (copied) for dolls. Here it is again only both are Jason Wu. On the left a Spring 2012 Runway RTW gown and on the right the 2011 convention Veronique, aptly named, Air Apparent doll. 

Beautifully done.

The Puki Pukis

I've been working on a piece for FDQ and these are a few miscellaneous images from the aftershoot. Aftershoot?

In the first pic I wanted to show the comparison between an Amelia and a Puki Puki. Amelia is slimmer and a little shorter. Their heads seem to be the same size. Amelia doesn't belong to me so I couldn't remove the wig to check. I think I would like Amelia much more if the resin wasn't shiny. It doesn't feel like the same quality as the Fairyland product because of the finish. The legs are on the kicky side and it's hard to get them to stand. They seem to be extremely popular and they are lots of fun to photograph. They fit right in with my 1/12th scale room boxes and props!

The knitted items are from my favorite eBay knitter.