Any Australian Readers?? Free Barbie with subscription!

If you love fashion magazines, I just saw a post about this deal on another list. It's too expensive for me (since I live in the States!), but maybe it would be better if you live in Australia.

Subscribe to Vogue Australia, and your subscription will include a free Shopgirl Barbie, valued at AU$119.95. It's AU$75 for the year, AU$40 for six months if you live in Australia. If you're in the States (like me), it's AU$170 (about $132 US) for the year (and only a year is available).

I have to admit--Vogue is one of my favorite free-time reads, though, especially non-US versions of the magazine... and I'm sorely tempted!

Harmoni in Going Green

Harmoni in Going Green, originally uploaded by alington.

Here are a few more photos of Harmoni, a Butterfly Child BJD by Berdine Creedy. She dressed her in her original outfit, Going Green, and wearing one of her two original wigs, Hannah in bleach blonde and lime green (by Monique Gold).

These photos are the first photos I have taken of my dolls outside in our backyard, but they definitely won't be my last. I have decided I love outdoor photos of dolls--they have great light, and they are lots of fun. But I have to admit I was a little afraid the resin doll would fall over on the concrete and either chip or scratch--neither of which happened.

You can see a few more photos of Harmoni on Flickr or see the full photo shoot with larger photos on my Mobile Me gallery.

San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive by Tonner Doll

The two exclusive Comic-Con event dolls have been announced and can be seen (but not purchased--though they will be available online if there are any leftover after the convention) on TonnerDirect's website:

• The Black Canary™ Deluxe is a new Tonner Character Figure (17"), LE 200 in a pewter faux leather body suit, with a matching jacket, lace-up thigh-high boots, fishnets stockings, mesh arm bands and a choker. Retail price is $175.
• Hungry, Edward from Twilight™ is another limited edition of 200, retailing for $129.99. He features black eyes, and comes dressed in a long-sleeved tee and dark jeans, socks, faux leather shoes with real laces, and a faux leather bracelet with the Cullen family crest.

A new blog...

I'm a voice of the industry! Check out my new blog for Dolls Magazine, The Doll Addiction, when you get a chance, and leave a comment for me. (A positive one would be nice.) Yay!

Sky with Blue Eyes

Sky with blue eyes, originally uploaded by alington.

In my discovery of Mack's Silicone Ear Plugs, I've been recklessly changing my BJDs eyes. Sky, my Peak's Woods SD-sized resin doll, included two pairs of eyes, and I recently changed them to blue. I think they suit her well, especially while she's dressed in the Mod Alice dress by Nankattz. I have a thing for blue-eyed ravens, I guess.

See a few more photos on Flickr, or the full photo shoot with larger and full-length photos on my Mobile Me gallery.

I also have to confess, of late, I've been hanging around the Peak's Woods website a little too frequently. Plus, I've been checking out the in-stock dolls at Denver Doll and noticing that Dollesque offers free shipping with the purchase of any BJD from Peak's Woods. Maybe after all my summer pre-orders are paid off, then I will consider a layaway for a friend for Sky.

My top two choices right now are Goldie and Mintie. But I need to think about it some more. And wow, did I pick the wrong year to switch over to a cash-based system!

Or maybe I can hope my husband will blow a ton of money (like on that new Nikon lens he's been obsessing over) and feel really guilty about it, and maybe he will buy me a new BJD without my having to do layaway! Now, what else can we fight about?

So just kidding, honey! (I know he reads this blog sometimes!)

The Sun

The Sun, originally uploaded by alington.

One of my recent additions, The Sun, has arrived. By Tonner Doll, she's a Cinderella sculpt on a small-bust fashion body, and she represents Juliet from the classic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. I love her funky "reimagined" outfit. She even includes a small dagger.

She has raven curls (which I have not yet rinsed) and blue eyes, and a super neutral lip color and face-up, which I appreciate. It seems to make her face much less round.

Her dress is a modern interpretation of medieval style--an above-the knee pannier skirt empire waist gown in black velvet with slate blue satin ruffles and gold trim. The gown is surprisingly detailed. It's held up by "invisible" straps. The outfit also includes a white lace three-quarter sleeve shrug that ties at the elbows. In addition, she came with black lace tights, high lacing black shoes, and a ribbon choker.

The earrings are by LVNV Dolls (this doll did not include earrings--a fault of many ReImagination series dolls, in my humble opinion), and they happen to match very well.

You can see a few other photos on my Flickr photostream, or her entire photo shoot with larger photos on my Mobile Me gallery. I will need to reshoot to get a few full-length shots, which came out blurry this time around.

New message forum - Dollywood

Dollywood is a message forum is designed for the collector 18 years and older for posting all kinds of pictures of fashion dolls with a fierce angle. There is a chat room available as well.

No prejudices or boundaries--just fierce dolls. It's a great board so far, and it just opened on July 3. Go check it out and introduce yourself!