I know I said I was tired of Alice, but...

8" Alice Kingsleigh, a photo by alington on Flickr.

When I saw the new releases two weeks ago from Tonner Doll Company, the 8" Alice Kingsleigh and Mad Hatter dolls from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland collection, I knew I had to at least have Alice's outfit.

Well, she made her arrival yesterday, and she's caused nothing but trouble. Her arrival caused me to redress three of my 16" girls--also into a variety of Alice outfits in my stash--and rearrange my display. She's just adorable.

Yes, she has an eerily large head. But her little smile reminds me of Wilde Imagination's Prudence. She has long medium blonde curls--not crimps!--which still need to be rinsed from their crunchy gel.

Her outfit is just amazing. When I compare it to Tonner's original Alice Kingsleigh (seen in the photo below on Euphemia), it's practically identical. The details of the embroidery and buttons are perfect. She's wearing blue and white striped tights. Even her boots are perfect. She's missing the gold necklace with the red bead--but that's an easy fix.

And the doll can stand on her own! I don't own a single Tiny Betsy doll, and wasn't planning on keeping her--since my YoSD dolls can share these outfits. However, Alice's large head and distorted eyes are really growing on me. I just adore her!

See more photos on Flickr.

Carol at Dreamcastle Dolls still has a few in stock, so pick one up if you can.

Basic Euphemia in Alice Kingsleigh, 8" Alice, Jacqueline Frost, Voyage of Wonder (in the back), Alice in Wonderliddle (by Mattel), Ghost of Christmas Past as Steampunk Alice (Daphne sculpt)

Metrodolls souvenir dolls available now!

If you weren't able to make it to Metrodolls' Gothic Romance event, you can still pick up a souvenir doll and the companion dolls on their blog.

The souvenir doll, by Tonner Doll Company, is a brand new sculpt, and she is a fully dressed doll called Gothic Romance. She's dressed in a gorgeous Victorian era fuchsia gown, complete with hat for $200.

The companion doll, Emma, is a new Ultra Basic doll. She's the Glinda head sculpt on the Antoinette body, and is available with blonde or mink hair. She's only available in edition sizes of 75 for $85 each.

Additionally, you can pick up Sinclair, a new S-series sculpt by Doug James, dressed in Marian. She's gorgeous. There are also various accessories available. Check out their website today!

New additions to Ellowyne Wilde

Woefully Bewitching Ellowyne Wilde

Through October 18, Woefully Bewitching ships for free within the continental US from Wilde Imagination. She's a limited edition of 1000 dolls and retails for $155. She has purple inset acrylic eyes, raven hair, and this amazing purple costume. (I really want this Ellowyne--kinda wish I hadn't overspent my dolly budget this month!)

Also, you can check out Evangeline Ghastly's latest addition, Wrapped In Sorrow, a new robe for $69, which also ships for free through October 18.

Have any of you ordered the new Amelia Thimble yet? Check out her latest fans on Wilde Imagination's Facebook Page.

Tonner Doll news

According to an email update, Tonner has two news postings. Directly from the email:

First, Wednesday, October 12th , will be our next product release.  It will be followed by thelast release of the year in early November , when the balance of 2011's product will all be introduced at once!  The October 12th release is almost entirely FASHION.  The November release will be our last until January, at which time we will be making a major FASHION release for 2012!!!  For FASHION categories, we are returning to our winter and summer line introductions because many of you have stated it's what you prefer.

Second, also directly from the email:

Second, the Tonner Direct and Tonner Doll websites are being combined and redesigned-completely!!!  When the new site is launched, it will be found at www.tonnerdoll.com. In early November, you will see the system we're now beta-testing, and we can barely contain ourselves it's so much better!  For those of you attending the Halloween Convention in Burlington, Vermont this month, you can expect a top-secret preview of the site!

A small tribute--better late than never.

Whoever thought geeks could be sexy?, a photo by alington on Flickr.

As you may know, I'm one of those Apple fans the media warns about. I've been using an Apple product since the 1980s, and a Mac since 1984.

(I was just a kid when I was converted--so I really never had a chance.)

Steve Jobs changed the way the world looks at technology. We will miss him.

Coney Island and Pillow Talk Poppy Parker.