Whoops--I missed a sale at Barbie Collector!

Sorry, dear readers, I missed a sale going on now at Barbie Collector. Today is the last day--it ends tonight, May 30, 2014, at 11:59 pm CT, so you still have time to take advantage of it. Here are the details:

Save up to $25 on the Red Carpet collection. When you buy

• two dolls, take $5 off your purchase.
• three dolls, take $15 off your purchase.
• four dolls, take $25 off your purchase.

That's like saving up to 30% on these dolls. They cost $19.95 each, and if you're a member of the Barbie Fan Club, you can add your quarterly $25 reward to your purchase as well to save even more!

The dolls that qualify for this special are:

• Red Carpet Barbie Gold Gown - Goddess sculpt
• Red Carpet Barbie Blue Jumpsuit - open mouth Mackie sculpt
• Red Carpet Barbie Pink Gown - Mackie closed mouth sculpt
• Red Carpet Barbie Green Dress - Aphrodite sculpt

The dolls have great details, including applied eyelashes, and they use the slim Model Muse body. I love the earrings in this collection, and the bracelets are pretty, too.

For the fine print and details, click here.

Photo is the property of Mattel.

Mio's Holiday - my latest addition from Azone

Originally, I planned on only one. My intention was to trade a Fashion Royalty doll for a single Azone Pure Neemo, and be done with it. But now they've totally taken over an entire shelf in the doll cabinet!

This is Mio, older sister to Mia and Miu, with the larger body size (I think she uses the M Flection body, but I could be mistaken). She is absolutely adorable! I love her monochromatic outfit.

She includes a bra and panties, skirt with lace trim, corset, cardigan with ruffled edges, blouse with ribbon tie, matching purse, headband with a bow, socks and boots. The only thing I dislike about her were the fact that her boots were so difficult to put on her feet. They don't have closures, so it was hard to slip them on--but I managed it.

I'll add a few more detail photos of her here, for your own examination.

Closeup of her corset, cardigan and blouse

Details of the boots

Detail of her purse

Another full length shot

She's so cute and flirty!

Save 15% off basic dolls from Wilde Imagination and get free shipping, too!

Save 15% on all basic dolls from Wilde Imagination and get free domestic shipping (or a $9.95 shipping credit for international orders) through Monday, June 2, 2014, when you enter the code BASIC14 at checkout. The code will deduct the percentage automatically.

The details, from the latest Wilde Imagination email, which lists the dolls that are on sale:

Expires Monday, June 2, 2014 at 11:59pm.  Valid only on select items only:  All Natural Lizette Spice & Honey, Essential Ellowyne Blonde, Red and Brown, Feeling Drained 3, Black as Night Parnilla, Black as Night Evangeline, Basic Amelia Two, Mortimer Basic &  Simply Sad Sally.  Free shipping is ground and domestic only.  International friends, email your order number to info@wildeimagination.com for a $9.95 shipping credit.  While supplies last.

I tried using the code on the Essential Ellowyne Six Collection, and it didn't work. If you do want all three of the Basic Ellowyne dolls, it's cheaper to buy them separately, since you get free shipping--even though the price for the dolls separately is $.45 more than the $252 for the set of all three.

Photo property of Wilde Imagination. 

Registration is open for the Wilde Imagination convention!

Got anything going on in October? It looks like holiday-themed conventions are totally in style this year! According to the following email from Wilde Imagination, you can register now for:

"All Our Wilde Holidays"
Wilde Imagination Convention
October 3-5, 2014

Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
600 Commonwealth Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-391-4600

Spend the holidays with Wilde Imagination!  We'll celebrate them all, and in spectacular fashion.  Spreading the holiday cheer, we'll trick or treat under the mistletoe as we ring in the New Year, lead by our Enchantress of Ennui, our Mistress of Melancholy:  Miss Ellowyne Wilde, the bright and shining star of our souvenir banquet.  There will be a jolly good sales room, spook-tacular raffles, reindeer games and more at this celebration to end all celebrations.  Spend the holidays with your family:

Wilde Imagination! 

Register now!
Limited to 250 Party Goers
Cost $349 per person
A non-refundable deposit of $100 will hold your spot

www.regonline.com/wildeholidays

Special rate for hotel rooms is $159 -- mention the Wilde Imagination convention, or click here to book online.

Wilde Imagination exclusives from Tonner Con - sold out!

Tonner Convention featured several lovely Wilde Imagination exclusive dolls. I was going to try for Vintage Confusion Ellowyne, retail $199, LE125, because I just love her outfit, but she sold out instantly! She's wearing a gorgeous peach dress with yellow tights and matching lace-up boots. She has red curly hair and inset blue eyes with lashes.

I also adore Vintage Confusion Lizette, retail $199, LE125, but she is also sold out already. Lizette wears a lavender lace dress with a white chiffon jacket, lace tights and lavender boots. Her hair is styled in mink curls, and she has inset brown eyes with lashes.

Limited to 150, this ABS plastic version of Evangeline Ghastly The Dark Attic is also already sold out at $215 each. She has inset grey eyes with lashes and wigged brown curls, plus a lovely chiffon and lace dress, and gold and purple pumps.

I haven't personally caught Patience fever yet, but these two exclusives were awfully cute. Patience makes an as Dorothy for $175 in an edition size of 300, and she's still available. In her trademark ruby red slippers, white and blue gingham apron dress, rooted brown braids and brown eyes, she's even got a basket--though Toto must be out exploring!

Patience as Glinda, The Good Witch of the North is limited to 300 and retails for $185. She is also still available for purchase, and includes a removable strawberry wig, inset blue eyes with lashes, glittering pink gown, pink flats, wand and crown.