End of edition Ellowyne Wilde specials

The end of edition items for both Ellowyne Wilde and Evangeline Ghastly are 15% off and they ship for free--only through tomorrow night (July 31) at midnight. No promo code is necessary. And unfortunately, this offer is valid for orders shipping within the continental US only.

By the way... did you know Antoinette (by Tonner Doll Company) can share Ellowyne's cool shoes? And some slim bust MSD-sized BJDs can wear her clothing?

Photo property of Wilde Imagination.

Toys R Us sale!

Skip over to your local Toys R Us today or tomorrow and pick up a free Barbie Tote ($19.99 value) when you buy $40 of Barbie dolls, play sets, dress-up or accessories.

This is valid only today, July 30 and tomorrow, July 31, and no coupon is needed. But quantities are limited, and no rain checks will be offered.

Photo property of Mattel.

Ryung, with new face-up

Ryung, with new face-up
Originally uploaded by alington

Meet Elfdoll Ryung, with her latest face-up, my second attempt. It turns out, even if you practice just a little bit, face-ups get easier each time you practice. And if you tend to be just a little bit obsessive compulsive, that's actually not a bad trait.

I actually like Ryung well enough to keep her just like this for a while. And it will be great to have a doll I can redo when I like. She's very natural now--not at all like when I first got her with her dark black eye liner and red nail polish (oh my goodness, that took me 20 minutes to get off this morning--never going to do it to my dolls). She fits in great with my Peak's Woods girls. And wow--has she got legs!

Check out more photos of her here, original photos of her here, of her blank face here, and of my first face-up attempt (I wasn't happy with her lashes, clumpy eye shadow or brows so much) here.

Focus On Fashion: Andres Courreges

With the popularity of Poppy Parker and a resurgence of interest in 60s fashions, I thought it might be interesting to do a series on some of the designers that help made the swinging 60s swing. I'd like to begin our look into the 60s with the king of the mini skirt, Andre Courreges.

Andre Courreges was born in Pau, in the Basque country of France in 1923. Although he became a civil engineer, he was always interested in architecture and textile design. He found work designing footwear and men’s clothing for a tailor, while pursuing his hobbies of Rugby and mountain climbing. During World War II he was a pilot in the Air Force.

BJD news in a single post

If you didn't have time to visit Den of Angels this morning, here's a quick overview of the news:

• Soom's monthly doll will be late: the end of August.
• A new doll company, Doll Hwoo, is selling two new sculpts (both are available as a boy or girl) through nDoll.
• LaTi Doll has released a new tanned elf limited edition doll, Special Green Teru. (He's a cutie!) Base price is $280.
• Masterpiece Eyes is offering a 40% discount on any order of 2 pairs or more, only through Sunday!
• Limhwa has released a new ToYou doll, Mari. She's 27cm, and very close to Barbie size. Sales for her are only through AUgust 8, or may end sooner if they sell out. $280 without a face-up, and add $35 for a face-up.
• SoulDoll has a new tiny doll called Licht (20cm) and is now selling some heads separately, too.
• Luts is having its special summer sale. Check it out here. Lutz also offers custom make-up, too.
• Domuya Life Project Levi, the Water Guardian, is available now, starting at $545.
• AriaDoll is taking orders for Bianca and Van beginning July 30.
• Immortality of Soul's August sale of limited release dolls begins August 6-31. Gin, Anos, Yuri and Garsh will be very limited and on sale August 1 till they sell out.
• Supiadoll has a new sculpt, Emma (59cm) available for sale now starting at $490.
• DollZone is having a summer event also. You can choose one of the following promotions: A - Buy $200 in DZ items and get a coupon for $20 ($400 - $45, $600 - $70). Use the coupon can only be used toward item total, not toward freight. B - Spend $600 and get a Chinese dragon boy or girl. Spend $1000 and get two. (You choose skin tone, add $50 for face-up, $28 for outfit).
• DollKot has released a new 60cm boy, Andy. $420 is the base price.

Lots of other news, but this is just a starter for you!