Eureka!

It's hard to believe that it's been almost five years since I started my rules for collecting dolls.   This is a quote from that blog entry.

"I am completely all over the place with my collecting.  I have Barbie, Silkstone, Momoko, Gene, Tyler/Sydney, Tiny Kitty, Goodreau BJD, Pullip, Bratz, LIV, Dynamite Girls, Poppy, NuFace, Fashion Royalty,  Monogram, Misaki, Vintage Ginny, and Antique Porcelain Head.  And thanks to some special "friends" on the dollboards, I've been eyeing those Monster High dolls.  Naughty ... Naughty .... Naughty!"

Here is how my collection has changed:

Barbie, Silkstone, Momoko, Gene, Tyler/Sydney, Tiny Kitty, Goodreau BJD, Pullip, Bratz, LIV, Dynamite Girls, Poppy, NuFace, Fashion Royalty,  Monogram, Misaki, Vintage Ginny, and Antique Porcelain Head.  And thanks to some special "friends" on the dollboards, I've been eyeing those Monster High dolls.  I do have a handful of IT 16" dolls, but I've kept that group to 5.  Somehow I completely overlooked my Ellowyne Wilde collection in my original post.

The purpose of focusing my collection was to lower my numbers and keep things more manageable.  I'm not sure how it happened, but I seem to have purchased more than I eliminated!  The bulk of my collection remains IT products.   I'm trying to see where cross-collecting supports my hobby (doll lines that can share wardrobes).   Recently a Poppy got into my Pullip's closet.  

Papin wasn't about to have it!  "I don't take things out of your closet.   This is my stock ensemble and I don't have much else to wear!   Stay out of my clothes!"

"Wait a minute. … You can wear my clothes … that means … YES!"

That's right!  Papin figured it out all on her own.  She started with Mood Changers.  "Pink is my signature color, you know!"

"What about that weird chenille pantsuit?  I think it looks fantastic!"  (I do too!  I actually think it looks better on Papin than Poppy, but don't tell Poppy that!)

And if I can wear Poppy, that means Dynamite Girls, Misaki, and some Barbie items works as well!  "I'm tired of playing dress up.  Get me in some jeans pronto!"  Papin has a little attention problem.

"I want to go outside.  It's a beautiful day.  I want to check out the dogwoods."

This has opened up some serious play opportunities for me.  I only have six Pullip dolls, but I'm afraid the floodgate has been lifted.  Woe is me!

Chop Shop

I always enjoy writing about my favorite Integrity Toys (IT) molds.  Those who visit here know I'm a sucker for Eugenia, Agnes, Adele 2.0, Elyse, and Vanessa 1.0.   I can appreciate the beauty in most dolls and have tried to make sure there is at least one example for each IT mold in my collection.

Today we are going to review a doll that has been in her box and shoved to the back of the closet for almost three years now.  She was one of the original FR2 dolls designed by IT and released in 2010, but we've not seen her since 2013.   There have only been six versions of the mold ever produced, and she rarely comes up on secondary market.

Here is Purity Dasha.

And a closeup.  I'm not sure if it is the beady eyes, the cream skin tone, the severe hairstyle, or what, but Purity Dasha has been one of the least appreciated dolls produced by IT.

But you got to love this dress!  It's obvious that Nightfall Agnes Von Weiss appreciates it!  She ripped it right off her!  (It really suits Agnes!)

And I've been looking for a body donor for Cate Blanchett.  Some will gasp that I gave a FR2 body to a Mattel doll, but I don't care.  We are talking Cate Blanchett after all!  She is wearing a Silkstone suit.

So, I guess the ensemble found a home and the body is placed with another doll.  I have an extra head just laying around now.  It does sometimes feel like a chop shop around here.