Refinement

I've sold several dolls recently.  Sometimes there are difficult decisions.  Unfortunately, due to pre-orders and some great deals recently on the internet, I still have dolls coming in to replace those leaving.  Last weekend after signing for a package, my husband asked me, "I thought you were trying to lower your numbers and get your collection more manageable?"

I thought about this for a minute.  Then I realized -I am actually refining my collection.  The dolls that have been leaving are dolls that either look similar to other dolls in my collection or are from molds for which I have better examples.  Doll collecting is very personal.  Maybe a doll that I don't care for is someone else's favorite doll.  I would rather a collector who loves a doll have it than it be pushed into the back of the shelf at my house and never getting redressed.

This brings me to my latest acquisition.  Another doll from my list of "Five Dolls I Want to Add to My Collection" has arrived.  She is Dark Romance Giselle from the 2010 Integrity Convention.  (You may remember in previous blogs that I had purchased this doll before, but she came with a wonky eye and was returned.)

Just look at this incredible gown!  This doll was purchased from my table host at the 2012 Convention, Veronica.  Veronica is a wonderful collector and friend, and we have very similar aesthetics.  I asked her about this doll's faceup and she told me that she would keep her, but she already had another one.   Just look at this awesome faceup!

When I took the jewelry out, I realized that one of the beads was missing.  It probably fell off somewhere in my house!  So, I went to Hobby Lobby searching for a similar red bead.  Instead, I found these aweseome bracelet beads with holes big enough to fit FR doll's wrists!!!

Here is Giselle modeling the bracelets.  Aren't they great.  You can get an electronic coupon and get them super cheap!  (Even at $5.99 that's a great price for three rhinestone bracelets!)

I decided to redress Ms. Giselle - here she is wearing the Flawless Elise LBD.  It looks fantastic one her.

She definitely seems a little more mature than other Giselle's.  Another closeup of this face- I can't get enough of it!

This afternoon is Integrity Toy's second "reveal" of their 2013 lines.  Since Dark Romance was already dressed up, I decided to get out two other favorite Giselles.  (As much as I LOVE Costume Drama, it appears that I prefer my Giselles with smoky eyeshadow and red lips!)

Masterpiece Theater (middle) is wearing the Imogen's red dress from the 2012 Convention.  Glad Addict is wearing Power Couple's metallic gray dress.  I think they make a lovely trio!

Now ... let's see ... I believe there is a slot open in my list of "Five Dolls To Add To My Collection".   

Come To Mama

A doll from my list of "Five Dolls I Want To Add To My Collection" came available about two weeks ago.  This particular doll is difficult to find with perfect eyes and hair.  Whenever there is an auction, I always ask if the photo is of the actual doll and study it carefully.  I have seen some serious "wonky eye" on this doll and the hair is a hot mess sometimes when it is combed out.  Here she is wearing Anja's Business Class dress from the Jet Set Convention of 2011.

This is Paparazzi Bait Adele.  She was being sold nude by one of blog followers!  I fell in love with the photo.  Her eyes and hair are amazing!  She still had the hairnet sewn into her hair.  How perfect!!!  She is very hard to capture in photographs, but, in person, she is gorgeous!  This is the best I could do.

She is smoldering!  I am on an "Adele Obsession" right now.  I just got Talking Drama and now have added Paparazzi Bait.  Since I have an opening on my list of "Five Doll ....", I think I'm going to put Lustrous Silhouette from 2005 on the list.  I've wanted this gown for years ... wish me luck!  This is her stock photo from Integrity Toys (they own to the copyright to the photo).

Last week while I was playing with my Funny Face dolls, I wanted to see how "Take the Picture" would look on the regular FR body.  I recently sold Power Game Natalia, but the buyer wanted me to put her on a NuFace body.  That left me with Power Game's original body which had red finger and toe polish.  It was Japanese skintone, so I was surprised it was a match for "Take The Picture".  I now have a pale Vanessa in my collection.  She is wearing the 2010 Convention Kesena Hourglass lingerie.

She is surprisingly sexy on this body.  I decided to put her in a Randall Craig skirt and a blouse from the Color Infusion Lab Outfit 3.  The blouse is a little snug, but it looks good on her.  The shoes are from Intoxicating Mix Vanessa.  She can stand on her own in these shoes!

She looks quite different from my other Vanessa dolls.  The big, brown eyes really changes her face up. She may be keeping her plastic surgery "enhanced" frame for a little while.