Toys “R” Us Inc. will enhance product categories that have experienced sales growth over the past few years, such as education, tablets, and construction, as part of their 2013 holiday strategy. This season, a dedicated Imaginarium shop will set in-store, and each store will have a whole aisle dedicated to new educational products, such as microscopes [...]
Toys “R” Us 2013 Holiday Strategy Highlights Education, Tablets, and More
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Power-Con 2013 MOTUC Panel & Booth Videos
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NYCC13: Furry Feline Creatives x Tenacious Toys
For the second straight year, Furry Feline Creatives is partnering with Tenacious Toys at Booth #208 at New York Comic Con's The Block. Furry Feline Creatives will be releasing a very limited edition Tenacious Bogie plush that measures 15" tall. Each plush is 100% handmade by Designer Artist Cheri Ong. There will be only 10 […]
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Review: Carmen, Mazarine Blue Doll
Review and photographs by Miriam Shepherd.
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Mazarine Blue Doll — 17" Ball Jointed Fashion Doll
Mazarine responds to Miriam's review:
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Carmen arrived today and she is a very interesting doll. She comes tied and sewn onto a silk pillow with another one on top and she arrived in perfect condition. The worst thing I can say about this doll is that her stand is useless. It does not hold her up. I suspect that whoever manufactured the saddle on this stand did not understand how it was supposed to be used and turned it sideways as if it was supposed to grip her waist. It doesn't. As for the doll, she is true to her publicity pictures. She has a beautifully sculpted face I think. I am not sure I am completely in love with her face paint style, but that I think is a matter of taste rather than of skill. Her wig by Ilaria is just amazing - very sexy. The body on this doll is really rather different. She has detailed chest bones and neck tendons. I think whoever sculpted her body really studied the human body. Her legs seem to have much more detailing for muscle indentations than most dolls. The aesthetic for this doll's body is for a very thin person with defined hip bones. Her rear end is very rounded at the hips but is actually rather flat in the back. She has a long torso and narrow upper torso. Her hands are pretty, not paddles. Her feet are also pretty. Because her torso is long and her hips wide, I don't think she will fit Gene clothes - the one dress I tried wouldn't go over her hips. From my few experiments, she won't fit many Avant Guard, FR16 clothes either. But she does fit Tyler clothes very nicely which is great because I have more of them than any other doll and so many of the new dolls DON'T fit Tyler well. She'll probably fit Antoinette okay too - although she has a grown up bustline, her torso is narrow so it might even out. She can get her foot in many Tyler sandals and shoes, but her arch is a bit higher. She will not fit Sybarite or JS shoes as her feet are too wide. She will be able to share shoes with Ficon, Mods, Devon though. As for wigs, she'll fit most #5/6 wigs for Tyler and Jamieshow. Her hard cap wig fit my Sasha doll nicely. I don't know if I am completely in love with this doll, but I think she's quite nice. One thing though - I notice seams on her body here and there which I never see on other resin dolls. Perhaps they needed to be sanded down more carefully? Her resin is otherwise very nice quality, smooth and nice natural color and attractively blushed.
Thank you to Miriam for allowing me to share her review and photos with my readers.
You can see Miriam's beautiful work at: http://www.yumyumcouture.com
Mazarine Blue Doll — 17" Ball Jointed Fashion Doll
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Mazarine responds to Miriam's review:
Hi, Miriam!
Thank you so much for your very honest review with details :-) Really appreciate it!!
I sculpted this doll myself.
As you wrote, I expressed a lot of muscles for Victoria's Secret look.
(Wide hips are for that, too)
And I actually matched her to Tyler size.
So she can wear a lot of clothes of Tyler, but as you wrote, she cannot wear AG or thinner dolls clothes.
And about doll stand.
It doesn't hold her waist up.
It's for leaning on.
When she's wearing shoes, she can be standing on leaning on the stand.
As you can see, the pole length isn't extended.
So we made waist stand that you can use for various shoes height.
(But we also think we need to develop doll stand in future)
And about Seams.
My duplicator is very professional and he's working for big Korean bjd companies like Dollmore.
We had talked about seams many times.
He tries make less seams, but as far as we make them from silicone molds, they happen.
It's natural among usual big tanned bjds.
Sometimes we remove them with sandpaper.
but this color resin cannot be sanded because discolorations. My own prototype has them, too.
I hope this explanation helps a little.
Thank you so much for your photos and review!!
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3A Team Fortress 2 Mann Vs Machine Heavy Pre-Order Date Announced
After what seems like ages of waiting 3A has finally announced that pre-orders for the 3A Team Fortress 2 Mann Vs Machine Heavy action figure are going to be opening on September 27th at 9AM Hong Kong Time. Get your international clocks out, because this is going to be a pre-order that you aren’t going […]
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3A Team Fortress 2 Mann Vs Machine Heavy Pre-Order Date Announced
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3A Team Fortress 2 Mann Vs Machine Heavy Pre-Order Date Announced
After what seems like ages of waiting 3A has finally announced that pre-orders for the 3A Team Fortress 2 Mann Vs Machine Heavy action figure are going to be opening on September 27th at 9AM Hong...
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Zelda Stained Glass Wall Decals Blik Surface Graphics now has a...
Zelda Stained Glass Wall Decals
Blik Surface Graphics now has a collection of eight stained glass removable wall decals. Each decal tells a story and features Link with a different iconic item from the Wind Waker game. Get them here for $37 each.
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Play-Doh Celebrates National Play-Doh Day
Hasbro Inc. and the Play-Doh brand have sculpted the six Emmy Drama Series nominees in celebration of National Play-Doh Day. Made out of 100-percent Play-Doh compound, the sculptures include scenes and characters from this year’s most dramatic television shows, such as Carrie, Brody, and Saul from Showtime’s Emmy Award-winning series, Homeland. After more than 40 [...]
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Marvel Select Classic Hawkeye And A Whole Lot More Coming In Early 2014 From DST!
The October issue of Previews magazine isn’t due to be hitting comic shops until the end of the month, but retailers are already taking orders for the new items contained within. In early 2014 Diamond Select Toys will have a bunch of cool new products including the Marvel Select Classic Hawkeye, Marvel Select Classic Thor, Minimates, […]
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Marvel Select Classic Hawkeye And A Whole Lot More Coming In Early 2014 From DST!
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Marvel Select Classic Hawkeye And A Whole Lot More Coming In Early 2014 From DST!
The October issue of Previews magazine isn’t due to be hitting comic shops until the end of the month, but retailers are already taking orders for the new items contained within. In early 2014...
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RetroBots Charity Auction with Dan Neumann
Fresh Monkey Fiction is continuing its series of charity auctions to raise funds for The Young Storytellers Foundation. Throughout the remainder of 2013, they will run a series of art auctions based on the world of RetroBots mini figures. Auctions will include redesigned and handcrafted custom figures as well as art prints and photography. This […]
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The Collector Connection Airs Tonight With Special Guests Scott Neitlich from Mattel & Pat Linden From Playmates Toys
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TFsource 9-16 SourceNews - Fansproject Causality CA-13 Diesel & M3 Crossfire Set
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Our GoodNites Underwear Under Cover Mission Is Almost Complete
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of GoodNites for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. For the past month we have put GoodNites Underwear to the ultimate undercover mission. From exploring how discreet and comfortable they are for young children to use to finding out how they really work for us GoodNites Underwear […]![]()
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Diamond Select Panels and Exclusives at New York Comic-Con
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littleBits Launches Three New Electric Building Kits
littleBits, maker of an open source library of electronics that snap together for prototyping, learning, and fun, has launched three new littleBits Exploration Kits: the Base Kit, the Premium Kit, and the Deluxe Kit. Each was designed to bring the simplicity of the classic building block to the world of electronics for children, teens, and [...]
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Memes - Ben Affleck is Batman!
Here are a few random Internet memes I have been seeing lately that revolve around the issue of "Ben Affleck is Batman". Ever since Warner Bros announced that Ben Affleck will play the Dark Knight in the sequel to the next Superman movie people have been going bonkers! I mean, people are seriously divided on this issue.
My stance on the whole thing is to just wait and see how it goes. I mean, he could end up being a really great choice or the movie will totally suck, there's almost NO way to predict what will happen. So, let's wait and see.
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BATMAN NEWS - PENGUIN CAUGHT STEALING 1966 BATMOBILE in Sayreville, NJ
CAPTURED LIVE (09/14/13) - The always wacky BENJY GREENBERG broke out his popular 'Penguin' persona to team up with Louie & Annamarie's gorgeous 1966 Batmobile replica car at the annual Kennedy Park Hot Rod Show in Sayreville, NJ. Bat-Blog Readers, please be sure to click on all the photos here for larger, more detailed, versions. This car is SO awesome and Benjy's costume is great too. Also, a special thanks to our good buddy "NJ Batdave" for capturing these great pics.
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Wearable plush!
My first foray into wearable plush is for the Plush Team's "Wearable Plush" project, over in the Team's etsy shop.
I decided that since it's the start of the Fall season, that my plush should be something that incorporates a fun fall element into it. The result was my first ever mini plush Jack O'Lantern headband:
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The plush pumpkin is made from fleece, with sparkly felt facial details. I also decided to add some wool felt pumpkin leaves with machine stitched veining in fall colors, to add more fun to the headband. The headband is one that I picked up at my local Michael's store, and it will fit babies up to 6-8 months or so. Since I didn't have any babies on hand to model it for me, I was lucky that the gracious Peas in a Pod volunteered to be my model for the photo shoot. ;D
You can find my headband, as well as a variety of fantastic wearable plush, in the Plush Team's etsy shop. Here are just a few examples of some of the other pieces made by the talented members of the Team:
Oh- and if you are in the mood for some "Back to School" themed plush, the Team has a section of the shop devoted to that as well. :D
I am busy as a bee getting ready for a bunch of art shows, as well as creating a bunch of plush for the Plush Team's booth at Maker Faire Cincinnati next month, as well as trying to get some fall/halloween plush into my shop, so there will be more to come soon! :D
I decided that since it's the start of the Fall season, that my plush should be something that incorporates a fun fall element into it. The result was my first ever mini plush Jack O'Lantern headband:
The plush pumpkin is made from fleece, with sparkly felt facial details. I also decided to add some wool felt pumpkin leaves with machine stitched veining in fall colors, to add more fun to the headband. The headband is one that I picked up at my local Michael's store, and it will fit babies up to 6-8 months or so. Since I didn't have any babies on hand to model it for me, I was lucky that the gracious Peas in a Pod volunteered to be my model for the photo shoot. ;D
You can find my headband, as well as a variety of fantastic wearable plush, in the Plush Team's etsy shop. Here are just a few examples of some of the other pieces made by the talented members of the Team:
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| Octopod brooch by oopisnein |
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| Owl brooch by Vagabond Artistry |
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| Amigurumi Pencil brooch by Moons Creations. |
Oh- and if you are in the mood for some "Back to School" themed plush, the Team has a section of the shop devoted to that as well. :D
I am busy as a bee getting ready for a bunch of art shows, as well as creating a bunch of plush for the Plush Team's booth at Maker Faire Cincinnati next month, as well as trying to get some fall/halloween plush into my shop, so there will be more to come soon! :D
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UPDATE - Ryan's DICK SPRANG BATMAN AND ROBIN Tattoo Art
The Bat-Blog is kind of famous for featuring Batman Tattoo Art and here's an update on a friend of ours, Ryan, who is getting some extremely serious bat-ink work done. This is the latest photo showing his huge tribute to Dick Sprang's Batman and Robin. There is still a ton of color work that needs to be done but, as you can see, it's all coming along quite nicely. Oh man, this must painful like super-crazy, ha!
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