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TFormers Review - Combiner Wars Motormaster

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Marking the return of a name long lost to the franchise, Motormaster has been what many were waiting for: An option for the non-Silverbolt Voyager mold that wasn't Optimus Prime. The status as the core of Menasor may be a driving factor in any general preference of one instance of the figure over another, but as it turns out there's still a lot to offer here even for people who already bought Optimus. Continue to the review!

TOYSREVIL Milestone: Best Blog 2011 #TOYSREVILTurns10

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WHAT-IS: "In an effort to celebrate the TOYSREVIL-Blog Turning Ten Years Old, I look back at a decade of bloggery and pick 10 x (personal) Milestones (more than the ones I blogged about in 2011 LOL), to share, to reminisce, and to give myself a motivational-booster to continue blogging. Thank you for your indulgence, my dearest readers :)"A photo posted by TOYSREVIL (@toysrevil) on Feb 25, 2015

Sideshow Collectibles: Batman 'Gotham Knight' Sixth Scale Figure Up For Pre-Order

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We've got some nice high resolution images of Sideshow Collectibles' Batman 'Gotham Knight' sixth scale figure for you to look at, and if you like what you see, then head on over to Sideshow's site to pre-order this bad boy.

Insight Collectibles: Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report Collectors' Edition Pre-Order Is Open

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Following the announcement that Neill Blomkamp will be directing a new Alien movie in the near future, the xenomorph is back in the limelight, and so it's perfect timing that Insight Collectibles have created the stunning Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report Collectors' Edition, which is available to pre-order now for $325.

Lost Protectors - The Play With This Too Kickstarter Now Underway

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Following a long buildup of concept drawings, design art, computer renders and 3D printed prototypes, Play With This Too has finally launched their Kickstarter campaign to begin production of their action figure line. Between homages to Transformers, He-Man and other classic properties and artist-original material all built around a flexible base design, Play With This Too can have something for everyone upon successful funding of their project. Head on over to their Kickstarter and check out what they have to offer by clicking here.

Prime 1 Studio: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Statues Now Available For Pre-Order

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Polystone statues of three of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are now available to pre-order from Prime 1 Studios, so while Michelangelo is currently MIA, you can still pick up Donatello, Raphael and Leanardo.

Loot Crate Munny Contest

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Loot Crate brought its subscribers a Mini Munny as part of February’s Play crate. Now, kings of the monthly box of awesome are sponsoring a Munny Contest, asking fans to customize a Mini Munny and enter it into one of several fun categories, by submitting a pic of the finished...

Joe Ledbetter x Munky King Business Monkey (3.12)

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Ready for more Monkey Business? Munky King and Joe Ledbetter are happy to oblige with the new Business Monkey. The latest incarnation of Joe’s Good Morning Sunshine figure, features a very focused monkey who knows what he wants -– moola, dough, cold hard cash, and as much of it as...

Sergeant Craig Windrix

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You may be surprised to learn that there was no mention of Sergeant Craig Windrix anywhere in the Alien mythos, be it movies, books or even comics.

Mystery lives for joy of toys

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Angel Kamps plays with a rare Japanese toy while her brother, Sandy, watches. The siblings have partnered with Sandy’s wife, Aurora, to reopen their Mystery Toys shop, which last did business in Penticton in 2001.

Bacon's Show and Tell

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YAY – Welcome to February’s Bacon’s Show and Tell.  This month my brother Easy sug

my childhood "velveteen rabbit"...!

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This beat-up little guy is my “velveteen rabbit”, the VERY EXTREME of REALNESS. He has b

Gashapon Tuesday: Uncovering the most Peculiar Gashapon in Mijikayo's History

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On the surface this fuchsia capsule appears as an innocent ball. Little do I realize that I am uncov

Best gifts 2014: bLANK Art Toy by Artbeat

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bLANK Art Toy by ArtbeatCustomise your favorite Art Toy! Write on it with chalk and erase with a clo

Cotton Candy Cavey The Final Cavey (03.02)

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The final and last ever Cavey figure is a sweet one! The Cotton Candy Cavey will be released on Monday, March 2nd at 8PM GMT in the Cavey Store HERE. Each piece comes with a Cavey sticker, carry bag AND random goodies from Cavey cubes, cotton carry bags, necklaces, badges...

MAD Copper Metallic Edition Modern Hero Bank (02.26)

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MAD will be releasing the newest colorway from his Modern Hero Bank series tomorrow, Friday, February 26th. The “Copper” metallic edition is limited to 30 pieces and stands 18” tall! They can be found HERE for $150 a piece. Save money for toys, in your toys!

Action Figure Review: Marvel Select Disney Store Exclusive Mighty Thor

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We've got something special for you now, with the first in what we hope will be a long-term partnership with Wade Merrick from Unparalleled Universe to bring you action figure video reviews! Click through to check out the Marvel Select Disney Store Exclusive Mighty Thor figure!

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Target Sale?

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Unless they did a quick switch, I’m not sure if this is a nationwide sale – what say you? Thanks for the nice pics and heads up, “John H.” A nice discount on the Cozy Cone Spiral Rampway (don’t forget our contest!) This looks like the case at my Target – though no sale (yet). […]

Toy Fair 2015: Square Enix

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Wanted a better look at the upcoming VPAK Spider-Man and Thor? While Square Enix's promo images may have been a little dark, Keith was able to snap a few photos which give us a better look at the designs.

Thor looks better than I had thought while Spider-Man... well, at least he can get into some good poses! Spidey will come with some webbing accessories. However, Thor really steals the show with the sculpting, colors, and super-shiny helmet.

Other items on displayed included a Play Arts Kai Arkham Knight and Harley Quinn (Batman: Arkham Knight; the headshot of Arkham Knight looks great) as well as an unpainted prototype for what I assume is a Metal Gear character.

Be sure to check out the gallery for all of the images.

Toy Fair 2015: Square Enix screenshot

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The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XI - Worry Dolls and Toothpick Dolls

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Worry dolls originated in Guatemala and are said to take your worries away.  They may have very crude drawn dots for eyes or faces, or they may be entirely faceless.  Either way they are said to help calm the fears of children.

According to The Information Please Girls' Almanac By Alice Siegel - Page 148, "Worry Dolls - These are tiny dolls from Guatemala. You tell one worry to each doll, place the dolls you've told your worries to under your pillow, and by the morning they've taken your troubles away."

If you would like to see or read more of this article please click here.

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts created a wonderful Folk Art Dolls .PDF tutorial. The .PDF includes an introduction into "Doll Making As A Folk Art Tradition" and tutorials on making 4 different types of Folk Art dolls.

According to the tutorial, "According to folklore, the doll will worry in the person's place, letting the child sleep peacefully.  The child will wake up without their worries, which will have been taken away by the dolls overnight.  The dolls come in sets of six and the Guatemalan tradition is to use one of the six worry dolls each night.  After six nights the worry is gone. The dolls are usually 1/2" to 2" tall and handmade using wood or wire as a frame and cotton fabric or thread for clothing."

Included in this tutorial is a section on Page 14 & 15 on How-To Guatemalan Worry Dolls, like the doll in the picture to the right.

If you would like to see and read the Folk Art Dolls tutorial please click here.

According to the University of Minnesota article on The Legend of the Worry Dolls by Sara McDonnell, "The indigenous people from the Highlands in Guatemala created Worry Dolls many generations ago as a remedy for worrying. According to the Mayan legend, when worrying keeps a person awake, he or she tells a worry to as many dolls as necessary. Then the worrier places the dolls under his or her pillow. The dolls take over the worrying for the person who then sleeps peacefully through the night. When morning breaks, the person awakens without the worries that the dolls took away during the night."

If you would like to read that article please click here.

If you would like to make a worry doll of your own there are many websites showing how using wire, tie twists, clothespins, popsicle sticks, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, etc.

There is a How to Craft a Worry Doll tutorial by Dale Cook on the Snapguide.com website  showing how to make the faceless worry dolls, shown in the picture to the right.

If you would like to read this How to Craft a Worry Doll tutorial please click here.

The Crafty Teacher - Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations blog has a wonderful Make Your Own Worry Dolls or Toothpick People tutorial showing how to make the faceless worry dolls, shown in the picture to the left, from toothpicks.

If you would like to read the Make Your Own Worry Dolls or Toothpick People tutorial please click here.  

Worry dolls have become extremely popular in the last few years and have definitely come into the 21st century as Neopets.com even ran a worry doll contest. The rules were as follows:

Your challenge for this week is to create worry dolls. These should be of a favourite character on Neopets.com. Please tell us what you used to make your doll and also what character your doll is of in the description. We're judging the dolls on beauty, cleverness, and overall awesomeness.

Some of the worry dolls submitted had faces, some did not. If you would like to see pictures of all the participants and the winners please click here.


The University of Wisconsin Extension program generated a terrific 4-H Afterschool International Program - It's A Small World Guatemala activity plan tutorial showing you how to make both faceless worry dolls, like those shown in the picture to the right, and worry dolls with faces.

If you would like to read the It's A Small World Guatemala tutorial please click here.

Heidi Boyd has a tutorial on her Crafty Inspiration blog showing how to make a faceless worry doll from pipe cleaners.  If you would like to see this tutorial please click here.

Angela Michelle Rousseau makes the most incredible faceless 2 1/2" toothpick dolls which are all art forms unto themselves. In her skilled hands she turns her toothpick dolls into beautiful and elaborate art doll creations.

She created a 6-part tutorial on her Angela Michelle Dolls - The Elegant Toothpick blog showing how to make the beautiful faceless toothpick doll shown in the picture to the left.

If you would like to see and read her 6-part tutorials please click on the links below:

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #1: Supplies & Bodies

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #2: A Dress & Some Arms

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #3: A Shoulder to Lean On 

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #4: Finally a Head! 

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #5: Toothpick Salon 

Toothpick Doll Tutorial #6: Finishing Touches 

The faceless toothpick doll shown in the picture above and to the right is Emeline, Lady de Couer-dents (Lady of Toothpicks).

The faceless toothpick doll shown in the picture to the left is Rapunzel.

Here's what Angela posted in her blog as to her Rapunzel toothpick doll, shown in the picture to the left, "I am a doll maker. You can make dolls out of all sorts of things - clay, cloth & porcelain are the usual suspects. I use toothpicks. Look closely at Rapunzel here. Imagine the head stripped down to a single toothpick. Under the dress are two spindly little toothpick legs (thank goodness for floor-length skirts). Each arm is two pieces of toothpick, attached to look bent at the elbow. Everything added to the toothpick skeleton: the head, the body structure, the gown, the hair, the flowers, is all embroidery floss, or thread. Yes, I'm nuts; yes, I love it."

Not only does Angela make faceless dolls out of toothpicks, but she decided to challenge herself even further by making tiny faceless "Penny People" like the doll shown in the picture to the right out of string and tiny wires in the arms.

I think Angela's doll are just amazing and hope you would agree.

If you would like to see more of her dolls please visit her Angela Michelle Dolls - The Elegant Toothpick blog here or her Angela Rosseau - Angela Michelle Dolls Flickr account here.

Stay tuned for The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XII -  Fairies, Gnomes, Elves, Wee Folk, Bendy's, Pixies, and Trolls.

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