On Saturday, March 14th, P!Q will be hosting a brand new art show that will feature custom toys, prints and canvases featuring a certain mouse. “Twisted Mouse Show” will exhibit artwork from many artists from around the world, who include: Carson Catlin, Jeremiah Ketner, Patrick Wong, Daniel Fleres, Crummy Gummy,...
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P!Q Presents: Twisted Mouse Show (03.14)
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Casting Call – Disney Channel Interstitial Ad
If you’re in the Orlando area and you fit the description, you could appear in an interstitial on the Disney Channel – you have to convince them and us that you love the Disney Channel – how hard can that be? Good luck! We are looking for whole families (Mom-Dad-two kids 6 or older that look […]
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Desk Diary 20150228
In the previous Desk Diary, we took a look at the transition of how we went from working out of my hou...
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set database: LEGO 1562 wave jumper
set database: LEGO 1562 wave jumper
image courtesy of bricklink
image courtesy of otaznik
image courtesy of retrotoys.eu
set number: 1562set name: wave jumper
theme: town, kellog's, promotional
year: 1990
pieces: 24
price: us$na
minifig: 1
nice town set.
kellog's promotional set
polybag version.
come with a small boat.
minifig included a rider minifig.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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Big Dogs or Toy Dogs?
I ve been having discussions with my wife around this topic a lot recently! lol. She s always been t
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Wings To Fly #6: Mr. Giraffe Has A Message For You
Hello Readers! How is 2015 treating you? Hope everything is great and those wings are learning to f
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February 26th 2015
I really really just need to rant. Ladies, when are we going to stop realizing that not everything i
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Typewriter - Black - Meta; - Dollhouse Miniature - Vintage
by Pinkflamingo66 (2.00 USD) http://ift.tt/1JR29rf
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Snow Puppies
Pros: The girls eyes are perfect, she’s the one with the peppered coat They are very cute; sta
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Mom charged after barefoot kids found selling toys out of stroller
Two barefoot sisters found wandering the streets and selling toys out of a stroller told Osceola County deputies they were trying to help their mom save their home, records show.
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Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mikey Turtleflyte Figure Video Review & Images
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Kickstart your own Ghostbusters adventure
If you've ever wanted a board game to celebrate your love for all things Ghostbusters, you're in luck. With unique illustrations and figures based on original artwork and designs by Dan Schoening, this game seems to be just as fun to look at as it is to play. One to four players are charged with busting ghosts and sealing gates to the Spirit World.
You can grab the Paranormal pledge level for $80, which includes the base game and all applicable stretch goals. If you're feeling fancy, you can get the Mass Hysteria pledge for $125 which includes all kinds of extras such as additional episodes, glow in the dark dice, and extra figures.
You have until March 11th to be a part of this ghost busting action. Cryptozoic Entertainment has received $791,000 of it's $250,000 so it's well on its way to being a part of the movie lovers household! Go and get yours here!
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The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XIII - Waldorfs
The last few decades have seen an increase in the popularity of Waldorf Dolls and all sorts of spin-offs of dolls similar in style.
According to Wikipedia.com, "A Waldorf doll (also called Steiner doll) is a form of doll used in Waldorf education. Made of wool and cotton, using techniques drawing on traditional European doll making, its appearance is intentionally simple in order to allow the child playing with it to improve or strengthen imagination and creativity. For instance, it has no facial expression. Its legs and arms are flexible, allowing natural postures."
The traditional Waldorf dolls are eco-friendly in that they are made of cotton interlocks knit fabric, stuffed with wool, with hair of mohair or some other natural product. Some of the dolls are faceless, some very nearly faceless with just the sculpted outline of a face (i.e. eye indents and noses) or suggestions of a face. Some have minimal features - like dots for eyes, and some have eyes, nose, and mouths. In the latter, however, the dolls still have very simple facial expressions.
Waldorf dolls have minimal faces or are faceless in order to stimulate a child's imagination. Children and babies, in particular, mimic the world around them. If the doll is faceless or has just two simple eyes, or just the impression of a nose and mouth the child is able to imagine the emotion they want to assign to the doll. If they're sad, they will imagine the doll with a sad face. If they're happy, they will imagine the doll with a happy face.
In 1919 the 1st Waldorf school, based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, was created in Stuttgart, Germany. Rudolf Steiner was a big advocate of artistic expression and the use of a child's imagination. Waldorf dolls are used in the education in the schools and homes of children all over the world.
The Knecht Ruprecht blog has a Waldorf Silk Cuddle Doll tutorial for making the precious faceless silk cuddle doll shown in the picture to the right.According to the blog, "The Silk Snuggle Doll is probably the most simple but yet one of the most enchanting dolls I know. It can be made for or together with a baby or a small child coming alive though nurturing gestures stimulating creativity by drawing on the child’s imagination."
"This kind of Cloth Dolls has also been used since generation to calm and comfort young babies. If a Mama keeps this doll with her a little while the silk is absorbing familiar fragrances and comforting a baby wherever it is."
On the Best Years website you can see pictures of the most adorable knitted faceless Waldorf style Pebble Pixies like those shown in the picture to the left.The dolls are crocheted out of cotton, machine washable, and suitable from birth.
If you would like to see more of the Pebble Pixies please click here.
Jean Van't Hul of the Artful Parent blog posted a Eco Cloth Dolls By Dolly Mama Eugene article about the eco-friendly dolls, shown in the picture to the right, that she purchased from Reba of Dolly Mama Eugene who sells her faceless dolls on Etsy.According to Jean, "Simple cloth dolls are a rarity in this day of big box stores and the seeming competition.......But simple childhood dolls that are huggable and soft? Dolls that leave something up to the imagination of the child? That can adapt to any pretend play situation the child comes up with? Those dolls are harder to find."
"Luckily for us, there are still those who make simple cloth dolls for children. Reba of Dolly Mama Eugene is one of those people who lovingly handcrafts the kinds of dolls we want our children to have."
If you would like to see her Eco Cloth Dolls By Dolly Mama Eugene article please click here.The most adorable faceless Waldorf style baby dolls with just a hint of a nose, as shown in the picture to the left, can be seen on the Adirondack Patterns buy handmade dolls section of the Adirondack Patterns Etsy Shop.
There are a lot of tutorials and patterns on the web showing you how to make your own faceless Waldorf style doll or nearly faceless Waldorf style dolls.
One of the cutest How To Make A Steiner Doll tutorials is on the Soozs blog and it shown you how to make the adorable baby Waldorf style dolls shown in the picture to the right.According to Sooz, "Before we start, these dolls are easy peasy lemon squeezy and should take a couple of hours at absolute most.......Steiner dolls are traditionally faceless, though you can add a little stitch on either side of the face to imply eyes."
If you would like to see and read the How To Make A Steiner Doll tutorial please click here.
The following are some links to tutorials for making various parts of a Waldorf Doll:
Making a Waldorf Doll by toureasy47201 on Flickr is here.
Wig Making for Waldorf Doll (or any doll!) by toureasy47201 on Flickr is here.
Waldorf Doll Hair Tutorial On The Crafty Sheep Blog is here.
A Doll For Every Child By Katja Magus on The Living Crafts blog is here.
Head Making Tutorial by Barrie Hamby on Moonchilds Dolls blog is here.
Making The Nose Tutorial on Weir Crafts is here.
Mini Baby Mannequin Pattern by Laurie S. Wagner on Dollmaker's Journey is here.
Waldorf-Style Doll: Part 1 Forming the Head on The Silver Penny is here.
Waldorf-Style Doll: Part 2 Sewing & Stuffing the Body on The Silver Penny is here.
Stay tuned for The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XIIII - Muslim Dolls
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The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XIIII - Muslim Dolls
In 2009 after I published an update for my History of Faceless Dolls article I received an email from a mother who told me, "Muslims also have a tradition of faceless dolls." I didn't know that and thanked her for telling me as well as telling her I would include this in my next update.
She directed me to several websites selling faceless cloth dolls for Muslim children. They were as follows:Aisha Dolls
The Islamic Establishment
From what I understand Islam forbids the depiction of facial features of any kind, including those on dolls.
The faceless cloth doll shown in the picture to the left is from The Islamic Establishment website.
Besides the faceless cloth dolls they also sells faceless knit bears.
The Aisha Dolls by Umm ‘AbdirRahmaan website sells two categories of faceless dolls; Dolls 0+ for babies and children up to 3 and Dolls 3+ for children over 3 years of age.
The description for the Category 3+ dolls is as follows: Time for Play - Cater for Islamic Values
Once the children grow they want more challenging toys. The ragdolls from Aisha Dolls all have removable clothes and woolen hair which invite the child to imaginative play. All dolls are faceless.The faceless boy and girl dolls, Friends Asiyah and Bilal, shown in the picture to the right, are from the Dolls 3+ category of the Aisha Dolls website.
The description for the Category 0+ dolls is as follows:
Since babies always want to put everything in their mouth all our age 0+ dolls from Aisha Dolls webshop are made from 100% natural cotton. With Islamic clothing Aisha dolls 0+ cater for Islamic values from an early age. All 0+ dolls are faceless.
The faceless baby doll, shown in the picture to the left, is from the Dolls 0+ category of the Aisha Dolls website. It's called "Nuh Soft Rag Doll" and it's description is as follows:Nuh is one of the latest models from Aisha Dolls. Nuh has a soft padded body with soft unremovable clothes, which makes him ideal even for small children. Without facial expressions Nuh will be the constant companion whether the child is happy or sad.
According to the "Sunnah Style Dolls (and their makers) featured in SISTERS Magazine" post on Brooke Benoit's "A Cliched Life" blog, which appeared in the November 2014 issue of Sisters Magazine, "When Umm ‘AbdirRahmaan couldn’t find any faceless, sunnah-style dolls on the market for her own children, she made some. Umm ‘AbdirRahmaan stated, “In the beginning I mostly had my own children in mind and their upbringing. After realising the need for this toy in the Muslim community, the idea expanded and I wanted to assist every Muslim family that wishes to uphold Islamic values in their home, creating toys that can support them in their upbringing of their children."
According to their website, when asked to describe their dolls here is what they said, "Aisha Dolls was the first of its kind on the market. Aisha Dolls are faceless, wearing modest/Islamic clothing, soft to cuddle and play friendly. Aisha Dolls cater for Islamic values, and are made with quality and imaginative play in mind, all very important aspects of every Muslim child’s life and upbringing. Aisha Dolls also offer multicultural dolls with different skin colours, reflecting our Muslim community."
Also, according to their website, when asked what inspired them to make faceless dolls here is what they said, "The name of Aisha Dolls says it all. I was inspired by the hadith describing how Aisha (may Allaah be pleased with her) used to play with dolls which had no facial features in the presence of the Prophet (Salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa salam). Having children of my own, I noticed that there was no company offering faceless dolls specifically for the Muslims. To begin with I made dolls for my own children, thereafter I saw other Muslim families’ need for this toy. I decided to create my own models and the idea for Aisha Dolls was born, the first company offering dolls of this kind to the Muslim community."
I also found a Facebook page by Mahasin Abdullah called "Rainbow Babies Dolls - Made by Mahasin A." that sells the handmade cloth dolls and crocheted dudes, shown in the picture to the right, online and at fairs.According to the "Sunnah Style Dolls (and their makers) featured in SISTERS Magazine" post on Brooke Benoit's "A Cliched Life" blog, which appeared in the November 2014 issue of Sisters Magazine, "While Mahasin observes the sunnah of leaving off facial features, her dolls are especially beautiful, made personalised in a rainbow of buyers’ favourite colours and wearing unique handmade clothes. "
Stay tuned for The History Of Faceless Dolls - Updated February 2015 - Part XV - Yarn Dolls
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What's in a name? Mecha Workshop explains the name origins for its Armarauders line
Mecha Workshop recently posted an image and an explanation for the names used in its Armarauders line... and it matches what I had originally guessed!
Bellerophon is, indeed, named after the Greek hero (a fact made more evident by the existence of that Pegasus drone, as the hero Bellerophon flew on the winged horse Pegasus to slay the dreaded Chimera -- a beast with the head of a lion, a goat, and a snake (which was its tail) -- which had been terrorizing Lycia. The term "chimera" would later go on to mean a composite creature with the parts of other animals). Much like the Pegasus of lore, the Pegasus Drone apparently connects to Bellerophon to help with him with a flight mode.
Armarauders itself comes from "Armored Marauders" so I was fairly close since my first guess was "Armor Marauders."
This news once again reminds me that I need to check out the comic, perhaps just to see if the mech is used to fight chimeric aliens.
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Warpo's giant 12-inch Cthulhu figure is maddeningly cool
Have you ever felt that your life was incomplete? Missing, say, a 12-inch tall figure of Lovecraft's most iconic creation? Then you're in luck because Warpo has plans to release a massive 12-inch Cthulhu figure which should scale quite nicely against its 3.75-inch Legends of Cthulhu figures.
Warpo's Cthulhu is billed as featuring nine points of articulation. The hands are described as being "pliable" (ie, moveable) so they can lift up the normal figures. The paint looks incredible and really makes the details pop.
This giant Cthulhu will run you around US$100 which, like its smaller counterparts, seems expensive. It will be on sale first at SDCC 2015 before being available through the usual retailers.
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New Generations Combiner Wars Official Photos From Hasbro's Greek Website! Cyclonus, Hot Spot, Viper, Groove, Warpath!
Hasbro's Greek website has posted official images for upcoming Combiner Wars figures! We've got Voyagers Hot Spot and Cyclonus plus Legends Groove, Viper, and Warpath. While no new photos of Defensor or Galvatronus are shown, these are probably the best look we've gotten at the third wave of Combiner Wars so far. Keep reading to see!
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Tomopop Review: Mecha Workshop's Armarauders Bellerophon
A few years back, collectors caught their first glimpse of Mecha Workshop's Armarauders line. While the giant fighting robots were awesome, I was even more excited to see that the line used tiny articulate pilots who could fit into the machines. Sure, it's a display option that probably won't see as much use as battle poses, but it's an incredible extra.
Of course, the pilot isn't alone: also included in this set is a docking station, which apparently connects to the box diorama (not included with the prototype) to create a larger scene. All of which, mind you, is just an extra to a fully-functional battling machine with a huge amount of articulation and a lot of optional accessories.
Full review after the jump.
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Toy News Roundup: ‘MOTUC’, ‘Black Series’, ‘Hulk Smash’, and the Articulated Age of Ultron
Today is Sunday and it’s time for the big 80th edition of the Toy News Roundup. Here we round-up all of the most important toy news of the week from our site, and also link you to any toy news that we didn’t cover. So, let’s see what the big toy news was this week, shall […]
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Toy News Roundup: ‘MOTUC’, ‘Black Series’, ‘Hulk Smash’, and the Articulated Age of Ultron
Today is Sunday and it’s time for the big 80th edition of the Toy News Roundup. Here we round-up all of the most important toy news of the week from our site, and also link you to any toy news that...
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