Dollz4moi's Vinyl Musings

I have some repairs to take care of so I have some ladies on sale. Have a look at my Adoption Zone album on Flickr. I will be listing more goodies so keep checking ;O)

Here are the rules: 1. Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog. 2. Give your readers 11 random facts about yourself. 3. Answer the 11 questions from the person who nominated you. 4. Nominate 11 bloggers to receive this award.  5. Invent 11 questions for your nominees.   I have to thank Presto of Growing Up Is For Quitters blog fame for the nomination. I have to tell you eleven random facts about myself..hmm 1. I'm ambidextrous ( I can write using my right or left hand) 2. I'm a TV junkie. No getting around it. I love my TV. 3. I love Horror and Sci-Fi 4. I love notebooks. I have way tooo many :O) 5. I want to learn to use a sewing machine. 6. I haven't had to cook in 15 years. The man does it all :O) 7. I own more t-shirts than skirts or pants for that matter, lol. 8. I am easily distracted from most things to talk about dolls. 9. I own 2 pairs of sneakers. When one pair wears out I'll buy another pair 10. I love the toys from the...

So, basically we are to follow a few rules as to how we accept this nomination.  Here they are: 1. Create a blog post. 2. In the post, thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to her site. 3. Place a logo of the award and link it to where you got it from. 4. Answer the ten questions she asked you. 5.  Nominate ten bloggers. 6.  Come up with your own ten questions for your nominees to answer. I was nominated by the very talented Shasha of a telierniShasha Thank you for thinking of me :O) I got the pic from Shasha's site. Here are her questions for me   1. What prompted you to create your first blog?   I actually started my blog as a way to inventory my collection. I really wanted to see the ladies and gents I own and take anyone who wanted to read it along for the ride. 2. If this blog was about your passion, what were your intentions in the first few posts? See answer number one, lol   3. How did your blog evolve f...

I know this was back in June and I'm slow as molasses but I'm catching up. I was tagged by my friend Georgia Girl over at Pink Obsession a while back. I was also nominated by my friend Dana over at A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls And Action Figures . I finally looked at what I was supposed to do so here it goes.  The rules are as follows: 1. List 3 favorite dolls from the ones you got last year. 2. List 3 dolls currently on your wish list. 3. Tag 5 people to do the same. My 3 favorite ladies I got from last year in no particular order are : 1.  Le Smoking Adele 2. Barbie Look City Shine  3. Is a tie. I chose Darla Daley Colour My World & Diana aka Joyous celebration Poppy Parker  Darla is from 2012 release but I just got her in 2014. I don't know what I was thinking. Diana is named after Wonder Woman aka Lynda Carter's character Diana Prince. The 3 dolls on my current wishlist are in no particular order: Momoko and Am...

I feel like I have to slow down, ok stop, buying. I'm doing well on some of my goals but this is the list of dolls coming in this week: ITBE Rare Jewel ITBE Night Hippie Dippy Poppy The Midas Touch Poppy Pop of Color Annik Young Sophisticate Poppy Midas Touch ITBE Night POC Annik ITBE Rare Jewel I have also received in the following months: Rare Appearance Dania Vice Ollie Lawson Groovy Galore Poppy Aristocratic Agnes Von Weiss Go See Poppy Spring Song Poppy Aristocratic, Groovy Galore, Vice Spring Song, Go See Rare Appearance I mean I'm still under my 40 this year goal. I have also sold off a few dolls. I'm trying to keep an even in/out rhythm going

Yes I thought about the title. That disco song played in my head as I thought about it. "My body, your body, everybody work your body" is how the song goes. I figure since I have so many heads that need bodies it fits. Since you've seen the heads let me show you where the bodies hang out. I have boxed dolls that are body donors and loose dolls and bodies. The boxed donors occupy a shelf in the corner of my dining room. The loose dolls and bodies are in a plastic bin waiting to be used. The main thing I do when trying to match a head and body I check in the strongest light I have. I use the light in my bathroom and sunlight. I know some people aren't choosy with matches but I am, LOL. I have had a doll or 2 that was a close match but it drove me crazy. It doesn't bother me if it's someone else's doll. Here are a couple of the ladies who received new bodies. Some were rescued from the rack and others old bodies. I will find more ladies fo...

For those who don't know Integrity Toys revealed some of the new lines on Saturday. I'm happy that I wasn't wowed by everything. I kept my head and my pre-orders came down to 3. That's right 3 dolls. I wanted three from the Poppy line  and I may still go for the third later.  I wasn't so thrilled with the Fashion Royalty line but I was blown away by Timeless Adele. I'm not a fan of Adele 3.0 but this beauty I need. I have been confirmed for the Poppy's I wanted. I'm happy and I hope everyone gets what they want. I wanted Darla the most from the Poppy line even though people don't see it. I love her entire look.   Peace Love and Soul Midas Touch is the biggest and may be one of the fastest sell outs in the Poppy line. She was my second choice. Midas Touch   Out of This World is the third doll I may try to get later. She seems to be sold out on some sites. Out of This World   So my doll frenzy is over for this round. There are mor...

This post is to highlight those ladies in my collection who are searching for bodies. I am always on the lookout for articulated bodies. I need movement these days for anyone to stay. If I really love a doll I will behead her/him and the quest will begin. It's always great when a new lady (and at times gents) find a new body. This is the limbo they sit in until their grail is found I'm not sure which site I got the idea to use a thread spool rack for heads but it's awesome. I picked this one up on sale from Wally World's site to store sale. I think it holds 120. I also have a smaller one that holds 33. That one is for heads I decide can leave the island. Here are some closeups of who's on the rack for the moment. Yes that is Declan's head on the top. I do have his body but have been lazy in putting him right LOL I'll try to remember a post about the luck winners of the body lottery. There have been some winners lately :O)

This is to all those out there that fill the role. It doesn't matter the race or gender. Mom is Mom Celebrate because every day is Mother's day. Enjoy :O)

I keep asking myself that question these days. I've been busy working on clearing out the unloved goodies I have. The time just flies and I had plans on blog entries that just haven't happened. So why now? Why not? I'm hosting a travel doll named Reagan. She's been around for about a month. She went to an Outlander party so far. I have some plans for this weekend before I send her on her way to her next host. I'm also obsessed with these wild turkeys that are living in my city. They're protected but they are amazing too. I've seen turkeys before but not in person. There are some big Tom's. There is a family unit it seems. I am still here but I'm going to see who is being let go this weekend. It's a big job that I aim to finish. Let the sorting continue. I leave you with my latest selfie. I wasn't driving when it was snapped. I'm not that reckless :O)

Or they do around here some of the time :O) I have found myself loving certain of the bigger ladies. I have not gone all the way to the dark side. Today I will focus on my 18" dolls. There are various lines to be found. Some of my big girls   I resisted these ladies for a long time until I spotted Taryn. Taryn is the dark skinned curly hair cutie sitting in the middle. She is from the Journey Girl line of dolls sold at Toys R Us. I was able to get her during a sale and I also had a coupon.  I believe the BFC Ink dolls came shortly before or after. from the BFC Ink I have the twins Aleisha and Noelle, Calista (AA), Yuko (Asian). The other xcurly haired cutie I call Sunny. I believe she is from the Girls On The Go line also from Toys R Us. I will try to post single pics of them in my next post.

Getting sidetracked is not the end of the world..thank goodness :O)  I've been behaving myself and working hard on sticking to my goal of only adding 40 dolls this year. I should mention my very own loophole ( insert evil laugh ). I will buy something if it's on sale and has something I really want. Case in point I found this set a couple of weeks ago.  Sisters' Fun Day set I really love Skipper in this set. Everything from her hair to her boots scream YES to me. I bought this set but Barbie is leaving the island (naked of course). I also will be swapping Skipper's body.  I found these dolls in one of my shopping looks. They are a group called 5th Harmony. I just looked but only one came home with me. This doll has the cutest complete design outfits. The doll is in the go pile. I see lots of things while I'm out shopping but these days I'm a lot more picky in what I will buy. I'm not a fan of what I call cheap fabrics and one sided designs...

I have had the pleasure in the last year to add a "grail" doll or two to my collection. I must preface this by saying I just replied to a question in December stating "I no longer have a grail list" LOL. I came across these two beauties this month by accident. In the '90's I loved all things Barbie. I still have a twinge here and there for my girl. At the end of 1999 there was a Classical Goddess Collection showcased. I say 1999 even though everything says 2000/1. I remember the pics of the Goddess of Spring. I fell in love with all that long curly strawberry blonde hair Promo Goddess of Spring  Can you see the gorgeous there. The finished product was not the same as the promo pic. I wasn't in any rush to buy her. When Wisdom was produced I still didn't jump. I don't know why I didn't get them then.  Fast forward 14 years and I found her. The price one ebay had to be a mistake. I won't say but I put her on watch immediately. I had ...

I was on the Facebook ( inside joke ) LOL and I thought about how I came to finally love Poppy Parker. I have tried since Poppy Parker first debuted 5 years ago. I remember when I first saw her. I wasn't impressed. Now before I get a bunch of backlash over that this is my story so there. I honestly didn't like the first couple of years of Poppy. I liked some of the clothing but I still didn't jump on the bandwagon. If I'm being honest Poppy always tends to be first on my to go pile.  Let's fast forward to 2013/4 and the Poppypalooza love fest began.  I was sorting through my collection and found my In The Air Poppy from the 2011 FR Convention.    My first impression after seeing her again after so long was she's beautiful and she needs a change. Most of the Poppy's I keep get a new body. I like them on Victoire or NuFace bodies. Ayr ( her new name) and Sebina are waiting for bodies   Here are all my curren...