We're almost there!  Halloween is really going to be different this year but it is truly the beginning of my favorite season - the holiday season! 

 I have to admit that Big Eyes Poppy Parker is one of my absolute favorite dolls.  I got her at my very first Integrity Toys Convention and wow, she was really a pleasant surprise.  She's perfect in nearly every photograph - totally photogenic.  I have joined the W Club for the past 2 years because my doll collection is just too huge at this point.  But I miss Poppy so much.  I really may have to consider rejoining in 2021.  My new collecting focus is Momoko (girls and boys) and Ruruko (mostly girls - I have one boy). More on that later!

I am not one to spend a huge amount of money on one single doll but there are some grail dolls that I have definitely spent more on.  Here are two - Rock Ringmaster and Style Strategy Lukas.  I bought both of them used from Ebay and, admittedly, got them at a better price than I could find them now.  I don't know what it is about Lukas that appeals to me so much.  The sullen facial expression?  I just love him.  Definitely my favorite FR homme.  I need to photograph my boys more.  I absolutely love male dolls but I end up buying clothes and accessories for my girls more than my boys. 
 

Mood Changers...

I LOVE the Poppy Parker Mood Changers set.  There.  I said it.  You get the best of 3 worlds... a redhead, a dark -haired beauty, and a gal with purple hair.  Just awesome.  If I have one complaint, it's that the raven-haired gal and the purple-haired gal have that glue gunk in their hair out of the box so I ended up boil washing them both just to be satisfied with their hairdo's.  But utterly perfect in every other way.  Showcased below are Raven and Lilac, both wearing fashions from Clear Lan. 

More pics coming soon!!! I still need to take the redhead out of the box.  :o) (And especially since I also got "Danced All Night" Giselle...) can't WAIT to get her in front of the camera! 

Hippie Dippy

I love Hippie Dippy Poppy.  The clothes she came with? Not so much.  But she redresses beautifully.  Here she is wearing:

Jacket: Clear Lan
Hat: Clear Lan
Shirt: Clear Lan
Skirt: Clear Lan
Purse:  J Doll by Groove

AKA Kimiko Gunn...

When I first got this doll I had a very hard time connecting with her.  But that has absolutely changed over the past few months since I've played around a bit more with her style.  She looks great in hats and luckily I have quite a few of those to use on her. 

Tina Tinaka AKA Kimiko Gunn is wearing:

Shirt: Mattel
Jacket: Clear Lan
Jeans: Clear Lan
Hat: Only Hearts Club
Necklace: Mattel
Purse: Monster High (Mattel)

Let's hear it for the boys!!!

I don't photograph my male dolls nearly enough... and I should.  Remi is incredibly photogenic and just generally a handsome doll.  Here he is modeling some new clothes from Clear Lan. *Sidenote: I REALLY wish Integrity would come out with some new Homme dolls (or DG boys) this year... Wouldn't that be nice? ;o)

Remi is wearing:
Zip hoodie: Clear Lan
Jacket: Clear Lan
Jeans: Hazel Street Dezigns

Dark Moon...

Dark Moon Poppy is absolutely one of my favorite dolls.  She just loves the camera... I'm still waiting on several Poppy's that I ordered from this year's collection so I guess she could always be "eclipsed" (hah hah!) by another, but for now... she's my fave.  :o)

Clothes by: Clear Lan
Shoes by: Only Hearts Club

Starlight Goes Goth...

New clothes from Clear Lan!  Starlight Poppy has a nice punk/Goth look going on here... ;o)

Lazy Sunday Morning

Still working with putting together dioramas on my kitchen counter! I don't have nearly the flexibility I had with my room box but I'm making it work... for now.  Here's a quick dio of Poppy enjoying a lazy Sunday morning.

Picnic

I'm trying to find creative ways to set up small dioramas... it's pretty difficult in our new house since I don't have the same space I had before.  But I did successfully set up this quick picnic diorama on the kitchen counter!!  W00t!

Oh Poppy...

When I first started collecting dolls, my collection was truly all over the place.  It still is in large part... I have dolls of every size and shape.  But I have reigned in my collecting by focusing on Integrity Toys dolls when adding to my collection... most notably my primary focus is on Poppy Parker.  They are GREAT dolls... I love the expressive "resting bitch face" on Poppy, and her articulation means I can pose her for days... Such a photogenic gal!  Speaking of... here are a few shots of Dark Moon I forgot to post on here.  I truly love "Dark Moon" Poppy.  Absolutely one of my faves in my current collection. 

Poppy!

I have to admit it - I joined the W Club this year for Poppy Parker.  I was so excited on Saturday morning during the online reveal and my excitement really paid off!  I think the Poppy line this year is freaking awesome...

Knowing they would likely sell out fast, I got busy immediately after the reveal to find a dealer I could pre-order with.  I hit paydirt and was able to pre-order my favorite 3 Poppy's from this year's line!  So joining my other girls will be...

Go See!
The Camera Loves Her
and my personal fave... Out of this World

W00t!  I'm so beyond excited!  

Here they are (pics are not mine, they are from Integrity Toys):

Korinne...

Polished Korinne is wearing:

Top: Barbie (Mattel)
Pants: Hazel Street Dezigns
Accessories: Barbie (Mattel)