Webshots Becomes Smile - And I Wanna Cry!

Remember all my lovely links to Webshot photos ... well, you won't be able to click on them to see stuff. No. Webshots has become Smile. And I am doing anything BUT smile.


Okay, I am a little behind on reading my email messages. But no where did I find any messages about Webshots becoming Smile and taking MY photos away from me. How? I cannot access my account. Great gusty sigh. I have to investigate this PROBLEM, but my Webshots account does not work. They do not recognize my e-mail address. My brown eyes are going blue, blue, blue.


But I will find out what happened and update you all.


Update: my photos were not removed before December 31, 2012. So they are gone. Forever.

Have to put on my grown-up face, grit my teeth, and regroup. It isn't my life. No one has died. Breathe in, breathe out. Life goes on. Cleared some typos in this post. Deep breaths again.

 

Thirteen Resolutions for 2013

Happy New Year! Anyone have any New Year’s Goals and Resolutions? Do share yours or your links about them. Here are mine:

1. Run the 2012 Halloween contest and distribute prizes.


2. Gather and photograph dolls and accessories no longer wanted; upload photos to Webshots.


3. Sell or give away dolls and accessories no longer wanted.


4. Update current list of dolls and accessories.


5. Re-body dolls for whom I have upgrade bodies; re-paint some faces.


6. Write article about 10 favorite DAFs of 2012.


7. Redo my display areas. Use furniture to create scenes.


8. Re-paint some faces.


9. Review Mark Freberg and other doll enthusiasts' photography tips.


10. Buy a copy of FDQ: In Focus; READ and DO exercises from the guide.


11. Interview doll/action figure companies and other collectors.


12. Read DAF blogs and comment more often.


13. Participate more often in other doll forums online and offline.

Kenya Christmas Doll 2012

Kenya was the Christmas doll for 2012. Here she is beside one of the Christmas trees. She did not approve of the tree decorating. The bells were too big. Shrug.

Twilight 2013 Dolls Seen at Walmart

Note: Esme uses the old Teresa head sculpt. Carlisle and Emmett use Ken molds.

New in 2013 ... Taller Bratz by MGA Entertainment

Happy New Year, all!

It's 2013 and guess who's grown a few inches? You guessed it - the Bratz girls. I visited a Target store and saw an Xpress It Sasha. Here she is.

I did not compare her with any of the nearby Barbies, but here's a link where Bratzboulevard mentions the new Bratz Xpress It doll height - with a comparison photo. Are you thinking about the rebodying aspects? I am. Then again, Bratz Xpress It dolls have click bend knees instead of articulated ones. [And the legs are not so very shapely ...] So maybe not ... until I see someone else do it successfully, lol.

Additional Bratz news or Bratzillaz' news ... the Midnight Beach Bratzillaz are out. They glow in the dark. Impressed? Not me. Shrug. Anyway, these three were available at a Philadelphia Target:



Cloetta




Sashabella




Yasmina


I am thinking that I will pass on these lighten-up beach bunnies. I might buy one of the Xpress It dolls though. Might.

Issues in Playscale: Do You *Buy* 1:6 Politicians?

Election 2012 is over. Done. But maybe someone out there would like to relive or replay the event ... in playscale. Or you might want some other political figures brought to your playscale world. Guess what? There are playscale action figures for you to do so. You'll need to get online to buy them, but they are available.

You can go humorous with Herobuilders or serious with Dragon in Dreams, Hot Toys, Hasbro, or That's My Face. Me, I vouch for Dragon in Dreams' President Obama. Would I have preferred the Hot Toys Obama figure? Yes, according to DBG's post comparing the two figures. Here's a list of some politicans and pundits available:

President Barack Obama (Dragon in Dreams, Hot Toys or Herobuilders)

Governor Mitt Romney (That's My Face)

Ron Paul (That’s My Face)

Eric Holder (That’s My Face)

The cost for Mr. Holder is $99.00 for his customized head mounted on a 12" action figure body with your choice of outfits: military brown, Indiana Jones, business suit, or casual wear of jeans and a tee shirt. Colin Powell (Hasbro)

Herman McCain (Herobuilders.com)

Prince William (Herobuilders or That's My Face)

Kate Middleton (That’s My Face)

So far, I only have Dragon in Dreams' President Obama. Space and funds permitting, I would get several of the others, just to have new faces in my collection. Space and funds NOT permitting at this time though ... so the others go on my Someday List.

What do you think of them? Do any of you have any of them? Would you add them to your collection?

Kari Michell (Kari Mitchell) Fashion Links

Okay, this post is for Cindi Mortensen and any Kari Michell fans out there.

I found a PhillyCollector post showing a Kari Michell fashion set. Miss Spotty Jane also has a post showing another KM set. And on Flickr, there are some deboxed outfits shown. But Google wins the prize for most KM sets shown.


Anyone else have any Kari Michell or Kari Mitchell fashion photos to share? Thanks in advance.