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25% Off at BarbieCollector.com!

Happy Birthday, Barbie!

54 years of making memories! In celebration  BarbieCollector.com is offer 25% off site wide today only. Discount will be automatically applied at checkout. (Membership fees and Club exclusives excluded.) In light of the sale, I decided to go ahead and pre-order the 2013 Dorothy doll to tag along with the Wicked Witch of the West I previously pre-ordered. I wasn't sure but with the sale I decided to go ahead and get her. She's a cutie and I don't have any Dorothy dolls. I considered a couple other dolls but I'll be taking a trip in April and should be hitting both the Disney Store and the American Girl Place up in Chicago so I'm trying to save my pennies for that. :)

Jess is The Wicked Witch of the West

I got my very first custom American Girl outfit today! I contacted a seller on Etsy (CupcakeCutiePie) with some photos for American Girl outfits based off of some of the costumes in the hit musical Wicked. First up was Elphaba's Defying Gravity dress - her iconic Wicked Witch dress and, of course, the hat!

Jess will be playing the role of the Wicked Witch of the West around these parts, so she and I headed out into the woods  behind our house for a quick photo shoot before it got too dark outside. Here's some of my favorites!

Cannot wait to see what she comes up with for the other costumes! :)

(No dolls were harmed in the melting of the witch.)

Febuary 2013 American Girl Release

In my opinion, AG had an awesome spring release yesterday! I won't post everything, but here are my favorites...

Historical

Caroline's Work Dress - $32
Caroline's Cow, Garnet - $28

Caroline got an adorable little calf and work dress! Gah! I am in love with the cuteness. I have no reason to want the cow, Garnet, but she's just so darn cute I can't help but want her! Meanwhile the work dress is very lovely.

Molly's Floral Pajama's for Dolls - $24
Molly's Bed & Bedding - $94

Molly gets a fresh update to her bedroom - a new bed and PJ set, both limited time o

Modern


I was really excited to actually be interested in a couple of the modern outfits this release! I haven't really cared for the MyAG line stuff lately.

Sweet Spring Dress for Dolls - $30 (matching dress for girls also available)

Such. Adorableness. This is the outfit we got a sneak peak at and I was glad to get clear shots of it. It's a sweet simple little dress with a pink rosette for accent. Nicki would look just darling in this! You can see there are little sparkly strands in the outfit as well. Some people aren't happy about this, but the dress is so simple I think it adds a nice little something. Includes a "Smart" charm as well.

Pretty Plaid Dress for Dolls - $30 (matching dress for girls available)

Another cute outfit is this plaid dress and cute little sandals. However, I'm not sure I'm in love with it enough for the $30 price tag. Cute, yes. If I had it, I'm sure it'd get worn a lot. But I don't think it's all that unique, so I wouldn't be heartbroken to miss out on it. However, if it were to go on sale, I would probably get it.

Bitty Baby

I have such a ridiculous soft spot for bitties, I really do...

Little Lady Dress for Dolls - $26

GAH. So freaking cute!  I thought my bitty, Julie, had everything she needed, but she may need this too... :) I love that it coordinates with the 18" version so little sisters and big sisters can coordinated for special occasions, too. Seriously, both of these dresses (Little Lady and 18" Sweet Spring) are so appropriate for so many occasions. Easter Sunday, deployment homecoming, wedding, birthday, mother/daughter events... does the list ever end?

Ocean Blossoms Swim Set for Dolls - $26

Love the colors, and those cute little sandals! Also, I die for those cute little skirts to go over bathing suits. The flower adds a sweet little touch. Okay, Jules totally has a bathing suit, but this one is just *sooooo* cute guys! I'm dying over here. And, again, see the coordination there with the big girls? Similar color palette and pattern to the Tankini for Dolls (2012 release, pictured here - retails for $28). I really love when the little girls and big girls can coordinate. It's just so cute. It looks like AG may be going that way more and more - you can't do it everything, but you can do it with a lot, and it's so so darling! I just cannot wait until my niece (who will be 1 year in April) is old enough for American Girl and I can start buying her the clothes in her size, too! :)

American Girl Release Tomorrow!

Anyone else excited for the AG release tomorrow?? To get you excited, here's a sneak peak that American Girl posted on their official facebook page:

I am in LOVE with those sweet little dresses! I'm thinking Nicki will look adorable in the 18" one!

Madame Alexander's Oz the Great and Powerful

I know, I know, I'm killing you guys with all this Oz stuff, but I'm just so excited for this upcoming film! Today I was checking out Madame Alexander's 2013 collection and discovered they have dolls coming out for Oz as well...

Glinda, complete with crown and wand of course!

Evanora, in a FABULOUS version of her dress! Seriously in love with this!

Theodora, looking pretty fierce:
 

And OZ, or, Oscar Diggs:

Each doll is 10" tall, LE to 750, and retails for $199.95. You can preorder them now, to be expected in September 2013. To see further details or preorder these dolls, click here.

Barbie and the Wizard of Oz

Barbie has portrayed Dorothy and the other characters of Oz many times over the years. But these ones have something special! Dorothy, Glinda the Good Witch, and The Wicked Witch of the West have all been given a unique face mold in the likeness of the actresses in the classic film.

Miss Dorothy Gale --- with Toto, of course!

Glinda the Good Witch.

And of course, my personal favorite, The Wicked Witch of the West! She's definitely joining my collection!

These dolls will be available 5/24/13 and will retail at $34.95 each.

Oz Merchendise Hits DisneyStore.com!

DisneyStore.com finally released some Oz merch! Super excited!

First things first... the dolls! For starters, the 19" China Girl Doll, a replica from the doll in the film. LE of 500 she has a hand-sewn dress over little bloomers and a wooden base for display. $179.50. SO incredibly detailed!

Also released today were the dolls of the three witches of Oz that I've previously posted images of. They retail for $34.50 each and are part of Disney's Film Collection. Perhaps this means we can be expecting more live action dolls in the future? They're pricier than Disney's typical Barbie-sized dolls but seem very detailed and looks like maybe they're trying to market both kids and collectors with this line.

The Wicked Witch of the West... I am DYING to have this doll! She is fabulous! I love her face coloring with the browns on the greens, her dress is gorgeous, her hat is awesome... GAH. She's just so awesome! 

Evanora, The Wicked Witch of the East... I must say, I'm a little disappointed she seems to have no red in her hair at all, though in the film she is a redhead. Isn't she? Anyway. Even if you're not into the Wicked Witch of the East, I think her outfit would be fabulous for an Emerald City citizen, don't you? That hairpiece is awesome.

And of course, Glinda the Good:

I don't see the Oscar Diggs/The Wizard doll that we've previously seen photos of listed. Odd?

Here's some non-doll related items...

(Finley Plush, $19.50; Wicked Witch of the West Tee for Women, $19.50; Journal $16.50; Oz Notecard Set, $12.50)

For the little girls in your life! (Glinda: pieces sold separately, $10.50 - 79.50, China Girl $39.50)

I especially like this mug that features the three witches. ($12.50)

You can find all these items and more at DisneyStore.com.

More Oz, the Great and Powerful

I did some more digging on Oz dolls lately, and here's my findings! Nothing is available for purchase yet (that I can find) but websites are starting to upload their photos/pages that you can find via search engines.

Disney Store 12" Oscar Diggs/The Wizard, $34.50 (yikes! Maybe a typo on the website?)

Tollytot's 14" Oz dolls, which will retail for around $19.99 (I'm sure some stores will vary)

Glinda:

Evenora:

Theodora:

Oscar Diggs/The Wizard and Mini China Doll (cheaper, taller, and also nicer looking IMO, than DS's version):

China Doll (full size):

While looking for dolls I also noticed the following merch that will be available at the Disney Store:

I really like these mugs the DS is offering, they're a nice size and quality. I bought a couple for gifts this past Christmas and was very impressed, may end up getting one of these Oz ones for myself! And can I just say I LOVE those notecards??

 Looking forward to when all this will be available!