4 posts tagged “vinyl toys”
despite having on no makeup and my bangs pinned to the side with a bobby pin, i thought i'd show you all a candid shot of the wall behind me. my three IKEA bertby cabinets house the majority of my vinyl, plush, and blythe collection. since blythe fever hit me last september, my vinyl collecting has slowed down significantly. no longer am i waiting for the next new toy to be released (save TADO toys, still looking forward to those sissyfists!) ... i'm all about the next new blythe and latest squeaky monkey clothes! i'm not ashamed to say i'm enamored by these dolls. they exude nothing but sweetness and love. i absolutely adore them! so much so, yesterday i removed my vintage peanut vinyl doll collection, 8" baseman dunny, s2 labbit set, and tons of stereotypes to make room for my and my mom's blythe collection. one girl is missing, our nameless california surfer girl (roxy), but the other five are dressed in their best SM clothes and are as happy as pie in their new spaces.
*whispers* don't really want to say too much as i plan to devote a post to her, but my dream blythe (matte hollywood) can be seen wearing her new pink goldilocks dress. ^_^
24 starts in one hour, yes!!
i'm sort of in an emotional funk right now. though i have a million thoughts racing in my head (from loneliness to politics to religion), i can't seem to vent about any of it. like usual, i choose to keep it bottled up inside until i reach my breaking point - which is never a fun experience. sometimes the best (or more comfortable) way to deal with things is to not deal with them until you're ready to.
i know that isn't true, i just have no desire to talk about things at present.
as a distraction (which isn't really serving as much of one unfortunately), i've been looking at (what else?) art (in various forms) and i'm really looking forward to tokidoki's moofia characters. i find it difficult to resist mozzarella, a gun-weilding tokidoki cow. the fact that i've managed to resist purchasing his cactus friends is a miracle in itself as i had my eye on
i'm also in love with dum dummies. kirby announced their arrival over a week ago and it's taken everything in me to not purchase a few. little buggers are a bit pricey, but i may be receiving a few after all if a trade goes well. i'm hoping for a white + pink one. damn blind boxes!
i'm thinking of raffling off the baseman print i can't seem to sell. i was initially a bit turned off by this method of selling toys. perhaps it was the unwarranted prices (in my opinion) people were setting their pieces at. i've since had a (self-serving) change of heart. not only does the seller receive their asking price, but people have a chance at winning something they otherwise most likely wouldn't be able to afford for a fraction of the cost. i'm thinking this might be a good route to take. anything to avoid ebay. i'm too lazy for that.
in family news, kristin was signed to an agency this past week! we are all so proud of her. with hard work, determination and God's guidance, she moved to new york and is making her dreams come true. she did about ten shows for fashion week (last week) making a nice chunk of change and will soon be making her way to milan and paris to work the shows there. it's really incredible to think how much she has achieved in such a short time. only two years in new york and she's already making a name for herself!
snapped a shot of my jeremiah ketner pieces as they appear in my bertby cabinet. i don't have enough vertical space right now to display him wearing his helmut, so for now it'll have to remain seated at his side. i was able to somewhat capture the gold iridescent finish if you look closely at the arms. i just don't think my tiny digital is capable of capturing that specific detail. oh well. just take my word for it. the small piece standing infront is a funny club custom i commissioned jeremiah to do for me last year. as always, he did a wonderful job. like the teddy troop, this piece also has an iridescent finish except this one has more of a silver toned hue to it. his work makes me so happy.
i received an email from him yesterday which included a link to his flickr page of all new work. he'll also be selling a limited run of litho prints in the near future. i need more walls!
another lowly saturday night spent at home. with the way i'm feeling though, i doubt i would've wanted to go out had there been something going on anyway. i feel gross and the humid weather just adds to the grossness. it reached a high of 111 degrees today with what felt like 90% humidity. had i just awoken from a long coma, i'd swear i was in florida.
just watched napoleon dynamite. i forgot how funny that movie is. i don't think i've watched it since the dvd was first purchased. john heder is hilarious. napoleon's whole body demeanor and mannerisms just kill me. had i been on the set while filming, i don't think i would've been able to stop laughing. it is seriously one of the greatest low-budget films made in recent times. great stuff.
comic con is going on this weekend in san diego and after seeing photos from the past three days, i'm sort of glad i'm not there. i'm sure my attitude would be different if i were there. i would most likely be enjoying it all and soaking in the crazy atmosphere. i just really dislike huge crowds and that's what is mainly putting me off. it's bad enough walking through a huge mass of humanity, but it's a thousand times worse being in a chair trying to maneuver through one. it's nearly impossible. and because some people are idiots and don't care to get out of the way, it can take twice as long to get to where i'm going. then there is that whole claustrophobic thing. i wouldn't say i have a true phobia. however, i do get a bit anxious in crowds and in confined spaces. eh, we all have our issues.
i've been collecting vinyl toys and plush for over a year now. for some reason it seems longer. i've noticed in that time span, my tastes have changed and/or evolved quite a bit. i've become more particular in what i collect. no longer do i buy everything that catches my fancy. it's not practical nor is it econmical. you quickly find that toys, no matter how small, take up space quickly. very quickly. before you know it, your shelves are a cluttered mess and that drives me absolutely nuts. i have a little bit of martha stewart in me. i like things to be orderly and abhor clutter. i, therefore, cut back on buying minis and am trying to cut them completely out of my collection all together. with my IKEA bertby display cabinets, medium to large toys look better than a hundred little ones. of course it's easier said than done. it's such a difficult thing when there are tons of cute hello kitty-ish japanese toys out there flirting with me, not to mention the almight dunny - the toy that sucked me in and got me hooked on collecting in the first place. however, there are specific (expensive) pieces i want in my collection, so all the pieces i like but don't love are going to have to go. i'm contemplating selling both sets of 3" dunnies as well as stereotypes and pimp labbits. i'll be sad to see them go as i still like them, but i want to concentrate on collecting toys/plush/prints from my favorite artists only. that will help curb complusive purchases as well as keep my room from overcrowding.
me and my collecting ...
