I want you to meet two new little ones that have joined my collection:

I'm a huge fan of My Little Pony, especially the originals. When I saw the cutest little jointed pony on Etsy, I couldn't resist. He's the smallest of all my ball-joint dolls at only 10cm tall, which includes his ears, and made by the super-talented DaisyDayes. McPonysons (a big name for such a wee guy—he goes by "Mik" for short) arrived a few weeks ago. I spent the weekend before last putting wire in his legs so that I could pose him easier.

Also come to live with us is Danbo, the cardboard robot. I fell in love with her after seeing so many adorable Danbo pictures on flickr. She's amazingly fun and quite full of expression even though her face is only made-up of circles and a triangle. She has kind of a naiveté about her that I find charming.

Danbo has attracted a wild pony!

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I have a couple of dolls that I'm expecting in 2011.

As a Christmas present, I ordered the Feeple65 Chloe fullset, which includes the outfit and wig (also, since I ordered her during the Winter Event, I get her engraved arm set and a human Chloe dreaming faceplate). Since Thanksgiving, I had been following the teasers for her (NSFW) and was pretty much blown away. I love Minifee girls and their poseability so I'm really excited that Fairyland is making dolls in the 65cm range now too. She'll be my first fullset from Fairyland. I know a ton of people ordered her or her partner Roke, so I'm not sure what her shipping schedule will be but I hope she ships by March. *crosses fingers*

I also broke down and finally ordered a Lati Yellow. I've wanted one of these cuties for a long time now but have somehow managed to resist. I went back and forth between a Coco and Byurl (pronounced "bee-url"), but I decided to go with Byurl since I already have a Lati Green Coco. (Maybe I'll get a Lati Yellow Coco in the future? )

Latidoll has been horrible with their shipping schedule this year, since they overextended themselves with so many doll releases, so I'm not going to start expecting my doll until this summer (eep!). However, I'm hoping I'm overestimating since my girl is just a basic doll not one of the limiteds; however, I did order a custom face-up for her so…I don't know. Oh, Lati, don't let me down! *knocks on wood*

Really, really busy week! I'll catch you up later, but for now I'm going to go play some World of Warcraft. The new expansion is out and I haven't had a chance to play it yet. Time to make amends!

For now, I leave you with a picture of a decoration on my Christmas tree. He's a miniature toy (by Re-ment) that my sister gave me for my birthday that I finally get to display since he's now "season appropriate". Yay!

A lot is happening on the doll front even though I've been neglectful of taking pictures lately.

» I sold Caroline (my Minifee Woosoo Vampire Elf). I fully intended to replace her with a normal skin version of the same doll (since I coveted Selene, my sister's Woosoo, who has normal skin) but instead I started seeing owner pictures of the new Minifee Chloe that just started arriving about a month ago and fell in love. So…

» I ordered a Minifee Chloe (not the full set though; I got her a la carte). You can see some really pretty owner pictures of her (the last 15). I'm hoping she'll arrive here by mid-December, but I've heard that Fairyland is kind of behind on orders right now, so she may not get here until next month. I can still hope though!

» In other Fairyland news, they are getting ready to release a new 65cm line of dolls. I've fallen for the elf girl. I think she's gorgeous! There are only preview images so far because the line is not set to launch until December 15th, but I love what I've seen of her so far. I won't make my final decision until she is for sale, but I think I've convinced my husband that I should get her for Christmas. ♥ I wonder if she'll come with the tattoo arm? That would be cool!

» Also around mid-December, Kaylee, my Minifee Shushu, will be sent away to Meggilu (you can check out a portfolio of her custom work here) to get a new face-up. I love her current one, but I thought she could use a refresh. Since I've gotten Kaylee, her personality has change a lot and she's matured from an innocent girl into a confident young lady so I want a face-up that better represents that.

» Brandee, my Limhwa Elly, came back from getting her face-up, but she fell off a shelf and ruined it so I've had to send her back. I felt like a total idiot. I hate when I ruin a face-up even if it is an accident. I feel like I destroyed a work of art, which I guess I did. It makes me nauseous just to think about.

» Tahlvin also got a new face-up by the lovely and exceptional SDink. He looks amazing! I'm still trying to find the perfect wig for him though. He's really picky!

This is getting longer than I'd planned so I'm going to split this post into two. Next post will deal with playline dolls that have sucked me in.

Here's a mosaic off all my dolls listed in the order in which they arrived. I even included the two that I no longer have. It's fun seeing them all together, I think.

1. Ethyn – Dollshe Hound, 2. Dominik – Unidoll Jace (adopted), 3. Tahlvin – Dollshe IM Hound, 4. Limhwa Limo Mano (adopted), 5. Alice – Elfdoll Alice Cherry Blossom, 6. Molly – Piposdoll Ringo, 7. Wednesday – Lati Green Coco, 8. Julian – Soom Spinel, 9. Katriss – Soom Beryl, 10. Thane – Soom Sard, 11. Kaylee – Fairyland Minifee Shushu, 12. Viktor – Iplehouse EID Akando (currently for sale), 13. Caroline – Fairyland Minifee Woosoo Vampire Elf, 14. Edmond – Dollshe Saint/Soom Heliot Hybrid, 15. Emily – Supia Rosy