Alyrenee's Copious Spare Time

OMG! I adore the Hollywood Herringbone! That will totally need to be made. I love the herringbone stitch pattern and this is just adorable!

If you want these bad ass ladies...head over to Tonner Direct . They have a few leftover from Philly Wizard World. I just took mine out of the box the other day and they are so very cool! Mini Betsy Wonder Woman is also adorable!

I traded to get Androgyny AvantGuard by Jason Wu. I can't wait to start sewing for her. She is very different from my other gals. So expect some stuff from me soon....

behold...more twilight goodness . Thanks for the heads up Stacey!

Get em while the gettin's good.

Cherished Friends is having another evil sale ...I think I will get the Basic Witch of the East to make over into Dana Scully. I got a Davy Crockett in the raffle and he will make a perfect Fox Mulder. meorrr. The Doll Market is practically giving away the Chronicles of Narnia basic doll set . These would be worth it for the clothes alone...especially to fit your Harry Potter dolls.

How did I miss these? I think the raven Suzette is pretty stunning. I think she would make a swell Huntress especially with those violet eyes. Hmmmm...very tempting.

These are the same dolls we got at the Breakfast on Paradise Island event at the Tonner Convention. They are totally gorgeous. I believe that Circe is Lara Croft's sculpt...but I am not totally sure. In the press release the prices are $175 but on the website they are $180. Tonner will be in booth #700 at Philly! CIRCE Convention Special Edition! Circe will be available for purchase exclusively at Tonner Convention and Wizard World Philadelphia. At the conclusion of Wizard World Philadelphia, if any product remains it will be available for purchase right here on TonnerDirect.com! TONNER CHARACTER FIGURE™ WONDER WOMAN™’s most alluring adversary is preparing some nefarious sorcery against her mortal enemies, the Amazons. CIRCE™ comes clad in a sparkling faux leather bodysuit under a lustrous faux leather corset with serpent embroidery and chiffon drapes. Richly-colored chiffon drapes and sleeves cascade from her shoulders. Hooped earrings, multi-strand necklace, beaded bracel...

15% OFF Any Order of $75 or More* Just Enter Promo Code EBJ at checkout to receive the discount - it's our way of saying: Thank You - and Happy Summer! Don't Wait! Offer Expires June 30th at midnight (EST) They've got the new Tarnished Ellowyne up along with all the recent new additions. I was very bad at the convention and got two new things for evangeline.

Okay, here's what I can remember in my sleep deprived exhausted stupor... New Twilight Tonner Character Figures: Laurent, James, Victoria (wearing the black tank top, fur cape, jeans, and bare flat feet), Jacob, and Alice. We saw sculpt for everyone but Alice and a finished prototype for Victoria. Lemme just say that I can't freaking wait for these...they all looked fabulous. I am definitely planning to get Laurent as he will just look plain cool. Doctor Who/Torchwood: We saw the prototypes finished. I loved them. I think David Tennant's hair should be longer like Twilight Edward's though. Capt. Jack and Gwen looked great. I like Jack on the Superman body...meow. Martha was very cute too. Sounds like there will never be a Billie Piper. Sadness. LORD OF THE RINGS...need I say more. I warned my poor boyfriend to clear off a shelf. Prince of Persia with Jake Gyllenhaal...and I think he said two female characters. I am guessing Tamina played by Gemma Arterton..no...

What a weekend...so much fun though. I am dead tired. Too tired to deal with dolls and ebay and what not. I will try to update the blog quickly and get you a new podcast filled with lots of news asap. Also some of my convention entries will be going up for sale via this blog and/or ebay. My hats will be for sale here and possibly a few on etsy and ebay. But here is my dolly moment of zen...Me and Circe...

Check out the newest newsletter from Tonner. I love the Tonner-bama "Believe in the Power of Play" logo. tee hee.

So I heard about this thing...everyone should do it. It's called the 3/50 Project...pick three local businesses you'd hate to see close, then plan to spend $50 between them every month, and then spread the word. I have chosen the Chicago Comic Vault , Knit 1 Chicago , and Shake Rattle and Read .

Get thee behind me Satan ! Oh tempter of affordable yarns....must resist the siren call of cheap yarn...

In this very first episode: Crafty Beaver-Knitting the Bijou Sweater , Sew What?-Costumes for Town Mouse Country Mouse, Genuine Molded Plastic- Tonner Doll Convention 2009 & DC Stars, Guilty Pleasure- Harper's Island ... Stay Tuned for more! Click to Listen!

Good gravy it will be an expensive summer for me... So on TonnerDirect there is some teaser info: San Diego Black Canary BLACK CANARY™ DELUXE San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive! Villains beware, or this song bird will take you down with her infamous Canary Cry! BLACK CANARY™ DELUXE’s costume includes a pewter faux leather bodysuit under a glossy faux leather jacket with intricate lace-up detailing down the sleeves. Sultry thigh-high glossy lace-up boots, mesh armbands, choker, and trademark fishnet tights complete the look. LE200 Price: $174.99 (This is the doll on the beefier Lara Croft body...) Wizard World Philly Circe CIRCE Wizard World Philadelphia 2009 Exclusive! WONDER WOMAN™’s most alluring adversary is preparing some nefarious sorcery against her mortal enemies, the Amazons. CIRCE™ comes clad in a sparkling faux leather bodysuit under a lustrous faux leather corset with serpent embroidery and chiffon drapes. Richly-colored chiffon drapes and sleeves cascade from her shoul...

Oh I like this one quite a bit. If Tonner Con was not this weekend I might bite the bullet and get her. SEVILLE DD_015 Collection: FORTUNE Feeling fortunate?.... meet Seville... cult figure! from the top. White MOHAIR wig set classic nape tail and bow. white hair has black sideburns scraped to back into nape tail, red patent 'aliceband'. dark red, charcoal and black eyeshadow and breakfast room green eyes. translucent blazer blood lip. red and white micro stripe cowl neck blouse with rolled up sleeves and metalic mesch raggits. neckline adorned in skull and pin detail (to our knowledge, the worlds smallest safety pins! we custom made them!) 'fortune' specific red net spencer, red Y-braces braces and black 'leather' driving gloves. Custom 'super print' pencil skirt in red on red with wide patent waist cincher. red micro fishnet stirrup hose.red ballet shoes worn inside white strappy 'leather' sandals trimmed in hand stitch detail. dressed doll. i...

Behold the cuteness...throwback stripey 80's legwarmers for the little maniac. Daddy is going to have an even harder time keeping her off the pole now. Kid's gotta pay for med school somehow though...

Haute Doll exclusive doll Raja by Superfrock has just been put on sale for $450.00. If you purchase Raja Haute is offering the Superfrock Traveler Innoquii for only $100, plus shipping and handling. All sales are final. You can see these dolls by going to www.hautedoll.com and clicking on our exclusive page.

I am just a touch short of my $500 fundraising goal...a little help anyone? http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/alyrenee

Squeal my pretties ...

Very cute stuff as always. I am tempted by a few things but really trying to resist. I will probably cave though and get something...