Alyrenee's Copious Spare Time

Just a heads up, the new covid relief bill has a change to the tax code that will impact ANYONE using online selling and transaction platforms like eBay, paypal, etsy, etc...  It used to be that over 200 sales or $20,000 in transactions that would trigger a 1099-K (unless you lived in Mass. or Vermont and the threshold was $600).  Now in 2022...it will be $600!   So you should start planning to save some money back to pay income tax on NOW or you will get a very unhappy surprise.  As a freelance theatre designer, I have been getting 1099-Misc forms for years whenever I make more than $600 on a gig.  This is not new for me. But many people on etsy, ebay, and other gig workers (i.e. casual Uber eats delivery), etc have been able to operate under the radar because of the higher thresholds and were able to get away with not claiming that income on their yearly taxes. This will impact people who treated any etsy or ebay business as a hobby. This pretty much eliminates that angle and means y

  Another open edition offering, this time we have Poppy Parker.  Doing an open edition Poppy is very smart.  This will likely pull in the Barbie Silkstone crowd that have been jumping off that sinking (sunk?) ship.  One can only assume by the volume of yearly Poppy offerings, that she is Integrity's money maker.  So an open edition Poppy would be like printing money. With these open edition dolls, when the allotment on hand sells out, they make more. So if you were unable to get your mitts on one from this first batch, then I encourage you to be patient for the next batch rather than reward the scalpers.  The swimsuit is very cute.  I will definitely be on the lookout to pick one up loose. This is not my favorite screening for Poppy. This screening combined with the high heel feet makes her a bit more grown up...which I also think was a play for the Babs crowd.  I am a fan of the cream skin tone and was thankful she was not blonde. Had this been a red head or raven..I would have b

Another mini-dress offering from Jessy Ayala.  This is a continuation of the themes from the Reckless collection with an emphasis on motorcycle fashion, fetish looks, uniform details, bling, and rich bad girls. We got another Rayna, this time in a blonde ponytail with the very pretty silver Natural Wonder screening. She is going to redress like a dream. I think the gloves echoing the motorcycle jacket collar detail is cool. I would love to get those (or make my own).  I also want the leather bear backpack. I hate the dress and don't love the tiny hat perched on her forehead. But that's me. I would also really love a non-Moschino heavy collection at some point. There are other designers out there. So I've heard. We finally got the long-awaited Latina character with a wonderful bonus in her being Trans! Alejandra has a great sculpt with versatile neutral screening. I was slightly tempted to try for her...but I think I will wait to be wowed by the entire doll...not just the sc

  While I would have preferred to get Kimber in the Permanent Wave fashion...Rock in Roses is pretty fun. AND, as Alain pointed out in the video introduction for W Club members, they choose fashions that would be tricky for customizers to easily make. (This is especially true since I already have the fabric to make my own Permanent Wave!) And please...that scrunchie? Take me money already.  Raya looks fabulous. I love the glam look and the interpretation of this fashion from the cartoon to reality is really swell.  I am loving the drum stand setup too...it will really save space in the doll display.  I kind of want a second set...and entered for two with my two memberships.  But with the cutthroat doll market as of late...I am just hoping to get even one!  I think they could have upped the edition size of this by another 100 (even with the drag of Kimber...who is at a saturation point in many collections). With this pairing, we can assume that Stormer and Jetta are coming next.  After