Two little bears go fishing...

So, I'm a bit behind,

but my "backyard" adventure for last month included my two little 

Forest Girl Korons (I need to give them names!)

For years, my family has had a place on a lake, so the lake has been my

"backyard", so to speak. :)

Koron and Koron decided to go fishing with us.

"Hey, we're bears, this should be totally easy!"

"Can't... turn... the handle..."

Happy Birthday, Koron!

For anyone out there who owns a Koron,

today,

4/3/2014

is her birthday!

Happy Birthday, Koron!!

Friday Azone Update

Time for Friday's Azone Update!

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Today there have been two new announcements!

First Announcement

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Remember last Friday when I mentioned a new Minami~sensei was going to be released?

Well, now she has a "Preorder" date!

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For us in the US, that usually means that if you're interested in getting on her preorder list

(and if you're interested in her, do it right away!)

she'll show up on sites like www.hlj.com the night before the Japanese Preorder date

(because of the time difference)

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So... when they say that Minami's preorder date will be 5/21/2013, 

you might want to start haunting your favorite site to order from

around 8 pm on 5/20/2013 (this is based on being in Michigan)

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This Minami sensei comes with quite a lot of clothing,

and all of it is cute!!!

She will be ¥11,000

which at current exchange rates, translates to $110, roughly.

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MUST... RESIST... GAH!!!!

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Here is her Azone official page:

http://www.azone-int.jp/?sid=exc701&jcd=4580116042690

Second Announcement

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So, when I first saw the second announcement... I had a moment of "WTF, Azone?!"

UNTIL I remembered that one year ago, the Nagoya "Grand Opening" doll was version 1.1

of this very same girl:

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 Nagoya label one year anniversary model:
"Majokko ☆ Koron/littlewitch of the wind ver. 1.2

I'm not going to lie... I'm still a bit confused...

there's something about Majokko Mia wanting company?

So Koron got changed... I don't know, the translater is choppy on this one...

What I can tell you, from my own personal knowledge,

is that this is just Majokko Koron ver. 1.1, redressed in Majokko Mia's non-limited outfit.

(Literally, same eye color, same hair color, and exact same outfit my Majokko Mia came with)

 Did they have spares?

Why didn't they make this girl her own outfit?

I really am confused!!!

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Personally, I think Majokko Koron 1.1 (pictured above) is cuter.

Needless to say, I'm not sad that this one is a super limited that will be hard to get...

since I have no interest in her anyways.        She will be ¥12,000

and only available at the Nagoya Store Location on 5/24/2013

Doing Good So Far!

Well, so far I've kept up with my goal of taking at least one picture a day (you can check all of them out on my tumblr feed, the link is to right (the big Instagram logo))...

so, needless to say, there are a lot of pictures. Don't worry, I'm not going to share them all, I just thought I'd share the new girls who have arrived.

First up, the most AWESOME Monster High girl ever. Her whole body is sculpted as a skeleton, it's amazing. Poor girl will have to run around almost naked forever XD

There is an Iplehouse Jessica who is visiting for a faceup :)

My lovely Alna (on the left, a Normal Skin Alna) is finally reunited with her little sister, Bird (a White Skin Alna):

An adorable little Nendoroid has moved in who I have named "Mini Me"

Picco Neemo Koron also moves in, she's really adorable... and so is Forest Girl Miu, who has also moved in:

Another DD joined the ranks here, DD Sakuya, whose name is Robin! She was my #1 top dream DD girl... and I still can't believe she's here now!:

Then there are a few dolls visiting me... first up is Miki Hoshii (another of my dream dolls, lol, it will be hard to send her home again XD) Miki is on the right, and my girl, Jun is on the left, they get along quite smashingly:

Finally, Mei is visiting... she's another WS Alna... here she is hanging out with my two Alna girls (Mei is on the left, Bird in the middle and Alna on the right):

So, it's been a pretty busy time of incoming dolls!

A cute craft for your 1/6th girls

Sophie: Hi everyone!

Do your 1/6th girls ever bug you for a dollhouse... but, like Heather, you're just not that skilled at building one?

(Me: HEY!!!)

Well, here's a quick, cute, easy solution!

This pdf pattern is free on etsy, just follow the link:

TINY DOLLHOUSE!!

It will lead you to instructions and the pdf so you can print your own little house!

Enjoy!

[Such a Doll] The arrival of [Ex Cute] Classic Alice Koron... maybe...

Twig: Hum de dum dum dum de dum *looking at her sketches*

Twig: Oh! Hi everyone *hides sketches*... it's me again... I wouldn't be back so soon,

Twig: but I've got a new girl to review. She's another Pure Neemo, 

an older one this time, but not too old...

Twig: Her name is:

*whips bubblewrap off for the big reveal*

[Ex Cute] Classic Alice Koron

Twig: Isn't she... uh... isn't she... uh... Alice? Where's ALICE?!

Twig: WHY? WHYYYY? I'M DOOMED!!! I'VE LOST A DOLLY!!!!

Twig: I'm in so much trouble... I'll never be able to explain this... where could she have gone?

Carrot walks up to see what Twig is crying about.

Carrot: Twig, what's wrong?

Twig: Oh, Carrot... I've lost the doll I'm supposed to review... 

she was here, in this box, and now she's gone!

The commotion is drawing a crowd!

 Carrot: That's terrible! *pats Twig on the head* There, there, I'll help you look!

Mouse: What's going on?!

Carrot: Twig can't find the new girl she's supposed to be doing a review on.

Mouse: Oh, that's bad... I'll help look too.

Twig: *sniffle* R... really?? *sniffle*

Mouse: Of course!

Twig: Alright! Let's go!

Carrot: Boy, she sure snaps back quick.

Mouse: No doubt...

Twig: There she is! I'll karate chop her and then you two grab her and we'll drag her back to her box!

Carrot: Uh... Twig...

Mouse:I don't think this is the new girl...

Sophie: *waves at Twig* Uh, yeah, it's me, Sophie, I just put my default outfit back on.

Twig: Oh, oh, hi Sophie, sorry, my mistake. The girl I'm looking for is kinda frilly too.

*a mysterious, and beautiful, pair of shoes comes shuffling up*

Alice: Hello, everyone! My name is Alice!

Alice: Hi!

Twig: AHHHH!! ALICE!!! Why aren't you in your box?!

Alice: It was stuffy :(

Sophie: Ah, so this is who you were looking for, I can see why you made the mistake!

That is a lovely dress, Alice! My name is Sophie, pleased to meet you!

Alice: Why, thank you! Pleased to meet you too!

Carrot: *shouts at the top of her lungs* ALICE!!!!!!!!!!

Mouse: Oh my! Hello, Alice!

Carrot: *GLOMP*

Alice: AHHHHHH!

Twig: Whoa....

Carrot: We haven't seen you in forever! We missed you so much!! *hugs Alice*

Mouse: Alice, I'm so glad to see you're doing ok! We worried so much about you being left behind!

Alice: *blushes* Oh, thank you! I didn't know you were so concerned! I missed you terribly!

Mouse, Carrot and Alice used to live together at baldylox's house, but then Carrot and Mouse moved here, and Alice was left behind... ever since then, Carrot and Mouse have been very worried about Alice. They all missed each other terribly!

Alice: I am so pleased to be here! I'm so happy!

Sophie: You know, you *do* look kinda familiar...

Sophie and Alice are both the Koron face... they *should* look similar, LOL!

Alice: Thank you for welcoming me!

Sophie: No, seriously... you look *REALLY* familiar!

LOL, poor Sophie!

Twig: *whew* Ok! Now that that's done, let's get on with the review!

This is Alice's box... it's also cardboard, with Ex Cute printed on it, but the blue part with Koron's name is a sticker. I suspect they used this same box for Black Alice Lien too...

Twig: Since her picture is also printed on the back!

I have to say, the newer boxes are much more clever in terms of pricing... they are clear plastic, and all the naming and branding is on card stock paper that slips inside. It looks much snazzier than these older boxes too... or even Madoka's box!

Twig: Alice comes with her little bunny, a hair bow, those beautiful shoes, stockings, pantaloons, an apron and a blue dress! Everything in her set is just beautiful, and very, very well made!

She does have an older body, though, and her ankle joints are very weak... so I suspect that body may be replaced in the near future.

Anyhow, thank you for listening to me again as I babble about dollies!

And a great big welcome to Alice!!!

[All That Glitters] Robot Mood Ring

 Good Morning, Everyone!

Sophie here!

I found the most amazing thing the other day while I was out shopping.

Do you ever just go into some random store you would never usually go into, and then just find the most amazing thing?

That is what happened to me!

I stopped into a 7/11, something I never do, because Pita, Bunny and Peapod wanted some potato chips while they studied, and it was the fastest stop on my way back from the mall.

ANYHOW! The point is, when I went up to the counter to buy the chips, I saw THESE!!!!

 

This picture shows just the one ring... it's the most changey mood ring I've ever seen!

It's so awesome!

But... what does a little girl like me do with a ring like this? 

(Too bad it's not going to fit on my finger)

The solution is simple :) I now have the coolest hair tie ever!

Adjustable rings make AWESOME hair ties!

 Have you ever tried them? 

You should!

[Such a Doll] Bratz Heartbreakerz Cloe & Jade

Oh! Hello!

I'm back again... I hope you're not sick of seeing me... 

but there are a lot of dolls around here lately!

Today we're going to look at some Bratz dolls.

We see a lot of those guys around here, because... er...

we can steal their clothes. 0_0;;;

Sorry, Bratz! I'm so so sorry!

But... we do. We steal their clothes all the time!

They fit Pure Neemos perfectly, and Mamachapp's too (which is what I am!)

PACKAGING

Anyways, here is a picture of the type of packaging they came in... this is Jade:

I really like Bratz packaging because it's easy to open. 

I like it when I don't cut my fingers opening a package!

The design of the package isn't anything spectacular... and here's my biggest gripe:

BRATZ ILLUSTRATIONS ARE A LIE!!!

When you look at the illustrations of the clothes on the package (because they don't put pictures of the acual doll)... they always show more, or better pieces than what you actually get.

Not usually a big deal... but when you're buying a doll who is wearing a closed jacket, and the illustration shows a shirt, and then you find out she doesn't have any shirt, well, 

that's REALLY annoying.

These particular Bratz dolls came with a star shaped hairbrush 

and a rose ring that had lip gloss inside.

DOLLS

Anyways, time to talk about the dolls.

I've never really been a fan of Bratz dolls... mostly because they don't have real feet.

Plus I've also found quite the variance in the quality of the plastic the head is made out of. It's really weird, but sometimes it's hard and crappy, and sometimes it's softer and fairly nice.

Jade and Cloe of the Heart Breakerz are the nicer head plastic. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that Jade is downright pretty. I like her makeup and eye style, and her vibrant hair and pale skin tone.

 Cloe isn't too bad either!

Somehow, despite the kinda slutty outfits, these two girls ended up with milder makeup when it comes to Bratz girls.

They each have hoop earrings to match their outfits.

The Cloe also came with what have to be the coolest Bratz shoes I've ever seen:

How fun are those?!

Jade's shoes were ok, but not as detailed as the Cloe's:

CLOTHING

Now on to the important part... the clothes!

I was very happy to find that the tights that came with these outfits were separate pieces!

That means they had elastic wastebands, and THAT means they fit the Pure Neemos!

Yes, the outfits are a little slutty... as per the long-standing Bratz tradition (although lately they've been making some downright normal clothes!), but they are Valentines Day outfits, so I think it's ok.

Here are some pics of the outfits on Samantha and Sophie:

Sophie in Cloe's outfit (with Barbie shoes and bag)

Samantha in Jade's outfit (with Barbie shoes)

 These outfits fit the Pure Neemo perfectly! :)

Anyhow, that's the update for today!

Tune in tomorrow when we get to see Anna and Prue's progress on The Majokko Shop!