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Artist and photographer Carrie M. Becker re-imagined Barbie (the doll) as a pathological hoarder, and arranged Barbie’s dream house as such. She explains some of the thought behind the project in her artist’s statement. Somebody call a maid! No, a sanitation crew! You can see many different rooms in her Flickr set. Link -via Laughing Squid
(Image credit: Flickr user Carrie M. Becker)
Thanks
to my beautiful little girl, me and my wallet are very familiar with the
American Girl doll company. (If you're not familiar with it, thank your
lucky stars - an American Girl doll, made to look just like your girl, and
its clothes and accoutrements can easily cost upwards of a hundred dollars).
Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune went deep inside the company to find out what made it tick. Here's his report touring the American Girl distribution center in Wisconsin:
Read on: LinkAnd after you buy American Girl through an American Girl catalog or website, your package likely will be shipped from one of its two distribution centers in Wisconsin. The largest is in DeForest, 40 minutes north of Middleton. I find it in the back of another drab office park, dark and enormous against the rainy afternoon. The place is vast, 400,000 square feet. Inside, holiday decorations are at a minimum, though the majority of employees — 780 of the total 870 — are seasonal. A young-looking guy in army-green cargo pants, Dave Brophy, director of the center, greets me. He's been with the company for 25 years. "We're at the point in the season where people are panicking. Everyone wants wrapping," he says.
The workers in this building shipped 60,000 packages the day before. And yet, as in Middleton, it's not a chaotic place. The gift-wrapping area holds 41 booths. Elves here are hunched over boxes in shifts from 6 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Lalaloopsy Silly Hair Doll – $59.95
Tis the season to go insane trying to find those toys that your kids really want. Don’t worry the NeatoShop has your back. Just in time for the holidays the NeatoShop now has a very limited supply (and we do mean limited) of Lalaloopsy items. We have dolls, backpacks, and pencil toppers that are sure to make any little girl smile.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Toys & Games!
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Edward Gorey’s The Black Doll - $44.95
Edward Gorey fans will be excited to learn that a small number of the highly collectible limited edition Edward Gorey’s The Black Doll are now available at the NeatoShop.
A life-long friend of Edward Gorey’s made The Black Doll for him in 1942. Gorey visited her while she was making it, and upon seeing it insisted on keeping it in its unfinished state, lacking a face, arms and clothing. In spite of her objection, Edward Gorey prevailed. It may be the first recorded instance of Gorey’s enduring dedication to engaging the imagination. The incomplete Black Doll has remained a recurring enigma for almost 70 years appearing in many of Gorey’s books and drawings as well as being the subject of his silent screenplay. This is the first time The Black Doll has been produced for Edward Gorey’s devoted following.
This amazing object of art has a limited run of 2000.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more interesting Collectibles.
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Bruce Lee 5″ Figure Enter The Dragon – $13.95
How do you tell the men from the boys? No, it’s not by the size of their toys. It’s by how cool their toys are! Check out the super cool Bruce Lee 5″ Figure from the NeatoShop. This collectible action figure proves that size doesn’t matter. At 5″ tall the this little figure packs a serious punch.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Bruce Lee items.
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Coraline Prop Replica 10″ Doll – $29.95
Attention Coraline film fans! Behold the Coraline Prop Replica 10″ Doll from the NeatoShop. Now you can cuddle up with something really special from the Other World.
Do you know a Coraline fan who is headed back to school? The NeatoShop also carries a Green Pastel Flowers Coraline Messenger Bag and Needle in Your Eye Coraline Messenger Bag.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Collectibles!
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Marvin The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Knit Doll – $14.95
Attention Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy fans! Behold the adorable Marvin The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Knit Doll from the NeatoShop. Who knew that a depressed and paranoid robot doll could make you feel this darn happy? Even Marvin, with his vast intellect, would be surprised!
Also available: Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Ford Prefect.
Be sure to check out The NeatoShop for more fabulous Plush Toys!
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Why do girls play with dolls and boys with cars (much to the consternation of feminists everywhere)? The answer may be rooted deep in evolution: scientists observed that female chimpanzee youngsters in the wild play with sticks as dolls:
The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg and Richard W. Wrangham, described this week in the journal Current Biology, provides the first suggestive evidence of a wild non-human species playing with rudimentary dolls, as well as the first known sex difference in a wild animal’s choice of playthings.
The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence that human children are probably born with their own ideas of how they want to behave, rather than simply mirroring other girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks. Doll play among humans could have its origins in object-carrying by earlier apes, they say, suggesting that toy selection is probably not due entirely to socialization.
Got an odd glove? Make it into a cute little squirrel, with directions from Tokyo crafter Miyako Kanamori reprinted from her book Happy Gloves! Link -via Nag on the Lake
Shain Erin uses dolls as an art medium. These creepy dolls are fashioned as zombies, ghosts, mummies, skeletons, and monsters! People like them; many of the dolls featured in his gallery have been sold, but there are some available in his Etsy store. The ghost shown is named Cecilia. Link -via Daily Dumper
When the Democratic primary race was announced last month, the party’s first choice, a retired judge that ran an agressive campaign with a huge war chest, lost to an unknown man.
And thus began a fascinating tale that is still unfolding today:
The South Carolina Democratic party was sent into a tailspin from which it is still recovering. Where did this Alvin Greene come from? He had never run for public office and had no experience of political campaigning. He doesn’t own a computer and uses the one at the local library. He didn’t have a website through which to marshal his troops. Come to think of it, he didn’t have any troops. He had no mobile phone or donors, though he did print flyers. His name recognition among South Carolinians was close to zero.
So what happened?
Questions began to be asked, conspiracy theories cooked. The leading Democratic congressman in the state, Jim Clyburn, came up with the idea that Greene must have been planted into the race by the Republicans to destroy the Democrats’ chances of winning the election proper in November. Others likened Greene to Forrest Gump and questioned his mental stability. To cap it all, it was discovered that he was facing criminal charges for allegedly having shown pornography to a female college student. Local and national newspapers had a field day. He was dubbed the "mystery man" and the "Manning-churian candidate". The banner headline in a local paper perfectly captured the mood: "Who the hell is Alvin Greene?"
Whoever he is, Alvin has got some … erhm, unusual ideas on how to get people jobs:
"Another thing we can do for jobs is make toys of me, especially for the holidays. Little dolls. Me. Like maybe little action dolls. Me in an army uniform, air force uniform, and me in my suit. They can make toys of me and my vehicle, especially for the holidays and Christmas for the kids. That’s something that would create jobs. So you see I think out of the box like that. It’s not something a typical person would bring up. That’s something that could happen, that makes sense. It’s not a joke."
Ed Pilkington has more on the enigmatic Democratic nominee for South Carolina’s upcoming Senate election: Link (Photo: Sabree Hill)
When "Uneekdolldesigns" creator Debbie Ritter saw Susan Boyle on YouTube she just had to make a doll version of her! The result is a 5 inch clothespin doll that really does well represent Susan!
I cheered for her over and over when I heard her sing… In fact, I even got teary eyed- why? Because she was showing everyone that beauty comes in different packages, and not to judge something because it isn’t carried in a pretty and sparkling package.
Link – via fluffybricks
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I <3 this adorable Little Mr. T by Etsy seller Kezzaroo:
Approximately 3 inches from toe to fro. Little T comes on a pin, complete with genuine gold plated chain!! Did you know that Mr.T once punched Chuck Norris at the exact moment he roundhouse kicked Mr.T in the chest. the result was the 80′s
Dont worry about Mr T getting on no plane fool! ill be sure to give him his milk before hes on his way to you. Do not lock him in a warehouse with a torch, tyres and scrap metal hell build a fully functioning tank and come get you ass. There may be small variations in the Mr T you receive like the mm size of fro
Remember kids there is no other like mother so treat her right
I pity the fool who wants to buy this doll as it is sadly sold out: Link
