Ashley Brooke, Kewpie83

LATEST ARTICLES ( 465 )

• Dolly Review: Maudlynne Macabre by Tonner Toys

  

  Back in February, I picked up Maudlynne Macabre by Tonner Toys for $35.00. I had been eying her since she debuted, but her $45.00 price tag was just a bit... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dolly Flashback: Galoob’s Dozzzy

  

  In late 1987, toy company Galoob released an interactive talking toy called Dozzzy. Dozzzy came in two versions– one was a brown bear and one was a boy. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Skipper Turns 50 in 2014!

  

  Skipper, my favorite sister of Barbie‘s, turns 50 in 2014. She debuted in 1964 in response to complaints that Barbie was too mature for their children to play... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collector Spotlight- Ashley (aka Me!)

  

  Another month, another Collector Spotlight post! It was always my plan for the second Collector Spotlight to give you a little more insight into myself and my... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• SDCC 2013 Monster High Exclusive, Plus More!

  

  San Diego Comic Con is one of the biggest pop culture events in the world. It is filled with celebrities, star studded panel discussions and phenomenal exclusiv... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Top 10 Favorite Monster High Dolls

  

  After many, many dry months with no new Monster High dolls in sight, I’m looking forward to the next few months. We have a ton of releases due out during the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• DollyGirl’s Treasure ‘Dolly Tag’ Meme

  Dollygirl’s Treasures created a virtual game of Dolly Tag! Here’s how it works. Dollygirl’s Treasures has set up a set of questions and those who are tagged ar... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barbie 2013– What I’m Looking Forward To

  

  Besides the new Skipper releases that have come out sporadically for the last few years, I haven’t really looked forward to or hunted for many traditional play... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dolly Review: Junky Spot Exclusive Hujoo Freyr

  

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  Posted on 23 April 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Introducing the Junky Spot Exclusive Hujoo Freyr

  

  I talk about Hujoo‘s a lot on this blog and why not? They’re affordable, crafted well, and easily customizable. Back in September, I added two new Hujoo’s in... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY

• The Misfits Are Here!

  

  As you may remember, I wasn’t a fan of Integrity‘s re-imagined of Jem and the Holograms. Yesterday, however, they blew me away with their promo pictures of riva... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collector Spotlight: My Mom and Her Doll Collection

  

  If you’ve watched any of my YouTube videos, you’ll notice that our walls are lined with doll cases. Those dolls belong to my mother, Patty, the original doll... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Easter!

  

  It’s that time again!  The season where chocolate bunnies fear to leave their chocolate homes.  The season where toy stores shelves are (yet again) void of... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dolly Review: Novi Stars Stellar Skinz Cici Thru

  

  Believe it or not, I don’t think I’ve reviewed any Novi Stars for this blog yet. We own some, but they just never made their way here. Well, that’s about to... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monster High Article Update

  

  A few months ago, I asked for all you awesome Monster High collectors to answer a few questions for a spec article I was writing about (you guessed it!)... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dolly Review: Bratzillaz Switch a Witch Set

  

  A few months back, I reviewed Meygana, a Bratzillaz doll. There was much debate between the similarities between the  Bratzillaz line and Monster High.  Now, I... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barbie Turns 54!

  

  March 9 was Barbie’s 54th Birthday!  Time sure does fly! My Restored Number 4 Barbie I don’t have many of the original Barbie’s.  My total count is a whopping... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dolly Review: Kurhn Doll with Living Room Set

  

  Have you heard of Kurhn dolls?  Well, up until a year or so ago, I hadn’t.  Kurhn is manufactured in China and I’m assuming sold in Chinese toy stores. I first... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Introducing Island Doll Artemis

  

  This Christmas, I received a gift card for Denver Doll Emporium.  I held off on spending it until I found an affordable, in stock BJD.  Finally, a few weeks ago... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Re-Root: Little Miss No Name

  

  I didn’t do much re-rooting these past few months.  It wasn’t so much from lack of supplies, but from lack of time!  I personally prefer to have an entire day... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CULTURE, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION