Friday, March 4, 2011

2011 Marie Osmond Dolls DOTY Winners

 Marie Osmond Dolls (aka Charisma Brands) is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.  To commemorate this special occasion, Marie has come out with an incredible collection of dolls.
An adorable doll featured on the cover of this anniversary catalog is “Love and Laughter Along the Way” who is a 12-inch seated little beauty.  She has warm auburn hair and brown eyes and she is musical.  She wears the prettiest sleeveless gold dress with “lots of pouff” as Marie calls it.  We expect her to ship in March sometime.
Marie’s 4 DOTY (Doll of the Year) winners are as follows:
1. Little Lovey
2.  Journey
3. It’s been a Hoot
4.  Lively Lucy Bitty Mop
We will definitely be carrying all of these dolls.  In addition, Marie has come out with two “Retailer Exclusive” dolls named Delilah Daisies and Amaya Celebrations.  Delilah Daisies was sculpted by the very popular JoAnn Pohlman and comes from a limited edition of 400 collectible dolls.  Amaya Celebrations was sculpted by Sonja Bryer and comes from a limited edition of only 150 pieces. (She is pictured above).
Please stay tuned as we are really looking forward to receiving all dolls from this Anniversary Collection.
Quote of the Day - ”A hug is the one thing you always get back when you give one.”  – Dale Hilding

2011 Snowbunnies (Snowbabies by Department 56)

 

 

This year Department 56 has come out with several new and very adorable Snowbunnies.  In fact, we now have a total of 26 Snowbunnies to choose from.
For those of you who do not know what Snowbunnies are, they are Snowbabies by Department 56 that have little bunny ears instead of hats like regular Snowbabies do.  As is the same with Snowbabies, Kristi Jensen Pierro, designer of Snowbabies by Department 56, has been drawing Snowbunnies and Snowbabies for the past 22 years. She says that she gets her inspiration for these whimsical figurines from her life experiences, photos and stories.
All Snowbunnies have additional color somewhere within the figurine whether it be a milk chocolate covered bunny or possibly a yellow chick.
Our definite favorite is pictured above and is called “Zero Calorie Carrot Cake Snowbunnies” with a SKU of 4020373.  It is such an adorable figurine and is sure to put a smile on any face, young or old.
Quote of the Day – “Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.” - Japanese Proverb 


2011 Bearington Bears Spring Collection

 The 2011 Bearington Bears  Spring Collection has arrived!  This includes over 40 new teddy bears and bunnies that will want to make you hope for Spring even more. . . vibrant pinks, Spring Green, and lavender are just a few of the color themes in this new collection.

And for those looking for that special Easter bunny, we now have in several new Bearington bunnies.  We especially like Callie (pictured above) and Haylee Hatter who have long curly white plush.  A nice change from the regular plush bunnies.  And for those who want to make a “big” impression, we now have 30-inch Giant Hunnybunny who is as soft and cuddly as can be.
Easter is April 24th this year by the way, so there is still plenty of time before that wonderful holiday is here.
Quote of the Day - ”Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.”  - Emily Dickenson