Toy Fair 2011...Day 1 - An Official Dolly Debut...Scout's Honor!

Today was opening day at the New York Toy Fair and what a day it was! Making their dolly debut for the first time anywhere was our Charisma Brands officially licensed 18" Girl Scout Dolls!  And with Girl Scouts getting ready to celebrate it's 100th Anniversary the timing couldn't be more exciting!  Here's a sneak peek of this awesome new collection of cuties that will be available soon on our website and from fine retailer's across the USA!

Each costumed in miniature fashion featuring Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie and Jr. Girl Scout uniforms, as well as, fun and trendy outfits . . . all standing tall, proud ready to take on whatever exciting adventures might come their way . . . Scout's Honor!

 Visit Charisma's Website where you'll find even more great dolly collections . . . everything from our Adora Playtime Babies, toddlers and tweens to our award winning Marie Osmond Collectible dolls, plus, Kewpie, Wizard of Oz and Penny Brite . . . simply a delight!

Count Down To Toy Fair 2011...Playtime Fun 4 Everyone!

Only one more day in the office then I'm off to the 2011 Toy Fair in New York! Everyone at Charisma has been prepping for weeks, working on lots of new dolly projects, photo shoots, catalogs, booth design and some exciting surprises that will debut on opening day this coming Sunday (Feb. 13, 2011) Booth 2065 - Flr.3 - Jacob Javitt's Center.
So stay tuned for tweets, pix, and a grand debut of a brand new collection of dollies that we think will make the competition "green" with envy!

(ok, I can't resist...here's a hint..."cookie time"! Oops...that might be just a little too easy! hehehe!But just wait till you see them...AWESOME!)

So be sure to tune into our Charisma Doll Network and Follow the Charisma "Twitter-spondants" for the behind the scenes scoops, surprises and special treats!

@charismabrands - Straight from the source, of course!

@peggyvicioso - Marketing and Development extraordinaire

@sanclemenTbetty - The girl behind the amazing graphics and all things that make our brands Shine!

@popartminis (that's me - product development and "stylist to the dolls")

And Remember . . .  "you're never too old to play with dolls!"

The Kewpie Konnection from Kostume to Kompletion...How Kute!

Kewpie...an American Iconic doll for over 100 years and still going strong and Charisma Brands is one of the lucky companies that still makes and creates these amazing little dollies!  So today I thought it would be fun to show you our latest collection of these Kute and Kool Kollectibles (I know...KORNY...LOL) with a peek at the costume sketches (designed by my daughter, Emily) to the finished dolly! This is one SWEET collection of Kewpie Konfection and perfect timing since we're coming up on one of the SWEETEST Holidays of the year! 

Kewpie Lollipop

Kewpie Red Licorice

Kewpie Candy Apple

Kewpie Salt Water Taffy

So there you have it...the Kewpie Konfection Kollection!

Sweet...Sassy...Classic American Icon!

And if you're looking for the perfect gift for your SWEETHEART this Valentine's Day maybe you should Konsider a Kewpie!

How Kute!

Bright, Colorful, Creative FUN! Daisy Doodle Days...Adora-Belle and IDEX!

Today is the last day at the IDEX Doll andTeddy Bear Show and we've had an awesome time "playing with dolls" plus a whole lot more...

"Twitter Time" with all of our amazing dolly friends...YOU ALL ROCK!

Seeing all of our Dolly Retailer's and collector Friends that were able to attend the show! (Wish YOU All could have been here...maybe next year when the show moves to Sea World...FUN! Yeah, let's all plan on coming...hehehe)

(Judy from Judy's Dolls with "It's Been a Hoot" and her "hoots" DOTY! Hooot-hooot!)

Dolly Signings and GREAT Dolly Giveaways

Artist Jen Printy with Lil' Cowboy...hehaw...what a giveaway dolly!

And...we can't forget those awesome SHOW Specials...The Colorful and Crazy Mop Top Bags and Our darling IDEX exclusive Adora Belle Daisy Doodle Days!

What a Face! Adora-Belle

When you collect ALOTA dolly's you need ALOTA Mop Top Bags!

Adora Belle Daisy Doodle Days!  Limited Edition of only 50 dollys! Crazy Cool!

So with only a few more hours left before we pack up the dolly's for their trip to the New York Toy Fair and head back to California I'm signing off with a wishes for you to have a Daisy Doodle Day!

Live Bright, Colorful and creative...oh, and remember you're never too old to play with dolls!

Whooohooo! 8 DOTY'S...Walking On Sunshine!

It's been an amazing and fun time here at the Doll & Teddy Bear show in Orlando, Florida. We debuted all of our new collections of dolly's, met with some of our wonderful retailer's, conversed and twittered with our fantastic collector's and the icing on the cake...the cherry on top that makes all of the hard work to get to this point even more special...we were awarded 8 DOTY (Doll of the Year) Industry Choice Awards at the IDEX Debut of Dolls Ceremony last night!  WOW! We were "walking on sunshine" here in sunny Florida for sure!  So here's a share of the winning beauties that took home one of these

And a shout out to the artists that we work with to make our dolly's make you "wanna play dolls"!  THANKS to Doll Reader Magazine and our fellow doll maker peers for recognizing our beautiful dolly's! 

For the Marie Osmond Doll Collection

Little Lovey by Artist, Lorella Falconi

Charming, sweet and absolutely lover-ly!

It's Been A Hoot by Artist, Karen Scott

Whoooo could resist those big green eyes?

Journey by Artist Karen Alderson

Paisley prints and golden curls...a journey of fantastical fun!

Adora Bitty Belle Lively Lucy by Artist Marie Osmond

A bitty bit of cuteness with unruly Adora-belle hair! :)

For the Adora Doll Collection

Black Velvet

Raven hair, big brown eyes, velvet and polka dots...irresistable!

Wizard of Oz - Cowardly Lion

A courageous vinyl toddler officially "good witch" approved!

For the Paradise Galleries Collection

Bundle of Joy by Artist Pat Moulton

A fully articulated ball joint doll...the first of it's kind!

Baby Red Riding Hood by Artist Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick

An adorable vinyl toddler doll with an expression oh, so sweet no big bad wolf could ever take advantage of her! hehehe

And that my friends is why we are "walking on sunshine"!

Next stop for the dolly's...Toy Fair! Wonder what adventure awaits us there!?

Set UP Day At The Doll & Teddy Bear Show...Wanna Play Dolls?

Today was the official "set Up" day at the Doll & Teddy Bear Expo in Orlando, Fl. which is being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.  I'm happy to report that we were able to get a pretty early start and the day seemed to move along quickly...maybe in part because our helper-friend, Misty brought us some awesome homemade chocolate! 

Everything seems to be better, quicker and easier when chocolates involved! hehehe!

Before long we had all the dolly's out of the boxes, crates, bags and paper...the IKEA display (which sometimes can give us fits) went together in record time and the Adora Dolly Collection was proudly displayed on the shelves.

The Mop Top Crate display "zipped" together and the "wild-hair" Adora-ble cuties were playfully posed and ready for action.

The Emerald City graphic was wisked out of the box and put in position...why you'd almost think that it was time to ease on down the yellow brick road with all of the officially licensed Adora Wizard of Oz characters...too fun!

Peggy working a little "stylin' magic on our friend Dorothy!

The debut collection of the all new 4Ever Friends Collection were posed

 and positively too cute as they stood in front of the new logo (@sanclemenTbetty rocked the graphics!)

 

The Adora Playtime Babies "gondola" display was a perfect fit for all of the fun-size baby dolls. 

Celebrating 20 years of dolls the Marie Osmond beauties were cool and collectible in front of the "warholized" graphic of Marie herself!  Breathtaking!

All in all the booth went together pretty quick and easy!  We're ready and waiting to get the dolly show off and running bright and early tomorrow morning!  I'll be posting pix and tweeting live from the show floor so be sure to follow along or stop by our booth #600 at the IDEX Doll and Teddy Bear Show so you can join in all the dolly fun! 

Wishing you a day of jolly teddy bear and dolly fun!

Diet Coke, Lorna Doone's and Blogger!

First night in Orlando, Florida after traveling from Cali for the IDEX -Doll & Teddy Bear  Show! We arrived late this afternoon and are just taking it easy tonight in preparation for tomorrow...the big set up day!  There will be lots of careful unpacking of the adorable dolly's that made the journey via crate...I'm sure they're gonna need some major styling after that ride.  So, for now I'm spending a cozy night in my room with a Diet Coke, Lorna Doone's (a fave) and Blogger!

Stay tuned and follow along as we unveil all of our amazing new dolls from Charisma Brands, Marie Osmond Dolls, Adora Dolls, and Paradise Galleries and we ask the question "Wanna Play Dolls?"

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