Love Bites: Monster High Howliday Love Draculaura and Clawd Wolf by Mattel Creations

Love it, hate it, or don't care, it is indeed Valentine month! While the holiday doesn't give me much personal substance, I enjoy the aesthetic quite a bit, particularly a more vintage, subversive or dark take on the iconography. So let's get in-theme with the first of a couple of posts I have planned! I don't know if this particular doll set has been super buzzy or well-received, but I was struck the second I saw it.

In the Red Thorns: A G3 Monster High Body Model

I decided not to give up on my plans to make a body-model out of Ghoulia after all. Besides, the entry into G3 original characters was an exciting idea. 

Quite a Pack: A G3 Clawdeen Roundup

This project was supposed to be finished so much earlier!!!

Cheating the Collection, As Ever: LEGO Minifigures Series 25

 For a toy that's driven so much of my life, you'd think I'd have given LEGO its own post sooner!

Revenge of the Yass Gremlins, Part 3 (Finale): L.ots O.f L.oose Ends

Just a few more to look at--curiosity pieces and clothes donors I needed to have. 

Give Her Her Flowers: Monster High G3 Signature Venus McFlytrap by Mattel

I've never seen such consistent praise and excitement for a G3 doll Monster High doll design before...and I cannot remotely dissent. She was a must-have the second I saw her first photos. Usually, character redesigns are contentious, but I've seen so much love for this one and I completely agree.

Revenge of the Yass Gremlins, Part 2: L.O.L. Retro

There was yet more L.O.L. to tempt me--I blame the unhallowed mires of Walmart.

Look Who's Talking: A Puppet Monster Custom Project!

When a Cedar Wood doll is part of a package you ordered for a clothing piece, you have to do something with the doll left over!

Answering Questions, Part 2--Abrupt end of the Dolly Insider series!

Well, already, I've hit another publishing roadblock while waiting for supplies, and it's gotten me so frustrated that I decided to dip back into my fallback and put this out to have done something. Here we go!

Revenge of the Yass Gremlins, Part 1: L.O.L. On Film

Okay, I wasn't done with L.O.L..

...or was it not done with me?

New Looks for Maudie

Early in the making of this blog, I made my own doll "assistant" to serve the practical purpose of being a body model with which to compare different doll sculpts against the standard G1 Monster High median female shape.

Mechanical Marvels: Monster High's Robots!

I've always loved robots.

Eternally Beautiful: A G3 Cleo Roundup

I've already discussed how G3 Cleo de Nile is fantabulously gorgeous and incredible. So let's keep doing that!