LONG TiME NO SEE

Wow, where did the year go? I didn't plan on taking such a long break from my blog but I blinked and most of the year had passed. So to get anyone who might read this up to speed, I moved last year across the country and since then have been setting up our home, organizing my collections, and doing home improvements when I have the time. I meant to share photos on here of our progress but it all just became too overwhelming.

Things are starting to finally slow down a bit so I will slowly be adding posts on here but plan to do a full blog makeover soon. Since my favorite holiday, Halloween, is coming up I'm starting to get really motivated to create and decorate. I will be sharing Halloween inspired products and art I find over the next couple of months both here and on Pinterest. I will also be sharing home improvement photos along with how we display our collections. I hope they can inspire in some way. Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Here are a few photos from last year right after we moved in. Halloween was the first holiday I decorated here and I can't wait to do it this year.

xoxo

Sara

TOY : DREAM BiG FRiENDS

Happy Monday everyone! The weekend before Thanksgiving I attended one of my favorite conventions, Designer Con. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a toy and art convention mostly focusing on the designer toy world. I’m going to share more from the convention over the next few days but I first up is the Dream Big Friends now on Kickstarter. 

“After watching their own kids play, David Horvath and Sun Min (Award Winning Designers of Uglydoll) began a discussion with Klim Kozinevich (Creative Director of Bigshot Toyworks) and wondered; what if there was more? The worlds of princesses and pixies, fashion models and super heroes are all fantastic, but something was missing. The trio set out to create a unique personality in a small plastic body, focusing on aspirational, inspirational and imaginative play. Something that would encourage kids around the world to embrace what makes them who and what they are, inside and out. With all that in mind, Yuna was born!

Yuna is the very first doll in an all new line called Dream BIG Friends. She's also the first Asian American girl to be the center of a doll line! She loves science, travel, rockets, art, design, and Korean food. Her BIG dream is to run a company designing rockets that will one day take her to Mars. She'll be the first one to stand on the planet's surface, naturally. With your help, she’s sure to get there.November 20th  (that's TODAY!) heralds the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for Dream BIG Friends, where you can invite Yuna and her cat Kamata into your home. There have been many discussions about body types and unrealistic proportions and attitudes imposed through children's toys these days. David, Sun Min and Klim wanted their first doll, and all of her friends, to feel like very real characters, complete with rich backgrounds and boundless potential...  Avatars for your imagination. Made with high quality materials and built to last, our BIG Dream is that one day far from now, your kids will share Yuna with their kids. Yuna will be making her first appearance at DesignerCon November 21 and 22 in Pasadena, CA at the Bigshot Toyworks Booth #901.Spread the word... and Dream BIG with Us!“

Links:

Dream BIG Friends Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1POfuRK

Bigshot Toyworks: http://www.bigshottoyworks.com

TOYS!

Somehow it's been almost a year since I boxed up all my possessions and moved across the country! Where did the time go? Last Halloween Doug and I shared a short video we made of some of my home and collections. We have shelves being delivered this week hopefully so I may have a video up this Halloween of the toy wall going back up! Fingers crossed! Until then, here is our video again from last Halloween <3

 
Sara Harvey's Toy Sideshow from Doug Smith Media on Vimeo.

Have a wonderful week!

xoxo

Sara

HAPPY OCTOBER!

Where did all the time go?! I'm sorry I've been away for awhile. Sometimes you have to just unplug yourself for a little while so you can organize your life and take care of yourself! I'm pretty bad about doing those things since all of my work and jobs involve being in front of a computer most of the day. I just had no time to keep up with more than I already do which is too much already. I felt October was the best month for me to get back to some blog posts because it is of course my favorite month! I celebrate Halloween ALL month long and may have put some decorations up a little before October. Oops. It makes me happy so why not?

To start off this month I'm getting back to sharing toys again and first up is this AWESOME Abominable Snow Cone figure by Jason Limon produced by Martian Toys. The Cherry version is available for pre order on October 12th and retail release on the 30th. You can pick one up at NYCC October 8-11 though if you're headed out that way.

Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo

Sara

PiNEAPPLE BANDiTS

Happy Tuesday! I wanted to post this sooner but unfortunately my days have been crazy and I just can't move as fast as I use to.

My friend and co worker at Hallmark Allie Rotenberg (we both no longer work there) has some awesome products she collaborated on with 5 Points. Her Pineapple Bandits collection are so fun. They created some 3D printed figures in a few different styles and of course I needed them in my collection. I love their derpy expressions and imagine them being really terrible at actually being bandits. I want to hang out with them.

Be sure to check the 5 Points pop up shop currently in Venice Beach if you're in the area. Also check out their other product they carry. I love all of it! Such beautiful work. I can't wait to add some to our new home. 

See more on instagram @weare5points  and Allie's instagram feed @allie_ro

Have a great day!

xoxo

Sara

MOMIJI BLOG INTERVIEW

Hi everyone! Things have gotten a bit crazy over here so I'm pretty behind on everything. I wanted to share a interview Momiji posted on their blog if you're interested. If you don't know Momiji dolls, take a look at their shop and doll archive. I became obsessed with them when I discovered them years ago. All mine are in storage still but I added a few photos I found.

Right now for 24 hours you can get %15 off at checkout with code 4theloveofmomiji

MOMIJI BLOG

Have a great day!

xoxo

Sara

TAKiNG DOWN THE RAiNBOW

A few months ago when I was taking down my collections and packing up my home I took a time lapse of the rainbow wall coming down. It took me awhile to put it together because I didn't have the right program to create it but lucky for me Doug was able to make it for me so I could finally share it. So here it is :) Something that took me years to put up (I added a lot of toys over the years) took no time to take down. I'm not even going to go into how long it was to pack everything up in boxes. Eek! Thankfully I had saved most of them which helped a lot with packing.

Happy Saturday!

XOXO

Sara

FOUR HORSIES OF THE 'POCALYPSE

Happy Tuesday! I wanted to share a kickstarter for some new figures from Bigshot Toyworks, The Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse. This project has until Feb. 14th to get funded so go check out the rewards for backing them if you're interested in the figures. I promise you wont be disappointed. I just received Maddie, the 'Pocalypse figure from the last kickstarter and I'm highly impressed with the quality and can't wait to see these produced. I will share some photos on here soon once I have some time to take some pictures. 

The Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse Kickstarter 

Have a great day! Mine will be filled with adventures for a certain boyfriends birthday :)

XOXO

Sara

TOYS AND OUTFITS

A lot of the time when I post "Toy a Day" photos on Instagram or my toy blog, I will match what I'm wearing to the toy. I pretty much have a color palette I make for that day. I may be matching my hair, or a holiday, or anything that comes to mind. I play "dress up" everyday. Well unless I'm sick... no, I'd probably be dressed like a giant bear or other random creature in one of my kigurumi onsies. So yes, I play dress up every single day. 

Yesterday I posted one of Doug's toys, a KAWS Boba Fett Companion. I had also matched my outfit to him but didn't have a chance to take any photos until night time which is never when I prefer to take an outfit photo but you work with what you got! Here is some of yesterday.

I really don't do any of these photos for any reason other than to entertain myself and keep me creating. Hopefully they inspire others to play with their clothing more. Creating outfits is one of my favorite things in the world to do. Hope you enjoy them :)

XOXO,

Sara

DISCORD FLUTTER ON // LIMITED EDITION FIGURE

Sharing toys and art was one of the main reasons I wanted to start a blog. I will be doing a lot more of it once life settles down some. So here is my first post of a new figure coming out from the awesome people We Love Fine. I absolutely love this Discord Flutter On figure that you can pre-order now. When it comes to toys and designer figures I would actually want to have in my collection, I'm pretty picky. I like well made well sculpted figures and this one does not disappoint. The detail itself is wonderful and the figure has the perfect color combination. I wish more figures had this attention to detail. 

This resin figure is a limited edition of 1200 and it stands 8.5". Each arrives in a custom box with it's very own individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity! Designed by Mighty Fine Artist member Sajira. Expected to ship late March 2015.

I cannot wait to see this in person. I keep falling more in love with it the more I see it. I know the final piece will look amazing.

Go pre order one now because last I looked there were not a lot left.

First Ever Limited Edition Resin Figure Featuring Discord & Fluttershy

Have a great rest of your Monday!
xoxo
-Sara

(All photo property of We Love Fine. Composite images created by me.)

TOY SIDESHOW TEASER

Something I wanted to do for a long time was make a video of my house before I move. Lucky for me I have a boyfriend that's amazing at photography and video so last week while he was in town, he filmed some things around my house. I cannot wait to see what he does for the final piece. I'm letting him do his thing and make it special. We decided Halloween would be a good time to post the entire video once it's done so a short sneak video was make for it. I hope you like it! I'm really excited about this project. I know he will make this amazing! 

Have a wonderful Monday!

xoxo

-Sara

OCTOBER TOY A DAY'S PART TWO

More photos of my all month long Halloween theme. Three more figures from the Tim Burton's Tragic Toys set.

Mummy Boy

Pin Cushion Queen

Stainboy

Have a wonderful Sunday!
xoxo
-Sara

OCTOBER TOY A DAYS

I'm a bit behind on things and have been meaning to post all the Halloween related toys I'm taking photos of all month. Here are the first of 12 Tim Burton figures that I have posted to my Instagram. I will be adding more detailed and group photos to my blog after I've posted all 12 figures. 

Staring Girl

Roy, the Toxic Boy

Robot Boy

More photos coming soon!

xoxo

-Sara

TOY A DAY // GREGORY HORROR SHOW

TOY A DAY

Gregory from Gregory Horror Show

Created by Naomi Iwata

Yamato Toys

I have no idea why I'm not posting my Instagram toy a day photos on here as well until I start making more detailed toy posts so here was yesterdays! 

xoxo

-Sara

TOY A DAY // ACCIDENTAL MISHAP BY TRAVIS LAMPE

I've posted toy a day photos of my collection for years now and still want to continue it but will be now adding more shots of the toy so you can see different side, accessories, etc. A signal photo post will also still be added to my toy blog and Instagram feed. This wont happen everyday but I'll try to make up for it with more photos. 

Be sure to check out more of Travis's work if you're not familiar with it. 

TRAVIS LAMPE

Have a great day everyone!

-Sara

TOY A DAY'S

Years ago I started a Tumblr that was entirely for my toy collection. I've collected toys pretty much my entire life. I was the kid that could never get rid of anything so I guess technically I was a child hoarder. My collection didn't really turn into a collection until I left for college and had more of my own space to display them. Most of what I collected back then were Todd McFarlane toys and action figures but as the years went by and more designer toys were being created, my collection started expanding. I collect all types of objects but toy are my favorite. Currently I have over...honestly I have no idea how many I have. If I were to guess, it's in the thousands. 

When I started posting a toy a day post on my Tumblr, it was for the purpose of documenting my collection and I had started numbering them so I could count them all. That became a bit overwhelming to keep up with so I stopped counting but still continued to post toys. Then that migrated to Instagram where the photos are currently just the toy in front of a white background and me holding it so you can see size relation. 

I organize everything into a rainbow whenever possible so it was just a matter of time before this happened. Enjoy!

Have a wonderful rainbow toy Tuesday!

-Sara