So weak to free shipping.
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polychrome_penA big thank you to Lori for letting us know about the free shipping sale at Muscara.com! Seriously, that's one of the worst parts about ordering things from Italy - the fact that what you pay in shipping could have bought a whole extra item (or two)!
So, Icy and Stormy Italians are paid for and will (hopefully) be joining my Italian Winx family soon! Also, I'm watching a Darcy on eBay right now, so I hope to have all three Trix. :D
But I'm probably going to put a moratorium on buying Italian Winx after getting the Trix. They're just too expensive to get on such a regular basis.
Tooooooys. You have taken over my life rather suddenly.
Which has had me looking all over the internet for practical ways to store them. I happened across http://www.julianaheng.com/ and was reading some of her articles. She talks in one of them about trying to make it clear to yourself about what lines you collect before you start, so that you don't end up spending a bunch of money on random things. While part of me thinks that's a good idea, another part recoils against such thinking. Sure, it's fun to collect a whole line of something, and almost every toy collector has such a line, but part of the fun of toy collecting is getting something that just...appeals to you. That's the magic of toys and what they're all about!
But back to storage - how DO I cope with the sudden influx of new toys? I've battled storage issues in my room (dealing with books) for years now, but toys require greater care in their storage. If you collect, how do you do it? Rubbermaid containers? Cardboard boxes? Ziploc bags? (Actually, I seem to remember reading somewhere that Ziploc bags can cause damage to your toys?)
Just for fun, I decided to make a list (because I love lists) of toy/doll lines I currently collect/want to start collecting:
1. Jewel Riders (this is my "quest to have the complete line" series)
2. Dragon Flyz (both the 1996 and 2005 lines, though I like the '96 line better due to childhood memories)
3. Winx Club (mostly Italians, but some Mattel as well)
4. MOTU 2002 line (seriously some of my favorite sculpts ever)
So, Icy and Stormy Italians are paid for and will (hopefully) be joining my Italian Winx family soon! Also, I'm watching a Darcy on eBay right now, so I hope to have all three Trix. :D
But I'm probably going to put a moratorium on buying Italian Winx after getting the Trix. They're just too expensive to get on such a regular basis.
Tooooooys. You have taken over my life rather suddenly.
Which has had me looking all over the internet for practical ways to store them. I happened across http://www.julianaheng.com/ and was reading some of her articles. She talks in one of them about trying to make it clear to yourself about what lines you collect before you start, so that you don't end up spending a bunch of money on random things. While part of me thinks that's a good idea, another part recoils against such thinking. Sure, it's fun to collect a whole line of something, and almost every toy collector has such a line, but part of the fun of toy collecting is getting something that just...appeals to you. That's the magic of toys and what they're all about!
But back to storage - how DO I cope with the sudden influx of new toys? I've battled storage issues in my room (dealing with books) for years now, but toys require greater care in their storage. If you collect, how do you do it? Rubbermaid containers? Cardboard boxes? Ziploc bags? (Actually, I seem to remember reading somewhere that Ziploc bags can cause damage to your toys?)
Just for fun, I decided to make a list (because I love lists) of toy/doll lines I currently collect/want to start collecting:
1. Jewel Riders (this is my "quest to have the complete line" series)
2. Dragon Flyz (both the 1996 and 2005 lines, though I like the '96 line better due to childhood memories)
3. Winx Club (mostly Italians, but some Mattel as well)
4. MOTU 2002 line (seriously some of my favorite sculpts ever)
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Date: 2009-03-02 05:33 am (UTC)As for collecting, most of my stuff is on display both here and at home. What's in storage is kept in those giant plastic tubs you see in WalMart. I do have some things in ziplocs that have been in them for years and are fine.
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Date: 2009-03-02 06:42 am (UTC)I got the Witch outfits. Not only do I love their witch makeup, but it just seemed to go better with my Specialist and Fairy outfits on the others.
I only ask about the ziplocs because I've had several instances of figures stored in them (and subsequently stored in plastic tubs) becoming sticky to the touch. It's odd, and makes me really upset because cleaning with water doesn't seem to make it go away. I'm tempted to think some kid of chemical reaction occurs between the plastic of the figure and the bag when it gets hot in my (upstairs) room during the summer.
I'm hesitant to try an alcohol-based cleaner because it might strip the paint. I guess the next step is to try wet wipes?