holy ponies batman!

I found a new love...Xiao Fan

2008-10-09T22:56:00.001-07:00

birthday toy brags!

2008-09-28T20:50:00.000-07:00

Seaflower & High Tide

2008-08-19T22:42:00.000-07:00

I finally got Seaflower. Finally, finally, finally! Month, upon months of searching for her. And, what a great month!?! 3 grails have been obtained this month. Of course my French Sunlight w. freckles, Seaflower, &...High Tide!! I love how I've been wanting these girls for so long and I get them all in one month and they are all minty mint!

my first custom pony!

2008-08-08T09:25:00.000-07:00

well, I have been done my first custom for...well...a while now. I've been a bit shy about posting her for some reason. I don't want to suck, I guess. Please don't tell me I suck! constructive criticism only please!

so first, I will tell you a bit about her. She was originally a Toola Roola with a badly rubbed symbol and tail rust. She has been rehaired using hair from custompony.com. I really had no vision for her when I started, but I did know that I wanted her to have rooted bangs, as I think those are just the cutest. i think I would do them differently next time, as I made them really thick and so they don't lay quite the way i wanted them too...in fact all of her hair turned out really thick and the only way to keep it down, was to wrap it up in a bun, which I actually like, even though I had not thought to do that in the beginning, it was more of a necessity than anything, but anyways, i like it up like that. I didn't take any of her original eye paint off to be redone. Just left it the way it was because, being my first, I wasn't 100% sure I was quite ready for that, but will give it a go on the next time around. Her symbol. i picked a cupcake. I was thinking a cupcake, but then my friend made some yummy vegan cupcakes and that made it official. and honestly, who doesn't love cupcakes??

I kept it really simple, didn't want to jump in the deep end quite yet, so I hope you like her. She has no name yet.

the last of the Sunlights...

2008-07-31T11:49:00.000-07:00

is home!! the hunt is over. the collection is complete!!! I now officially have every Sunlight from every country!!! i am very excited. it is so satisfying to have finished the set. they look so wonderful all on the shelf together.

i think my next mission is going to be Parasol. I currently have 4. One HK, one Greek, and the 2 Italian versions.

I got my swap box today!!!

2008-07-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! are you ready?!?

for THE BEST swap box brag EVER!!!!!

Princess Pinkstar!!!! you are amazing! I love everything so much~!! You really did give a box that made me go WOW!!!

and it was soooOOOOo nice of you to think of Madeleine and send along some goodies for her as well. Everything was so thoughtful.

I think I may cry from smiling so hard....

first up...the box!!!!

it's really a pretty box, isn't it?

I got a sweet card and a little note which was lovely, explaining where everything came from. I keep all my swap cards and notes together in a scrap book, so that is where these beautiful cards will be going.

I got some PONY PAMPHLETS!!!!!

this is before I tore off all the wrapping....

look at my new beautiful ponies!!!!!!

junk food!!! I am so excited to eat these. I've never had them!

stickers, stickers, stickers!!! what!?! Is that a Bananas in Pajamas CD??? you bet it is!!
i think it's for Madeleine, but I am totally listening to it right now, ahhhh, memories.

some stuff for Maddie. Tiger talks!!! he has buttons on his feet and he tells a story!!! and baby headbands!!!

some gorgeous fairies. one is a little figure and the other is a magnet!

Princess Pinkstar. you spoiled me!!! thank you so much!! I wish you were here so i could give you the biggest hug EVER!! seriously, internet hugs are not enough.

*biggest internet hugs I can give anyways*

UK Sea Ponies, Big Brothers, & twins!

2008-07-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

I received a lovely box of ponies yesterday that i purchased off of the lovely Marcucio over at the Arena. In it was the set of UK Sea Ponies & shells, big brothers Steamer & Salty, and newborn twins Nibbles & Dibbles!!! They are all so beautiful. I'm now up to 6 sea ponies...only 9 more to go...

Wave Breaker

Surf Dancer

Sea Spray

Steamer

Salty

Nibbles & Dibbles

my first custom??? ... working in progress...

2008-07-14T23:48:00.000-07:00

In the past, I have made in very clear, that customs is not my thing. I don't have a very good reason as to why, so I guess I will chalk it up to being that my love for all original My Little Ponies, heavily outweighed any desire for customs. That being said, I also have a ton of G3's that I have accumulated being as I just can't leave behind a pony find when I see one, even though I don't collect G3's and I also have a ton of custom pony hair left over from our pony meet tutorials. So I thought, hey, I'm going to give it a go and see what i come up with...and so far....I love it! I'm having so much fun doing my first custom. Being new to rehairing anything, I have so far spent hours rerooting my custom and have only finished the front half of her mane. I'm still not entirely sure of what my vision for er is yet, but here is a picture to share of my work so far...

what an amazing pony week it has been!

2008-07-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

I have made some fantastic finds this week and gotten a bunch in the mail as well! A pretty good pony fix for a little while.

from the Flea Market:

I found it, i finally found it! and from the flea market of all places! I finally have my MIB Lullabye Nursery!!

and I found a few newborn babies there as well!

from the Antique Mall:

baby Princess Sparkle!!

and Princess Primrose!

from my trading partner Jeanette in the Netherlands:

Italian Parasol!

Italian Peachy!

from Tartanshell on the TP:

her handmade pony skirt!!! soOOoo cute!!

which madeleine has taken claim too, lol.

from Twinkle-eyed on the Arena:

Clover!

from Ebay:

my very first Summer Wing pony! Buzzer!

there is a little pony lover inside all of us...

2008-06-29T17:29:00.000-07:00

We spent the day with my friend Kyle, searching antique malls and flea markets for My Little Ponies. After an entire day of hanging out with him moaning and complaining about how come I can't collect something cooler, in the end, he seemed pretty stoked when he asked if he could have my baity Majesty and I let him take her home. lol.

hey, look what i got!

never fear Majesty. i will save you from the bait box.

time to go to your new home.

baby Princess Sparkle!!

2008-06-24T20:41:00.000-07:00

update! all clean!

me and matt headed down to the Antique mall today and look who i found!!! baby Princess Sparkle!! for $10!! that's a lot better than $40 or $50!!! she just needs a little love. and I have a ton of pony love to give! I'll update when I get her all washed up.

My Little Pony Fair 2009 - location announced.

2008-06-22T16:59:00.000-07:00

well, this is exciting. the U.S. MLP Collectors Convention will be held next year in Las Vegas. I'm so excited. I will actually be able to go, not to mention that me and Matt were planning a trip to Vegas for next year anyways, so this works perfectly. And Matt will be able to find tons to do while I geek out on ponies...VEGAS STYLE! It will be amazing. Must go start planning...hee hee.

2008 Comic Con Pony has been announced!

2008-06-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! isn't she gorgeous!!! I am so glad that they stuck to the super hero theme again this year. I haven't decided yet whether the Super Hero pony from last year and this Secret Identity girl will be a super hero fighting duo or whether I will make them battle eachother. only time will tell. I don't even know what else to say...I am in love...

Art Pony now for sale!!!!

2008-06-19T21:43:00.000-07:00

the new MLP Art pony is now up for sale on HasbroToyShop.com!!
oh my gosh!!! she is soOOooo beautiful!! She is to be the first art pony of a series. Finally, G3 releases worth buying. She even comes in a pretty box. I remember seeing pictures of her a few months back and speculating what on earth she was going to be released for. I'm so glad she is being released as a general release. I already have the always lovely Kar ordering me one, as of course, Hasbro doesn't ship to Canada. boo. oh well, as long as I get her. oh, she is just darling!

Inspirational Word Ponies Collectors set

2008-06-19T18:04:00.000-07:00

these gals are now for sale on HasbroToyShop.com
I haven't completely decided whether I like them enough to buy them right now, but I like the 'idea' of them. and I definitely like that they are having releases for the infamous 'core 7' that are a bit more inspired than just a new hat, haha.
Special 25th Birthday Celebration, Collector Set! Each pony friend is decorated with a crest that celebrates 25 years of My Little Pony. PINKIE PIE pony is joy, STAR SONG pony - Dreams, TOOLA ROOLA pony - creativity, SWEETIE BELLE pony – love, SCOOTALOO pony – Friendship, RAINBOW DASH pony – Hope, and CHEERILEE pony– Beauty!

Jeanette has done it again!!

2008-06-19T09:17:00.001-07:00

Jeanette, my netherlands friend, did another trade with me!!
this time she sent me an Italian Parasol and an Italian Peachy!! and she included a baby Tic-tac-toe as a little surprise extra! Will post some pictures as soon as I get them washed up!

Sea Ponies!!!!

2008-06-16T13:22:00.001-07:00

my first Sea Ponies! I love them!

Seawinkle

Wave Dancer

Sealight

I also got my copy of the My Little Pony G1 Collector's Inventory!!

signed by Summer!

fancy pants babies and italian bow tie

2008-06-12T12:56:00.000-07:00

yay! fancy pants baby ponies!!! I've wanted them for soOOoo long. they are just too cute with their little nappies...
and I also got Italian Bow Tie. which is a long time coming. her American and mexican sisters are happy to be reunited with her.

Splashes, Dots n' Hearts, Starburst

Italian Bow Tie

Edmonton Pony Meet 2008

2008-05-29T22:42:00.000-07:00

Edmonton Pony Meet 2008

one more to go!

2008-05-28T10:59:00.000-07:00

well, I finally received my Brazilian Sunlight in the mail!! She is of course stunning! I am so close to finishing this set, it hurts. I can't seem to find that last one though!!! **frustration** My searches for her so far have been fruitless, to the point that I am willing to pay well above the market value for her, which is I believe about $80. because my missing one is the French Sunlight w/ freckles and I already own the one without freckles, my set still looks pretty complete. well, the search continues...in the meantime though, here is my Sunlight collection!

HK Sunlight

Brazilian Sunlight

Italian Sunlight

French Sunlight

Greek blue Sunlight (blue clouds)

Greek blue Sunlight (silver clouds)

Greek orange Sunlight

me and R2's new favorite pony

2008-05-22T14:10:00.001-07:00

she's here. she's here!!!

my Greek Blue w/ blue clouds Sunlight is here!! sweetblue, thank you! she is BEAUTIFUL!! and she does in fact smell amazing!! I've been cuddling her since she arrived...even R2D2 wanted a little snuggle next to her!

AWWWW!! now that is love.

please Greek pony gods...

2008-05-20T10:20:00.001-07:00

...please send me a pony in the mail today.

2008 collectors fair exclusives

2008-05-20T09:52:00.000-07:00

these are the exclusives for 2008!!

the pink one is for the U.S. My Little Pony Fair held this year in Rhode Island. and the second one is for the My Little Pony Convention being held in Germany. I absolutely love the designs. very Victorian wallpaper-esk.

The U.S. exclusive will only be made available to fair attendees, but me and Karlee have someone going for us to pick a few up!! Maybe next year I will be able to go to the fair, but I have already been travelling a fair amount so far this year, so it isn't in the cards. This girl will be a wonderful consolation though.

The Germany (UK) exclusive has been made available to everyone through pre-order. and I am on the list to receive one!! The pre-order is now sold out otherwise I would have gotten 2.

aren't they just beautiful!

those dirty little mexicans

2008-05-19T19:59:00.000-07:00

well...they were!
now after a much needed bath and a little love, they are beautiful.
Bowtie looks a bit day of the dead though, Lol.

Mexican Twilight

Mexican Starshine

Mexican Banana Surprise

Mexican Bowtie

Mexican 'tea and ponies' party

2008-05-18T10:16:00.000-07:00

at last!! I'm going over to Karlee's house tomorrow and going through all the wonderful Mexican ponies that Luis brought up with him. I'm really excited.

the suspense is killing me!!

2008-05-15T13:03:00.001-07:00

my neighbors probably think I am crazy.
every half hour I'm running out to the mailbox to see if there is a package waiting in there for me. nope. It's only been a couple weeks since I bought my loose Greek Sunlight so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes another week to get here, but I can't wait. I'm so excited for her to arrive!

Later today, I'm headed out to IKEA to find some more pony shelves. I've never had enough room, and quite a few ponies have always lived a box life, but even my girls that I have room to put out, are starting to live in pretty tight quarters. and I have 8 ponies on the way, so I definitely need the extra room. One day they will all have a spot on the wall, but right now i have to be selective, so only ponies in complete sets will be displayed. As I complete sets, more shelves will be bought!

EDIT:
the shelves i wanted were out of stock!! sad. they won't have any more in for 3 weeks!! 3 weeks!

Brazil Sunlight and Brazil Butterscotch

2008-05-07T20:09:00.000-07:00

I just won an auction for 2 Brazilian ponies!!!
one is Butterscotch. and she is lovely.

the other is Brazil Sunlight!!!
she is GORGEOUS!! look at those symbols, they are perfect!! and...that means I now have a shy pose Sunlight from every country that she was ever made in. To really complete my collection, I still have to find a France Sunlight and an Italian Sunlight...both of which I already have, but they were also released in those countries with freckles and mine have none. I really think that my 2008 goal of completing my SP Sunlight collection might actually be a reality.

Brazil Sunlight

Brazil Butterscotch

Collector Pose Bowtie and Applejack

2008-05-06T13:24:00.000-07:00

finally!

I bought these lovelies almost a month ago and they arrived today, after much fretting on my part. This is the second time, different sellers though, that I have bought these 2 ponies and the first time I sent them back to the girl because they were moldy and missing hair...eww. So as the days and weeks went by and I still didn't find them sitting in my mailbox, I started to think, maybe I am not supposed to own these ponies...

At first I was expecting them to take a bit longer because they came from the Netherlands, but then another pony from another seller in the Netherlands that I bought 2 weeks after, came a week before! So I thought for sure something was wrong. Anyways, they are here, safe and sound, and gorgeous.

thrift store finds

2008-05-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

Seashell

Kewpie dolls

Mi Pequeño Pony

2008-05-01T20:52:00.000-07:00

thanks Luis for my Mexican Sparkleworks! and for teaching me how to say My Little Pony in Spanish. Mi pequeño Pony.

Greek Sunlight collection completed.

2008-04-30T15:39:00.000-07:00

with the money I made at the toy show, I bought a Greek Sunlight blue w/blue clouds loose from a fellow mlp arena member yesterday. I can't wait until she is here. she is the last of the Greek Sunlights that I don't already have.
my other 3 Greeks are on their card and so I am so looking forward to holding her and smelling her wonderful Greek smell...

*drifts off into a vanilla scented daydream*

ah....

french applejack!

2008-04-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

a few weeks ago, there was an auction for a French Applejack. the auction had no description, no shipping details...just this one lonely picture.

she looks pretty nice in the picture, but I've learned that you can't go on a picture alone or you end up with a trashed pony and there is nothing you can do about it, because you didn't ask any questions. so I messaged the seller, about shipping, about a ton of details that I wanted to know...no response. no responses from sellers worry me. but I really wanted this pony. and her bid was still quite a bit lower than I would potentially be willing to pay for her. so i waited till the last possible minute for the seller to reply to my questions, but still nothing...but what if she ended up being beautiful? for such a low price? so I bid. I bid $40. which is half the amount I would have paid for her. and to my surprise actually, I won! if this pony ended up being in wonderful condition, what a sweet deal it would be. but maybe I had just spent $40 on a pony who possibly has a giant black marker streak going down her back or is missing the entire back half of her hair or any number of possible faults.

three weeks later, today, she arrived in the mail.

and she is perfect!! I am really happy with her. no giant black marks, symbols are perfect and even still have their French trademark metallic paint on them, her hair is beautiful. I love her.

Edmonotn Collectible Toy and Comic Show

2008-04-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show was today.

It seemed to be a great turn out. Me and Karlee had a booth set up selling ponies, of course. I sold quite a few ponies and got to bring my Greek MOC ponies along to show off a bit. Our booth was right next to Ernie Hudson's (the black Ghost Buster!) which was really cool. You know, sometimes when you see or meet a celebrity out of character, especially when they are an icon from you childhood, it seems fathomable that at one time they could have been that character, but you have to strain to imagine it? do you know what I mean? well Ernie, is not like that. he IS the black Ghost Buster. when I was talking to him, it just seemed surreal to me that he was standing in front of me. I kept wondering why he didn't have a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, Lol. If he had pulled out his Proton pack right in front of me and busted a ghost, I don't think I would have been at all surprised.

and Karlee traded me my sparkle baby Starflower(a gift to Shane) for...

Zig Zag the Zebra

random acts of pony kindness

2008-04-16T16:44:00.000-07:00

so I have had a pony trade in the works for a little while now, with my new lovely friend from the Netherlands, Jeanette. Jeanette doesn't collect ponies, she collects Disney stuff. So the trade was, a French Sunlight for me and in return I bought some Disney stuff off of E-bay for her. I also had my eye on an Italian Applejack and a U.K. Bowtie, but had decided that I would maybe get them another time. well, I got my package today, and it said on the customs forms: 2x ponies and stickers. 2x ponies? must be a mistake. I opened my package and pulled out my lovely French Sunlight that I have been wanting for soOOoo long...ah happiness. but wait, there really are 2 ponies in this box! no? really? Jeanette, you can't be serious. can you? and then there she was, Italian Applejack. I had to flip her over and check her feet just to make sure I wasn't going crazy. seriously, who just throws in an gratis Italian pony? the lovely Jeanette, that's who. I can't even believe how nice that is. She even included a card for me to thank me for the great trade, which I am going to put into a binder that will one day also be the home of MLP brochures and pamphlets. Here are a few pictures of my beautiful new ponies. Thanks Jeanette.

so now I have a pony friend in the Netherlands, which is really cool. I'm looking forward to my next trade with her and getting my chance to spoil her a bit.

Macau Lemondrop and Italian Parasol

2008-04-11T15:13:00.000-07:00

these 2 stunning girls arrived in my mail a couple days ago. thank you Leigh! they are just gorgeous. I can't get over how perfect my Macau Lemondrop is. her hair is so thick and her symbols have no bleed to them at all.

Μικρό μου πόνι

2008-03-31T10:25:00.000-07:00

tanslation? My Little Pony!

I have come to a point in my collection where I have been focusing more and more on 'nirvana' ponies, that is, foreign ponies. I am even considering downsizing my current collection in order to afford more precious pieces in my collection, as obviously 'nirvana' ponies tend to be quite a bit rarer and therefore quite a bit pricier. Different countries tend to lend themselves to being even more expensive. The ultimate? Greek ponies.

from MLPWiki:
"Ponies made in Greece were produced by a company called El Greco. They are very hard to find and desireable, as there were not a whole lot made. Rumor has it that the cause for this is the El Greco factory supposedly burned down, though this has not been confirmed.

Greek ponies have some interesting traits! The most outstanding one would be their symbols- many tend to bleed, resulting in an aura of color around them. It usually happens but is not limited to symbols containing red dye. As it is so common, it generally not considered as a flaw by most collectors. Other prominent traits are their thick, almost "Egyptian like", as collectors have compared it to, eyeliner, their squishy plastic, and their "choppy hair". The ones with stripes in their manes also have that same color mixed in their tails, unique to them. Many Greeks also have no stamp on their feet, and others have a delta mark."

well, now you know a bit more about Greek ponies! yes? now on to the real reason for this entry...I just bought these three mint on card Greek rainbow ponies! Parasol and 2 differnt versions of Sunlight (she is my favorite pony, one day I will have all of her different country variations!). here are the sale pictures, I will update with new pictures when they arrive.

Sunlight
(blue version w/silver clouds - now I just need the version with blue clouds!)

Sunlight
(orange version)

Parasol
(pink version - now I just need the orange version!)

These beauties will also be my first mint on card ponies! If I can find/afford them, I would really love to buy all the rainbow ponies MOC, but I would also love to have each one of them loose as well. Greek ponies are so beautiful and I would love to have the second set to enjoy with out the packaging. not anytime soon though! I think I need to recoup my wallet a bit after this particular expenditure!

$1700 Greek Baby Medley

2008-03-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

this gorgeous baby sold today on Ebay for $1700!! she is beautiful! if I had that kind of money to buy a pony, I would in a heart beat. I think it's worth the money to have a collection that is rare and unusual. it's one thing to have people come over to my house and see the walls of ponies and think 'wow', but I think I would rather have a smaller collection of rare ponies that are more special because of their uniqueness. and it's only the rare collection items that are going to appreciate in value anyways. not that the resale value ever really comes into play when you purchase a 'nirvana' pony, but it's a nice way to justify spending that much on a plastic pony when the rest of the world thinks that you are nuts.

all white pony

2008-03-13T22:08:00.000-07:00

I ordered a couple of the blank Hasbro "decorate your own pony" ponies today! took me forever, as they have been out for a while, but alas Hasbro doesn't ship to canada, so I had to find someone who would order them for me. two, one for me and one for karlee. i won't be decorating mine though. one of the biggest things I hate about generation three ponies is their crazy bright flashy colors and how their eyes resemble the eyes of those horrid 'Bratz' dolls. the design seems a bit cheap to me compared to the generation ones...so does the plastic actually. so, i really like that she's all white. she's like a ghost...

good weather and sand digger

2008-03-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

this is my first purchase off of a fellow member at the My Little Pony Trading Post and they arrived in the mail today. and they are gorgeous might I add. Good Weather (turista) especially. she is a Spanish holiday pony. just in time for summer!

good weather (turista)

sand digger

holy poster batman!

2008-03-09T17:14:00.000-07:00

this is the original 1966 Batman poster. we have been coveting it for some time now and today we finally bought it. $150 later. but so worth it.

2008-03-07T13:57:00.000-08:00

masters of the universe

2008-02-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

as it turns out, matthew no longer qualifies to be in the twenty seven forever club. this is because today he turned twenty eight! we celebrated his birthday yesterday, due to it being family day long weekend and all. me and madeleine got him 'He-man and the Masters of the Universe' season one, volume one, and we also got him...

...for our lunch box collection.

also, we tried taking madeleine for a sled ride yesterday, which she was not having absolutely anything to do with...we got a few good videos of her crying her face off and that is about it. i think we would have been okay, but maddie's fear of dogs took over the outing when we passed a house with a dog who followed us all the way down the length of his fence and barked his head off at us. needless to say, madeleine was hysterical. maybe next time.

macau pony

2008-02-08T15:44:00.000-08:00

this beauty arrived for me at my house today. i don't know what it is about different country variations, but i think they are so interesting. i am really excited to add her to my collection. the region of Macau has been known to produce the most unusual alternate versions of some of the earliest well-known ponies and they are a bit more rare.