The Beast And Gaston 17" Dolls Revealed

The next two dolls in the Beauty and the Beast Heirloom Collection have been revealed today. As it was heavily speculated with Belle in her "Something There" dress, The Beast is in his matching outfit. Gaston is wearing his fancy attire in which he tried to propose to Belle. The bigger surprise is that ALL three dolls will be available for pre-order at the same time.

New Belle 17 Inch Doll Revealed

The highly anticipate second edition of Belle to the Heirloom Collection has been revealed today. It was speculated that Belle would not be rereleased in her gold dress, making her pink dress seem to be the second best choice. It looks like that will be the version to be released this coming fall. Bell is in a variation of her pink winter outfit from the "Something There" musical number in the movie. This might also lead to assumptions that The Beast will be in his matching outfit. Take a closer look...

Disney 17 Inch Doll News And Rumors

Disney's 17 inch doll collection has been growing ever since releasing the first Princess, Snow White, in 2009. The collection is about to have a few new additions, and this time it will be a re-release of a Princess who already had a doll some years back. Beauty and the Beast will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this year, and with the live action version of the film being released in 2017, there's about to be a lot more merchandise on the way over the next year. Strong rumor suggests that not only will Belle receive a new 17 inch Heirloom Collection doll, but Beast and Gaston will be added as well.

New Couture de Force Statues Revealed

Some new additions of characters have been revealed in the Couture de Force Collection, a series of statues that began by mixing Disney Leading Ladies and high fashion details. The collection debuted in 2013 with some of Disney's most classic Princess and female villains recreated in stunning detail that had not been seen before. The latest assortment adds quite a few new surprises.

Pin Release - Seasons Greetings 2015 Mystery Set

The Seasons Greetings 2015 Mystery Set was released on November 19th, 2015 in Disney Parks. The set feature Disney Princesses Elsa, Anna, Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, but also includes Alice and Jessica Rabbit which are most likely the chaser pins. All the pins are shaped like a different snowflake, each filled with a different shiny color (not glitter filled as previous suspected). Jessica's border is pink with silver heart shapes. She is in a silver bordered oval in the center. The pose seems to be similar to her Valentine's Day 2005 pin. This is an Open Edition set hat includes two mystery pins and sells for $16.96 each.

The Amazing Vinylmation Creations of Jen Bednarski

Vinylmation is still a popular collectible with collectors and marches on with many different designs and characters. Marvel, Star Wars and a 101 Dalmatians set are all on the way for 2015. Though the catalog of different characters in the series are now very extensive, some are very noticeably missing - such as Jessica Rabbit. Roger was released as a larger nine inch Vinylmation in 2012. One artist has taken Vinylmation customizing to a completely new level. Take a look at some of her amazing work.

The Hair Affair Collection by Jen Bednarski

Disney Designer Fairytale Collection Revealed

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It is the most anticipated doll release of the year. The Designer Collection series revitalized Disney's Princesses and people hoped more characters would eventually be included as each years new series was announced. However, this time around it started off with a lot of mixed feelings. Heavy speculation (and high hopes) were put into a possible Leading Ladies or Heroines series for the next Designer set of dolls. New characters like Merida and others like Tink, Sally, Alice or even Jessica could have been stunningly recreated in Disney Designer glory. Rumors began to swirl around the internet back in March with Designer Doll artist, Steven Thompson, hinting on his site that there was something in the works for this year, especially with the D23 convention happening. Then came rumor from sources that unnamed CastMembers found out the new series would be Designer Couples. This rumor turned out to be true.

Couture de Force Collection Unveiled

Over at Enesco, they have unveiled the new Couture de Force Collection, recapturing some of Disney's most memorable Princesses and Villains. Here's what their site has to say about this amazing new series:

Disney Couture de Force is a stunning collection inspired by Disney's reigning princesses and vampy villains embellished in haute couture. No detail is overlooked from faux jewels to opalescent paints bring each sculpture to life.

Each statue is $65 and the line will be available starting in July. While their description of the series states the collection is inspired by princesses and villains - this would be a PERFECT fit for Jessica Rabbit should the series be popular enough. Let's hope so - but in the meantime, take a look at some of the stunning pieces coming this summer!

To see more at Enesco's website - CLICK HERE