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Tag Archive | "Charles Stephan"

Charles’ Creature Cabinet Anthro BJD Contest

Friday, May 8, 2009

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Charles’ Creature Cabinet Anthro BJD Contest

Ball-jointed dolls (BJDs) are slightly outside of the typical ToyCyte coverage zone, but when we cover them, they’re always by BJD king, Charles Stephan. I can claim only the remotest knowledge of this scene, after lurking on a message board following the release of Charles’ Elfdoll Qee series. But if you think vinyl toy fans [...]

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Alice Cherry Blossom Qees Now Available

Monday, December 22, 2008

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Alice Cherry Blossom Qees Now Available

We’ve been eagerly awaiting Charles Stephan’s Alice Cherry Blossom Qee series since April. Finally, the 5 (series 1) figures–Original Alice, Ballerina, Gothic Hoody, School Angel and Billie–are available for sale at Charles’ Creature Cabinet. At $16 a piece, they’re priced higher than your average 2.5-inch Qee, but far less than the typical Charles Stephan/Elfdoll [...]

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Charles’ Creature Cabinet Holiday Treats and Upcoming Releases

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Charles’ Creature Cabinet Holiday Treats and Upcoming Releases

Charles’ Creature Cabinet is at it again! This creator of cute has just announced some holiday treats and some info about the 2009 releases. Recently they released their Deer Faith (which there are still a couple left), Yoshi Dreaming faceplate, a Cocoon and a cute squirrell outfit. And coming soon will be the announcement [...]

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New Items from Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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New Items from Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet

Charles Stephan of Charles Creature Cabinet has some brand new accessories for your Woodling Faeries to join his store of carefully crafted dolls and new line of accompanying outfits. The first new offering is the Woodling Faeries Cocoon designed by Charles Stephan and was produced by Linda R from Dream High Studio. This comfy cocoon [...]

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Celebrate the Holidays with a Woodling Creature

Monday, November 10, 2008

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Celebrate the Holidays with a Woodling Creature

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yeah, and since we haven’t yet gotten over the hump that is Turkey Day, some of us may need a little inspiration to get those jolly old holiday juices flowing. This Luna Night, Saturday, November 15th, Charles’ Creature Cabinet has alerted the world that “the door to the [...]

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The Woodlings Yoshi & Kayu by Charles Stephan Creature Cabinet

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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The Woodlings Yoshi & Kayu by Charles Stephan Creature Cabinet

Yesterday Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet released the adorably cute and whimsical “The Woodlings Yoshi & Kayu”. Charles Stephan has designed beautifully executed figures for Elfdoll and is famous for his Alice Cherry Blossom figures. Last month he launched his own company Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet which will be “selling 100% handmade art & crafts, unique [...]

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Elfdoll and Charles Stephan’s Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Revealed!

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Elfdoll and Charles Stephan’s Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Revealed!

Holland’s renowned pig artist, Charles Stephan, Korea’s ball-jointed dollmakers, Elfdoll, and China’s collectible culture kings, Toy2R, have produced a collaboration of international implications with this month's line of Alice Cherry Blossom Qees. The Qee figure was retooled to create a brand new head that is incredibly faithful to the original Alice Cherry Blossom. And there's something special for the Qee body too--check out the new tail in the turnaround above. Toy2R sent me these pics that show the process of turning Alice Cherry Blossom from a $290 5.5-inch ball Elfdoll to an affordable 2.5-inch collectible Qee series.

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Charles Stephan Launches Creature Cabinet

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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Charles Stephan Launches Creature Cabinet

We at ToyCyte are big fans of the whimsical work of Netherlands-based artist Charles Stephan, so I was psyched to get an email from him announcing his latest endeavor: Charles’ Creature Cabinet. The company officially opened its doors this September selling 100% handmade art & crafts, unique and high quality collectible artist toys, Asian ball-jointed [...]

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New Alice Cherry Blossom Figures

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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New Alice Cherry Blossom Figures

If you’re a fan of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (and really, who isn’t) and you have a thing for livestock and wacky dolls, well my dear friends, the new Alice Cherry Blossom set is so so for you. If you’re more drawn to the old school Edwardian/Victorian era aestetics, well then the Edward and [...]

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Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Collection

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Collection

Hide all your fancy schmancy sow this Fall because the new Alice Cherry Blossom Qee figures that you are just going to have to possess will undoubtedly devour it all in a second flat, just to get the strength to retain their awesome cuteness. Artist Charles Stephan of said Alice Cherry Blossom fame and Elfdoll will [...]

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Have a Drink with Alice Cherry Blossom

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Have a Drink with Alice Cherry Blossom

If you’re allergic to cute, stop reading now. Really. Cos there isn’t anything much cuter than the Charles Stephan and Elf Doll mash up. Originally created to celebrate the year of the pig, Mr. Stephan created these adorable wide eyed pig human hybrids in the form of the Alice Cherry Blossom series in conjunction with [...]

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Alice Cherry Blossom 4th Edition

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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With the 4th edition of Alice Cherry Blossom, The Cherry Blossom Babies, there will be not only one, but two babies: male (Ian) and female (Hope). If you collect them, you might like to know that these are the siblings of Alice and Billie. (Why am I suddenly remembering 80s TV commercials for The Sylvanian [...]

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Attention all Goths: Alice Cherry Blossom Songwriting Contest

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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What if you paraphrased a pop song and sang “A-C-B, easy as 1-2-3?” Maybe you’d have the start of your entry into the Alice Cherry Blossom Songwriting Contest. Elfdoll Inc. and Charles Stephan thought it would be nice if ACB could have her very own special song (music and lyrics), and they’ve gone and made a [...]

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Plastics Made From Pig Urine

Monday, May 12, 2008

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Courtesy of Crave: Denmark-based Agroplast wants to transform pig urine into plastic dinnerware and household items. The company has essentially devised a way to better commercialize urea, a compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen, found in urine. Transforming farm waste into plastic precursors is potentially attractive over other bioplastic ideas because pig urine effectively [...]

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Charles Stephan Puts the Sty Back in Style

Monday, April 28, 2008

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Holland’s renowned pig artist, Charles Stephan, Korea’s high-end, ball-jointed Elfdoll and China’s platform proprietors, Toy2r, are doing a collab of international implications with the forthcoming line of Alice Cherry Blossom Qees. “Global Alice” will drop in a variety of skin tones, a normal Qee body and a specially designed pig’s head. Stay tuned for availability.

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