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updated 07/11/08

Hi! The Count Your Beans family is an authorized Marian / Marie Osmond dealer and we carry a full line of Marie Osmond's Collectible Dolls and Home Decor. We also are an Ashton-Drake retailer and have in stock many of the retired Marie Osmond Little Miracles Figurines. We pride ourselves on friendly, fast service and hope to earn your short & long-term business & loyalty.

This is an Marie Osmond Dolls & Collectibles News Archive page showing news updates from the period of June 2003 - December 2006. To see the most current Charisma Brands / Marie Osmond Dolls & Collectibles news for the months of January 2007 through the present, please visit our main Marie Osmond Dolls & Decor News Page.

Current Inventory Available can be found at the following alphabetical Marie Osmond doll links

A (33 listings) B - C (38 listings) D - H (36 listings) I - L (16 listings) M - Q (28 listings) R - S (26 listings) T - Z (12 listings)

** We're embarrassed and afraid to say that we again have some bad news regarding the Christmas Keepsake dolls as well as many other boxes of dolls that were pre-ordered and re-ordered in November (& prior) for holiday delivery. (This includes but is not limited to Baby Boop in Pink, Cream Puff, Inspiration, Harmony, Heaven's Helpers Ornaments Sets # 1 & 2, Baby Mein Liebling Holiday, Hershey Hugs Tiny Tot, Holly Hobbie, Lavender Rose Tiny Tot, Yellow Rose Tiny Tot, Queen Elizabeth Tiny Tot, Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden, Peaches & Cream, Wee Care, Whimsy, Heaven's Holiday Helper, Sabrina Fairy Tiny Tot, Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot, Lemon Meringue Toddler, Friendship Rose Tiny Tot, Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot, Blueberry Muffin Tiny Tot, Baby Darling Tiny Tot, Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot, Cherubic Chef, Breena Fairy Tiny Tot, Carrot Rag-A-Muffin, Cherry Rag-A-Muffin, the Rose Bud Ornaments as well as Kewpies and Candy Fashion.)

After multiple delays, We were assured that our packages would be coming in on December 18th at the latest. When they did not, we called Charisma and found out that none of the dolls physically left the Maryland warehouse (apparently due to weather and/or manpower issues) until Friday, December 14th. As such, we will not have them in until 12/21 or 12/24 and can not provide Christmas delivery.

We are very frustrated about this and are so sorry for everyone who has been adversely impacted. We are trying to contact everyone impacted and refer them to other shops, refund deposits and/or offer substitutions or an opportunity to wait. If you have pre-ordered with us and not been contacted, please check your spam folders nd/or email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com.

We will be working with Charisma to see if there is anything that they can do so that this does not happen again in the future with their Maryland distribution center. Charisma Brands will be closed from 12/24 until the New Year and will be shipping again in 2008.

We totally appreciate your patience, understanding and support and appreciate you sticking with us. We care about our customers and apologize again profusely for an inconvenience this has caused. We do our best to pass along what we assume to be accurate information and feel horrible when we say one thing and another thing happens.

We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays season. We look forward to working with again in the New Year!

** Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin is now in stock and shipping out to those who prepaid. We have invoiced and emailed those who have pre-orders. If you did not hear from us, please check your spam folders and/or email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com

** Christmas Keepsake is now in transit and due to arrive to us December 18th. Those who pre-ordered and prepaid will have their orders ship via USPS Priority/Insured delivery on Wednesday, December 19th in order to ensure Christmas arrival. Thanks for your patience and support!

*** NEW DOLLS! Preliminary descriptions for February 2008 Marie Osmond dolls have been released and we will be adding them to our website for pre-order within the next month or so. In the meantime, if you have not yet seen them, you can do so at the Marie Doll Friends Doll Forum: http://www.mdfforum.com We are still awaiting official pictures. The ones sent over are not to be posted/duplicated.

The new dolls available to retailers in February will be: Valentine Keepsake - Peaceable Becoming Butterflies by Jo Ann Pohlman - Adora TuTu Cute Belle by Marie Osmond - Baby Rosebud Toddler by Beverly Stoehr - Mary Had A Little Lamb Once Upon A Dress by Karen Scott - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot by Sonja Bryer - Buttons & Bows In The Pink by Jo Ann Pohlman - Luv Some Bunny by Karen Scott - Pansy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Tiger 3's A Charm (at last!!)

These dolls will be shown on QVC in February but are 4 week holds and will not ship to Count Your Beans and other retailers until March: Too Sweets Caramel by Eddy Mosqueda - Mint Truffle by Eddy Mosqueda - Chenille Material Girls Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Daisyetta Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - French Kissy Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler by Marie Osmond

*** Don't forget, our Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive, Rubina Valentina Fairy will be arriving sometime in the middle to end of January.

*** Good news update regarding Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin. These should finally be in stock at Count Your Beans on Monday, December 10th or Tuesday, December 11th. We will be contacting customers with pre-orders between now and then with your balance due so that we can ship your order out within 1 business day of doll arrival & your payment balance.

*** Bad news regarding Christmas Keepsake. These were accidentally not shipped yet to us. Charisma and Count Your Beans apologize for the inconvenience. We have been told they will be shipping to us from Maryland on Monday, December 10th so we expect them either December 18th or December 19th. We have written to all those who have pre-ordered asking if you'd like us to cancel or have us ship USPS Priority upon arrival. If you did not get an email from us, please check your spam folder and/or drop us a line at countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen).

We have been told that our shipment of Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin and Christmas Keepsake has been delayed from Maryland but we still hope to have them between Thursday, December 13th and Monday, December 17th. We are so sorry about this and will be contacting customers individually within the next 24 - 48 hours to see if you still want to keep your order with us. If the dolls do not arrive by Thursday, December 13th, we will be upgrading customers to USPS Priority/Insured delivery at our expense so that you will still be able to get the dolls for Christmas.

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of December & Holiday Specials! Just a few of the new dolls that just went on sale include: 100 Years of Hershey Kisses - Cat's Meow - Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Ouchie - Miracle Child 2003 TT - Edelweiss - Cream Puff - Bala - Baby Kesti - Wee Care - Butterpillar Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot

We've also lowered the prices on many other dolls as well! We invite you to take a look!

** In Transit now, expected to arrive by Friday 12/7 or Monday, 12/10: Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot

** Expected to arrive by around December 13th - Christmas Keepsake - 2008 Calendar - Cream Puff - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday

(Charisma and Count Your Beans apologizes for the delay with the Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin and Christmas Keepsake dolls.)

** Just Arrived: Georgianna Tiny Tot - Baby Peggy - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack - Mystic Butterfly Fairy - Radiance - White Christmas Rose Ornament - Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin - Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by around 12/1

** Just Arrived: Baby Elvis (balance of initial "August" order) - Peace Rose Bud Ornament - Heaven On Earth Rose Bud Ornament - Marie Lavender Rose Ornament - 100 Years of Hershey Kisses (order balance) - Lamb Chop (Artista) - Bundle of Joy (Artista) - Holly Berry (Artista). Those who pre-ordered will be contacted after 11/27 since we will be out of the office from 11/23 - 11/26. We have a lot of dolls to inventory and need to double-check that what is on our packing slip is safely in our warehouse.

** In Transit now, expected to arrive 11/27: Georgianna Tiny Tot (at last, our initial August Order is on the way!!) - Baby Peggy - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack - Mystic Butterfly Fairy - Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin - Radiance (initial order balance) - White Christmas Rose Ornament

There is still no word yet on when Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin is shipping, however since Baby Peggy & the Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack are on the way and these were also 4 week holds, we are hoping it will be soon.

** Please check out Rubina (Valentina) Fairy, our BEAUTIFUL new Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Doll. Her ETA is mid to late January**

** Just Arrived: Dream Girl - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot (balance of initial "August" order) - My Friend Holiday - Winter Glow - Whipped Cream - Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within very shortly. We have a lot of dolls to inventory and need to double-check that what is on our packing slip is safely in our warehouse.

** Still in transit and/or due later this month or early December: Mystic Butterfly Fairy - September through December Rose Bud Ornaments - Baby Elvis (order balance) - Georgianna Tiny Tot (initial order) - Marie Osmond 2008 Calendar

** Please check out Rubina (Valentina) Fairy, our BEAUTIFUL new Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Doll **

Marie Osmond and Count Your Beans are delighted to present an extraordinary new fairy doll sculpted by Karen Scott! Rubina (we nicknamed her Rubina Valentina) is dressed in a gorgeous fairy motif with ruby red netting and rose accents. Check out her gorgeous fairy wings! Rubina is visually stunning with upswept mohair dark auburn hair and light green-blue eyes. Mystical & magical looking, she's a faery lover's delight! In addition to her vibrant costuming, Rubina has floral hand-painting on her porcelain head, arms and legs making her a collectible must-have. She is approximately 18" in height and is limited to just 300 fairy dolls worldwide!

The Retail Price is $159.95 and includes free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA. Reserve your Rubina Fairy doll today with a $10.00 deposit! We had hoped to have her for Christmas but are happy to say that Charisma has promised us a middle to late January delivery so you can have her proudly displayed in time for Valentine's Day! We do expect her to sell out! We highly recommend pre-orders and if you have already placed yourself on our preliminary interest list, your doll is tentatively reserved, pending your $10 deposit per doll. Thanks!

(Please note that the information above is subject to change. If you saw our previous tentative description, originally she was to have a cranberry dress and cranberry colored hair but there modifications made so that she would tie in better with a Valentine's day theme. We really don't expect there to be any changes from the picture above but just in case, Charisma pre-ordered dolls are always "subject to change". We have not yet seen the prototype doll but Charisma will be sending us one soon.

** Just Arrived: Baby Adora Fabric Belle Quite A Pair - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake - Ladylike Tinier Tot - Twas The Night Before Christmas Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within the next 72 hours. We have a lot of dolls to inventory and need to double-check that what is on our packing slip is safely in our warehouse.

Still in transit and/or due later this month: My Friend Holiday - Mystic Butterfly Fairy - September through December Rose Bud Ornaments - Whipped Cream - Winter Glow - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot (order balance) - Baby Elvis (order balance) - Georgianna Tiny Tot (initial order) - Marie Osmond 2008 Calendar

Older dolls on re-order due this month: Heaven's Helpers Ornaments Set # 1 & # 2 - All older Rag-A-Muffins - What's Cooking Tiny Tot - Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Goldilocks - older Rose Bud Ornaments

Shipping Hold Reminder: Baby Peggy - Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin and the Rag-A-Muffin Baker's rack are 4 week "QVC" holds before they ship to retail. They should ship to retailers in late November. As shipping comes from MD and we're in WA, we anticipate arrival the last week of November or first week of December.

** Crystal in Pink and a partial shipment of Radiance arrived today! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within the next 72 hours. We received about 2/3 of our Radiance dolls ordered and we've been told the balance should be arriving in the next 2 - 3 weeks. Whenever we get partial shipments, we fill orders in the order where deposits were initially received. That being said, if you have a doll on layaway, your Radiance will be in the second shipment unless you wish to pay off your layaway now.

** The following older Rag-A-Muffins are in transit now and expected to arrive by 11/12 : Apple Spice - Chocolate Raspberry - Cinnamon Streusel - Lemon Poppyseed - Banana Nut . Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin is still on back-order and has not shipped.

** Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake and our balance of Friendship Rose Tiny Tot should now be in transit and expected to arrive by 11/17. We still do not have word on Georgianna Tiny Tot or the balance of our Baby Elvis yet.

** There was some confusion with the November authorized specials that were being offered (see our 11/4 update), so in respect to Charisma, we have had to make some pricing adjustments. We are still happy to say that we are offering QVC pricing matching on all dolls! Those who were able to take advantage of the *BONUS* specials from 11/4 - 11/7 will still have their pricing honored. Consider it a holiday bonus savings from Count Your Beans to you!

** We received a preliminary picture today of our Count Your Beans exclusive standing Fairy. She is very lovely and we hope you'll be pleased! There have been a few changes and until we confirm details, we don't want to give out incorrect specifics. But she is gorgeous! Her ETA has been pushed back to 2008 due to production / shipping timing. We are hoping to have her in early 2008 and with her lovely coloring, she would make the PERFECT gift to yourself for Valentine's Day. Her LE will still be 300 and her price will be $159.95.

** Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of NEW NOVEMBER specials! Ones in Green were just added today! We were thrilled to hear that Charisma authorized new sales for November effective TODAY!

Ainsly - Alexis Christmas Tiny Tot - Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot - Antonia Victorian Head Ornament - Baby Adora Belle Fabric Belle - Baby Adora Belle Golden Child - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot - Baby Boop Holiday - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday - Baby Mein Liebling Mother's Eyelet - Baby Rachel - Bee In My Bonnet Tinier Tot - Blueberry Muffin Tiny Tot - Chalise Victorian Head Ornament - Christmas Keepsake 2007 - Desiree Victorian Head Ornament - Genevieve Victorian Head Ornament - Heaven's Holiday Helper - Hershey Merry Kisses Tiny Tot - Jenna - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden - Lemon Meringue - Maple Leaf Canadian Babies A Bloom - Oh Oh - Organza - Playful In Pink - Rose Marie Springtime - Sasha 2007 - Spring Fever - Tranquility - Twas The Night Before Christmas - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot - Whimsy - Winter Glow

** The following October dolls arrived into stock on Friday, November 2nd: Baby Adora Belle Golden Child - Blanca Fairy Tiny Tot - Heaven's Holiday Helper - These are the only October show dolls we have received thus far but more are supposed to be on the way. If you pre-ordered any of the 3 dolls above, we will do our best to contact you by 11/7/07. If you have not heard from us by then, please check your spam filters and PayPal account for an invoice. If you don't see anything, please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com and/or John at countyourbeans@aol.com.

** To the best of our knowledge, the following October dolls are supposed to be in transit to arrive by November 9th. Please note this information is subject to change as we have not received a specific list of dolls shipped yet so we don't want to guarantee arrival. Items are shipping from Maryland to Washington and we appreciate your patience. This is what we are hoping will come in by the end of the week based on Charisma's recent shipping estimates and our current back-order report: Baby Adora Fabric Belle - Crystal Pink - Ladylike Tinier Tot - My Friend Holiday - Radiance - Twas The Night Before Christmas - Whipped Cream - Winter Glow

We are not sure yet about the ETAs for: Christmas Keepsake 2007 - Lavender Rose Bud Ornament - Mystic Butterfly Fairy - Peace Rose Bud Ornament - White Christmas Ornament - These items are still on our back order report so we are estimating a shipment later in November.

As a reminder, the following items are 4 week QVC key launch holds and will ship to retailers in late November to arrive in late November or early December: Baby Peggy - Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack

** The following June & August Release dolls have still not arrived. We have been estimated a November ETA but have nothing more specific at this time: Baby Elvis (balance, we received 1/3 of our initial order) - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot (balance, we received 1/4 of our initial order) - Georgianna Tiny Tot - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake - Charisma and Count Your Beans are very apologetic for the delays.

** These older dolls are now back in stock: American Rose Tiny Tot - Baby Mein Liebling - Jenna - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden - Lavender Rose Bud Tiny Tot - Lemon Meringue (larger size) - Hershey Kisses Toddler - Rose Marie Springtime

** Charisma will not be renewing their license with Strawberry Shortcake for 2008 so any dolls that are currently out of stock will not be coming back unless Charisma has a current supply in their warehouse. We have limited supplies of the remaining tiny tots and larger dolls so if interested, please purchase now before they're gone! Dolls we do have include: Blueberry Muffin (Large) - Blueberry Muffin Tiny Tot - Lemon Meringue (Large) - Lemon Merginue Tiny Tot - Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot - Strawberry Shortcake (Large)

If you have any questions about any of your outstanding orders/pre-orders with us, please contact Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com. We want to make sure you are well taken care of. We will continue to update this newspage as we have more information so please check back.

Last Updated 10/24/07 (ETAs subject to change, our best information is below)

** The following October Release Dolls are in transit now and should be arriving by 10/31: Baby Adora Belle Golden Child - Blanca Fairy Tiny Tot - Heaven's Holiday Helper

** According to Charisma Brands, the following October Release Marie Osmond Dolls should have arrived or should be arriving at Charisma's Maryland shipping distribution center between 10/24 - 10/26 and should ship to arrive to Count Your Beans and other retailers by around the 1st week of November: Crystal Pink Expo Doll - Ladylike Tinier Tot - Mystic Butterfly Fairy - Radiance - Twas The Night Before Christmas - Whipped Cream - Winter Glow.

We're not yet sure about the following dolls but assume from what we were previously told that they should be arriving in November: My Friend Holiday - Baby Adora Belle Fabric Belle Quite A Pair - Dream Girl. Please see notes about other June / August dolls below that we are still awaiting.

Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack & Baby Peggy should be arriving in late November. QVC has first 4 week holds on all of these items.

** We do not know if retailers will be getting the 2008 Marie Osmond Dolls Calendar for resale. Last year it was a FREE GIFT from Charisma & Count Your Beans with purchase of an October doll but unfortunately, Charisma Brands has discontinued the gift program for 2007.

** We were told that retailers will probably NOT be getting the new Dancing With The Stars Adora Belle but we and other retailers are definitely asking for one so hopefully something will come about!

** Charisma has let us know that new to production issues, our Count Your Beans exclusive fairy will unfortunately NOT be on their production schedule to arrive in 2007. We are hoping for it to be a 1st quarter 2008 release. Charisma liked our idea for the fairy so much (coloring wise) that we hope they will still keep it as an exclusive for us but this is up in the air at this point.

** The next Marie Ossmond QVC show will be in February 2008. February doll descriptions are expected to be released in early November. Pictures of Baby Peggy, Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin and the Baker's Rack should be released within 4 weeks due to QVC's 1st 4 week exclusive with these items.

** We TRULY appreciate your support. We know you have many places you can shop and we thank you for choosing our family business! You can Count on Count your Beans! Blessings & Best Wishes, Karen, John, Justin & Ryan

** All remaining Charisma Brands stock of Marie Osmond dolls, Artista, Kewpie and Candy Fashion is now in transit to their new Maryland shipping supplier. As such, there may be delays in retailers receiving re-orders and balances of orders for August dolls.

We are still awaiting: Georgianna Tiny Tot - 3/4 of our Friendship Rose Tiny Tot - 2/3 of our Baby Donny - Desiree Head Ornament - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake and re-orders of other August dolls.

** We WILL be offering QVC Price Matching for any dolls that Marie show on QVC on her upcoming shows, Wednesday, October 24th. Please see our note on 10/16 regarding when October dolls are expected to be in transit.

As always, we appreciate your continued patience and support! With all the changes going on with Charisma's shipping department, we know there have been many frustrating situations in waiting for inventory. We know you have many places you can choose to shop and we appreciate your kindness. Ours has always been a family business and we want to make sure that each person is taken care of in a respectful, caring way. If you ever have any questions, please contact Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com.

THANK YOU!! We look forward to working with you for a FANTASTIC and Fun Holiday Season! Don't forget to vote for Jonny & Marie on Dancing With The Stars!

Marie Osmond will be having 2 shows on QVC on Wednesday, October 24th. The first is from 2:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The second show is from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

** When we spoke with Charisma about the shipping of the October Dolls, we were told that most would be arriving to Charisma's MARYLAND warehouse around October 24th and will be shipping to retailers shortly thereafter. Since we are in Washington, we expect that most of the October dolls will arrive either at the end of October or first week in November.

There are a few of the October release dolls that may be in transit now or soon but until we get them in or receive a physical confirmation of shipping, we don't want to make any promises. We will post more specifics as we have them!

*** October 4 week hold dolls are still: Baby Peggy - Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin & the Rag-A-Muffin Bakers Rack. As the 4 weeks starts from the day of Marie's show on QVC, we expect to get these items into stock at the end of November.

** All Marie Osmond dolls should now be shipping to retailers from Charisma's outsourced shipping vendor in Maryland. It generally takes 7 - 8 calendar days for arrival to Washington from time of shipping so it will take us a few days longer to receive doll shipments than it did when we lived in Northern California and when Charisma was shipping from Southern California. We appreciate your patience and support!

Adora Belle High Society arrived today and so did a re-stock of Summer Sunset. Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 9/27. Thanks so much for your patience!

Great News for those waiting for their pre-ordered August dolls to arrive! We just received the following dolls into stock on Friday, September 21st and will be contacting those who pre-ordered by approximately Tuesday, September 25th - Thursday, September 27th. (Please note that there are a LOT of boxes to inventory and go through. We truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we do our best to expedite these dolls for you.)

Adora Belle Holiday 2007 - Adora Fairy Belle (partial shipment) - Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot - Angelica Tiny Tot - Antonia Head Ornament - Baby Jumeau (partial shipment) - Bride & Groom Keepsake - Carissa - Chalise Head Ornament - Falling For You - Genevieve Head Ornament - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot - Reverie - Snowflake Babies a Bloom Tiny Tot - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin - Sweet 16 Keepsake - Teacher In Training - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots (partial shipment)

These August 2007 Dolls have not yet arrived to Count Your Beans: Friendship Rose Tiny Tot (a partial shipment should be in transit to arrive next week) - Desiree Head Ornament - Georgianna Tiny Tot - balance of Baby Elvis - balance of Baby Mein Liebling Holiday - Dream Girl - Baby Adora Fabric Belle (Quite A Pair) - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake

It's time for yet again another Marie Osmond August Dolls shipping update! Due to additional unforseen issues at Charisma Brands, shipping of the August release dolls has again been delayed. There is hope on the horizon though and we truly appreciate your patience.

Our newest news from Charisma Brands as of 9/20 is that we should be receiving the following dolls into stock sometime between 9/24 - 9/26 (shipping to us from Southern CA):

Adora Belle Fairy - Adora Belle Holiday 2007 - Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot (partial shipment) - Angelica Tiny Tot - Babies A Bloom Snowflake Tiny Tot - Baby Jumeau (partial shipment) - Bride & Groom Keepsake - Carissa - Falling For You - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot (partial shipment, about 1/4 of what we pre-ordered) - Hershey Kiss Someone Keepsake - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot - Merry Kisses Tiny Tot (partial shipment) - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Sweet 16 Keepsake - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin - Teacher In Training - Tiny Triplets Tiny Tot Trio (partial shipment) -

For Kewpie Collectors, we will also be receiving: Gum Drop Kewpie - Kewpie Kat - Peppermint Swirl Kewpie - Santa Klaus & Mrs Klaus Kewpies - Scarecrow Kewpie

The following dolls will be shipping to us from Maryland to arrive around 9/25 or 9/26:

Adora Belle High Society - Adora Belle Parade - Summer Sunset & hopefully more dolls to be determined.

We are still awaiting notice of our 2nd shipment of Baby Elvis. (We only received 1/3 of what we originally ordered.)

We are still awaiting the picture for our Count Your Beans Marie Osmond Exclusive Fairy Doll. (See our posting from 9/12.)

We've had a number of questions recently about Count Your Beans Exclusive Marie Osmond Fairy. We truly appreciate your interest and are sorry we don't have complete information at this time. This is what we know so far!

Right now our Marie Osmond fairy doll is currently in pre-production with Charisma Brands. We have not yet received a picture of her and a lot of the details are still "to be determined" so we can only give limited information at this time. (As the doll still is going through the approval process, information is subject to change.)

The fairy will be a Karen Scott sculpt and should be a standing fairy approximately 17" in height. (Think the size of Blanca or Merry Fairy or Tabitha). She will be part of the Fairy Series.

The colors we asked for were berry or cranberry hues in both her dress and her hair so that she could fit in nicely with Christmas holiday decor or Valentine's Day decor but also be displayed year 'round with her fairy sisters. She has yet to be named but we have a few ideas in mind. Her edition size will be 300 and we've been told that Marie will personally hand-sign each of the certificates of authenticity. Price is yet to be determined but should be about $159.95.

Charisma Brands was to give us a preliminary picture earlier this summer but that has been temporarily delayed due to the myriad of things they currently have going on. We are hoping to receive the picture soon! Should all go well, the most recent physical ETA we heard for her would be mid-November, however if there are more delays and we don't think we'll get her in time for Christmas delivery, we may have her as a January release instead so that collectors can get her in time for Valentine's Day. That's up in the air at this point.

We will be accepting $10 deposits and placing her on our website for pre-order once we have a definite word that she will be coming in this year. If you would like us to place you on our interest list, we would be happy to contact you once she is "officially" on our website and available for pre-order. Please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com and we'll be happy to accommodate you.

** No more new August dolls have arrived as of 9/12 but we are hopeful. A number are missing from our Back Order Report so we're hoping that means they are on the way to us!

** We only received partial shipments of Baby Elvis, Merry Kisses Tiny Tot and Baby Mein Liebling. We are filling pre-orders in the order in which they came in but do have more on order and hope for them to be in within the next couple of weeks.

** Looking at our Back Order Report, Friendship Rose Tiny Tot & Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot may have further delays. The last we heard they were expected for this week but that I think that will be changing. We will post more information as we have it.

** Hi Doll Friends! We are thrilled to say that we have received a shipment of some of the August Release Marie Osmond dolls. We are processing inventory now and will be contacting those who pre-ordered by approximately September 13th (update) with an invoice for your payment balance. (If you have other August dolls on order that have not yet arrived, we may offer you the option to wait and combine your shipments, especially if it qualifies you for our Free UPS Ground S/H on shipped orders over $50 offer.)

If you have already prepaid for any of the dolls listed below, we will be shipping your order out this upcoming week and will email you to confirm. We are inventorying dolls now and appreciate you bearing with us in email response times during this busy week ahead. We will do our best to return all emails within 2 business days.

These dolls just arrived: Alexis Tiny Tot - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot - Baby Boop Ho Ho Holiday - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday (partial shipment) - Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Hugs - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot - Halloween Keepsake - Leela - Lil Pumpkin Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Little Princess - Love Ewe - Maple Leaf Canadian Babies A Bloom - Merry Kisses Hershey Tiny Tot (partial shipment) - Leela - Petals - Strawberries & Cream - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot - Whoa

We were also pleasantly surprised to get in 4 week holds: Baby Elvis (partial shipment), Susie Butterfly Tiny Tot & Harmony Becoming Butterflies

** We expect another group of dolls to arrive by the end of next week and will post as soon as they come in. We anticipate some or all of the following: Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot (may be delayed) - Falling For You - Georgianna Tiny Tot (possibly) - Keepsake Wedding Bride & Groom - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Snowflake Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots - Victorian Head Ornaments.

Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot & Friendship Rose Tiny Tot which should be part of this group may be further delayed.

** Still expected for a late September arrival, expecting to arrive at Charisma around 9/14 or 9/15 and to retailers around 9/21: Adora Belle Holiday 2007 - Adora Fairy Belle - Angelica Tiny Tot - Baby Jumeau - Carissa Sugar & Spice - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot - Teacher In Training Angel

There is no still no ETA date yet for: Sweet 16 Keepsake - Baby Adora Belle Fabric Belle (aka Quite A Pair) - Dream Girl - Adora Belle High Society - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake (initially a June Release) - Tiger / Tabby - Lily

** We sent out our latest Newsletter on Friday to everyone who has signed up for our newsletter through our eBay store. If you did not receive a copy and would like one, please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to be, you may sign up through our CountYourBeans eBay store. (You must physically add yourself, we don't have the capability to do it for you.)

** Most October doll pictures have been added. Some exceptions I can think of offhand are Baby Peggy - Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack & Mystic

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** New August Dolls Shipping Update: Unfortunately, Charisma Brands is still experiencing delays in getting Retailer supplies of August dolls shipped to retailers. They are very aware of the situation and are very apologetic to all customers and retailers. We are very sorry too for your inconvenience and wait and appreciate your patience while we (and other retailers) wait for dolls to arrive. Please check this page for updates.

The GOOD NEWS is that a shipment of some of the dolls was sent to us on Friday, August 31st. From the tracking # we received, we anticipate these dolls to arrive around Friday, September 7th to ship Monday, September 10th or Tuesday, September 11th. We do not have an actual list yet of what has shipped but we have been told it is multiple boxes of multiple dolls.

We are hoping and thinking the first shipment should include at least some of each of the following dolls:

Alexis Tiny Tot - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot - Baby Boop Ho Ho Holiday - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday - Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Hugs - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot - Halloween Keepsake - Leela - Lil Pumpkin Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Little Princess - Love Ewe - Maple Leaf Canadian Babies A Bloom - Merry Kisses Hershey Tiny Tot - Leela - Petals - Strawberries & Cream - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot - Whoa

It may also include (but we suspect these may have been delayed even further): Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot - Falling For You - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot - Keepsake Wedding Bride & Groom - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Snowflake Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots - Victorian Head Ornaments

Some dolls have been pushed back to a late September arrival, expecting to arrive at Charisma around 9/14 or 9/15 and to retailers around 9/21: Adora Belle Holiday 2007 - Adora Fairy Belle - Angelica Tiny Tot - Baby Jumeau - Carissa Sugar & Spice - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot - Teacher In Training Angel

The following dolls had a 4 week exclusive before shipping to retailers and presumably will ship in late September: Baby Elvis - Harmony Becoming Butterfiles - Susie Butterfly Tiny Tot - Georgianna Tiny Tot

There is no ETA date yet for: Sweet 16 Keepsake - Baby Adora Belle Fabric Belle (aka Quite A Pair) - Dream Girl - Adora Belle High Society

** August Dolls Shipping Update: Unfortunately, Charisma Brands is currently experiencing delays in getting Retailer supplies of August dolls shipped to retailers. They are very aware of the situation and are very apologetic to all customers and retailers. We are very sorry too for your inconvenience and wait and appreciate your patience.

The dolls will be shipping in staggered shipments. Please see our posting from 8/24 below for general shipping estimates. These estimates have had to be pushed back a bit and we are trying to update our website whenever we get new information. We have not yet received any of the August dolls as of 9/2, however from what we were told in talking with our Sales Director on Friday, there is a shipment of some dolls currently on the way and we are hoping to get that by 9/6.

Some dolls apparently will be shipping from Charisma's new distribution center in Maryland and some will be shipping from a temporary distribution set-up in Southern California. Once we get dolls in, we will post again. Those who prepaid will have their dolls shipped within 1 - 2 business days of arrival. Those who have pre-ordered but not yet been invoiced for their balance will be invoiced once we have the dolls arrive into stock. As there are so many different dolls in this grouping and they are coming in staggered shipments, if you have purchased multiple items, we may ask if you want a single or multiple shipments. We will ship $50 or more worth of in-stock merchandise at no cost (in the continental USA), so if you have 2 different tiny tots coming in at two different times, we're happy to combine them if you'd like.

Count Your Beans wants to extend a big congratulations to Marie Osmond! Marie Osmond has been selected to appear as a contestant on the 5th installment of Dancing With The Stars premiering on ABC TV on September 24th. GO MARIE!

She's a little bit country, but luckily her musical repertoire extends far beyond that. Marie Osmond won our hearts as the co-host of the variety show "The Donny and Marie Show," with brother Donny. She's an accomplished author and entrepreneur too, with her very own line of dolls. Osmond will dance with Jonathan Roberts, returning for his fourth season. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

** If you are still awaiting August dolls, please see our news report below from 8/24, thanks! **

** Charisma had it's first Charisma Doll House hour on QVC earlier today. Dolls shown included:

** We appreciate your patience in waiting for the arrival of the August dolls and your recent doll orders. All of Charisma's retailers are experiencing the same delays and we truly appreciate your understanding and support during this delay. **

** Charisma Brands sent a newsletter to retailers apologizing for the delay in shipping out the retailer supply of August dolls. Here is what they say,

"We are very aware of the late arrival of the August show dolls and we are truly sorry for the delays. We did not expect to have this kind of delay during our (Charisma Brands) recent move. (They moved to Irvine, CA and their distribution center is now in Maryland) We have received 3 containers into our distribution center and are now shopping the dolls. Here is a breakdown of dolls & their ETAs for leaving Charisma Brands."

Shipping to retailers sometime this week (We hope to have these dolls in by 8/29 -- update, we hope to have these dolls in by 9/7): Alexis Tiny Tot - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot - Baby Boop Ho Ho Holiday - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday - Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Hugs - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot - Halloween Keepsake - Leela - Lil Pumpkin Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Little Princess - Love Ewe - Maple Leaf Canadian Babies A Bloom - Merry Kisses Hershey Tiny Tot - Leela - Petals - Strawberries & Cream - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot - Whoa

Shipping to retailers sometime during the week of 8/29 (We hope to have these dolls in by 9/7): Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot - Falling For You - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot - Keepsake Wedding Bride & Groom - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Snowflake Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots - Victorian Head Ornaments

Shipping to retailers sometime around 9/14 (We hope to have these dolls in by 9/21): Adora Belle Holiday 2007 - Adora Fairy Belle - Angelica Tiny Tot - Baby Jumeau - Carissa Sugar & Spice - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot - Teacher In Training Angel

Unknown ship dates at this time: Baby Adora Fabric Belle - Dream Girl - Sweet 16 Keepsake - Tiger - Lily

We have a number of other "out-of-stock" dolls on order. As the Charisma Brands warehouse is now in Maryland and we're in Washington (state, not DC), it will take us about 7 - 9 calendar days to get our dolls from time of shipping, so please keep that in mind if you you need an out of stock doll quickly. We appreciate your support.

** Website updates are happening now and continuing throughout the weekend. We will be offering QVC price matching options so if you don't see them up yet, we are in the process of adding them. We will give you a choice of the QVC pricing with lower Bonus Beans or the Charisma Catalog Suggested Retail Price with higher Bonus Beans.

** The following August Dolls are in transit now: (from Charisma's distribution center in Maryland): Whoa - Petals - Love Ewe - Strawberries & Cream - Merry Kisses Tiny Tot - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot - Maple Leaf Babies A Bloom - Halloween Keepsake - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Hugs, Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot - Leela - Little Princess - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday - Baby Alexis Tiny Tot - Lil Pumpkin Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Betty Boop Holiday

The rest of the August dolls should be following soon, within 1 - 2 weeks for most, 3 - 4 possibly for others. Charisma Brands let us know on Thursday that there were delays at the port and the other dolls are expect in stock within 1 - 4 weeks.

** Rose Marie Holiday was originally promoted by Retailers in October 2006 as a Retail Exclusive doll with a LE of 500. We just saw her today (8/18) on QVC and were just as surprised as those of you who wrote to us. We were not told that she would be shown on TV. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.

** We just added many new August Sales! Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials!

** Now available for Pre-Order, Retail Exclusives: Adora Belle High Society - Crystal Pink - Radiance Becoming Butterflies (LE 500)

** 100 Years of Hershey Kisses, Inspiration Becoming Butterflies and Adora A Parade are now in stock! If you pre-ordered and haven't been contacted already, we will send you an email with your balance due by Monday, August 13th. (If you haven't heard from us by then, please check your spam email folders or drop us a line at countyourbeans@aol.com.)

*** We are still awaiting shipment on Hershey's Keepsake doll. We are expecting her to arrive sometime this week.

*** Charisma Brands has officially now moved to Irvine, CA. Their shipping distribution center has moved to Maryland so it will now take an extra 4 - 5 days more than before for shipments to get to us. Thanks for your patience and support in this matter.

*** Our Marie Osmond inventory section will be updated shortly! Watch for new sales!

*** The Marie Osmond August releases are expect to arrive sometime around when Marie has her August show on QVC. (The shows will be on August 18th.) As Charisma now ships from Maryland, it will take an extra 4 - 5 days before our shipments arrive but rest assured they will be coming! :-)

** 100 Years of Hershey Kisses, Inspiration Becoming Butterflies and Adora A Parade are still currently in transit and we hope to have them by mid-week. Thanks so much for your patience!

** Our new phone # in Vancouver, Washington is (360) 852-8368. We apologize for the previous typo and any confusion. Thanks!

*** SUPER Summer Specials going on now. Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages. Lots of previously out-of-stock merchandise is back in stock, including Edelweiss, Butterpillar Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot, all 12 Rose Bud Tiny Tots, all current Rag-A-Muffins, Strawberry Shortcake Tiny Tot, Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot, Baby Abigail Tiny Tot, Sabrina Fairy Tiny Tot, Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot, Tulip BAB, Tranquility, Bala, Cream Puff, Breena Fairy Tiny Tot, Wee Care, Cat's Meow and Playful in Pink

*** We spoke with our Sales Rep at Charisma today and learned that 100 Years of Hershey Kisses, Inspiration Becoming Butterflies and Adora A Parade should have shipped out to us on Monday, July 23rd. (Update: these dolls were delayed and didn't actually get out until Friday, July 27th.) We expect to receive them in Washington by the end of the week. We will be contacting those who pre-ordered with invoices for the balance due.

*** We just learned/confirmed that the following August dolls will have a 4 week exclusive with QVC before being delivered to retailers in September: Baby Elvis, Georgianna Tiny Tot, Harmony Becoming Butterflies, Susie Butterfly Tiny Tot.

** We have a message out to our sales rep at Charisma to find out when the June "4 week hold" dolls will be arriving. This includes: 100 Years of Hershey Kisses, Inspiration Becoming Butterflies & Adora A Parade. We should know more this week. (Charisma Brands is also in the transition of moving to Irvine, CA.) **

Count Your Beans has just relocated from California to Washington! We look forward to serving you from our new location!

** October Dolls have been added to our website for Pre-Order. Of special note is the Very Limited Edition Retail Exclusive Doll, My Friend Holiday. My Friend Holiday is dressed in a beautiful snowflake dress with all the bells and whistles. Very few retailers are going to receive her because she is already sold out in pre-orders at Charisma Brands. (We estimate about 12 - 15)

** Count Your Beans is partnering with Marie Osmond and Charisma Brands to have our own Limited Edition Exclusive FAIRY doll coming to you this Fall. We can't tell you much about her yet except that she will be EXCLUSIVELY offered by Count Your Beans and she is still in preliminary production.

We can tell you that she will be limited to 300 pieces and her Certificate of Authenticity will be hand-signed by Marie Osmond. She will be a Karen Scott sculpt and her theme will tie in with other fairy dolls in the Fairy Series such as Arabella, Blanca, Breena, Crystalline, Daisyetta & Tabitha.

*** We have recently returned from Las Vegas for the Marie Osmond Star Retailer Invitational event and IDEX Doll & Bear Show. All orders paid for between 6/22 - 7/2 will be shipped either 7/3 or 7/5/07. Thanks so much for your patience and support! Orders placed 7/3 or afterwards will NOT ship until approximately 7/23 or 7/24.

*** Count Your Beans is moving from San Jose, CA to Vancouver, WA on July 5th. We look forward to serving all our USA & Intl customers from our new location! We are temporarily closed for new shipments until approximately July 23rd (subject to change).

*** August 2007 pictures have been added. We hope to get the October dolls listed later this month. You are still welcome to place pre-orders for August or October dolls (to be added soon), however we will not be able to confirm via email until approximately July 23rd (subject to change.)

Last Updated 6/15/07 - LOTS OF NEW NEWS TODAY!! June Dolls Just Arrived - August Pictures Coming - New October Dolls Announced! Oh yes, and Count Your Beans is moving from California to Washington the first week in July!

*** Most June 2007 Dolls just arrived! We will be receiving the following dolls into stock:

Cream Puff - Summer Sunset - Breena Merry Fairy Tiny Tot - Baby Kesti - Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Hershey Caramel Kisses Tiny Tot - The Cat's Meow - Ouchie - Baby Miracles Tiny Tot - Wee Care Heaven's Helper - Banana Nut Rag-A-Muffin - Playful In Pink - Baby Abigail In Pink - Bala

Butterpillar Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot and Edelweiss Babies A Bloom and Keepsake Hershey Kisses are not yet in stock but should be shipping shortly.

All customers who pre-ordered June dolls will be contacted via email and/or phone by June 18th. Orders of these dolls that are paid for by 6/17 will ship on Monday, June 18th or Tuesday, June 19th. (June dolls shipments that are paid for in time will be coming from our current location in San Jose, CA)

*** Adora A Parade - 100 Years of Hershey Kisses and Inspiration Becoming Butterflies are still 4 week QVC holds. This means that these dolls will be presented on Marie Osmond's QVC show on 6/21, however they will not be shipped to retailers until 4 weeks after that show. We anticipate to have these 3 dolls available for shipping to customers on or about July 23rd. (Please note that these 3 dolls will be shipping from our new location in Vancouver, Washington.)

*** Pictures for August dolls are anticipated to be released around June 21st or June 22nd. If they are approved and released to retailers during this timeframe, we will have them up on our website by June 23rd. Dolls are already available for pre-order on our website.

August dolls include: Adora Belle Holiday 2007 by Marie Osmond - Adora Fairy Belle by Marie Osmond - Alexis Christmas Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Amaya Holiday Tiny Tot by Sonja Bryer - Angelica Tiny Tot by Beverly Stoehr - Antonia Victorian Head (Steiner Reproduction) - Baby Adora My Fabric Belle / Quite a Pair by Marie Osmond (includes table runner) - Baby Annette Holiday Tiny Tot by Jo Ann Pohlman - Baby Boop Ho Ho Ho Holiday by Eddy Mosqueda - Baby Elvis by Karen Scott - Baby Jumeau by Karen Scott - Baby Mein Liebling Holiday by Karen Scott - Bride & Groom Keepsake - Canadian Maple Leaf Babies A Bloom Blooms Around The World by Ping Lau - Carissa Sugar & Spice by Karen Scott - Chalise Victorian Head (Cody Jumeau Reproduction) - Cuddle Me Kissy & Huggs Twins by Marie Osmond - Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot by Sonja Bryer - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Desiree Victorian Head (Bru Jne Reproduction) - Dream Girl laying toddler by Rachel Scott (has a breathing mechanism) - Falling For You Dolls For All Seasons by Karen Scott - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Genevieve Victorian Head (Tete Jumeau Reproduction) - Georgianna Tiny Tot by George Osmond - Halloween Keepsake 2007 - Harmony Becoming Butterflies by Sonja Bryer - Hershey Merry Kisses Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Leela Asian Toddler by Ping Lau - Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Lil Pumpkin Blossom Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - - Little Princess Toddler by Rachel Scott - Love Ewe My Pet by Jo Ann Pohlman - Petals Toddler by Jo Ann Pohlman - Reverie Butterfly Fairy by Kris Hamrick - Snowflake Blossom Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Strawberry Cheesecake Rag-A-Muffin by Marie Osmond - Strawberries & Cream Creme De La Creme by Sonja Bryer - Susie Butterfly Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Teacher In Training Heaven's Helper by Jo Ann Pohlman - Tiny Triplets Tiny Tots (includes Tiny Tears, Tiny Tu Tu & Tiny Teddy) by Karen Scott - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Tiny Tot by Sonja Bryer - Whoa! Small Talk by Jo Ann Pohlman

*** Preliminary list of new October Dolls (subject to change) includes: Baby Adora Belle Golden Child by Marie Osmond - Baby Peggy ( Peggy Vicioso ) by Karen Scott - Blanca Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Christmas Keepsake 2007 - Christmas Morning Rag-A-Muffin by Marie Osmond - - Heaven's Holiday Helper by Jo Ann Pohlman - Ladylike Tinier Tot by Sonja Bryer - Mystic Butterfly Fairy by Kris Hamrick - Rag-A-Muffin Baker's Rack (metal, 15" x 25" x 6", will hold all 12 Rag-A-Muffins) - Sweet 16 Keepsake - Whipped Cream Creme De Le Creme by Karen Scott - Winter Glow Dolls For All Seasons by Karen Scott

We will also be adding the new October dolls to our website for pre-order before June 21st, however we don't know when pictures for those dolls will be released.

*** We received a preliminary copy of the Marie Osmond Fall Catalog with August / October dolls. We will be receiving our main supply in July in Washington and will ship them out for free with all July and August orders over $100.

*** August 2007 Dolls have been announced and we are in the process of adding them to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for pre-order. (John says I'm not allowed to work on Mother's Day - smiles!)

*** Baby Rachel & Mary 2007 are now in stock and we also have another supply of Sasha 2007. Each doll is a Retail Exclusive and limited to 500 pieces worldwide.

*** We have received / are receiving a special supply of hard to find very limited edition dolls: Collette Cotillion LE 100 (hand-signed on the neck by Marie Osmond) by Mary Benner - Babette LE 250 by Karen Scott - Baby Me Auburn (Personalized, you can name / authenticate her yourself) - Baby Me Brunette (Personalized, you can name / authenticate her yourself) LE 300 by Karen Scott. We will also be getting in a few Friendship Rose (13th Rose) Toddler dolls at special value pricing! (This is great news because the Friendship Rose Tiny Tot is coming out in August 2007 and is available for pre-order now!)

Pictures for the June 2007 dolls have now been added throughout our website. We have also included some new sales and markdowns! Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages. THANKS!

Hello everyone! We are back in town! We will be adding the June Marie Osmond doll pictures to our website in the next 72 hours as well as MORE NEW SALES!

Adora Belle Doll for the Cure GC Doll - Baby Adora Belle Pretty In Pink - Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot - Baby Abigail Tiny Tot - Baby Donny - Baby Patty - Baby Sonja - Cinnamon Streusel Rag-A-Muffin - Clara Once Upon A Dress - Heaven's Helpers Ornament Sets # 1 & # 2 - Holiday Holly Hobbie - Holiday Holly Hobbie GC - Olive May Loving Tribute TT - Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot - Rose Marie Holiday - Sunflower - Taffeta - Victorian Christmas - Wee Bee Friends

We've lowered sale pricing on MANY others as well! ENJOY the Spring Savings!

*** Sasha 2007 (Retail Exclusive) & Rose Marie Springtime (Retail Exclusive) arrived into stock today! Jennifer Tiny Tot & Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot & Got Milk? Tiny Tot are also both back in stock! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 4/1. Thanks for your patience!

*** In celebration of Marie being on QVC on Friday, March 30th, we are going to be adding many new sales to our website. Although we won't have the QVC Exclusive dolls shown on the sale, we are going to have many GREAT new bargains on dolls that have not yet gone on sale! Please check back as we will be starting a new sale on 3/30/07!

*** Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden, Baby Betty Boop, Spring Fever, Emmaline Tiny Tot, Child's Play Rose Bud Ornament and Yellow Rose Bud Ornament have arrived! Tranquility and Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot are both also back in stock! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 3/26. Thanks for your patience!

*** Congratulations to Angela (Angie) Linginfelter who was chosen by Marie Osmond in the Final Round in Marie's Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend Contest! She was originally submitted to the semi-finals fro Count Your Beans. (Her page is # 4 - A Legacy of Love) You can vote at the following link:

Also, congratulations to all the Count Your Beans semi-finalists: Megan Burdette, Jeanne Martfeld, Pat Roberts, Teresa Reiches-Schacher, Susan Rose, Kristin Stewart, Rev. Tim Thompson, Jeannine Traciak, Michele Watson & Diana Williams. You will all be receiving a Butterfly Charm from Marie and you are all winners in our book! The judging was extremely difficult!

*** Spring Fever, Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden, Baby Boop and Emmaline Tiny Tot were delayed approximately a week but should now be in transit. (We received a very small shipment of Spring Fever & Katie Sue GRG but are awaiting the majority of our order and hope for it to be in by 3/21.) Those who have pre-ordered will be contacted shortly after the dolls arrive with your balance due.

*** We received so many wonderful entries into the Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend Scrapbooking Contest. Ten were sent to Charisma Brands via USPS Express delivery on 3/14. Everyone who has entered has been notified. The announcement of our personal website sweepstakes winners has been temporarily delayed but we hope to have that information available by 3/20, along with a code for 75 Bonus Beans to everyone who entered with us. Congrulations to everyone who submitted an entry! They were all very deserving of award status!

*** The following dolls just arrived back into stock: Baby Mein Liebling - Baby Mein Liebling Mother's Eyelet (LE 200) - Rapunzel - Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot - Strawberry Shortcake Toddler - Sunflower - Polly Poodle BAB - American Rose BAB - Carrot Rag-A-Muffin - Keepsake Birthday - Keepsake Friendship - Olive May Loving Tribute Tiny Tot - All Toiled Up Tiny Tot - Tabitha Fairy - Crystalline Fairy - Breena Merry Fairy - Cinnamon Streusel Rag-A-Muffin - My Puppy Love - Yellow Rose Ornament (new ornament for March) - Oh Oh Small Talk - Gracie - Crystal Anniversary - Baby Sonja - Cherubic Chef - Star Twinkler - Snippin Snowflakes - Lil Slugger - Goldilocks - Blueberry Muffin - Raspberry Tart - Baby Beverly - Baby Shelby - Irish Sharmrock BAB - Caramel Kisses - Hershey Kisses - Nettie. Please see our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for ordering. If you pre-ordered any of the above dolls, we will do our best to contact you with your balance within the next 72 hours.

*** Preliminary DO NOT DUPLICATE pictures for the June dolls arrived on 3/13 but we have not received full descriptions yet. We did learn that 3 dolls will be 4 week holds. (This means QVC will have an exclusive for the first 4 weeks of production and then the dolls will be shipped to retailers. You are still more than welcome to pre-order the dolls with us and we appreciate your support.)

The 3 dolls (so far) that have been assigned 4 week holds are: 100 Years of Kisses - Inspiration Becoming Butterflies - Adora A Parade Adora Belle

There is another new doll on the list that we had not included before: Kiss Someone Keepsake with a Hershey / Keepsake theme. (8" standing, porcelain, $29.95) We will be adding that to our website within the next 48 hours.

*** The following dolls should be shipping out from Charisma sometime this week: Spring Fever - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden - Baby Betty Boop - Emmaline Tiny Tot (These were all originally February dolls with 4 week holds.)

100 Years of Hershey Kisses by Ping Lau - Adora Parade by Marie Osmond - Ants In My Pants Tinier Tiny Tot by Sonja Bryer - Baby Abigail in Pink Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Baby Kesti (sculptor TBD) - Bala (sculptor TBD) - Banana Nut Rag A Muffin by Marie Osmond - Breena Merry Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Butterpillar Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot Blossom by Ping Lau - Caramel Hershey Kisses Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Cat's Meow (sculptor TBD) - Cream Puff by Jo Ann Pohlman - Edelweiss Babies A Bloom Blooms Around the World by Ping Lau - Inspiration Becoming Butterflies by JoAnn Pohlman - Miracle Child Tiny Tot (sculptor TBD) - Ouchie Small Talk by JoAnn Pohlman - Playful in Pink (sculptor TBD) - Summer Sunset by Karen Scott (?) - Wee Care Heaven's Helpers by JoAnn Pohlman.

We have not received the official descriptions or pictures yet but have put up preliminary information subject to change. We do not know yet if any will be 4 week holds.

*** RETAILER EXCLUSIVES Sasha 2007 & Mary 2007 & Baby Rachel have all been added to our website for pre-order. Each is limited to only 500 pieces worldwide and are available at very few retailers.

*** We have recently added New Specials and the latest QVC Price Matches to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages. We invite you to check them out as there are many great new dolly deals and lots of lowered pricing!

We suspect there will be FEW Entries, so you will have a VERY GOOD chance at winning a prize and having your entry submitted for the semi-finals. Plus, Count Your Beans is giving away two BONUS Prizes (not offered by any other retailer).

*** The following dolls have recently arrived: Carrot Rag-A-Muffin - Oh Oh Small Talk - Ainsley - Daisyetta Fairy aka Daisy Fairy (Toy Fair Exclusive LE 500) - 1st partial shipment of Baby Mein Liebling Mother's Eyelet (sold out)

We are doing inventory now. Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 3/5 with your balance due. If you have already pre-paid, you can expect your order to go out on Monday, March 5th or Tuesday, March 6th.

*** The Marie Osmond Spring 2007 catalogs are finally in! HOORAY! We will be including them automatically with new shipped orders of $100 or greater. Limit 1 free catalog per household, additional catalogs are $5.00.

*** We will be updating our website throughout the weekend adding new June 2007 dolls as well as the 3 Retail Exclusive Limited Edition dolls, Seated Sasha 2007 - Mary 2007 and Baby Rachel. Each is a limited edition of 500 and will retail for $169.95. If you would like to pre-order and the dolls aren't yet on our site, please email John or Karen at countyourbeans@aol.com. .

We are out of town all day today at a Trade Fair in San Francisco but will be back in town on Monday. Shipping will resume on Tuesday, February 20th.

*** Carrot Rag-A-Muffin is now in transit and is expected to arrive by February 21st.

*** 2007 Marie Osmond Spring Catalogs are finally in transit and should be received around February 20th. We are happy to include 1 for free in packages of $100 or more worth of shipped Marie Osmond dolls. Limit: 1 free catalog per customer, extra catalogs are $5.00.

*** COMING by Tuesday, February 20th -- A Special Scrapbooking Contest & Information about 3 Very Limited Edition Dolls! **

*** We hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We have recently added New Specials and the latest QVC Price Matches to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages. We invite you to check them out as there are many great new dolly deals and lots of lowered pricing!

Did you watch Lisa Hatch and the Marie Osmond QVC doll shows yesterday? We are happy to say that Count Your Beans offers QVC price matching on all show dolls. If you already paid a higher price before showtime and want a credit/refund, just let us know, otherwise we will assume you'd like the original price with higher Bonus Beans. Remember, Count Your Beans is always happy to offer "Your Choice Pricing" on show dolls! We offer your choice of the original price with higher Bonus Beans or the QVC price match with lower Bonus Beans.

*** It is always incredibly busy within a week of showtime, so please allow us up to 48 hours to respond to emails or phone message, thanks! You are valued and important to us and we appreciate your support and understanding!

*** The following dolls have just arrived into stock for the first time today: Bee In My Bonnet Tinier Tot - Blueberry Tiny Tot - Farmer's Daughter Tiny Tot - Flutterby Baby - Jenna - Lemon Meringue - Mexico Vopul Cactus Babies A Bloom - Organza Material Girls - Sabrina Fairy Tiny Tot - Sweet Pea Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Tranquility - Young Love Ornament

We are currently assessing inventory and will be starting to ship next week. If you pre-ordered any of the above dolls, we will be contacting you by Monday, February 12th with your balance due. If for some reason you don't hear from us by that time, please check your email spam/bulk mail folder and/or email us at countyourbeans@aol.com. Thanks!

*** The following dolls will ship to us sometime next week (the week of 2/12): Ainsley - Carrot Muffin Rag-A-Muffin - Oh Oh Small Talk

*** Tabby aka Tiger and Lily 3's a Charm Kitty Dolls currently have no known ETA -- we would expect arrival to be in March at the earliest.

*** It has been confirmed that the following 4 February dolls will have a 4 week first exclusive at QVC and then should ship to Count Your Beans and other retailers in mid March: Baby Betty Boop - Emmaline Tiny Tot - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden - Spring Fever

*** Tranquility (just arrived!!) is a 2007 Dolls of Excellence Award Nominee from Dolls Magazine! So is Candy Fashion Starlet & Kewpie Gone Fishin (we will have both in stock!) Congratulations Marie Osmond, Karen Scott & Charisma Brands!

*** We have recently added many wonderful new FEBRUARY SALES to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages. We invite you to check them out as there are many great new dolly deals and lots of lowered pricing! Some of the dolls just placed on sale include (but are not limited to):

Annaliese - Aimee - Baby Annette Tiny Tot - Bitty Beauty Bugs - Blossom Bitty Bunny - Candi Corn Tiny Tot - Cherubic Chef - Chrystanthemum BAB - Crystalline Fairy - Gracie - Hershey Hugs Tiny Tot - Merry Kisses Stocking Boy & Girl - Polly Poodle BAB - Witch Hazel BAB

*** We spoke with our Regional Sales Rep at Charisma today and she gave us some important new news which we are passing along to you.

There is a very strong chance that there will be 4 February Marie Osmond dolls which will be on 4 week QVC hold.

The dolls are:
Emmaline Tiny Tot
Baby Boop (aka Baby Betty Boop)
Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden
Spring Fever

We and other retailers definitely WILL get the above dolls but it is likely that we will not get them until approximately 4 weeks after the dolls are shown on QVC. The QVC show is February 14 so the hold release would likely be in mid-March. We have updated our site accordingly. If you pre-ordered before the update and this will be an issue, please let us know and we'll be happy to accommodate you.

*** Most of the other dolls slated for February release will start to ship to retailers early next week so they can have them in time for the show. We don't have a list yet.

One exception is that Whimsy Butterfly Fairy is likely to come in the latter part of February.

As always, this information is subject to change and should the dolls come earlier, we definitely wouldn't mind!

*** Also, there will be an introduction of 3 new Retail Exclusives for March, April and May, one per month. According to today's Charisma newsletter, the promotion will likely be marketed as "My Mom, My Daughter, My Friend" and more information will be coming next week.

From what we know, there will be a seated Sasha, a Baby Rachel (Rachel Scott) and a 3rd doll as well. Each is tentatively going to be limited to 500 and will be a retailer exclusive.

There will also be a special scrapbooking contest related to the promotion. More details are forthcoming.

*** Daisyetta Fairy aka Daisy, the Toy Fair Exclusive has had her edition size increased from 180 to 500 (presumably to customer demand). She will be 12" seated, have yellow blonde hair and blue eyes and will be sculpted similarly in style to Sabrina Fairy. We will be getting her and are accepting pre-orders.

*** Baby Mein Liebling Mother's Eyelet (LE 200) is sold out at Charisma and almost sold out in pre-order at Count Your Beans. We have allocated two to be listed at eBay and as of today we still have a few left for website pre-order.

*** The Spring 2007 catalogs were supposed to come in on Friday with our re-order of January dolls but unfortunately we learned they are on back-order. Charisma said they should be back in by the end of next week. We will be shipping one for Free with every February website order or pre-order of $100 or more. The catalogs can also be purchased for $5.00 apiece.

*** The following January dolls are now back in stock (2nd order) and are again selling fast: Baby Mein Liebling - My Puppy Love - Rapunzel - Blossom Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - Peaches and Cream

*** Other dolls just arriving back in stock include: Strawberry Shortcake Tiny Tot - Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot - Raspberry Tart Toddler - My Friend - Cotton Ginny - Gracie - Hugs Tiny Tot - Kisses Tiny Tot - Rose Bud Tiny Tots - Olive May Loving Tribute Tiny Tot - Arabella Fairy Tiny Tot - Adora Belle Baby Tiny Tot - Baby Abigail Tiny Tot - Nettie - Adora Belle 100 - Baby Adora Belle Pretty In Pink - Baby JoAnn - Baby Sonja - Fluffy - Sissy - Baby Annette Tiny Tot - Polly Poodle Babies A Bloom - Lil Slugger Babies A Bloom - Got Milk Tiny Tot - Cotton Candi Tiny Tot - Goldilocks - Cherubic Chef - Baby Abby - Lame - Rain Dropper - Wing Repairer - Sunflower