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 2008.  To see the most current Charisma Brands / Marie Osmond Dolls & Collectibles news for the months of January 2009 through the present, please visit our main Marie Osmond Dolls & Decor News Page.

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Last Updated 12/30/10

** Lots of news to report today! We plan to do a more extensive blog at http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com but until then, I wanted to report that we just finished adding 38 Marie Osmond 20th Anniversary Dolls for 2011 to our website for Pre-Order + there ia a New Mop Tops Themed Tote as well!

** The NEW Marie Osmond Dolls 20th Anniversary THEME for 2011 is Love & Laughter Along The Way. If you watched the Donny & Marie show a few decades ago, you may remember their closing song, May Tomorrow Be A Perfect Day and the lyrics, may there be love and laughter along the way.

Please note that we have not received official descriptions or stock photos yet however we and other retailers were sent a promotional media packet with pictures and brief information about new Marie Osmond Dolls, Kewpie (7 new dolls to be added shortly), Penny Brite (Pocahontas is new for 2011) and one of our favorite and popular new lines that we are carrying, the Charisma Brands Adora dolls .I'll be working on the Adora section extensively soon as there are LOTS of new dolls for 2011 plus the debut of the much anticipated Adora GIRL SCOUTS dolls.

Here is a list of all the items we just added to our website for pre-order.  Some dolls are due in February / March and some due dates for the tiny tots and keepsake dolls are scattered throughout the year.   Check our alphabetical pages for more details!  Please remember that until we receive official descriptions and photos (and in some cases the actual doll in stock) that the information listed is subject to change.

20th Anniversary Mop Top Collector Tote - A Treat For Mom Sweet Celebrations Keepsake - Adora Belle Bea Happy Mop Top - Adora Belle My Angel - Adora Bitty Belle Frieda Fright Mop Top - Adora Bitty Belle Kristi Krinkle Mop Top - Adora Bitty Belle Lively Lucy - Adora Bitty Belle Lottie Love - Adora Bitty Belle Paris Posh - Adora Bitty Belle Patti Princess - Adora Bitty Belle Ramona Royal - Adora Bitty Belle Ruella Raspberry - Amaya Celebrations - Cute As A Button Toddler - Delilah Daisies - Duck, Duck Goose - Elephant Fun Artist Signature Heirloom - Happy Birthday To You Sweet Celebrations Keepsake - Harmony Good Old Summertime Tiny Tot - Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart Tiny Tot - Harmony Twinkle Twinkle Tiny Tot - Harmony What Child is This Tiny Tot - Hydie - It's Been a Hoot Toddler - Journey - Little Lovey Vignette - Love & Laughter Along The Way (theme for 2011) - Love and Laughter Along The Way Keepsake (4 Styles - Your choice of Green, Orange, Pink or Purple Donny & Marie shirt) - Marie Osmond Pie Jesu Fashion Doll 20th Anniversary - My Heart Belongs To You Sweet Celebrations Keepsake - Peppermint Snowflake Sweet Celebrations Keepsake - Ruffles and Roses Toddler - Sweet Baby Bridgette - Treats and Treasures Sweet Celebrations Keepsake - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Wish Upon A Starfish Baby Mermaid Tiny Tot

** We will be having a new Silent Auction of Vault Dolls on our website near the beginning of 2011.  With the kids at home on winter break and the festivities of the holiday season, it's been a bit hectic both workwise and familywise but we're looking forward to blogging more in 2011 and talking with you about lots of great dolls and bears news!

** We truly appreciate your support in 2010 and prior.  Many of you have been doll friends and customers for a number of years.  We feel grateful and blessed each time we earn the opportunity for your business.  The last couple of years have been really tough at Count Your Beans but it is collecting friends like you that help keep us motivated. Thanks for your support.  May you have a great end to 2010 and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR on January 1st, 2011. May the great spirit carry you on the whole year through!

Thanks!
Karen & John Krejcha at Count Your Beans

Last Updated 12/29/10

New Dolls for 2011 Being Announced Shortly!  We will be carrying new selections from Marie Osmond, Adora, Kewpie and Penny Brite... Check back before the New Year for a special announcement!

Last Updated 12/26/10

Hello Count Your Beans Friends! We hope you and your loved ones had an amazing holiday season!  For those that celebrated Christmas like our family did, we hope it was a merry one. We hope that 2011 will be a very Happy New Year for all!

We plan to be blogging more in the new year and although we needed to delay our blog Silent Auctions because of the frenzy of the holiday shopping season, we will be having another one coming up again to ring in the New Year.  Details coming soon on our blog!

Thank you for all your support throughout 2010 and with many of you, years prior as well!  We hope to work with you again in 2011!

WINTER in Progress Now!  Special Markdowns on Marie Osmond & Adora & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last updated 12/20/10 - HOLIDAY SALES in Progress Now!

HOLIDAY SALES in Progress Now!  Special Markdowns on Marie Osmond & Adora & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 12/10/10

We hope to be starting another Silent Auction via our blog early next week. This time of year is rather hectic so we can't promise an exact date at this time but we still do have additonal Low COA, AP and FPS Inventory to offer!

Thanks so much for all your support throughout the holiday season and this year!

Last Updated 12/5/10

Just Arrived at Count Your Beans: Adora Belle Devine Daisies - Adora Bitty Belle Pink Flamingo - Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by the end of 12/4. Thanks for your support! We still have a few extras!

Also back in stock: Adora Belle Holiday 2010, Adora Belle Frieda Fright and Adora Belle Kristi Krinkle

More Adora Toddlers and Babies - More in transit now, including Wizard of Oz Series, Babies, Toddlers and Costumes

A new Silent Auction will be starting at the Count Your Beans Blog sometime next week.

Last Updated 11/26/10

HOLIDAY WEEKEND SALES in Progress Now!  Special Markdowns on Marie Osmond & Adora & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 11/22/10

Last updated 11/19/10 - NEW Markdown Sales for the Holidays!

Just Arrived at Count Your Beans: Adora Belle Kristi Krinkle - Madisyn Sweetheart Tiny Tot - Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair - Limited supply of each still available!

We invite you to check out our new blog from 11/19

We also received Adora Paper Roses Bitty Belle back into stock!  If you will be pre-ordering dolls for the holidays that are currently out of stock, we recommend you get your orders in by the end of the month in order to allow plenty of time for holiday turnaround.

We will be offering a CYB Vault 2nd Chance Offer purchasing opportunity through our blog later this weekend.  Dolls that we offered in previous silent auctions that have not yet sold will be offered first come first served at a set pricepoint. 

We will also be running our 9th Vault auction the weekend of Black Friday - Cyber Monday (11/26 - 11/29).  This will be a very special one with extra holiday dolls to be sure to bookmark our blog at http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com.

Marie Osmond's Pie Jesu Fashion Doll that was introduced when Marie was on Oprah on 11/11 is available for pre-order.  Her retail price will be $139.95 and she should be available around March 2011 (possibly February).  Her costume is supposed to be very elaborate and expensive and the COAs are supposed to be signed by both Marie and the designer, Kim Goodwin.  This doll will also be presented on Marie's next QVC show.  The date isn't yet set but expected to be around February 2011.

Please see our new Fall Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Adora & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last updated 11/8/10 - NEW Sales for the Holidays!

Back In Stock: Little Miss Pink For The Cure - Going fast! Just two left as of 7:25 p.m. 11/8

Shipping this week to us and expected in stock by 11/19: Adora Belle Kristi Kringle - Madisyn Sweetheart Tiny Tot - Rapunzel

We are sold out of our first shipment of Adora Belle Holiday 2010 but should be receiving a small second shipment by the end of next week.  If you are interested in this cutie and have not yet added her to your collection, we highly recommend pre-orders.

Last Updated 11/2/10

Please see our new Fall Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Adora & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

** Our first shipment of Adora Belle Holiday 2010 arrived and is almost sold out.  Our second shipment will be arriving the second week of November. If you pre-ordered but did not receive an email from John or a PayPal invoice, please check your spam folder and your PayPal account as the invoice should be there.  If you changed emails recently or if you did not receive anything from us, we'd be happy to send a new one if you drop us a line at countyourbeans@aol.com. Thanks!

** We added a new Adora Dolls section to our website in late October!  This is a work in progress but we currently have a number of Adora Dolls in stock and available for pre-order.

Last Updated 10/23/10

Please check our Count Your Beans Blog for a recent blog posting from Karen at Count Your Beans about recent Charisma Brands News - check and see who recently retired from Charisma Brands!  We'll miss you!

** We added a new Adora Dolls section to our website today!  Adora Toddlers now available for order! More Adora sections added throughout the rest of the month.

** Adora Belle Frieda Fright successfully arrived and everyone who has prepaid for her has already their orders shipped. If you pre-ordered but did not receive an email from John or a PayPal invoice, please check your spam folder and your PayPal account as the invoice should be there.  If you changed emails recently or if you did not receive anything from us, we'd be happy to send a new one if you drop us a line at countyourbeans@aol.com. Thanks!

** Our first shipment of Little Miss Pink For The Cure arrived and is sold out in pre-order.  Our second shipment will be arriving the first week of November. We appreciate your patience and support!

Last Updated 10/19/10

** We have reconfirmed that Marie Osmond Adora Belle Frieda Fright is in transit to us now from Charisma and should be arriving on Thursday, October 21st. John will be sending invoices out to everyone who has pre-ordered her.  Assuming the dolls physically arrive on Thursday, we will physically turn them around either Thursday or Friday shipped via UPS Grd/Ins delivery in the continental USA to make sure you have your doll in time for Halloween.  Thanks for your patience and support!

** Just arrived at Count Your Beans: Hearts and Friendship Keepsake and Holiday Cheer Throughout The Year Keepsake - John has contacted all those who pre-ordered.  We have extras available for anyone who is interested!  Add one of each with Harvest Fun Keepsake for Free S/H on all three!

** Also in transit now: Little Miss Pink For The Cure - We are almost sold out of our first order! If there is demand, we will be bringing in more.

** Coming Back Into Stock: Mommy's Girl Mother O Toddler - Happy Birthday Sissy (1st Time in at Count Your Beans) - Baby Tina - Adora Belle Making Miracles - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - I Do Kewpie - Baby Ashley - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Hershey Hugs Tiny Tot - Kiss Someone Hershey Keepsake - Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock N' Roll - Velvet Tiny Tot

** New Adora Coming In: Little Scottie - Candy Canes and Eyelet - Polka Dot Party - Pink Petals - Sweet Rose - We are working on adding an Adora section to our website.  Until then, we do have some Adora dolls for purchase in our Amazon storefront.  You can also contact us to pre-order any dolls currently available!

Last Updated 10/11/10

Count Your Beans currently has a new Vault auction of 27 Marie Osmond dolls currently going on at our blog. The ending date is Friday, October 15th at 7 p.m. PST, 9 p.m. PST, 10 p.m. EST.  All dolls are Artist Proof, COA # 5 or #6 or First Production Samples.  Great dolly deals!   Good luck!

** Marie Osmond could be seen today on The Shopping Channel in Canada.  Upon request, we will do price matching including shipping with any specials they might be offering.

** We are still awaiting word that Charisma has received Adora Belle Frieda Fright Mop Top.  When we called today, we were told the dolls had not yet arrived but should be coming in any time (probably Tuesday or Wednesday) and would ship out immediately thereafter.  We are hoping this is the case and we will have the dolls in stock by the middle of next week. We apologize again for the delay and will do our best to invoice and turn around all pre-orders as soon as possible.

** Little Miss Pink For The Cure did arrive at Charisma and should be in transit now and in stock at Count Your Beans by 10/19.

Last Updated 10/7/10

Adora Pink Flamingo Bitty Belle has just been added for pre-order! - ETA November

Please see our new Autumn Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows - We have some amazing Fall markdowns!  Great time to start your holiday shopping!

** The following dolls should be arriving at Charisma's Maryland warehouse by the end of next week:  Adora Belle Frieda Fright (will check spelling once doll arrives, we have seen as Freida Fright too) - Holiday Cheer Keepsake - Hearts and Friendship Keepsake - Little Miss Pink for The Cure Toddler.

** All are currently available for pre-order, although we're close to selling out on Adora Belle Frieda Fright.   Charisma is sorry for the late arrival.  By the time the dolls are in and shipped to us, we hope to receive by 10/17.  Once we know the dolls are in transit, we will send invoices and to try and get them expedited for Halloween delivery, we will try and turn them around either the day we receive them or the day afterwards as long as your doll is prepaid.

We have received our first shipment of Adora dolls and we will be launching an Adora page on our website by 10/10/10.  Dolls we currently have in stock include: Best Friend - Flower Power - Froggy Fun Girl - Lady Bug Lady Bug - Meow Meow! - Panda Fun - Ready To Go - Sweet Rose

Pricing for the above dolls is $89.95 each shipped except for Meow Meow who is $69.95.  Free S/H on shipped continental USA orders of $75 or more!

We also have more Adora in transit.  If you are interested in any of the Adora Wizard of Oz series collection dolls, those should be arriving at Charisma by the end of next week.  We're happy to do special orders.

Please email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com if interested!

Thank you to all who bid in our first Fall Count Your Beans Vault auction!  We'll be starting another one again shortly.

Last Updated 9/16/10

New picture just received and added for Little Miss Pink for the Cure Toddler by Sonja Bryer.  In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Marie and Sonja have teamed together to create a beautiful limited edition (LE 600) toddler doll in pink.  Due to arrive sometime in October, this beauty retails for $159.95 and we're accepting pre-orders now!  RETAIL EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH!

Please check out http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com for our recent blog postings!

Last Updated 9/9/10 with update 9/11

Wow, do we have a LOT of dolls here now!  Most of the August show dolls JUST ARRIVED!  John is doing inventory and he and I will start sending out invoices to those who pre-ordered the August show dolls.  Please give us through 9/12 as there is a lot to go through.  We appreciate your patience and look forward to getting your special doll treasures to you.

JUST ARRIVED: Adora Belle Making Miracles CMN - Adora Belle Ramona Royale - Andelyn Wickedly Cute Toddler (sold out in pre-order) - Baby Adora Belle Wild Flowers - Baby Sakura Tiny Tot - Bee My Little Snuggle Bunny - Forget Me Not - Gift of Love - Hannah Grace (Partial shipment came in early but we were shorted. Will contact pre-orders shortly. Sold out in pre-order) - Harvest Fun Keepsake - Love For Lola - Marina Mermaid - Silver Lining - Sweet Bonnie - Tranquility Tiny Tot - Violetta - Winter Glow Tiny Tot

Adora Belle Frieda Fright (seen on the cover of Doll Reader Magazine) is not due into stock until late September.  We apologize for any confusion as we had initially been told she was shipping with the other August dolls.  Be sure to get your pre-orders in as she is definitely POPULAR!

Also back in stock: Adora Belle Lottie Love (Blue Eyes) - Adora Belle Lively Lucy - Adora Belle Ruella Raspberry - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock N' Roll - Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Rock This Town Fashion Doll - Taffeta Tiny Tot - Velvet Tiny Tot

Kewpie Dolls now in stock:  Come Fly With Me Kewpie - Happy Birthday To You Kewpie -  Kewpie Firefighter - Kewpie Policeman

Adora dolls we ordered not yet shipped: Best Friend - Flower Power - Froggy Fun Girl - Ladybug! Ladybug! - Meow Meow! - Panda Fun - Sweet Rose - Thomas - Tutti Fruity -- This line is brand new to Count Your Beans and we will be bringing dolls into stock in very limited quantities.  We are able to pre-order the entire line including costumes so if there is something you are interested in, please let us know! 

Last Updated 9/1/10

Good news!  Pictures have been added for Adora Belle Holiday 2010 - Adora Belle Kristi Kringle - Adora Belle Making Mirarcles and Rapunzel Let Your Hair Down

We are still awaiting description releases.  We're also awaiting pictures for Madisyn Sweetheart Tiny Tot and Little Miss Pink For The Cure.  We will let you know as soon as these are available!   Thanks for your support!

Last Updated 8/31/10

We spoke today with Tracy at Charisma. The August show dolls did arrive successfully in Maryland and the vast majority will be shipping out to us and other reatilers today.  Since we're across country and the Labor Day holiday adds a day, we hope to receive our supply of dolls into stock either Thursday, September 8th or Friday, September 9th.  Please see 8/27 post for the list expected to be on the way.

Update: The Adora Belle Making Miracles doll is porcelain and not vinyl as originally reported.   She should be coming into stock at the same time as the other August shows dolls.

Update: Hannah Grace and Andelyn Wickedly Cute are sold out at CYB and Charisma.  We are taking waiting list reservations, although at this point, unless we have cancellations, we are sorry to say that it is unlikely we'll be able to fill waiting list orders.

Update: Pictures and descriptions for the Fall 2010 releases are supposed to be released to retailers either tonight or tomorrow according to Tracy at Charisma.

Personal Note: My husband John's Grandma recently passed away.  He will be out of town from 9/3 - 9/7. Any questions you have for John while he is away, please redirect to me (Karen) at cntyrbeans@aol.com.  As this is also Back to School time for our two sons, please allow me up to 24 - 48 hours for response.   Thanks!  We appreciate your support and are here to accommodate you!

Last Updated 8/27/10

Our Charisma Rep, Tracy said that Charisma was expecting the August show dolls to arrive at their Maryland warehouse today, Friday, August 27th.  She said to allow a couple days for inventory and processing but that the dolls should start shipping out to retailers on Monday, August 30th or Tuesday, August 31st.  Taking into account we are across country and the Labor Day weekend, we are hoping to receive our dolls into stock by Friday, September 9th.

Here are the dolls we are anticipating to arrive in early September:  Adora Belle Frieda Fright - Adora Belle Making Miracles CMN - Adora Belle Ramona Royale - Andelyn Wickedly Cute Toddler - Baby Adora Belle Wild Flowers - Baby Sakura Tiny Tot - Bee My Little Snuggle Bunny - Forget Me Not - Gift of Love - Love For Lola - Marina Mermaid - Silver Lining - Sweet Bonnie - Tranquility Tiny Tot - Violetta

Marie Osmond Dolls on re-order that are expected back in stock in early September: Adora Belle Lottie Love (Blue Eyes) - Adora Belle Lively Lucy - Adora Belle Ruella Raspberry - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock N' Roll - Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Rock This Town Fashion Doll - Taffeta Tiny Tot - Velvet Tiny Tot

Kewpie Dolls on order and expected to arrive in early September:  Come Fly With Me Kewpie - Happy Birthday To You Kewpie -   Kewpie Firefighter - Kewpie Policeman

Adora Dolls on order and expected to arrive in early September: Best Friend - Flower Power - Froggy Fun Girl - Ladybug! Ladybug! - Meow Meow! - Panda Fun - Sweet Rose - Thomas - Tutti Fruity -- This line is brand new to Count Your Beans and we will be bringing dolls into stock in very limited quantities.  We are able to pre-order the entire line including costumes so if there is something you are interested in, please let us know!

As of 8/27, we are still awaiting descriptions and official pictures for the new Fall dolls we added to our website for pre-order. Our rep said she is still awaiting final approval to release this information to retailers. This includes: Adora Belle Holiday 2010 - Adora Belle Kristi Kringle - Adora Belle Making Miracles CMN (shipping next week) - Little Miss Pink For The Cure - Madisyn Sweetheart Tiny Tot - Rapunzel.

Last Updated 8/15/10

7 New Dolls added to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical pages for pre-order! 

We DO offer QVC Price Matching for all new August Show Dolls shown by Marie on 8/15 at 10 p.m. PST and 8/16 at 10 a.m. PST

Count Your Beans 5th Summer Silent Auction Running 8/15 - 8/23 at our Blog!

Last Updated 8/13/10

The Count Your Beans family is now back in town!  We will be making a whole bunch of new updates to our website over this weekend!  Until then, why don't you check out our new scoop on 6 new Marie Osmond dolls in our latest blog posting?

http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com

Last Updated 7/24/10

SILENT AUCTION # 4 Going on at our Blog through 7/27! - Ends at 8 PM Pacific, 10 PM Central, 11 PM Eastern.  All photos & Descriptions Up!  25 LOW COA, Artist Proof and First Production Sample Dolls!  This is our last silent auction until mid to late Augsut!

Last Updated 7/21/10

Our 4th Summer Silent Auction is underway with 25 Marie Osmond dolls and 1 Artista doll!  I will be adding descriptions and photos throughout the day!  Thanks for taking a peek and good luck with your bidding!

http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com  (Type Silent Auction into search!)

Last updated 7/19/10

Our latest blog post is up so that you can see the descriptions and pictures for all the new Marie Osmond August Show dolls in one place!

http://cybdeals.blogspot.com/2010/07/marie-osmond-august-show-dolls-photos_19.html

We have also received and added pictures this evening for all the new Adora Belle dolls, Be My Little Snuggle Bunny & Tranquility Tiny Tot.  This should be all the new pictures for now, although we're trying to see if we can get the standing picture of Baby Adora Belle Wild Flowers so you can see how she looks both seated and standing.

Thanks to all who have pre-ordered so far!  Please note that our shopping cart will not charge shipping if your cart total is $15 or under or $75 or over, however if it is between $15.01 and $74.99, the cart thinks you're placing an order to ship, so it will assess shipping accordingly.  If you are pre-ordering and get charged shipping on an order that will be over $75, we will apply the shipping charge to your order balance or if you prefer, we can refund it in advance.   Thanks!

Last updated 7/17/10 (wee hours)

** Hi Everyone!  We just received descriptions and a partial group of pictures for Marie Osmond's August Show doll releases.  Hip Hip Hooray!  I will be blogging about this more in depth at http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com on Saturday, July 17th but for now, my main focus has been getting the dolls up on our website for you to take a peek and see what amazing treasures are coming!

Here are the August Show Releases and one Adora Belle Divine Daisies, a retail exclusive for December 2010!   We do have most of the pictures but the ones that we don't, should hopefully be available soon!

Adora Belle Divine Daisies by Marie Osmond (Retail Exclusive / December 2010) - Adora Belle Frieda Fright Mop Top by Marie Osmond - Adora Belle Ramona Royal Mop Top by Marie Osmond - Andelyn Wickedly Cute by Rachel Scott - Baby Adora Belle Wild Flowers by Marie Osmond - Baby Sakura Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Be My Lil Snuggle Bunny by Beverly Stoehr - Forget Me Not by Jo Ann Pohlman - Gift of Love by Jo Ann Pohlman - Love for Lola by Jo Ann Pohlman - Marina Mermaid by Ping Lau - Silver Lining by Beverly Stoehr - Sweet Bonnie by Lori Ivanovic - Tranquility Becoming Butterflies Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Violetta by Karen Scott

Last Updated 7/11/10

** Great News!  The following Marie Osmond dolls have now arrived and are now in stock at Count Your Beans. Adora Belle Lottie Love, Adora Belle Lively Lucy, Falling For You Tiny Tot and I Scream, You Scream. Those who placed pre-orders will be contacted 7/13!

** The following Kewpie dolls have now arrived and are in stock at CYB: At the Hop Kewpie - Batter Up Kewpie - Blue Skies & Sunshine Kewpie - Holiday Fun Kewpie - In The Pink Kewpie - Trick or Treat Kewpie.   Those who placed pre-orders will be contacted by 7/13!

** We currently have our 3rd Summer Silent Auction currently running at our blog through Wednesday, July 14th!  Here is a link to the page with Bidding Updates, Pictures and Descriptions! As of today's date, we have 22 dolls up for auction and about 1/3 have bids.  This is a great group of Artist Proof, First Production Sample and VERY LOW Certificate of Authenticity # dolls.  Great opportunity to add some rarity to your collection!

Last Updated 7/6/10

** We hope you had a wonderful and HAPPY 4th of July holiday weekend!

** Thank you again to everyone who visited our 1st and 2nd Silent Auctions! Winners have been posted at: http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com. We will be starting our 3rd Silent Auction later today with 22 dolls, including 21 Marie Osmond Dolls & 1 Artista doll!  Please make sure to check our blog regularly for the most detailed news!

** We have a message out to our rep at Charisma to try and get ETAs for Adora Belle Lottie Love, Adora Belle Lively Lucy and I Scream, You Scream.   Charisma and Count Your Beans were both closed over the holiday weekend and we will let you know as soon as we find out whether the dolls have arrived at Charisma and started shipping to retailers yet.  Thansk for your patience!

Please see our new Summer Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 6/23/10

** Thank you to everyone who visited our Second Silent Auction!  It was a lot of fun!  Winners have been posted at: http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com. We will be starting our 3rd Silent Auction around 4th of July weekend!  Please make sure to check our blog regularly for the most detailed news!

** Cupcakes & Confetti Keepsake and Red, White & Blue Carnivals & Fun Keepsake successfully arrived in stock at CYB.   Those who pre-ordered, we thank you for your patience and you will be contacted by 6/25. 

** Darlene, A Sprinkle of Sunshine is back in stock in VERY limited quantity.  She is LE 150 and if you missed her before, here is your chance!  She's a great doll to display for summer and has been received well by those who have purchased her.

Please see our new Summer Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 6/16/10

Our SECOND Count Your Beans Vault Silent Auction is going on now through June 22nd at 9 p.m. PST, midnight EST.  20 dolls that are either Artist Proofs, First Production Samples, Prototypes or have LOW COA #s have been listed on our blog!  http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com

Thank you to everyone who visited our first Silent Auction!  It was a lot of fun!  We have some amazing dolls available for you this time around as well!

** As a reminder, the ** The ETA for Cupcakes and Confetti Keepsake and Red, White & Blue Carnivals and Fun Keepsake has been pushed back by Charsima Brands until the end of June. Also coming in the end of June are I Scream You Scream, Adora Belle Lively Lucy Mop Top and Adora Belle Lottie Love Mop Top. June dolls are expected to arrive at Charisma at the very end of June so we should probably get them in early July.  Pre-orders gladly being accepted!

** We participated in a Charisma Brands webinar presentation today to get a peek at the "almost" final revisions on the August dolls.  Pictures and official descriptions should be available for retailers to post one month before Marie's August show. (We're guessing this will be late in the month.) There are a couple Halloween dolls coming (an Adora Belle and a standing Toddler size doll) that are going to be a BIG HIT and a fun new Retail Exclusive Mop Top!   More details coming soon!

Last Updated 6/7/10

Our first Count Your Beans Vault Silent Auction is going on now through June 12th at midnight PST.  20 dolls that are either Artist Proofs, First Production Samples or have LOW COA #s have been listed on our blog!  http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com

Last Updated 6/4/10

** The ETA for Cupcakes and Confetti Keepsake and Red, White & Blue Carnivals and Fun Keepsake has been pushed back by Charsima Brands until the end of June. Also coming in the end of June are I Scream You Scream, Adora Belle Lively Lucy Mop Top and Adora Belle Lottie Love Mop Top.

Last Updated 6/1/10

Please check our Count Your Beans Blog for a recent blog posting from Karen at Count Your Beans about recent Charisma Brands News!

Please see our new Spring Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 5/29/10

Updates from Charisma:   Effective 5/20/10, Charisma Brands has moved their corporate offices from Irvine, CA to 23482 Peralta Drive, Suite A, Laguna Hills, CA  92653.   Please note that Charisma will still continue to ship to retailers from Total Biz Fulfillment in Grantsville, MD.  If you have any questions for Charisma Brands Customer Service, you may continue to use their toll-free number, 800-779-5335.

** We heard from Tracy at Charisma on Friday, May 28th that the production of Andelyn Giddy Up Toddler, initially scheduled for September has been cancelled.  Those who pre-ordered this doll with Count Your Beans will be contacted shortly.  We will either refund your deposit in full or if you prefer to keep it on account or transfer it to another doll, we're happy to accommodate you.  Andelyn fans, don't despair, you may see this cutie again later this year!

** There have been some changes to the line-up of August show dolls.  The fairy we were expecting has been dropped and a few other dolls have been postponed as well. There will be a couple retail exclusives during this time frame as well.  We are hoping to be able to list the August show dolls on our website a month before the show.  We are not sure yet when official pictures or descriptions will be released.

Last Updated 5/25/10

** JUST ARRIVED: Baby Ashley - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock N' Roll - Baby Olive Marie Little Bit Country - Dancing Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Kiki June -

Tinkerbelle Penny Brite

Those who pre-ordered will be contacted / invoiced by 5/27/10.  We have extras of all but are VERY low on Baby Ashley and Low on Kiki June.

Please see our new Spring Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 5/17/10

** Last Call on Many Dolls!   When you see VERY LOW next to an alphabetical listing, we are down to 3 or less! **

Last Updated 5/10/10

** We hope all the Mom's & Grandma's out there had a VERY Happy Mother's Day!! **

Please see our new Spring Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 5/5/10

** WE HAVE WALLS and WALLS of Darling Dolls!!  Thanks for your patience! 

Marie Osmond Beauties that just arrived 5/4:  Adora Belle Patti Princess - Adora Belle Ruella Raspberry - Adora Bitty Belle Paper Roses - Adora Bitty Belle Rock This Town - Alice Through The Looking Glass - Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Kissy Artist Signature Heirloom - Princess Native American Doll - Spring Fever Tiny Tot - Summer Sunset Tiny Tot - Would I Lie To You Fashion Doll

Cupcakes & Confetti Keepsake and Red, White & Blue Carnivals Keepsake have been delayed to Charisma until mid-May. Both are still available for pre-order!

4 Week Hold Dolls - These will start shipping to Count Your Beans and other retailers at the end of May:   Baby Ashley - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock N' Roll - Baby Olive Marie Little Bit Country - Dancing Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Kiki June  - Aall are available for pre-order now.  Baby Ashley & Kiki June are getting very limited.

Kewpie Cuties that just arrived 5/4: Fun In The Sun Kewpie - Kewpie Gardener - Loves Me, Loves Me Not Kewpie - Swimming Lesson Kewpie

** We confirmed today that the Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart Toddler (originally promoted with brown eyes) will only be produced with blue eyes.  There will not be a brown-eyed version, however the blue-eyed version is still incredibly pretty and sold out when presented on air at QVC in late April!  Charisma will be producing a brown eyed blonde doll in August but it is not a Harmony doll and it will be a completely new sculpt that we have already pre-ordered! 

Last Updated 5/3/10

** Please check the Count Your Beans blog post from 5/2 for new Shipping Updates and Information regarding incoming Spring Marie Osmond dolls. We are still awaiting our dolls in transit.  We received about 10% of our order today but the vast majority have not yet arrived so we're not going to put them as in-stock on our website until our complete order is physically in.  We've already been invoiced so we are hoping at this point that the dolls will arrive on Tuesday, May 4th.   If not, we'll send out a dolly search party!  :-)

** Check out our blog for a sneak peek at some very special Charisma Brands Vault dolls that just transferred to the Count Your Beans Vault and will be available for auction later this year!  Over 220 styles of LE # 5, #6 and AP #1, AP #2 and AP #3 - including some Disney & some initial QVC exclusives! WOW!

** We appreciate your patience and support in waiting for your pre-ordered dolls to arrive!  We're really anxious too and will be starting to send invoices and emails out tonight to those who pre-ordered so that we can help expedite the turnaround of your new dolls!  If you have any questions, please drop us a line at countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen).   Thanks!

Last Updated 4/26/10

** Just Added to our site for Pre-order!  These dolls all have a first 4 week hold with QVC. They will ship to us and other retailers in late May

Baby Ashley - Baby Donny Little Bit Rock-N-Roll Toddler (Vinyl) - Baby Olive Marie Little Bit Country Toddler (Vinyl) - Dancing Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Kiki June Artist Signature Heirloom

Baby Ashley and Kiki June have very small edition sizes and retailers are only getting a small supply.  Pre-orders highly recommended!

** Production Change:  In final production the eye color on Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart Toddler was changed from brown to blue.  This is a DOTY Award Nominated sculpt for 2010.  For those who pre-ordered, if you decide after seeing the doll on air or in picture at QVC that you would prefer to change your deposit to a different doll, we will gladly accommodate you.  We still think she's a very lovely doll but wanted you to know about the change as soon as we found out, 4/26/10.

** Confetti & Cupcakes Keepsake, Red, White & Blue Keepsake & Adora Paper Roses Bitty Belle are coming to Charisma on a separate container than the rest of the March / April Spring dolls.   Charisma estimates 1 - 2 weeks behind.  We will keep you updated.

** Adora Ruella Raspberry Mop Top Belle is selling out VERY quickly!  Charisma is oversold and she won't be back until 4th quarter 2010. Our supply is in transit and we're about 85% pre-sold.

Last Updated 4/24/10

**  Important Shipping Update!  The March / April / Spring 2010 dolls were supposed to have shipped from Charisma's MD warehouse on Friday, April 23rd.  We are hoping to get a manifest list on Monday, April 26th.  Assuming the dolls shipped on time, we are expecting the dolls to arrive on Friday, April 30th.  Once we receive a list of what physically shipped, we'll start sending out emails and invoices so that we can help expedite your order for quick turnaround once the product is in. We have not heard back yet whether the dolls that were originally going to be 4 week holds are shipping now or in 4 weeks.  (We're suspecting the latter but will confirm here as soon as we know!)

** SURPRISE SHIPMENTS Coming!  Count Your Beans is working with Charisma Brands to bring you some special dolls from the Charisma Vault!  These are dolls with Low COA #s (mostly # 5 or # 6) and some Artist Proof / AP dolls that are mostly AP 1, 2 or 3.  Many of these dolls have not been in the marketplace for a number of years and a couple are really rare.   To make it fair for everyone to have a chance at each of these dolls, we will be listing the in No Reserve auction at eBay.  We will announce them in advance on our blog, twitter and Facebook so that everyone will have fair warning.  The dolls won't be arriving for about a week and a half or two but our lot will include Adora Belles, Toddlers, a few tots and a few cool surprises we were never able to originally get when they first came out. 

** We will also be getting a shipment next week of some special Artist Signature Heirloom dolls originally available only through Charisma or TSC Canada.  Included are Adora Belle Fantasy, Baby Jessica Flowers and Frills, Clara Glory Days, Madisyn, Mommy's Girl Mother O, Olivia and Olivia Floral Romance.  We're also getting a few bonus Lily 3s A Charm cat dolls!

Thanks for stopping by!  We look forward to servicing your needs next week!  Remember, Marie will be on QVC on Monday, April 26th from 2 - 3 p.m. PST / 5 - 6 p.m. EST for her dolls show with a jewelry show an hour before.  We will be carrying almost all the dolls you'll see on the show with the exception of AB Paris Posh and maybe 1 or 2 others. 

There are still 5 dolls not yet on our website that we WILL BE CARRYING but have not yet been authorized to add to our website.  We'll be hoping to get the go ahead on Monday, April 26th, the day of Marie's QVC show. If you have any questions on show day, please ask and we'll be happy to help!

Last Updated 4/19/10

**  Important Shipping Update!  The March / April / Spring 2010 dolls have arrived at Charisma's Maryland Warehouse today!  They will be doing allocation and processing over the next couple of days and then begin shipping.  We are hoping to receive our dolls by the middle of next week.  We will not see a manifest list for probably a couple days so we're not sure yet if the dolls that were originally going to be 4 week holds are shipping or not.

** SURPRISE SHIPMENT!   We received a small quantity of Marie Osmond Clara Glory Days Toddler.  This doll was originally sold only on the Charisma website and was limited to 75 pieces.  The COA is hand-signed by doll artist, Ping Lau AND you get a FREE 8" Vinyl All American Kewpie with your order. (This was originally part of Charisma's special promotion and so we're including it as a freebie too!)  Suggested Retail for both is $169.90.   Our price is $139.95 with Free S/H.  In addition to a few for our website, we do have the # 2 doll of 75 which we will list in auction at eBay within the next 24 hours starting at $139.95 with no reserve in case you are looking for a very low numbered doll. The auction doll will ALSO include the Free All American Kewpie!  GOOD LUCK!

** We will also be getting in very small quantities next week of Marie Osmond Adora Fantasy Belle, Lily 3's A Charm, Olivia, Olivia Floral Romance, , Madisyn, Baby Jessica Flowers & Frills and Mommy's Girl Mother O.   Many of these were initially Charisma website exclusives but we were lucky enough to work to a secure a very limited quantity for Count Your Beans doll friends.   (Quantities range from 2 - 8 so don't miss out!)  We will offer Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H on all shipped orders of $75 or greater. Dolls will be up on the website for pre-order within the next 48 hours.

Last Updated 4/17/10

** Hello Count Your Beans Doll Friends!  I apologize for not updating this page sooner.   Truth be known, there hasn't been too much new news with Charisma Brands recently.   I will be blogging at http://www.cybdeals.blogspot.com either tonight or on 4/18 with more extensive website updates.

** For now, I did want to confirm that Marie Osmond is scheduled to be showing her Spring doll line on Monday, April 26th from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. PST at QVC.  (That's 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. EST)  If you'd like to tune in to her Jewelry show, that will be starting an hour earlier at 1 p.m. PST / 4 p.m. EST

** In the recent past, Charisma had been shipping new dolls to retailers from 2 separate locations.  Some dolls were shipped from Southern California which of course we liked because it was more cost-effective for us and the dolls arrived sooner.  The rest of the dolls shipped from an outsourcing warehouse in Maryland. 

We learned recently that Charisma has decided to ship all the Spring 2010 dolls from the Maryland warehouse.   What this means for Count Your Beans customers is that it will take a week for us to receive the dolls from the day they physically ship them.  Add to that a few days for inventory and processing time and receipt time can be anywhere from 5 - 10 business days.

We mention this because as of 4/8, we had heard the dolls would be arriving to Maryland in mid-April around the 15th.   This would allow enough turn-around time for us to hopefully receive the dolls by Marie's 4/26 QVC show.  Unfortunately, when John was on the phone with a Charisma rep late last week, it was speculated that the arrival date to Maryland for the Spring dolls was going to be late April.  This means we may not have the Spring dolls in hand at Count Your Beans until the end of April, early May.  We appreciate your patience and support and will keep you posted as we know more.  For those purchasing for Mother's Day gifts, we are still hoping to be able to make those deadlines but it is dependent on how quickly Charisma's warehouse gets the dolls and turns them around.   If you have any questions, please feel free to email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com

** The Spring Kewpie dolls and Tinkerbell Penny Brite Fairy are also expected to ship in late April.

Last Updated 4/8/10

*** Charisma originally posted on their Facebook page last week that Marie's next doll show on QVC was scheduled for 4/26 at 2 p.m. PST but someone later removed the post. A follow-up post in a thread on the Marie Doll Friends Forum from CharismaBuzz said that the announcement of the rescheduled date was premature.

To the best of our knowledge, based on a conversation we had with a Charisma Brands employee on Friday, April 2nd, Marie Osmond's next Marie Osmond doll show on QVC is still tentatively rescheduled for Monday, April 26th at 2 p.m. PST with her jewelry show an hour prior.   These shows are currently showing up on QVC's April schedule.

Please note that this information is subject to change and we will post if we hear anything different!

** The March show and March Retail Exclusive launch dolls are still supposed to ship out to retailers sometime in mid-April.  We will post more when we have it!

** Hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!

Last Updated 4/1/10

*** No April Fool's Joke -- Marie Osmond's next Marie Osmond doll show on QVC has been rescheduled to Monday, April 26th at 2 p.m. PST.  You can also catch her jewelry show an hour prior!

Last Updated 3/28/10

We posted a new blog! Please check out our new blog postings for extended details on what is going on at Count Your Beans!

** Important Note from Charisma Brands: The Marie Osmond Doll & Jewelry shows originally scheduled to be on QVC on Monday, March 29th have been postponed at Marie's request.  She has requested some additional time to be with family and according to Charisma Brands, a new date for the show will be announced within the next 30 days.  We will post on our blog, Facebook and Twitter when we have the new date.

** The March show dolls that were to be seen on QVC will still be shipping to Count Your Beans and other retailers.   Charisma has told us that we should expect the March Retail Exclusive Launch dolls and March QVC show dolls to start shipping to us sometime in mid-April.  There are 3 - 5 dolls (not yet announced on our website) that may still be QVC Key Launch dolls.   Although Count Your Beans has pre-ordered and WILL be getting a supply of each of these dolls, we have not been told whether these dolls will be temporarily delayed in shipping.

If you have any questions, please let us know!  We truly appreciate your support!  We recently decided to do some Spring Cleaning and as such, have reduced prices on many beautiful dolls for Spring and Easter.  Please check out our new dolly deals.  They make great gifts!

Please see our new Spring Sale updates for Marie Osmond & Penny Brite &  Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 3/18/10

Hello!  Hope everyone out there had a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Our first shipment of Penny Brite dolls from Charisma has just arrived!  Alice in Wonderland is already a favorite and at $24.95 she is very giftable.  These storybook dolls are great gifts for collectors and Secret Sisters!

** Please check out our new blog postings for extended details on what is going on at Count Your Beans!

Last Updated 3/9/10

** Charisma Brands and Marie Osmond are offering an Internet Exclusive pair of dolls sculpted by Susan Krey. See the Help for Haiti Johanna & Emmanuel Marie Osmond dolls.. We've been told these are Charisma internet exclusive launches and a portion of proceeds go to the Children's Miracle Network / CMN to help children in Haiti.  If interested, please visit Charisma to check this doll duo out!

Last Updated 3/6/10

** Count Your Beans is now pleased to offer the Happily Ever After Penny Brite collection for 2010.  This new section to our website contains 6 giftable Penny Brite dolls with storybook / fairy tale themes.  Great pricepoints!

** Charisma Brands and Marie Osmond is offering an Internet Exclusive version of Marie Osmond Adora Belle Queen Of Hearts in Mop Top fashion -- just in time for the release of the Alice In Wonderland movie. We've been told this is a Charisma internet exclusive launch so if interested, please visit Charisma to check this doll out!

Last Updated 3/4/10

** Darlene - A Sprinkle Of Sunshine Toddler is now in stock!  We have a few left if you are interested!  She is a LE of 150 and is a TOY FAIR Retailer Exclusive.

Last Updated 3/1/10

** Descriptions for the Marie Osmond Retail Exclusive Launch dolls added 1/29 have now been updated. See our new blog posting!

We have also just added pictures and descriptions for 4 new Marie Osmond dolls to the Count Your Beans website.   We also added an official picture for Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart Toddler.   All of these dolls should be shown on Marie's March 29th, 2010 show but retailers have been told by Charisma to expect arrival of our supply in early to mid April.

Just Added:

Alice Through The Looking Glass by Beverly Stoehr - an Alice In Wonderland style doll

Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Karen Scott - new official picture - Doll won DOTY / Doll of the Year Award in January 2010

Kissy Artist Signature Heirloom by Karen Scott - A porcelain Reproduction of Marie's Favorite Kissy Doll

Princess Native American Beauty by Sonja Bryer - 2nd in Native American Beauties collection

Would I Lie To You Marie Osmond Fashion Doll by Sandra Bilotto - Wears a replica of the costume Marie wears in her Las Vegas show

There are also 5 other dolls (4 large and 1 tiny tot) that we know of that should be on Marie's March 29th QVC Doll show.  We will ALSO be able to offer these through Count Your Beans, however because they are considered by Charisma and QVC to be QVC Exclusive Launches or 4 Week Hold Dolls, we will not have pictures or descriptions available to you for pre-ordering until Monday, March 29th.  Thanks for your patience and understanding!

** Count Your Beans is also carrying the new Penny Brite Happily Ever After collection for 2010.  We just launched this new section on our site. 6 cute affordable and giftable storybook fairy tale dolls are available now for pre-order

Last Updated 2/28/10

** Our family would like to express our condolences to Marie Osmond & Brian Blosil for the recent loss of their son, Michael Bryan aka Michael Blosil.  Our prayers and thoughts are with Michael and the entire extended family.   Love & Blessings, Karen, John, Justin and Ryan

Last Updated 2/26/10

I'll be blogging about this later today but wanted to get the news up here as soon as possible!

** Good news! We received an email update from Charisma today!  The professional images and descriptions will be available to retailers from Charisma on Monday, March 1st for the Marie Osmond dolls that will be shown on the March 29th QVC show.  The exceptions are the dolls Charisma & QVC have chosen as 4 week holds as well as exclusive launch dolls.  The "hold" and "exclusive launch" doll images and descriptions will be availalbe on March 29th, the day of Marie's show on QVC.

** According to  Charisma, the retailers supply of March dolls (both QVC show dolls and Retail Exclusive launch dolls) is running a little behind schedule due to Chinese New Year.  As such, product is expected at this point to arrive to Charisma around the first week of April and Charisma will ship out to retailers as soon as possible afterwards.

** We WILL be getting in a small supply of Darlene A Sprinkle of Sunshine, the Toy Fair Exclusive Marie Osmond doll limited to 150 pieces worldwide.  This doll is expected to ship out to us in early March and we are currently accepting pre-orders on our website.  (Those who contacted us for pre-order prior to today have been written down on our list and will be emailed sometime in the next 48 hours.)

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last Updated 2/21/10

*** Charisma Brands is currently attending Toy Fair. Although John and I won't be in attendance, we will post any scoop that we have via Twitter or on our blog!

Check our blog for details as we have them!

Last Updated 2/9/10

*** We just received a surprise shipment of Tinkerbell Fairy Keepsake and Baby Tina Enchantment Toddler (LE 100 - IDEX Exclusive). We do have extras of each available if interested!

Last Updated 2/2/10

** I recently added Harmony Let Me Call You Sweetheart to our website for pre-order! This doll sculpted by Karen Scott just won a DOTY / Doll Of The Year Award over the weekend at IDEX!  The reason we didn't have this doll up on our website earlier is that she was one of the hush hush dolls being shown on QVC at the end of March that we weren't allowed to share about until Charisma Brands released official permission / information.  Since Peggy Vicioso at Charisma tweeted a picture of this doll over the weekend and shared Charisma's DOTY win, we figured it was safe to assume we could now add her to our site.  Official pictures and descriptions are not yet set to be released until the beginning of March but I included the information I knew plus a link to Peggy's Twit Pic.

Charisma took up 4 DOTY Awards and if you haven't yet read our January 30th blog about them, here is a link!

** If you have not yet had the chance check out our Count Your Beans Dolls & Bears blog,  we invite you to do so!  This is where we're currently posting our detailed updates and I'm trying to do updates a few times a week!  I'll still continue little blurbs on this page for the time being until people get used to transitioning to the blog. If you have any questions about it, please let us know. 

You can read older blog posts very easily just by checking out the blog archives!

Last Updated 1/29/10

** I just added 19 new Marie Osmond dolls for 2010 to our website for pre-order! Almost all of these will be Retail Exclusives or Retail Launches and not shown on QVC unless QVC picks them up for a future date.

Adora Belle Lively Lucy (Mop Top) - Adora Belle Lottie Love (Mop Top) - Adora Belle Paper Roses Bitty Belle - Adora Belle Patti Princess (Mop Top) - Adora Belle Rock This Town Bitty Belle - Adora Belle Ruella Raspberry (Mop Top) - Andelyn Giddy Up Toddler - Baby Tina Enchantment - Cupcakes & Confetti Keepsake - Darlene A Sprinkle of Sunshine - Falling For You Tiny Tot -   Harvest Fun Keepsake - Hearts & Friendship Keepsake - Holiday Cheer Throughout The Year Keepsake - I Scream You Scream Toddler -  Red, White & Blue Carnivals & Fun Keepsake - Spring Fever Tiny Tot - Summer Sunset Tiny Tot - Winter Glow Tiny Tot

** Please note that there will be more Marie Osmond dolls that will be shown on the March 29th QVC show that will be available to Count Your Beans and other retailers for resale, however Charisma will not be releasing descriptions and photos of these dolls until approximately 1 month prior to the show.

** Rock This Town Fashion Doll is now in transit and expected to arrive sometime Friday!  We will send invoices out this weekend to those who pre-ordered her!

** I also added 10 New Kewpie dolls for 2010 to our Kewpie page for pre-order

** If you have not yet had the chance check out our Count Your Beans Dolls & Bears blog,  we invite you to do so!  This is where we're currently posting our updates and I'm trying to do updates a few times a week! (I was sick most of last week but will be blogging again on Friday!)

Last Updated 1/19/10

** The NEW Marie Osmond Dolls Theme for 2010 will be "Whimsical".  Check out our new January 19th blog posting for more in-depth details!

** We have confirmed with Tracy at Charisma that Marie Osmond will be having a doll show on QVC on March 29th.   There will be dolls on the show that are available to Count Your Beans and other retailers to resell and we're excited about this news! 

** Updated 9:20 p.m. We just received the word from Charisma about new dolls for March 2010!  We are sorting through this information and will be blogging about it soon!  We just blogged the press release at about 10:00 p.m. PST!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

  (You don't need a Twitter account to view our tweets.  Just visit us at www.countyourbeans.com/twitter )

Last Updated 1/10/10

The majority of my future updates will be on the new Count Your Beans Dolls & Bears blog!  We are planning to post a minimum of 3 times a week, so be sure to bookmark us as we will be offering coupons, specials and free Bonus Beans for readers!  In fact, if you go to our blog now and post a comment or email us directly, we will credit 25 Free Bonus Beans to your account!  (One free 25 Bonus Beans per customer.)

** We read in a posting on the MDF Forum that Peggy Vicioso told a doll friend that Marie will be having a show on QVC on March 29th.  We haven't officially received this scoop ourselves, so we sent off an email to our rep to confirm the details.  We also queried as to the ETA status for the Marie Rock This Town Fashion doll as we were told last year she should be arriving sometime this month.

** Just in case you haven't been to our blog yet, Charisma Brands will be showing new dolls at IDEX in late January and at Toy Fair in mid-February.  They will be debuting new Adora, Inc. dolls for 2010.   I'm not sure if that means they will be showing new Marie Osmond dolls as well, but I would guess that is the case.  As John and I will not be able to make the cross-country trip for either show due to our boys' schedule, we are hoping that we'll get a chance to pre-order Marie Osmond, Kewpie and Adora dolls and other Charisma Brands product line dolls in advance.  We'll blog about it when we have details!

** We have lowered pricing on many Marie Osmond Dolls and invite you to check out the latest deals!  Thanks for your support!

Last Updated 1/4/10

A new blog posting is up for the new year!

Last Updated 1/2/10

Happy New Year!  Let's make this a great one!  Count Your Beans is excited about some new changes we'll be making in the next year.  The first is our new blog.  This is a work in progress but we plan for it to replace this news page by the end of the month.

We are technically still closed until Monday, however I will be updating the site over the weekend and John and I will both be answering emails.  We have about 200 items currently up at eBay and are offering some great new Winter Specials!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.  

Last Updated 12/23/09

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Cheer!  Thank you for your support in 2009!  We do have many end of the year specials going on now with tremendous savings on dolls and gifts in all categories throughout our website.   Our next two shipping days are Monday, December 28th and Monday, January 4th.   As we are currently closed for the holidays, any emails coming in while we are closed will be answered around the 28th or 4th respectively.

** As of today, we have no new word about new Marie Osmond dolls for 2010.  Usually at this point we would have ordered for first quarter deliveries and no dolls have been presented to retailers for pre-order as of 12/23.  Charisma Brands is closed from 12/23 - 1/4/10 so we don't anticipate any new news from them until January 2010.  We received an email today referencing a survey Charisma is conducting trying to plan dolls for Marie's next anniversary show on QVC.  As Marie's Anniversary shows on QVC fall each year in August, we do not know if this means that she will not be at QVC until then but we have sent an email to our rep at Charisma to ask.

Naturally we are hoping to be able to provide doll friends with Retail Exclusive Marie Osmond dolls during the first quarter and first half of 2010 and as we hear more news, we will be delighted to share it with you.

** We would like to extend Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday wishes to all our doll friends, collectors, customers and website visitors.  As you may know, ours is a family business and without your support, we would not have the opportunities we currently do to be able to work from home while taking care of our children.  Those who may know our family situation more intimately may understand that the opportunity for us to work at home while our young boys are here is both a blessing and a necessity due to special needs. We appreciate you supporting Count Your Beans as we know you have many choices as to where you may shop.  We will always do our best to take good care of you and serve you with integrity, respect, grace and a big smile!    Blessings and best wishes, Karen, John, Justin and Ryan

Last Updated 12/15/09

HAPPY HOLIDAY SAVINGS EXTENDED! We have some WONDERFUL SPECIALS!  We offer Free S/H within the continental USA throughout on our website on all shipped orders of $75 or greater.  We also offer price matching against QVC or other retailers when both of us have the same item in stock.   (Price matching includes the cost of shipping from other retailers.)

The Material Girls Tiny Tots have been very popular and we still have some of each in stock! 

*** Any order placed between now and Christmas will receive a 10% off coupon to be used towards a future order.   ***

Last Updated 12/11/09

*** Just Arrived In Stock! Retail Exclusive dolls make great holiday gifts! We just received Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot - Organza Tiny Tot - Taffeta Tiny Tot - Velvet Tiny Tot & Madisyn Sweetheart.  All those who pre-ordered will be contacted via email within the next 48 hours.  We do have extras of each available!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.  New Holiday Sales!

Last Updated 12/06/09

*** The 4 Material Girls Tiny Tots, Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot, Organza Tiny Tot, Taffeta Tiny Tot and Velvet Tiny Tot are in transit now from Charisma and we should be receiving them around Tuesday, December 8th.   In order to process a quick turnaround, we will be starting to send invoices today to those who pre-ordered.

*** Madisyn Sweetheart is supposed to be in transit as well.  We haven't seen an invoice yet to confirm this 100% but we are hoping to receive her at the same time as the Material Girls Tiny Tots.

Last Updated 12/01/09

HAPPY HOLIDAY SAVINGS EXTENDED!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.  New Holiday Sales!

Last Updated 11/27/09

AMAZING HAPPY HOLIDAYS SAVINGS!  Check our new Black Friday - Cyber Monday DEALS!  These are 4 day specials only and include many new release dolls!  These are for new orders only.   This 4 day sale is for new orders only and requires immediate payment.   In-stock merchandise only. Sale ends at 12:01 a.m. PST on Tuesday, December 1st.

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.  New Holiday Sales!

The Count Your Beans family hopes that you and your loved ones had a lovely Thanksgiving!  We are thankful and grateful for our doll collecting friends and customers!

*** The 4 Material Girls Tiny Tots, Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot, Organza Tiny Tot, Taffeta Tiny Tot and Velvet Tiny Tot are supposed to start shipping from Charisma Brands the week of 11/30/09.   We are hoping to have the dolls in stock by Monday, December 7th and we still have extras of each available for pre-order.  Don't miss out on these end of the series cuties!  They make great holiday gifts and we offer Free S/H within the continental USA throughout on our website on all shipped orders of $75 or greater.

*** Charisma Brands is offering 4 Exclusive Artist Heirloom Dolls at their website - Madisyn, Olivia, Sissy Happy Birthday and Mommy's Girl Mother O. - These are currently exclusives to Charisma Brands, however if we're able to get them into stock at Count Your Beans, we'll be happy to let you know.  By purchasing ANY dolls at Charisma Brands through the above link or this link, Count Your Beans gets a small affiliate referral commission.  Since they will occasionally have exclusives that we are not able to offer, we genuinely consider your appreciation.

*** Charisma Brands is giving away a new doll each month at their website and also has a special birthday club!  It's free to enter their monthly contest and /or join their birthday club at this link!

*** Peggy Vicioso at Charisma Brands posted on the Marie Osmond Doll Friends Forum about a week ago saying that Marie Osmond would not have any new doll shows on QVC in the first quarter of 2010. The post was very brief and we expect some sort of follow-up announcement soon.

As there wasn't an April show in 2009, we're not sure whether Marie won't be back on QVC with her dolls until June or if Charisma is currently negotiating with QVC for another time / date / slot prior to that time.  It seems from what we can intrepret that all of that information is up in the air and subject to change at QVC and Charisma's discretion.  We are hoping of course to see Marie on QVC earlier, however if she is not there, we hope to hear that she will still keep in touch with doll friends by creating and sharing videos of her new dolls through the Charisma website and through retailer websites.  We have made this suggestion to Marie, Peggy & Charisma and look forward to hearing their response.   :-)

For now, we are planning that there will be no first quarter show, HOWEVER, we do know that Charisma Brands WILL be offering some exciting new Marie Osmond Retail Exclusive dolls for the first quarter of 2010 and we look forward to hearing more about these soon so that we can share the news with you!  In the meantime, we truly appreciate your support and should you be looking to add dolls to your collection or as a gifts throughout this holiday season, we would love for you to consider us as your source!  Thank you so much!  Karen & John at Count Your Beans

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Last Updated 11/17/09 

The Marie Grand Finale Fashion doll is now in stock at Count Your Beans!  We have sent emails and invoices to everyone who have pre-ordered her and we're happy to say we still have extras available!  She comes in a fashionable window display box and includes a plastic stand. We measured her at 16" standing + 1" if you include the height of the stand.  Her earrings in final production are double gold hoops and she has bracelets on both wrists.  A pink envelope with a Certificate of Authenticity is included.   The doll is part of an open edition and although she is not hand-numbered, she is hallmarked on the back of the neck with Marie's facsimile signature.

We still have a few of the Marie Osmond Emma doll left!  We were lucky to obtain a small allocation of the LE 100 Marie Osmond Emma dolls that initially debuted on The Shopping Channel in Canada in mid October 2009.   Dressed in a pretty pastel pink dress with pink and green floral embroidery, this sweet 13" seated porcelain toddler doll makes a great holiday gift at just $139.95 and 150 Bonus Beans! (We'll even take instant redemption on the Bonus Beans upon request!)

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.  New Holiday Sales!

Last Updated 11/10/09 

The Marie Grand Finale Fashion doll ETA to start shipping to retailers has been pushed back again, hopefully just a few days.  Charisma is expecting the dolls to arrive into their Southern CA warehouse shortly.  We are still expecting a mid-November arrival, probably the beginning to early part of next week..

Last Updated 11/07/09 

*** Count Your Beans was lucky to obtain a few of the LE 100 Marie Osmond Emma dolls that initially debuted on The Shopping Channel in Canada in mid October 2009.   Dressed in a pretty pastel pink dress with pink and green floral embroidery, this sweet 13" seated porcelain toddler doll makes a great holiday gift at just $139.95 and 150 Bonus Beans! (We'll even take instant redemption on the Bonus Beans upon request!)

*** More dolls coming into stock by the end of the week just in time for holiday shopping:  Adora My Heart Belle - Adora Parade Belle - Alyssa Blue - Arabella Catching Butterflies Fairy Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Rainbow Butterfly LE 250 - Baby Donny Tiny Tot (think Dancing With The Stars gift!) - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot - Baby Santa - Bride & Groom Keepsakes - Crystalline Fairy Tiny Tot - Crystal Pink Retail Exclusive - Dream Girl - Doll For The Cause (Heart, MS, Breast Cancer, CMN) - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Faylinn Holiday Fairy - Flutterby Baby - Goodnight Kissy - Hershey Kisses Tiny Tot - Hershey Hugs Tiny Tot - Love You Baby signing doll - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot - Lame Tiny Tot - Little Things Keepsake - Mexico Vopul Cactus Babies A Bloom - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Susie Butterfly Tiny Tot - Tiny Trio Tiny Tots (Tiny Teddy, Tiny Tears, Tiny Tu Tu) - Playful in Pink - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Vivian

*** Kewpie dolls are all on sale - More coming in soon: Rosie & Doodle Dog LE Porcelain set (Customer Favorite) + Bee Happy - Happy Birthday To You - Kewpie Kupcake - Spa Day - Top Chef

Last Updated 11/05/09 

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   Happy November!

*** Updated ETAs: Charisma let us know today that the ETA for Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot, Organza Tiny Tot, Taffeta Tiny Tot & Velvet Tiny Tot has been delayed until the end of November or early December.  They & we apologize for the inconvenience.

The Marie Grand Finale Fashion doll ETA to start shipping to retailers has been pushed back to around Monday, November 9th.  We hope to have her by Friday, November 13th or Monday, November 16th.

*** We are excited to say that we did get a few extra of Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot, Rosemary Bru & Soyala in stock.  These dolls all sold out in our first run and they also sold out on air when presented on The Shopping Channel in Canada and QVC.  If interested in these beauties for the holidays or any of the other October / Fall dolls, we welcome your orders!

Last Updated 11/3/09

*** Updated info:  Karen Scott has hand-signed the COAs for the Marie Osmond Harmony What Child Is This Toddler doll.  Please note that there is not a bow in the back of this doll in final production. (One of the original Charisma stock photos showed a bow but when the doll was presented on QVC, there was no bow. We apologize for any confusion.

Last Updated 10/31/09

*** HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  We will be taking off most of today and this evening to spend time enjoying Halloween festivities with our young sons. We still want to take great care of you but please allow us an extra 24 hours to answer emails and phone calls.   Thanks!

*** Here is a TREAT!  The following Marie Osmond dolls have just arrived at Count Your Beans and are in stock!   Those who pre-ordered will be contacted via email and invoiced by the end of Monday, November 2nd.

Adora All You Need Is Love Belle - Adora Belle Holiday 2009 - Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot - Baby Tina - Chloe - Harmony What Child Is This - Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot - Mimi - Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot - Rosemary Bru - Scarlet - Soyala Native American

*** The Marie Grand Finale Fashion doll has not yet shipped but she should hopefully be arriving at Charisma shortly and we are anticipating at this point an early November arrival.  The 4 Material Girls Tiny Tots (Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot, Organza Tiny Tot, Taffeta Tiny Tot & Velvet Tiny Tot should be arriving in mid-November.)  These dolls are available for pre-order on our website now.

*** Updated info: Marie Osmond mentioned on QVC and tweeted through Twitter that she had hand-signed all 600 Chloe dolls, however in checking our Chloe dolls today, they were not hand-signed. We believe she was confused and only hand-signed the dolls that were physically at QVC.  

*** Updated info: The Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot & Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot are both retail exclusives and we were told back in September in email and by phone that Charisma was producing a limited edition of 300 of each.  When we checked the COAs today, there was no edition size indicated, just open numbering.  We still believe at this point that Charisma only produced 300, however we wanted customers to know about the open numbering change just in case that was important.

*** Great News!   We have a few extra Rosemary Bru, Soyala & Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot dolls coming to us in a separate shipment (we have the tracking #!!!) and the dolls are in transit due to arrive around Monday, November 2nd. These three dolls all sold out on air when presented on QVC and were so popular, we sold out our first group of pre-orders.  We were lucky to get our waiting list allocation from Charisma and so if you haven't had a chance yet to order any of these beauties for yourself or for a holiday gift, they're all available now for order! Thanks!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

Last Updated 10/28/09 

*** The following October / November Marie Osmond dolls shipped to Count our Beans on Monday, October 26th. We should have our first shipments October 29th or 30th: 

Retail Exclusives in USA: Adora All You Need Is Love Belle (Good News!  This is an earlier than expected arrival originally with a late Nov ETA) - Adora Belle Holiday 2009 - Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot - Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot

Open to Retail & QVC: Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot - Baby Tina - Chloe - Harmony What Child Is This - Mimi - Rosemary Bru - Scarlet - Soyala

(Chloe was originally shipping a week later but she came in early and is on her way as well!)

*** Great News!   We have a few extra Rosemary Bru, Soyala & Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot dolls coming to us in a second shipment (we have the tracking #!!!) and the dolls are in transit due to arrive around Monday, November 2nd or Tuesday, November 3rd. (First shipment in transit and sold out.)  These three dolls all sold out on air when presented on QVC and were so popular, we sold out our first group of pre-orders.  We were lucky to get our waiting list allocation from Charisma and so if you haven't had a chance yet to order any of these beauties for yourself or for a holiday gift, they're all available now for pre-order!   Thanks!

Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

Last Updated 10/26/09 

*** Marie was on QVC today at 11:00 a.m. PST with her daughter, Rachael and Mary Beth Roe.   Lots of sell outs including Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot (we're almost sold out), Harmony What Child Is This Toddler, Soyala (we're almost sold out) and Baby Tina.  We did not see Mimi presented but she is supposed to be in transit so we'll try and find out more about her.

*** If you watched the 1:00 a.m. PST clearance show, there were some amazing prices, many below retailer cost.  We care about our collectors and regarding price-matching for these particular 1:00 a.m. dolls, we are happy to say we will accommodate a temporary price match, however we have a few restrictions.

For clearance QVC dolls, we will match the total QVC price of the doll shown (QVC price + QVC shipping) upon request for as long as QVC has the doll available in stock on their website and as long as we have physical stock.  Because some of the prices are below our cost, we can only offer the match on dolls we physically have in stock. (In other words, we cannot afford to re-order dolls that cost more for us to re-order than for us to price match. Hope that makes sense!)  We also cannot offer layaway on these QVC clearance prices.  If interested, just email us and we'll be happy to send you an invoice for the total price.   Thanks! 

Last Updated 10/24/09 

*** Peggy Vicioso & maybe Rachael (Osmond) Blosil will be doing the 1:00 a.m. PST on Monday, October 26th.   This is a last call show that is supposed to have some special values.   Count Your Beans will price match! 

*** Be sure to tune in for Marie Osmond's last new QVC doll show of the year because Marie Osmond will be on QVC presenting an hour's worth of new dolls on Monday, October 26th from 11:00 a.m. - Noon PST. As always, Count Your Beans WILL be price matching!  Then watch the next hour as she debuts her special SHINE jewelry line on QVC.  We truly appreciate all your support!!!

*** The following October / November Marie Osmond dolls were supposed to arrive at Charisma on Friday, October 23rd and time-permitting, Charism is going to try their best to have them in transit to retailers on Monday, October 26th. If all are on schedule, we should have around the 29th or 30th: 

Retail Exclusives in USA: Adora All You Need Is Love Belle (Good News!  This is an earlier than expected arrival originally with a late Nov ETA) - Adora Belle Holiday 2009 - Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot - Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot

Open to Retail & QVC: Baby Abigail Blessing Day Tiny Tot - Baby Tina - Harmony What Child Is This - Mimi - Rosemary Bru - Scarlet - Soyala

*** The following October / November Marie Osmond dolls are supposed to arrive at Charisma at the end of October and Charisma will turn them around to retailers as soon as possible.  If all are on scheduled, we should have the first or second week of November:

Chloe - Marie Grand Finale Fashion Doll (Retail Exclusive)

*** The following November Marie Osmond Material Girls aka Fabric Friends Retail Exclusive Tiny Tots have had their ETA pushed back and are now expected at Charisma sometime in mid-November:

Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot - Organza Tiny Tot - Taffeta Tiny Tot - Velvet Tiny Tot

*** Marie and Charisma Brands have opened up the Marie Osmond fashion doll, Rock This Town to retailers in January 2010 and she is now available for pre-order. This doll was an exclusive 2009 launch for attendees of Marie's Rock This Town 50th Birthday Bash in October and is so popular that she will be available to the general public as well.   The differences between the doll that the attendees received and the ones available to retail are that the ones at the celebration were hand-signed and came with an autographed picture of Marie.  There was also a small envelope with a piece of paper that had a lipstick kiss imprint on it.  Otherwise to the best of our knowledge (details subject to change at Charisma's discretion), the doll will be the same and will include a doll stand, doll box and Marie in a replica outfit of the Rock This Town fashion she wears in her Vegas show with Donny.  The price will be $50.00 which may be an introductory price celebrating Marie's 50th.  (It's been rumored that future Marie Fashion dolls may have higher pricing.)

Last Updated 10/20/09

*** Peggy Vicioso of Charisma Brands is doing a last call show on QVC at 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m PST.  We have a number of the dolls from the show in stock at wonderful Fall pricing including Baby Connie Toddler, Adora Sprinkles Belle, Baby Grace and Baby Lex. 

In honor of Marie's recent 50th birthday, we've reduced pricing on over 50 Marie's dolls! Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

*** If you watched Peggy & Rachael Osmond Blosil on The Shopping Channel in Canada a couple days ago, you may have seen the Whispering Willow Fairy dolls presented as "Marie Osmond dolls".   Although Marie / Charisma do present the line, they are packaged with COA's from the Whispering Willow series.  We do carry this entire line of dolls but it is listed on our website in a separate section: Whispering Willows.  Come check out these quality fairy dolls today!  AWESOME Pricing for the holidays!

Last Updated 10/16/09

*** Mikayla Toddler is now in stock at Count Your Beans!  She is a Retail Exclusive limited to just 150 pieces worldwide.  Only 100 were available to retailers in the USA, the other 50 debuted on The Shopping Channel in Canada in August.  The pricing on this 12" seated toddler has been reduced from an original quote of $149.95 to $129.95. She has porcelain from her feet to above her knees and porcelain from her hands to above her elbows in addition to an articulated head.  In final production the shoes were changed to golden.  We have a few extras available for order and those who pre-ordered were emailed on 10/16/09.  Thanks!

*** Adora Bitty Belle Doll For The Cure Breast Cancer Awareness is now in stock and on sale in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Great gift idea!

*** Adora Spell Belle has been delayed in return from QVC to Charisma. Originally anticipated in September, she was just shipped back this week and Charisma expects her in next Tuesday or Wednesday.   They will try and do a same day turnaround to retailers and we expect our supply around 10/26 or 10/27.  We will ship our supply out same day. (Those who pre-ordered have been contacted.)  We are almost sold out and as Charisma is oversold, we will not be able to get additional dolls.

*** We are still awaiting ETAs on some of the other Retail Exclusive dolls due in late October: Adora Belle Holiday 2009, Katie Sue Happy Holiday Tiny Tot & Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot.   The Material Girls / Fabric Friends Tiny Tots Cotton Ginny TT, Velvet TT, Organza TT & Taffeta TT are supposed to have an early November arrival at Charisma.  These dolls are supposed to be LE 300 and Retail Exclusives.  (It's possible that the COAs will not say LE 300 and be hand numbered, however we've been told on a couple of occasions that only 300 were being produced so if interested in these dolls, please keep their exclusivity for a tiny tot in mind, thanks!)  We do have all of the above dolls currently available for pre-order.

*** It's not too late to get the cute Happy Howling-Ween Kitty Keepsake in time for Halloween!  She's cuter in person than her stock photo and she can stand or be seated.  At $29.95, she's a great value and an adorable Halloween decoration.  She is a Retail Exclusive as well.

*** In honor of Marie's recent 50th birthday, we've reduced pricing on over 50 Marie's dolls! Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

Last Updated 10/12/09

Introducing the Retail Exclusive Grand Fashion Finale Marie Osmond Fashion Doll! 

Marie debuted this doll at her 50th Birthday Bash at the Flamingo in Las Vegas on October 9th, 2009.    We should be getting our supply of this doll into stock sometime in late October.  She is priced at just $50 in celebration of Marie's 50th birthday!   Pre-orders are welcome and now being taken!

Last Updated 10/9 (with amendments) 10/10/09

*** In honor of Marie's upcoming 50th birthday, we've reduced pricing on over 50 Marie's dolls! Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

*** October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we have added Adora Doll For The Cause Bitty Belle - Breast Cancer Awareness to our website at a great price, just $26.95! A portion of all proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

*** We have added the Marie Fashion Finale 50th Birthday Celebration Fashion Doll to our website for pre-order.  We are currently awaiting a picture and official description and were told initially by Charisma that it would be released to retailers sometime on 10/10.  Since it is a weekend, it is possible we may not receive this additional information until Monday, however if we get it early, we will post it on our site!  What we can tell you is that it is a 16" standing vinyl fashion doll of Marie Osmond and that she is wearing a different costume than the one presented to attendees of Marie's 50th Birthday celebration in Las Vegas.

This doll will also be featured on the upcoming cover of Doll Reader Magazine and retails for $50.00 (honoring Marie's 50th birthday.)

*** Charisma is offering a couple exclusive dolls just to their site for collectors.  We would love to get them ourselves but so far, they have not been made available to retailers.  If interested in Mary Witches and Webs (LE 100) or Rock This Town 50th Adora Birthday Belle, you can visit this link and click on the Charisma home page to see the new dolls.  (If purchasing anything from Charisma through our link, we do get a small affiliate commission, so we truly appreciate your support, especially since we're not able to offer these dolls to collectors ourselves!)

*** We are awaiting ship dates to us for Adora Spell Belle, Mikayla and Adora Belle Holiday 2009.  Adora Spell Belle should be arriving and reshipping from Charisma any day! Thanks for your patience! The October release dolls that will be shown on QVC should be shipped out to arrive around the time of Marie's October 26th show.

*** As always, we appreciate your support! To sign up on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CountYourBeans -  For even more dolly updates, including special Twitter-Only Coupons and more, we invite you to follow us!  We embrace social marketing and appreciate your referrals!

Last Updated 10/3 with an amendment 10/7/09

*** Additional dolls for October and late Fall have been added to our website for pre-order! 

Recently added for pre-order are:  Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot by Karen Scott (Retail Exclusive) - Organza Tiny Tot by Karen Scott (Retail Exclusive) - Taffeta Tiny Tot by Karen Scott (Retail Exclusive) - Velvet Tiny Tot by Karen Scott (Retail Exclusive) -- We've been told that Charisma is expecting these four dolls to start shipping to retailers in early November.  Each doll is available for pre-order separately!

Also added: Baby Abigail Christening Day Tiny Tot by Sonja Bryer - Madisyn Sweetheart by JoAnn Pohlman (Retail Exclusive expected to ship to retailers in late December, early January) - Rosemary Bru (LE 250 -- late October release. Very limited allocation to retailers, we're only getting a few) by Mary Benner (not eligible for layaway) - Soyala Native American Doll by Karen Scott (LE 350 -- late October release)

There is one more Fashion Doll which is a must have for Marie collectors and helps celebrate Marie's upcoming 50th birthday!  We won't be able to add this to our website for pre-order until 10/10 since Marie wants to debut it in Las Vegas but she is sure to be a fabulous addition to your collection and a different kind of doll in Marie's special offerings.

*** Happy Howling-Ween Kitty Keepsake recently arrived and she is a cutie!  We are in the process of sending out invoices for her now!. 

Last Updated 10/1/09

*** We have had some intermittent problems in the past week with the provider who hosts our website.  We sincerely apologize if you tried reaching our site and it was down.  We hope everything is back to normal again!

*** Most new October Release dolls with pictures and descriptions have now been added to our website for pre-order.   There will be a few more very limited edition choices coming on Friday, October 2nd and there will be one fashion doll added after Marie debuts her in Las Vegas on October 10th.

Just added (and will also be shown on Marie's October 26th QVC show are):  Baby Tina by Karen Scott - Chloe by Sonja Bryer - Harmony What Child Is This (plays Greensleeves / What Child is This?) by Karen Scott - Mimi by JoAnn Pohlman - Scarlet by Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick

*** We will be adding the Material Girl Tiny Tots (see updated from 9/19) to our website on 10/2.  They are all supposed to be a LE of 300 each and are due around the first week of November.

*** We will also be adding a Bru, a Native American Doll and a limited edition tiny tot.  There will also be a new Retail Exclusive 24" standing doll with LE 200 coming out in late December, early January that will be a must have for Valentine's Day.  All these 10/2 additions (except the Material Girls) will have very limited allocations to retailers.  We get a certain amount allocated and then we are on a waitlist for any extras.  More details to come shortly!

*** Baby Jessica Toddler and Baby Olive Marie Heirloom just arrived into stock and all those who have pre-ordered have been contacted.  It turns out that Baby Jessica is smaller than we were initially told.  The Fall Catalog shows her at 12" seated but she's really closer to 10" seated and about 16" - 17" from head to toe.  Baby Olive Marie Heirloom which we were told would be about 10" seated is actually closer to 12" seated and about 19" from head to toe.  We have updated our website accordingly as we just found out about these changes after the dolls arrived!

*** Happy Howling-Ween Keepsake is in transit now and expected 10/1/09.  We are expecting Adora Spell Belle within the next 7 - 12 days.  We are expecting Adora Belle Holiday 2009 and Mikayla sometime in October.  Charisma does not have a current ship date for these dolls yet as they have not yet arrived into port.

Last Updated 9/19/09

*** Best Friends Forever Aisha (LE 50) is now in stock at Count Your Beans!  We only have a few, so if you're interested in this extremely limited edition black porcelain beauty, please consider purchasing her today at $149.95 with Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H within the continental USA!

*** We do have stock available of most of the August doll releases with the exception of Ophelia Fairy Rosebud and Catherine Elizabeth.  Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

*** We have updated the layaway and pre-order policies on our website effective immediately.  (Website Ordering Policies) If you have any questions, please let us know and we'll be happy to help!. Thanks!

*** We've been told that Charisma Brands will be bringing in the last 4 Material Girls Tiny Tots by the end of 2009.  These would be Taffeta Tiny Tot, Organza Tiny Tot, Velvet Tiny Tot & Cotton Ginny Tiny Tot.  We are still awaiting further details but to the best of our knowledge, they will retail or internet exclusives (we will have them) and they will be sold individually at $49.95 apiece.  Once we get a more official confirmation, we will place these dolls on our website for pre-order.  In the interim, if you have interest in placing any on order with a $5 each deposit, please let us know!

Last Updated 9/17/09

** We received our allocation of Katelyn Rose today and will be contacting all those who pre-ordered.  We also tried contacting all those on our waiting list a little while back because we had a couple initial order cancellations.  We do have a couple dolls allocated for eBay and a couple of spare dolls for our website.  Don't miss on this Limited Edition 75 beauty!  (Due to our small edition size and the fact she's oversold at Charisma, we are not offering layaway on this doll. Thanks!)

Last Updated 9/12/09

Don't miss out on some incredible .11 No Reserve Deals at eBay!

Last Updated 9/9/09

*** We do have stock available of most of the August doll releases with the exception of Ophelia Fairy Rosebud and Catherine Elizabeth.  Please see our new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

*** We rehauled our Bonus Beans Customer Loyalty & Reward program today to make it more clear and concise for our collecting friends.   If you aren't already "Counting Your Beans", now is a great time to do so!

*** A new Retail Exclusive Adora Belle is now on pre-order for a late November arrival.  Adora All You Need Is Love Belle is a 12" full body porcelain blonde beauty limited to 300 dolls worldwide.  She'd be wonderful to display or give for the holidays or Valentine's Day.  She has been added to our website and is now available for pre-order!

*** Count Your Beans will be receiving a few of the Adora Spell Belle Halloween dolls shown on Marie's late August QVC show.  These dolls were originally QVC exclusives from 2008 and we're lucky to be able to get this colorful doll for collectors!  Pre-orders being taken now! 

*** We are excited to let collecting friends know that we'll be getting a handful each of two VERY exclusive dolls, limited to just 50 pieces each worldwide.  Both these dolls originally appeared on the Charisma Brands website.  One is BFF - Best Friends Forever Cherry and one is BFF - Best Friends Forever Aisha. BFF Cherry is currently in stock and BFF Aisha should be shipping to us soon.  (Please note that the third doll in the series, BFF Harmony is already sold out.)  Each retails for $149.95 with Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA.

*** Descriptions and pictures for October dolls are anticipated to be released one month before Marie's October 26th show on QVC, which would make it September 26th. We look forward to sharing this information for you as soon as we have it!

Last Updated 8/27/09

*** August Show Dolls including Ophelia Fairy Tiny Tot JUST ARRIVED! We are in the process of inventorying the dolls now.  To those who already pre-ordered with $10 deposits, we will be sending you invoices for your balance due 8/27 or 8/28.  For those who pre-paid in full, your order will be shipping either 8/28 (Friday) or 8/31 (Monday).

*** Baby Catherine and Ophelia Fairy Tiny Tot are sold out at Count Your Beans.  Should we have cancellations on any of our pre-orders, we will be offering dolls to those on our wait list.  A lot of dolls have smaller edition sizes this time around and so we have smaller quantities of dolls to go around as well.  If there is an August Release doll calling your name, we invite you to order with us as once our inventory is gone, many dolls are already sold out at Charisma and will not be coming back in.

*** Surprise! Cherry Blossoms by Ping Lau which was originally an August doll and then pushed to October showed up with our August doll shipments.  We're suspecting that QVC will still show her on Marie's Saturday, October 24th show, however since we have the dolls in stock now, they're available for purchase!

*** We will be listing the new dolls at eBay this weekend, however when you purchase through our website, our overhead is less and we can offer specials like Bonus Beans and Free S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $75.00 or more.   When we're able to keep our costs down, we can pass along better deals to our customers!

Last updated 8/24/09

*** As a reminder, Marie Osmond will be doing four 18th Anniversary shows on QVC on Monday, August 24th.  We will meet or beat QVC's price by price matching QVC's total with shipping for all dolls.  (In many cases, we will match their discounted price and include Free S/H for even greater savings!) Due to the odd times of day that the shows are on, if you do not see the price adjustment on our website at the time of your order, we will be happy to make the adjustment for you! 

Here are the QVC show times in Pacific Standard Time.  Monday August 24th:  1:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. PST (Show 1), 10:00 a.m. - Noon PST (Show 2) - 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST (Show 3), 11:00 p.m. - Midnight PST (Show 4).  We would imagine that the shows would be showcasing new dolls as well as featuring some of Marie's previous releases. 

*** Please note that during show days and the day or two afterwards, we will try to answer emails and phone calls as soon as possible, however please allow up to 1 business day for a response due to anticipated higher volume during this time period.  Thanks!

*** We have added some expanded detail pages for all of Marie's August doll releases.  Expanded detail pages include larger pictures and additional details about each doll. To see each page, just click the "Expanded Details" link next to each doll on our Osmond Alphabetical Pages.   Example: Baby Boo

*** We just learned that Sherri Williams original OOAK Baby Boo doll was a 1st Place Award winner in 2008.   It's no surprise that Marie Osmond would want to reproduce this beauty.  At just $69.95, this vinyl baby doll is an affordable way to enjoy a sculptor new to Marie's line of offerings!

*** We look forward to earning your business!

Last updated 8/22/09

*** New News from Charisma! Retailer allocations of August show dolls have arrived at Charisma Brands and started shipping to Count Your Beans and other retailers on Friday, August 21st. They said they should have everything out no later than Monday, August 24th.   We anticipate the August Show dolls including the Retail Exclusive Ophelia Fairy Rosebud to be in stock around 8/27 or 8/28.  Baby Jessica Picture Day and Baby Olive Marie are 4 week first exclusives with QVC and should start shipping out to retailers around September 21st for a late September arrival.

*** We will be adding Rose Marie Holiday Tiny Tot to our website ready to pre-order by the end of the evening.  Her price will be $49.95 and we've been told that she will be a Retail Exclusive.  Pre-Order her together to ship with Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot and get free S/H on both!  We expect both to ship out to us between the middle to end of October.

*** There is a sporadic glitch that is happening with the PayPal shopping cart system (not just ours but throughout the web). What is happening  on a seemingly random basis is that customers are placing orders but the orders are not getting through to sellers.  A receipt is sent to the customer with a transaction date of 12/31/69 and a transaction ID # of 0.  No money is being removed from the customer's account, however the order is not being processed either so the seller will not know an order is placed unless a buyer brings it to that seller's attention.  We have had about 3 reports of this that we can pinpoint.  Apparently this has been happening since June and PayPal is currently working on it per a post on the PayPal Developer's Forum on 8/21/09.  We apologize if you have been adversely impacted.  What you can do is check your PayPal shopping cart receipt after you make a purchase.  If it shows a 12/31/69 date, please contact PayPal and Count Your Beans to make us aware.  You can then either try to resubmit your order or contact us at countyourbeans@aol.com or cntyrbeans@aol.com and we can send an invoice directly to you.

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   We've lowered pricing in many areas and appreciate your support!

Last updated 8/15/09

*** Hello Doll Friends!  We've missed you! John and I are now back in town and eagerly catching up on emails, website design and new listings at eBay and Amazon. Thanks so much for your patience and support while we were away.  We look forward to working with you again in the near future!

*** We have added all the new Marie Osmond August dolls to our website for pre-order.  Additionally, there are some special retail exclusives for Fall arriving in September and October that we've added as well.  They are all up but for your convenience, here is an alphabetical list of the August and Fall Retail Exclusive dolls:

Adora Belle Holiday 2009 (Retail Exclusive) by Marie Osmond - Andelyn by Rachel Scott - Baby Aisha by Karen Scott - Baby Boo by Sheri Williams (new Artist for Charisma) - Baby Emily Treasured Moment by Sonja Bryer - Baby Jessica Picture Day by Beverly Stoehr - Baby Olive Marie Heirloom by Marie Osmond and Karen Scott - Catherine Elizabeth by Mary Benner - Cherry Blossoms by Ping Lau (pushed from Aug to Oct) - Goldilocks & James (doll & Steiff bear) by Monica Reo (new Artist for Charisma) - Happy Howling-Ween Keepsake (Retail Exclusive) - Harmony Twinkle Twinkle by Karen Scott -  Katelyn by Beverly Stoehr - Katelyn Rose (Retail Exclusive) by Beverly Stoehr - Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Marie at 3 Tiny Tot by Emily Garthright - Mikayla (Retail Exclusive) by Sonja Bryer - Ophelia Fairy Rosebud Tiny Tot (sold out in pre-order) by Karen Scott - Valerie by Sonja Bryer

Please note that the official descriptions that we downloaded from Charisma's website for retailers differ slightly in a few areas concerning edition size and doll heights for a few of Marie's new toddler dolls.   We will be doing our best to clarify heights and edition sizes on Monday, August 17th.  As always, information posted by Charisma up until shipping and showtime is subject to change at their discretion, however they and we are doing our best to give you the most up-to-date information possible.

*** Marie will be doing a number of shows on The Shopping Channel Canada on Monday, August 17th where she will be debuting Mikayla LE 150 and showcasing a variety of previous release dolls.

*** Marie will also be doing four 18th Anniversary shows on QVC on Monday, August 24th.  We will be price matching QVC's total with shipping for all dolls! 

Here are the QVC show times in Pacific Standard Time.  Monday August 24th:  1:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. PST (Show 1), 10:00 a.m. - Noon PST (Show 2) - 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST (Show 3), 11:00 p.m. - Midnight PST (Show 4).  We would imagine that the shows would be showcasing new dolls as well as featuring some of Marie's previous releases.

*** There will be new dolls coming in October 2009 as well.  The actual number of dolls, pictures and descriptions should be released by Charisma and available for pre-order at the end of September, approximately one month before Marie's October show on QVC on Saturday, October 24th.

Cherry Blossoms by Ping Lau was moved from the August show to the October show and is already available for pre-order on our website.  We're not allowed yet to reveal the scoop about the new October dolls but in general terms, I can say that there will be new toddlers, a holiday themed tiny tot (in addition to the retail exclusive Katie Sue Happy Holidays Tiny Tot), a musical moments doll with holiday theme and a very special fashion style doll.

*** A handful of new Kewpie dolls for Fall should be arriving sometime in September.  There will be a fun Halloween and Holiday doll included in the line-up.  Both are expected to be quite popular!

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.

Last updated 7/14/09

*** Great News! Charisma has listened to collector and retailer requests!! From now on (at least as of 7/10/09), pictures and descriptions for new release Marie Osmond dolls will be released approximately 1 month in advance of Marie's shows on QVC. This means late July for August dolls and late September for October dolls.  Also, Retail Exclusive doll pictures and descriptions will be released as soon as the information is approved by Charisma management.

Thank you for all of your support and for sending feedback to Charisma!  We think this is a fantastic decision on their end and hope it will help bring back some of the buzz and excitement before shows and allow customers to pre-order dolls in advance of the show date.  As mentioned above in the green box (and below in the pink), Count Your Beans will still be on family leave at the time the August pictures and descriptions come out.  We unfortunately will not have access to be able to place them on our website until after August 12th, however, we will try getting the pictures and descriptions up and Facebook.  Please note that we ordered the August dolls well in advance and do have our supply already allocated.  As many are very limited in edition size, we highly recommend advance reservations.  We will be accepting pre-orders via email at countyourbeans@aol.com and will process them in the order received as soon as our offices open again on August 12th. 

Although our offices will be closed, we will be tweeting occasionally at http://twitter.com/CountYourBeans and we do plan on updating our Facebook page after the new pictures and descriptions are officially released. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Count-Your-Beans-Dolls-Bears-Collectibles/49559401644

*** We have placed our pre-orders for October 2009 dolls.  Marie's show on QVC is scheduled for late October.  Although we're not allowed to release doll information or descriptions just yet, we can tell you that there will be multiple holiday tiny tots and a few holiday themed dolls.  There will also be a fresh and fun affordable and giftable doll out to celebrate Marie's upcoming 50th birthday!

*** Kewpie fans will be excited to see special Kewpie dolls for both Halloween and Christmas.

*** There will also be a couple VERY limited edition surprises coming where authorized retailers will only each be able to get a handful.  We can't tell you which they are yet BUT to be fair to all, we will allocate 3 of each to the first people who pre-order them and the others will be set aside for auction at eBay (starting at retail price).

*** Adora Belle Holiday 2009 and Happy Howling-ween Keepsake have been added to our site for pre-order.  ETA is mid to late September. Both are Retail Exclusives and pre-ordering is highly recommended!

Last Updated 7/5/09 - Sizzling Summer Savings!  - Marie Osmond June Dolls In Stock Now!

Last updated 6/16/09

*** All the June Marie Osmond dolls are now in stock!!  If you have pre-ordered, we will send you an invoice for your balance due within the next 24 - 48 hours.  Thanks so much for your patience and support!!

*** Ophelia Fairy Rosebud (a Retail Exclusive coming in August) is now sold out in pre-order at Count Your Beans as of 6:30 p.m. 6/15/09.  We ordered a lot but they went fast!   We will be taking a waiting list in case anyone decides to cancel, however I think if you look around, a few retailers may still have her available

*** We have added some new and revised pictures for Adora Belle Paper Roses, Audrianna, Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish, Bella's Kewpie, Harmony Summer Time & Summer Romance

Order at the following links!  All dolls are now in stock! Audrianna, Adora Paper Roses Belle, Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish, Bella's Kewpie, Harmony Summertime & Summer Romance

*** Ophelia Fairy Rose

Last Updated 6/15/09

*** Marie Osmond June Dolls Just Arrived! - Those who pre-ordered with $10 deposits will be contacted for your balance due within 24 - 48 hours. Your doll IS secured for you!  :-)  Please note that it will be extra busy here over the next few days and we will do our very best to get back to everyone within 24 hours.  Thanks so much for your patience and support! 

IMPORTANT:  It was originally shared with us by Charisma Brands during the time we pre-ordered that Marie Osmond doll sculptors were going to be signing the Certificate of Authenticity on each of their dolls (i.e. Sonja Bryer for Audrianna and Bella's Kewpie, Karen Scott for Summer Romance & Harmony Summertime, Ping Lau for Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish) but we checked all the certificates today and NONE of them are hand-signed.  We have amended the descriptions on our website accordingly.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dolls to hurry on: Summer Romance 3/4 sold out as of 1:15 p.m. PST, Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish 2/3 sold out as of 1:15 p.m. PST

We are watching Marie's 1st show at the time I'm doing this update. I'm assuming that Audrianna will be shown on the second show. Please note that QVC and Charisma have photos of Audrianna that show slightly different hair styles.  We would say her hair is short like the catalog picture but can be fluffed out a bit.  I don't think that QVC has Adora Paper Roses Belle but we do!  She is now in stock

Charisma has not officially released catalog photos or descriptions yet (we have a message out to them) but we saw pictures on various retailer websites so those are the pictures we are currently using. We've seen a couple different versions of Audrianna & Bella's Kewpie pictures and will update our website with final version official photos once they are released. One retailer had up what looks like a stock photo of Adora Paper Roses Belle so we may post that picture as well since it is already out on the web and the dolls are physically in stock.. 

Watch our Tweets @ Twitter!   http://www.twitter.com/CountYourBeans

Check out these beautiful new photos!

Last updated 6/13/09 - New June Deals! - Marie Osmond June Dolls Just Arrived!

*** After looking around last night on QVC and different retailer websites and seeing both June doll pictures and June doll descriptions listed, we have made the decision to go ahead and list the June dolls back up for pre-order.  We tried contacting Charisma in advance on Friday to see if it would be okay but understandably, they are very busy with the upcoming show so we made a decision which we thought would still be respectful to doll collectors, Marie Osmond and Charisma Brands.

Please note that the descriptions we included are taken from our personal notes from when we pre-ordered the dolls a few months ago.  We noticed that a couple retailers had copied our notes, so if there happen to be any changes, we will update our website accordingly as soon as we either get the dolls and have a chance to look them or get the official descriptions from Charisma.

Check out these beautiful new photos!

Pre-Order at these links!  Audrianna, Adora Paper Roses Belle, Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish, Bella's Kewpie, Harmony Summertime & Summer Romance!

All are in transit now and Adora Paper Roses Belle is too! (Bella's Kewpie was supposed to be a 4 week QVC hold but 2 retailers who already received their doll shipments are showing her as in stock so we're assuming that Charisma sent them early to everyone!  Great News!)

*** The June dolls are expected to arrive 6/15 or 6/16.  Right now, our website reflects a $10 pre-order for each.  We are pricing to match the prices currently posted on the QVC website plus we are offering Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H on each doll & Free Sales Tax if you are outside Washington.  We also offer Bonus Beans with each doll. Should the prices be lowered by QVC on show day, we will be happy to match their pricing.

Last Updated 6/9/09

*** GREAT NEWS!   The Marie Osmond June dolls are now in transit from Charisma Brands to Count Your Beans and select retailers. Please note that ALL of the June dolls are already sold out at Charisma Brands.  Once each retailer sells out of his / her allocation, they will not be able to re-order more from Charisma so if you see a doll you like, please don't miss out!  Some of the dolls are very low edition sizes and although we do have a fair amount of each coming, there is only a limited supply available.  The vast majority of dolls will be available for website order / pre-order but we have allocated a few of each to eBay auction to make sure we take care of our customers who primarily buy from us at eBay.  

*** Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish is a Retailer Exclusive doll not available to QVC and is limited to 150 dolls worldwide.  Our supply coming in is limited to one run. As there is a picture of her now available on our website, if interested, we highly recommend pre-ordering so you won't miss out!

We will be carrying all the June dolls except any that are QVC exclusives.  Pictures aren't officially coming until show day and Marie's first show on QVC will be at 1:00 p.m. PST / 4:00 p.m. EST on Monday, June 15th.  We're not sure if we will receive the pictures on the 15th or after Marie's 2nd show at 3:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 a.m. EST on the 16th, but please check back with us on June 15th as we will be able to officially list the dolls again on our website at that time. We WILL be matching QVC pricing and we will also be offering Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $75.00 or greater.

*** Please see super new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows!  *** More Sales Just Added!  Lowest pricing ever on Artista dolls!  Many new Marie Osmond & Kewpie Sales as well!

Last Updated 6/3/09

*** Please note that after careful consideration, John and I have made the decision to moderately increase shipping rates at CountYourBeans.com. For the past 10 years we have offered Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater.  

We are changing to Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $75 or greater effective immediately.  We have comparison shopped our larger competitors and discovered that the ones who do offer a shipping incentive program don't usually do so until an order is over $100.  As such, we are confident that our new S/H pricing combined with our competitive website doll pricing will still provide customers a great overall value.  The new shipping rate tiers are as follows:

up to $44.99 = $9.00 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$45 - $59.99 = $11.50 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$60 - $74.99 = $14.00 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$75.00 and up = FREE S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

Orders under 2 lbs are usually shipped via USPS and orders over 2 lbs are shipped via UPS delivery.  Please note that the shopping cart system calculates S/H based on UPS delivery in the continental USA. If you will be shipping via the United States Postal Service either inside or outside of the USA or will be using expedited shipping methods, shipping rates will be different than shown in our cart and we will send an invoice for the difference.  

If you have any questions about our new shipping policy, please let us know! 

*** The Marie Osmond June dolls including Adora Belle Paper Roses are now in stock at Charisma Brands.  As Marie would like to be the first to introduce these dolls to collectors, we have been told that the decision was made at Charisma to not release any pictures or official descriptions until June 15th when Marie does her next show on QVC.  Watch Count Your Beans on 6/15 as it will be an exciting dolly day!!

We've been told that the June dolls will start shipping to retailers the week of June 8th so we are hoping to have the dolls in hand at the same time (or close to) when Marie is on the air.  This time the dolls will be shipping to us from Southern California rather than Maryland so we expect to have them a couple days sooner than with recent shows. 

*** The Marie Osmond August dolls may have descriptions released in advance of August.  It depends on the outcome of the June QVC show and I would imagine on customer feedback as well.  Charisma Brands, Marie Osmond and Charisma Vice President Peggy Vicioso are now all on Twitter so you may want to consider following them and giving them your input!  Here are the links:

http://www.twitter.com/CharismaBrands

http://www.twitter.com/MarieOsmond

http://www.twitter.com/PeggyVicioso

and please don't forget us, http://www.twitter.com/CountYourBeans

For those following us on Twitter, please note that we tweet about a variety of different things.  Although many of our tweets so far are related to the doll industry and include special promotions and fun tidbits or facts about the different lines we carry, we want you to get to know us a little better too so you never know what we might tweet about!  :-)

We're working on getting a blog going soon as well.  :-) 

Thanks for your support!!

Last Updated 5/21/09

Picture Just Added!   Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish *NEW* is a LE 150 Retail Exclusive Mermaid retailing for $159.95. ETA June. Pre-Order Today!

Last Updated 5/17/09

*** Count Your Beans continues to embrace social marketing!  Over the next few weeks, we will be making lots of changes to hopefully make your experience with us more user-friendly and fun!  That includes a blog, Twitter & Facebook. 

To sign up on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CountYourBeans -  For even more dolly updates, including special Twitter-Only Coupons and more, we invite you to follow us!  We embrace social marketing and appreciate your referrals!

To sign upon Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Count-Your-Beans-Dolls-Bears-Collectibles/49559401644 (John and I are also on Facebook personally but this link will be our business related site at Facebook.  We will be adding updates soon!)

*** A few weeks ago we ordered our August release dolls.  Unfortunately, we're not allowed to spill the beans yet but Charisma gave us permission on Friday to list two retail exclusive dolls available for sale.

The first is Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish by Ping Lau.  She is a limited edition of 150 pieces (still to be confirmed) and she will be coming sometime in June. She should be retailing at $159.95.  We're now accepting pre-orders officially.

The second is Ophelia Fairy Rosebud Tiny Tot.  She is a limited edition of 300 pieces, 8" standing, a Karen Scott Sculpt and will retail for $69.95.  She is due to arrive sometime in August. We're now accepting pre-orders officially.

We're also going to be selling the Adora Paper Roses Belle that will also be featured at the Flamingo in June 2009.  We know there have been some pictures shown but we have not yet been given the official okay to list this doll on our website for pre-order..  That being said, if you've seen her picture and/or would like to pre-order her via email, just let us know and we'll be happy to send you an invoice for a $10 deposit.

Last Updated 5/9/09

*** Count Your Beans is now on Twitter!  Do a search for "Count Your Beans" or username "CountYourBeans" and come follow along!  We're on Facebook as well.   Feel free to add us as a Friend!

*** HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND from the Count Your Beans family to you and yours! ***

*** In addition to amazing specials on our website, we also have some fantastic deals going on at eBay right now.  As posted on 4/19, we are currently running an impressive amount of "Spring Clearance" sales and no reserve auctions at CountYourBeans eBay store to make way for Summer Inventory. Some dolls are starting as low as .99 with no reserve. 

Naturally we love it when you purchase from us directly here.  Most of the time it is more cost-effective to purchase through our website as our overhead is much lower here, however there are occasionally some amazing deals on eBay as well and we have seen many dolls close lately well below wholesale.  Our loss, your gain!  Great Opportunities Abound!!  As always, we thank you for your support!

Last Updated 5/5/09

*** Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC are scheduled for Monday, June 15th at 1:00 p.m. PST and Tuesday, June 16th at 3:00 a.m. EST.  As there are only a handful of new dolls in the June line-up, our guess is that the first show will have new dolls and the second show (because of the time) will be a Last Call show.  That's just a guess though.  They may choose to mix it up.  In any case, you'll want to tune in and see and then if you see anything you like, we welcome you to come back and shop with Count Your Beans!  As always, we will be offering QVC price matching + Free S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders over $50.

Please see super new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows!  *** More Sales Just Added!  Lowest pricing ever on Artista dolls!  Many new Marie Osmond & Kewpie Sales as well!

** We are still currently awaiting the new June doll descriptions.  We have also now placed our order for August dolls!  Many wonderful dolls are coming in both months.  We look forward to sharing more information with you as soon as it is approved by Charisma Brands.   Thanks so much for your patience and support!

Last Updated 4/19/09

*** There was a post at the Marie Osmond Doll Forum last week mentioning the new Marie Osmond Adora Belle Paper Roses doll which is going to be offered at the Flamingo Hilton in June. (This is where Marie and Donny perform their Las Vegas show.)  We have been asked by a few people whether Count Your Beans will be carrying the doll and we are happy to say that we were told we and a limited number of retailers should be getting a supply in stock in June! 

There is no official picture or description yet released, however we can tell you (since this was already posted on the MDF Forum) that the Adora Belle Paper Roses doll is full body porcelain with long dark hair and brown eyes.  The dress on the doll is based on the outfit Marie wears in Las Vegas when she is singing Paper Roses and is a long flowing style with rose accents. Count Your Beans will be receiving a supply of the Marie Osmond Paper Roses Adora Belle and will start taking pre-orders on our website once we're given official permission to do so!

*** We are currently running an impressive amount of "Spring Clearance" sales and no reserve auctions at CountYourBeans eBay store to make way for Summer Inventory. Most of the time it is more cost-effective to purchase through our website as our overhead is much lower here, however there are occasionally some amazing deals on eBay as well and we have seen many dolls close lately well below wholesale.  Our loss, your gain!  Great Opportunities Abound!!  As always, we thank you for your support!

Last Updated 4/8/09

*** Some of you may be wondering where the Marie Osmond June releases went to!  Never fear!  These special and amazing upcoming releases are currently in hiding at a secret meeting but they will be back online soon and promise to bring with them official descriptions!

We received an email from Charisma Brands on 4/7/09 saying, "Good Morning!  I need you to pull the June dolls off of your website.  We have not released this information yet to the general public.  I understand that it was out there, but we are asking the stores to not place on their sites until we officially release information, which I will be doing soon."

So... in compliance with Charisma's secrecy request, we have temporarily removed the descriptions off of our alphabetical pre-ordering pages and look forward to the official release information coming soon.  Please note that if you already placed a pre-order with us, we still have your information and deposit on account.  You will still get your doll and your place in the pre-order line is still intact.

In disclosing the preliminary unofficial information we initially conveyed, we were hoping to share with collectors our excitement about the upcoming releases and start a buzz that would help continue until Marie's next on-air appearance.  It's hard to wait all the way from February to June for new dolls!!  Also, in these times of economic challenge, our intentions were to give collectors advance notice in case anyone wanted to budget for a special doll whose preliminary description was intriguing. Since Count Your Beans has to order these dolls months in advance, naturally we wanted to try and presell as many as we could or at least get an idea of what might be popular and enticing. Please know that we appreciate your feedback so that we can make smart ordering decisions which best suit the needs of our collecting friends.

We apologize for any confusion or misunderstanding with Charisma this may have caused and we look forward to being able to put the dolly information for June back up for you soon!  Thanks as always for your support and friendship!  We appreciate the opportunity to continue earning your business and referrals!

HAPPY SPRING!!

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows

Last Updated 4/2/09

*** April 2nd is WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY!  April is National Autism Awareness Month.  This cause is very near and dear to our hearts. A portion of the profits from all Count Your Beans April sales will be donated to various Autism Awareness Charities.

*** Baby Lucy is now in stock!  If you pre-ordered, you should have already been contacted with an invoice for your balance due.  If you didn't receive the invoice, please email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com.

** Marie Osmond will be having a "Last Call" show on QVC on Saturday, April 4th at 10:00 p.m. PST (or 1:00 A.M. EST on April 5th.)  There are no new releases on this show but there will be older dolls presented that we will have stock of.  We welcome you to check our website after the show!  As always, we are happy to meet or beat QVC prices whenever feasible.

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows

Last Updated 3/22/09

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows

*** The following dolls are now in stock:  Adora Heart Truth Belle aka Adora My Heart Belle - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Bee Mine New Bee - Bee Loved New Bee

*** We also just received all the new Spring 2009 Kewpie Dolls!   Affordable, cute, giftable!  2009 marks the 100th Anniversary of Kewpie!

Last Updated 3/15/09

*** The following dolls are now in transit to us from Charisma:  Adora Heart Truth Belle aka Adora My Heart Belle - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Bee Mine New Bee - Bee Loved New Bee - a very small supply of Romance (Charisma is drastically oversold. If you pre-ordered or asked to be on our waiting list, please check your email for a note from me and John that was sent a few days ago.  We are unfortunately only able to fill a small fraction of our order requests and will be doing so in the order in which payments were received.  For those not able to get Romance (or even those who were), please check out the new Summer Romance coming in June!

Baby Lucy should be shipping out from Charisma by the end of next week.  Please allow about 2 weeks for us to receive her.

Marie Osmond is scheduled to have a last call show on QVC on Saturday, April 4th from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST or if you're on the East Coast, Sunday April 5th from 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.  We have been told there will be no new release dolls on this show.

*** There will be a new Marie Osmond dolls show on QVC sometime in June. The 5 New Marie Osmond doll releases for June have just been added for pre-order!  Although official descriptions haven't been released yet (we've been told soon), we had a conference call a couple weeks ago with Charisma and we took lots of notes.  We were asked at that time to place our pre-orders for the new dolls and we learned that most (if not all) of the five are now sold out in pre-order.  Since there will be very few new dolls presented, the balance of the scheduled QVC show time for June will be spent doing last calls or prior releases. We suspect that Baby Connie (in stock now at Count Your Beans) should appear at QVC in June as well and possibly Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot if she has not sold out at QVC by then.  (We still limited quantities of  the larger Rubina Fairy with COA hand-signed by Marie available!)

Here is the new release scoop!  Adrianna Toddler by Sonja Bryer (LE 300) - Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish Retail Exclusive by Ping Lau (LE 150) - Bella's Kewpie by Sonja Bryer (LE 300 & will have a seated redress of the Bella standing toddler and a special 100th Anniversary Kewpie doll) - Harmony Summertime Toddler (Musical) by Karen Scott (LE 500) and Summer Romance by Karen Scott (LE 500).  We took notes during our recent phone call and have tried to give as much detail about each doll that we can that we currently have.  Please note as always, that information is subject to change and that occasionally Charisma will increase or reduce edition size and change pricing.

Charisma is dedicated to regaining the collectibility and value in their line.  As such, all the dolls are VERY small edition sizes AND as a special bonus to add value, the sculptor for each doll will personally hand-sign each Certificate of Authenticity.  As edition sizes are so small and need to satisfy both retailer and QVC demand, limited numbers will be available to each market and now more than ever, it will be important to consider pre-ordering so as to not miss out.  We realize of course that without pictures released in advance, this is hard to do.  From our understanding, Charisma will not be releasing pictures before show date EXCEPT for the Retail Exclusive Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish doll.   (Please note that QVC will be also having their own Exclusive Mermaid on the show which I believe is a LE of 300.)

Please note that we have been told there will be no tiny tots, Adora Belles or smaller dolls with the June releases.   There is expected to be an August show and since that show usually showcases quite a few new dolls, we would assume that there would be tiny tots within that grouping.

*** We have added many new wonderful Spring Sales!   Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows.   Please note that all the new Spring Release Kewpies are currently on their way to Count Your Beans.  There are lots of special selections for this year as 2009 marks the 100th Anniversary of Kewpie!

Last Updated 3/3/09

*** Be Mine Keepsake has just arrived!  We have also received limited stock of Adore A Bridal Belle, Adora CMN Doll For Cause Bitty Belle &  Adora Heart Doll for the Cause Bitty Belle.  Customer Favorites Baby Olive Marie Toddler, Bella and Ella are also now back in and all are on sale!

*** Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows

*** We will be participating in a conference call this week with Charisma where we will be learning about new dolls to be released in June 2009.  We're not sure what information we'll be able to share here but as soon as we're allowed to, we'll post what we're able to!

Last Updated 2/26/09

*** IMPORTANT Updates!   Our Charisma Rep has returned from Toy Fair in New York and we had lots of questions for her which she gladly answered. We wanted to pass along the news to you as soon as we had it.  Please note that although all this information is believe to currently be accurate as we type it, things are always subject to change.  :-)

Many of the new February 2009 dolls are selling out or have sold out at Charisma.  Although they may not be technically at the end of their edition, Charisma is producing smaller quantities of dolls this year and many dolls will not be coming back for a second run unless there is a lot of consumer and retailer demand.  This means that even if a doll has an edition size of say "1000", only part of the edition may be produced.   Charisma is looking to increase the value and collectibility of their line by increasing the demand for their offerings.  When dolls become hard to find, it helps retain their value and hopefully helps increase interest and enthusiam for the line.

Romance is currently sold out / oversold at Charisma and we are sold out at Count Your Beans with a waiting list only at this time. There will be allocations of stock to us from Charisma.  We have unfortunately been notified not to expect our entire pre-order, however we are working to get as much of it as we can.  From our understanding of our phone conversation, there is no second run to retailers scheduled at this time. (We believe the re-order will be going to QVC.)  We will be contacting everyone who pre-ordered Romance with us within the next couple of days to let you know where you are on our pre-order list. (To be as fair as possible, once dolls are received we will fill orders in the order in which your pre-order deposit was received.)  For those who are later on the list, we will ask whether you'd like to keep your doll on pre-order with a $10 deposit and hold your place on our list should we get enough dolls.   Alternatively, we can refund your $10 or transfer it to a different doll.   Ideally we'd like to fill everyone's order and will try to get as many dolls as we can but at this time we don't expect to fill our current list.  We will also take a waiting list, just in case there are cancellations or we receive more dolls than anticipated.

Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot --- We are so very sorry to say that Count Your Beans (and other retailers) will not have the opportunity to offer this doll.  As the larger size Rubina was our Retailer Exclusive (and still available to order in limited quantity), we were highly hoping we would be able to get at least some to offer.  We were told today that only 300 Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot were made and QVC requested the entire edition as an exclusive to them.  For those who pre-ordered with us, we will be contacting you within the next couple of days and upon request, we will refund your $5 deposit, keep it on credit for you or transfer it to another doll of your choice.

Very Low In Stock at Charisma and also at Count Your Beans - Order early! -- Charisma is VERY limited and almost sold out of the following dolls - Baby Connie (LE 550) - Baby Grace - Vivian (sold out when presented on Marie's Feb 9 QVC show).  We have a re-order of all of these dolls coming in next week but quantities are very limited.  Baby Connie was originally supposed to be on the February QVC show but she got pushed until June. 

Baby Abby Tiny Tot & Baby Lucy are getting close to be sold out in pre-order at Charisma as well.  We currently do have extras of each on pre-order and should be able to fill all orders.  We are still taking pre-orders on both these beauties!

*** Charisma has announced a lots of RETIREMENTS lately of Marie Osmond dolls.  Once a doll is retired and sold out, it will not be manufactured again.  Recently RETIRED and sold out at Charisma but STILL IN STOCK at Count Your Beans: Adora Belle Holiday 2008 - Baby Abigail in Pink Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Lacey Tiny Tot - Kissy Under the Mistletoe Tiny Tot - Teacher in Training Heaven's Helpers Angel --- If interested in these cuties, now is the time to buy!  All are on sale while supplies last!

*** The Adora June Belle that shipped to us recently is really the Adora August Belle in an Adora June Belle box.  This is true for all the dolls we received.  So we don't have the Adora June Belles after all but we do have Adora August Belles in Adora June boxes. (Hope that makes sense!) We are working with our rep to get ETAs on the real Adora June Belle as well as May Belle, October Belle, November Belle & December Belle.   Thanks for your patience and understanding!

*** Please note that the stock photo for Marie Osmond's Betsy Bubbles shows blue eyes but when she arrived, she had brown eyes. We have a link to real pictures on our Marie Osmond B page. Sorry for any confusion!

*** We will be learning more about the June QVC dolls within the next week or so.  Currently there are about 13 - 14 dolls scheduled to be on the QVC show.  (I think that includes Baby Connie so I'm not sure if she's considered "new" for June since we actually received her in February.)  Please check back for new news!

*** Thank you for all your support!  We know you have a choice where to spend your dolly dollars and our family truly appreciates your business! ***

Last Updated 2/19/09

*** GREAT NEWS!   Most new February releases have JUST ARRIVED!

We have received our first (& in some cases second) shipment of the following dolls:  Adora Belle Sprinkles - Alyssa Blue - Baby Connie - Baby Grace - Baby Lex - Betsy Bubbles - Darlene - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden Tiny Tot - Lame Tiny Tot - Little Bo Peep - Luck O' The Irish Keepsake - Vivian - Adora February Calendar Belle - Adora March Belle - Adora April Belle - Adora June Belle (partial shipment) - Adora July Belle - Adora September Belle

Anyone who has pre-ordered dolls from the above list 2/18 or prior will be contacted shortly.  We are currently double-checking inventory.  MOST dolls are very very low in stock.  We are planning to place a re-order at the end of this week of dolls we are running out of or that have gained the most interest. Our re-order numbers will be based on demand so if you see a beauty or cutie you'd enjoy having, even if it might be 2 - 3 weeks before you can purchase her, please let us know because from the time of order to the time of receipt can often be 2 - 3 weeks due to administrative processing and travel time.

Please note that we did not receive any of our pre-order for Be Mine Keepsake so we will be checking on this. 

*** Anticipated ship dates for the 4 and 6 week hold dolls are slated at early to mid March.  Included in these shipments will be Adora Heart Truth Belle aka Adora My Heart Belle, Baby Abby Tiny Tot, Baby Lucy Toddler, Bee Mine New Bees, Bee Loved New Bees and Romance.

** We've had a number of questions about the new packaging changes for 2009.  Except for the keepsakes which come in a cream window box and perhaps other styles we have yet to see, the new boxes for most dolls are generally a solid pink with the word "Marie" on top in a shiny gold fancy font.  The doll's name is still labeled on the side. There appear to no longer be hang tags except for with Little Bo Peep who has a nursery rhyme hangtag as her COA. The Certificate of Authenticity for most dolls is now in a white envelope on a single card. There is no accompanying customer service card. Instead of the doll bracelet or doll necklace that used to be in the small blue envelope within the larger blue COA envelope, Marie has included a little silver heart charm on a ribbon.  Please note we are seeing the silver heart charms in a small plastic baggy taped to the inside cardboard so please don't throw away your packing material as the heart, accessories and COAs can be hard to miss if you aren't specifically looking for them.  Also, a lot of the dolls seem to be in longer, narrower boxes to conserve space and to help keep shipping costs more cost-effective.

** IMPORTANT!! ** We have temporarily taken down our pre-order button for Romance because we believe that the March shipment due to retailers may be sold out and/or oversold.  We want to try and confirm how many dolls we are getting before we take any new $10 deposits.

We *think* that there may be a second shipment coming behind the March shipment but we're not sure how far behind.   We do want to fill everyone's orders and pre-orders so please let us know if you'd like to be on a list for this doll if you have not placed a pre-order deposit as of 2/18.  

Since Charisma has taken Romance off of their own website for pre-ordering, we want to make sure her edition size isn't sold out.  Our Sales Reps from Charisma are at Toy Fair this week in New York, but we will update this page with information as soon as we have it.  If for some reason, we don't think we'll be able to get in enough dolls to fill the pre-orders we've already taken to this point, we will do our best to refer to other shops, however it's possible they may be in a similar situation.  We strive to provide 5 star service to all our customers and will do our best to make sure you're well taken care of.  THANKS for your understanding!!

*** Please see our post below about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot.  We are still waiting to hear back if we will be able to get any of these tiny tots.

Last Updated 2/14/09 - ** HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! **

Hi everyone!
We have had a lot of questions about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot since Count Your Beans originally had the larger size Rubina as a Retailer Exclusive.

Originally (back in 2008, I think it was May/June), Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was scheduled to be on QVC's October 2008 show so that she could be out for Christmas.  She was to be available to both retailers and QVC. Then QVC decided to push her until 2009 and we didn't hear anything further from Charisma.

When the February 2009 list of new releases was presented, Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was not on that list, however she did appear for a very short time on Charisma's retailer website for pre-order before she was removed.

Naturally we were hoping & expecting to get her in since so many collectors had the larger doll and wanted a tiny tot counterpart.  When all of a sudden she showed up at the QVC website on February 9th without a picture, we called Charisma to see if she was going to be on the February show and to see when she was going to be coming to retailers.

I think there must have been some confusion or misunderstanding at Charisma because when we called on show day, they were under the impression she had not even shipped to QVC yet and wouldn't be available until later.  We were told that they had decided to make Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot a QVC exclusive but it might be possible for us to get a few of the tots since we had the original.  At this point we haven't heard any follow-up on that so we think it is still up in the air.

We had no clue QVC even had her in stock let alone shipped her until we saw the posts above. We sincerely apologize for any confusion on our part as we had been passing along what we had heard previously and didn't realize about all the changes.  We hope that we and other retailers will be able to get Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot but at this point, just don't know.  We'll be trying to get clarification after our rep gets back from Toy Fair.

We hope this helps... sorry again for any confusion!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Karen & John
Count Your Beans

Last Updated 2/9/09

*** GOOD NEWS for Count Your Beans Doll Friends!  February 2009 Doll Pictures have now been added!

We're also pleased to say that the 4 week QVC holds have been removed by Charisma for Baby Grace & Little Bo Peep. 

Also, we received word on Friday, February 6th that the following Marie Osmond dolls are now in the process of shipping to us:

Adora Belle Sprinkles - Alyssa Blue - Baby Connie - Baby Grace - Baby Lex - Be Mine Keepsake - Betsy Bubbles - Darlene - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden Tiny Tot - Lame Tiny Tot - Little Bo Peep - Luck O' The Irish Keepsake - Vivian

Charisma has received more of the calendar girls in stock and has decided to release the ones that they have early. These dolls are currently in the process of shipping to us:

Adora February Calendar Belle - Adora March Belle - Adora April Belle - Adora June Belle - Adora July Belle - Adora September Belle -- This is a very positive change in ship dates for all of these dolls. Please note that the ETA for the May, August, October, November & December Belles is still to be determined.

All the above dolls are either in transit now or will be shipping early next week from Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center.  As this time, we're estimating 7 - 10 days for arrival with the hopes it will be on the lower end!  

*** UPDATE 12:19 p.m. PST We've had a number of questions about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot and whether she'd be available at Count Your Beans like the larger Rubina Fairy Count Your Beans Exclusive.  Last year when we were told that Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot would be coming out, she was going to be available for both retailers and QVC.  Unfortunately we are VERY disappointed to report that our sales rep at Charisma has told us that the tiny tot version of this doll was chosen to be a QVC exclusive and will not be available to Count Your Beans or other retailers. We apologize sincerely to any collectors who pre-ordered with us.  This was very last minute news (2/9/09) and we're very bummed about it since the large size version was our store exclusive and we never imagined we wouldn't be able to carry the tiny tot as well.  UPDATE 9:04 p.m. PST - Well, we're a bit confused now.  This doll was not shown on any of today's QVC shows so perhaps her status is changed?  For the short-term, we've taken off the pre-ordering button on our website until we can reconfirm what we were told earlier.  There may be some miscommunication floating around and always, please note that what we hear and post is always subject to change at Charisma's discretion.   Thanks!

If you happen to know of any one who hasn't yet purchased our beautiful larger size doll, we do still have limited quantities of Rubina Fairy left and she makes an outstanding Valentine's Day gift!  Marie Osmond has hand-signed each Certificate of Authenticity.

*** As a friendly reminder, Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC will be on Monday, February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 A.M., 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. & 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. PST.  Charisma has told retailers that pictures of the February dolls should be available to us sometime that day so please watch our website for updates.  We will be offering price matching as always!   We welcome and sincerely appreciate your orders & pre-orders!

*** In addition to our incredible Winter Website Sales, we're also listing a lot of great older (but NEW in the box) dolls at eBay over the next week.  In doing inventory, we've found onesies & twosies of different beauties and we invite you to take a look. We list No Reserve Auctions as well as Instant Buy.  When browsing at eBay, please know that we have higher overhead there and our Free S/H on shipped orders over $50 ONLY applies to orders placed at www.countyourbeans.com or through email to countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen) or by phone to John at (360) 852-8368.  Thanks and happy shopping!

Last Updated 1/29/09

*** Just arrived back in (many are retired and when they're sold out, they'll be gone forever): Babe - Baby Alexis Pink Tiny Tot - Baby Cakes - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Santa - Banana Cream Pie - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Buttons & Bows Got Chocolate Anyone - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Carissa - Ciarra - Crystal Pink Expo Exclusive - Farmer's Daughter Tiny Tot - Faylinn Holiday Fairy - Organza - Puddin' - Teacher In Training (retired, last supply) - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot (retired, last supply)

*** Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC will be on February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 A.M., 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. & 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. PST.  Charisma has told retailers that pictures of the February dolls should be available to us that day so please watch our website for updates.  We will be offering price matching as always! 

We were told tentatively last week that in addition to the February shows, Marie will be doing a show on QVC in March, however at this time there is no limited edition show planned. Charisma thinks that the March show will likely be another last chance show similar to the style in January.  At this point in time there is no April show scheduled but there are going to be new dolls coming out in June. Please note that all of this information is subject to change and if the February dolls show well on air, it will bode well for everyone for future shows. 

We wanted to pass along what we heard because we know our doll collecting friends like to budget for new dolls and we want to be able to accommodate you!  Speaking of budget, we have some REALLY great Marie Osmond doll specials going on right now!

Check out our great new sale updates in our Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows offerings!  Please check them out!

Last Updated 1/16/09

Marie Osmond will be on QVC tonight from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST.  This will be a special show of close-out dolls.  We will likely have many of the dolls you see on the show in stock and as always, we appreciate your consideration and support of Count Your Beans.

As you may know if you regularly read the Marie Osmond Doll Friends Forum or are part of Charisma Brands mailing list, Charisma Brands has made the executive decision to no longer release pictures of new Marie Osmond doll releases until the dolls are shown by Marie on QVC.  A copy of the letter to collectors can be found below.  As Marie Osmond retailers for over 10 years, we are naturally disappointed in this decision and hope in the future it will be reconsidered.  Having pictures in advance helped our collecting friends like yourself make decisions about pre-ordering and gave us a good barometer as to what dolls might be very popular to have on hand near show time.  We believe that sharing these pictures a couple months before showtime helped increase enthusiasm for Marie's shows on QVC and was a win-win situation for retailers, QVC and Charisma.

As we want to make the best decisions possible for ourselves and our customers, we have reduced our initial pre-order of the February 2009 Marie Osmond releases that we placed back in October.  Please know that we have still ordered some of every doll that you will see on the show that it is available to the retail market, however we wanted to see collectors reactions to the new releases before we brought in too much inventory.  If the February 9th shows go well on QVC as we hope they will, we will gladly re-order additional dolls to service the needs of our customers.  We want to continue to earn your business and that of your doll collecting friends.  Our goal is always to make sure you're well taken care of! 

Here is a copy of the letter in case you have not seen it:

Greetings Doll Lovers and Happy New Year!

We are excited for 2009 to be a wonderful opportunity for us to continue to create products which elevate spirits and enrich the lives of our customers around the world.    Each precious doll we create is designed to be treasured for many, many years.

Some of you may know, last fall we acquired Paradise Galleries Dolls.  Paradise Galleries has been bringing joy to collectors worldwide for almost 20 years. I am particularly proud of the new Paradise Galleries offering, it is a stunning selection of beautifully designed artist dolls at very affordable prices.  Let me just say, with the rising costs everywhere we turn those affordable prices are no easy task!  We are thrilled to be able to service this niche of our very special market.

As for the Marie Osmond Doll Collection, many of you may know that last summer Marie moved her whole family to Las Vegas.  Marie is enjoying an extended engagement at the Flamingo Hotel where she is performing with Donny.  If you have not seen the show yet, I highly recommend it!  Seeing Donny and Marie on stage together again is just wonderful.  Another benefit of Marie’s move is that Las Vegas is just that much closer to our offices in Orange County, California!  That being said, we have seen A LOT of Marie in the past 6 months and she has directed every aspect of the 2009 collection (can there be too much “Marie”?....smiles).   

I know there have been a lot of questions about some changes in our standard business practices so I hope I can help clear some of them up.  Charisma will no longer releasing photos of the dolls prior to them being presented on QVC (OK, well we might sneak a promo image out every now and then – check the website for mysterious dolls).   Marie would like to be the FIRST to personally present them you and describe the details in each extraordinary doll.  In addition, since these are truly collectible you may notice lower editions and more frequent “retirement parties”.  We believe the value in our dolls is the special heartfelt touches Marie puts in each precious doll.

We are going to Kick-Off 2009 with a “Last Chance” hour on QVC (YES! Marie will be there) on January 17th at 1am.  The dolls we selected for this annual event are among QVC’s “TOP RATED” list.  So this will be real “farewell” for some of your very favorites!  The Marie is back to QVC on February 9th at 5:00am, 11am, 10pm – Midnight Eastern Time to kick off her New Theme, New Collections and New Artists!

Personally, this year I am going to be looking for ways to exceed your expectations and to keep the value and integrity of our collections at the forefront of all of our business decisions.  Thank you for your on going support and love for our doll collections.

Happy New Year!
Peggy Vicioso
Vice President Marketing & Product Development
Charisma Brands

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** We were told today that pictures for the February dolls would be available February 9th.  We're not sure if this includes the 4 & 6 week hold dolls but as soon we have any pictures we will definitely be posting them!

Thanks again!!

Karen, John, Justin & Ryan -- the Count Your Beans Family Team

Last Updated 1/5/09

We have confirmed the following information about Marie's new February 2009 doll releases.

QVC has a first 4 week exclusive with the following dolls before they ship to retailers:  Adora My Heart Belle - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Baby Grace - Bee Loved - Bee Mine - Romance.  QVC has a 6 week exclusive with Baby Lucy before she ships to retailers.

As Marie's February shows are on the 9th, we anticipate the 4 week hold dolls to arrive in mid-March and Baby Lucy to arrive in late March.

We truly appreciate your support and invite you to see our great sale updates for Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

Last Updated 1/3/09

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Count Your Beans family to yours!

New February 2009 Dolls have been added and all are now available for pre-order!  In addition to our Alphabetical pages you can read a full page of descriptions here.   Charisma has been closed the past week and a half for holiday break but will re-open on Monday, January 5th.  We hope they will be providing us with February 2009 doll pictures at that time!

** Descriptions for the Marie Osmond February 2009 New Doll Release have been officially released!  Hooray!   Because there are so many dolls, we created a special webpage below:

2009 Marie Osmond February Descriptions Released!  (Click link)

Here is the list alphabetically:

Adora My Heart Belle by Marie Osmond - Adora Sprinkles Belle by Marie Osmond - Alyssa Blue by Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick - Baby Abby Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Baby Connie by Karen Scott - Baby Grace by Beverly Stoehr - Baby Lex by Lisa Hatch - Baby Lucy ( sculpt of baby Lucille Ball ) by Karen Scott - Be Mine (Valentine's Day) - Bee Loved by Jessica Schenk - Bee Mine by Jessica Schenk - Betsy Bubbles by JoAnn Pohlman - Darlene by Karen Scott - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Luck O' the Irish Keepsake - Romance by Karen Scott - Vivian Toddler by Sonja Bryer

Although the information that came over from Charisma on December 26th didn't list any of these dolls as 4 week or 6 week holds, we were told back in October (see our October 27th update) that 4 of the dolls were going to have a hold time.  Baby Lucy was supposed to be a 6 week hold and I believe Adora My Heart Belle & Baby Abby Tiny Tot & Baby Grace were 4 week holds. (This is subject to change and as soon as we have clarification, we will post to this page.)

We will be adding these dolls to our website alphabetical pages for pre-order throughout the weekend.  Pictures are supposed to be coming soon, however since Charisma Brands is officially closed until Monday, January 5th, 2009, it's probable we might not get them until after that time.

** The special Retail Exclusive Adora Belle Sweetheart doll just arrived into stock.  She was a little late due to weather delays but we're happy she's here. We will be contacting collectors who pre-order her on December 28th and 29th.

** Please note that UPS will be closed for UPS Ground pick-ups on Wednesday, December 31st and Thursday, January 1st.   Assuming there are no further snowy weather delays, our shipping days for next week include: Monday, December 29th, Tuesday, December 30th and Friday, January 2nd.  We will resume our normal 3 day a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) shipping schedule on Monday, January 5th, 2009!

** Count Your Beans will be open December 29th and 30th but closed December 31st and January 1st. Please note if trying to reach the manufacturer that Charisma Brands will be closed until Monday, January 5th, 2009. 

** Upcoming QVC shows include: Friday, January 16th from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST.   This is a one hour show of last chance specials. (We doubt Marie will physically be at this show.)  Marie will be showing the February 2009 releases at QVC on Monday, February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 a.m. PST, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST.

Last Updated 12/27/08

** We hope your holidays were filled with happiness and inspiration.  John, Justin, Ryan and I wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! **

Last Updated 12/21/08

Last updated 12/14/08

*** We invite you to pull up a chair, get a warm cup of cocoa and browse our Charisma doll offerings:  Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

It's definitely not too late to get your dolls for the holidays!  We've updated all our Marie Osmond, Kewpie, Whispering Willow Fairies, Artista & Candy Fashion pages to reflect some AMAZING last minute holiday shopping value!  We will be shipping December 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 22nd and will have a page with our holiday shipping schedule up by 12/15.

** The balance of our Christmas Cookie Tiny Tots are now in stock and we have Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot, Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot & Smart Cookie Tiny Tot in stock as well!

** We are expecting Baby Cakes early next week in time for Christmas delivery.  Adora Sweetheart Belle should be shipping out next week (Christmas turnaround time not guaranteed).  We just learned on Friday that we WILL be getting a small shipment of the Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas Toddler dolls.  We are hoping to get them here in time to turn around for Christmas but it will really be cutting it close so we can't guarantee Christmas arrival.

** Don't know what to get? We now offer Count Your Beans Gift Certificates in any denomination.  Please email countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen) for details!

** Charisma decided at this point in time to not release the Marie Osmond February 2009 doll descriptions and pictures until the end of December.  They believe by releasing the information early, it may take away from holiday sales.  We are hoping since it's so close to the holidays now that they will sneak them into us a little sooner.  We know how patiently you all are waiting and how eager you are to see the new beauties!  With so many great February 2009 dolls around the corner, a Count Your Beans Gift Certificate is always a great idea!

** We appreciate your support and friendship and wish a very happy holiday season to all! **

Last updated 11/27/08

** HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all our Collecting Friends!  May your day be filled with happiness and love!

** 2/3 of our initial Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot pre-order has arrived.  This first shipment is sold out in pre-order and the balance of our order is expected in around 12/8 or 12/9. Anyone who has pre-ordered that has not yet been contacted, your doll will be arriving in the second shipment and we will be contacting you with your balance very shortly.  Our first shipment of Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Cookies and Milk Tiny Tot is now in stock as well.  We do have a few spares!  Those who pre-ordered should be contacted by 12/1.

*** Please see our great sale updates for Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

Last updated 11/18/08

*** Please see our great sale updates for Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

** STOCK UPDATES!

Peppermint Too Sweet Tot is now in stock!  So are the Tree House Tots & the balance of the Too Sweets Tots. Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 11/19.

Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot & Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot are now in transit and should be arriving by 11/21.  Thank you so much for your patience!

Baby Cakes has been pushed back / delayed and the new ETA is the end of December / beginning of January.

Our retail supply of Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas has been delayed by Charisma until December to accommodate Charisma's current internet sales plan.  Unless something changes drastically, we should have them in time for Christmas.  If this changes, we will let those who pre-ordered know.  Thanks!

The February Adora Belle Calendar Girl which initially was supposed to arrive in November has been pushed back until January.  We are not sure if this means that Charisma has changed their schedule to shipping 1 month before instead of 2 - 3 months before.  We will try and get an update for you.

Re-orders of the out of stock Rag-A-Muffins are being delayed at Charisma and now aren't expected to arrive until mid-December.  Due to being pushed back so many times, we cannot guarantee a Christmas delivery and apologize for any inconvenience.

The following items are now out of stock at Count Your Beans and Charisma and not expected to return: Baby Elvis, Bella, Bride & Groom Keepsake, Just Ducky, Olive Marie 50th Anniversary, Teacher in Training & Wee Care.

Stock is very low on many of the August and October show dolls.  We will likely not be getting back in re-orders of most of these dolls, so if you're looking to add these to your collection, now is a great time!

** Thanks so much for your support!  May you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!! **

Last updated 11/3/08

*** Please see our great sale updates for Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

*** The following Marie Osmond October Show Dolls have just arrived into stock: Babe - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot - Baby Santa Toddler - Faylinn Holiday Fairy (1st shipment, more in transit) - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Adora January Belle - Calendar Girls Holder with Calendar

*** We are still awaiting the following new releases from earlier in the year: Baby Cakes (ETA?) - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot (mid November) - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Tree House Tots Series (early November)

*** The balance of the Too Sweets Tots are starting to arrive now in multiple shipments. We expect all in stock in about 7 - 10 days.

*** We are still awaiting permission to list the February 2009 dolls / descriptions on our website.  Check out our exciting preliminary scoop below!

*** THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!  It means a great deal to us and we look forward to continuing to serve you throughout the holiday season and into 2009.  Please check out all our awesome Autumn Sales!  Lots of great gift ideas!

Last updated 10/27/08

*** Hi doll friends!  We enjoyed a conference call with Tracy & Corrie at Charisma Brands earlier this week where we learned about the new Marie Osmond & Kewpie doll releases for February 2009. She has a lot of exciting things planned!

We learned Marie's new theme for 2009 but can't spill the beans yet on the names and descriptions until we get official approval from Charisma.  We can say that there should be somewhere around 20 new releases (give or take) for February and Marie has tried to include something for everyone!  There will be a few tiny tots, a few toddlers, a vinyl Adora Belle, a porcelain Adora Belle, a Valentine's Day keepsake, a St. Patrick's Day themed keepsake, a toddler of a VERY famous star and a couple new series doll debuts!  Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick is back with a new standing doll and Jessica Schenk joins the list of talented sculptors for Marie when she debuts two small baby dolls in a brand new series.

There will be 4 dolls that have 4 week QVC first exclusives (one Adora Belle, one 12" timeless beauty, one Beverly Stoehr baby and one tiny tot favorite.)  There will also be one very special licensed toddler doll of a famous lady that will have a 6 week QVC first exclusive.  We have already placed our orders and as soon as we get approval, we will get the doll descriptions up for pre-order on our website with pictures to hopefully come shortly thereafter!  Your pre-orders help us to decide what dolls will be popular, where we should order extras and where we should be conservative.  We totally appreciate your support! 

Marie's first Marie Osmond Dolls show of the 2009 year on QVC is anticipated for mid-February.   There will be no January show.  At this point in time, Marie is also planning shows for March (Limited Edition/QVC only), April, June, August and October 2009. 

*** 2009 marks the 100th year of Kewpie so expect to see a lot of special things going along with this line including some VERY limited edition Kewpies!  There will be approximately 14 new Kewpies in February 2009 including the 12" vinyl A Tribute To Rose - 100th Anniversary Kewpie and a 16" porcelain Rosie and Doodle Dog which will be limited to around just 50 pieces! (PRE-ORDERS Highly Suggested!)  Most of the other Kewpies should be 8" vinyl and include a cowboy, a cowgirl, a pair of graduates, a ladybug, a bee, a cheerleader, a chef, an Easter cutie, a flying kewpie, a patriotic kewpie and a Happy Birthday kewpie.  There will be also be another group of Kewpies that will come into stock in August 2009.

** Marie & Charisma added a new Retail Exclusive for mid to late December 2008.  Her name is Adora My Sweetheart Belle and this pretty in pink full body porcelain doll will be limited to just 250 pieces worldwide.   She is available for pre-order now!  Due to small edition size, Charisma expects to sell out and we hope to as well, so we highly recommend pre-orders!

** We are delighted to offer small supplies of two new very limited edition dolls on our website, both originally exclusive to Charisma's internet site.  We are pleased to offer both Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas Toddler (LE 300) & Good Night Kissy Toddler (LE 150).  Supplies of both of these dolls are very limited and once we're sold out, they're gone!

Last updated 10/18/08

Please see our great sale updates for Marie Osmond - Kewpie - Artista - Whispering Willows

Last updated 10/11/08

** Good Night Kissy and Adora Poetry In Motion are now in stock!  Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 10/13.   We received our first supply of Adora Belle January Belle Calendar Girl & the Calendar Holder but it is sold out in pre-order.  Our second supply is expected around 10/23 and is available for pre-order now!

Last updated 10/4/08

** As always, we will be gladly offering QVC price matching for any dolls we carry that will be shown on Marie's October 6th QVC shows!  Although we don't yet have inventory in hand due to Charisma port delays (please see update from 9/28), we will still do the match and we appreciate your support and patience.

** Count Your Beans just learned and is happy to announce that we will be carrying a small supply of the Marie Osmond Internet Exclusive Goodnight Kissy doll. This special doll is limited to only 150 pieces worldwide. We expect our supply to arrive to us by mid-October.  They are currently available for pre-order!

** Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot have just arrived into stock at Count Your Beans!   Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within approximately 48 hours.  If you have other outstanding dolls to ship with your tiny tots that have not come in yet, please let us know whether you'd like individual or combined shipments.  We do still offer Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater!

** Adora Poetry In Motion, Adora January Belle and the Calendar & Calendar Holder should be arriving to Count Your Beans by around October 15th.

** Tree House Tots, Too Sweet Tots and October dolls will be arriving in late October as they are supposed to arrive in port to Charisma around October 17th.  Due to QVC's continuity program and request, Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot has been pushed back to late October and the Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Milk and Cookies Tiny Tot will probably now be coming in mid November.  Rag-A-Muffin ETAs have been pushed back to mid-November.  We've been assured that they'll all definitely arrive in time for the holidays, however we appreciate your patience and support with the dealys.

** We learned from Charisma on Friday that the next release of new Marie Osmond dolls after Marie's October show won't be until February 2009.  There will not be a January show.  Descriptions for February 2009 dolls are anticipated in approximately 3 - 4 weeks.

Last updated 9/28/08

** Important October Dolls Shipping Update:  Marie Osmond is scheduled to have her last two doll shows of the year on QVC on Monday, October 6th from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PST and 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST.  The October dolls will be shown at that time. We were told by our Charisma rep on September 25th that the retailer supply of most October dolls is currently late in transit and isn't due to come into their Maryland warehouse until the middle part of October.  As it will take a couple days to inventory and a week in transit time from MD to our location in WA, we are estimating that the October dolls won't be arriving until late October.

Dolls impacted likely include: Adora Belle January Calendar Girl - 2009 AB Calendar Girls Calendar with Holder - Babe - Baby Cakes - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot - Baby Santa - Faylinn Holiday Fairy Baby - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot - the balance of the other Too Sweets Tots not yet in - Tree House Tots

We're still awaiting ETA confirmation on Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot - Adora Poetry In Motion.  The last we heard, these were physically in stock but still have a mid-October estimate to retailers.

** Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot should be in transit soon and are expected to arrive in early October.

** The Whispering Willows Fall dolls are going to be shown on QVC on Sunday, October 12th from 11 p.m. - midnight.   Most of the Whispering Willows Fall dolls should be shipping to retailers from Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center around October 17th.  We hope to have them in stock by Friday, October 24th or Monday, October 27th.  We will do our best to get the Halloween related dolls turned around as soon as possible.

** Charisma and Count Your Beans apologize sincerely for the delay in transit for dolls you are waiting for.  We hope those who pre-ordered with us will continue to keep their dolls on order.  If we hear of a change in transit time estimates, we'll be posting it here.  If you have any questions, please let us know and we'll be happy to help.

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for Amazing New Autumn Specials including reduced pricing on most April 2008 releases!

Last updated 9/24/08

** The Fall 2008 collection of Kewpie dolls has now arrived!  Just in: Ahoy Matey Pirate - Alice's Adventures - Bingo Puppy - Cornucopia - Countess Kewpie - Jingle Belle Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood - May Flower - Peppermint Twist - Puddles Duck - Soccer Player - Toy Soldier Kewpie

Countess Kewpie is great for Halloween!  May Flower & Cornucopia make a great Thanksgiving set!  Peppermint Twist & Toy Soldier make great holiday gifts!  At $29.95 apiece, these Kewpies are affordable, giftable and collectible!  See our Kewpie section today!

Last updated 9/20/08

** GREAT NEWS! The following dolls have arrived into stock early: Baby Olive Marie Toddler - Mommy's Girl Holiday Toddler (Retail Exclusive)

We also received some of the new accessories for the Whispering Willows series and the very popular Tatianna is now back in stock! 

Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 9/22.  The initial retailer supply of Baby Olive Marie is now sold out at Charisma.  There will be another run produced but we were told it may not arrive until late December.  If you would like to guarantee this doll for the holidays, we definitely recommend ordering her early.  We do have some spares but not too many!

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for Amazing New Autumn Specials!  We recently added pictures for all the October dolls.

Last updated 9/12/08

Hello Marie Doll Collectors & Friends!  It's been a really busy last couple of weeks.   We hope you had the chance to enjoy Marie's shows on QVC on 8/30 and 9/1. She offered some gorgeous dolls with some amazing anniversary pricing that we're happy to say we are matching and offering now on our website!

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for FANTASTIC August Show doll price matching & End of Summer Specials!  We've also added pictures for all the October dolls!

We are receiving the August Release dolls in staggered shipments and are currently in the process of contacting all of you who placed pre-orders.  We have said this before but we mean it sincerely, we appreciate your patience and support of the Count Your Beans family!  We appreciate your patience in waiting for your dolls to arrive and we thank you for being so nice in your correspondence and phone calls!  The last couple of weeks were a lot busier than we anticipated and as such, we fell a bit behind on emails, shipping and phone calls  For that we do apologize. The good news is that it is a really good sign for Marie Osmond, Charisma Brands, Count Your Beans and perhaps the economy as well.   John and I care about servicing you and retaining your business and we hope you enjoy your new beauties!

** The following dolls have now arrived in stock - Adora Belle Holiday 2008 - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Mermaid - Birthday Babies A Bloom Blossom Tiny Tots: Black, Blonde & Brunette - Bella - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Wallflower - Dark Chocolate Hersheys Miniature - Ella - Happy Halloween Keepsake - I Love You Baby - Jacqueneta Fairy Rosebud - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot - Little Things Keepsake - Roly Poly (initially from June) - Satin Tiny Tot - Serenity Becoming Butterflies - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot - Tiger

** We have heard that Baby Olive Marie Toddler (initially a 4 week hold with QVC) is shipping early and we are expecting her at Count Your Beans next week.  We were told she is sold out at Charisma and there will probably not be another run of her produced in 2008.  If you are interested in this doll, she's on sale now!  (For those looking for a Donny to go with their Marie, we also are happy to say that we acquired a few more Baby Donny dolls with COAs signed by Donny)

** The other 4 week holds will be shipping to arrive in early October and include: Adora Belle Poetry In Motion - Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot

** The Cookie Tiny Tots Series (Christmas Cookie, Cookies & Milk, Smart Cookie & Sugar Cookie) were originally supposed to be all August releases, however since QVC offered them on air as a continuity series, the only tiny tot retailers have received in the series so far is Smart Cookie Tiny Tot.  We've been told by our rep at Charisma that they will try to get the other three tiny tots sent to retailers at the same time and they're shooting for a mid-October date.  When we hear more, we'll be happy to let you know.

** Other dolls pushed back in ETA include: Too Sweets Tots (ETA is now October), Carrot, Cherry & Oatmeal Rag-A-Muffin (ETA late October), Tree House Tots (ETA TBD), Baby Cakes (October), Baby Lisa Tiny Tot (October)

** Charisma Brands had a very positive August show and as such, they are sold out or very close to selling out of the following dolls: Bella - Ella - Happy Haunting Keepsake - Baby Olive Marie Toddler.   We still have a few left of each available in order or pre-order.

** We've been told that they will very likely NOT be bringing back the holiday themed dolls after 2008 so if you are interested in these, please don't miss out in ordering or pre-ordering.   All of these dolls have been flying off the shelves here as well.  Dolls Charisma has said they consider holiday themed are: Happy Haunting Keepsake, Candy Corn Too Sweets, Ella Holiday Toddler, Adora Belle Holiday 2008, Baby Santa, Magic of Christmas Keepsake, Kissy Under the Mistletoe Tiny Tot, Faylinn Holiday Fairy Baby & Mommy's Girl Holiday (Retail Exclusive)

** The Fall Kewpie dolls are now in transit to us with the exception of Vampiress (ETA October).  We have some great Kewpie dolls on sale now, including a few other cuties for Halloween such as Scarecrow Kewpie & Kitty Kat Kewpie.

** The ETA for the Whispering Willow Fall Fairies is mid October, hopefully to coincide with the launch of this line on QVC

** At this time, Charisma does not have a planned holiday giveaway.  In the past they in collaboration with retailers would give away a gift each year to ship with the October dolls.  In the past this has included calendars, pins, ornaments or a CD.  Because there is going to be an Adora Belle Calendar Girl Series, there is not likely to be a separate calendar giveaway.  The calendar that is coming with the Adora Belle Calendar Girls is available for separate purchase but our understanding is you must purchase it with the calendar holder. 

** There have been a number of questions about the Adora Belle Calendar Girls series.  We highly recommend that you watch Marie's presentation on QVC in October because the Calendar Series dolls will be debuted then and I think they will show all 12 on air for you to see.  Our understanding is that QVC will run it as a continuity / auto-ship program, however you can order the dolls individually from Count Your Beans.  The ETA for each Calendar Girl doll is 2 - 3 months before its actual calendar month.  (i.e. January Belle is due in October 2008, February Belle is due in November 2008, March Belle is due in December 2008 & so on.)

Last updated 8/29/08

** Marie Osmond has just announced the October 2008 releases.  We hope to have these up on our website by 8/30.   Included in the list are: Babe Bare Bottom Series doll by Ping Lau - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Santa Toddler by Karen Scott - Calendar Girls Adora Bitty Belle dolls (5" each, 1 for each month of the year) - Faylinn Fairy Baby by Karen Scott - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond (VERY CUTE!) - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot by Eddy Mosqueda

** We have added pictures of Baby Donny Tiny Tot, Boo Who Tiny Tot & Baby Olive Marie Toddler as well as individual pictures of the Tree House Tots (ETA now is Fall 2008).

** According to Charisma's new website, Marie's October QVC shows will be on Monday, October 6th at 8:00 a.m. PST and 10:00 p.m. PST.

** Charisma Brands is excited to announce the acquisition of Paradise Galleries dolls.  As Paradise Galleries collectors may know, the original Paradise Galleries site closed their doors earlier this year.  We worked with the Retailer side of the organization (Thomas Boland & Co.) selling select Paradise Galleries dolls at Retail. 

The Paradise Galleries website is now re-open for business and if you read their "About Me" page, you will see the company is now part of the Charisma Brands family.  As we were also an authorized Paradise Galleries / Thomas Boland retailer and currently still have some older Paradise Galleries inventory, we asked Charisma if retailers would be allowed to purchase new Paradise Galleries inventory at wholesale.  Unfortunately it appears that for at least the short-term, Charisma will be running Paradise Galleries as a catalog / direct to consumer company.  Although we'd like to be able to offer their dolls to collectors through retail and will welcome the opportunity to do so, it appears for now that most Paradise Galleries dolls will be only available through Charisma directly.  We will continue to offer the older Paradise Galleries inventory we have.

That being said, they are offering some Marie Osmond, Artista and Candy Fashion dolls on their website that we already have in stock or have pre-ordered.  We will do our very best to price match their offerings if it is cost-effective for us to do so.   We appreciate your continued support and look forward to working with you!   Hopefully the acquistion of Paradise Galleries will introduce a whole new segment of the doll collecting population to Marie Osmond's dolls.

Here is a letter from Peggy Vicioso at Charisma Brands to Marie Osmond / Paradise Galleries doll collectors:

Hello Doll Friends,

 
We, at Charisma, have been busy in the Doll House!  It is our vision be the leader in providing timeless creations that elevate spirits and enrich the lives of our collectors. In line with that mission, you have noticed Charisma Brands has acquired Paradise Galleries.  We are thrilled to be able to continue to offer a channel of distribution for the top Artists they have on their roster.  So many companies have stopped offering manufactured Artist dolls, and what a shame it would be not to be able to continue to share their world class sculpts.  Hildegard Gunzel, Beverly Stoehr, Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick, Linda Murray, Pat Moulton and Sandra Bilotto just to name a few!  I recommend you check out the artist bio page on paradisegalleries.com.
 

Paradise Galleries is primarily a “direct to consumer” business.  This has allowed them a lot of flexibility in offering top Artists at an exceptional value.   They have many, many, many customers who look forward to their catalogs and new designs.  Marie wanted to do something special to welcome the Paradise Galleries customers to the Charisma “family” by offering her hand in “Friendship”, the “Friendship Paradise Rose” doll that is…..there is actually a “Paradise Rose” and it is lavender, Marie’s favorite! 
 

“Friendship Paradise Rose” is Marie’s sculpt of her 15th Anniversary Friendship Rose, reduced in size to about 12” seated and in a simple lavender dress.   This exclusive doll created by Marie for Paradise Galleries will be in the   “Marie Osmond’s Treasury Collection by Paradise Galleries”.  If you purchase one, (and I do recommend it for new collectors or gift giving), you will notice some differences in the Treasury Collection verses the Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Doll Collection.  First, Treasury dolls are not Limited Editions, there is less porcelain than typical, they are packaged simply in Paradise Galleries type packaging, the fabrics are simple and the hand details are kept to a minimum to reach this value price.   What a super gesture to welcome Paradise Gallery collectors to our family. Please join me in welcoming them in on the fun we all have!
 

See some of you all soon at out Vegas Brunch, November 7th at the Flamingo!

 
Happy Labor Day (I will be Laboring at QVC all weekend, think of us while you are sipping lemonade!)


Peggy


PS.  Check our CharismaBrands.com this weekend for a brand NEW website…..it took about 9 months…hummm like birthing a baby!

Last updated 8/26/08

Marie Osmond is coming to QVC for four shows over the Labor Day Weekend!  As always, we will be offering QVC price matching as well as free S/H on shipped orders of $50 or more and no sales tax charged outside of Washington state.  We hope you'll browse through our store and grab a great deal!

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for TONS of end of Summer Specials!!

Marie's QVC Show Dates & Times:  Sunday, August 31st from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. PST and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m PST!  Monday, September 1st from 10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST.  Celebrate Labor Day by treating yourself!

We have been told that the following August release dolls will start shipping from Charisma's Maryland warehouse the week of 8/25.  Estimated arrival for most of these dolls at Count Your Beans will likely be between September 3rd and September 8th.

Adora Belle Holiday 2008 - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Mermaid - Birthday Babies A Bloom Blossom Tiny Tots: Black, Blonde & Brunette - Bella - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Wallflower - Dark Chocolate Hersheys Miniature - Ella - Happy Halloween Keepsake - I Love You Baby - Jacqueneta Fairy Rosebud - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot - Little Things Keepsake - Roly Poly (initially from June) - Satin Tiny Tot - Serenity Becoming Butterflies - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot - Tiger

We are currently awaiting the shipping information and ETA on the following August (& earlier) Release dolls:   Baby Cakes - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot - Roly Poly - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot - Tree House Tots. 

Baby Lisa Tiny Tot & Baby Cakes (Bare Bottom Series) have been moved from the August show line-up to the October show line-up and won't be arriving until October.

These dolls have a 4 week QVC first exclusive and should start shipping from Charisma at the end of September or beginning of October:  Adora Belle Poetry in Motion - Baby Olive Marie Toddler - Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Boo Who Tiny Tot

We are also awaiting the shipping information for all the Too Sweets Tots dolls shown on QVC in January with the exception of Orange Cream, Divinity & Dark Chocolate Truffle which we currently have in stock, Candy Corn which should be arriving in early September and Peppermint which should be arriving in October. 

If you would like to pay the balance for your August dolls pre-order in advance for faster turnaround time, please let us know and we will send you an invoice or process your credit card if we currently have it on file.  Alternatively, we also accept credit cards over the phone at (360) 852-8368 or you're also welcome to send a check or money order. Thanks as always for your patience and support in waiting for dolls to arrive!

Last updated 8/16/08 - New August Sales! - August Dolls available for Pre-Order!  (We do match QVC Pricing!)

Last Updated 8/1/08

** Fiona Fairy Rosebud, Tutti Fairy Baby & Adora Not So Scary Belle have just arrived into stock at Count Your Beans.  All orders that were prepaid by Noon PST on 8/1 shipped on 8/1.   All orders paid for between 12:01 P.M. PST 8/1 and August 11th will ship on Tuesday, August 12th or Wednesday, August 13th.

** Other Stock Updates: Roly Poly is still delayed and is anticipated to now arrive at the end of August.   There is no updated ETA on the Tree House Tots.  Our rep at Charisma believes that the rest of the Too Sweet Tots (except October's Peppermint) will be coming into stock in late August.  Lily 3s a Charm is expected to arrive by mid-August and Tiger (aka Tabby) 3s a Charm should be coming in around the end of August.  We are currently out of catalogs / catalog supplements but should be getting more in by the end of August.

** We truly appreciate all your support and look forward to working with you again on 8/12 or 8/13!   THANKS!  Karen & John **

Last Updated 7/23/08

** The following Marie Osmond dolls just arrived back into stock at CYB: Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Baby Amy - Baby Peggy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence - Dottie Tiny Tot - Edelweiss Babies A Bloom - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Lacey Tiny Tot - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Summer Sunset - Yellow Rose Bud Tiny Tot - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot

** We also received more Kewpies, Candy Fashion & Whispering Willow Fairy dolls!  Lots of great sales going on now!

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings with changes to inventory and new sales!

Last Updated 7/13/08

John is out of town until late on Wednesday, July 16th.  If you have any questions or concerns before then, please contact Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com.  Thanks!

** The Count Your Beans Family will be out of town from Friday, August 1st - Monday, August 11th.  We will not be shipping during this timeframe and email access will be extremely limited.  Orders placed by July 31st will ship August 1st.  Orders placed between August 1st and August 10th will ship on Tuesday, August 12th.  Thanks so much for your support and understanding!

** Roly Poly ETA update is for late July.  

** We have now added pictures of all Too Sweets Tots except October's Peppermint to our website. Please note that these dolls are quite cute but they do not come with COAs, boxes or nametags.  Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for ordering information and TONS of new Summer Specials!!

Last Updated 7/10/08

** Most of the June Dolls are now in stock and we have extras of almost everything!   Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for ordering information and TONS of new Summer Specials!!

** If you pre-ordered a "June release" doll, we are doing our best to contact everyone via email or phone this week.  If you have not heard from us by the end of Friday, July 11th, please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com.  (You may also wish to check your spam folders just in case!  Also, if you have updated your regular OR PayPal email address recently, please let us know so that we can update our records.)   Thanks!

** Dolls we were expecting and are awaiting ETAs for include:  Roly Poly - Lily - Tiger - Tree House Tots - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot

** We hope you had a Happy 4th of July holiday weekend!  Thanks for all your support! **

Last Updated 7/2/08

Please come check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for TONS of new Summer Specials!!

** Pictures for almost all the August dolls are now up at Count Your Beans!  Hooray!   Please remember that if you click the thumbnail picture, you will see a larger view.  The only dolls we don't yet have pictures for are the 4 week holds and some of the Too Sweet Tots.  The August show should be around August 29th / 30th so we anticipate that August dolls will likely arrive the end of August or within a few days of Labor Day in September.

** Important Shipping Update:   We received the tracking #s for the June Release dolls and due to a slight delay in the dolls arriving at Charisma in Maryland, our shipment will not be coming in until Monday, July 7th and/or Tuesday, July 8th.  We and Charisma sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and do appreciate your patience, understanding and support.   The following dolls should be here on Monday, July 7th or Tuesday, July 8th:

Aiko - Baby Amy - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Daisy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot- Dark Chocolate Too Sweets Tot - Divinity Too Sweets Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Express Yourself Toddler - Friends Toddler - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Orange Cream Too Sweets Tot - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot - Rosey Wallflower - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot

Angel Kisses Kewpie - Bingo Kewpie - Dr. McKewpie - Hansel & Gretel Kewpie - Leilani Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood Kewpie - Puddles Duck Kewpie - Soccer Champ Kewpie

If you would like to pay for your June dolls pre-order in advance for faster turnaround time, please let us know and we will send you a PayPal invoice this weekend.  Alternatively, we also accept credit cards over the phone at (360) 852-8368 or you're also welcome to send a check or money order.

Last Updated 6/25/08

** Marie will be on QVC from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST on June 25th, Noon - 1:00 p.m. PST June 26th & 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. PST on June 26th.  We will be matching QVC pricing!   We also offer Free S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater and there is no sales tax if you live outside of Washington!

** Shipping Update:   We are awaiting tracking #s for confirmation but it looks like the shipping of the June release dolls was delayed a week from the Maryland warehouse..  Instead of shipping out last week, they shipped this week instead.  As such, we should have the dolls in stock by around July 3rd.  Thanks so much for your patience!!  We and Charisma apologize for any inconvenience.

Last Updated 6/18/08

** The following June Release dolls are shipping this week from Charisma's warehouse distribution center in Maryland and should hopefully arrive here in Washington by around June 26th: Aiko - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Express Yourself Toddler - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot - Hansel Kewpie - Gretel Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood Kewpie - Puddles Duck Kewpie - Soccer Champ Kewpie

** The following June Release dolls are shipping from Charisma's around June 24th and should arrive here in Washington around Tuesday, July 1st give or take a couple days: Baby Amy - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Dark Chocolate Too Sweets Tot - Divinity Too Sweets Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Friends Toddler - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Orange Cream Too Sweets Tot -  Rosey Wallflower - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot - Angel Kisses Kewpie - Bingo Kewpie - Dr. McKewpie - Leilani Kewpie

** Other dolls coming into stock in around June 26th: Adora Parade, American Classic Tiny Tot, Apple Spice Rag-A-Muffin, Baby Alexis In Pink Tiny Tot, Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot, Farmer's Daughter Tiny Tot, Hydrangea Fairy, Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot, Lemon Poppyseed Rag-A-Muffin, Leela, Little Things Toddler, Love Ewe, Summer Sunset, Teacher In Training, Wee Care, What's Cookin' Tiny Tot

** Other dolls coming into stock around July 1st: Baby Rosebud, Banana Nut Rag-A-Muffin, Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin, Cinnamon Streusel Rag-A-Muffin, French Kissy Tiny Tot, Inspiration

** If you have pre-ordered any of the above dolls, we will send you an email and invoice once your order comes physically into stock. If you wish to prepay your balance in advance to help expedite the order process, just let us know and we'll be happy to accommodate you.

** Please note that we will be offering QVC price matching for any dolls shown on Marie's June 25th and 26th shows.  If you prepay your balance in advance and there is a price adjustment, we will refund the difference.  (Please note that when we do QVC price matching, that the Bonus Beans are adjusted as well.)

** We are still awaiting revised ETAs for the following items:  Tiger - Lily - Tree House Tots - Pinky & Blue Petite Amours - the remaining Too Sweets Tots

Last Updated 6/10/08

** Wow! Lots of new additions today!  We're happy to say that we recently added 31 new August and September release dolls to our website!  Please come check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings to see all the great new dolls coming in late Summer and early Fall!

** Marie Osmond is introducing a lot of wonderful dolls for her August show.  From what we've been told and seen recently in preview, there will not be nearly as many dolls released in October.   There were originally around 15 but many of them were pushed out to early 2009.   You will see a lot of the holiday dolls in the August line-up.  We do not know if they'll be shown on TV shopping in October as well, however we have been told that there is likely to be only one run, possibly two of most of the holiday dolls, so if you see something you are interested in, we recommend you pre-order her early so you don't miss out.  Charisma is working to try and create more excitement and more sell-outs.

** Here is a list of the dolls just added.  Detailed descriptions are included on each of our applicable alphabetical listing pages. 

"A" Page - Adora Belle Holiday 2008 by Marie Osmond - Adora Belle Poetry In Motion (Marie's 1st Ball Jointed Doll) - Adora Not So Scary Belle (Retail Exclusive LE 300) by Marie Osmond

"B" Page - Babies A Bloom Birthday Blossom Tiny Tots (African American Blossom, Blonde Blossom & Brunette Blossom) - Baby Cakes Bare Bottoms by Ping Lau - Baby Donny Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Googlie / Googly Eyes by Karen Scott - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Mermaid aka Little Mermaid (not Disney) by Ping Lau - Baby Olive Marie Toddler (self-portrait of Marie) by Marie Osmond & Karen Scott with costuming designed by Olive May Osmond - Bella Dear To My Heart Toddler by Sonja Bryer - Boo Who Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone? by JoAnn Pohlman

"C" Page - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot by Eddy Mosqueda - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot by Karen Scott

"D - H" Page - Daisy Wallflower by Jen Printy - Dark Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot by Eddy Mosqueda - Ella Toddler by JoAnn Pohlman - Happy Haunting Keepsake

"I - L" Page - I Love You Baby by Sonja Bryer - Jacqueneta Fairy Rose Bud by Karen Scott - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Little Things Keepsake

"M - Q" Page - Mommy's Girl Holiday (Retail Exclusive LE 300) by Karen Scott

"R - S" Page - Satin Material Girls Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Serenity Becoming Butterflies Toddler by Beverly Stoehr - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott

(no new additions to our "T - Z" page, although you're welcome to still visit there for great deals!)

QVC will have 4 week first exclusives on: Adora Belle Poetry In Motion, Baby Donny Tiny Tot, Baby Olive Marie Toddler & Boo Who Tiny Tot. As Marie's show is anticipated to be in late August, that means retailers should expect these dolls to start shipping to us in late September for a late September or early October arrival.

** The first group of Whispering Willow Fairies dolls is now in.  The dolls are wonderful and the packaging is pretty ornate.   We have extras of all the debut dolls and are accepting pre-orders of the Fall / Holiday dolls and accessories. Please note that this is a Charisma Brands line but is not a "Marie Osmond" line.  There are many different styles of poseable fairies in this line, truly something for everyone!  Some of the holiday dolls, especially the Halloween are SUPER cute!  We invite you to check out this very affordably priced series.

** Most of the June dolls will be shipping to arrive in late June around the time of Marie's show. A friendly reminder, as we're in Washington and Charisma's Distribution Center is in Maryland, it takes us about 7 to 8 calendar days to receive the dolls once they are shipped.  (We hope to get most of the dolls in time for the show but ask for some flexibility as we can't control this, thanks!)  Marie's shows on QVC will be on June 25th from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST and June 26th from Noon to 1:00 p.m. PST and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PST.   That's a lot of hours and a lot of great dolls to be shown!  We are gladly accepting pre-orders for June dolls today!

Last Updated 6/3/08

** Count Your Beans recently met with the staff of Charisma Brands and we have lots of upcoming news to share over the next few days, so please check back as we do our updates!  John had the pleasure of physically meeting with the staff and I participated online via webconferencing.  We got to hear about the new releases for June, August, October and even a few new dolls in 2009!  We're not allowed to disclose some of the information yet but we CAN say that there are many new fabulous dolls coming over the rest of this year.  (We will be disclosing information as we get permission and there are some tidbits below.)

** Charisma has been listening to your comments!  Thanks to all those who wrote in.  They value your input and so do we.  Charisma is going to be working hard to try and bring up the value and collectibility of Marie's dolls in the future.  They are in the process of changing their pre-order policies later this year to a system which is more heavily based on advance consumer interest and demand.  Charisma does not want to be producing a lot of excess dolls.  They want more sell-outs and when this happens, the dolls will retain more of their value and will become more collectible again.  What this means to you is that pre-orders are going to become more and more important.  If Charisma and your retailers don't see that there is a heavy demand for a doll, very few will be produced and even though a COA may say 1500, there may only be one run of a doll unless demand dictates another run.  (Demand in this case means there needs to be enough retailer pre-orders to Charisma to make it cost-effective for them to bring in another few hundred dolls.)

The tricky part about all of this is that we as retailers have to pre-order months in advance of the dolls arriving to us.  In many cases, we are pre-ordering before pictures and official descriptions are even released.  We of course will do our best to order to meet the demands of our customer base.  We don't want to under-order nor do we want to order too many.   It's a fine art, I guess!  Sometimes a doll that is a sleeper turns out to be really popular (i.e. Jenna) and sometimes a doll that we think everyone will want doesn't have much demand. You can help by letting us know what kinds of dolls you like and want to see.  We will post more on this later.

** 2 New Retail Exclusives have just been added to our website for pre-order:  Adora Not So Scary Belle - a full body porcelain doll limited to 300 pieces & Mommy's Girl Holiday Toddler - a toddler in a beautiful sparkling gold and shimmering white dress, also limited to 300 pieces.  (The hair & eye color on this doll is different than the original Mommy's girl, so much that it looks almost like a brand new sculpt.)

** Friends Toddler which was initially a QVC exclusive with a 4 week hold is now coming to retail at the end of June.  She will have a teddy bear with her instead of a doll and we received word today that she will actually be a RETAIL exclusive limited to 1500.

** Confidence Becoming Butterflies Toddler & Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot just arrived and everyone who pre-ordered should have been contacted.  If you did not receive an email or an invoice, please let us know at countyourbeans@aol.com.

** Out of stock dolls expecting to come back into stock later this month include: Apple Spice RAM - Cinnamon Streusel RAM - Lemon Poppyseed RAM - Blueberry RAM - Banana Nut RAM - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Baby Rosebud - Inspiration Becoming Butterflies - Summer Sunset - Wee Care - Teacher In Training - Leela - Edelweiss - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot - Love Ewe

** The first shipment of Too Sweet Tots should also be coming in this month:  Caramel Chocolate, Mint Truffle, Orange Cream, Divinity & maybe one or two more

** The debut group of Whispering Willow Fairies dolls is now in transit and should be arriving to us this week! These poseable dolls are pretty amazing!  You'll want to check out the Fall / Holiday collection too!

** More new Kewpies are coming in this month and there will be new figurines and dolls for late Summer and Fall.  We hope to have these on our website within a week for pre-order!  Kewpie will celebrate their 100th Anniversary next year so expect to be seeing Kewpie getting more and more coverage as the time draws near!

** Charisma is going to be doing some exciting new marketing promotions for the Summer and Fall with Doll Reader, Dolls, Fairies Magazine and more!  Marie will be featured in the June Issue of Woman's World Magazine and the August Issue of Good Housekeeping.

** We are looking on ways to improve our website and customer buying experience.  As there are just two of us and I handle the web-design, time is of the essence but we would like to improve our communciations process.  To that end, be watching in the near future for some exciting new changes at Count Your Beans!

Last Updated 5/24/08  - HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

** Count Your Beans will be attending a one-on-one meeting with the Sales Force at Charisma Brands in Southern California on Wednesday, May 28th.  Charisma is looking for feedback on how they can improve.   If you have any input you'd like us to share, please email it to Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com and we'll be sure to pass it along!

** We are proud to say that we reached our Shooting Star at eBay!  As of today we hit 14,001 ratings and 18,173 overall with 100% positive feedback.  We do our very best to take care of our customers and provid you 5 Star Service.  Thank you to all who support us both through website purchases and eBay listings!  We truly appreciate the opportunity to work with you and should there ever be an issue of any kind, please let Karen (cntyrbeans@aol.com) or John (countyourbeans@aol.com) know and we'll do our best to make it right.  We're not perfect but we strive for perfection and strive to give you an excellent customer service experience.   THANKS!

** We just lowered pricing on over 3 dozen different dolls!  Please check our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages to see the fantastic specials!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings)    B (67 listings)   C (33 listings)    D - H (51 listings)   I - L (29 listings)    M - Q (45 listings)    R - S (47 listings)    T - Z (32 listings)

Last Updated 5/15/08

** Puddin just arrived into stock.  Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 5/17.

** We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages with more new sales!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings)    B (67 listings)   C (33 listings)    D - H (51 listings)   I - L (29 listings)    M - Q (45 listings)    R - S (47 listings)    T - Z (32 listings)

Last Updated 5/6/08

The following dolls just arrived back into stock: Baby Alexis in Pink Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Dottie Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Mother's Day Keepsake (2nd shipment) - Ciarra (2nd shipment) - Just Ducky (2nd shipment) - Hydrangea Fairy (2nd shipment) - Candy Fashion - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot

Last Updated 5/2/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES going on now!  Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

We have just added pictures for almost all of the June dolls! 

** Great SALES going on now!  It's not too late for Mother's Day!  We're happy to send gifts / secret sister gifts directly to the recepient and will include a free gift enclosure note upon request!  We now offer gift certificates as well!  (See our Osmond "A" page)

** Dolls expected to arrive in stock / back into stock on Monday, May 5th include: Baby Alexis in Pink Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Dottie Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Mother's Day Keepsake (2nd shipment) - Ciarra (2nd shipment) - Just Ducky (2nd shipment) - Hydrangea Fairy (2nd shipment) - Candy Fashion - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot

** Due to unexpected events, we fell a bit behind in our inventory / administration in the past week with pre-ordered dolls.  If you ordered an in-stock April doll and have not yet been invoiced, we will be contacting you over the weekend.  We apologize for the delay and appreciate your support.  Thanks!

** Baby Rosebud is expected to come back into stock around the first week of June.  We are still awaiting ETAs for Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin - Tree House Tots - Too Sweets Tots (from February and from April)

** New Fall 2008 Kewpies will be added to our site for pre-order within the next week.  If you haven't yet seen a sneak peek of the new Whispering Willows Fairies line by Charisma Brands, we invite you to take a look at these amazing poseable fairy dolls!  The debut dolls in this series are coming sometime later this month!

Last Updated 4/29/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES added last week!  Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

The following April dolls just arrived into stock late on Monday, April 28th: Baby Alexis Pretty in Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake - Kamara - Just Ducky - Hydrangea Fairy - Lacey Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Dottie CMN Tiny Tot

Those who pre-ordered these dolls will be contacted via email and invoiced by the end of Wednesday, April 30th. Orders that have already been prepaid will ship April 29th or April 30th.

We appreciate your patience as we inventory the incoming dolls and thank you for all your support. (If you have not heard from us by the end of 4/30, please check your spam filters to make sure our email didn't get gobbled up. If you have changed email addresses or if your email address in PayPal is not your regular email address, please let us know as we are getting some bouncebacks on PayPal email addresses.)

We are awaiting shipping new May ETAs on the following April dolls: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin - Tree House Tots - Too Sweets Tots (from February and from April)

We have been told by Charisma that these dolls will be coming in sometime in May but we have no other information at this time.

As a reminder, Confidence and Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot are 4 week holds and will start shipping to retailers in late May. We expect them to arrive either the last week in May or first week in June.

Last Updated 4/23/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES!  Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

Happy Show Day! Marie is on QVC today from 8 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST and again from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST.  We are offering QVC price matching on all dolls and have already updated our website to reflect these special discounts.  If you have pre-ordered April dolls from us, we will adjust your pricing to reflect the lower QVC price match.

The following April dolls are now in transit and expected to arrive on Monday, April 28th: Baby Alexis Pretty in Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake - Kamara - Just Ducky - Hydrangea Fairy - Lacey Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Dottie CMN Tiny Tot

We are awaiting shipping ETAs on the following April dolls: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin

As a reminder, Confidence and Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot are 4 week holds and will start shipping to retailers in late May.

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings)    B (67 listings)   C (33 listings)    D - H (51 listings)   I - L (29 listings)    M - Q (45 listings)    R - S (47 listings)    T - Z (32 listings)

We have some incredible Spring Specials going on at our website now!  We know you have many choices when shopping for dolls. With many retailers shutting down or downsizing, this current economy is difficult and we feel very blessed to have all our wonderful collecting and dolly friends.   We appreciate you supporting the Count Your Beans family and will do our best to provide you with 5 Star Service *****! 

Last Updated 4/15/08

** Marie's next show dates on QVC are on Wednesday, April 23rd from 8 a.m - 10 a.m. PST and 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. PST. As always, we are happy to offer QVC price matching for any dolls on the show.  (When a price match is offered, our Bonus Beans offered will be adjusted to reflect the sale pricing.)   There is no sales tax charged if you are shipping outside of Washington state.   We also continue to offer Free UPS Ground/Insured S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater. If you have a P.O. Box, please include a street address in the notes section of your order when making a payment so your order will not be delayed.

Here is a list of the dolls that are supposed to be shown on QVC on Marie's April 23rd show: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot (4 week hold before shipping to CYB and other retailers in late May) - Baby Alexis In Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence Becoming Butterflies (4 week hold before shipping to us and other retailers) -  Dottie CMN Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Just Ducky - Kamera - Krackel Hershey Miniatures - Lacey Tiny Tot - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake -  Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amours - Puddin - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Tree House Tots

These dolls with the exception of the 4 week holds will start shipping to retailers at the end of this week.  We expect to start receiving them between April 24th and April 28th.

** The debut group of Whispering Willow Fairies will begin shipping in May. (This is a push-back from the original April estimate.)  We now have Fall and Holiday Whispering Willow Fairies available for pre-order on our Whispering Willows Fairies webpage as well.

Last Updated 4/9/08

Charisma released today a revised listing of the new June dolls.  In addition to the ones we previously listed below, there are some new offerings as well.  Rather than make you have to go back to our previous posts, I'll go ahead and list all the June Release dolls here.  They are also all listed on our website with descriptions. All are available for pre-order with either a $5 or $10 deposit!

Revised June Line-Up:   19 New Dolls!

Aiko Toddler by Ping Lau - Baby Amy by Karen Scott - Baby Steiner by Karen Scott - Banana Cream Pie by Jo Ann Pohlman - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow by Jo Ann Pohlman - Daisy Babies a Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot by JoAnn Pohlman - Express Yourself Baby by Sonja Bryer - Fiona Fairy Rose Bud by Karen Scott - Friends Toddler with dolly friend by Jo Ann Pohlman - Lily 3's A Charm Cat Doll by Ping Lau - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniatures by Eddy Mosqueda - Nettie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot by Beverly Stoehr - Roly Poly Bare Bottoms Doll by Ping Lau - Rosey / Rosie by Jen Printy - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Tutti Fairy Baby by Karen Scott

New Series Notes:  Tutti is the debut doll in Marie's new Fairy Baby series.  Fiona is the debut doll in Marie's new Fairy Rose Bud series.  Express Yourself Baby is the debut in a new toddler series where collectors can personalize their own doll. Rosey is the debut doll in a new series of dancing Wall Flowers dolls.

4 Week Holds for the June show: Friends Toddler, Tutti Fairy Baby & Fiona Fairy Rose Bud are all currently slated as 4 week holds.   This means that they will be shown on Marie's show on QVC in June and then will ship to retailers 4 weeks after the show date.  Please allow approximately 5 weeks after the show date for us to receive these dolls into stock.  We always truly appreciate your patience and support in ordering the 4 week hold dolls with us.  As always, we are happy to match QVC pricing for these dolls and any others on their show as well.

All of these dolls can be found by search alphabetically in our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings.   Here are also some quick links below.

A (32 listings)    B (67 listings)   C (33 listings)    D - H (51 listings)   I - L (29 listings)    M - Q (45 listings)    R - S (47 listings)    T - Z (32 listings)

We have some incredible Spring Specials going on at our website now!  We know you have many choices when shopping for dolls. With many retailers shutting down or downsizing, this current economy is difficult and we feel very blessed to have all our wonderful collecting and dolly friends.   We appreciate you supporting the Count Your Beans family and will do our best to provide you with 5 Star Service *****! 

Best wishes & blessings,

Karen, John, Justin and Ryan

Last Updated 4/5/08

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

Last Updated 3/29/08

** Some additional new dolls have been tentatively added to the June line-up.   These dolls are now all listed on our website for pre-order:  Daisy Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Patricia Lynne Tiny Tot - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot

Other June dolls that we already have on our website for pre-order include: Baby Cakes - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie Toddler - Buttons and Bow Mellow Yellow & Milk Chocolate Hershey's Miniature.  Roly Poly is likely going to be released in August instead of June.

** Little Things Toddler just arrived!  Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by email and invoiced for their balance by 3/31.  We do have extras of this cute doll now in stock if interested!

** Now also back in stock: Jenna - Leela - Bala - Love Ewe - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Bee In My Bonnet Tinier Tot - Adora TuTu Cute Belle - Dream Girl - Nettie - Clara - Whipped Cream - Rapunzel - Rose Marie Springtime - Peaches & Cream - Chocolate Raspberry Rag-A-Muffin - Cherry Rag-A-Muffin - Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot  - Georgianna Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot - Adora Parade - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot and more!

** New Spring 2008 Kewpie dolls just arrived: Statue of Liberty - Lost World - Pool Party - Winner's Circle - Kewpie Kupcake - Classic Pink Romper - Mint Julep - Going To The Chapel + all 12 Horoscope Kewpie dolls

Last Updated 3/26/08

** We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages with even more BRAND NEW SPRING SALES!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** Little Things Toddler is in transit now and should be arriving around 3/31.

** Marie Osmond had a very special limited edition show on QVC on 3/25.  Unfortunately, all the dolls shown during this broadcast were QVC exclusives and will not be coming to Count Your Beans or other retailers.  We hope you enjoyed the show and were able to get what you liked!

** In thinking about Marie's Limited Edition Exclusive show yesterday, it reminded us how much collectors like the lower edition size dolls!  A lot of people wrote hoping the prices of dolls shown on TV would be lower because they wanted to have a special lower limited edition size doll in their collection.

In appreciation of our customers and collecting friends, we are happy to say that we currently have many LOW edition size dolls (many are Retail Exclusive) available at FANTASTIC Value Pricing! 

Here are dolls we currently have in stock with edition sizes of 500 or less:

Collette Cotillion (LE 100) at $79.95 (Retail $199.95) - Our Lowest Price Ever! - Adora Belle High Society (LE 500) at $74.95 (Retail $99.95) - Adora My Dolly Belle (LE 350) at $129.95 -  Baby Mein Leibling Mother's Eyelet (LE 200) at $124.95 (Retail $199.95) - Crystal Pink (LE 300) at $124.95 (Retail $149.95) - My Friend Holiday (LE 250) at $124.95 (Retail $159.95) - Princess & the Pea Pincushion Doll (LE 500) at $59.95 (Retail $119.95) - Radiance Becoming Butterflies (LE 500) at $129.95 (Retail $159.95) - Rose Marie Holiday (LE 500) at $109.95 (Retail $149.95) - Rose Marie Springtime (LE 300) at $129.95 (Retail $149.95) - Rubina Fairy Doll (LE 300) at $159.95 (Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive!) - Sasha 2007 (LE 500) at $114.95 (Retail $169.95)

All of these dolls can be found by search alphabetically in our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings.   Here are some quick links below.

A (32 listings)    B (67 listings)   C (33 listings)    D - H (51 listings)   I - L (29 listings)    M - Q (45 listings)    R - S (47 listings)    T - Z (32 listings)

Last Updated 3/18/08

Hello everyone!   This is quite a week with St. Patrick's Day on one end and Easter on the other!   Happy Holidays to all!  Thanks for your support!

** The following February 2008 "4 week hold" dolls have just arrived:  Chenille Tiny Tot - Daisyetta Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler - Those who pre-ordered will be emailed and invoiced for their balance due by 3/20. 

We are still awaiting Little Things Toddler (ETA 1 1/2 - 2 weeks?) - Caramel Too Sweets - Mint Truffle Too Sweets - Tiger

** Other dolls which just came back into stock include another shipment of Jenna (sold out, but we do have another order due in around the end of the month) - Bala - Petals (sold out, but we do have another order placed) - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Teacher In Training - Vopul Cactus BAB - Edelweiss BAB - Sabrina Fairy Tiny Tot - Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot - Hugs Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Love Ewe - Harmony - Inspiration - Dream Girl - Peaceable - Baby Betty Boop Original - Organza - Keepsake Birthday - Keepsake Friendship - Keepsake Sweet 16

** Marie's April show on QVC has been announced for April 23rd from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. PST and 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. PST.

** Just Ducky was announced to be the last in the My Pet Series.  This doll is incredibly adorable and very popular in pre-order.  Don't miss out if interested!  Other April dolls which are very popular so far are Kamara, Confidence, Hydrangea Fairy, Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot, Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot, Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot and the Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake.

** We got a sneak peek at Charisma's recent webinar of the Whispering Willows Fall Enchantment Collection.   There are going to be a lot of adorable new holiday themed fairies to complement the debut dolls coming out around April.  If you have not yet checked out the Whispering Willows Fairy dolls, we invite you visit this section of our website and also view the accompanying YouTube video.

Last Updated 3/8/08

** The following dolls are expected to arrive back into stock sometime 3/19 - 3/21: Jenna (re-order almost sold out) - Petals (re-order almost sold out) - Teacher In Training (re-order almost sold out) - Leela (re-order almost sold out), Bala (re-order almost sold out), Friendship Keepsakes, Birthday Keepsakes, Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot, Baby Adora Belle In Pink Toddler, Harmony, Little Red Riding Hood

** The following dolls are now retired and sold-out from Count Your Beans and Charisma and are not expected to come back in stock: All Toiled Up Tiny Tot, Baby Rachel, Child's Play Rose Tiny Tot, Desiree Head Ornament, Goldilocks, Heaven's Helpers Ornaments # 2, Mary 2007, Peaches & Cream Toddler, Tranquility

** The following dolls are very low in stock at Count Your Beans and are also retired.  These are sold out at Charisma so once we sell our remaining supply, they are not expected to come back in.  Last Chance:  Blueberry Muffin Tiny Tot, Breena Fairy Tiny Tot, Brianna Lavender Tiny Tot, Chrysanthemum BAB, Got Milk? Tiny Tot, Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot, Tulip BAB.

** Baby Rosebud was allocated into multiple shipments. We placed 3 orders for her and received our first which was sold out in pre-orders.  Our 2nd order (also sold out in pre-order) and our 3rd order (dolls still availabe) should be coming in the May / June timeframe.  This is a push-back for our second order which we expected in late February.  Those who have dolls pre-ordered will be contacted to see if they want to wait until May / June or have the deposit refunded or transferred to another doll.

** Chenille Tiny Tot, Daisyetta Tiny Tot, French Kissy Tiny Tot, Little Things Toddler & Olive May Loving Tribute Toddler will be shipping to retailers near the end of this month.

** Marie will be showing her April Release dolls on QVC on Wednesday, April 23rd at 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PST and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST.  We are hoping to receive the April release dolls in (except for the 4 week hold dolls Confidence & Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot) around the time of the April show.

Last Updated 3/5/08

** Peaceable Becoming Butterflies doll just arrived, hooray!!  Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within by the end of 3/6.  We do have a few extras leftover so if you have not already pre-ordered her, she is available for order today!   Mary Had A Little Lamb and Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle and Luv Some Bunny are also back in stock!

** We just got back in another supply of Spring 2008 Marie Osmond catalogs.  If you did not get one yet and your shipped order is $100 or over, we will be including one for free with your next shipment.  (Extra catalogs are $5 upon request.)

** The following dolls are on re-order and expected back in within a couple weeks.  Please feel free to pre-order! (Included but not limited to: Jenna - Leela - Bala - Peaches & Cream - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Petals - My Puppy Love - Baby Betty Boop - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Clara Once Upon A Dress

** The following olders dolls recently came back into stock and are on sale:  Ainsly - Rose Marie Springtime - Summer Sunset - Little Princess - Georgianna Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot - American Classic Rose Tiny Tot - Remember Me Rose Bud Tiny Tot

** We are still awaiting an ETA for Tiger.  He is apparently still out in the wild!   Thanks for your patience!

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

Last Updated 2/24/08

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** We are doing a QVC TSV price match for the Too Sweet Tots.  Anyone who already pre-ordered any of the dolls will get the discount. The way we broke it down was to $24.95 apiece, a $5 per doll savings. We have asked Charisma about the arrival dates for subsequent dolls in the series beyond Mint Truffle & Caramel  but they are not sure yet which dolls are coming when.  We appreciate your patience and will post new information on these dolls as we have them.

** Some of the dolls in the Spring 2008 catalog that were initially marked as Spring / April releases on our website are now more likely to be sometime in the Summer since they were not listed in Charisma's presentation of April releases that was emailed to retailers a little over a week ago.)   If I haven't done so already, I will be updating the webpages to reflect that.   Dolls I can think of offhand include Roly Poly & Baby Cakes (these are the 2nd and 3rd dolls in the new Bare Bottoms Series by Ping Lau), Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniatures (Krackel will come out first in April), Aiko (probably June) &  Banana Cream Pie (probably June).

** There is no confirmed date yet for Marie's April QVC show but we believe it will be in late April.  (We hope to receive April dolls around the time of the show.) There is no word yet as to if Confidence Becoming Butterflies is the only 4 week QVC hold for April but if there are changes, we'll let you know!  (We're hoping it will stay as is!)

** The ETA for the Whispering Willow Fairies dolls will be LATE April.  Thank you so much to all who have pre-ordered.  We apprecaiate your support of this whimsical new series!

** The 12 Horoscope Kewpie dolls are now in stock.  I will be updating our Kewpie section within 24 hours so that you may order them directly. If you have pre-ordered, we will be contacting you within 24 hours.

** Our 2nd shipment of Baby Rosebud was delayed and we're looking to get an ETA. (At this point, please assume March at the earliest.) Peaceable and Tiger have not arrived into Charisma as of Friday, February 22nd.  Peaceable should be coming first and we've revised her ETA for early March.  We are not sure if Tiger is on the same container. 

Last Updated 2/16/08

Hi!  We hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day and enjoyed watching Marie's shows on QVC!  So many cuties and beauties, it's often hard to choose!  We are proud to carry one of the widest selection of in-stock Marie Osmond dolls available online and want to thank all of you who trust us with your dolly dollars!

As the last few days have been quite busy, we are playing catch-up with emails and website orders from the last few days and appreciate your patience!  Please note if calling in the mornings or early afternoons PST on Monday, Wednesday or Friday that we are doing shipping and your call is more likely to reach voicemail than if you call in the later part of the day. (We're doing our best to respond quickly. Email is usually the best way to reach us as we tend to burn the midnight oil.) 

We did want to pass along a few tidbits for you:

*** We have just added PICTURES for the following April dolls:  Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence Becoming Butterflies (just added, will be a QVC first 4 week hold) - Dottie Children's Miracle Network Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Just Ducky - Kamara - Krackel Hershey Miniatures - Lacey Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amours - Puddin - Rosemary Tiny Tot --- all of these dolls are available for pre-order now.

The only 4 week hold for April that we've heard of so far (subject to change) is Confidence Becoming Butterflies by Sonja Bryer.. There is also going to be a Mother's Day 2008 Keepsake doll as well as the debut of a new doll series called Wall Flowers.  The first doll in the series will be Rosey by Jen Printy (new Marie Osmond doll artist).  We will have these new dolls available for pre-order within the next 48 hours or so.

** For those of you who have purchased our Marie Osmond Exclusive doll, Rubina Fairy, thank you!  She turned out so lovely and we really appreciate all the kind feedback we have heard.  It means a lot to us!  We've had some questions as to if there is going to be a Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot made in the future and when we spoke to Tracy, the National Sales Director at Charisma, she said that none was planned as individual store retail exclusives generally do not become tiny tots.  (I think Savannah Tiny Tot from Lane's may be the sole exception.)  That being said, we honestly would not be surprised if Rubina was made into a tot because she is so awesome and fairies are extremely popular.  This being said, we were told that no Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was in the works at this time.   So I guess it is one of those things that is up in the air.  If there is enough demand for her and the original is a sell-out, maybe they'll change their mind.  

We've also had a couple questions about the pricing of Rubina Fairy and if she will ever go on sale.  Our philosophy is that since we are the only retailers of this doll, we want to make sure that Rubina Fairy holds her value for all those who have purchased her.   John and I discussed that the best way to do this would be to keep her store price at $159.95 (with free S/H) until sell-out.  Other fairies like Blanca Fairy and Daisyetta Fairy did a good job at holding their retail value and we want our collecting friends to know that their special limited fairy that they purchased from Count Your Beans with Marie's personal signature on the Certificate of Authenticity is not only a gorgeous collectible but a wonderful value for such a small limited worldwide edition.  Thanks so much for your support with this!

** We try to keep our website stock updated however as I do all the updates and website coding manually, there are occasions where something will be in stock but will be sold out before I have the chance to update. If this is the case, we will refund your payment and/or offer you the option to keep the doll on order if it's something we have coming back in shortly.  If you ever have any questions, please let us know!  THANKS!  Karen & John

Last Updated 2/13/08

** The following February 2008 dolls jave just arrived into stock:  Baby Rosebud - Buttons & Bows Pink - Luv Some Bunny - Mary Had A Little Lamb - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot - Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle - Pansy Blossom Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Valentine Keepsake 2008 - I will be updating the website to reflect stock status and QVC price matching within the next 24 hours.

These are partial shipments with more on the way.  Where we received only partial shipments, orders will be filled first in order of pre-order date.  Our second shipment is expected by the end of next week. We do have enough dolls from most of the first shipments to fill our pre-orders and we do have extras of some dolls as well.  Dolls that are almost sold out (first shipment) include Baby Rosebud, Buttons & Bows Pink, Adora Tu Tu Cute, Valentine Keepsake 2008.

Today and tomorrow are expected to be quite busy and we will be doing our best to contact all customers who have pre-ordered within the next 72 hours.  Thanks so much for your patience!

Peaceable & Tiger have not yet shipped from Charisma Brands.  They were supposed to be into us this week but were delayed to Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center.  They should be arriving to Charisma (in Maryland) in their next container which will hopefully be shortly.  The new ETA has been pushed back to late February or early March.. Poor Tiger.... he's been waiting for over a year to appear!!  It will be GRRRRRRRReat to see him!  We apologize for the delay and thank you again for your support!  

As a friendly reminder, the following dolls are February releases but 4 week holds with QVC.  That means they get an exclusive the first 4 weeks and then Charisma ships to us.  Realistically, we should get the dolls about 5 weeks from now, should all go well:  Chenille Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary - Little Things Toddler - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot.

** We WILL be matching the QVC TSV for the Too Sweets Tots but need to figure out the pricing after we see what is shown on TV today.  The plate that they are showing on TV is not available to retailers.   We will be offering the dolls individually as well as in sets.

*** There will be a new Becoming Butterflies Retail Exclusive coming in April.  Her name is Confidence.   We should get pictures and a description by Monday but we can tell you in advance that she has dark hair and is dressed in a beautiful red dress with butterfly wings.  

Please read our other news updates.  Lots of great information below!

** Please check out Rubina (Valentina) Fairy, our BEAUTIFUL new Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Doll - Now In Stock!**

Last Update 2/10/08

** Rubina (Valentina) Fairy is now in stock at Count Your Beans!  We have been sending emails and invoices throughout the weekend.  If you have not heard from us and you did not see an email in your spam folder or a PayPal invoice in your PayPal account, please contact us countyourbeans@aol.com because we have tried to contact everyone.  (There were a couple people with bouncing email addresses where we need to get your most current information.)

We are quite pleased with the way that Rubina Fairy has turned out!  Marie has hand-signed each Certificate of Authenticity and we will be taking close-up pictures of Rubina in the next few days so that you may see extra detailing on her face and body. She does come with a doll stand and instructions for attaching her fairy wings.  (If you leave the wings off, you could display her as Rubina Ballerina!)

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.  This is our first Count Your Beans Marie Osmond exclusive and it has been quite a learning experience for us.  We feel very blessed to have such awesome customers & collecting friends.  We hope you will get as much joy out of Rubina as we do!

** We have been told that most Marie Osmond February releases are now in transit to us.  Most dolls should arrive by the time of Marie's 2/13 shows on QVC.  Some dolls will be coming in split shipments where we expect the first shipment next week and our second shipment about a week afterwards.  We have not seen the packing manifest yet so details are subject to change.  We are however however expecting first shipments of the following dolls to be arriving shortly: Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle - Baby Rosebud - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Luv Some Bunny - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Pansy Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Peaceable Becoming Butterflies - Rosebud - Tiger - Valentine Keepsake - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot

As a reminder, the following February releases have a QVC first 4 week hold and will not ship out to retailers until approximately 4 weeks after Marie's 2/13 show on QVC.  As dolls ship are shipping to us from Charisma's Distribution Center in Maryland, our estimate for these dolls to come in is somewhere between March 20th and March 26th.  This includes: Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Chenille Tiny Tot - Daisyetta Fairy Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Little Things Toddler - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler

** We were told on Thursday, February 7th that Little Things Toddler which was originally slated to be an April / Spring release has been pushed up to February and will be shown on Marie's Feburary 13th QVC show.  She will also be a QVC first 4 week hold but we are definitely taking pre-orders now and even have a picture of her up at our website. We suspect this doll will be quite popular as she is named for Marie's 2008 Theme... Little Things from A to Z...

*** Spring 2008 Catalogs have now arrived.  Although these are for sale for $5 apiece upon request (retailers do have to purchase catalogs from Charisma), we will be including 1 Catalog free per customer with a shipped order of $100 or greater.  For those of you who purchased Rubina, we are including a catalog in with your order. For those who have February dolls on order with us, we will include a catalog with your next shipment.   (Shipping the catalogs with the dolls saves us quite a bit in fees and with the shipping rates the way they are, every little bit counts!)

*** As many of you may know, we do quite a bit of selling at eBay in addition to our website sales at CountYourBeans.com. eBay just made a lot of new changes to their policies, including fee increases.  Some have asked if we are going to continue selling at eBay and the answer is yes.  We do love our auction customers but we certainly do appreciate when they buy from us here at our website as this saves us quite a bit in listing and final valuation fees.  It also allows us to offer website only specials such as Bonus Beans and Free S/H on shipped orders over $50.  We are proud of over 17,500 positive feedbacks we have received at eBay over the past 9 years and hope to continue working with you no matter whether you buy from us here through our website (hint, hint) or in auction.    Thanks!

Last Updated 2/7/08

Last Updated 2/2/08

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages!  We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** Our first supply of Adora My Dolly Belle is now in.  Customers who pre-ordered have either been contacted or will be contacted by 2/4.  We have two other orders of this doll coming in.  The first is expected in early February and the second is expected in mid-February.  Our Charisma Sales Rep says she believe this doll will sell out soon at Charisma so if you have not pre-ordered her, we do recommend you do so! 

** Rubina is supposed to be in transit to us now.  We are awaiting the tracking # for her but we are *hoping* she will arrive by the middle of the week so we can turn her around quickly for you for possible Valentine's Day arrival.  (We can't guarantee that at this point since we don't have tracking information but we are doing our best to make sure that once the dolls arrive, everyone is contacted quickly.)  If you want to pay off your balance is advance, just drop John or me a line at countyourbeans@aol.com and we'll send you an invoice for your balance. **

** The Marie Osmond dolls that will be shown on Marie's QVC show on February 13th are supposed to ship from Maryland early next week.  We are hoping to therefore have them in time for the show.   The exceptions would be the "4 week hold dolls - Daisyetta TT, French Kissy TT, Too Sweets Caramel, Too Sweets Mint Truffle & Olive May 50th Anniversary.   The 4 week holds should ship in mid-March to arrive in mid to late March.

** A special note for dolls that are out of stock and on re-order:  We are noticing that the average arrival time for in-stock re-orders to get to us from the time we order is running around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks.   It used to be much sooner but as Charisma's shipping operations are now based out of Maryland, there are extra days in the process on both the front and back end.   Please keep this in mind when ordering.  We will do our best to provide you with quality service and quick turnaround but we unfortunately cannot control the speed of transit.  Thanks as always for your support!! **

** Please feel free to read our January news updates as there is a lot of great news there as well!  Also, please check out our great Winter Sales! **

** The 12 New Horoscope / Zodiac Kewpies should be shipping to us to arrive in Mid-February. These are available for pre-order now! **

** There has been a lot of excitement and buzz about Charisma's new Whispering Willows Fairy & Fantasy doll line.   We are accepting pre-orders now and many of these items are debuting in trade shows throughout the country.  Charisma anticipates / estimates that the first shipment to retailers will be sometime in April.  This is subject to change and we invite you to our Whispering Willow Fairies page for updates as we have them.

Last Updated 1/26/08

** Adora My Dolly Belle is in transit and will be arriving on 1/28/08.  We called and emailed Charisma last week to confirm the shipping date for Rubina and we hope to hear something back on Monday or Tuesday.  (They are currently at the IDEX Doll & Bear Show in Florida so we don't expect a response until at least Monday.)

** We have received pictures for the Whispering Willow Fairies line by Silke Janas Schloesser and have created a brand new resource center on our website for the Whispering Willows Fairies line. This is a new Charisma Brands line for 2008 and the fairy dolls are amazing!   Please visit!

** Our Marie Osmond Alphabetical section has been updated and we have added the rest of the Too Sweet Tots!

** Please feel free to read our other January updates below for lots of great information on February and Spring 2008 dolls!  Thanks for looking! **

Last Updated 1/21/08

*** Rubina Fairy Update Reminder!   Charisma is expecting to receive this doll into port within a week and they have told us we should have her around the first week of February.  We were hoping for the end of January but we have been assured that we'll still have the dolls in stock in time to turn around to you for Valentine's Day.  If you have not yet seen our beautiful store exclusive Marie Osmond Fairy sculpted by Karen Scott, we invite you to do so!  We still have her available for pre-order!

*** In addition to all the February 2008 dolls, we have added more new Marie Osmond Spring 2008 catalog dolls to our website for pre-order.  (The Spring catalogs are not in stock yet, we have just our store copy.)  Dolls that were not included previously but are now available to pre-order include: Kamara by Ping Lau - Little Things Toddler by Jo Ann Pohlman - Baby Cakes by Ping Lau - Roly Poly by Ping Lau - Puddin' by Ping Lau

We have also just added the Tree House Tots Tree House & Tree House Tots Collection by Debbie Sampson - Includes: Tree House Tots Treehouse - Gone Fishing & New Point of View Set of 2 - First Kiss Set of 2 - Come Down Here & Say That and Come Fly Away Set of 2 - Never Grow Tired of Playtime Set of 2 - No Girls Allowed Set of 2 - Birds and Bees Set of 2

We are in the process of adding all 12 of the Too Sweets Series to our website for pre-order. We believe these Eddy Mosqueda sculpted dolls will be released throughout 2008 and are not sure in which order they will appear except for the first 3:  Caramel (1st 3)  - Mint Truffle (1st 3) - Cherry Cordial (1st 3 - QVC exclusive, sorry)   - Lemon Cream  - Peanut Butter - Raspberry Cream - Chocolate Marshmallow - Divinity - Turtle - Dark Chocolate Truffle - Orange Cream

*** Adora My Dolly Belle Retail Exclusive is in transit now and should be in stock either 1/25 or 1/28.   We have the following dolls on re-order and expect them in early February or late January: Jenna - Summer Sunset - Cream Puff - Baby Elvis - Lemon Meringue Toddler - Rose Marie Springtime - Polly Poodle BAB - Baby Boop - Inspiration - Harmony - Pumpkin Spice RAM - Cat's Meow - My Puppy Love - Princess Rose Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Baby Donny - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Huggs

*** Rag-A-Muffin Cups issue: If you have received a damaged Rag-A-Muffin muffin cup with your Marie Osmond Rag-A-Muffin, Count Your Beans and Charisma Brands are very sorry about this inconvenience.  This is a defect issue and is unfortunately an ongoing problem with the Rag-A-Muffin doll series.  Charisma is working to rectify this and will replace defective / damaged cups for you upon request.  Their customer service # is (800) 779-5335 and you can ask for the Charisma Brands doll hospital. Please allow time for them to send you a replacement. Thanks!

*** Pictures, pricing and pre-order information for the debut of Charisma's new 18 Whispering Willows Fairies were received today and we will be working on adding this section to our website for pre-order later this week. Dolls by Silke Janas-Schloesser include: Tatianna - Dianna - Maurelle - Olinda - Shaylee - Nissa - Evangeline - Irina - Giselle - Nolana - Zoar - Rosina - Lunette - Elvette - Huckleberry Hijinx - Trixie Tussle - Flannery Faust & Brucie.  Prices will range from $29.95 - $149.95 and the ETA for this dolls is tentatively April 2008

*** We have added pictures, pricing and pre-order information for 23 new 2008 Kewpie dolls.  The 12 Kewpies from the Horoscope Collection should be in stock in early February.  The other 11 dolls should be available in Spring 2008.  There are SO MANY cute choices and most are priced at $29.95 -- great for yourself, great for gifts!

Last Updated 1/16/08

*** The following February 2008 pictures have been released and added to our website today:    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!!)

Dolls which are QVC first 4 week exclusives will not have their pictures released until later, presumably after the show or after 4 weeks from the show, however Charisma decides.   This includes: Caramel Too Sweets by Eddy Mosqueda - Mint Truffle Too Sweets 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

*** Rubina Fairy Update!   Charisma is expecting to receive this doll into port within a week and they have told us we should have her around the first week of February.  We were hoping for the end of January but we have been assured that we'll still have the dolls in stock in time to turn around to you for Valentine's Day.  If you have not yet seen our beautiful store exclusive Marie Osmond Fairy sculpted by Karen Scott, we invite you to do so!  We still have her available for pre-order!

Last Updated 1/8/08

*** February 2008 & many Spring 2008 dolls are being added to our website for pre-order today!   Thanks so much for your support! ***

Last Updated 1/7/08 - LOTS OF NEW NEWS!

*** Have you pre-ordered our Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Fairy yet? Rubina Valentina Fairy is expected to arrive near the end of January.  She is limited to 300 dolls and her Certificate of Authenticity is to be hand-signed by Marie Osmond. 

*** Adora My Dolly Belle was just announced today!  She is a Retailer Exclusive doll limited to just 350 pieces and will be $129.95.  We are pretty sure she is full body porcelain and she comes with a dolly friend. We are accepting pre-orders now.  Estimated delivery date is late January.

*** WONDERFUL WINTER SALES Going On Now!    Prices have been reduced on over 50 Marie Osmond Dolls!  Come check it out!

*** Charisma Brands Web Conference - Charisma Brands had a web / tele-conference on Friday afternoon with a number of their top retailers.  The topics of discussion included New Marie Osmond Dolls for Winter / Spring 2008, Marie's new theme for 2008, a sneak peek at the Spring 2008 catalog and information about other Charisma Brands lines such as Kewpie, Candy Fashion, Penny Brite and the new Whispering Willows Fairies. 

Here are the details that we remember from the call!  More to follow!

Marie's theme for 2008 is "It's The Little Things That Count".  Her new Spring 2008 Catalog (which is not yet available) is designed with the theme, "It's the Little Things from A to Z" and features a number of new lines including Too Sweet Tots -- the confection collection, Tree House Tots by Debbie Sampson, Hershey Miniatures (3") and other little delights including 3 bare-bottomed cute resin figurine dolls.  Many of Marie's dolls for this year will be 3" - 5" and in the $29.95 - $49.95 price point. 

Of course she certainly won't forget adding favorite toddlers to other popular lines as well.  Look for Just Ducky and Luv Some Bunny in the My Pet Collection, Peaceable in the Becoming Butterflies Series, Banana Cream to finish off the Creme de la Creme Series and Mary Had A Little Lamb in the Once Upon A Dress series.

Other New dolls for Spring 2008 (not in the February / March list below) include: Ciarra - Hydrangea Fairy (a new series) - Kamara Lion Girl (very cute) - Aiko Toddler - Baby Cakes - Krackel & Hershey Miniatures - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger BAB Blossoms Tiny Tot - Lily 3's a Charm (finally!!) - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot  - Pinky & Blue Petite Amour Toddlers - Osmond's 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Arabella Catching Butterflies Fairy Tiny Tot - Lacey Tiny Tot - Baby Alexis Pretty In Pink Tiny Tot & Rosemary Tiny Tot.  I'm leaving a few out unintentionally but will add them when I remember!  (Lots of new information!)

As a reminder of the new February dolls, we have listed them below!

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

As of 1/6/08, we have not yet received pictures for the February and April 2008 dolls.  We have received descriptions of the February 2008 dolls and hope to have those up on our site in the next couple days.  In the meantime, if you'd like to place pre-orders you are welcome to do so by emailing us at countyourbeans@aol.com.

Because we have received dozens of emails asking why the pictures have not yet been released to retailers for posting, we wanted to let you know that we totally empathize with you.  This is a situation that is unfortunately beyond our control.  Our understanding is that the reason for this delay of pictures is because the TV shopping channel that Marie sells on has requested this to be the case. (Presumably this is to maximize their sales and minimize pre-orders of competitors.)  We don't agree with their strategy but unfortunately, there is not much we can do except to politely request that there be a change.  As a retailer, it is extremely difficult to pre-sell and pre-order dolls without pictures because few people want to commit sight unseen unless it is for a tiny tot where one already knows what the toddler looks like. We truly appreciate all of your support and will do our best to continue servicing you.

On to the more positive!!   Here is information from the call regarding other Charisma Breands lines.

Kewpie Dolls: There will be approximately 23 new Kewpies for Spring 2008.  Some of the names we remember include: Going To The Chapel - Leilani - Angel Kisses - Pool Party - Dr. McKewpie !! - Statue of Liberty - Winner's Circle - Mint Julep and a collection of 12 Horoscope Kewpies, one for each sign of the Zodiac.   There will also be some Kewpie Figurine launches as well ranging in price from $12.95 - $29.95.  Kewpie dolls will still be $29.95 and up.  We carry the entire Kewpie line and currently have all 2007 Kewpies on sale now!

Whispering Willow Fairies: This is a BRAND NEW Charisma Brands fantasy fairies and friends line launching for pre-order in Winter 2008 and scheduled to first start arriving in Spring 2008.  Charisma Brands is VERY excited about this line that includes amazing collections of Fairy & Fantasy dolls by world-renowned one of a kind German fairy artist, Silke Janas-Schloesser.  (Silke's personal website can be found here.)

Price points for the Whispering Willow Fairies line will range between around $29.95 - $149.95. Fairies will range in size from as small as 3" to over 23". Charisma has created a special website for you to view an online catalog of these dolls at www.whisperingwillowfairies.com. We will be carrying the entire line and will be adding a dedicated section to our website in January 2008.  If you see anything you like please contact us for pre-order and pricing information.

Penny Brite: This line will be continued in 2008.  Charisma will be adding complementary products to the Penny Brite doll.  If interested, just let us know!

Candy Fashion: This line will be continued in 2008.  Candy Fashion Groovy which was supposed to be out in Fall 2007 should be coming out in Winter or Spring 2008. We are currently accepting pre-orders.

Lulla-My-Baby & LIPSTIK: These lines are now retired.  We are sold out of Lulla-My-Baby but do have some LIPSTIK dolls and outfits left.  We also have Magic Attic outfits as well.

Artista Dolls: There was no mention of new 2008 Artista releases but we have been told (update 1/20) that there will be a couple dolls out later in the year.  In the meantime, we are having a Wonderful Winter Sale on ALL Artista dolls by Donna RuBert, Kymberli Durden, Rachel Scott & Jane Pinkstaff. LOTS of great deals available!

We hope you enjoyed our beginning of the year update.  We are very thankful and blessed to have the opportunity to work with each and every one of you.  2007 was a year of change for both Charisma and Count Your Beans and we appreciate you sticking with us. We look forward to a great 2008 and are here to service you!

Best wishes,
Karen, John, Justin and Ryan

Last Updated 12/27/07

Last Updated 12/20/07

Holiday Shoppers, We Welcome You!!  Delivery for the Holidays Still Available! 

We are shipping 12/20 and 12/21 and again December 28th. Please note we will be closed 12/22/07 through 12/27/07 and 12/29/07 through 1/3/08.  Our last shipping day in 2007 is December 28th and our first shipping day in 2008 is January 4th.   Please see our 2007 Shipping Schedule Page for details on Standard & Expedited Delivery Options. 

** 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!

Karen, John, Justin & Ryan

Last Updated 12/16/07

** 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!

Last Updated 12/8/07

*** 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).

Last Updated 12/5/07

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.

Thank you!  Charisma and Count Your Beans apologize for the inconvenience.

Last Updated 12/1/07

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.)

Last Updated 11/29/07

** 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

Last Updated 11/23/07

** 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**

Last Updated 11/15/07

** 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

Last Updated 11/11/07

** 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.

Last Updated 11/8/07

** 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.

Last Updated 11/4/07

** 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)

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

** 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

Last Updated 10/21/07

** 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!

Last Updated 10/16/07

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

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.

** Watch Marie Osmond on Dancing With The Stars!  Please VOTE for Marie!

** 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! 

Last Updated 9/25

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!

Last Updated 9/24

Watch Marie Osmond on Dancing With The Stars!  VOTE for Marie!

Last Updated 9/22

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

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

Last Updated 9/20

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.)

Last Updated 9/12

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

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.

Watch for more updates here!

** 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.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE & SUPPORT!

Last Updated 9/8

** 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 WILL be offering the October Release Twas The Night Before Christmas (Once Upon A Dress) doll and she is now available for pre-order on our T - Z page.

** 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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Last Updated 9/4

** 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

We will post more updates as we have them!

Last Updated 9/2

** Happy Labor Day Weekend!  We hope you have a safe and relaxing holiday! **

** 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.

** Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

Last Updated 8/29

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:

Candy Fashion Original and Starlet

Penny Brite - we will be carrying this and will offer the QVC price match

Stitch In Time Kewpie - Cherry Pie Kewpie - With All My Heart Kewpie - Gone Fishin' Kewpie - all in stock now

Artista Dolls:  Cat's Meow - Pink A Poo - Tiny Timeless Treasures (in stock but not yet listed on our site) - Serenity - all in stock now

Last Updated 8/24

** 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.

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

Last Updated 8/18 & 8/19

** 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.

Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages for lots of new specials! 

Last Updated 8/9 & 8/10/07

** 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!  :-)

Last Updated 7/30/07

** 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!

Last Updated 7/25/07

*** 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.

Last Updated 7/24/07

** 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!

Last Updated 7/4/07

** 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)

We ordered quite a few but pre-orders are still highly recommended!

** 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.

Last Updated 7/3/07

*** 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.

Count Your Beans SHIPPING SCHEDULE for June & July

*** SUPER DUPER New Springtime Specials going on now.  Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

Last Updated 5/15/07 (includes news from 5/12)

*** 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!)

*** SUPER NEW MOVING SALES!

Last Updated 4/29/07

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!

Last Updated 4/26/07

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!

Last Updated 4/11/07

*** SUPER DUPER New Springtime Specials going on now.  Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

Last Updated 3/30/07

*** SUPER DUPER New Springtime Specials JUST ADDED.  Please look through our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

A selection of new dolls that JUST went on sale include:

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!

Last Updated 3/29/07

*** 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!

Last Updated 3/24/07

We have recently added many wonderful new Springtime SALES to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

*** 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:

http://www.marieosmond.com  (Look on left side for "Vote Now" Button!

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!

Last Updated 3/18/07

*** We have recently added many wonderful new Springtime SALES to our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

*** 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.

Last Updated 3/13/07

*** June 2007 Dolls were added to our website for pre-order on 3/4

*** 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.)

Last Updated 3/4/07

*** June 2007 Dolls have been added to our website for pre-order.  The list includes:

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!

*** The deadline is coming up soon to enter: Mother ... Daughter ... Sister .. Friend -- Special Scrapbook Contest from Marie, Inc. & Charisma with Fantastic Prizes

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).

Last Updated 3/2/07

*** 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. .

Last Updated 2/20/07

Last Updated 2/18/07

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! **

Last Updated 2/15/07

*** 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!

Last Updated 2/9/07

*** 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

*** Whimsy Butterfly Fairy is due to arrive in late February.

*** 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!

*** Have you seen our new February Sales?  Please see our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Pages.

Last Updated 2/3/07

*** 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

*** Don't forget to read our post from 2/2 below!!! ***

Last Updated 2/2/07