Have you ever wanted to explore the realm of make-up artistry? The Fashion Angels Make-Up Artist Sketchbook contains more than enough make-up accessories to satisfy that urge. Includes a 22-color make-up artist palette, 16 make-up brushes and applicators, 8 colored pencils and sharpener, make-up artist sketch pad, color chart and preview wheel, and a full-color make-up artist guide. Refills are available with 25 more croques pages.

Ballerinas and fashionistas alike will want to make these ultra-cool leg warmers. Included is the "Leg Warminator Tool" for quick and easy completion of a first pair of leg warmers. It comes packaged in a vinyl knitting tote for easy storage and display on retailer shelves. This product received a 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award. Launch date: 2006.
— “Leg warmers are coming back,” Susan Sellers, buyer for Tree Top Kids in Washington, D.C., told TDmonthly. “I ordered it for four stores.”
— Fashion Angels (formerly known as The Bead Shop) is very excited about its 2006 wearable line, publicist Lisa Orman told TDmonthly.
— Fashions Angels products are a fave with tweens, retailers have told TDmonthly.

This brand new, expanded kit includes a style guide to inspire and educate tween girls about variations in skirt, shirt and trouser shapes. It also includes a wide array of colorful pencils and crayons, croque sheets with the outlines of their “models,” newsprint paper, tracing paper, spec sheets and fabric samples. The whole kit folds into a portable 11” by 15” portfolio, for designing on the go. This product received a 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award. Launch date for the Deluxe kit: 2006.
— Right after Toy Fair, Debbie Scholl, owner of Fundamentally Toys in Houston, was seriously considering this item. “With this whole ‘Project Runway’ getting more popular, girls are looking more into design and creation,” she explained to TDmonthly.
— “The design-your-own-wardrobe [kit] is a very good one,” agreed Barbara Vininsky, owner of Jack & Jill in Montreal, Quebec. She expects it to be a big 2006 hit in her store, which sells trendy toy and clothing items.
— TDmonthly's homeschoolers and their moms also raved about the kit, and were ready to order refills to "keep styling."

Beacon Street Girls Books Series is a friendship-adventure series that engages girls 9 to 13 with real-girl characters, contemporary themes and age-appropriate storylines. Upbeat messages and positive role models help to foster reader self-esteem. Five main characters — Avery, Charlotte, Katani, Maeve and Isabel — and a host of lively secondary characters, form a vibrant community of middle-school kids, teachers, families, friends and neighbors. The series is based in Brookline, a multicultural town adjacent to Boston.

Marty’s most prized possession comes to life in this “Happy Lucky” collection. Scribble your thoughts in the Happy Lucky Thingy Morphing journal, or cuddle up with the Happy Lucky Thingy pillow made of soft fleece. This collection also includes a Happy Lucky Thingy door pillow to warn visitors of your mood and of course a Marty plush, a snuggly version of the BSG’s little dude that you can take anywhere!

Maeve loves everything girly, colorful, and cute The flower power collection has just that. A durable canvas barrel bag to bring to sleepovers and a cute canvas tote perfect for heading to the movies or grabbing a hot chocolate at Montoya’s bakery. This collection also includes a fleece blanket, just like the ones Maeve makes for project thread in Book #2, Bad News/Good News, a journal, and two cool pillows!

Ooh la la ... this sophisticated collection of black velvet has everything a fashion forward girl like Katani could want. Make a grand entrance to your next sleepover with the velvet barrel bag. Hang the très cute purse on your door for a Parisian welcome. Also included in the collection is a squishy velvet pillow adorned with pom-poms and a spin journal to write down all of your thoughts!

COLLECTION INCLUDES: (clockwise from left)
Door Pillow: 4 1/2” X 5”, UPC 882023000959, $14 (retail)
Spin Journal: 5 1/4” x 8”, ISBN 0-9758511-6-0, $12 (retail)
Velvet Barrel Bag: 20” x 9 ½”, UPC 882023000935, $34 (retail)
Squishy Pillow: 15” X 8” x 12” , UPC 882023000942, $30 (retail)

This color-changing heart-shaped lamp is cooler than you think. It doesn’t get hot and batteries aren't necessary — it’s rechargeable. Girls can remove the heart from the base for a portable mood light. “Groom Your Room” by adding ever-changing colored mood light.

They’re plushy with the cutest embroidered faces. They’re poseable with a full body armature. They stand 15" tall and pose from head to toe. Don’t tell anyone, but their 'dos are wigs and are interchangeable with each other. New 'dos sold separately. Last but not least, their wardrobe is to die for and the proof is in the details. They have great jewelry, accessories and shoes (made in a real shoe factory). The Fashion Angels are hip, sweet, intelligent and soulful. Pictured are Lulu, Bebe, Debo and Izzy. This product received a 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Best Toy Award.
—  As of 05/13/2011 this product had 5 out of 5 stars from 2 reviews on Amazon.com. Cons: Wig may lose shape if not placed on the Fashion Angels wig stand.

The Fashion Angels Fashion Design Sketch Book is a portfolio that closes with a snap and is filled with a “croqui” sketch pad, tiny colored pencils and eraser, an assortment of small colored markers, and a Style Guide designed by “the pros.” The sketch pad comes with a preprinted design of a Fashion Angel’s body outline and full-color cartoon face. Kids can then use the markers to clothe the sketch. There’s a column on the right side for kids to add the date, title of the designer, their name, which character they’re deisgning for, which fabrics should be used, specs and notes. The Style Guide flip book gives them ideas for sleeve and neckline styles, various skirt shapes, and other style pointers they can use to make their creations.

These brightly-colored silicone bands work like ordinary rubber bands when stretched, but revert to giraffes, rhinos, kangaroos, elephants, ostriches and hippos when relaxed. The work of Japanese designers Yumiko Ohashi and Masanori Haneda, whose mission is to endow longevity on disposable items, the bands are one of the hottest items for little girls at The Purple Bear in Guilford, Conn. Kids collect them and share them with friends. "It´s like the Beanie Babies," declared Jeanne Orlando, store manager. "They´re very, very popular. They´re a big hit with little kids," said Chris Kline, sales associate of the Museum of Modern Art´s Design Store in New York City. They also sell very well at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art´s store. Most toy stores aren´t carrying them yet, but they´re not only popular with Tween girls at Learning Express stores, but are "picking up," said senior buyer Sandie Pardiso. Twenty-four animals come in each box. They´re also available as a Pets line and on a card with six animals. Editor's Note: Animal Rubber Bands became a hot fad across the country in 2009. TDmonthly first reported on their potential as a top-seller in 2005. Launch date: 2002.