Tomorrow, Sunday, January 31, is the last day of my shop's New Year Sale. Click on the photo to access the sh [...]
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New Cissy: Be Afraid; Be Very Afraid.
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Here is one of the new Cissy dolls from the 2010 Madame Alexander line. What is up with the terrifying-looking dolls this year? Is it a reaction to the economy and the weather or what? The gown is gorgeous. The stockings [...]
Smokin' Hot!
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All-composition "Cubeb" smoker boudoir doll. [...]
What Were They Thinking? Part II
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I let this image sink in for two days before I wrote this post. When I first received the email containing the pictures of this new Avant Guard doll, Hot Trot, I thought of the Inferno Vita doll with her fire orange streaked [...]
Fuggedaboudit Poppy Parker Trio
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There's nothing new here, no unique design or hair style. She's little Miss Mary Tyler Moore.Each color will be available in a quantity of 100 as follows:Gigi's Dolls and Sherry's Teddy Bears-Blonde/lavender: The Doll Peddlar-Brunette/pink:and [...]
Musidora-esque
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This is a collage I did last year for my old web site. [...]
1915?
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I checked YouTube and Turner Classics web sites, and it looks like the film, Les Vampires, is dated 1915, not 1919. I think I based the date by what was on my DVD of this movie......whatever, I just wanted to correct the date and add a vid of the film. [...]
If Barbie Dolls Were Articulated...
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...would Mattel charge $150 for a doll like December Turquoise?One year ago, Mattel introduced their Princess and the Frog doll.Here are images from the Disney cartoon.Integrity's interpretation of Tiana is very nice. She [...]
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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The Lenci Pierrot, below, is holding a "bouquet" of lemons. Good thing the German Pierrot juicer is availab [...]
Mini Me
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As promised, here is a photo of a tagged Gerb's Pierrette and the Christmas orname [...]
Les Vampires
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This is a very rare bat boudoir doll. It is tagged "Doumka" and was made in France. I find this doll very fascinating because there is a French-made film, made in 1919, titled "Les Vampires." It stars Musidora who plays [...]
Je t'aime
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1917 French magazine coverFelt petite Pierrot and French boudoir d [...]
"What Were They Thinking?" Award - 2010 Urban Vita Dolls
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Up first is "Inferno." Since when do black circles around the eyes and the fiery orange streaks in the hair qualify as design?It looks like a child got a hold of a black Sharpie pen and traced around her eyes. The gray shredded [...]
Life Before Dolls
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My son was married on Saturday to a wonderful woman. We are extremely happy. I did not have the time to choose a Picture of the Week for this week. Next Sunday I will have attended IDEX so there may not be a winner for two weeks in a row. But, there [...]
Swirl Ponytail Barbie & My Favorite Black Barbie - Vintage Reproductions
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If I collected Barbies, I'd definitely get this set. It looks so cute. I love the record player and records. The pink checked dress is adorable and the doll looks like the real thing. And, I'm guessing she will not have [...]
Bird and Pink creature.
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Lately I have been hooked on my new technique of creating dolls by wrapping strips of fabric scraps on top of each other.I experimented quite a bit and created different shapes and creatures, but I wasn't really satisfied [...]
Jason Wu Puts On Another Hat
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According to a W Club Update email sent out yesterday, Jason Wu has "taken on a consulting position for the coming year with Madame Alexander, to help guide and update the direction of a few of their doll lines, including [...]
Paper Dolls: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Family
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Today the United States celebrates the birthday of slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are the results of a Google search for related dolls:Martin Luther King, Jr., and His Family: Paper Dolls (in Full [...]
Picture of the Week Award ~ January 17, 2010
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A classic beauty for this week's Picture of the Week Award is a repainted Scarlett "Return to Tara" doll from the Tonner Doll Co. Her hair has been restyled and the gown is a OOAK creation by Alana Bennett of dollfashionsbyalana.com. [...]
Hands Across the Water
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Do your research!Click here to learn to find a charity you can tru [...]
Disaster of Biblical Proportions
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As I lay in bed last night surrounded by showcases filled with dolls, it felt wro [...]