I love this photo of Rudy - The Eagle is one of my favorite Valentino fil [...]
Rudolph Valentino - The Eagle - 1925
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Another Correction, Please
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First off, I'd LOVE to own a doll like this one! It's Rudolph Valentino in his "The Eagle" costume. The French auction catalog makes it sound like this doll was made by Lenci. I'm not too sure about that.....I always had [...]
Correction, Please
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Sue sent me this scan of a French auction catalog that claims this is a French-made doll. It is, in fact, Italian and made by Lenci. This doll is a Fadette. [...]
Photos of a doll Christmas
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We're starting to get ready for Christmas! I made the above outfit. It's not to late to purchase it. Shipped first class. See http://www.etsy.com/listing/53292405/happy-birthday-jesus-t-shirt-outfit-toI also like Willow's [...]
Do You Lurk?
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Having done so much traveling this past week without my laptop, I often turned to the web on my phone for the latest happenings in the doll world. I got to thinking how doll boards have changed my collecting experience.When [...]
She Died Too Young
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Cool pic of Iris Stuart (read her bio by clicking on her name). Click the photo to view the auction on eB [...]
Back to crochet
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I couldn't put down my crochet hook last week, and the crocheted heads have been growing on my de [...]
Gypsy Cubeb Smoker
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This all composition Gypsy "Cubeb" boudoir doll is ready to tell your fortune. [...]
Portrait
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Here she is: the doll I told you about last week. As you can see, her face has already been painted... Sadly, I had to part with her this weekend, as she [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
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I'm sending wishes to all my US readers for a peaceful, joyous and delicious Thanksgiving.I'm thankful for the luxury of being a doll collector. When I think about how lucky we collectors are compared to so many in the world [...]
Sculptural crochet workshop-סדנת קרושה בתלת מימד
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אשמח לענו לכל שאלה כמו גם למסור פרטים נוספים לפנות אלי במייל או בטלפון מזכירה גם את רשימת הקשר שלי בה אני מעדכנת לגבי סדנאות עתידיות, שילחו לי מייל אם אתם מעוניינים להצטרף. Finally, the invitation [...]
Frightening to Rightening
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Doesn't she look great?Karen sent me these photos of a composition/cloth boudoir doll she owns that had been altered by a previous owner from its original condition.It's one thing to restore and another to reinvent, which [...]
Coming soon-Crochet workshop
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Recently I have been busy getting ready for a new crochet workshop I will be conducting next month here in my new home studio. It required a lot of thinking and concentration on my [...]
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Hannah and Nellie are practicing for the Christmas Concert at Church. Mrs. Sylvia just finished their choir robes. Lots to do. There will be a Children's choir. Nicole, Ryan and Hannah will participate. Hannah has a solo. [...]
Amazon.Com for Toys and Dolls?
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I have purchased many dolls and other items at Amazon through the years. A doll collector friend sent me some information yesterday about a book which is directed towards pedophiles and instructs them on how to avoid getting arrested and more. [...]
Boudoir Dolls in Film - His Woman - Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert 1931
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Here is a composition/cloth boudoir doll smoker in the film "His Woman," starring Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert, 19 [...]
Aphrodisiac in Jamieshow and Alex in Stolen Moments
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Aphrodisiac Avantguard wears a Jamieshow gown from Angelic Dreamz. I was so happy to get this at the convention from George.Here's the new Virtually Stunning Alex once more. I've changed her wig and dressed her in "Stolen [...]
Not Doll Related - Music Soothes the Soul
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Billy Joel and Elton John sing and play "Piano Man" [...]
New doll in progress
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A tense moment when I began to paint the new doll’s facial features,the paint can't be removed, and the process requires so much concentration. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE [...]
Tentative Plans: Sandra Stillwell Presents Convention for 2011
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San Francisco here we come for "Golden Gate Glamour" on June 3-5, 2011.Details are not finalized. More information forthcoming.Please let Sandra know that you are interested in attending. 502 3775153http://sandras [...]
Mr. Moto
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I watched one of the Mr. Moto series for the first time. Loved it! Here is a YouTube compilation of Mr. Moto films I found that is very cleverly done. I look forward to seeing more Mr. Moto films, starring Peter Lor [...]
"Out of the Past" 1947
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"Out of the Past" 1947, starring Robert Mitchum, with Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer, Rhonda Fleming and Virginia Huston. This is a really good mov [...]
Tonner Tuesdays
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Every Tuesday at noon EST, Tonner Direct posts sales which last until 5PM. The items are an assortment and are different every week. Tonner Image I want this Antoinette outfit called Incendiary. I'm not a fan [...]
EBay - Opting Out
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Yesterday another collector informed me that a seller was using one of my photographs in their auction. How did he know? My name and copyright were clearly on the image. Today the auction was ended either by eBay (I filed [...]
Harem Cubeb Smoker
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This all composition "Cubeb" smoker is a boudoir doll collector's dream! Dressed in her original Harem costume, she is a fine example of a film-influenced boudoir doll. In her era, Rudolph Valentino was the big heartthrob, [...]
Jason Wu's Alex - Redux
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I've been playing dolls for more than two weeks now and it's time to get back to real life if I can figure out where I left it. Before I do that I wanted to get Alex just right. I was working at that when I just had to get [...]