Doll Collecting | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/doll-collecting/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:47:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 Shows of Note: BlytheCon https://dollsmagazine.com/shows-of-note-blythecon/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:59:38 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25215 The theme for BlytheCon was Space, so aliens, little green dolls, spacecraft, and pop culture references to outer space were everywhere.

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]]> Shows of Note: International Art Doll Registry Convention https://dollsmagazine.com/shows-of-note-international-art-doll-registry-convention/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:09:39 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25020 The International Art Doll Registry (IADR) is holding its first convention May 15-17, 2025, at the Hotel Albani Firenze in Florence, Italy.

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]]> Collector Corner: Winter Brings About Photo Opportunities https://dollsmagazine.com/collector-corner-winter-brings-about-photo-opportunities/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:23:20 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25054 Collectors show off some of their dolls, which are dressed for all sorts of indoor and outdoor winter activities.

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]]> Collector Corner August/September https://dollsmagazine.com/collector-corner-august-september/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:52:54 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24553 Collectors took time out of their busy schedules to snap some photos of their dolls wearing fashionable outfits this summer. Check out what they captured!

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]]> One Doll Family: Reflections From a First-Time PUDDLE Convention Attendee https://dollsmagazine.com/one-doll-family-reflections-from-a-first-time-puddle-convention-attendee/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:49:47 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24822 I work for the North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures, and to our nonprofit museum, World Doll Day is a big deal.

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]]> Madison Area Doll Club https://dollsmagazine.com/madison-area-doll-club/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:58:19 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24252 The Madison Area Doll Club (MADC) of Wisconsin was formed in 1966 by several local women to talk about their shared passion for dolls.

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]]> Collector Corner: July 2024 https://dollsmagazine.com/collector-corner-july-2024/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:03:30 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24134 Whether you have antique dolls or modern BJDs, there are infinite possibilities when it comes to photographing them.

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]]> Miniature Stars: Ideal’s Shirley Temple dolls from the 1950s https://dollsmagazine.com/miniature-stars-ideals-shirley-temple-dolls-from-the-1950s/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:05:16 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23953 In 1957, the Ideal Toy Corporation issued a new generation of Shirley Temple dolls. Made of materials not available when the dolls were first released in the 1930s, these dolls were made of rigid vinyl with rooted, washable Saran hair, along with many fashions made from nylon fabric.

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]]> Collector Corner: Dolls Celebrate Holidays https://dollsmagazine.com/collector-corner-spring-2024/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:11:10 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23758 Doll collectors show their dolls all dressed up and ready for a variety of spring holidays.

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]]> Shows of Note: BJDC Texas https://dollsmagazine.com/shows-of-note-preview-bjdc-texas-2/ Wed, 29 May 2024 16:19:05 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23743 BJDC (Ball-Jointed Doll Convention) is the largest BJD-focused event in North America for the ever-growing com­munity of BJD artists, vendors, and collectors around the world.

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