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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Scarlett

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:04:43 +0000

Q: This 14-inch vinyl and hard plastic doll was standing in a booth at an antiques mall. She did not have the box but did have the wrist tag.

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DOLLS Magazine March 2025

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:33:36 +0000

The March 2025 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages. A variety of designers and makers of BJDs, art dolls, and fashion dolls are featured.

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Shows of Note: BlytheCon

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:59:38 +0000

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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Antique Q&A: All-Bisque Jeanne I. Orsini Doll

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:05:51 +0000

A: Jeanne I. Orsini designed some cute smiling baby dolls made by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Germany in the 1920s.

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Inspired by Innocence: Brenda Scott Excels at Sculpting Miniature Baby Dolls

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:23:40 +0000

DOLLS: What type of dolls do you make? Brenda Scott: I sculpt one-of-a-kind miniature polymer clay baby art dolls. The baby dolls I sculpt range in size from approximately 2 inches to 5 inches. Some of the dolls are full sculpts, so they are in a fixed position. Others have a soft body with an […]

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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Blue Boy Sample

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:09:45 +0000

Q: I recently bought this doll at an auction, in a lot with other things. He looked different from the Blue Boy I had at home.

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Shows of Note: International Art Doll Registry Convention

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:09:39 +0000

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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Step Back in Time: Holiday Shopping for Dolls in 1958

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:31:14 +0000

Holiday shopping was exciting for both buyers and sellers of dolls in 1958. There were a variety of dolls that catered to children.

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Characters With Charisma: Julie Campbell Sculpts Miniature Masterpieces

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:31:20 +0000

As a self-taught, self-employed doll artist living in North East England, Julie Campbell has become an acclaimed maker of miniature dolls.

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Rare and Unusual Fashions for Ideal’s Toni Doll

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 19:17:14 +0000

The Ideal Toy Company, producer of the Shirley Temple doll and more, was ready for another hit when it released the Toni doll.

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