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Curious Collector: 1998 Spice Girls Set

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:22:42 +0000

I was wondering what a current value would be of this five-doll gift set of all five Spice Girls in the same box.

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Curious Collector: Tutti Playset

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:35:53 +0000

I collect Tutti playsets along with Barbie and family, of course! I have most of them, but one I was missing was this one, until the holidays.

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Spring for Winnie and Jemima

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:42:41 +0000

This pattern was created for bbflockling’s 10.5-inch (27 cm) Winnie and Jemima dolls and can be used for dolls with the same measurements.

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TINY TEMPTATIONS: Sandra Maxwell Serves up Bite-Sized BJDs

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:55:34 +0000

Sandra Maxwell has produced a line featuring bite-sized ball-jointed doll (BJD) tykes who pull at heart strings.

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Curious Collector: Mary Hartline Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:54:54 +0000

My friend gave me this Mary Hartline doll as a gift. Her face looks like she is painted and not like most hard plastic dolls of the time.

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Antique Q&A: Bye-Lo Baby

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:15:25 +0000

I found this little 4-inch doll in a thrift shop. It has “20-10” on its back and limbs. Is this an antique doll?

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Little Wooden Wonders: Designer Marlene Xenis Creates Eco-Friendly BJDs

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:01:05 +0000

Carving out a successful niche wasn’t part of Marlene Xenis’ initial plan when she designed her first wooden doll.

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Everybody’s Talkin’ Barbie!

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:46:31 +0000

The big news in toys back in 1968 was the release of a talking Barbie! This had been on the drawing board for several years — Mattel’s 20-inch Chatty Cathy from the early ’60s could say several different phrases. But it was hard to adapt the talking mechanism — a miniature record player, complete with speaker — to fit inside Barbie’s 11.5-inch body.

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Antique Q&A: Made in Japan Dolls

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:16:32 +0000

We found these little items which are marked “Made in Japan” when we were clearing out my grandmother’s house. Can you tell me anything about them?

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Antique Q&A: Kling & Co. All-Bisque

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:12:34 +0000

I found a pair of little all-bisque dolls at an antique shop. They are about 4 inches tall and are marked 31-10, no maker’s name. The seller didn’t know anything about them except that they were in a box of vintage handkerchiefs at a house sale. None of my doll club members could identify them. Can you help me?

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