News and Notes | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/news-notes/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:18:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 2024 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners  https://dollsmagazine.com/2024-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24852 More than 600 votes were cast to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence competition.

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]]> A Break From Conventional: A Look at Kwei-lin Lum’s Paper Doll Artistry https://dollsmagazine.com/a-break-from-conventional-a-look-at-kwei-lin-lums-paper-doll-artistry/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:32:02 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24584 After two decades of designing paper dolls, Kwei-lin Lum threw out conventional rules and began to challenge the boundaries.

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]]> Time For Tea: Sew this Adorable Dress for Your Doll https://dollsmagazine.com/time-for-tea-sew-this-adorable-dress-for-your-doll/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:33:25 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24750 This pattern was created for Connie Lowe’s 16-inch Meili and Stella dolls, although dolls with similar measurements can also wear the completed outfit.

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]]> Dollmaker Q&A: With a Touch of Imagination https://dollsmagazine.com/dollmaker-qa-with-a-touch-of-imagination/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:35:47 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24774 Jackie Hay answers a series of questions and shows readers some of the characters she has created from polymer clay and mixed media.

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]]> Vintage Barbie Store Displays and Gift Sets https://dollsmagazine.com/vintage-barbie-store-displays-and-gift-sets/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:47:33 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24350 No one could ever deny that Ruth and Elliot Handler, the married couple that headed Mattel Inc.s, were marketing and creative geniuses.

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]]> Meet Millie: Sandy Anderson Produces a New BJD Exclusively for DOLLS https://dollsmagazine.com/meet-millie/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:42:08 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24058 From the creative mind of dollmaker Sandy Anderson come Millie — a new 15-inch (38 cm) ball-jointed doll — and her beloved toy bunny, Bun. The adorable pair are being offered exclusively through DOLLS. Millie is a resin doll with a fair skin tone. She is a limited edition of 20. In addition to Bun, […]

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]]> Brenda Mize Dolls Announces Rebranding and New Website Launch  https://dollsmagazine.com/brenda-mize-dolls-announces-rebranding-and-new-website-launch/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:08:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24007 Brenda Mize Dolls, formerly known as Eyes of Texas Dolls, is excited to announce its official rebranding and the launch of its new website.

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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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]]> Say Hello to Ady https://dollsmagazine.com/say-hello-to-ady/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:00:09 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23308 Ady is Meadow Dolls’ newest ball-jointed doll being offered exclusively through DOLLS magazine. She joins past DOLLS exclusives Makki, Fabbi, Aya, and Mae. Miroslava Brodlova, the award-winning Swed­ish dollmaker who brought these dolls to life, crafted Ady as part of the Moppet collection, which is made up of adorably chubby, medium-sized toddler dolls that stand 15 inches (38 cm) tall. Ady is cast in cream resin, and she has blond hair and strikingly blue eyes. Her youthful ap­pearance is enhanced by a factory face-up.

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]]> 2023 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners  https://dollsmagazine.com/2023-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=22129 More than 800 voters cast their ballots to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence competition. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and all of the talented artists who entered their creations in our 2023 competition. Congratulations to this year’s Public’s Choice winners and our […]

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