In our October issue, we invited DOLLS readers to share photos of their dolls dressed up in holiday finery, and boy, did you deliver! Here’s a selection of collector’s dolls in their Halloween finery. And we’re not done yet! Collectors have been so enthusiastic in their responses, we’re going to keep this feature going all year round!
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We start with this series of vignettes courtesy of Joann Sparks, who wrote, “I decided to show my dolls at the kind of Halloween Carnival we always had as kids — there was always a ‘Fish Pond’ — I wonder if anyone else had those? That’s what started it. There are different games going on and food and treats to buy and lots of candy for the game winners. But the ‘older’ girls want to do something a little scarier and have gone to visit the old Town cemetery! I had a lot of fun setting this up and just want to give a bit of credit to Ann at PaperMinis for kits for a lot of the paper miniatures I’m using.”
Bernay Scott redressed and, in some cases rewigged, several of her dolls to get them ready for trick-or-treating.
Marie Osmond Remember Me 
Patience dolls by Robert Tonner 
Masterpiece Lifesaver and Ann Estelle
And many more collectors sent photos of their dolls in Halloween finery:
Mary Basden: “Riley Kish and Friends go Trick or Treating.” 
Linda Wilkinson: “Vampire BJD dollShe is Dark as the night, a vampire’s delight. A point of turn, a flight of night.” 
Nilsa Donelan: Haunted Beauty Barbie dolls. From left: The Ghost, Mistress of the Manor, Vampire and Zombie Bride. 
Nilsa Donelan: Haunted Beauty Ghost Barbie 
Nilsa Donelan: Mistress of the Manor Barbie 
Nilsa Donelan: Vampire Barbie 
Nilsa Donelan: Zombie Bride Barbie 
Sandy Halstead: “My Barbie dolls are modeling Halloween dresses I designed and crocheted for them in lace-weight yarn, decorated with sparkly pumpkin buttons!” 
Linda Shypulefski: “Alexander Wendy dolls dressed for Halloween. Dark-haired Wendy wears a Ginny Month of October costume. Blond Wendy wears a costume purchased at a doll show.” 
Tabitha Smallwood: “Kaylee (12 cm BJD) posing as Little Miss Muffet for Halloween.” 
Tabitha Smallwood: “Elise (42 cm BJD) as a Halloween Queen collecting roses.” 
Tammy Powley: “An assortment of Neo Blythe dolls, stock and customized, wear Halloween-inspired dressed. The tiny doll is from Mrs. Frazzled. I made all but the Wednesday Addams dress.” 
Tammy Powley: “Neo Blythe dolls are conjuring spirits around a Ouija board.” 
Ana Isabel Lopez: “Typical La Catrina makeup for the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico. The background shows real gravestones in the famous Hoctun Cemetery in Yucatán State, Mexico.” 
Daisy Regina Ferraz Carpi de Andrade Lima: “I made a miniature witch’s bookcase and the Barbies posed in their trick-or-treat dresses.” 
Dineke Bolle: “My Meadow doll Sylvia Scarlett dressed as a sweet little witch. Outfit made by me.” 
Donna Ryan: “Halloween with friends: Forever Virginia’s Briar and Marigold, Liz Frost’s Mia, and Nikki Britt’s Adeline and Wendy.” 
Eric DeLoretta: “Gene and Trent arrive at the Halloween party, tongues firmly in cheek! Gene and Trent dolls by Mel Odom for Integrity/Jason Wu.” 
Jay Searle: “Triffony Artwork dolls (Tisa on the left, Mariyah on the right) are alluring vampires wearing Tonner dresses.” 
Jennie MacDonald: “Created by April Norton from Dianne Effner’s Little Darling Mold #3, Nina first appeared in Norton’s Everything’s in Black and White collection (as seen in DOLLS’ June/July 2016 issue). I’ve loved dressing her in Chris Miller’s meticulously designed and crafted ensembles. Her crown is from a Haute Doll-featured outfit. Lenore the raven wears Nina’s original party hat. Ghosts by The York Ghost Merchants.” 
Cat Johnson: “Silicone mini baby sculpted by Jennifer Costello-DelCegno and painted by me, in her Halloween outfit and crochet pumpkin by me as well.” 
Joan Volkmer: “Here are all my Kaye Wiggs girls dressed for Halloween Trick or Treating.”
