Natalie Ruiz’s dolls are cinematic marvels
Photos courtesy of Natalie Ruiz People often say something or someone is larger than life. For...
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Devilish Doll Drama: Lights, Camera, Attack!
Film photos courtesy of Movie Star News Many folks would love to have a doll that looked just like...
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Menacing Doll Magic: ‘I Walked with a Zombie’ features powerful rituals
Photos courtesy of Movie Star News With Halloween right around the corner, it’s that time of year...
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Monica Reo fashions Marie Antoinette doll
I like history. To me, it is like the best of storytelling, because I subscribe wholeheartedly to...
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Doll with a Difference: Mia with cochlear implant
Photos courtesy of Lottie Dolls One of the most wonderful things about dolls is that they mean so...
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From the Heart: Doll donation shares a part of yourself
Oh, I know it is bad form to begin a blog with a cliché, but this is an oldie and a goodie —...
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Epic Creativity: Ankie Daanen’s dolls become a cast of thousands
I love getting good news! Though “snail mail” is slowly and surely crawling to eventual extinction...
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Honoring 9/11 and 911 Responders: Our world yearns for heroes
The week of 9/11 is memorialized in myriad ways. It’s easy for me to argue that it was the most...
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By the Book? Nicole Marschollek-Menzner writes her own lessons
Photos courtesy of Zwergnase When there is a crisp, fall feel to the air, I instantly know that...
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Teacher, Entrepreneur, Artist: Dianna Effner makes her mark on the Doll World
A go-to material for dishware, vases, figurines, and — of course — dolls, porcelain is delicate and requires careful handling, but its fragility is deceptive. One of the leading figures among the doll world’s porcelain mavens is Missouri-based artist Dianna Effner.
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A Nod to Nostalgia: Connie Lowe honors, preserves past
Photos courtesy of Marbled Halls It’s fantastic to keep up to date with family and friends, and...
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Aloha, Miss American Doll! Meet Nanea, this year’s BeForever creation
Over the last few days, all American eyes seemed to be focused on the eclipse — well, not so much...
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Heartfelt: Barbara Felts feels her dolls reflect reality, faith
Photos courtesy of Moonlight Art Dolls When I showed Barbara Felts’s idealization of the Little...
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Part of Our World: Ariel, the Little Mermaid, is the patron of all collectors
Well, truth can be stranger than fiction. Social media proves that every single day, and among one...
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Barbie Goes Hollywood: Who would you cast in this role?
Who is Barbie? Or, more accurate, who should play Barbie? Mind you, I didn’t say who should play...
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Star Bright: Carrie Fisher reigns as a force in the collectibles universe
After returning home from a brief family vacation — four days of intense fun, probably a week to...
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Summer Wind: Edith Schmidt’s doll clothing flutters in the breeze
Photos courtesy of Edith’s Editions One of the interesting things I’ve noted in the world of doll...
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Moving Images: The Morris Museum’s “steampunk” marvels are truly amazing
Photos courtesy of the Morris Museum About a decade ago, I saw a really fascinating documentary....
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Revolutionary Dolls: British lasses who embody their times
Photos courtesy of A Girl for All Time It’s hard to be an Anglophile in July. Honestly, any other...
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Discover the underbelly of Pollyanna and her doll dreams
Photos courtesy of Movie Star News Available on Netflix and Amazon, as well as popping up now and...
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