Using their 10-inch Cissette and Coquette Cissy dolls, Madame Alexander pays tribute to three African American women trailblazers.  In 1921, after enrolling in aviation school in France, Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman became the...

Floyd Bell, master doll artist, began making dolls in the late 1970s. A wood working educator for several years, his “lessons of love” and passion for woodworking inspired the creation of Bell’s first doll. The challenge was to...

I recently discovered the Prodigyrls after reading a fellow doll enthusiast’s blog about them.  She noted that two of the planned dolls are available for preorder and urged readers to visit the website and vote for their...

Recently my collection has been infiltrated by several male dolls.  The first one of note (aside from the motionless Ken, Steven, and other of Barbie’s several years’ long, male standstills) is Robert Tonner’s...

This is a cute, imaginative doll-picture story inspired by a conversation between doll enthusiasts recently.  The story involves the final episode and announcement of the winner of the fictional reality show, America’s...

Because I enjoy manipulating my dolls without fear of damaging, of the various doll mediums, I prefer vinyl.  Its soft, warm, skin-like sensation and durability is favored over the cold, hard texture of porcelain or resin.  With...