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By Jan Foulke Q: I am just getting interested in antique dolls. I found this little one in an...
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By Jan Foulke Q: I am just getting interested in antique dolls. I found this little one in an...
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By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Design and construct a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Materials for Face-Up 6” x 8” Gloss White TileAcrylic Colors Black Light Yellow BrownMatte VarnishFloating MediumNeedle-Nose...
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By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In Part 5 of Making a BJD, we will be discussing several steps in the BJD creation process including: cutting the grooves on...
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By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Photo 1 Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In this part we will be discussing the design and construction of the upper limbs of a ball jointed doll. This is...
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By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Part 3 focuses on constructing the lower limbs of the BJD and their corresponding joints. Photo 1 Let’s begin by looking at...
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By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Photo 1 Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Welcome back to the enchanting world of the BJD design and construction! In this, the second article in the series, I...
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By A. Glenn Mandeville Topsy Turvy Doll Q: In cleaning, I found this doll in a box of dolls that...
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By Jan Foulke Q: I have just acquired a doll with a sticker on the torso identifying her as...
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By A. Glenn Mandeville There was never any question in Ruth Handler’s mind that little girls would...
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By Betty Ruth “Little Reb” Burchfield Whether you are a doll collector, a doll maker, or a doll...
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By Karen B. Kurtz Photos by Mark A. Kurtz except where indicated Britain’s royal family has been...
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Virtuoso dollmaker Kaye Wiggs was presented with Jones Publishing’s Lifetime Achievement...
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They are winsome waifs whose soulful expressions tug at the heart. They seem less like dolls to be...
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Years ago, when Kim Arnold stumbled onto BJDs and became a collector, she was a bit taken aback by...
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Now that she’s successfully tested — and navigated — the waters of full-fledged dollmaking, Cristy...
Read MoreFor doll artist Jack Johnston, all that glitters isn’t necessarily gold. This year, it’s all about...
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The year 2014 marked the 91st anniversary of Madame Alexander Dolls. Madame Beatrice Alexander,...
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Eloise Goodreau died Nov. 7 at the age of 88 in her home in Houston, Texas, surrounded by her...
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Vita is, of course, a doll manufactured by Horsman Ltd. She was sculpted by Dorinda Balanecki and...
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“Women in Pants,” by Catherine Smith and Cynthia Graig Dr. Mary Walker (1832-1919) was the first...
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