DOLLS Magazine January/February 2025
The January/February 2025 issue of DOLLS reveals the winners of the 2024 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice awards.
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Author: DOLLS Magazine Staff
Antique Q&A: Madame Alexander McGuffey Ana
Q: I have a cute composition Madame Alexander doll tagged “McGuffey Ana.” Do you know the significance of the name McGuffey Ana?
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Gracefully Ghostly and Ethereally Elegant: The Creations of Linda Lyons
Sometimes, meaningful objects from childhood have a way of carrying forward their influence into adulthood.
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Curious Collector: 1930s Madame Alexander Wendy Anns
I saw these adorable Madame Alexander composition dolls at a recent doll show in New England and could not resist the pair.
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A Timeless Legacy
If success is measured, at least in part, by professional achievements, accolades, and longevity, Gregg Ortiz easily meets the criteria.
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Dollmaker Q&A: A Unique Perspective
Gina Griffith has a question and answer session with DOLLS magazine about her unique sculpted characters.
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DOLLS Magazine November/December 2024
The November/December 2024 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes a special feature on Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Gregg Ortiz, along with articles covering a variety of other dollmakers.
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A Break From Conventional: A Look at Kwei-lin Lum’s Paper Doll Artistry
After two decades of designing paper dolls, Kwei-lin Lum threw out conventional rules and began to challenge the boundaries.
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Roundabout Success: Merry Doll Round BJDs Stimulate Collector Creativity
In the ever-revolving, here-today-gone-tomorrow world of doll releases, Nuria Torras has cracked the code for both longevity and sustained relevance.
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Collector Corner August/September
Collectors took time out of their busy schedules to snap some photos of their dolls wearing fashionable outfits this summer. Check out what they captured!
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Time For Tea: Sew this Adorable Dress for Your Doll
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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One Doll Family: Reflections From a First-Time PUDDLE Convention Attendee
I work for the North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures, and to our nonprofit museum, World Doll Day is a big deal.
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Dollmaker Q&A: With a Touch of Imagination
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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Curious Collector: Little Women Dolls
The picture in the April 2017 (Page 42) issue of DOLLS caught my attention. Attached are pictures of two dolls that I have in my collection.
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Antique Q&A: Kestner All-Bisque
Q: This tiny 4.5-inch doll was in my grandmother’s handkerchief box. I would like to know something about it and its value.
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Loveable Doll Has Numerous Looks: Nines d’Onil Constantly Reimagines Its Mia Doll
Alicante, a province in Spain, has been known as Toy Valley since the 1800s. The area is particularly known for producing dolls — one of the oldest toys in history
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DOLLS Magazine October 2024
The October 2024 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes a special feature covering the 15th anniversary of Integrity Toys’ Poppy Parker, as well as articles about a variety of other dollmakers and Halloween-themed dolls.
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Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’ Inspires Dolls and Figures
Little did Walt Disney know when he bought the rights to J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” in 1939 that it would become a huge animated hit for Disney Studios.
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Antique Q&A: J.D. Kestner Doll
I am thinking of buying a doll marked “143,” which the owner said was made by J.D. Kestner. I like the face.
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Vintage Barbie Store Displays and Gift Sets
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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