As collectors observe the holidays each year, many enjoy including their dolls in the celebration, as well. We invited you to share photos from your collection on these special occasions starting with Halloween last year, and now we present collectors’ dolls ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
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The March 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes an introduction to Meadow Dolls’ Fabbi BJD, available exclusively from DOLLS magazine; plus articles on artist/teacher Ankie Danaan; Madame Alexander’s Cissette; DOLLS’ annual spotlight on reborn and silicone baby dolls, and more!
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For the third year in a row, Meadow Dolls’ award-winning mother-daughter team of Miroslava Brodlova and Mjusi Mjus have designed a new resin ball-jointed doll (BJD) to be offered exclusively through DOLLS magazine.
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The Dolls Awards of Excellence The Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition (also known as the...
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Watch a video of the awards presentation above. Browse through a slideshow of the same...
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The January/February 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes special holiday features, including a cover feature on JC Toys, as well as the winners of the 2020 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice voting, and more!
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Doll artist Gayle Wray likes to call her one-of-a-kind (OOAK) creations “CJDs” — cloth jointed dolls. “Like the BJD [ball-jointed-doll], they’re assembled from individually made parts and are posable, but of cloth construction,” she explained.
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The November/December 2020 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and features an updated Doll Directory, plus features on Ms. Mollie O porcelain dolls, Integrity Toys’ 25th anniversary, wooden dolls by artist Maria Mordvinkova, and more!
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An award-winning professional doll artist for about a decade, Marguerite Noschese had been looking forward to a varied roster of shows at the beginning of the year. “Unfortunately, many shows have been cancelled this year,” she said. “I did, however, partake in the Quinlan Virtual Show and Sale that was arranged for the participating artists.
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The doll world lost a renowned and beloved artist Oct. 14 with the death of Dianna Effner due to cancer. Effner began designing and making porcelain dolls in the late 1970s, designing for a variety of manufacturers as well as producing and finishing dolls herself.
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Fourteen years ago, award-winning doll artist Collette Hatch was looking for ways to keep a positive outlook. After being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, and living with the fear of a recurrence, her normal optimism needed a boost. She saw a picture of an art doll online, which led her to contact Jack Johnston and enroll in one of his classes. “Sculpting became a very happy place for me,” Hatch said. “Luckily my cancer was caught early. It’s a scary journey, but today I am cancer-free and I continue to enjoy creating my one-of-a-kind (OOAK) art dolls.
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Doll artist Linda Ehrenfried has been making her one-of-a-kind (OOAK) dolls since 2008. She’s best known for her fantasy creations, which run the gamut from delicate fairies and mermaids to sturdy trolls and goblins, along with wizards, witches, and more.
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The October 2020 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and features stories on BJDs and Halloween-themed dolls. This issue includes articles on BJD artists Rose Lacefield and Liliya Volkova, Tamika Spencer’s unusual doll wigs, art dolls by Jo Sammons, a pattern and a tutorial, and more!
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The August/September 2020 issue of DOLLS features 48 four-color pages. This issue includes the annual presentation of the Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice nominees and ballot, as well as articles on BJD fashion designer Edith Schmidt, artist April Norton’s new white-porcelain doll series, resources for finding doll-sized notions, a raincoat pattern for 14- to 17-inch dolls, and more!
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– 4 decades of doll designs, innovations earn Pat Moulton our Lifetime Achievement Award
– 4 generations of artists create dolls, miniatures
– Our annual Debut of Dolls issue includes more than 25 top doll artists and designers, including Kim Arnold, Shawna Clymer, Susan Gibbs, Sarah Maldonado, Sylvia Natterer, Beverly Stoehr, and Kaye Wiggs.
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Above is the awards presentation, which was held online on June 12, 2020, and includes interviews...
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SOLD OUT Update: This doll sold out in 2 minutes on Thursday. Last year, Swedish...
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– Mattel’s new designs for 2020 live up to Barbie creator’s ideals
– Julie Manley: Combines history, fashion & fantasy in her custom creations
– Meadow Dolls returns with a new DOLLS exclusive BJD
– Collette Hatch finds her happy place with art dolls
– OOAK Characters: Denise Bledsoe mixes fun & fantasy
– Halls of Imagination: Connie Lowe continues to expand her BJD world
– Faith & Family: Inspire Rose Lacefield’s Bbflockling dolls
– Pat Moulton’s new BJDs are ready for a roundup!
– Proper design is key to making a modern BJD, By Joe MacPhale, Ancient Whispers LLC
Artistic Evolution: Lorna Miller-Sands celebrates 30 years of dollmaking
Somewhere In Time: Elizabeth Cooper’s dolls reside in a classic, nostalgic childhood
What’s New in 2020
Playing With Dolls: Creative collector stages elaborate adventures for her dolls
Morocco Costumes: Patterns for a princess & sheik for Ellowyne & Rufus dolls
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10 In Memoriam: Roxanna Maria Sullivan: 1949-2019
12 Fairy Dust & Pixie Power: Judy Pollard conjures up winged creatures, fantastic friends in doll form
33 Heights of Fantasy: Kassity Allison’s award-winning dolls reflect artist’s talent, tenacity
36 Queen for a Day: Hollywood Doll Company had a hit with game-show tie-in
DOLLS Presents Reborns
R6 Portraits in Silicone: Photographer turns her artistic talents to reborns
R10 Balancing Act: Reborn artist makes kids her priority
R14 Love of Dolls: Runs in the family for Noemi Roarks
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