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The Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition (also known as the Diamond Awards) recognizes and encourages excellence in the design and creation of dolls.
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Category: Collectible Dolls
Lovely Lilly: Pat Moulton creates a new BJD exclusively for DOLLS readers
By Pat Moulton Lifetime Achievement Award-winning doll artist Pat Moulton has designed a new resin...
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Curious Collector: Ideal 1957 Shirley Temple doll
My mother, when downsizing, came across a doll she had bought years ago, a 17-inch Ideal Shirley Temple. She was still strapped in the original box, which I believe is the first box with the gold lid and white stars with Shirley Temple’s picture on the end. The doll is flawless — I am amazed at the condition of the vinyl, plus the hair has never been disturbed.
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Virginia Comish adds BJDs to her dollmaking lineup
Doll artist Virginia Comish has spent about a decade making baby dolls, first making vinyl reborn dolls, later switching to working on silicone baby dolls, including sculpting a doll for reproduction in silicone. Most recently, though, her enjoyment of collecting ball-jointed dolls (BJDs) has led her to make her own — not just the sculpts, but making the molds and casting the dolls herself.
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Women’s Club of Glen Ridge marks National Doll Day with Figures of Fantasy Exhibit
To celebrate National Doll Day (August 1), the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge will unveil a selection of their newly acquired collection of fine art and commercial dolls in an exhibition entitled Figures of Fantasy, A Collection of Doll Artistry. The exhibition will run from July 30 through August 1, 2021 at the organization’s historic clubhouse in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
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Aquatalis tempts collectors with high-end fashions, repaints, doll line
Impeccable style, effortless sophistication, and flair to spare are hallmarks of the Aquatalis brand. Over the past seven years, Vietnamese creative duo Alex Nguyen and Quan Pham have amassed devoted followers and dedicated repeat customers by offering a breathtaking array of doll fashions, faces and, most recently, their very own magnificent miniature muse, the stunning Lam.
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Moppet Dolls: Natasha Tereza’s miniature dolls bring smiles to collectors
For French dollmaker Natasha Tereza, what began as a creative way to relax in her free time has become a way to share her love of art with a larger audience. She started selling her miniature cloth dolls and dollhouse items under the name Moppet Dolls in 2017, but her creative roots run much deeper.
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Antique Q&A: Composition Kewpie Doll
Q: This doll was part of my grandmother’s estate. We are planning to keep it as a memento but wondered if there is anything special about it that we should know.
A: You have found a Kewpie doll,
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