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Doll & Teddy Expo – Browse Now

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Oct 3, 2022 | Doll Shows & Events | 0 |

Find your next doll in the 2022 Doll & Teddy Bear Holiday Expo, an exclusive event being run by DOLLS magazine.

For the Love of Pullips: The People of PUDDLE

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Sep 22, 2022 | Collectible Dolls, Custom Dolls & Repaints, Doll Collecting, Doll Collectors, Doll Shows & Events | 0 |

Jane Easterly is a doll collector. Collecting Barbie and friends from an early age, she never lost her appreciation for dolls. It wasn’t until years later, however, that she would leave her mark in a small but impactful way on the hobby. What led her to that? The precocious pouty-faced Hina Ichigo Dal doll from Jun Planning (now Groove).

Antique Q&A: Original Raggedy Ann Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Sep 7, 2022 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

I am settling an estate, and I found this old rag doll in a box with some other dolls which I was able to identify. I am wondering whether this rag doll would be of interest to a doll collector or if I should just put it in the scrap heap?

Curious Collector: 1997 USPS Stamp Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Aug 15, 2022 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

Q: I was excited when the United States Postal Service issued a series of commemorative stamps in 1997 featuring popular dolls over the decades. I was able to collect the stamps as well as several of the dolls. When reviewing the stamps, I noticed that one doll in the collection did not match the stamp. What can you tell me about this?

Antique Q&A: Hertwig & Co. Playset

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jul 27, 2022 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

My great-grandmother left me this set of dolls. My mother remembers that she kept it in a special drawer and took it out from time to time to show the children one of her playthings. Can you tell me anything about this?

Porcelain Classics Owner Adds Eclectic New Business

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Jul 19, 2022 | Collectible Doll Stores & Museums, Doll Collecting, News and Notes | 0 |

When Jennie Sykes relocated her family and business, Porcelain Classics, to Hastings, Michigan, about five years ago, the building she purchased had more space than her 28-year-old porcelain dollmaking and repair business needed. She wanted to expand her current business while also showcasing her love for antiques and vintage items, but the name “Porcelain Classics” didn’t fit the new retail space. Thus, Bee Eclectic Studio and Emporium was born.

Shows of Note: World Doll Day Shows

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Doll Collecting, Doll Shows & Events | 0 |

A lifelong doll collector, Mary Senko was inspired to start a business as a show promoter while working on a virtual Facebook event: the World Doll Day Celebration planned and led by Michael Canadas and David Robinson, the directors of the Grovian Doll Museum in Pacific Grove, California.

DOLLS Reader Creates Cloth Characters, Poems

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jul 12, 2022 | Cloth Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Collectors | 0 |

DOLLS reader Joan Elizabeth Paul recently sent us the following examples of her creativity. “I have been making fabric dolls for several years,” she said. “Sometimes I like to write a poem to go with each doll.”