Children of Japan

Children of Japan
Courtesy, R. John Wright

Hinges and Hearts

Hinges and Hearts
An Exhibit of our Metal Dolls

Tuxedo and Bangles

Tuxedo and Bangles

A History of Metal Dolls

A History of Metal Dolls
Now on Alibris.com and In Print! The First Book of its Kind

Alice, Commemorative Edition

Alice, Commemorative Edition
Courtesy, R. John Wright

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Emma, aka, La Contessa Bathory

Emma, aka, La Contessa Bathory
Her Grace wishes us all a Merry Christmas!

Annabelle

Annabelle

Emma Emmeline

Emma Emmeline
Our New Addition/fond of stuffed toys

Cloth Clown

Cloth Clown

Native American Art

Native American Art

the triplets

the triplets

c. 1969 Greek Plastic Mini Baby

c. 1969 Greek Plastic Mini Baby
Bought Athens on the street

Iron Maiden; Middle Ages

Iron Maiden; Middle Ages

Sand Baby Swirls!

Sand Baby Swirls!
By Glenda Rolle, courtesy, the Artist

Glenda's Logo

Glenda's Logo
Also, a link to her site

Sand Baby Castaway

Sand Baby Castaway
By Glenda Rolle, Courtesy the Artist

A French Friend

A French Friend

Mickey

Mickey
From our friends at The Fennimore Museum

2000+ year old Roman Rag Doll

2000+ year old Roman Rag Doll
British Museum, Child's Tomb

Ancient Egypt Paddle Doll

Ancient Egypt Paddle Doll
Among first "Toys?"

ushabti

ushabti
Egyptian Tomb Doll 18th Dynasty

Ann Parker Doll of Anne Boleyn

Ann Parker Doll of Anne Boleyn

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Tin Head Brother and Sister, a Recent Purchase

Tin Head Brother and Sister, a Recent Purchase
Courtesy, Antique Daughter

Judge Peep

Judge Peep

Hakata Doll Artist at Work

Hakata Doll Artist at Work
From the Museum Collection

Japanese Costume Barbies

Japanese Costume Barbies
Samurai Ken

Etienne

Etienne
A Little Girl

Happy Heart Day

Happy Heart Day

From "Dolls"

From "Dolls"
A Favorite Doll Book

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Jenny Wren

Jenny Wren
Ultimate Doll Restorer

Our Friends at The Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum

Our Friends at The Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum

Baby Boo 1960s

Baby Boo 1960s
Reclaimed and Restored as a childhood Sabrina the Witch with Meow Meow

Dr. E's on Display with sign

Dr. E's on Display with sign

Dolls Restored ad New to the Museum

Dolls Restored ad New to the Museum
L to R: K*R /celluloid head, all bisque Artist Googly, 14 in. vinyl inuit sixties, early celluloid Skookum type.

Two More Rescued Dolls

Two More Rescued Dolls
Late Sixties Vinyl: L to R: Probably Horseman, all vinyl, jointed. New wig. R: Effanbee, probably Muffy, mid sixties. New wig and new clothing on both. About 12 inches high.

Restored Italian Baby Doll

Restored Italian Baby Doll
One of Dr. E's Rescued Residents

Dolls on Display

Dolls on Display
L to R: Nutcrackers, Danish Troll, HItty and her book, Patent Washable, Mechanical Minstrel, Creche figure, M. Alexander Swiss. Center is a German mechanical bear on the piano. Background is a bisque German costume doll.

A Few Friends

A Few Friends
These dolls are Old German and Nutcrackers from Dr. E's Museum. They are on loan to another local museum for the holidays.

Vintage Collage

Vintage Collage
Public Domain Art

The Merry Wanderer

The Merry Wanderer
Courtesy R. John Wright, The Hummel Collection

The Fennimore Doll Museum

The Fennimore Doll Museum

Robert

Robert
A Haunted Doll with a Story

Halloween Dolls Displayed in a Local Library

Halloween Dolls Displayed in a Local Library

The Cody Jumeau

The Cody Jumeau
Long-faced or Jumeau Triste

German Princesses

German Princesses
GAHC 2005

A Little PowerRanger

A Little PowerRanger
Halloween 2004

The Island of the Dolls

The Island of the Dolls
Shrine to Dolls in Mexico

Based on the Nutshell Series of Death

Based on the Nutshell Series of Death
Doll House murder

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A lovely dress

A lovely dress

Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann
A few friends in cloth!

Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum, WI

Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum, WI
Pixar Animator's Collection

Little PM sisters

Little PM sisters
Recent eBay finds

Dressed Mexican Fleas

Dressed Mexican Fleas

Really old Dolls!

Really old Dolls!

Friday, March 15, 2013

Tidbits and Hodge Podge

Here are some bits and pieces, and links for fun stiff. The first is from Quilter's World; you can buy things, and you can subscribe to a free newsletter which is always great; http://www.anniescatalog.com/onlineclasses/?source=AOCNEWS Next is from About.com Miniatures page, which contains links and free printables. I've papered many doll houses and shadow boxes with this. Featured, of course, are Shamrocks: http://mail.aol.com/37572-111/aol-6/en-us/Lite/MsgRead.aspx?folder=NewMail&uid=29492960&seq=1&searchIn=none&searchQuery=&start=0&sort=received&sortDir=descending Next is Accuquilt Barn Quilt Design Contest: http://www.accuquilt.com/barnquilt.html?pla=Hero_Sale_Banner?RILT=Hero_Sale_Banner&utm_source=EB130314BQ&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eblasts Here is a survey from Tonner: Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=b8clxgcab&v=001NbQR3PfROKmaZOPaFxvnS_nEaPqDC2qUA1iMPJhsrAwnguBNiTRnX8FGNLYXdKdUAJ9mrZpiKDpd4d6dfkt4jtWn1d_BZRk3LbjoSk0Ghz6cPj-mfGXAevvWw5h31QJ4U-TVli-Norg--q0yvRvd_D1tTi_HPBQpXhls7EPgSCaZNPQHDckhlJYWWQT4eMXKrD_1gu8ZY2z1-iKk7dpp_zPWiTwKUJ-lvcm0sitW42xwG2Gua7VIoQiZMSsQZ4T6l0jIXRMGO6w%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Collectors, The topic of this survey is the mobile web. More and more people are accessing the web from their phones, tablets and mobile devices, and as a online retailer, we wanted to survey your mobile web surfing habits. With your valuable feedback, we can determine how we can better serve you via your mobile device. This is a quickie - short and sweet - so it won't take more than few tiny minutes to fill this out! We really appreciate your help, and thanks in advance. Take this survey [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SOfFaKd5hgqohZ_hLLWVQe9l4gFSILul1VqCA0lV3MdnRoJRaaN8XqPZHjLxyTyLcTh7ohlomZNv6pyRzZF5QeBUTLFnnM9Ukp_Sw2I_9SQdCUZ566Q3GsvA6GatqDmpz6bpLodQqYiOUorqk5p0G0fuFQRnLS5VoYxhDIyheXmS7H3kTvXjACcu72WVpJBNsL8-1BRj3bg=] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you so much for participating in this survey! Your feedback is important to us. http://www.vandashop.com/b/2497351031?utm_campaign=1876543&utm_content=7547556756&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailvision Victoria and Albert Shop; spring selections and info about the museum with its fantastic collections, including dolls; Finally, from Theriaults: Saturday, March 23. An Elan auction of wonderful private collection of antique dolls from French and German dollmakers including Jumeau, Steiner, Kammer and Reinhardt, and more, along with mignonettes, early Neopolitan, Schoenhut, American folk, vintage 50s, great composition dolls and all you hope for. This auction is available for absentee, telephone and online bidding, as well as attending the auction. The complete auction can be viewed online at www.theriaults.com. Preview 9 AM. Auction 11 AM. Sunday, March 24. I-Discover auction – you’ve known it before as Discovery Day – when hundreds of wonderful dolls are waiting for you to discover and call your own. Dolls in all categories, freshly unpacked from private estates, range from dandy characters in bisque, cloth and wood, to early china dolls, to lovely French dolls in need of your loving hand. The auction is available to attending bidders only. Preview 9 AM. Auction 11 AM. Monday, March 25. The famous Ten2Go auction where everything begins at $10 and everything goes. You’ll find wonderful doll treasures (which is why some call it the best kept secret in the doll world) and some not so much. Over 400 lots in a few short hours, it’s wonderful fun, but not for the faint of heart! This auction is available for attending bidders only. Preview 9 AM. Auction 10 AM (note the earlier starting time). For more information about the auction click here, visit www.theriaults.com, or call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com or stuart@theriaults.com.

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