Recent Finds



Lately, I've slowed down collecting considerably.  I am involved in moving and finding homes for my other love, a library of books, and also have a lot of post holiday responsibilities.  I also enjoy writing about dolls and collecting, and have had many opportunities lately.  Some of you might have caught posts I wrote for R. John Wright's Design Blog and Ruby Lane.  Not all of them are about dolls, but many are doll related.  Below, the first picture is of my lovely cat, Miss Bangles, who loves her dolls and collectibles.  This group is from a store I wrote on for About.com, Nancy's Toys and Treasures.  Nancy is retiring, and this is a selection of Ever After, Monster High, Japanese celluloid, and 1960s Peanuts characters. 

Miss Kitty Bangles Collects

A Vintage papier mache angel, late 60s, early 70s, with her present, a knit scarf.

Vintage, wax look sugar plum fairy

My Christmas Doll, Tiffany

Vintage Bisque Character doll with a pouty face

1870s Parian with a molded snood

I finally finished one of my shadow boxes, "Remarkable Creatures: The Fossil Shop." The fossils are real.

Inside one of my glass cases; celluloid  baby; she came with a wardrobe.