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Doll Shows 101: Preparation/General Tips
Last week, I wrote a post about the etiquette that should be followed while attending a doll show. For this post, I thought I would touch on some ways you may want to prepare for attending a doll show!...
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Re-Roots: Giggles and Pebbles
I have not spent as much time re-rooting this year as I should have. For me, I think it’s because I enjoy doing big dolls more than Barbie’s and those can be hard to come by sometimes! This week, my...
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Disney Animators’ Collection Origins Series
New from The Disney Store is the Disney Animators’ Collection Origins Series! This line reimagines our favorite Disney characters as infants. Currently, there are three dolls available: Mowgli, Belle...
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The Chicago Toy and Game Fair 2018 (ChiTAG)
Recently, my mom and I attended the Chicago Toy and Game Fair. Celebrating toys and games of all shapes and sizes, the game fair is unique among other toy shows. It is aimed at families and inventors,...
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Truly Outrageous Funko Pops!
If you didn’t guess from the title of this post, Funko has added two truly outrageous characters to their popular Funko Pop! line– Jem and Pizzazz from the classic 80’s cartoon and iconic Hasbro doll...
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Christmas Tree Decorations- Dolls Galore!
It’s that time of the year again– the Christmas tree is up and decorated! Over the many Christmases I’ve been on this earth, I’ve gathered quite the collection of doll and toy themed ornaments. Here’s...
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Review: Instant Glam Styling Head Dolls
As mentioned in the most recent ChiTAG report, at the show, I met the creator of a new and innovative styling head doll called Instant Glam. With three styling heads available in different skin tones...
View ArticleTonner Doll Company No More
As of December 31st, 2018, the Tonner Doll Company shuttered it’s doors. Here’s what we know, in Robert Tonner’s own words, from an e-mail to those on the mailing list for the doll company. “I was...
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Madame Alexander Makes Grand Return in 2019
For most of 2018, Madame Alexander Doll Company was dark. Their social media accounts were left untouched. They were no-shows at one of the biggest toy events of the year, New York Toy Fair. And...
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Mattel Announces BTS Dolls
Heads up, K-Pop fans! Mattel recently announced that the incredibly popular world-renowned boy band BTS is headed to toy shelves this summer! Per the official press release, “Under this multi-category...
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Kikipop Kinoko Juice- So Kawaii!
Last year at the Pullip and Dal Doll Lovers Event, I went gaga over the Kikipop Kinoko Juice dolls that were on guest tables and being sold by vendors. They were too expensive to even consider buying...
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My Melody McD Japan Fry/Drink Holder
I’ve always been a Hello Kitty fan. I have fond memories of wandering through the local mall and into our Sanrio Store, filled with store made lucky bags and kawaii merchandise just waiting to be...
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Looking Back at Barbie’s 50th Anniversary- NYC Style
In February 2009, I was summoned to New York City, not for Toy Fair, but to take the Directors Guild Assistant Training Program test in an attempt to get into the exclusive program which trains...
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Looking Back at the Madame Alexander Museum
Earlier, I posted about the super cool windows and mannequins put up for a month-long celebration of Barbie’s 50 years. During that same trip in 2009 to New York City, I ventured into Harlem to the...
View Article2019 Dolly Goals
It’s nearly February already. Where did January go? Just like we set personal goals around the New Year to be fitter, make more time for family, read more books, whatever the case may be, it may not be...
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Naperville Doll Show Haul/Loot- January 2019
This weekend, my mom and I went to the Naperville Doll Show. This is a bit of wildcard of a show, since you really never know what will be there! Held at the Marriott Hotel in Naperville, this is the...
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Pop Up Barbie Shop at Old Orchard
Happy 60th Birthday, Barbie! Because she’s celebrating such a huge birthday, expect to see a lot of cool things happening around the line throughout 2019! This weekend, we went to Westfield Old Orchard...
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Phyn & Aero Says Goodbye
Just announced in his e-mail newsletter, Robert Tonner’s Phyn & Aero will cease operations as of March 31st, 2019. This is fresh off the heels of the closing of the Tonner Doll Company back in...
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A Little About Doll Cleaners
One of the most popular questions thrown at us here at the blog is ‘how do you clean up your dolls?’. I figured I would address it here in a blog post! For the past few years, my mom and I have been...
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A Closer Look at Mattel’s BTS Dolls
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited about the release of Mattel’s BTS line. While I don’t follow the band, the prototype dolls are looking pretty cool! This seven member boy band from South...
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