Barbie is the love and passion of almost every girl. Dollhouses, dressing rooms, kitchen, makeup items and all those things of a doll are part of a teenager’s dream. Just as the saying goes that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, in the same way a doll is a cute girl’s best childhood companion. Times […]
Internet games are rapidly catching on among people of all ages. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for girl-friendly games. Throughout the history of online gaming, most have targeted the male population, both young and old. Unfortunately, very few games have been targeted at girls. Now, with more than two hundred million […]
Popularly known as one of the best makers of bisque head dolls, the Armand Marseille Company was manufacturing from 1885 to 1950 in Thuringia, Germany. The brainchild of the company was Herman, the son of an architect and born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1856. His family immigrated to Germany after 1860. Herman then bought […]
Doll’s Magical Journey Through the Enchanted Forest It was a beautiful summer morning when Rina and her friends Liska, mocha, melia, arys, sarah and sakura decided to go on an adventure. They heard stories about a nearby enchanted forest and their curiosity took over. Rina, the brave and adventurous one, led the group. Liska, her […]
The 1950s have often been called the golden age of American dolls, and Madame Alexander was certainly at the forefront of producing beautiful dolls. Madame Alexander, or Beatrice Alexander Behrman, founded her company in 1923. Exquisitely crafted in fabric in its early days, it was a hit with doll collectors. Most depict fictional characters such […]
Each reborn doll is special in the eyes of its owner and other reborn doll collectors who understand the value of these precious dolls. Many OOAK (one-of-a-kind) doll collectors enjoy adding new accessories to their collection. There are magnetic pacifiers for reborns, magnetic hair bows and ties, bottles filled with fake milk formula, grape and […]
. A Fairy Tale Adventure with Dolls and Friends Once upon a time, in a small town by the forest, there lived an adventurous girl named Rina. She was curious and wanted to explore the world beyond the forest. But her mother, a wise woman, warned her about the dangers of wandering alone in the […]
Who would have imagined in 1996 that Tickle Me Elmo, a newly released plush toy, would become the new sales sensation that Christmas? It was “just” a cute little bundle of red fur that laughed hysterically when you tickled it. And yet, Tickle Me Elmo and its successors have since topped the sales charts for […]
In this series of articles on collectible dolls we are going to start by reviewing one of the most famous collectible dolls of all time, the Cabbage Patch Kids. If you’re old, or maybe not that old, you remember the Cabbage Patch Kids. What you probably don’t know is what happened to these once popular […]
“I hope she’s a fool, that’s the best a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool.” That’s a line from the book-turned-movie, The Great Gatsby. In the years that I have been here wandering the world, virtual and real, I have been slapped in the face by the incandescent standards of the universe […]
