Fashion Dolls 101

 Put the glitter back into summer with these glamorous plush mermaids from Ty and Publix!  Two recent thrift store find nabbed me a cute pair of glittery mermaids. The first was Lorelei— a glittering sequin mermaid from Ty, similar to the Ty Girls. With reversible sequins, Lorelei’s scales change from pale pink to purple. Lorelei has lilac polyester hair and lavender eyes, and her tail is trimmed with purple tulle.  A couple of weeks later, I found this golden mermaid from Publix. She has blond yarn hair, turquoise eyes and a gold bikini top and gold scales. Her face is slightly more cartoonish than the Ty doll. And the Publix doll has more pronounced ears.  She was originally $10.99 at Publix.  I had noticed the cute Publix mermaids a few years ago when they first came out, but I passed on them at the time. Now I am the proud owner of one! The two plush mermaids display well together with their sparkle and colors and are the same size, so I am quite pleased wi...

Ty Girlz line of soft-sculpt cloth dolls made by makers of Beanie Babies Ty Girls Soft-Bodied Dolls  T he cute Ty Girlz line of soft-sculpt cloth dolls were introduced to the doll and toy market at the American International Toy Fair in New York, on February 11, 2007 . The cloth fashion dolls were released Ty Inc, maker of Beanie Babies. Like the Beanie Babies, the Ty Girls were soft plush, fabric dolls with embroidered faces, similar to a rag doll but with trendy, sometimes provocative clothes.  The first six Ty cloth dolls released in April 2007, were14-inches tall with mildly odd  but very striking  faces. Dolls after that were a bit shorter, were issued with wires so the Girlz could hold poses, and came with sweeter, softer, rounder faces that looked younger. Lot of Ty Girlz who have had some of their clothes scavenged Ty Girlz Threadz The dolls targeted tweens and teens and sported short skirts and cropped " belly-button"  tops . Their outfits could be mixe...

Historic, Colorful & Quaint Rag Dolls & Cloth Dolls Are Fun to Collect & Display An old and historic toy, rag dolls have been around for a long time. Made of cloth and stuffed with leftover fabric or other materials,  they are one of the oldest children's toys in existence.   Dolls made of cloth date back to antiquity.   The  British Museum  is home to a  Roman  rag doll , found in a child's grave in Egypt, dating from the 1st-5th century AD.  A collection of various rag dolls Rag dolls are still very popular today.  One only has to do a search on   Ebay  to see the myriad varieties of rag dolls, cloth dolls and plush dolls available to purchase online. Colorful rag and cloth dolls enjoy a sunny day There are rag dolls with painted faces and embroidered faces. Some cloth dolls have painted faces or eyes, noses and lips sewn on out of cloth or even paper. Hybrid soft-sculpted dolls have cloth bodies with faces m...

It's Cyber Monday today -- the day set aside to do your holiday shopping online from the comfort of your home or office! I am hoping you will consider shopping Cyber Kathryn today for all your holiday needs! Here is my Cyber Monday Sales List for your shopping convenience. Dolls: Liv Doll Katie Tagged Christmas Green Hoodie Jacket Hood Fits Barbie Jenny Etc | eBay http://ow.ly/rno9p MGA Bratz Let's Talk Cloe 10th Anniversary Boxed Talking Doll 11 5 inch VHTF |eBay http://ow.ly/rnCDX MGA Bratz Let's Talk Cloe 10th Anniversary NUDE Talking Doll 11 5 inch VHTF http://ow.ly/rnDQ9 Barbie Basics Doll Model 7 Collection 3 Orange Swimsuit etc Model Muse | eBay http://ow.ly/rnvNM Barbie Basics Accessories Look1 Orange Beach Set Silkstones ModelMuse | eBay http://ow.ly/rntn3 1995 Mattel Songbird Barbie Doll with Bluebird Sparkling Blue Gown | eBay http://ow.ly/rnvZS 1995 Mattel Songbird Teresa Barbie Doll w Songbird Sparkling Purple Gown | eBay http://ow.l...

Moxie Teenz dolls worth admiring The Moxie Girlz line of dolls was introduced in 2009 by MGA Entertainment and targeted at young doll collectors. A year later, MGA introduced the Moxie Teenz dolls for older girls. At 14" tall, the Moxie Teenz fall between the normal 11 1/2" Barbie -sized fashion dolls and the newer, popular 16" tall fashion dolls like Gene and Tyler . They are similar in size to the soft fabric Ty Girlz and Groovy Girls and can wear some of their clothes. Read more: Moxie Teenz dolls worth admiring - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner