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  Recently found in a 2004 Westview newspaper clipping , this article captures a special moment when the Belle Mead Plantation Belles Doll Club met renowned doll artist and designer  Robert Tonner . About Robert Tonner Robert Tonner (born 1952) is a celebrated American fashion designer, sculptor, and doll artist. He founded the Tonner Doll Company in 1991 (originally as Robert Tonner Doll Designs). By the early 2000s, his company had become one of the leading names in high-end collectible fashion dolls. In 2004, he was at the peak of his influence, known especially for the popular Tyler Wentworth collection, along with lines like Betsy McCall and Kitty Collier. He was actively designing sophisticated, couture-inspired dolls that appealed to adult collectors. Today, Tonner remains active in the doll world as a sculptor and designer. After closing the main Tonner Doll Company in 2018, he has shifted toward more independent and limited-edition work, including new character dol...

Definitive History of America’s Premier Barbie Collectors Magazine (1988–2006) Barbie Bazaar Magazine was the leading publication for serious adult Barbie doll collectors for nearly two decades. Launched in 1988 and running until 2006, the fashion-doll-collecting publication served as an essential resource during the height of the 1990s Barbie collecting boom, offering in-depth articles, historical insights, market trends, and community connection for enthusiasts worldwide. The Founding of Barbie Bazaar Barbie Bazaar premiered in August 1988 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was founded by longtime collectors Karen Caviale and Marlene Mura, who recognized the growing need for a sophisticated magazine aimed at adult fans rather than children. What started as a small independent venture with just a few hundred subscribers quickly gained momentum as Barbie collecting surged in popularity. Rapid Growth and Mattel Partnership The magazine’s quality content and dedicated focus helped it expand drama...

  Lovely custom dresses on Moxie Teenz and a Liv/Jackie Evancho hybrid. Fashion Dolls 101 is looking for doll products to review! Hey readers! Do you SEW , make ACCESSORIES or do REPAINTS ? I am getting ready to add doll clothes/accessories/repaint reviews to my Fashion Dolls 101 blog which I am in the process of revamping (and hope to move to WordPress soon). The clothes, etc. will be reviewed on this blog, promoted on several social media platforms and linked to here on Doll Collecting Examiner. Whatever contact info you want to include, whether your ebay, Etsy account or personal info will  be included as well as two links to whatever sites you use to sell or promote. In addition, links to previous reviews will be included under current reviews so the older articles will continue to get read. A mix of custom skirts, a belt and a custom top from "All Dolled Up" If you sew for dolls, make accessories, do repaints, etc. and would be interested in sending product to be review...

St. Patrick's Day doll displays - a variety of Irish dolls for Saint Patrick's day (with slideshow) St. Patrick's Day is the time we celebrate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Although the day has come to be celebrated with parades and beer, Ireland's history and the story of Saint Patrick are much richer than that. This article will take a look at a few dolls which pay tribute to Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day. Continued: St. Patrick's Day doll displays - a variety of Irish dolls for Saint Patrick's day (with slideshow) - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing o' the green - St. Patrick's Day doll display Sometimes dolls take on a life of their own and insist on being photographed for special occasions. That's what happened when Gene , Madra and Tyler got together with a few of their friends and started clowning around in their St. Patrick's Day outfits to celebrate the wearing 'o the green.  Article at: Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing o' the green - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing 'o the green  Gene , Madra and Tyler got together with a few of their friends and started clowing around in their St. Patrick's Day outfits to celebrate the wearing 'o the green.  Article at: Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing 'o the green - St. Patrick's Day doll display - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Tonner's Marley Wentworth celebrates Halloween Tonner's Marley Wentworth has been celebrating Halloween all weekend long, enjoying the cooler weather and fall leaves but most of all, the Halloween activities. She went to trunk-or-treat at a church in her community on Sunday night, and she is getting ready to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night. She is so excited about dressing up she even dreamed she was in a magical Halloween forest with her friends. Here you can see Marley in the Bunny Costume that comes with the Marley Halloween trunk, as well as dressed up like Alice in Wonderland and like Lucy in Chronicles of Narnia. In her Halloween dream, you will see the same Marley dolls plus a Sugar Plum Party Marley. All costumes were made by the Tonner Doll Company for their respective series. Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Marley and Me!

Tonner Direct sale -- 20% off Tonner dolls with free shipping 3 days only Tonner Direct is offering a special 20% discount on Tonner dolls as well as free shipping for five days only within the continental US when customers use the promo code FALL2011 at checkout. Continue reading at: Tonner Direct sale -- 20% off Tonner dolls with free shipping 3 days only - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner  

I used to try to warn people that dolls would not be a good retirement plan, but did they listen? NO! If you track Ebay and Amazon as well as Nashville flea market and estate sales regularly for dolls , it doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice most modern dolls are not holding their prices on the secondary market right now.  While many factors contribute to this, including the current economy and continuing unemployment, one of the major factors contributing to low doll prices is the incredible, massive over-inflation during the height of doll collecting mania in the mid-to-late 1990s. However, since the late 1990s dolls have not only declined in value, but the majority of modern dolls have declined up to 75% of their original retail price. One only has to track Ebay sales to note that dolls which have a starting bid near or over their original retail price consistently DO NOT SELL. Dolls with a low starting price may or may not sell at a low price on Ebay. While ...

How to Make Gene, Tyler and other 16" dolls a Hawaiian grass skirt & lei - Nashville doll collecting | Examiner What is Raffia? I was recently in a party story at Nashville West on Charlotte Pike and found a delicate raffia trim in a perfect scale to make Gene , Tyler and similar 16" sized dolls a Hawaiian or Polynesian grass skirt. Raffia palms are native to tropical regions of Africa, and Central and South America and grow the longest leaves in the plant kingdom. The long, fibrous leaves are sturdy and flexible and great for grass skirts if you can find it in the right scale.

Golden Age of Doll Couture convention in Nashville - event recap with exclusive photos Madra dolls on display Golden Age of Doll Couture in Nashville  The Golden Age of Doll Couture event was held in Nashville August 28-29 bringing just under 40 guests to the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel. The event saw guests enjoying the various sites and sounds of Nashville from the Country Music Hall of Fame to Manuel's Clothiers as well as Chihuly Nights at Cheekwood and the Golden Age of Couture at the Frist Center .    Two new doll lines were introduced at the event including a new historical doll by Cheryl Crawford, of Crawford Manor introduced at a Victorian tea at the historic Hardaway House I attended as well as a new poseable fashion ball-jointed doll by JAMIEshow introduced at Sunday's lunch. Guests received many goodies including cute bejeweled tourist keychain boots which were handed out at Manuel's reception, as well as clothing...

Save the date! August 27th-29th, 2010 for Sandra Stillwell presents The Golden Age Of (Doll) Couture in Nashville. Please mark your calendar and make plans to join us in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Millineum Maxwell House Hotel, for Sandra Stillwell presents The Golden Age Of (Doll) Couture. Limited to only 50 attendees, this intimate doll collector's retreat will be a celebration of friends, dolls, tradition, and timeless couture in Nashville, a fashion forward city known for it's "kick up your heels" atmosphere!  Themed around the London V&A Museum exhibition of the same name, The Golden Age Of Couture  will highlight the creations of designers from Paris to London, 1947-57.  This landmark exhibition, shown exclusively in the United States at Nashville's Frist Center For The Visual Arts, will b...