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Sunday, September 4, 2016

How Wonderful! I Heard From A Descendant of Roxanna Cole - Hilarie Johnston

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Conway, Arkansas Studio Portrait of 4 Generations Back row left: Roxanna Cole - age 68 Back row center: Sarah Thurmond Hunt (Molly'...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Who Doesn't Love Paper Dolls?

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Image Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ballerina and Bloomer Girls (Prima Donna) Paper Dolls Publisher:Littauer and Boysen ...

Victorian "Ladies" Dolls

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My love affair with the Victorian Era started a long time ago. In fact, sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. My Victorian "...

My Beautiful Ancestors

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We've Come A Long Way Baby and Still Have A Long Way To Go! I love to just browse thru history books, genealogy records, and the ency...

Feminist or Victorian?

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How Can I Be A Feminist Victorian??? I have to wonder sometimes why I have such a fascination or passion for the fashions of the Victo...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

They All Have Names

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Florence I finally had a chance to not only take close-up pictures of the art dolls I made in Hally Levesque's"Romantic Rosabe...
Saturday, July 2, 2016

A Delightful Time With Romantic Art Dolls

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I've had a delightful time the past few weeks making the dolls for Hally Levesque's"Romantic Rosabella" class in ...
Sunday, May 8, 2016

The Beautiful Collection of Fashion Dolls At The Strong National Museum of Play

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Online Collections  ( The Strong ) /  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 It's definitely no surprise that I love Victorian dresses and Victorian dol...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Hitty Dolls - What's Not To Love!

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If you've never heard of the Hitty book entitled "Her First Hundred Years" it's a children's book written by Rachae...

For The Love Of Rococo Dolls - You Might Become Speechless, Too!

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Image Courtesy of Carmel Doll Shop I absolutely love Rococo fashions and have always wanted to make a Rococo fashion doll of my own. ...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

17th, 18th, and 19th Century Wooden Dolls

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Online Collections  ( The Strong ) /  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 I can't help falling in love with the beauty of the Queen Anne Doll , shown ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Maggie Bessie Cloth Doll - A Doll of Simplicity and Grace

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Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com Would you pay tens of thousands of dollars for a doll?  Maybe the question should be would you pay ten...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Topsy-Turvy Dolls - Two In One

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Online Collections  ( The Strong ) /  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Most young girls know what a topsy turvy doll is and want one.  Why wouldn't ...
Sunday, May 1, 2016

17th, 18th and 19th Century Wardrobe or Trousseau Dolls

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If you'd like to see an amazing amount of pictures of beautiful 19th century dolls Theriaults.com has a wonderful  Ensemble The Hanne...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Boudoir Dolls Are Meant For Sitting - No Touching!

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Online Collections  ( The Strong ) /  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 When I saw the  Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above, from The Strong Natio...