The Doll Blog

Let’s cut right to the chase. The first and only African American Ty Girlz © are named Sasha and Malia. Ty Inc. spokeswoman Tania Lundeen says the dolls aren’t based on the Obama daughters. She says Sasha and Malia were chosen because “they are beautiful names.” Really? Check out the Social Security Administration list of [...]

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It is so easy to offend… and yes I am talking dolls. For instance, two little words, nude, and Barbie. Ten little letters in the English language. Yet put them together — Nude Barbie — and whole treatises could be written about feminism, pornography, nudity, little girls self image…. it goes on and on. And [...]

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Well the results are in! And The Cabbage Patch Doll auction went — Palin Beats Obama!
The Cabbage Patch Presidential and Vice-Presidential Doll Auction Results were:
Cabbage Patch Kids Vice President Candidate Sarah Palin Doll
Giving Works Item
100% of the proceeds go to Marine Toys for Tots
113 Bids Sold $19,000.00
Cabbage Patch Kids Presidential Candidate John McCain [...]

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This is about as unique a concept as we’ve ever seen…

Starting Thursday, 10/30 at 9 am EST,. you can bid on a unique collection of one of the most beloved. toys in history - Cabbage Patch Kids®. 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of the Cabbage Patch Kids® and, to celebrate, you can bid to [...]

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Are you a true doll lover? So much so that your significant other is complaining about how much “money you waste on dolls?” Well here’s some good news for you: it’s only pennies! How do we know?
Well first, The NPD Group Inc, released a report on the Global Toy Industry this week, and the [...]

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A doll collector recently visited our PattycakeDoll black collectible dolls page and then sent us this question:
“What doll magazines or books would you recommend to a collector who collects African American Dolls?”
“What a great question!”, I thought, and then realized, “I don’t have a good answer.”
IMHO there are really only four [...]

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If you are a customer of ours you are probably aware of the fact that we donate 10% of our profits to children’s charity. It is but one way for us to harness the community of doll lovers to do Tzedakah (Hebrew for charity)
Here is another way….
The Pink Artist Project: is a group of artists [...]

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So, what kind of a Doll Collector are you?
In all our years of being in the ‘Doll’ business, I’ve come across so many wonderful people with so many unique collections. I can’t even begin to define what a ‘doll collection’ should look like! Some people collect Barbies, some Jumeau’s. Some collect anything ’30’s”, some [...]

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