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05. October 2015

Lightroom!

I have Lightroom! I am immersed in learning enough features on this software to make the cost effective! And relieve my mind if disaster strikes one of my devices. My iPad screen is smashed. I am completely reliant on my iPad with its photo sorting capabilities. If my iPad stops working, will I have everything backed up? I lie awake at night... I have notes dedicated to my photo process. My process has changed a lot as my photo stories demand more features...comic bubbles, transfers between...

11. September 2015

Change their eyes...

Some dolls... BJD's often come wigless but they usually come with eyes. The eyes are probably acrylic, but glass eyes are available. Glass or acrylic, black or colored pupils, irises in a variety of colors, and combinations of colors. I have a couple of extra pairs of eyes, and have switched out my bjd's eyes several times. To change the eyes, the tops of their heads lift off! I like to show my non-doll owning human friends now how the tops of the heads come off, so the eyes can be changed. But...

14. July 2015

Choosing a doll for your collection...

Choosing dolls for your collection is a personal thing, but we have reasons... Once we identify why we are collecting dolls, or what we love about it, the choices we make can be based on a variety of factors: the age and era of the dolls we collect the designer or company the look of the doll the material the doll is made of the size we want the handle ability the use it will be put to the source the cost And we may ask, how will the doll fit in to the collection? Are we filling a gap? Are we...

23. June 2015

On Doll Collections-Care and Storage

On Doll Collections... Doll Collections create a space challenge. And questions of doll protection... Do you keep your dolls in their boxes? in glass cases? in darkened rooms? No matter how careful you choose to be here are a few good tips: *Keep your dolls out of direct sunlight *Keep pets away from the areas you use to store your dolls, or use your dolls. *Prevent small children from unsupervised play with dolls you choose to preserve (keep crayons in a separate room!) If you choose, bring...

20. June 2015

Doll Collecting

The best advice I have been given is to be sure you love the dolls you pursue, or enjoy the process, or both. Doll lovers all have particular reasons why they gather these little (and not so little) replicas of humans and creatures. For some collectors the value is important. For some it is "vintage", or "modern" that is important. For some it is the dolls by particular doll designers they pursue. For some it is the motivation to express a skill-such as sewing, knitting, repainting, or...

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Hiya Dolly Stories

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Ana's Aphabet Book

Here's our super cute book! Available on Amazon! It has several Dolltown characters, all helping kids to learn the basic sounds of English. A is for Ana...