dolltown.news May 4/17

The Little Darlings and Egg Hunt Reports!

Warning! 3 Sideways photos! Sorry.

I was able to fix my sideways photos last week. (New glitch).

A simple Rotate Right edit.

This week...nothing.

My deepest apologies,

especially if it takes me more than a week to fix.

The photos on Hiya Dolly are right side up.

And Miley is right side up here, below. And Floora!

And Conner, too...

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*3 Blog Posts on the Home page...

April 30 Egg Hunt Report

Bunny and the Children

May 1 Easter Egg Hunt Report #2

The Boys, the Little Darlings!

May 2 Little Darling Egg Hunt Photos

So many cute photos to choose from!

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What's Happening in the Doll World?

Conner is in Paris!

Here's a teaser...

(We have a few photos to post from before she left.)

What is Happening in Dolltown?

It's all about the eggs this week.

Candy eggs... So pretty!

The children have a china egg filled with pastel sweets...

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

The girls don't want to change out of their pretty dresses...

So I will have to get creative for my next choice of activities. To persuade them, because we have to put the dresses away...

Hmmm, we've done yoga outfits, pants and sweaters, Sockwear of course...

But before we change we are enjoying our Tomi Janes, Pachoms and Erin Greens...

I continue to be amazed at the level of skill and design I encounter in the doll world.

Dolltown Goings On

Miley's Musings...

Well the week was all about the Easter Egg Hunt!

Where but in Dolltown would there be a week long egg hunt!

Bunny had done his work all over the world.

So it was a piece of cake for him to hang out with his friends here, and keep the baskets full, just by thinking about eggs.

It's basically magic.

I'd like to have a super power like that. Something.

Maybe not nonstop candy and chocolate.

A girl's got to keep her shape!

Hanging out with Floora has been a good influence. As a ballet dancer she is very nutritionally aware. I had been enjoying G's pies and cookies. But now Floora has him making salads with fig infused balsamic vinegar. You-Know-Who doesn't know what to think...

The children, of course, are in an uproar. What is a fig anyway? Xennia says.

Just wait til their candy runs out, is what I think. Then what?

Next week... Definitely the picnic photos!

And we are hoping the photos of Conner, before she left for Paris, will be posted.

Then we can get started on the Paris photos. Conner is there for weeks!

There's talk of doll museums, gardens...

Stay tuned!

Pop over to Dolltown to see the photos posted this week!

The little children and candy eggs.

The boys and the Little darlings with eggs.

And a few more Little Darling photos ..with the edible eggs.

Chat soon!

I am who I am!

For your viewing pleasure...

It's me...Miley! And my friend Floora!

A Floora close up! Our ballet girl....

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And some doll related things...

I have been researching dolls!

The Sashas are in there!

Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide Paperback – Sep 2006

$9.98

Customer Review by Pen Name Whether you have an antique china head doll or a vintage GI Joe, this Guide to Dolls is an identification and price guide that's worth having. It seems to replace the Blue Book of Doll Values that Jan Foulke has become known for. (Her last Blue Book was the 16th edition.)However, don't let the name of the book fool you, it is just as comprehensive as the Blue Books and is still packed with a lot of photos to help you identify your existing dolls (or those you may be considering purchasing). The first few pages cover doll collecting in general -- what to look for. Ms. Foulke then provides a few brief suggestions for buying and selling dolls at auction before getting into the meat of the book--the price guide.

The book lists dolls by manufacturer and by mold number in case that's all you have to go by. Each doll or type of doll includes a reported price or price range for a doll in good condition.

Whether you are an avid doll collector or someone just trying to clean out the attic, you may want Jan Foulke at your side before buying or selling your dolls.

Do you have a Jan Foulke's book?

I'd love to hear what you think of it and how you use it!

This book has now arrived! Looks interesting! Soon I will give it my own review...

More Doll Books...

How to Be a Doll Detective Paperback – Jan 2002

by Patsy Moyer (Author)

$37.05 New (Less for second hand)

From the Amazon Summary:

This book guides the reader through the "elementary" clues for solving the mysteries of dolls. These clues will help you to determine what materials were used for the head, body and hair, and the category of the doll in question. You will learn how important the length of a doll is in determining when it was made. The 225 photos (32 pages in full colour) and 159 illustrations will help the collector, dealer, or any interested individual to discover not only when a doll was made but also where it was made and who made it. The Makers and Marks Section includes 162 doll makers and manufacturers with information including mould numbers, sizes, manufacturing dates and references for over 1600 dolls. This book is an invaluable source for anyone who owns a doll or dreams of owning one. It is a "must have" for anyone who is curious about dolls.

This book will be arriving in Dolltown soon!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

These Amazon links give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

A Good Read!

A mystery solved by two adventurous doll friends. I like the way the author handles doll characters coming alive when the humans are asleep or absent. A doll oath...hmmmm.

The Doll People

by Ann M Martin

A 250 page book for 8-12 year olds....

$6.00 Paperback

From the summary...

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

The old dolls are porcelains and the new neighbours are plastic...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

It is an eBook, so far.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

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Also, links to...

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

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the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

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dolltown.news May 11/17

3 Photos, 3 Links, but no Miley!!

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And Lula's Instagram page... Lula.Star

What's New on Hiya Dolly....

This past week...

3 blog posts on the Home page:

Greetings!

I am tech down today... I am on a borrowed computer.

So please head over to Hiya Dolly to see what is happening!

3 Blog Posts this week...

May 5 Princesses at the River

May 8 The Children at the Dolltown River

May 9 A French Picnic in the Forest

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It's Rapunzel at the river! Snow White and Merida too!

The children dig in to the picnic of French food!

Click here to see Hiya Dolly's fun dolly book about the letters of the alphabet!.

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

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Books with Dolls!

Have you read these?

2 more books in The Doll People series!

The Doll People #3

The Runaways

by Ann M Martin

-over 350 pages!

Best friends Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft have stumbled upon an unexpected visitor, a new doll named Tilly May. She's arrived in a mysterious package...but she looks so familiar. Could she be Annabelle's long-lost baby sister? It'll take a runaway adventure to find out for sure. Are the dolls ready for life on the road?

#4 The Doll People Set Sail

by Ann M Martin

-over 300 pages

Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families are whisked out to sea when the Palmers accidentally place them in a box destined for charity donation. And it turns out they're not alone-there are plenty of other doll people on the ship, too. After traveling thousands of miles, will they be able to find their way home?

And my own eBook, Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

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dolltown.news May 18/17

Paris Packing and the Picket Fence

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This past week...

Greetings!

I am tech down still... working on a borrowed computer.

Hope to be back up to speed next week...

*2 Blog Posts on the Home page...

Apr 14 Catch Up with Conner!

Conner and April are packing for Paris...

Apr 16 Little Darlings at the Picket Fence

Get togethers on the way to a project

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Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

Check the Shop page for great books with dolls!

And click the red button to see Hiya Dolly's own fun dolly book

about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's Happening in the Doll World?

Conner is in Paris!

Here's another teaser...

We have photos posted of Conner getting ready for her trip with April..

What is Happening in Dolltown?

The Little Darlings are meeting at the Picket Fence.

They are on their way to set up the Eiffel Tower model!

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

Well, we found our way out of our, "What do we wear next?" dilemma. I let all the girlschoose their own dress.

I said it is not time for shorts or sundresses. But we have to put away all our tights...

Faith is wearing one of the dresses from Susan Elizabeth. And the dresses came with the cutest pantaloons and hairbows!

The bows from Susan Elizabeth inspired all the girls to choose satin ribbons. So, although there is a mix of clothes, every one is wearing a hair bow.

Dolltown Goings On

Miley's Musings...

You-Know-Who is still pulling her hair out (metaphorically speaking) because her laptop is acting up...

Only two Blog Posts this week? Unheard of!

We have photos backing up.

Conner and April have sent us lots of Paris photos. And we are ready for our Eiffel Tower project! So lots more photos coming...as soon as You-Know-Who can fix this tech glitch...

Last week, the children had their fill of la pizza, fromage, and macarons. Now they are excited to meet up at the picket fence, on their way to finish a wonderful project!

And Faith is excited because she is our May girl. And that means she gets to organize how our project gets done.

I heard Faith say she wants You-Know-Who to get some glitter. Uh oh!

So...stay tuned next week for photos...

Of Conner in Paris

And the children in Dolltown and the Eiffel Tower model building!

Now I'd love to say we'll see the Ellowynes and Iples...but don't hold your breath.

But we will see the boys because they are already on their way to their meet up at the picket fence with Scout, Lula, and Evie.

It's going to be fun!

Pop over to Dolltown to see the photos posted this week!

Cute little Conner getting ready for Paris

The Little Darlings at the picket fence.

Chat soon!

I am who I am!

For your viewing pleasure...

Dolltown's Picket Fence meet up...how pretty!

Here are Chantal and Xennia...in the dresses they chose, and their satin hair bows!

Shop on Hiya Dolly for Doll Books!

And some doll related things...

I have been researching dolls!

The Sashas are in there!

Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide Paperback – Sep 2006

$9.98

Customer Review by Pen Name Whether you have an antique china head doll or a vintage GI Joe, this Guide to Dolls is an identification and price guide that's worth having. It seems to replace the Blue Book of Doll Values that Jan Foulke has become known for. (Her last Blue Book was the 16th edition.)However, don't let the name of the book fool you, it is just as comprehensive as the Blue Books and is still packed with a lot of photos to help you identify your existing dolls (or those you may be considering purchasing). The first few pages cover doll collecting in general -- what to look for. Ms. Foulke then provides a few brief suggestions for buying and selling dolls at auction before getting into the meat of the book--the price guide.

The book lists dolls by manufacturer and by mold number in case that's all you have to go by. Each doll or type of doll includes a reported price or price range for a doll in good condition.

Whether you are an avid doll collector or someone just trying to clean out the attic, you may want Jan Foulke at your side before buying or selling your dolls.

Do you have a Jan Foulke's book?

I'd love to hear what you think of it and how you use it!

This book has now arrived! Looks interesting! Soon I will give it my own review...

More Doll Books...

How to Be a Doll Detective Paperback – Jan 2002

by Patsy Moyer (Author)

$37.05 New (Less for second hand)

From the Amazon Summary:

This book guides the reader through the "elementary" clues for solving the mysteries of dolls. These clues will help you to determine what materials were used for the head, body and hair, and the category of the doll in question. You will learn how important the length of a doll is in determining when it was made. The 225 photos (32 pages in full colour) and 159 illustrations will help the collector, dealer, or any interested individual to discover not only when a doll was made but also where it was made and who made it. The Makers and Marks Section includes 162 doll makers and manufacturers with information including mould numbers, sizes, manufacturing dates and references for over 1600 dolls. This book is an invaluable source for anyone who owns a doll or dreams of owning one. It is a "must have" for anyone who is curious about dolls.

This book will be arriving in Dolltown soon!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

These Amazon links give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

A Good Read!

A mystery solved by two adventurous doll friends. I like the way the author handles doll characters coming alive when the humans are asleep or absent. A doll oath...hmmmm.

The Doll People

by Ann M Martin

A 250 page book for 8-12 year olds....

$6.00 Paperback

From the summary...

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

The old dolls are porcelains and the new neighbours are plastic...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

It is an eBook, so far.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

****************************************
Also, links to...

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

Check the site hiyadolly.com this week

for new posts, photos and stories.

*****Thanks to my loyal email subscribers!*****

dolltown.news May 25/17

Conner in Paris, Aira in Wigs!

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Daily on our Hiya Dolly Facebook Fan Page!

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What's New on Hiya Dolly....

This past week...

*3 Blog Posts on the Home page...

May 23 Getting Ready for the Eiffel Tower Project, Phase Two!

Vikka prepares the scene

May 24 Conner in Paris with Fashion Doll Stylist!

Conner explores at April's and goes to a Doll Museum...

May 24 Which Aira?

Our pretty bjd is changing her hair again!

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Pop over to our Home page and VOTE for Hiya Dolly.

The votes show up on Fashion Doll Top 100 and visitors click and visit us!

Today we are still #10! Please vote!

Big thank you to my voters who keep me on the front page!!

Please vote every month!

Look for our Hiya Dolly banner on Fashion Doll Top 100

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

Check the Shop page for great books with dolls!

And click the red button to see Hiya Dolly's own fun dolly book

about the letters of the alphabet!.

What's Happening in the Doll World?

A lot that we never see or experience!

But Conner, with April in Paris, just attended the Musee de Poupee Paris... (pardon my font!)

And she sent some lovely photos of the inhabitants of this doll museum.

Lots of Vintage! Conner was very impressed and wanted to bring home friends!

April had to do some fast talking...No, dear, these dolls live here at the Museum!

We are amazed at the idea of the sheer numbers of dolls there must be out there in the world! And a few of them fill a grand museum in Paris. Conner is a lucky doll!

Thanks April!

What is Happening in Dolltown?

Meet ups!

The Little Darlings are meeting up at the Dolltown Picket Fence on their way to their next project...the Eiffel Tower Model Build!

The building hasn't started yet.

But Vikka has prepared the scene...and brought in the box of our colored Eiffel Tower panels, with the instructions to put it together...

And the girls are excited! Of course some of them think it is very tall, like the real Eiffel Tower. I have to go break it to them!

Tink, dear, it's a "model"...

What's Happening in Fashion in Dolltown?

Phoebe scores!

Just a couple of weeks ago, Phoebe received her very own new outfit.

And it was news because Phoebe is so tiny she has very little to wear. And she doesn't get to share with anyone! (Okay maybe a couple of things with little Fancy Nancy.)

But thanks to an influx of Monster High dolls to Dolltown, there is a new batch of just-right clothes for Phoebe.

Look at that cute hat!

Phoebe is very happy...

Dolltown Goings On

Miley's Musings...

Well, we are pretty much teched up again!

Enough to get this newsletter out and watermark our photos!

Vikka once again has come through, prepping our new scene, ready for the Eiffel Tower model project! What a trooper!

Conner has sent us lots of photos of her Paris adventures, and we got some posted. I am so envious!

Bjd Aira is attracting lots of attention once again, getting out all the wigs in her size, and trying them all on. She settled on three choices. Which is best? she asks. I like whichever one she has on. Such a pretty doll!

Next week?

Phoebe and Fancy Nancy in their Monster High clothes! What fun!

Little Darlings!

And where are those boys? They must be hanging out at their Clubhouse. We'll send Uley to go get them!

Pop over to Dolltown to see the photos posted this week!

Vikka gets the Garden Shed scene ready!

Conner in Paris!

Aira in 3 different wigs...

Chat soon!

I am who I am!

For your viewing pleasure...

At Dolltown's Garden Shed ready for the project!

Conner with Vintage dollies at the Musee de Poupee Paris

Shop on Hiya Dolly for Doll Books!

And some doll related things...

Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide Paperback – Sep 2006

$9.98

Customer Review by Pen Name Whether you have an antique china head doll or a vintage GI Joe, this Guide to Dolls is an identification and price guide that's worth having. It seems to replace the Blue Book of Doll Values that Jan Foulke has become known for. (Her last Blue Book was the 16th edition.)However, don't let the name of the book fool you, it is just as comprehensive as the Blue Books and is still packed with a lot of photos to help you identify your existing dolls (or those you may be considering purchasing). The first few pages cover doll collecting in general -- what to look for. Ms. Foulke then provides a few brief suggestions for buying and selling dolls at auction before getting into the meat of the book--the price guide.

The book lists dolls by manufacturer and by mold number in case that's all you have to go by. Each doll or type of doll includes a reported price or price range for a doll in good condition.

Whether you are an avid doll collector or someone just trying to clean out the attic, you may want Jan Foulke at your side before buying or selling your dolls.

Do you have a Jan Foulke's book?

I'd love to hear what you think of it and how you use it!

More Doll Books...

How to Be a Doll Detective Paperback – Jan 2002

by Patsy Moyer (Author)

$37.05 New (Less for second hand)

From the Amazon Summary:

This book guides the reader through the "elementary" clues for solving the mysteries of dolls. These clues will help you to determine what materials were used for the head, body and hair, and the category of the doll in question. You will learn how important the length of a doll is in determining when it was made. The 225 photos (32 pages in full colour) and 159 illustrations will help the collector, dealer, or any interested individual to discover not only when a doll was made but also where it was made and who made it. The Makers and Marks Section includes 162 doll makers and manufacturers with information including mould numbers, sizes, manufacturing dates and references for over 1600 dolls. This book is an invaluable source for anyone who owns a doll or dreams of owning one. It is a "must have" for anyone who is curious about dolls.

This book will be arriving in Dolltown soon!

Russian Matryoshka Dolls

I am providing a link to these lovely nesting dolls handcrafted from linden wood, just because I really like them.

These Amazon links give me a few pennies, if acted on...

Thanks!

A Good Read!

A mystery solved by two adventurous doll friends. I like the way the author handles doll characters coming alive when the humans are asleep or absent. A doll oath...hmmmm.

The Doll People

by Ann M Martin

A 250 page book for 8-12 year olds....

$6.00 Paperback

From the summary...

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

The old dolls are porcelains and the new neighbours are plastic...

4 books in The Doll People series!

Dolltowners in their own book!

(with Little Darlings Ana, Xenny, and Zoey)

Ana's Alphabet Book A to Z

on Amazon since September, 2015

Write us a Review!

Dear readers, if any of you from the US have little children or grandchildren learning the Alphabet, beginning to read, or who love dolls,this is a fun and useful book!

And I would love some reviews!

It is an eBook, so far.

It is only $2.99US and features 26 Dolltown dollies, including Barbies, a Terri Lee, a Helen Kish, 3 Little Darlings...and more!

****************************************
Also, links to...

Little Golden Books

These are older books but are still worth a read...

****************************************

Don't have a Kindle device?

You can read also read Kindle books on:

the Kindle program on your computer or laptop
the Kindle App on your smart phone or tablet. (includes iPhone and iPad)

All Kindle Apps, computer applications, and downloads are free!

Please link to my site, Hiya Dolly to go to these books on Amazon.

(I am an Amazon Affiliate and I post books I personally want or have read...)

Read more at Hiya Dolly Shop

That's all for now!

Check the site hiyadolly.com this week

for new posts, photos and stories.

*****Thanks to my loyal email subscribers!*****

May 2017 Dolltown.News

Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide Paperback – Sep 2006

$9.98

Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide Paperback – Sep 2006

$9.98

$9.98

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