Dolls

Making a one of a kind doll that looks like you is a fun craft project for a rainy day. Popular vinyl dolls like Barbie and Tyler are good choices for base dolls because they come in a spectrum of...

Waldorf dolls are known for their natural materials and simple facial features. Most of the dolls are constructed with cotton and wool, using a traditional European doll making process. The most...

Establishing a doll collection---for yourself or for your child---can be a wonderful hobby, both in terms of artistic challenges and, if the collection features dolls from around the world, a tool...

Have you ever found that someone has scribbled ink all over your favorite vinyl doll? I have an easy solution to a common problem. You only need three ingredients to make this work and your child...

Needle sculpting, a soft sculpture process usually done on artist's dolls and other plush toys, is a method of creating shapes in a stuffed cloth form. Generally, the shapes of facial and body...

American Girl dolls are great collector's items for young girls. The popular book series chronicles the lives of young girls throughout American history. There is a doll for each character:...

Hittys are wooden dolls modeled after the doll that inspired Rachel Field's Newberry Award-Winning Book, "Hitty: Her First Hundred Years." The original Hitty doll is a 6.25-inch doll carved from...

Cloth dolls come in a variety of designs, some with whimsically long limbs or oversized heads. Homemade cloth dolls can be made in a more realistic proportion. They can be made as large as a...

Make this adorable stuffed kitten doll with a few supplies and good attention to detail. This stuffed cat would make a perfect gift for a young child or the cat-loving adults in your life. Its...

Clothespin dolls are an adorable and affordable craft that you can make at home. The possibilities for design and clothing options are only limited by your imagination. These dolls would make an...

Children love to act like their parents, and that certainly shows in their love and affection for their dolls. To them, their dolls are real people, and what could make them more real than a birth...

Jointed dolls, often referred to as ball-jointed dolls, are a highly collectible type of posable toy built with joints. In the collector's hobby, these dolls are generally made from resin and are...

Cleaning a collectible doll and clothing must be geared toward the type, age and condition of the doll. From porcelain to vinyl, every kind of doll has a different cleaning process, and what might...

Franklin Mint dolls have long been known for their outstanding craftsmanship and beauty. Highly sought after by collectors, Franklin Mint offers doll series complete with detail-oriented...

Composition dolls, made from sawdust and glue and pressed into molds, saw their popularity rise in the 1920s and '30s. The composition formula was tinkered with throughout the 1940s and up until...

Doll parasols are charming accessories that add realism to a historical doll's ensemble and are easy to make. By using liquid fabric starch in the same fashion that you would paper mache you can...

Beanie Buddies are a popular soft animal figures which children and adults enjoy collecting. They are appreciated for their soft texture and the creativity that went into their development and...

Porcelain dolls are collected and played with by doll lovers young and old alike. With proper maintenance, a porcelain doll can last hundreds of years. Dust accumulates in the hair of a porcelain...

Fixing American Girl doll frizzy hair can be a challenge. The American Girl dolls are very popular, as well as expensive, so you'll want to be sure to take good care of them, and that includes...

Dolls are among the most played-with toys available as their versatility and variety makes them ideal. They can be carried along, dressed up, fed, changed, bathed and loved. With all this loving,...

Russian nesting dolls are called Matryoshka dolls in their native country of Russia. They are also commonly called stacking dolls. Matryoshka dolls are typically designed to portray a portly...

You're never too old to play with dolls, or so the old adage goes. For collectors, playing with dolls involves routine maintenance of prized and cherished dolls of all sizes, ages and types....

That quick paint touch-up on Great Aunt Sally's composition doll didn't go exactly as you planned. Those simple black squiggles that should have turned out as eyebrows, well, didn't. Removing...

Hats from the time of Queen Victoria, or the Victorian era, were not constructed much differently from today's formal hats. All hats featured a tip, which is the top portion of the hat, crown,...

Selling porcelain dolls can be a way to create some income--or lose money. Successfully selling porcelain dolls depends entirely on where you sell them. Selling the dolls at doll shows and craft...

There are many types of Japanese dolls. The dolls are a combination of paper mache, wire, fabric, and two materials unique to Japanese dolls: gofun and washi paper. Gofun is made from ground...

Make couple dolls and give to your grandparents or newlyweds for gifts. A brother and sister might even find couple dolls to be a fun novelty. Rag dolls are a simple way to make couple dolls and...

Dolls have very unique hair that can become dirty in time if the doll is not in a case. Whether it was an accidental spill on your doll or just built-up dust and dirt, you will want to clean the...

Making your own dolls is a wonderful hobby that gives you an entire character as a canvas for your creativity. Without the proper tools, however, that creativity will be stifled before you even...

In the 1940s, dolls were made with plastic heads and latex bodies. In the 1950s, vinyl became a popular doll medium. To make a true vinyl doll, a figure must be sculpted, and a mold created from...

I will tell you how to paint and attach your belly plate, where to buy it and how to make one for your reborn baby doll.

Motling is a form of painting your Reborn Baby Doll to make it look realistically real. After all most reborn baby's are born with blotchy skin.

Italian dolls have been around since 1919 in Turin, Italy. There is only one well-known manufacturer: the Lenci Company.

Many girls love American Girl dolls, but buying and outfitting them can get quite expensive. Here you'll learn how to save money by making a cute bed for a doll. The American Girl line consists...

Liddle Kiddle dolls were favorite toys for little girls in the 1960s. Manufactured by Mattel from 1966 to 1970, these dolls ranged in size from 2 to 3 1/2 inches and were available in a variety of...

Sometimes just the right accessory makes an ensemble perfect. Likewise, sometimes the right miniature accessory makes the doll or doll ensemble more realistic or detailed. Small accessories such...

Making fun dress-up dolls for your children is not difficult and can be done easily and inexpensively. Dress-up dolls can be old-fashioned or modern. You might even be able to replicate your...

Kris Kringle. St. Nicholas. Father Christmas. Santa Claus. He is known by many names, but the sentiment evoked is the same: holiday merriment. According to the History of Santa Claus website, "As...

If you have a young child, then you probably know the damage that can be done with an ink pen and a vinyl doll. How many baby dolls does your little one have with pen marks drawn all over it? ...

Children, teens and adults love cartoon dolls. Like any toy, a cartoon doll can become soiled. Keeping toys clean is important. You can clean cartoon dolls right in your kitchen sink. Don't take...

"Star Doll," or "Stardoll" as it's also known, is a popular online game focusing on fashion and clothing. When you join the game, you create a person by picking skin tone, hair color, eye color...

The materials you'll use to make a miniature doll depend on the size of the doll. Miniature baby dolls used in dollhouses are sometimes no bigger than a fingertip. Tiny dolls are fun to make...

Dolls can be made out of many different materials, not simply modern plastic resin or rubber. One older material used to make dolls is composition, a type of plastic created by mixing diverse...

I will do my best to explain to you how to insert your Reborn Baby dolls eyes the correct way.

Silicone dolls are a preferred type of doll for those looking to make realistic-looking baby dolls like Reborns, as well as other types of art dolls and toys. The type of silicone used in...

Secrist dolls are a particular brand of Reborn dolls, realistic vinyl baby dolls often sold in kits and self-customized by hobbyists and doll enthusiasts. Part of this customization involves...

Raggedy Ann has been delighting children and adults alike since her introduction by her maker, Johnny Gruelle, in 1915. He wrote and illustrated stories about Raggedy Ann and received a patent for...

I will tell you in the next 3 steps how to take the best pictures possible to draw people to look at your Reborn Baby doll for sale.

One popular style of cloth doll is the Japanese kimono doll, a figure designed to show off an elaborate costume and hairstyle of the region. This type of doll, prevalent in Japan in the 1920s,...

American Girl dolls represent fictional characters from earlier periods in American history. Though dolls are classified as toys, the American Girl Collection encourages girls to do more than...