Do you collect dolls?

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

I have one of three that were part of a collection. Porcelain head, very old fashioned. Tell me about your collection if you do have one. Have a relative of sorts, and she had them all over her condo. Amazing.

brii · ‎06-20-2010

No, I don't collect them - nor would I decorate with them.

I do have all my Madame Alexander dolls from when I was a little girl. They are packed away. I should probably get rid of them or something...

traveler · ‎03-09-2010

Yes and I made porcelain dolls from painting to sewing. Also bought some. I consider them a form of sculpture.

Suziepeach · ‎03-10-2010

I have a brides doll my grandparents gave me one Christmas when I was a little girl- over 50yrs ago. She's so pretty. and I have a few Holiday Barbies and one nice size doll from Marie Osmond. Gosh haven't gotten any new dolls in years.

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Pqfan · ‎03-09-2010

I collect Blythes.

They are a big part of my life.

I have slowed down alot because they are extremely expensive. ${#emotions_dlg.crying}$

I need my money for other things and this particular doll will wipe you out financially!

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faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

No; I find dolls creepy.

~What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.~ William Shakespeare

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

No, but my late mother did. I've kept her childhood porcelain doll, because it's now about 80 years old, & Mom grieved for it so much once when she'd moved & thought it got lost.

The other dolls were impossible to sell on ebay, so off to ARC & Goodwill they went when Mom passed. She had the Di & Charles wedding dolls plus a flower girl, a Jackie Kennedy set with some outfits from the Kennedy Whitehouse era, Scarlett in the green dress she wore to the barbeque at 12 Oaks, Rhett & Scarlett from the scene where he carried her up that grand staircase, a Bob Hope doll, & a few others. I'm afraid she bought into the idea that those Franklin Mint collectibles would increase in value over time. Afraid not.

The lesson learned for anyone: collect things only because you enjoy them & not because you think you'll make money on them later.

Pqfan · ‎03-09-2010

On 5/21/2014 faeriemoon said:
No; I find dolls creepy.

The dolls that I collect scare the daylights out of people so I am used to hearing that.

Her eyes change color and direction and that freaks people out and I love when that happens!

Burnsite · ‎03-10-2010

I have some dolls I collected on Ebay c. 2001. After my father's long illness and lingering death, it was very painful to think of him.

I no longer had any of my childhood dolls but began to collect a few that I remembered that he had given me for Christmas. It helped me remember a lot of good memories about my childhood and to remember him as he was before his illness.

So. . .I have a painted hair Tiny Tears doll, a Madame Alexander Binny Bridesmaid doll, a Georgene Raggedy Ann that has the same style face as the one I had. The Raggedy Ann was my favorite doll. Just looking at these dolls on Ebay brought back a lot of memories.

I never had Ginny dolls myself, but I began to bond with them online, so I have a few of those, too. That is one cutie of a 7" doll! The outfits are amazing. They were all hand-sewn by ladies in a nearby Mass. town, where the company was located. I've forgotten which town--

PQfan, I love the Blythe dolls! Pink rotating eyes! One of the all time great doll designs, and fantastic 70s clothes. Way out of my league--the Japanese are now making replicas, but the originals are so expensive.

Pqfan · ‎03-09-2010

On 5/21/2014 Burnsite said:
I have some dolls I collected on Ebay c. 2001. After my father's long illness and lingering death, it was very painful to think of him.

I no longer had any of my childhood dolls but began to collect a few that I remembered that he had given me for Christmas. It helped me remember a lot of good memories about my childhood and to remember him as he was before his illness.

So. . .I have a painted hair Tiny Tears doll, a Madame Alexander Binny Bridesmaid doll, a Georgene Raggedy Ann that has the same style face as the one I had. The Raggedy Ann was my favorite doll. Just looking at these dolls on Ebay brought back a lot of memories.

I never had Ginny dolls myself, but I began to bond with them online, so I have a few of those, too. That is one cutie of a 7" doll! The outfits are amazing. They were all hand-sewn by ladies in a nearby Mass. town, where the company was located. I've forgotten which town--

PQfan, I love the Blythe dolls! Pink rotating eyes! One of the all time great doll designs, and fantastic 70s clothes. Way out of my league--the Japanese are now making replicas, but the originals are so expensive.

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