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Vintage Dolls....
The Past comes to the Present.

Did you know that for your most adored collector dolls there is an official lingo and terminology in collectors circles? It can be found here.

From vintage dolls we learn a lot about the culture of the present and the past.

Dolls were of course used in dollhouses and for general play in all eras that we know of. Dolls have been a close friend of most children for years.

Some of the best dollhouse dolls of vintage quality are: Barbie, Gene, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Shirley Temple....

Did you know you can even use vintage troll dolls in the creation of your dollhouse?

Why not?

Being creative is not limited to just what someone else would like or think that you should do. Being creative has everything to do with what appeals to you personally.

So if something appeals to you that doesn't appeal to others don't let your differences stop you. Simply allow yourself to create in the technique you desire.

Think of what it will do for you personally to excel in your own work of art. In the least it will give you personal confidence to pursue unique ideas.

Paper dolls are absolutely vintage charmers as far as doll collecting is concerned.

People of all social classes owned them. And they are another one with ties to dollhouses. They too can be accurate reflections of very different cultures.

Early European paper dolls often depicted actors and actresses, and the dolls were intended for use with toy stages. A stage is a type of dollhouse, is it not? In the eyes of dollhouse collectors it is.

Click here to view this awesome collector dolls gallery. You will need to search out addition links on this site, but the search is well worth your effort. The resources are excellent as well that are connected to each link.

Collecting dolls is now considered to be the second biggest hobby in the United States today.

Barbie dolls are my personal favorite dollhouse collectible dolls. Barbie has so much versatility. She has been there done that in so many situations. My dream dollhouse would be to make a very creative dollhouse for her.

The business of writing my website keeps me very busy. However as time allows in the future I have plans to begin creating for Barbie in my own mini world. So stay tuned.....

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