NEW ZEALAND DOLL LINKS

Peaches n Cream Barbie

Here in NZ we dont have a lot of places to go to shop for dolls... so we make do with what we can get, and customize - they say kiwis do that well!
Ive been googling... here are a few popular links for NZ doll sites.
Do you know others - or have one yourself?

Drop me a line and let me know others, that'd be great!

On with the links...

NZ Maori Dolls - To Purchase
http://www.silverfernz.com/maori_dolls.asp
And here... Gifts NZ
http://www.giftsnz.com/dolls.htm

Auckland Dollmakers and Collectors
http://www.aucklanddollclub.co.nz/

The Doll Supplies Company
http://www.shirleyjohnstondolls.co.nz/



Shirley Johnston - Porcelain Doll Artist
http://www.shirleyjohnstondolls.co.nz/index.php?page=dolls

Snowberry Miniatures - Christchurch
http://www.snowberryminiatures.com/

Antique Dolls
http://www.antiquedolls.co.nz/

Tricias Treasures - Auckland
http://www.tricia.co.nz/

NZ Doll Federation
http://www.dollfederation.co.nz/

NZ BJD (Ball Jointed Dolls)
http://www.bjd.co.nz/

Janet's Dolls (a very talented lady!)
http://www.jmddesigns.co.nz/janet_dolls.htm

My first Daisy Doll!

DAISY DOLL - The best-dressed doll in the World
http://www.daisydoll.co.nz/

Polymer Clay - Ruth Hays Doll Gallery
http://www.polymerclay.co.nz/galleries/ruthhay.html

Fabric Art Doll - FELT NZ - a lot of talent here too!
http://felt.co.nz/listing/63225/Fabric-Art-Doll-New-Zealand-Snow-Nymph

Ashton Drake Dolls at Bradford Exchange here in NZ
http://www.bradford.net.nz/index.php/cat/c91_Collectable-Dolls.html

And thats it for now, Take care & Happy Dolling!

Kelly by Mattel ... Some Links

Shelly/Kelly - Prince & the Pauper

I have a fascination with things that are small.
I guess thats why a greater part of my collection is made up of tiny pieces of plastic in the shape of real things - I have Barbie to thank for that ;)

I also love small dolls. I think the idea behind keeping it small, is so they dont take up much room. That is a fallacy. One small doll doesnt take up much room. However, when there is one, the others will come...
Seriously.

It started with one Kelly. I now have several Kelly, Chelsea, Jenny, Tommy, and a few others... and clothing, shoes... pets...
Have you seen some of the OOAK (One of a kind) Kelly dolls? Theyre awesome. I so admire those artists who can make such big changes on such a small canvas... And turn seams on those tiny sewn outfits!? Crazy

Check out some of these links below...

Mattels Website - Here in NZ we dont get half of these dolls, but oh my! It makes the Want List grow!!
http://shop.mattel.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3812291

Lil Friends of Kelly - Check out the info here! All you ever wanted to know about Mattels Kelly & Friends - from face molds to footwear.
http://www.lilfriends.net/

Crochet by Helga - Kelly Doll clothing and patterns
http://crochetcraftsbyhelga.com/





Tabloach Productions - Loanne Hiso Ostlie is an amazing customizing artist
Check out her Kelly Dolls
http://www.tabloach.com/gallery/customkelly/gallery.html

And her site (galleries and tutorials on customizing) here -
http://www.tabloach.com/

Want to knit your own Kelly Outfits?
http://www.stickatillbarbie.se/

Thanks for looking - See you next time!!

Baby Born Links and Stuff...

One of our favourite baby dolls is Baby Born (43cm).
A sturdy plastic, realistically shaped Baby doll. Of course when new, she can be fed, and pees etc. Not the case in this house, ours came to us secondhand. I notice too, the eyes on the older Baby Born dolls can tend to go a rather creepy opaque reddish or purplish colour - Ive seen cases of both, which may explain the strong secondhand market? Or it may be, that there are always new ones coming on the market, and the older ones are supplanted by the new.
 One tip, dont get felt pen on her, its a devil to get off... In fact, Missy's has orange high-lighter on its face and it will NOT budge! Still, she doesnt mind (Missy, not Baby born!)
Theyre a good size for wee ones to carry, and theyre awesome to dress... and readily found, even in NZ - Around $100 here in NZ. Our toy shops dont carry a great variety of high-end dolls, so Chou-Chou and Baby Born are about it.

Heres what Ive found online for dressing dolls...

A brilliant site with all kinds of info/patterns on it.
Also includes knit & sew patterns for Chou-Chou Dolls, Baby Annabell, Sally, Hannah & Sarah, and Mini Baby Born (11cm)
NOTE - Free patterns - some NOT in english, but also instructions about how to use the pattern, downloading e-patterns etc. Easy to follow.
http://free.wollyonline.com/baby_born_dolls.asp

http://www.zapfcreation.com/
Zapfs Official Website

Maalfrid Gausels Knitting Patterns - Some for Baby Born sized dolls
http://www.doll-knitting-patterns.com/index.html

Variety of Free Dolls Clothing Links
http://barbscraftbooks.tripod.com/dolls/id15.html

BABY BORN SOCKS - Knit
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-born-doll-socks
BABY BORN MITTENS -Knit
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-born-doll-mittens

FREE Itty Bitty Baby Dress Pattern - MADE BY RAE
http://www.made-by-rae.com/patternfiles/ITTY%20BITTY%20BABY%20DRESS.pdf
- Noted as a very small fit for a preemie sized baby. It is ideal for Baby Born or perhaps Berenguer Dolls
Pattern is PDF format.

E-Patterns for Beautiful Baby (doll/baby) knitting
http://creativedollsdesigns.co.uk/

Simple Baby Doll Knitting - BOOTIES
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24943.asp

AN E-BOOK on Dressing Dolls
http://www.bellaonline.com/ebooks/ebook149

Great eye-candy and some other links I found when I was searching...
http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/
http://www.dollsclothes-emilyrose.com/

MINIS4U - NZ
http://www.minis4u.co.nz/

NZ Dolls Clothing makers
http://www.littleprincessdollsclothes.com/

Making Dolls Clothes - scroll and see a whole lot more links for pages online!
http://www.making-doll-clothes.com/index.html


Have a Good Day!