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Fashion Doll Stylist: Dolly Dozen

  It’s been awhile….. I’m sorry to be so silent for so long….. Last year was tough. Life definitely got in the way of doll play…. In addition to caring for a family member with dementia, there were other family members with major health issues. And of course, it was my shoulder everyone turned to…..

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Calling all WaterBorne © Artists!

I am collecting photographs for an album on Facebook for inspiration!  I need your WaterBorne© Air Dry Painted babies, please.  Send them to me on Facebook or to my email account:  hunnybunmama@gmail.com – thanks! Source link

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This Ain’t Your Father’s Pinto: Part 1

Source: https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/ford-pinto-gas-tank The Pinto was Ford’s first subcompact vehicle in North America, developed in the late 1960s. The name of a horse with multiple tones, Ford figured it could capitalize on the popularity of its successful ’60s horse by the name of Mustang. The model above is the same type and color that my wife’s

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New doll, new plan. PART 1

It’s a tough time for artists, especially doll makers. I’ve been trying to find a marketing solution to make my dolls more visible and boost sales. However, all the guesswork and stress was diminishing my passion for art, the core of my work as a doll artist. So, I decided to take a deep breath

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Fashion Doll Stylist: Dolls Eye View: Golden Globes 2025

  As usual, I anxiously await the first red carpet year of the year…..The Golden Globe Awards. This year, the women were more tastefully dressed than the usual barely there frocks and in your face costumes. But the pendulum seemed to have swung very far into the range of minimalism. Understand, I have nothing against

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Don’t be fooled by fake coupon sites!

A lady today brought to my attention this fake coupon site.  https://www.couponannie.com/stores/hunnybuns-dolls-reborn-supplies?type=codes Supposedly you can generate a coupon there for anywhere.  DON’T FALL FOR IT.  It’s a scam of some sort.  I always wondered why I see little disclaimers on cashiers stations that say they don’t honor random internet coupons.  I guess sites like this are

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This Ain’t Your Father’s Pinto: Part 2

We introduced John B. Pinto, a well-known practice management consultant in Part 1, noting the second edition of his book Simple: The Inner Game of Ophthalmic Practice Success. Let’s continue with some of the pearls in Chapter Two, The Big Picture: At its peak production, my original practice had an office manager, two front desk

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New doll, new plan – PART 2

Puppy doll is coming along pretty well. It’s been a while since I worked on such a small scale, and I have to admit it’s fun to take pictures and do setups for such little dolls. Let’s pick up from where we left off (if you didn’t read the previous blog post, just look for

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Lottie in Doll Diaries

Doll Diaries first met Lottie during a Toy Fair, where she could see everything around Lottie:  “ When my girls were younger I guarantee Lottie would have been one of those dolls that went everywhere with them. Lottie is the perfect size for little hands to hold and pose. She fits perfectly into a purse

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The doll world has lost an icon :( Elly Knoops is gone.

I am so saddened to hear this morning of the passing of Elly Knoops, a beloved and talented doll sculptor whom many of us were blessed to count our friend.  I remember when the Luca doll kit first arrived on the scene how we all scrambled to get one!  I ended up doing at least

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Mid-Life Crisis

You are now in your mid-forties and have been around the ophthalmic block. You did optometric vision therapy many years ago with a behavioral optometrist, and it never quite seemed to “take hold”. You subsequently obtained the HTS program “through a woman in Brooklyn”, purchased a biofeedback device from a doc in Washington state, and

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Puppy the princess

I’m working on the second Puppy doll, her adoption day is approaching fast so let me tell you her story. Puppy, a little girl, loves playing pretend. Her favorite goodnight story is the princess and the frog, especially now that her grandma gave her a cute old frog that once belonged to her mom when

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