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How-tos for everything doll! How to make, costume, value, identify, collect, purchase, sell and do everything doll! In an easy step-by-step format.

How-To Identify Your Doll
Find out how to determine the manufacturer and/or name of your vintage or antique doll. 

How-To Value Your Doll
If you know which doll you have, and now you want to know what its worth, look here for guidance.

How-To Bid at a Live Doll Auction
Don't be intimidated by auctions--here's how to attend a doll auction and bid on dolls successfully. 

How-To Identify Your Vintage Ponytail Barbie
How to tell whether you have a #1 ponytail Barbie potentially worth several thousand dollars, or a #6 worth potentially a few hundred, or something in-between!

How-To Grade Your Barbie
Is your Barbie a fantastic C-10, or a pathetic C-1?  Find out how to tell here! 

How-To Make a  Barbie Cake
An easy Barbie doll cake to make for a special occasion; or make it just to see a little Barbie lover smile!

How-To Remove Green Ear From Vintage Barbies
Oh-no, your early 60s Barbie has a case of the dreaded green ear!  Here are directions to cure this unsightly problem.

How-To Pour a Porcelain Doll Head Mold
Step-by-step instructions for creating a porcelain doll head from porcelain slip and a plaster mold.

How-To Wet-Clean Porcelain Greenware
Learn the healthy, easy way to clean porcelain greenware--no dust!

How-To Save Clip Art
Before you can use all the great clip art on this site, you need to know how to save it to your own computer--here's how.

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