 Winners
of the About Dolls Dog Days Contest!: The contest winners
are being drawn today at approximately 2pm Pacific time US, which is 5pm
eastern time US. The list of winners should be up no later than 3pm
Pacific, which is 6pm Eastern at this page: About
Dolls Dog Days Contest Winners. If you have won a prize, you
must e-mail your Guide at collectdolls.guide@about.com
within a week so your prize can be shipped to you. To all the
winners, congratulations, and to everyone who entered the
contest--especially those who answered all 25 questions--thank you for
playing along!
Modern
Doll Collectors Convention: I haven't given this wonderful,
upcoming convention focusing on modern fashion dolls much coverage because
it has been booked solid for quite some time (there is a waiting
list). HOWEVER, start making plans for the 2001 Modern Doll
Collectors Convention, "Bewitching Beauties," which will
be held in New Orleans in the first week of October. If you ARE
going to this year's convention, themed "Focus On Fashion," with
special guests including Mel Odom, Robert Tonner, Herb Brown of the Madame
Alexander Company and others, it promises to be amazing. The
convention doll is a Gene, and there will be seminars on doll makeovers
and costuming, plus programs and lunches focusing on every type of fashion
doll imaginable. The convention doll is a Gene doll. I will be
attending, and giving a presentation entitled "Fashion Dolls
Throughout the Ages" on Thursday, so be SURE to stop by and
say hello! For more information: Modern
Doll Collectors Convention
New
Barbie Releases: New releases include a VERY cute Country
Charm Barbie (available at Cracker Barrel stores) and this years
Holiday doll for grocery stores,Surprise™">
Holiday Surprise Barbie (A nice, closed-mouth doll dressed in a
sophisticated gray and burgundy outfit for only $11.00!) There is an
Surprise™%20(Ethnic)">African-American
version of this doll also, but it has an open mouth. The
pictures of these dolls are from the Mattel
Consumer Service Center.
John
F. Kennedy GI Joe Doll Unveiled: On
Wednesday, Hasbro introduced its "GI Joe John F. Kennedy PT 109
Commander Doll at the late president's library in Boston. Only
100,000 of these dolls will be produced, and they will be available at
major toy stores in a few weeks, priced at $30-$35. The doll will be
dressed in World War II US Navy khakis. This is a very nice looking
doll, and I think it will be a cross-over collectible for many
people. For the full story, and a picture of the doll, see Latest
GI Joe Doll: John Kennedy at MSNBC.com
Other
Views on Barbie: Our About Collectibles Guide admits that she
doesn't collect Barbie, but there are a few that even she cannot
resist! Her new article points out several types of Barbies made
specifically for collectors of other things...and, she especially likes
the new Fashion Model/Lingerie Barbie, which she calls "Playgirl
Barbie"
I'm
Not A Barbie Collector....But..
Jill
Barad Has A New Position: And, its far from the world of
dolls. Ms. Barad, the former CEO of Mattel, Inc.
has been named to the Board of Directors of Leap, Wireless.
Not
Doll Related But I Thought You'd Care: Many of us who
collect/are nostalgic for dolls from the 1960s also played with View
Masters as children. I had one, and I played with it for hours at
end (and, I still have all my original reels). Well, an era has come
to the end, and in the face of changing tastes in children, View Master
has closed its last factory in the United States. Kinda makes that
little toy View Master that comes with Cool Collecting Barbie even more
special, in a poignant sort of way. This move (View Master is owned
by Mattel) will leave Etch-A-Sketch as the last baby boomer mechanical toy
still in production in the US. View
Masters WILL continue in production, but in Mexico.
New
International Chat Times: Elizabeth Brushwood from Australia
hosts a weekly chat aimed at our International members (but, everyone is
welcome!). The times have changes slightly because of daylight savings
time in Australia; please NOTE our new times below:
US East Coast
5:00am Monday
US West Coast 2:00am Monday
UK
10:00am Monday
Netherlands 11:00am Monday
New Zealand 9:00pm Monday
Asia (Singapore) 5:00pm Monday
If you're up early on the East Coast of the US, or a night owl on the West
Coast of the US (or Canada!) Join Elizabeth (Elrose) and make some new
international doll collecting friends!
Upcoming Doll Events
- Blue
Ribbon HSN Event Planned: 8pm to
midnight EST on Friday, September 22 will be the
sixth annual Doll Collectors Blue Ribbon Event on HSN. The program will
offer many dolls that have been nominated for the DOTY awards from Doll
Reader magazine and also the Dolls Awards of Excellence from Dolls
magazine.
- Theriault's Marquis Trilogy Weekend:
September
23 and 24, Redwood City, California. Four auctions--a
catalogued auction of antique
dolls, a special vintage Ginny auction 'Hi, I'm Ginny" and a
"Barbie® Retro" catalogued Auction of vintage Barbie, Barbie
family and related accessories. Plus, a Discovery Day Auction!
Click here for Full Auction Information
- Timeless Treasures: The Story of Dolls in
Canada is on display now through
March 30, 2003 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec.
For more information on this huge (over 400 dolls) landmark exhibit,
visit http://www.civilisations.ca/cmc/cmceng/pr113aeng.html
- National Gene Convention 2000 will be held Oct. 20-23 at
the Arlington Heights Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago).
Registration is $325 and limited to 700. For more information, contact genecon99@aol.com
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About Dolls Daily
Archive:
August
30, 2000: Reproduction Dawn; Electronic Toy Shortage; Theriaults
Upcoming Online Auctions; Paper Dolls
August
28, 2000:
Auction-Site Shake-Out; Barbie in the New Millennium; New Links
August
25, 2000:
Ask the Editor Chat; AA Prince Ken; Doll Reviews
2000 Doll
News Archive:
January
Madame Alexander 16" Fashion Doll; Mattel Execs Leave *
Doll Costumer Guild Announces New Publication; *
Barbie® PC; Barbie Auction *
February
Jill Barad Resigns From Mattel *
All The Toy Fair News! *
Toy Fair Recap; Toy Fair Toys are Technological *
March
New Theriault's Auctions; Dorothy Coleman Dies *
TRU Big Event, Virginia Graves Carlson Dies *
April
New Doll Books; New Barbie®
Releases in Stores *
Jill-Neimrow Nelson Resigns; Americana 2000 Projects;
Fashion Doll Convention *
Barbie for President, Sign Language Barbie®; Betty Spagetty and eBay Antique
Dealers *
Special Online Doll Auctions; Pleasant Co. Toys For
Boys, Cool Collecting Barbie®*
May
Pleasant Company Founder
Retires/Doll Discounts/Harley Ken HOT! *
Who's Brave Enough to Run Mattel/Hello Kitty Barbie®/Barbies in stores now *
Toysmart OUT of Business; Where are Asian Barbies; NEW
Mattel CEO *
June
Barbie®20001 line info; Gene
News; Sailor Moon NEW USA Dolls! *
eBay users dislike advertisements; GI Joe in a Dress; new
16" Fashion Dolls *
Barbie® Bazaar, ITCA, Simply Gene Platinum, Barbie
Convention
July
New Doll Costuming Magazine; Harry Potter
Mania; Dollmakers Convention *
UFDC Sky-High Convention Dolls; Online Convention Clubs
Voted In; NEW Fashion Dolls Magazine *
Paralymics Becky; Sotehby Barbie® Auction; HSN Doll
Event
August
New Elle Dolls; Teri Lee
Repros; iDolls Sale; TRU joins Amazon
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