DOLLS THIS WEEK-- DECEMBER 1, 1999
NEWS
TOY STORY 2 A FAVORITE WITH DOLL
COLLECTORS
This movie is a rare thing--a sequel that is
better than the original movie! If you haven't seen Toy Story 2 yet, RUN, do not
walk, to the nearest movie theater. The movie is about toys, dolls, toy collectors, and
more. A big theme in this movie is children outgrowing their 
toys. There is an amazing musical number "When She Loved Me"
that is about Jesse's (a doll's) love for the little girl that owned her, and about
what it was like when the little girl outgrew her. Well, this song reduced your
Guide to tears! And, even MORE amazing, when I looked around the theater, it had also
reduced some GROWN MEN to tears, too. Oh, and you will ALL enjoy the big Barbie production
number, and Tour Guide Barbie as well. Great movie; not to be missed for doll
collectors. For another review of the movie, see Toy Story 2; A
Creative Thrilling Sequel. For a report on all the toy and doll merchandise
tie-ins, see Toy Story 2
Pushes Its Way Onto Shelves
SHOPPING SEASON OFF TO A JOLLY START
Sales are through the roof so far this holiday season, both
online and at traditional brick and mortar stores. Read about the traditional stores at MSNBC.com.
BACK TO BASICS TOYS PURCHASED BY
AMAZON.COM
Back to Basics toys, the purveyor of lovely, nostalgic toys, has been
purchased by Amazon.com Amazon intends to leave it as a stand-alone company. See Amazon.com
to buy Herndon Toy Store.
DOLL CONTESTS!
Two new contests this week from Designer Doll Magazine--make over your
fashion dolls to enter either the Rock Star or the Charice Makeover contests. And,
don't miss the Krelink Doll Pin Contest and contests at Auntie.com For information
on prizes and how to enter: Doll Contests.
Theriaults Premier Marquis Auction Weekend
January 7 to 9, 1000, Newport Beach, California. Five doll and teddy
bear auctions are planned for the weekend, including cataloged and Discovery Day Auctions.
For more information, visit Theriaults.com
National UFDC Convention: Fin Du Mllenaire: Chicago, July 16-21 2000. The National Convention; over 2000 doll collectors, amazing dolls sale room, modern and antique doll competition rooms, classes, seminars (I will be teaching a seminar and leading a Dynamic Doll Dialogue), meal events and much more! Go to www.ufdc.org for more information.
National Barbie Convention 2000: Barbie in the Old West. June 15 to 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amazing sales room, doll competitions, banquet, classes and more; all things Barbie! For more information, visit the Official Convention Site
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
Fashion Doll San Diego 2000 San Diego, California August 12 to 14 2000 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Convention dolls are Daisy and Willow. For more information, http://members.aol.com/fashiondollsd or e-mal fashiondollsd@aol.com
JUNE GOODWIN DOLL SCULPTING SEMINARS
Learn to sculpt amazing dolls in polymer clay! Classes taught
by NIADA doll artist June Goodwin
Chico, California May 26, 27 and 28 2000, at your Guide's Dollmaking Studio! For more information, contact Denise Van Patten at dollymker@aol.com.
Bradenton, Florida on March 3, 4 and 5, 2000! For more information, contact Michele Ginn at Micant2@aol.com.
Houston, Texas February 25 25 and 27. For more information For more information, please email B.Parker at lbjeparker@aol.com.
Montana SummerFEST 2000
Polymer clay classes and competition June 18 to 25 in Billings Montana. Go to
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/PromotionsUSA
l information and a list of classes.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Become a Roving Reporter and write a report on a doll even! Or, do you have a
doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, or an updated web site? Please e-mail
me at collectdolls.guide@about.com
and put "Newsletter" in the subject line--For events, please give me 7 to 10
days advance notice (at minimum!) in order to have your event appear on time.
DO YOU HAVE DOLLS FOR SALE OR TRADE?
Did you know that you can place FREE classified ads for your dolls for sale or
trade (or, dolls wanted) in the Dolls Forum? Dealers, collectors, everyone welcome;
feel free to link to your eBay auctions as well! Visit the Dolls Forum to find out how to place your ad; if you
are not yet a member, click on GUEST, but you will need a free Forum ID to place your ad.
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
NOVEMBER
Year 2000 Doll Convention; Sothebeys starts; FAO Schwartz
site redesign
Favorite Toys of the 20th Century; Sothebys.Amazon.com
Welcome Barbie; TRU Big Book; AuctionWatch Blocked
WWF Doll Pulled Off Shelves; Amazon.com or eToys Rule the Web
For Toys?
OCTOBER
Flashback 50s Gene Convention; Barbie Chronicles; Christmas
Toy Lists
The Death of Toys?; Woman's Shelter Turns Away Barbie
Donation
Jill Barad's Future; Rockers Make Dolls; Doll Shop Locator
Antiques RoadKill; Mattel Stock Slides
SEPTEMBER
Chatty Cathy Collector Profiled; FAO Catalog Released;
Villain Doll
Farm Women Diss Barbie; Johnstone Contest Winners Announced
Barbie Stamp; Beanies Marketing Ploy; Theriaults Dollmastery
Weekend
AUGUST
More on Ebay Reserve Policy; Jack Johnston Prosculpt Contest
Ebay Change Reserve Policy
Barbie Slugs it out with Sindy; Toy Design Industry; Arab
Doll Leila
Barbie as a Computer; $1 Million Doll Auction
JULY
Dolls of Color e-mail list; TRUs buys Imaginarium; New
eBay look
eBay Book on Internet Collecting; Beanie Barbie
More eBay Outages; Top Dolls of the Summer
Summer Festival in Billings; Doll Summer School at Crafty
College
JUNE
Austin Powers Doll, Barbie Legs as Amputee Fingers, Jill Barad
LA Times Interview
The Tarzan and Butterfly-Art Barbie Controversies
The Year 2000 DAG Convention is Announced
MAY
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
