The Cabbage Patch doll phenomenon took the world by storm – overnight, it seemed, those strange little people were everywhere. And now, more than 20 years later, they’re still popular. It all began with a young American art student called Xavier Roberts. He had the idea of experimenting with the […]
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Cabbage Patch Kids – BabyLand’s Appalachian Christmas 2006
The
BabyLand’s Appalachian 2006 Christmas event takes place at the
home of the Original Cabbage Patch Kids in Cleveland, Georgia
on Saturday November 18th from 9am to 5pm.
Cabbage Patch Kids – BabyLand’s Appalachian Christmas 2005
This
years event takes pace on Saturday the 19th November at
the home of Cabbage Patch Dolls.
Cabbage Patch Kids Raise Money for American Cancer Society
This special baby, hand stitched to birth, worked hard to raise
money for the Amercian Cancer Society. Five dollar tickets were
sold prior to the annual event.
Cabbage Patch Kids – BabyLand’s Appalachian Christmas 2004
The
BabyLand’s Appalachian Christmas event takes place
at the home of the Original Cabbage Patch Kids in Cleveland,
Georgia on Saturday November 20th from 9am to 5pm.
Fairy on the Tree – Collectable Christmas Fairies
What will top your tree this year? Will you opt for an English traditional fairy, a continental angel, or play safe and affix a star? Nowadays, it seems almost impossible to buy a tree-topper fairy doll – Christmas stores are full of angels. Where have the wand-waving fairies disappeared too? […]
Crowning Glory – Grow Hair Dolls
Imagine how useful it would be if we had little knobs, strings or keys in our backs, enabling us to instantly lengthen our hair from a short, everyday bob to long, flowing locks which would make even Rapunzel jealous. Lots of dolls have this useful feature; they don’t need sessions […]
Chistmas Dolls
We are not the only ones who celebrate Christmas – dolls do, too! Often, manufacturers issue their regular lines festively dressed in Christmas colours of red and green, or maybe silver, gold or white. They trim the costumes with white ‘fur’, tinsel, glitter or sparkly sequins – anything to make […]
Royals, Romantics And Rubiks – Dolls of The 1980s
Royals, Romantics And Rubiks – Dolls of The 1980s by Sue Brewer The tragic murder of John Lennon outside his New York apartment in December 1980 was a huge blow to the world of popular music. His wife, Yoko Ono, watched in horror as Mark Chapman fired the fatal shots. […]
Post War Dolls
Doll manufacturers were constantly experimenting with materials in an attempt to replace bisque china which so easily was broken. Various substances were tried including wood, celluloid, fabric, metal and a mixture of glue, sawdust and rags called composition. Pictured: Hard Plastic BND doll When plastic was invented it seemed that the […]
