I’m entranced by this enchanting Barbie and Ken Arabian Nights boxed set of dolls. Ken wears a gorgeous red-and-gold brocade tunic; and Barbie is attired in a flowing purple and teal brocade and gauze gown. The boxed gift set of two dolls is also available on eBay. RELATED LINKS: 1001 Nights, on Wikipedia
I’m not quite old enough to have owned one of these Crissy Colorforms sets, but I remember my slightly older aunt playing with something very similar. The set came with three Crissy “paper” (plastic) dolls, and vinyl clothing you could dress them with. The clothing, typical for Colorforms at the time, isn’t very colorful or…
This lovely ethereal Snow Queen Madame Alexander is ten inches tall, based on the Cissette face. She wears faux pearls and feathers on her headpiece and has a faux pearl necklace as well. Her satin robe is accentuated with silver sequins, and trimmed with white feathers. There’s another doll like this for sale here as…
It’s going to be hard to resist not buying every one of the Pinkalicious dolls. I loved reading the books with my niece; and I grew up collecting Madame Alexander dolls. “Purplicious” is a cute cheerful cloth doll. She stands 18 inches tall. I love the cute hot pink ruffles on Silverlicious’s skirt. This version…
This gorgeous peacock doll by Tonner is a limited edition (of just 100!) She was introduced at the 2012 Flights of Fancy doll convention, which apparently had a bird theme. I don’t usually get excited about blonde dolls, but this peacock doll is truly lovely. I’d love to get a closer look at the intricate…
I’m so delighted to see this vintage 1922 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp paper doll. It was removed from a vintage magazine (possibly McCall’s?) The paper dolls include Aladdin, the Genie of the Lamp, the Sultan, the Sultan’s Daughter, The Black and the White Slave, and The African Magician. So charming! It’s refreshing to see…
I’m sort of disappointed with Monster High’s new Scarily Ever After fairy tale dolls. They’re too.. colorful.. not dark or spooky enough. The series features werewolf daughter Clawdeen as “Little Dead Riding Wolf”, Frankie Stein the daughter of Frankenstein as “Threadarella,” and Dracula’s daughter Draculaura as “Snow Bite.” Monster High “Threadarella” Monster High “Snow Bite”…
Phineas and Theodora are a pair of dolls from Wilde Imagination’s steampunk line, Imperium Park. These feature black and white costumes that look like they could have been part of The Night Circus. They were an exclusive for attendees at the 2012 Wilde Imagination Weekend convention. “Basic Thea” comes dressed in a simple black-and-white striped…
This is so adorable I almost can’t stand it! Amelia Thimble is a cute four inch doll made by Wilde Imagination. Last year they offered this Sweet Treats boxed set. It came with a blonde Amelia Thimble doll, plus an Alice in Wonderland costume for her to wear, as well as a black-and-orange witch’s costume…
Milton-Bradley made “Emerald the Enchanting Witch” doll for just one year only, in 1972. She featured unusual (for the time) green hair, and her green eyes “lit up.” She wore a little black dress, black boots, and a black pointy witch’s hat trimmed with silver rickrack. A few outfits were made for her, such as…