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Jill Pony Books by Ruby Ferguson
The Jill series of pony books by Ruby Ferguson was one of my favourites when I was growing up in the 70s.
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Dolls & Toys
Enid Blyton Dean & Sons Editions
The Enid Blyton Dean & Sons Ltd ‘reward’ editions were the books du jour of my early 70s childhood. From memory, you could buy them
Dolls & Toys
Wooden Kokeshi Dolls
I’m pretty sure I picked up these wooden Kokeshi dolls through the facebook marketplace. They’re ‘dolls of the world’ and each has a wobbly sprung
Dolls & Toys
Royal Mail Classic Toys Stamps
Whilst not a fan of stamp collecting, I am a fan of classic toys so I was thrilled when the British Royal Mail released this
Sindy Doll Annual 1984
Amongst my books I just found this Sindy Doll Annual from 1984. I know this must’ve been an op shop purchase as I was practically
Dolls & Toys
Dress and Knickers for Furga Alta Moda, Crissy or Tiffany Taylor Doll
Today I spent a bit of time sewing a dress and knickers for my gorgeous Furga Alta Moda Sylvie doll. She really does make the
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Retro, doll-head clothes hangers
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””]Retro doll-head clothes hangers are, unfortunately, a thing of the past. Personally, I think they should be reinstated as an important part of
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Cinderella puppet book 3-D Vintage Lenticular book
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cinderella puppet book 3-D. This Cinderella puppet book; a giant 3-D fairy tale book was popular in the 70s and brings back all kinds of
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Pose Doll Animation
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/ibfjUDhGly0″ align=”center”][vc_column_text 0=””]Pose Doll animation using the ‘stop-motion’ method. This was to test the chromakey capabilities of my movie editor. This pose doll
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Kamar Dolls – gimme gimme gimme!
I think I’m very much in love with the Kamar Dolls at the moment (these belong to Stadtkind) but they’re even more expensive than the
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Some progress is being made… but where’s the polyfill?
I’ve gone through my precious fabrics (those ones I love so much I can’t bear to cut) and chosen a few for this year’s Softies