
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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