Mezco Toyz and The Living Dead Dolls reveal the Trick'R'Treat Sam. He may look like a child dressed for trick or treating, but Sam is the personification of Halloween itself. Straight from the film Trick'R'Treat comes Sam, the enforcer of the rules of Halloween. Beneath his apparently innocent scarecrow mask is his misshapen, demonic head. […] Read more
The Living Dead Dolls reveal Trick’R’Treat Sam
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24" Gigantor Mega Scale Figure Preview From Mezco
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World of Nintendo 4" Series 6 Figures
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[K] Block B - Toy
I believe that words in songs are not just chosen based on their sounds, but also by the meaning eac
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set database: LEGO 60033 arctic ice crawler
set database: LEGO 60033 arctic ice crawler
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set name: arctic ice crawler
theme: city, arctic
year: 2014
pieces: 113
price: us$15
minifig: 1
arctic sub theme set.
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set number: 60033set name: arctic ice crawler
theme: city, arctic
year: 2014
pieces: 113
price: us$15
minifig: 1
come with an arctic ice crawler with a driver’s cabin, multiple lights, a radar, an antenna, a rotatable crane with a heavy duty hook, rubber tracks, a transparent blue ice block and a crystal.
minifig included an arctic explorer minifig.
great playability.
overall design is great.
must have for city lovers.
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Easy Spring Cleaning – Taking The #DustOff Challenge
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Endust for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Having three little ones we have a lot of messes. There also seems to be small handprints everywhere they go. We also live in a very dry part of southern California so our home always seem… [read more]
The post Easy Spring Cleaning – Taking The #DustOff Challenge appeared first on Our Ordinary Life.
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Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War – 1/6th scale Black Widow
The release of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War is just around the corner, and fans are ready to finally witness the clash between their favorite heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, Hot Toys has introduced the brand new 1/6th scale collectible figure of the deadly female member of Team Iron Man – Black Widow. The highly […] Read more
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Inami Toys Mecha Top (4.28)
Getting their Sci-Fi on, Inami Toys has taken their Rock-Paper-Scissors Top resin to a new level with the Mecha Top (8 pcs, $70) dropping on Thursday (4.28) @ 8 PM EDT from their webshop. Taking on the personality of a futuristic mining marvel, Mecha Top features a weathered design with...
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First Presbyterian Church Rag Dolls Otherwise Known as Presbyterian Rag Dolls
Image Courtesy of Toy and Miniature Museum
The beautiful "Little Doll On The Prairie" Presbyterian Rag Doll c. 1880, shown in the picture above, is part of the Toy and Miniature Museum doll collection.
Credits: Little Doll on the Prairie, PRESBYTERIAN RAG DOLL c. 1880, MANUFACTURER Ladies Sewing Committee of the First Presbyterian Church, MATERIAL cotton, oil, wool
From what I understand the women of the First Presbyterian Church of Bucyrus, Ohio launched a fundraising campaign in the 1880's. They decided to make and sell handmade rag dolls which have become known as 'Presbyterian Rag Dolls." The dolls were all handmade with painted faces, gusseted bottoms, clothing, and shoes for both boy and girl dolls.
It seems that many generations of church women made these dolls in the early 1900's, again in the 1950's, and again in the 1980's.
According to Cloth Dolls From Ancient To Modern by Linda Edwards: The First Presbyterian Church of Bucyrus, Ohio started making rag dolls in 1885 as a fund raiser. These dolls measure about 17" and have hand painted faces. The bodies are made of unbleached muslin which is stuffed with cotton and they are jointed at the hips and shoulders. The mitten shaped hands have fingers indicated by stitching. Their feet are stub shaped. The dolls and their original clothing, consisting of an ankle length dress and prairie bonnet, are all hand sewn.
They sound darling, don't they? Can you imagine seeing a tableful of dolls back in the 1880's when they had all been finished. I would have loved to see that.
Debra Hoover wrote a book entitled "The Doll That Built a Church: Uncovering the Story of the Presbyterian Doll" in 2009 which is: A factual account of a century of doll-making by the women of a small church in Ohio, and a collector's field guide to the Presbyterian Doll. Her book is here.
So far we've learned the dolls were made in the 1880's, like the one in the picture at the beginning of this post from Toy and Miniature Museum. I wanted to see there were any other pictures of the dolls from the 1880's and was only able to find a few. Here's what I found:
Image Courtesy of Liveauctioneers.com
The Rare Early Presbyterian Rag Doll, shown in the picture above, is from the Liveauctioneers.com website.
According to her description: The First Presbyterian Church made cloth dolls for a fundraiser. This head is pie shaped, and painted face, gusseted body, flat face, and mitten hands 17" - Condition: This is a very RARE Doll, very good condition for age.
Image Coourtesy of Prices4antiques.com
The Presbyterian Type Cloth Doll c. 1876-1900, shown in the picture above, was from the Prices4antiques.com website.
According to their description: Cloth Doll; Presbyterian-Type, Lady, Gusseted 1-Piece Head, Oil Painted Features & Hair, 31 inch. Category: dolls , Origin: America, Type: cloth, Year: 1876 - 1900, An oil-painted, Presbyterian-type cloth doll with painted head and chest, having soft brown hair and eyes, gusseted one-piece head and torso, and attached limbs.;
The First Presbyterian Church produced a .pdf May 2015 Newsletter that included a picture of an Presbyterian Rag Doll c. 1885.
Here's what they said about that doll: Barbara Weber’s mother gave her this doll when she was a
young girl. The card says: This is the PRESBYTERIAN DOLL made by women of the First Presbyterian Church, Bucyrus, Ohio, and painted by artist Mrs. Millard Tupps. It was first made by the Women’s Church Society about 1885 and the money made helped build the present church. The project was revived in 1966 and since then Presbyterian Dolls have been sold to doll collectors, sent abroad, and sold to people all over the United States to make little children happy.
If you would like to read that .pdf and see the picture please click here.
That was all I could find so, I decided to see if there were any pictures of dolls from the early 1900's, 1950's, or later. Here's what I found:
Image Courtesy of Under the Lilacs on Rubylane.com
The Vintage Original Presbyterian Hand Painted American Folk Art Rag Cloth Doll c. 1956-1963, shown in the picture above, is from Under The Lilacs on the Rubylane.com website.
According to their description: An uncommon find, is this charming and artistically hand-painted little rag American Folk Art doll with appealing blue eyes and dark brown hair with oil painted features dates from 1956-63. She measures approximately sixteen inches (16") in height....This beautiful vintage Folk Art doll is one of the dolls made circa 1956-63, and her body is almost pristine- so well was she treasured.....
Image Courtesy of Worthpoint.com
The VINTAGE DOLL PRESBYTERIAN CLOTH PAINTED FACE 1950 OHIO, shown in the picture above, is from the Worthpoint.com website.
According to their description: This beautiful doll is one of the dolls made at some point in the 1950s from my understanding.......
Image Courtesy of Romancing The Doll On Rubylane.com
The Neo-Presbyterian Cloth Benefit Rag Doll All Original 1982 Bucyrus Ohio c. 1982, shown in the picture above, is from Romancing The Doll on the Rubylane.com website.
According to their description: Neo-Presbyterian doll is dated 1982 on her back, and sewn to her back is a label which reads "An Original By Presbyterian Women Bucyrus, Ohio." Neo-Presbyterian doll is a later benefit doll that was handmade by the women of the First Presbyterian Church of Bucyrus, Ohio, to raise money for special church projects.....
Once again, there wasn't a lot out there about these dolls. I did, however, learn that several doll makers and doll clubs have been making Reproduction Presbyterian Dolls during the last decade. I'm sure that would put a smile on the faces of the original 1880's doll makers.
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Izannah Walker Dolls
I'll bet that back in 1873 Izannah Walker would have no idea how popular her dolls would be for art doll artists and doll collecting enthusiasts in the 21st century.
If you don't know who Izannah Walker is she was the first person to patent a doll in the U.S. It is thought she made or gave away over a thousand dolls molded with multiple layers of cloth and paste then painted.
In 1873 Izannah Walker filed the patent, shown in the picture above, with the U.S. Patent Office - N0. 144,373. Patented Nov.4,l873.
According to Jan Foulke's Guide To Dolls: This very desireable American doll has the look of a primitive painting. Hair styles with painted long side curls or short brush strokes are preferred.
The muslin body dolls have stockinette pressed heads with facial features, oil-painted hair, applied ears, and painted bodies and limbs.
According to Cloth Dolls From Ancient To Modern by Linda Edwards: The heads for her dolls are made of a cloth which was coated with paste and pressed in a die. The molded head then has a layer of cotton batting and a layer of stockinette applied to the outside after which it is re-pressed in the mold. The inside of the head was then stuffed quite firmly. This technique gave the doll's head the ability to give slightly when under pressure which helped prevent the finish coating of oil paint from pealing or chipping. The ears were not molded as part of the head but rather were applied separately.
Yankee Magazine created a .pdf article entitled "The Holy Grail of Early American Dolls" by Catherine Riedel about Izannah Walker and her dolls here.
According to her article: By 1855 Walker had a thriving business making dolls, and in 1873, she patented the design for an unbreakable doll that was “inexpensive, could be easily kept clean, and
was not apt to injure a young child.” Her process included fusing several layers of fabric with glue or paste and pressing them into a mold to create the doll’s face and head. Once dry, they held their shape and could be sewn together, then stuffed with horsehair, cotton, paper, or rags and covered with a layer of stockinette. Cloth ears were attached, and Walker and her three sisters painted the dolls’ delicate faces and dabbed on curls of hair. Finally, the heads were sewn to cloth bodies featuring stitched fingers and toes, applied thumbs, and sometimes painted-on boots.
If you would like to know more about Izannah Walker there is a wonderful document entitled "Izannah Walker's Iconic Dolls" written by Edyth O'Neill and Dixie Redmond about Izannah's life and dolls. Their article is available here.
Dixie is also the author of the MAIDA Today (Making Antique Inspired Dolls & Accessories) website which is here and the leader of the MAIDA Today Facebook Group which is here.
The Strong National Museum of Play has several Izannah Walker dolls including my favorite, the Doll c. 1870, shown in the picture above which is here.
Credits: Doll ca. 1870, Manufacturer Izannah F. Walker, Material fabric | painted, Origin Central Falls, RI, Object ID 79.9926
According to their description: Izannah Walker (1817-1886), artist, doll maker, inventor, and businesswoman, received a U.S. patent in 1873 for the method she used to produce a durable, but soft-to-the-touch cloth play doll. Walker, of Central Falls, RI, ran her doll business at a time when few women owned any property of their own. She developed a cottage industry to produce a doll that was "inexpensive, could be easily kept clean, and was not apt to injure a young child." Walker made her dolls by pressing several layers of fabric soaked with glue into molds. As the fabric dried, it retained the shape of the doll face and head, which she then sewed together and stuffed with cotton. Walker and her three sisters painted the distinctive and sweet doll faces that some folk-art specialists suggest resemble the primitive portraiture of 19th century New England artists.
The Strong National Museum of Play has five other amazing Izannah Walker dolls here, here, here, here and here. They are all exceptional.
Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com
The 13" EXTREMELY RARE SMALL SIZE OF THE AMERICAN CLOTH FOLK DOLL BY IZANNAH WALKER circa 1870, shown in the picture above, was for sold on Theriaults.com for $38,000 which tells you the high value Izannah Walker dolls and especially early Izannah Walker dolls command these days.
For more information on this doll please click here.
Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com
The 18" FINE AMERICAN CLOTH DOLL BY IZANNAH WALKER WITH RINGLET CURLS AND RARE PAINTED SHOES circa 1865, shown in the picture above, is another example of the high value of Izannah Walker dolls and was sold on Theriaults.com for $29,000.
For more information on this doll please click here.
Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com
My favorite Izannah Walker doll from the Theriaults.com website is the 18" AMERICAN CLOTH DOLL BY IZANNAH WALKER WITH RINGLET CURLS circa 1865, shown in the picture above.
For more information on this doll please click here.
There are several other Izannah Walker dolls on the Theriaults.com website here, here, here, here and here.
If you would like to buy a reproduction Izannah Walker doll or make an Izannah Walker doll of your own there are many websites that can help you with this.
If you would like to read a blog post entitled “Jubilee,” my Handmade Doll Inspired by Izannah Walker by Robbin Atwell which details how she made her Izannah Walker reproduction antique doll please click here.
Dixie Redmond has a very detailed e-book for making an Izannah Walker Doll for sale here. Her handmade dolls are for sale here. If you want to see more examples of Dixie's antique dolls please click here.
Gail Wilson offers several handmade Izannah Walker dolls in various sizes, patterns, and kits for making her dolls on her Gail Wilson Designs website here. Just scroll down until you see all of them.
Lynda Hampton has an Izannah Walker reproduction doll pattern and kit which includes an unpainted composition head on her The Little Hamptons Etsy shop here.
Paula Walton of A Sweet Remembrance has a Izannah Walker class by mail here and sells her reproduction Izannah Walker handmade dolls here.
Sonia Krause sells her reproductions handmade antique dolls, including Izannah Walker's on her NewEnglandDolls blog here.
There are many blog posts out there with pictures of reproduction Izannah Walker Antique dolls that were made based on doll group challenges over the years. Just Google reproduction antique Izannah Walker dolls.
Last year I bought Dixie Redmond's pattern for making a reproduction Izannah Walker antique doll but have yet to find the time to make her. She's on my list and, for sure, I'll let you know when I do.
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Dino Lamps from Firebox
Firebox's new LED lamp series combines dinosaurs, plastic, and origami into prehistoric panache.
For more stories behind some of your favorite toys visit Toy Tales.
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Transformers 5 Setback? $27 Million Lawsuit From Age of Extinction Returns!
We reported on this back in 2014, but it appears with the roll out of Transformers 5 on the way. Paramount is just now in court fighting a $27 Million lawsuit. The suit claims that the Chinese company Wulong Karst Tourism, paid $750,000 to be placed in the film, but they never appeared in the movie that was shown in Cinemas. Could this be a setback for the Transformers 5 movie's product and licensing opportunities?
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Fuji Robuson in Yellow for Design Festa 43 (5.14-5.15)
Fuji (Takuma Fujioka) will release his transformable Robuson sofubi in a new yellow edition for Design Festa 43 (5.14-5.15) in booths B40-41—online release post show. Seemingly inspired by Kaneda’s speeder bike in Akira, Robuson’s clever design allows the figure to take many visually distinct forms with what appears to be...
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Massive number of upcoming Transformers images leaked online
Normally I'd try to avoid posting unconfirmed rumors and reference art as news outside a quick comment in a related report. But Transformers news sites are going crazy over a large cache of leaked images ranging from control art to paint diagrams showing actual figures confirming a number of rumored Titans Return figures. These stem from Weibo blogger GRAVE模攝工作室, with Weibo being a popular place to leak Transformers images these days.
These probably wont see release until 2017, but we should get our first official look this summer at San Diego Comic Con this summer. Some really interesting choices for characters, have a look:
Deluxe
- Hot Rod (only art and previous Deluxe figure shown)
- Doublecross
- Triggerhappy
- Getaway
- Mindwipe (shown at BotCon)
- Wolfwire (shown at BotCon)
Voyager
- Optimus Prime (turns into a tanker truck and jet)
- Megatron (turns into a tank and jet)
Leader?
- Sixshot (turns into a tank, jet, car, gun, and wolf)
Surprisingly most of these appear to be entirely new molds which is a nice change after Combiner Wars featured so many repaints and retools. Optimus Prime will be a tribute to both G2 Laser Optimus Prime and Japan's G1 Star Convoy, though it's unclear which head they intend to include with the figure. It's been theorized that Prime will be remolded into Triplechanger Octane while the new Megatron mold may see another run as Blitzwing. I'm sure it wont be long before we hear more, official or otherwise!
[via Seibertron]
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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory POP! Vinyl Figures
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Official DC Comics Multiverse 6" Dawn Of Justice Bat Creature & Lex Luthor Figure Images
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Funko celebrates Aliens Day
Funko celebrated Aliens Day with some new Aliens collectibles. First up, shown above, is the new ReAction: Aliens 3-Pack. This set of three features Ripley, the 5.5-inch Power Loader suit, and the equally tall Alien Queen. They'll be available beginning in August 2016. Also available in August will be a pair from the Pop! Movies: Aliens series. Ellen Ripley makes her […] Read more
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VTech Count and Sing Bakery $25.24
LET’S BAKE WITH MOMMY!! VTech Count and Sing Bakery is selling for $25.24 on Amazon right now
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Amanda Visell + Michelle Valigura Pig + Butterfly
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised anymore when the dynamic duo—Michelle Valigura and Amanda Visell—release yet another brand-new odd-couple resin set. Next? Pig + Butterfly! This pairing brings together pig (4.5 x 3.5 x 3”) with a smaller, graceful butterfly, in let’s call it a ‘natural’ edition with a true-to-life...
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DMS Deep Blue Octeapus (4.29)
If you missed DMS’s sold-out ToyCon UK Octeapus—one of his Mchanimals—he’s got another tentacled beast lined up, the Deep Blue Octeapus. This one features an octopus-like vehicle piloted by a Lunartik mini-fig. Each of the hand-sculpted tentacles is movable thanks to the joy of magnetism for plenty of posing possibilities....
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