Bigs and Smalls - more inspirational ideas for your collection

Autumn Gold Tyler from the 2007 Collection by Tonner Doll Company

 More ways to spruce up your collection and wish list this holiday season follow this post!

If you have the coveted Autumn Gold Tyler from 2007, you might consider adding an additional larger doll to your collection as a one-of-a-kin creation.

2006 Basic Redhead from Tonner's American Model collection

This gorgeous 22" Basic Redhead American model retailed originally for $99. Some dealers may still have her in stock. Then, what you'd want to do is hire a designer like Jennygrey Designs and ask if she might be able to make a dress inspired by Autumn Gold Tyler's dress for your new girl, in American Model size. It's really lovely.

If you do this, let me know! I'd love to post photos!

All photos property of Tonner Doll Company.

Pillow Talk Poppy

Pillow Talk Poppy Parker, along with Summer Magic is one of the first two Poppy dolls produced. She was a limited edition of 700 and her purchase price was $70. (Just try finding her for that price now...) Pillow Talk has long blonde hair, brown side-glancing eyes, and coral lips. Her original clothing included baby doll PJ's and slippers with poms.

Thankful IV

Well, looking through my photos of all of my lovely dolls, I came across a series of pics I took exactly a year ago today, which I called "Conan Logic."

I love reading Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, and while I was growing up, I collected Conan novels, as well as collections of short stories by various other writers. What I found the most interesting about these books, was the cover illustrations, painted by such great fantasy artists as Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo. Many times, the strong, hunky hero is shown standing over monster he has just vanquished, with a scantily clad lady on his arm. The funniest covers had to be the ones depicting deep winter conditions, with the hero wearing a loincloth and a bunch of pelts tied together as boots, while the scantily clad lady, usually a plucky escaped slave girl, lounged at his feet.

My point, and yes, there is one, is that I am glad there is no snow on the ground THIS year. In the meantime, please enjoy Steffanie (Blush and Bashful Sydney Chase) as the plucky escaped slave girl, looking for the hunky barbarian hero, an homage to the great cover illustrations of Messrs. Frazetta and Vallejo.

I am a plucky escaped slave girl! I do not want to be the Evil Dude's love toy!

Oh, no! The Evil Dude has sent his monster minion to bring me back and make me his love toy! Can no one save me?

Thank you, oh, thank you, hunky barbarian hero! Uh, do you have any brandy? I'm kinda chilly in this getup!

Here's hoping all of Fashion Doll Review's readers have a nice, warm and snuggly Thanksgiving! Or at least warmer than the one poor Steffanie had this time last year.

She's Arrived Poppy Parker

She's arrived Poppy was from the 2010 mainline collection and was part of a giftset which included a pink and white 3 piece suit, a muli-colored print blouse and skirt, suitcase, a Miss Teen New York shopping bag, purse, white gloves, white spikes, and pink sandals. Her edition size was 350. Pieces of the giftset do show up periodically on the secondary market but she is rarely found as a complete set. Poppy has short blonde hair, forward-glancing blue eyes, and pink lips.

Endless Summer Poppy

From the 2009 Jason Wu event is this Poppy Parker doll, Endless Summer. She was a limited edition of 325 and is a bit difficult to locate today. Poppy has long brown hair, brown eyes which are right side-glancing, and pale pink lips. Here she is wearing a Randall Craig Yahoo Group exclusive red dress.