DON'T MISS:
The
following doll-related links are, in my opinion, the best on the web! In my reviews
of the websites (currently, 70 sites) I use the following abbreviations which will assist
you in quickly scanning my links to find the doll-related websites which most interest
you. Sites will be added regularly, so be sure to bookmark this page! NEW
sites added 2/26/99 PLUS a reorganization of links to make your favorites easy to
find! For 400 Doll Links, also annotated, don't miss my NetLinks (left side of page)
at Doll Collecting at About.com
| HOME=Home page (see dolls in personal collections!) | SHOP=shop for dolls online | INFO=great information available online |
| LINKS=pages with numerous doll-related links | ANT=antiques | BARB=Barbies |
| MUS=museums | MINIS=miniatures | SURF=Surfing tool (doll rings) |
| GENE=Gene Dolls | MA=Madame Alexanders | SEW=Sewing, trims, buttons |
| DOLLMK=Dollmaking | ART=Doll Artist | VINT=Vintage Dolls |
Here are my annotated Links to Doll Related Web
Sites:
DOLL WEB SITE |
SITE DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS |
| GENERAL DOLL SITES | |
| Denise Van Patten Dolls | My site! Visit here to see the dolls I make, collectible, vintage and antique dolls for sale, information on dolls, dollmaking and Victorian ribbonwork, books on dolls, and vintage buttons and trim. HOME; INFO; SHOP; LINKS; ANT, VINT, BARB, GENE, SEW, DOLLMK; MINIS |
| Doll Collecting at About.com |  At the About.com site, I have over
1,200 links to doll related sites! Also articles, a 24-hour dolls chat room, articles
on doll collecting and doll making, weekly doll news, bulletin boards with FREE
buy/sell/trade classifieds! Also, there is my free weekly e-mail doll collecting
newsletter, with over 6,500 subscribers! INFO; LINKS; ANT; VINT; BARB; GENE; SEW;
DOLLMK |
| The Dollshow.com | Lots of links to doll sites; nice graphics. LINKS |
| Auntie.com | Broad site, featuring a "reference work" with many photos of dolls from 1900 to now, and lots of links. INFO: LINKS |
| Master Collector | The online version of the collector's publication. Browse 8,000 ads online; use search feature to find dolls you want. Has excellent doll and toy shows and events calendar. Paid membership is required to place ads or view most current ads, though. SHOP; INFO |
| DOLL ORGANIZATIONS, MAGAZINES AND MUSEUMS | |
| UFDC | Website of the United Federation of Doll Clubs; a must-join organization for doll collectors. Publishes "Doll News" magazine. INFO |
| Doll Artisan & Dollmaking Magazines | The site for the magazines--get a free issue; also chat and message boards. INFO |
| NADDA | National Antique Doll Dealers Association; INFO; ANT |
| Doll Magazine | UK doll magazine. INFO |
| Rosalie Whyel Museum Of Doll Art | One of the best doll museum sites available. MUS; SHOP |
| DOLL RINGS | |
| The Madame Alexander Collector's Web Ring | Ring leads you to 16 sites of collectors of the Madame Alexander dolls. MA: SURF |
| Antique Doll Ring | New ring; only 3 members--join if you have a site on antique dolls! SURF; ANT |
| Barbie Collector Ring | This is a large ring of 133 Barbie-related sites. Go wild!! BARB; SURF |
| Dawn Doll Web Ring | Yes, Dawn (late 60s/early 70s) has her own web ring too! 7 sites. NOTE: The ring doesn't seem to be fully operational; however, if you click on the "list sites" option in the web ring box at the bottom of this page, you can click on the individual sites--the ONLY way to find these small Home Pages! VINT; SURF |
| Liddle Kiddle Web Ring | Yup; even the Kiddles have one! This site has a nice description of web rings if you left my class without a decent explanation from me!! HOME; VINT: SURF |
| The Gene Collectors Ring | Gene, Gene, Gene--surf to 22 Gene-related pages through this ring. GENE: SURF |
| The Doll Ring | Join the Doll Ring, or just "surf" it. Over 100 sites are members. SURF |
| The Tyler Wentworth Collectors Web Ring | Tyler has her own ring already! This fashion doll is hot, and this ring is growing monthly. SURF |
| DOLLMAKING | |
| Seeleys | Find a studio where you can learn porcelain dollmaking, both antique reproductions and modern. Excellent paints and dollmaking products. INFO; DOLLMK |
| Gallay's Designs | Cloth doll body manufactuer--extensive link sie especially to doll artists, also doll shops and doll web pagee HOME; LINKS; DOLLMK |
| Ceramic Art World | This site can help you find local suppliers of ceramic and doll crafter supplies. INFO |
| Mimi's Dollmaking Paradise | Large site on non-porcelain dolls (cloth, resins, etc.) Nice, but self-promotional ART; INFO; SHOP |
| Prince Doll Studio | Lots of lovely jewelry for your doll! DOLLMK; SHOP |
| Forever Young Art & Videos-- Dollmaking | Excellent dollmaking videos available online from Forever Young Art & Video DOLMMK; SHOP |
| COLLECTOR PAGES | |
| Sue's Wonderful World of Dolls | Great site; lots of lovely pictures of Sue's dolls--hard plastics, compositions, and a few antiques. Great links, lots of info. HOME; VINT; LINKS; INFO |
| Marseille's Dolls | Photos from her collection of vintage and antique dolls. HOME; VINT; ANT |
| Diane's Enchanted Dolls | Showcasing Diane's wonderful, mint collection of vintage Ginnys, NASBs, and Hard Plastics. Great Pictures. Ginny, Compo and Toni Message Boards; HOME; INFO |
| Peggy's House Of Dolls | Peggy Millhouse's wonderful site on doll restorations. The before and after pictures will inspire you! HOME: INFO |
| Dolls of the Century | Wow; lovely page about Stephanie's vintage Madame Alexander collection. Excellent, numerous photos. HOME; MA; INFO |
| Tracey's Doll Page | Great pictures from a vintage Ginny collection. HOME; VINT |
| Raggedy Land | Home Page devoted to Raggedy Ann & Andy VINT; HOME |
| Rosalee's Rainbow Gallery | Excellent site devoted to Terri Lee. HOME; INFO; VINT |
| ValsWorld; A Collectibe Doll & Train Page | Top quality, warm site wich showcases a wonderful collection of 50s and 60s fashion dolls including Dollikins, Miss Revlon, Madame Alexander, Ginny and Barbie. Also Gene, Beanie Babies and Trains. HOME; MA: VINT; GENE |
| FASHION DOLLS | |
| Fashionalble Ladies: Online Enxyclopedia of Glamour Dolls 1955-1964 | AMAZING, informative site on all glamour dolls from the 50s and 60s. Highly recommend. INFO; MA; VINT |
| A Dolls House | An online doll "museum" showcasing dolls made in the 1950's and earlier--Madame Alexander, Vogue, NASB, Am Character, Ideal, Terri Lee. Site is growing. VINT; HOME |
| Mary's Madame Alexander Dolls | Alice and Wonderland (all makers) and Madame Alexander collector; extensive photos of many of the dolls produced in the last ten years; MA; HOME |
| David Hammon Dolls Japan | Site for info on Japanese fashion dolls, including Takara "Jenny," MA-Ba and Bandai; well focused and organized site; shop online. INFO; SHOP |
| Blossom's Awesome Links | Tons of links, especially for Gene dolls, accessories, jewels, furniture (but without annotation) LINKS; GENE |
| Marirose Reproductions | Amazing reproductions of vintage Barbie outfits. BARBIE; SHOP |
| Robin's Fashion Dolls Page | Wonderful site focusing on Gene, Tyler Wentworth, and the Tonner models. GENE: SHOP; |
| ANTIQUE DOLLS | |
| My Dear Dolly | Lots of antique and vintage dolls for sale; shop online. ANT; VINT; SHOP |
| J & J Dolls | Lots of doll pictures and dolls for sale, mostly antique. HOME; ANT; SHOP |
| Gentile's Antique Dolls | Fine antique dolls for sale; lovely pictures. ANT: SHOP |
| Maryanne's Dolls For Sale | Antique and vintage dolls for sale; shop online. ANT; VINT; SHOP |
| Antique Toy Box | Shop for antique dolls! Nice site. ANT: SHOP |
| SEWING | |
| Sewing Links | 75 sewing links, featuring freebies for machine embroidery |
| Quiltropolis | Many doll collectors sew for their dolls; here, you can join informative e-mail lists on a variety of sewing topics. SEW; INFO |
| Common Threads | Beautiful site devoted to the fiber arts; has section on doll classes and products. SEW; INFO |
| BUTTONS | |
| Button Bytes Light | Excellent online magazine devoted to vintage buttons; wonderful place to research buttons appropriate for antique dolls. SEW; INFO |
| The Button Kingdom | See many lovely vintage buttons. SEW; INFO; SHOP |
| LARGE DOLL MANUFACTURERS/COMPANIES | |
| FAO Schwartz | Order modern Gene, Barbies, madame Alexander, Spice Girls and Celebrity Dolls online. SHOP; BARB; GENE; MA |
| Barbie Collectibles | The official Mattel site on modern Barbies. Huge site; just visit OR shop online. BARB; INFO; SHOP |
| ARTISAN DOLLS | |
| Marie's Porcelain Dolls | Nice site; modern dolls. ART; HOME |
| Roman Sakin Dolls | Lovely dolls by Russian aratist Roman Sakin ART |
| AUCTIONS | |
| Ebay | The busiest place to take part in doll auctions, both buying and selling. MULTIPLE categories of dolls. SHOP |
| Theriaults | The doll auction house online; now has online auctions. INFO |
| Up4Sale Auction | The doll part of the Up4sale Auction Site. NOTHING like Ebay; very tiny in comparison. FLASH: This site was JUST ACQUIRED BY EBAY! |
| DOLL SHOPS | |
| The Doll Shoppe | Good, general doll store; good place to get current Barbies and Madame Alexanders. Shop online. BARBIE; MA; SHOP |
| Thru Children's Eyes | Nice doll shop; great place to buy Genes! GENE; SHOP |
| The Doll Express | Large Doll Shop out of Reamstown, PA! SHOP |
| Madeline Dolls | A site to see and buy Madeline dolls for the special children in your life. GREAT play dolls. SHOP |
| DOLL BOOKS | |
| Amazon.com | Buy doll books online! Well, check out my site and buy the books I recommend from them--I am an Amazon.com associate. I have a full listing of doll, dollmaking, sewing, victorian ribbonwork and vintage button books, plus reviewed and recommended books in each category. Go to The Denise Van Patten Dolls Bookstore and search for what you want! SHOP |
| OTHER USEFUL SITES | |
| UPS Tracking Number Site | Track that doll package you can't wait to receive, or track that package your customer is anxiously waiting for--just enter the UPS tracking #. INFO |
| United States Postal Service | Use the VERY useful rate calculator to charge a doll customer the correct postage, without a trip to the post office!! Domestic AND international calculator available. INFO |
| UPS Rates | Same idea as the US Postal service rate calculator. INFO |
| Internet Collectibles Awards | Visit this site for a list of links, and to vote for your favorite doll websites, for awards at the end of the year. Well organized site; sections for many collectibles (dolls, antiques, arts & crafts, auctions & toys). LINKS |
| Art Today | Clip art! You can purchase access to over 650,000 images for $17.95 a year--there are MANY images of antique dolls, early 1900's little girls, etc.; many of the images from my site are from this service. INFO |
| MINIATURES | |
| Miniatures At The Mining Company | My OLD Miniatures site, at the wonderful Mining Company! Over 350 links to Dollhouse Miniatures sites, 24-hour chat room, weekly e-mail newsletter, and weekly features on Miniatures!! Join the Fun--new Guide coming soon! MINIS; INFO; LINKS |
| Delaware Toy & Miniature Museum | One of the best doll related museums nationwide. MUS |
| National Association of Miniatue Enthusiasts | Find out how to join NAME (the international organization for miniaturists) at this site, and search online for a local miniature club in your area! MINIS; INFO |
| International Guild Of Miniature Artisans | The guild promotes fine miniatures as an art form; the site includes information on the Guild School, membership, and the annual IGMA show MINIS; INFO |
| Miniatures Industry Assoc Of America | Search the retailers directory on this site, and enjoy projects and information on this miniatures trade association for professionals MINIS; INFO |
| The Motts Miniatures Museum | Get the story behind the very old, very venerable Motts, and don't forget to visit the online museum shop, too! MINIS; MUS |
| The Carole & Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures | You can take an impressive online tour of the largest museum of contemporary miniatures in the world. A visit to this museum will make you a believer in miniatures as an art form! MINIS: MUS |
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Do you have a site you would like to recommend for this links page or for About.com ? Please e-mail any recommendations to denise@dollymaker.com
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