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Those Doll Heads that you Diggers & Pickers Keep Finding 06 March 2014 Walking around the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show this past weekend and looking at the kazillion antique bottles and old go...

Love the idea of taking something someone once collected, cuddled, loved or cherished, and re-creating it into something we love. So many m...

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Altered vintage baby doll

I search for porcelain and baby dolls in resale shops, online, garage/yard/rummage sales, etc. On the average, I’d say I pay about $5 for a doll depending on the condition. I prefer to use dolls that are in sad condition. I have purchased broken (porcelain) dolls and have a collection of parts so the table in my studio sometimes looks like Frankenstein’s laboratory! I’ve paid as low as $1 (RARELY!) all the way to $28 (shopgoodwill.com and ebay.com) for a doll (including shipping). But when…

"I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music." ...William Shakespeare Waterhouse I love mermaids, and thought I would share a couple today. This next one is by Howard Pyle, a fantastic painter. Here's a vintage ad: For the past couple of days you have been treasure hunting, and gathered supplies to make a…