Circling up all the doll lovers

Last night I decided I was going to use the available social media to catch up on the last 25 years and find out what is happening in the world of doll lovers. I am reaching out to Bloggers, ladies, gentlemen and kids that write about dolls to solicit some needed feedback. If I sent you this link, it means I would love your feedback and comments.

I feel bad saying I have been out of dolls for 25 years. It makes me sound like a deserter. I don't feel that way. I was one of the first Barbie lovers. I turned 60 on Saturday, so ya all know when I was 3 years old, I was in the early years of Barbie. I can remember my first Barbie like it was yesterday. My mom was a stay at home mom with 5 kids, and she made some pocket money making Barbie Doll Bride Dresses and selling them in the window of the local candy shop. I had great Barbie clothes and played with my dolls for a long time. We made houses out of bookshelves as I recall and beds out of Quaker Oatmeal empty containers.

When my first child was born in 1982, she became part of the Original Cabbage Patch movement. I remember repeating my mother's steps and making Cabbage Patch Clothes and selling them as part of fashion shows at the local Kiddie City. My daughter would ride in the wire shopping cart in the store when I would do inventory each week. I made some good money sewing the clothes in my basement.

Along came my second daughter in 1986 and she was the real doll player. At one point we had 72 Barbie dolls out of the boxes and in bins that she would pull out and play with. Needless to say, my house looked like a bomb hit most days.  This same child was an avid fan of the first American Girl dolls and I have a Tupperware of dolls in the attic. Then, both girls outgrew dolls and the years flew by.

Last weekend, on my 60th birthday, my son stopped by and said " why did you stop making dolls?"

I said, " I don't know- you all got old!"

He said, " we are all grown now, you work at a stressful job teaching Special Ed in a Maximum Security Prison, why don't you make dolls as a hobby to relieve stress?" I said, I am too exhausted when I get home." Then he hit me with the zinger, " what about K, she is going to have your first grandchild, don't you want to make dolls if she has a girl."

With that thought in mind, I started to think about Mommy Doll. I decided to engage with the available doll lovers that have more current trends and ideas and reach out. If I asked you to comment on this page, you are one of the people that I value your input before I go back to China and get back into production....I would love to hear from the current doll lovers but most importantly I need to hear from mom's who have girls at home. I need to get feedback and to have places to send samples for feedback. I would in an all male maximum security prison so I can't get help at work!

HELP!!!!

I am attaching photos that I found today when I searched Google Images for Mommy Doll by Tootsietoy.