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25.01.2022 **Newsflash* After much deliberating, it has been decided that the Brisbane Doll Societys 2020 Annual Doll & Bear Fair scheduled for Saturday 22nd August will NOT PROCEED. We believe it is in the best interests of Public Safety & our Members not to congregate in a large group & have therefore CANCELLED this years Fair. Hopefully we can all get well-prepared in anticipation of next years 2021 Annual Doll & Bear Fair. We apologize for any inconvenience or upset this may cause to any person or group. Thank you for your kind support!

25.01.2022 That WANTING feeling....... A little girl looked at a doll through a window, Westchester, NY, 1955. Ralph Morse The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

24.01.2022 4th May 2020 Monthly Meeting - This months meeting had 12 participants willing to brave the murky realms of on-line ZOOM meetings. With a couple of late starters due to technical difficulties & another couple unfortunately bumped out with similar issues, this months meeting was again declared a success. In keeping with our original theme based on the 2020 Olympic Games (unfortunately postponed due to Covid-19), our Competition still gained wide participation from Members. The scope was expanded to include Winning in any area of life, so there were some interesting entries....

24.01.2022 Competition Theme An Evening To Remember

24.01.2022 **Please Note - Donated Dolls* We are sorry to advise that due to the associated risks with the Covid-19 virus, Brisbane Doll Society are unable to take any donated dolls during this time. We thank you for your generous offers & kind cooperation. We will advise when this may change at a future time.

24.01.2022 Public Service Announcement - LAST Chance to get online today and get yourself registered for a postal vote!! Dont go out to vote with 1,000s of people in 2 weeks if you dont need to!!

24.01.2022 Please take the time to WATCH THIS & see how serious this situation really is.

23.01.2022 October 2020's Monthly Meeting via ZOOM was as chatty as ever! The Competition of 'Black or Very Dark doll or Golly was extremely well-contested with a beautiful array of dollies!

22.01.2022 **Newsflash* After much deliberating, it has been decided that the Brisbane Doll Society's 2020 Annual Doll & Bear Fair scheduled for Saturday 22nd August will NOT PROCEED. We believe it is in the best interests of Public Safety & our Members not to congregate in a large group & have therefore CANCELLED this year's Fair. Hopefully we can all get well-prepared in anticipation of next year's 2021 Annual Doll & Bear Fair. We apologize for any inconvenience or upset this may cause to any person or group. Thank you for your kind support!

21.01.2022 Some wonderful Australian Doll History can be found here with this link. Our very own Founding Member & Australian Doll Expert, Marjory Fainges provided information to the Victorian Museum for this article! https://victoriancollections.net.au//the-dolls-of-victoria

20.01.2022 How about some sweet old-fashioned photos of girls & their dolls for you to enjoy.......take your minds off isolation! Hug your favourite doll as you take a sentimental journey......

20.01.2022 You are cordially invited to join us for an ON-LINE Luncheon Fundraiser... click on below for details! 28/5/20 between 1pm - 2pm.

20.01.2022 Pinched this from another Facebook Group, but aint it just gorgeous!!

18.01.2022 A cute & interesting video on how English Rosebud dolls used to be made in 1968!! Rosebud Mattel toy factory, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. M/S of J.R. Ashby, the Finance Director of Rosebud Dolls, sits writing at a desk. Suddenly, about eight walking dollies (toys, not birds) in pink dresses come waddling along on the floor. John Dennis, the Factory Manager, enters, picks up a doll and discusses it with the man at the desk.... Various shots show the making of the dolls in the factory: the heads are sculpted in plasticine; the plastic heads (moulded from the plasticine) have blonde hair sewn onto them and lips and eyebrows spray-painted on through a mask. The designer sculpting a dolls head is Peter Nevett. Nice M/S of eye-less heads travelling along a conveyor belt; the eyes are then inserted into the eye-holes, and a young girl combs the hair into a fashionable (rather bouffant) style. Another girl, Sharon Liggins, fits a little 60s dress onto a black doll. We see a finished doll that cries when you pull its arm (not very nice, is it?). Three talking dolls have their strings pulled and speak; Bugs Bunny and Dr. Doolittle introduce themselves; Chatty Cathy seems a little confused - in an overdubbed voice she says "My name is Rosebud" - I expect mentioning her real name would have been advertising. The three toys all speak again, then Bugs says "Im sleepy". Note: on file is correspondence from the PR officer for Rosebud Mattel; Pathe evidently bought some of the dolls from this story and donated them to the Variety Clubs toy fund. Cuts exist - see separate record. Information provided by Alwyn York, who worked at Rosebud Dolls from 1958 until their closedown in 1982. Rosebud Dolls always showed at the British Toy Fair and Mr. York believes this video was a preview for the Toy Show and confirmed that it was filmed at the Westfield Road Factory, Wellingborough. Rosebud Dolls became Mattel Ltd. and then Burbank Toys Ltd. (part of the DCM group).

17.01.2022 Valentines Day Barbie- beautiful!

14.01.2022 'Summer's End at the Seaside' Comp Theme

13.01.2022 Brisbane Doll Society Inc are still meeting virtually every month. If you are a Doll Collector or Doll maker and would like to join please message me personally. We would welcome you.Brisbane Doll Society Inc are still meeting virtually every month. If you are a Doll Collector or Doll maker and would like to join please message me personally. We would welcome you.

13.01.2022 Our BIGGEST Morning Tea / Luncheon on Thursday 28/5/20 went really well & together we raised over $580 for The Cancer Council!!! A TREMENDOUS EFFORT seeing we had to conduct it ONLINE via ZOOM!!! A lot of fun, beautiful displays & fancy food was had, not to mention the Competitions, Raffles, Scavenger Hunt, Quiz & Prizes for Best Settings etc. Heres a few photos to ponder...

10.01.2022 Get your Valentines Day dolls out folks! Love is in the air!!Get your Valentines Day dolls out folks! Love is in the air!!

09.01.2022 **Note** Commencing from 6th April 2020, our South-side meetings will be held at our new Venue - Bethania Community Centre Inc. 88-118 Station Road, Bethania QLD 4205. Please note your diaries of this change & make sure you check your route on how to get there for the next meeting!!

09.01.2022 A sweet little project for the able-fingered!!

08.01.2022 If you cannot sew at all, try making this very simple NO SEW, NO CUT face-mask designed in Japan from.a large handkerchief! https://blog.japanesecreations.com/no-sew-face-mask-with-ha

08.01.2022 Pinched this from another Facebook Group, but ain't it just gorgeous!!

08.01.2022 Stay safe, doll-lovers!

08.01.2022 Valentine's Day Barbie- beautiful!

08.01.2022 Get your Valentine's Day dolls out folks! Love is in the air!!Get your Valentine's Day dolls out folks! Love is in the air!!

05.01.2022 4th May 2020 Monthly Meeting - This month's meeting had 12 participants willing to brave the murky realms of on-line ZOOM meetings. With a couple of late starters due to technical difficulties & another couple unfortunately bumped out with similar issues, this month's meeting was again declared a success. In keeping with our original theme based on the 2020 Olympic Games (unfortunately postponed due to Covid-19), our Competition still gained wide participation from Members. The scope was expanded to include Winning in any area of life, so there were some interesting entries....

02.01.2022 Summers End at the Seaside Comp Theme

02.01.2022 Competition Theme 'An Evening To Remember'

01.01.2022 A cute & interesting video on how English 'Rosebud' dolls used to be made in 1968!! Rosebud Mattel toy factory, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. M/S of J.R. Ashby, the Finance Director of Rosebud Dolls, sits writing at a desk. Suddenly, about eight walking dollies (toys, not birds) in pink dresses come waddling along on the floor. John Dennis, the Factory Manager, enters, picks up a doll and discusses it with the man at the desk.... Various shots show the making of the dolls in the factory: the heads are sculpted in plasticine; the plastic heads (moulded from the plasticine) have blonde hair sewn onto them and lips and eyebrows spray-painted on through a mask. The designer sculpting a doll's head is Peter Nevett. Nice M/S of eye-less heads travelling along a conveyor belt; the eyes are then inserted into the eye-holes, and a young girl combs the hair into a fashionable (rather bouffant) style. Another girl, Sharon Liggins, fits a little '60s dress onto a black doll. We see a finished doll that cries when you pull its arm (not very nice, is it?). Three talking dolls have their strings pulled and 'speak'; Bugs Bunny and Dr. Doolittle introduce themselves; Chatty Cathy seems a little confused - in an overdubbed voice she says "My name is Rosebud" - I expect mentioning her real name would have been advertising. The three toys all speak again, then Bugs says "I'm sleepy". Note: on file is correspondence from the PR officer for Rosebud Mattel; Pathe evidently bought some of the dolls from this story and donated them to the Variety Club's toy fund. Cuts exist - see separate record. Information provided by Alwyn York, who worked at Rosebud Dolls from 1958 until their closedown in 1982. Rosebud Dolls always showed at the British Toy Fair and Mr. York believes this video was a preview for the Toy Show and confirmed that it was filmed at the Westfield Road Factory, Wellingborough. Rosebud Dolls became Mattel Ltd. and then Burbank Toys Ltd. (part of the DCM group).