| Looking Forward to UFDC 2009! |
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I have spent parts of the last few days registering myself and three other DOLLS staff members for UFDC 2009 Convention in Atlanta, Ga. After reading the 36-page registration manual, I’m slightly in awe of the attention to detail and amount of planning that goes into the event. I’ve never attended the convention before, so I am excited by what appears to be a jammed-packed-with-good-and-diverse-doll-stuff event unlike anything I’ve ever gone to before. Besides attending everything I possibly can fit into my schedule, we will be taking lots of video footage in the lobby to put together a great video that will be available later in the digital edition of the magazine and on www.dollsmagazine.com. If you’re going to the event, be on the lookout for us; we look forward to meeting everyone! Also, if you’re looking for other doll-related things to do in Atlanta (as if UFDC doesn’t have enough), check out the article on the Atlanta doll scene on page 45a of the digital edition. |
For the first time, Mattel asked girls around the world to choose Barbie’s next career. Polls closed Feb. 10, and more than a half million votes were counted, deciding Barbie’s 125 career as “News Anchor.”
A collection of 500 antique, original and reproduction porcelain dolls by world-class artists from the Seeley Doll Manufacturing Factory Museum is up for auction at www.AARbids.com.
The Wachtanoff Gallery in Moscow recently awarded German dollmaker Sylvia Weser with The Golden Star and precious jewelry in recognition for her superior doll artistry.
To help encourage girls to get outdoors, American Girl introduced “Lanie,” the 2010 Girl of the Year. She is a thoughtful, energetic girl who discovers the world in her own backyard.
Running concurrently with the Modern Doll Collectors Convention in 2010, the 2010 Doll and Teddy Bear EXPO will be held Oct. 1-3, 2010, in Winston Salem, N.C. Click here for details.
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