My little vintage dolls are made of porcelain and bisque, and they range in height from 2″ to 4.5″, shorter than a teacup!
Some I’ve found in antique stores over the years, and some were childhood treasures – (or “pretties,” as we called them growing up in the South) – of my mother, who gave them to me for my … small (couldn’t help the pun!) … collection.
Magic, pure magic!
“When I was about six years old I decided to make a teddy bears’ picnic in our dining room, so I set up 10 dolls and teddy bears around the table and made them each an apricot jam sandwich. It was only when I sat down that I realized I’d made 10 apricot jam sandwiches for 10 inanimate objects, and that I’d have to eat them all.”
-Lolly Adefope
“I was the kind of girl who’d peep through her bedroom keyhole to check if her dolls were moving.”
-Juno Temple
“I would ask my mum to feed my dolls and make sure they were tucked in when I went to school.”
-Gayle Rankin
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