Tonner Doll Company Closes

I was surprised and sad to hear that the Tonner Doll Company is closed.

I loved Patience and am sorry there will be no more Patience dolls.

I am not really into the fashion dolls, though.

You can read more about it here.

Patience Rides a Horse

One problem with the American Girl horses is that they are not really scaled well for the dolls. They are too small., or the dolls are too big, whichever way you want to look at it.

I understand why this is, because the horses are already quite large!

It turns out that the Patience dolls look much more realistic with the American Girl horses!

Auf Wiedersehen, Patience?

Robert Tonner has announced that all of his non-movie lines are being retired.

You can read the announcement here.

This means that we are saying good-bye to a lot of different dolls, including Ellowyne and Patience.

I was so glad to see Patience back from retirement, and doubly sad to see her go again.

She is a really special doll, with her moving eyes and poseability.

The only problem I had with Patience was that all the dolls had the same face mold, and all of them were Caucasian. In fact, I sold my Through the Woods Patience, above, because she looked just like Dorothy, whom I still have. I think the line would have sold more dolls if there had been dolls of different ethnicity.

Patience is already gone from the Wilde Imagination website.

It's a good thing that I can celebrate the return of the Hearts for Hearts dolls!

Twice the Patience

I know the blog has had a lot of American Girl doll posts lately.

Well, they are my first love, and my main love, and I tend to get focused on one thing at a time.

However, this blog is overdue for some more Patience!

After I got Alice in Wonderland Patience, Wilde Imagination released another doll I could not resist...
Patience Dorothy!

I love classic children's books, and having these two girls to pose together was irresistible.

My dream Patience that I would like to see made would be Anne of Green Gables.

Also, I am still looking for a white rabbit toy for Alice to play with, and a Toto for Dorothy.

Dorothy says, "This is NOT Toto!"

Dorothy and Alice were of course instant best friends.

They read stories together...

And went exploring together...

And just hung out together.

Everyone needs a friend like that. It's a perfect storybook ending!

Hanging out!

Mcooper (from Up to My Eyeballs in Dolls) and I got together again!  I got to meet all her pretty dolls! She has an amazing collection. You should go to her blog and check it out!

Here are Samantha, Jess and Kaya doing a "Rub-a-dub-dub. three men in a tub" impression.

Mcooper very kindly taught me how to replace the elastic on dolls. My Samantha got all new elastic, and Kaya and Jess got new elastic on one leg each. It was much easier than I expected! I feel so productive now!

Samantha was in particularly bad shape, so I am grateful that now she can stand upright- although she refuses to do so unless she has shoes on. Silly girl.

Mcooper also did new hairstyles on Kaya and Jess. Kaya is rocking a 'do from the Lord of the Rings! And Jess' hair is so summery and perfect, I may never change it.

It was an awesome day!

Here are my gang and her two boys:

Yes, I go out of my way to tease Zelda by taking pictures of Daken.

Here are some more pics of the girls with their new 'dos:

I am so lucky to have such a talented doll friend nearby! I really enjoy being able to talk dolly gossip about upcoming releases and more.

Patience

Patience is one of the dolls that made me break my collecting-only-American-Girls rule.

She is an articulated doll made by Wilde Imagination, a branch of the Tonner Company.

She has an oversized head and flirty eyes. What does that mean? Her eyes move from side to side on their own! It is really fun. Sometimes they get a bit cross- eyed, haha.

My first Patience was Alice, or Wonderland Patience. I am a DORK when it comes to Alice in Wonderland.  Not the Disney movie, though.

Patience dolls, as it turns out, are like potato chips, and Alice soon had a friend. I will save her for another post.

I love Patience's sweet, innocent look. She has very impressive poseability, and she stands very well on her own.

Unfortunately, she is currently sold out at the Wilde Imagination website. I do not know if she is discontinued or not. Since all the dolls were sold out in a huge sale, it would seem that they are.
However, Robert Tonner hinted to someone that there will be more Patience dolls in the future! I really hope this is the case.
I would like to see more racial diversity in the line, and more face molds. That is my only complaint with it.

I will also admit that Alice's very styled and gelled curls scare me- I am afraid I will wreck it. She has rooted hair. At first I disliked the reverse widow's peak, but it has grown on me. Now I think it is quirky and fun.

Fingers crossed for more Patience in the future!