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.

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!

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!