Dainty Little Doris by Helen Page

Another gem from the competition. Original art by Helen Page, in the style of Grace Drayton and her famous Dolly Dingle series.

More from the Convention Competition

 I love the story behind this display! Click on images to enlarge. Sorry for the glare; many of these beloved pieces were protected by glass or plastic.

"I waited at the drug store each month for 'Katy' to arrive." Many collectors can relate, with similar tales of how they patiently acquired their childhood treasures.

Convention Competition: Paper doll treasures

One of the delightful exhibits of every convention: Collectors bring their rare sets or beloved items for display in the Competition. In the past a select group of judges voted; this year, everyone had a vote. It was not easy. Each entrant filled out a form explaining why the particular entry was special. Today and tomorrow, I'll post pictures from this enchanting display. Click on image to read text, or to get a closer look.

 

Convention freebies

You never know what you'll find on the convention freebie table. The point is to get there early! Grace Keene of Denton, Tex. came away with a great haul.

A charming necklace

Cynthia Wuthrich of New Hope, Pa. donated one of her fantastic handmade one-of-a-kind charm necklaces to the raffle table. In addition to vintage doodads, Cynthia (pictured below) enclosed miniature copies of paper dolls to the little book dangling at the bottom. Elaine Price was the lucky winner.

Winnie Wallpaper

It was fun blogging highlights from the convention in real time via my iPhone. Now that I'm home, I'll post more photos that I didn't have time to upload last week.

Scott Jorgenson led a fun workshop on making paper doll clothes out of wallpaper. Templates, glue and paper were provided. David Wolfe designed the paper doll, Winnie Wallpaper.

 Kwei-Lin Lum

 Margaret Brown

 Beverly Micucci

 Nancie Mooney

 Patti Fertel

 Dee Radcliffe and Paula Sherrick

 Joan Burke

A Swell Party

Another convention draws to a close. Lori Lawson and Ron Fong.

Our Favorite Dolls

Circa 1895. Carol Sullivan sales table.

Dionne Quints paper doll

From Carol Sullivan's sales table

Samy and Guido Odin sales table

The Odins own the doll museum in Paris. (Musee de Poupee)

Abraham & Straus, c. 1910

A phenomenal antique toy. From the Sheryl Jaeger sales table.

Sales Room

Sam McKay and Samy Odin

Josephine Baker by Bruce Patrick Jones

Louise Brooks by Gregg Nystrom.

Kwei-Lin's Fairy Land set

Kwei-Lin Lum

In the Artists' Gallery.

Artists' Gallery

Bettie Page by Bruce Patrick Jones. Forthcoming from Dover.

More Dress-A-Doll

I'm blogging from the convention, which ends Sunday.

Dress-A-Doll

A convention tradition. The fabulous Mummers outfit in the center is br Valerie Keller.

More convention photos