My desire to create my own dress designs began in my early teens.  A seamstress class helped cultivate and shape my love of designing to grow into a specialized line of doll clothing.  Combined with my love of history and fantasy, came the designs that are original and beautiful at the same time. This love expanded into fairy tale and fantasy.  In the design process, the fairies have taken on a life of their own.  As part of the process, the wings are literally forged in fire

"Them Bones" by Doll Maker's Notebook If you were to visit our home, there isn't much around here that hasn't been found second hand or refurbished.  Let me explain.  Growing up, my dad was always adopting the most downtrodden wooden furniture.  The way he'd talk about a dresser did not align with what I was looking at.  "Look!  It's solid oak!  Look at the dovetails in the drawers!  This is probably 70 years old and was made to last!  It just needs a little sanding and I can

Spooky Special Effects by Doll Maker's Notebook Originally made in the late 1800s, French Bisque Bebe Bru Dolls were luxury playthings made from porcelain and often only the wealthy could afford.  These days the originals are highly sought after and are valuable collectors items.  I have fantasized about owning one of these dolls for many years after learning about them in my college days.  I appreciate their soft expressions, round cheeks, and innocent beauty. This is my ins

Felani was born in a small village deep in the forest. Her people were a hybrid mixed between orc and elves and they were outcasts not accepted by the orcs nor the elves for their existence. But over time, it was discovered that this unique blend made for excellent warriors.  The elf in them made them good with swords and bows and arrows with the ability to be stealthy and sneak up on an enemy.  The orc side made them incredibly strong and resilient.  And so her village becam

This is a new feature on our website. When a product goes out of stock, we want to ensure that all customers that wanted one get a chance to purchase regardless of how many we initially brought in. When you click "Notify When Available" our website will ask you for your email address and a notification gets sent to us indicating what product you are interested in purchasing. Then this notification gets put on an automated list on the backend of our website which will show us

We've made a $75 order for free shipping threshold to help customers when they start purchasing lots of items with us. As much as technology helps us, it cannot predict all the configurations of every item we put in our shopping cart, the size of the box it needs, and how we have to packages multi-item shipments - whether it needs one box or two. It provides an approximate and we often have to adjust that and either refund you or contact you with a correct price for shippin

The heart symbol located to the right of the "add to cart" button is to add a product to your Wishlist. You can only see the heart button after clicking on a product's main picture from the initial page. When you click on the main picture the full product details on that item are shown, including any reviews for that product located down at the bottom, but also information such as if the product is in stock or out of stock and whether you can request back in stock notificatio

Bbeauty Dolls designs and manufactures it's own product lines. Some of our products are made in small batches in our in-house sewing and design workshop and larger scale collections are manufactured from our designs overseas. It is a long process from the design phase/testing through to the manufacturing production. In prior years, there was an average turn around from when we placed an order to receiving the order in our stock of about 2 months. For 2025 and 2026, we

If you've done a Google search lately, you may have seen that the top page search results for just about any product you look for is taken by marketplaces like Amazon, Mercari, Ebay, Etsy, Ruby Lane etc. and sometimes multiple times. With that kind of placement, we wanted to capitalize on that advertising. We've also found that many doll collectors use Ebay as a #1  place to research the value of dolls, shop for new or used dolls for their collections, and search out supplies

When you are checking out there are actually two checkout steps. The first page allows you to enter a promo code - this is if you received a special coupon code via email or on a special sale code. It will show you a subtotal and shipping cost. Note that the shipping cost is a drop down menu. It doesn't always default to the cheapest amount so make sure you select Free shipping if you are in the USA and spent over $75 or if you are under $75 that you select USA Ground which w

This article is intended to assist small businesses with guidelines as it relates to creating doll products. It is not legal advice. For specifics relating to your business we do recommend to speak with a lawyer to review the specifics of your store and wording. THE AI TROLL It has been discovered that AI is being used to uncover copyright infringement and serve notices on popular platforms like Etsy. Etsy's policies allow reporting and enforcing of brand trademarks. These AI

An Intro to Doll Maker's Notebook What happens when you request a custom doll?   I have the pleasure of customizing dolls for their people, and many wonder what the process is!  First we talk and agree upon who will be customized.  When I receive the head of a doll in the mail, I make sure I label and keep everything together.  I use inspiration pictures and ideas from my client to make their ideas come to life. I need to clean the doll's face of factory paint, stains, and su

Welcome to the final day spent in the "World of Oz" together.  For this last day, AG Doll Magic has saved a very special ensemble for you all - Glinda's Bubble Dress and Accessories! This final ensemble was the most intricate of the entire "Oz" collection and it took me nearly a full week to complete the look - from drafting patterns, to cutting circles upon circles of satin and tulle for the skirting (and then running out midway through!), to hand-stitching sequins, beading

Welcome back to the "World of Oz Collection" in collaboration with Bbeauty Dolls for the Fantasy for Dolls Feature!  Today, we are going to switch gears from "The Wizard of Oz" and move into the movie world of "Wicked"!  To kick things off, I'm excited to present the one and only "Wicked Witch", Elphaba, in her Defying Gravity-inspired ensemble! Elphaba's Defying Gravity dress is made from a lightweight black sheer fabric and is fully lined with a green floral printed fabric

The fourth look in our "World of Oz Collection" features the Cowardly Lion!  Let's take a look at how this adorable Lion ensemble was made and the inspiration used to create it! The Cowardly Lion is the final traveling companion Dorothy meets on her way to Oz and while the Lion seems frightening at first, it becomes clear that he simply believes himself to be a coward.  While on their journey, the Lion eventually finds his courage and I think this doll-sized Lion is just as c

The third addition to our "World of Oz Collection" is here!  Today, we're going to take a closer look at the Scarecrow and how this...

The second look in our "World of Oz Collection" for Bbeauty's Fantasy for Dolls Collaboration is the ever iconic Tin Man! Going into creating this outfit, I knew I wanted the suit to look as close as it could to being made of tin while still being functional enough for the doll to move in.  That being said, the biggest aspect of this ensemble was making sure to get the right base structure for the tin suit!  I tested out a few different ways of how I could built the suit, fir

Today, I am so excited to give you a closer look at the first ensemble from the "World of Oz Collection" as part of the Fantasy for Dolls collaboration with Bbeauty Dolls!  This first look in the Oz series showcases Dorothy's iconic blue and white gingham pinafore outfit! For this ensemble, I drew upon the original design of Dorothy's look in the Wizard of Oz film for inspiration.  Dorothy's pinafore is made from a classic blue and white gingham printed cotton which was thrif

Welcome to week two of the Fantasy for Dolls Collaboration Series with Bbeauty Dolls!  This week we'll be journeying down the yellow brick road back to the wonderful, whimsical, wizarding world of Oz with an artist showcase by AG_DollMagic. As soon as Heather announced the fantasy theme for this collaboration, my mind immediately went to "The Wizard of Oz" and with "Wicked for Good" coming out next month, I couldn't help but fantasize myself, about creating the iconic looks f

As a costume designer by trade, one of my favorite things to do is to mix and match time periods and styles in character design. ...