Christmas 2021 Dolls Part 3 of 5

Kelsey is a Siblies doll by Ruby Red

By the Sea Maya needed a companion. So, I asked my son to buy Kelsey for me for Christmas and, of course, he did. She is shown still attached to the box liner in the first photograph.

Additional In-the-Box Photos

The top of Kelsey's box reads: Stand ~ Pose ~ Style.

Still attached to the box liner, Kelsey is standing, posing, and styling.

Along with Kelsey, the other Siblies (Bailey, Rory, Sydney, and Callie) are shown on the back of the box.

Kelsey is 12 inches tall and has 9 points of articulation for different standing and sitting poses, as indicated on the back of the box. She has a black non-removable wig with ombre lavender underneath and lavender highlights. Her inset eyes are hazel brown with painted upper eyelashes and eyebrows.

Additional text from the back of the box reads:

Welcome to the world of Siblies!

Siblies are Sisters and Brothers and Besties!!

They love music, dancing, sports, friendship, and fun.

Siblies are 12" tall, are fully posable, and can even stand on their own.

With 9 points of articulation ~ they are ready for any adventure!!

Come celebrate with the Siblies!

Out of the Box Photos

Kelsey wears a black orchid-appliqued T-shirt, white and black orchid shorts, and purple star-printed leggings. She has sparkly purple flats and an orange belly bag. 

The Siblies use a Dianna Effner sculpt.

Siblies are distributed by Music City Merchandising, LLC (Nashville, TN) / Leannie Global Limited (Hong Kong). 

Kelsey poses with her big sister, By the Sea Maya. Maya is from the Ruby Red Fashion Friends collection and was a UFDC convention exclusive sold by Happily Ever After.

A close-up of Kelsey and Maya illustrates their lovely faces and how well the two display together.

Christmas 2021 dolls will continue in parts 4 and 5.

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Museum in the News

"Establishing and Curating a Virtual Black Doll Museum"

DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum is featured in a 10-page article in The Official Journal of the United Federation of Doll Clubs Doll News Spring 2021 edition. The article includes examples of the doll categories that are curated and installed in the museum -- antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls. 

This 160-page, full-color issue of Doll News also includes the article, "A Passion for Black Bride Dolls" by Jackie Harpp, which shares what fueled Harpp's love for Black Bride dolls and collectibles.

An article on the Jackie Robinson doll and other Black dolls are included in other articles in this issue.

Table of Contents of the Spring 2021 issue of Doll News

Collectors of Dianna Effner dolls will enjoy the tribute to Effner that begins on page 130 of this issue.

Dianna Effner's Peggy Sue was the UFDC's Fabulous Fifties convention souvenir doll from their "On Time on Line" celebration held in July 2020.

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I am an associate (out-of-state) member of  Motor City Doll Club, which is a UFDC-affiliated club based in Detroit, Michigan. Due to the pandemic, I have had the pleasure of attending the club's monthly meetings via Zoom. Each meeting includes a doll presentation by one of the members. I was the presenter in January. Several other UFDC clubs were invited to attend the presentation including Barbara Stone, the current UFDC president.

My presentation was a narrated slideshow presentation of DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum. At the conclusion of the presentation, Barbara Stone asked if I would write an article for UFDC's Doll News about the museum. I agreed and followed through. That article is the aforementioned published article.

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Tribute to Dianna Effner

Sleeping peacefully, this porcelain doll was made from a Dianna Effner mold by Donna Flint in 1998.

Dianna Effner was well known in the doll community as an artist who created dolls that captured the essence of childhood from babies to young girls and boys. In addition to creating and selling her dolls, she also sculpted dolls for others. Her doll molds have also been used by independent doll artists. When the news appeared on my Facebook timeline on Thursday, 10/15/2020, that she passed a day prior, I looked through my doll photo archives and created a Dianna Effner dolls album. Photos from that album are shared in this tribute post to the artist.

Seen in the first image above, I named this doll Precious. The mold is called "Sleepy Head" ©1996 from Effner's Expression collection. The doll was made in 1998 at my request and is the first African American doll made by the artist, Donna Flint. This doll is also my first Dianna Effner sculpt.

The "Angela" sculpt by Effner was used for this porcelain baby made in 1998 by Donna Flint.

Monday's Child Series

Monday's Child Daria was sculpted by Dianna Effner in 2008 for Boneka Puppenmoden GmbH.  This German manufacturer is well known for its fine doll fashions and accessories. Daria is a 10-inch all-vinyl doll.

Ashton Drake

Dianna Effner has sculpted several dolls for Ashton Drake. The one I own is shown next.

Released in 2010, Malya is a 6-1/2-inch resin doll from the Ashton Drake "Hands Around the World" series. She represents Kenya and holds her rag doll.

Maru and Friends

Effner sculpted most of the dolls for the Maru and Friends doll line. My Maru and Friends dolls include Tanya, a special-edition Raven, Halle Mini Pal, and two versions of Raven Mini Pal. These dolls are shown next.

Tanya by Maru and Friends has readily recognizable Effner-doll facial features.

In this full-length view of Tanya, her original turquoise sweater fashion and black boots are fully visible. Tanya is an all-vinyl 20-inch doll.

Tanya has enjoyed being redressed on a few occasions; some of her redresses are illustrated next.

Tanya wears a Karito Kids fashion and shoes. She holds a doll by Madame Alexander.

Tanya is dressed for the holidays in another Karito Kids fashion.

She looks ready for fall in this dress made for 18-inch dolls. It is worn with the tights and shoes from the Karito Kids holiday fashion shown immediately above.

Maru and Friends Raven uses the same Effner sculpt as Tanya. Her deeper complexion is complemented by her hazel eyes. Raven was chosen as the 2017 WLBDA club doll. She arrived wearing the "Spring is in the Air" Maru and Friends Fashion.

The 2017 WLBDA Raven wears a dress made by Rachel McCullough Sherrod. Rachel was commissioned to make identical dresses for our 2017 club doll as well as identical cloth dolls for our dolls.

Raven is shown holding her cloth doll made by Rachel McCullough Sherrod. The cloth doll's name is Ruby Zee; she wears a dress made of the same fabric as Raven's dress.

Maru and Friends Mini Pals

Mini Pals are all-vinyl 13 inch-dolls sculpted by Effner for Maru and Friends.

Halle Mini Pal, sculpted by Dianna Effner for Maru and Friends is the company's first dark-skinned Mini Pal.

Raven Mini Pal Special Holiday Edition by Maru and Friends strikes a cute pose.

Another club doll exclusive, this is the 2017 WLBDA Holiday Limited Edition Raven Mini Pal. This doll was dressed for my doll group by Maru and Friends.

Phyn & Aero/Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls (NASBD)

Effner began sculpting Nancy Ann Storybook dolls after the company was sold in 2003 by Albert Bourla to sisters, Claudette Buehler and Darlene Budd. Effner's NASBD sculpts continued in use after the company was acquired by Robert Tonner's company, Phyn & Aero. The final doll in this tribute to Dianna Effner is my one and only Phyn & Aero/Effner/NASBD.

Flower Power, a Nancy Ann Storybook Doll, was the souvenir doll for Dollology club's annual May Day Luncheon which was held on May 11, 2019.

Sculpted by Dianna Effner for Nancy Ann Storybook/Phyn & Aero, Flower Power is full-body porcelain and stands 6 inches tall.  She has black painted eyes and brown wigged hair. Her "flower power" outfit is reminiscent of the luncheon's 1970s theme.

Dianna Effner's doll creativity, as illustrated here, will be missed by those who loved her and her dolls. Her official obituary can be read here.

Related Links

Monday's Child

Why I No Longer Collect Porcelain Dolls

Precious Little Pieces

Maru's Friend Tanya, Her New Friend, and Raven

My New Doll (2017 WLBDA Club Doll Raven)

Maru and Friends Mini Pal Halle

Maru and Friends Mini Pals

Nancy Ann Storybook Flower Power

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Nancy Ann Storybook Flower Power

Nancy Ann Storybook Flower Power

Flower Power, a Nancy Ann Storybook Doll, is the souvenir doll for Dollology club's annual May Day Luncheon.  The luncheon was held on May 11, 2019.  I saw a picture of Flower Power in a Facebook post the evening of the luncheon and later on April Perlowski's Of Dolls blog in a post published the day after the luncheon.  (See the link to April's post at the end of this post.)

After learning that the doll is porcelain, I hesitated to add her to my collection, but because of her diminutive size, her 1970s theme, and the fact that she is said to be Robert Tonner's last doll under the Phyn & Aero brand, I decided to inquire about additional quantities.  Facebook friends, Phyllis Burns and Vicky Hoff Forbes helped me locate the doll in late May.

This close-up photo, taken while the doll was still attached to the box, illustrates Flower Power's sweet face.

Sculpted by Dianna Effner for Nancy Ann Storybook/Phyn & Aero, the doll is full-body porcelain and stands 6 inches tall.  She has black painted eyes and brown wigged hair.

As illustrated here, her somewhat unruly hair extends to her bottom.

Her crocheted top is orange, white, and pink; it has bell sleeves and an empire waist.

She wears denim pants with frayed hems, the legs of which are accented with colorful floral appliqués.

Flower Power's accessories include brown faux leather sandals, a floral headband, and a multicolored beaded necklace, which remain in baggies attached to the box liner.

Her doll stand is also attached to the box liner.

Temporarily out of the box, Flower Power posed in her bare feet before returning to her box.  

See April's doll wearing her headband, necklace, and shoes, here and read her luncheon coverage here.

Thank you again, Phyllis and Vicky, for helping me locate Flower Power.  She's a gem!

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Monday's Child, A Gift from Me to Me

Meet Monday's Child Daria sculpted by Dianna Effner in 2008 for Boneka Puppenmoden GmbH.  This German manufacturer is well known for their fine doll fashions and accessories.

I fell in love with Daria during the first quarter of this year after first viewing images of Indonesian twins offered on eBay that use the same sculpt.  I postponed Daria's purchase until I found my gift to me priced lower than retail.

My little girl arrived this past Friday along with her certificate that indicates she is number 14/100.  The certificate informs:

We are proud to deliver your healthy new doll in an unbleached cotton bag.  She has been spared from the usual chlorine-laden shipping box and solvent-based printing inks and packaging materials.

When she is not on display you can maintain her good health by storing your doll in this original chlorine and solvent-free bag.  Lavender will help keep moths and other insects away.

Daria's too beautiful for me to store away.  I love her adorable face (the Monday's Child sculpt) and her warm brown complexion.  Some websites identify her as Indonesian, but the merchant from whom I purchased ethnicized her as "Black." 

Daria wears a white linen dress with attached cotton lining, the hem of which is bright green as are her underpants. The dress is hand painted with a wild flower motif that includes two rabbits.  I had to really look to locate the rabbits (they're attempting to hide).  The dress ties at the shoulders.  White anklets and green shoes that match the hem of the lining and underpants complete her outfit. 

Daria has painted brown eyes and a black, straight-with-bangs synthetic wig.  She stands the perfect size, 10 inches. 

Indonesian, African-American, Black, whatever Boneka's intention was for her ethnicity, I-love-this-little-girl!


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