Of Birds and Lilies No Worry Zone - Updated

Of Birds and Lilies No Worry Zone is a new book by doll artist, Crystal McMurray.

In her new book, Of Birds and Lilies No Worry Zone, Crystal McMurray uses her one-of-a-kind art dolls, furry friends, and diorama creations to tell a doll-lightful story about conquering the tendency to worry and overthink the unknown.

Available as a Kindle book and now in print, it is a quick read for adults or children. 

Use either buy link below for the desired version:

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

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Goldie Wilson's New Book "This Is Me"

"This Is Me" by Goldie Wilson

A Note from Goldie Wilson about her second book:

MY NEW BOOK

“THIS IS ME”

ORIGINAL BLACK DOLLS

By

Goldie Wilson

I am happy to announce the publication of my second book to complete the two-volume book series. My new book is an autobiographical journey into the black-doll world chapter by chapter with pictures to emphasize each chapter. This is my journey toward the doll world and my art dolls. It includes step by step my journey from DIY crafts to present-day art dolls.

This book is a First Printing/First Edition, QUANTITY LIMITED.

I will begin shipping on May 5, 2023.

Procedure for payment- PAYPAL $65 to: dolls by goldie or use my email address: goldiewil@msn.com

You may also mail a check or money order for $65 (books are sold on a first-come, first-served basis).
Email me for the address to mail payments.

Email: goldiewil@msn.com

Price: $65.00

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

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Autographed Hardcover Copies of My Book are Here

Order your autographed copy of The Doll Blogs today.

The Doll Blogs When Dolls Speak I Listen, autographed, hardcover, second edition is available to purchase now on a first-come, first-served basis from me. When my copies sell out, I may or may not order additional copies. Get yours from me, now.

The book is $49.95 plus shipping based on your zip code or other location if purchased from me through this blog post. Paypal is the accepted online payment or mailed money order. 

If you'd like to purchase an autographed copy of the second edition of The Doll Blogs When Dolls Speak I Listen, click or tap the email button below to send an email for purchasing specifics. 

Thank you in advance for your support and happy reading!

Both hard and softcover versions of The Doll Blogs #ad can be purchased on Amazon at any time. The retail-priced Amazon copies are not autographed. While quantities last, my remaining autographed author copies that have minor cover imperfections may be purchased on Amazon by selecting the "1 used from $47.95" link. The autographed author copies are, however, not used. 

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

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Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published, so don't waste your time. To contact me directly regarding dolls or any of my posts, please use the contact form on the right of the home page, which is visible in "web view." A link to web viewing should be visible at the bottom of this page.

If you're not already a subscriber, visit, "like" and follow the Black Doll Collecting Facebook page or bookmark the Black Doll Collecting home page and visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays when typically new posts are published.

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Goldie Wilson's Book

Doll artist Goldie Wilson has written a full-color pictorial of her original dolls which will be available to purchase directly from Goldie by the end of February 2022 or no later than the first week of March. It is published in full color as an ultra-limited edition. Purchases are limited to one copy per person. If interested in purchasing, contact Goldie at goldiewil@msn.com immediately to reserve your one autographed copy. 

Goldie shared the following photos of the first copy of the book. I can hardly wait to receive mine! 

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
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Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published, so don't waste your time. To contact me directly regarding dolls or any of my posts, please use the contact form on the right of the home page, which is visible in "web view." A link to web viewing should be visible at the bottom of this page.

If you're not already a subscriber, visit, "like" and follow the Black Doll Collecting Facebook page or bookmark the Black Doll Collecting home page and visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays when typically new posts are published.

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Doll-Related Giveaway Drawing

Following the generous spirits of fellow blog authors of, Fashion Dolls at Van's Doll Treasures and Chynadoll Creations, I am also conducting a drawing as a gesture of my appreciation to my followers.  Instead of offering a doll, I decided to offer a doll-related item in this first giveaway installment (there will be two).

For the first installment, the one who possesses the winning number will receive a autographed, pre-publication copy of my second black-doll reference book, Black Dolls a Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating Collecting and Experiencing the Passion.  Published in full color in 2008, as a followup to my first book, Black Dolls, provides image identifications, descriptions, and values for over 1000 vintage-to-modern black dolls. The dolls are categorized in separate chapters devoted to early dolls, cloth, fashion, manufactured (playline), artist, celebrity/personality/historical, paper dolls, with the final chapter devoted to doll creativity.  The book contains 449 pages

The post-production (final copies) retailed for $34.95 and sold out in less than a year's time.  Offered here (and still selling on Amazon.com, with a copy sold just yesterday) is an autographed pre-production copy, which includes a CD complement of chapter 4 in its entirety which corrects the 10 pages of text-image discrepancies discovered after the first copies were published. 

Read Amazon.com reviews here. 

If you are interested in increasing your knowledge on modern-to-vintage black dolls, please add a comment to indicate your desire to participate in this drawing.  Each comment will be assigned a number in the order the comment is placed.  The winning number will be selected randomly using Custom Random Number Generator.

The drawing will be held on Sunday December 18, 2011.  The holder of the winning number will be announced by noon CST on the 18th.  The book and CD will be mailed out the following Monday, December 19, 2011, via media mail at no cost to US residents. 

International followers may participate but will be responsible for the cost of shipping. 

Thanks to all my faithful followers and good luck should you choose to enter!  Stay tuned for giveaway #2.

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For the Love of Dolls and Family

I received a call from my 5, soon-to-be, 6-year-old niece this past Sunday.  After answering, "Hello."  Niece, over the speaker phone, enthusiastically said, "Aunt Debbie, I love your book!"   Confused, I tried to recall which children's book I might have possibly sent her that she could be reporting she loved.  Then I heard my sister say, "She's talking about your doll book."  Oh, I thought.

My sister went on to explain that Niece saw the book on her bedroom bookshelf where it had been placed  after I sent Niece's autographed copy in 2008.  With Niece being 3 at the time, after their initial review of the book, my sister placed it on a top shelf for safekeeping.   Sunday, Niece asked if she could see it and commented how much she loved it.  My sister suggested she call to let me know.

I thanked my niece for the compliment, told her I hope she continues to enjoy the book, and asked if she saw a doll in it that she liked.  "Oh, yes!" she said.  "She's in a wheelchair."

Confused once again, I told her, "I don't have a doll that's in a wheelchair."  To further describe the doll, Niece said, "She has lots of pretty hair."  Sister thumbed through the pages of the book and located My Twinn Cuddy Sister Jasmine and said, "She's on page 195!" 

After chuckling, I said, "She's not in a wheelchair.  That's a rocking chair."  I shared with Sister that I had recently listed items on eBay and had seriously considered listing Jasmine.  


My Twinn Cuddly Sister Jasmine



Purchased several months ago as birthday gifts for my Niece, Bree and Fancy Nancy pose before departure.

 Because she loves her, this week My Twinn Cuddly Sisters Jasmine (minus her chair) will accompany Bree and Fancy Nancy to a Mid-Atlantic state to live with my niece. 

Since Sunday, Niece has viewed my book several times, even falling asleep in the process.  Most little girls love looking at dolls in person and even in doll books.  They love doll surprises, too.

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