Designing The Doll By Susanna Oroyan - A Great Book For Inspiration And Instruction

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A truly wonderful book with many, many color illustrations of so many beautiful dolls.  130 artists are featured in this book -many "different" dolls.  And there are instructions on designing and constructing  dolls as well.  It's a wonderful book for the photos as well as the instruction.













One of my favorites!

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  1. BeljaysFeltnArtJune 2, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    You find such beautiful images on this blog Martha. It is a joy to visit

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  2. Daryle and Katie... kindred spiritsJune 3, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    Martha... Thank you for stopping by Woodstown Whimsies and leaving a note! Your blog is so fresh and bright! What a pleasure to stop by and enjoy the vintage photos and especially this most recent post! Daryle

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