Doll maker Tammy Blunte knows firsthand how important it is for children — and even adults — to see themselves represented in dolls. Growing up in Trinidad in the ’80s and ’90s, Blunte tells Yahoo ...
1010 WINS- Artist Crystal Kaye is changing lives one doll at a time. Focusing on dermatological disorders such as Albinism and Vitiligo, Kaye hand-paints her custom porcelain dolls to reflect the ...
When I asked my son what he thought his Bamboletta doll should look like he told me there should be a vacuum on his shirt. Yeah. Right. Weeks later when our Bamboletta dolls arrived (each doll is ...
It's April when I ask Makielab founder Alice Taylor how it's going with Makie, their line of customizable dolls. "It's going great, with the caveat of the usual (and some unusual) last-minute crazy." ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Kids often look for dolls that look just like them. That can be a challenge for boys and girls with amputations or prostheses. Now one young woman from Eden hopes to change that ...
A New Berlin woman is making dolls that match children with disabilities.Amy Jandrisevits turned her hobby into an at-home nonprofit."These are not the kids that you see in movies, these are not the ...
Kids come in all different shapes, sizes and colors — and so should their play things, says one toy maker. She hopes to shake up the industry by selling dolls that promote inclusiveness. Artist ...
“I get messages from women saying that they’re in tears," the artist said. Crystal Kaye holds one her custom vitiligo dolls in this undated photo. Crystal Kaye — -- Crystal Kaye's work designing ...
With eyes as round as grapes and lips too small to do anything but pout, Blythe dolls look like sullen angels. Those haunted stares work to their advantage in a crowded market; Blythes have spent the ...