Books for African American Children

In addition to the dolls children are very fond of the books. So today I want to draw your attention to some very interesting books about African American children and about their hair; it's a very original theme for the books.

If you are the proud parent of a beautiful black child, you will want to make sure that they grow up proud of their hair. One way to achieve this is to provide them with positive role models and images. This can be done by choosing books and DVDs that will show them how great black hair can be.

HERE you can find these interesting books.

African American Children's gifts, dolls, books etc. from  You Tube

How to Create Lifelike Reborn Dolls

This is the amazing book!!! "How to create lifelike reborn dolls" - it worth every penny. In this book you will found the technique how  to transform the regular vinyl doll to a One-of-a-Kind Heirloom Collectible. You can use this technique for all kind of dolls - Caucasian, Asian and African American.

 Includes 300 Full Color Pictures Sections include such topics as: Supplies, Disassembly, Bathing, Blushing, Soft Body, Basic Facial Features, Subtle Veining, Magnets, Pacifiers, Juices, Milk Bottles, Stuffing and Weighting, Baby Fat, Manicures, Heart Boxes, Heat Pouches, and also includes many Life-Like Reborn Samples, Reborning Tips & Techniques and more... 

HERE you can find this book for $39.95

Real Life Like Reborn Dolls! Not a Fake Baby! Enjoy the You Tube Video

Oreo Fun Barbie

Oreo Fun Barbie - African American Doll from 1997 became a controversial issue due to a negative interpretation of the doll's name. Critics argued that in the African American community Oreo is a term meaning that the person is "black on the outside, and white on the inside" like the chocolate cookie itself. The doll was unsuccessful and Matel recalled the unsold stock. Here is a quotation from the article:

A Black Barbie doll with a new name and strong collaboration can still be successful despite of new entrant.  

Click HERE to read the full article

And very Funny Video about "Fail Toys" by Mike Mozart

Alexander Doll Company African American Doll

Alexander Doll Company designs and manufactures all of the exclusive dolls for the Madam Alexander Doll Club. The company manufactures a variety of dolls, including collectibles and play dolls, African American Dolls, in addition to its signature line of Madame Alexander Dolls. 

In the early 1950s, the Alexander Doll Company was one of the first major American toy companies to begin manufacturing an African-American doll. The doll not only fulfilled Alexander's goal of using dolls to expose children to many different cultures, it also allowed the company to extend its marketing reach more deeply into the black community..

Click HERE to read full article and see an amazing picture of an African American Doll.

Watch the You Tube Video: "The Alexander Doll Company has taken Kay Thomson's beloved Eloise character and turned her into a classic rag doll"

African American Skin Reborn Dolls

I think that making reborn dolls  is a very difficult  process, especially if we are talking about skin tone. But if you read this article written by professional you understand that this is not really hard, but African American Dolls need more time and patience to get the right color. 

Depending on the darkness of skin tone you intend to create, you can use the kit in the solution for 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the depth of color that you want to achieve is to the left. For African Americans, you should remove after 15 minutes, the process can be repeated if your not happy with the depth of color. After removal from its mix of dye and rinseTo dry, leave your pieces to cure 24 hours before the blackout decisions, this will give time to really grab the vinyl dye and give you an exact idea of color.

HERE you can read the full article.

Reborn Babies by Mary's Sugar Babies from You Tube

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African American Dolls - Interesting Facts

African American Dolls deviate from Caucasian Dolls with hair and skin color, eye shapes and body structure. But many manufactures just used the colored mold from white dolls to make African American Dolls. Here are some interesting facts about the differences between black and white dolls.

A recently released line of dolls has incorporate more African features into the design of the dolls, including hair color, eye shape, nose shape and in some models, rounder cheeks. This progress has been welcome in general but many critics have noted that body structure of theAfrican Barbie Dolls is still a caricature of the white ideal:

• long legs,

• a small trim waist,

• larger than average breasts

• and a heart shaped face.

Click HERE to read  full article

African American Baby Dolls Collection on You Tube

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African American Dolls Appraisal

What are antique dolls worth? Professional appraisers can identify and evaluate collectible, antique, African American Dolls .  Many antique dolls are marked with a mold number , and the mold number may be enough to identify the maker of the doll. Debra - the doll appraiser tells us how to have Christmas every day :)

Ten years ago on my birthday, a New Jersey resident brought in a doll which had been in her family.  It was wrapped in a black garbage bag without the added protection of bubble wrap or tissue paper.  I was thrilled to discover that her family doll was a Bebe Modele by Bru, circa 1879-80, on its original articulated woden body and featuring the desirable Circle Dot head model.

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Antique Marks and Appraisal from You Tube. Quick & easy VISUAL research guide. 

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