Monday, September 18, 2023

Madame Alexander 100th Anniversary!

 In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the 
Madame Alexander Doll Company,
I wanted to do a special post.

I believe everyone has heard of the Madame Alexander Company.
The company was started in New York in 1923, by Beatrice Alexander.
Known for their character dolls, the company is still very
prominent in the doll Community.

In appreciation of all Madame Alexander dolls, I wanted
to share my Madame Alexander dolls and how I found them.

My Madame Alexander Dolls

My oldest Madame Alexander Doll is my 13",
1937 McGuffey Ana. She is all composition
and is a character found in the McGuffey reader.

This reader was a mainstay in
American education from the 1850s
through the early 1900s.

Here she is with her very own copy
of the McGuffey reader.

Before and After
I found Ana in an antique shop.  She looked so sad
and pleaded with me to take her home.

Next is my Madame Alexander Maggie face doll.
She is 14" tall and from around 1956.

Before and After
One of my favorite molds. Maggie was wearing
her original outfit, but in such sad shape! I 
found her in Texas in an antique book shop!

She got a new wig and tried on some
other outfits while hers was repaired.
I found out she is a skater!

I love dolls I can play with!
I love Maggie's new hair, so long and curly.

Also from 1956 is my Madame Alexander Cissy.
She is 20" tall and I found her in a
thrift store! I think thrift stores have
gotten more savvy since then.

When I found Cissy she was lying on a 
stack of bisque dolls.
I did a double-take before I could believe
what I was seeing!!

Here is her original dress all washed and pressed.
I made her shopping bag...

And her hat.

Cissy in her leopard coat and black tafeta gown.

Cissy in her room wearing her lovely
peach satin night gown.

And Cissy looking SO lovely.

Next is my Madame Alexander Lissy doll.
 Lissy was a gift from 
my friend Janet P. 
Lissy is 10" tall and dressed as Amy 
from Little Women.

Janet also sent this sweet little dress
for Lissy. Janet has been instrumental
in several dolls being added
to my collection.

When these tiny skates came with a
lot of misc. doll clothes I knew Lissy needed
her own skating outfit!

Next is my 1965 Puddin doll
I found her online because my bestie, Sina,
had a Puddin.  Sina's Puddin needed repair. 
After I restored Sina's Puddin, 
I wanted a Puddin too!

This is Sina's Puddin after I repaired her 
and sent her home again in time 
for Chrismas!

Puddin is 20" of cuddly love!
I call my Puddin Annabella.

Sina's Puddin and my Puddin together.
(through the magic of photo editing!)

Next is....

My Madame Alexander Pussycat Doll.
She is 19" and I found her in a thrift store.

Here she is wearing her favorite dress.  
She is so pretty in blue! 
Her name is Bonnie and 
she is another cuddly baby!

Last but not least....

My 1966 Sweet Tears who I recently 
found in a thrift store. She is 13"
tall and drinks and wets.

She was very dirty, but still
had her original dress.

Such a sweet face and a darling addition
to my doll collection.

Here are some very cute NEW dolls at
Madame Alexander!

These are the "It's all me!" dolls
They are poseable 8" play dolls.
Almost all these cuties are already out of stock!

These next are the 14" "Kindness Club" dolls.

I love their outfits!!!

And LOTS of Baby Dolls, of course!
These are just a couple.

New Born Baby Lavender
(So adorable)

My Little Girl baby doll.

And look at the new Pussycat doll!
She is 14" of adorable.

Congratulations on 100 years!



Saturday, September 09, 2023

Madame Alexander Sweet Tears

This little doll was found thanks to my son.
My son is 16 and he has become my thrifting buddy.

This little girl is from the year I was born!
1966.
She is a Madame Alexander Sweet Tears.
She is 13" tall and she drinks and wets.

She is wearing her original dress, 
but she and her dress are very dirty.

YIKES!
She and her dress got a thorough wash.
Her dress was soaked in Dawn.

For her hair I used my goto 
doll shampoo and conditioners.

After her clothes were dry, her bloomers
needed new elastic.

The original tag on her dress.

She borrowed this little dress while her
dress was drying.

Such a sweet face.

I went looking for other outfits
for her and found this little 
christening gown.

Her hair came out very shiny and smooth.

My friend Susan J. recently sent me
the little doll rattle and bottle.

They are the perfect size for her!

I think this little vintage playpen
is perfect for her.

All set with her rattle and her bottle.

Welcome home Sweet Tears!
Doesn't she look like a "Darla"?

Goodnight Darla...

I just found out from Dorothy in PA,
that it is the 100th Anniersary
of the Madame Alexander Doll Co.

Happy 100th Anniversary