Every time, after the publication of TOP 100 DailyDoll, the editorial mail is flooded. We tried to make a list of the most frequent questions. - Is this a contest? No. It's not a contest. TOP 100 DailyDoll is an independent annual ranking of the most colourful dolls in the world. - How can I participate in this project? To participate in the TOP 100 ...

Dear friends, a few words from the editorial team before you start looking at the TOP 100 DailyDoll 2023. This year we dedicate it to the memory of Lisa Lichtenfels, who left us last year. Her work opens the list of the most striking works, according to the magazine. TOP 100 DailyDoll is not just a list of the best dolls of the year, it is a tribute to ...

Moscow Fair - exhibition of dolls and Teddy Bears The 16th International Exhibition of Dolls and Teddy Bears at Tishinka once again gathers old friends and invites new ones to see the diversity of the doll world. THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS AT THE EXHIBITION! Dolls are never too many! The exhibition brings together all representatives of this marvellous world! Dolls author's and antique, not aging ...

The kewpies first appeared in the periodical Ladies Home Journal. It was a story in verse that happened to mischievous kewpies on Christmas Day in a town called Kewpwill. In one of the houses, the kewpies shuffled all the presents under the tree, resulting in the grandmother getting toy guns for the holiday and the children getting adult dictionaries. The kewpies took the remaining presents to the poor girl. Rose ...

Artist, doll maker Sylvia Weser was born and lived in Germany. Her dolls have many awards - the best doll in Europe, awards in several Eurodoll nominations. Even in her youth she was interested in art and took up painting and sculpture. Her love for dolls started with collecting. When Sylvia made her first clay and plasticine dolls she realised that ...

New Year's souvenir toys created according to the traditional patterns of folk crafts are recognised as the World Heritage of Humanity by the international organisation UNESCO. These days in many cities of the world New Year and Christmas fairs open, where you can see figures for the creche, Santa Claus in the national dress of the country and region of origin, as well as sweet gingerbread, candy and ... kind smiles of passers-by. In recent ...

Lesley Gail Keeble works with self-hardening clay and paper papier-mâché, while textiles play a major role in the creation of her dolls. Her dolls are far from the academic norms of plastic anatomy, but the more lively and welcoming they are to the viewer. The creator goes forward without looking back, he ignores the opinion of critics and vain "philosophers", putting above all the process of creation and immersion ...

Juliet Pelukh - Member of the International Association of Doll Artists NIADA since 2019. She works with air-fastening clays, creating mainly articulated dolls. Her work is full of delicate charm and a need to capture moments of elusive beauty and innocence. In the doll's costume the artist prefers to use soft neutral tones. And in this monochrome solution lies many exquisite finds: multi-layered skirts, delicate ...

Jack in the box ("Jack in the box", also in Russian "poppypunchik") is a children's toy. It looks like a box with a handle that plays a melody. At some point, the box suddenly opens its lid and a figure (usually a clown or a jester) pops out of it. The tune played is often "Pop Goes the Weasel", with Jack popping out at the spot where ...

Irina Cherepanova, a talented master and creator of the "Kingdom of White Nights and Lingonberry Fields", is a guest of The Daily Doll. Irina travels the world with her works and decorates many international exhibitions and festivals of author's dolls. Her dolls are amazing! Magic characters immerse us in a fairy-tale world, where each character has its own story. Today Irina will tell us ...