Golliwog Pattern

Ranee Mueller wrote in message =
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I know a Middle Eastern company came up with a Leila doll to =
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the Middle Eastern features and modesty, also to counter Barbie. I am =

now desparately looking for a source for one, as we have a little girl =

coming and I'd like her to have a doll that looks more like her. I=20
remember trying to make my skin look like Barbie when I was little, I=20
thought I could make the same tan lines as she had. =20

We wanted a doll for the school I worked at which wasn't a basic white =
dool and found that educational suppliers have dolls of different =
abilities and cultures. They cost more, but are quite cute!

Sarah
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The Laila doll apparently never made it to the shelves, but you could try
for a
Razanne doll, which appears to be available in the US. See
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/10...lim.barbie.ap/ BRBR
Here is the website for the doll
http://www.noorart.com/razanne.shtml
JCT

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t (JudyTurpin) wrote:

The Laila doll apparently never made it to the shelves, but you could
try
for a
Razanne doll, which appears to be available in the US. See
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/10...lim.barbie.ap/ BRBR
Here is the website for the doll
http://www.noorart.com/razanne.shtml

I looked at the website (thanks for that!) and, unfortunately, since
we are not Muslim, that isn't quite what I was looking for. The Leila
doll was really perfect, as she was Arab, but not of any particular
religion. It's too bad production never made it.

Regards,
Ranee

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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:19:35 -0800, Ranee Mueller wrote:

In article ,
(JudyTurpin) wrote:

The Laila doll apparently never made it to the shelves, but you could
try
for a
Razanne doll, which appears to be available in the US. See
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/10...lim.barbie.ap/ BRBR
Here is the website for the doll
http://www.noorart.com/razanne.shtml

I looked at the website (thanks for that!) and, unfortunately, since
we are not Muslim, that isn't quite what I was looking for. The Leila
doll was really perfect, as she was Arab, but not of any particular
religion. It's too bad production never made it.

Regards,
Ranee

The discussion here has reminded me that I bought my daughter a "baby
Gregor" doll (her brother's name is Greg). These were intended to be
"international" dolls, but I don't know whether they ever did an Arab
type. There is a description here
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/sashadolls/
and it appears some are still in production.
--
Liz Hanson

I looked at the website (thanks for that!) and, unfortunately, since
we are not Muslim, that isn't quite what I was looking for. The Leila
doll was really perfect, as she was Arab, but not of any particular
religion. It's too bad production never made it. BRBR
Yes -- I wondered about that as I knew that you were not Muslim and that seemed
to be more their point than being of Arab descent. By the way, you might want
to look for a baby doll first anyway- there are some sources for dolls that
have varied skin tones though generally features don't differ much. I ended up
getting a Bitty Baby with dark hair and medium toned skin for my DGD who is a
marvelous racial mix.
(She has ancestors that came from as far apart as Norway and Africa -- and
points in between). I have also made some dolls using fabric in kind of a
mocha shade - and yarn for hair with painted on facial features. They are
soft, safe and cuddly for little ones. I adapted a pattern from
http://www.morrisseydolls.com
JCT

The discussion here has reminded me that I bought my daughter a "baby
Gregor" doll (her brother's name is Greg). These were intended to be
"international" dolls, but I don't know whether they ever did an Arab
type. There is a description here
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/sashadolls/
and it appears some are still in production.
--
Liz Hanson
BRBR
Hi -- I have quite a few Sasha dolls - they are great but unfortunately are no
longer being produced. You can often get them on e-Bay. The older ones are
nicer than the most recent production. They are very sturdy and do come in a
medium skin tone with dark brown hair -- used ones are just fine. This is a
mint one and collector quality but I have purchased them for less when in good
condition but no longer mint.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=15 986

By the way, if you want to knit for them, there are darling patterns available
-- I got an older baby bare and knit him a neat outfit.

JCT

wrote:

Yes -- I wondered about that as I knew that you were not Muslim and that
seemed to be more their point than being of Arab descent.

Shoot, I forgot about that. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, Ranee.

--Helen

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t (JudyTurpin) wrote:

(She has ancestors that came from as far apart as Norway and Africa
-- and points in between). I have also made some dolls using fabric
in kind of a mocha shade - and yarn for hair with painted on facial
features. They are soft, safe and cuddly for little ones. I adapted
a pattern from http://www.morrisseydolls.com

That's a good idea. Elijah loves his stuffed toys, in fact his
favorite one is one his surgeon gave him for his birthday as kind of a
joke. The docs were all freaking out because he was so low on the
charts (sometimes not on them at all), but he was gaining weight and
getting taller and moving about, happy, hitting all the milestones, etc.
All my kids did this, but he just did it more. Well, she brought him a
wooly mammoth toy named Giganto, said when she saw it, she knew exactly
to whom it should go. Anyway, it's his favorite toy, and he chews the
tusks to help him fall asleep. It's just nasty and gross and we wash it
with his sheets, but he adores it. The rest of the mammoth is nice and
silky soft, but those tusks. Anyway, whenever we saw him hugging it,
we'd say "awww" so now he thinks that is the sound you make when you
hug, so whenever he hugs anyone or anything, he says "awwwwwww!"

Dominic asked for a baby doll last Christmas, so I gave him my old
Cabbage Patch doll. He still sleeps with it.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article ,
(H Schinske) wrote:

wrote:

Yes -- I wondered about that as I knew that you were not Muslim and that
seemed to be more their point than being of Arab descent.

Shoot, I forgot about that. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, Ranee.

--Helen

No need to apologize, at least you told me that the Laila doll wasn't
out there.

Regards,
Ranee

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heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man." Acts 17:24

"Ranee Mueller" wrote in message
...
In article ,
(H Schinske) wrote:

wrote:

Yes -- I wondered about that as I knew that you were not Muslim and
that
seemed to be more their point than being of Arab descent.

Shoot, I forgot about that. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, Ranee.

--Helen

No need to apologize, at least you told me that the Laila doll wasn't
out there.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee, you seem to have come upon a product that needs producing. Ever
consider going into business?

Anna