• Close up of Fashion Friends Freida

    Meet Ruby Red Fashion Friends Freida

    Have you discovered the Ruby Red Fashion Friends yet? They first launched in 2019, a year after I closed Petalina. I had spotted them but I didn’t take the plunge until one of our customers convinced me to purchase one, and I’m so glad I did. I chose Freida, probably because I was drawn to her face, not realising at…

  • Kidz ‘n’ Cats Evita doll for sale

    Well, it’s certainly been a while since I wrote a post and kept in touch. I hope everyone is keeping well and still enjoying their dolls. I’ve had a difficult few years since closing Petalina, which really was not the plan at all thanks to long covid. The plan was to just have fun, get fit and keep busy while…

  • Kathe Kruse Gluckskind Emelie

    More about Käthe Kruse Gluckskind Dolls

    Since closing the shop at Petalina I seem to have acquired quite a collection of my favourite dolls that we sold over the years. However, I missed the last few Kathe Kruse dolls during our closing down sale as I hadn’t anticipated how quickly things would sell out, and for the last year I have regretted not keeping one. My…

  • All the Hearts for Hearts Girls

    Hearts for Hearts Girls

    Hearts for Hearts Girls are the most beautiful 36cm vinyl dolls representing girls from around the world. Each doll is a character in a story that will inspire today's girls to help others less fortunate than themselves. They really are very beautiful and the quality is superb. I know they will be difficult to resist by the young and the…

  • More about Paola Reina Soy Tu play dolls

    The Paola Reina Soy Tu play dolls by are all vinyl children’s dolls that have been made entirely in Spain using materials sourced from within Europe. The meaning of the name ‘Soy Tu’ is ‘I am yours’ – a range of dolls for children to love and cherish. 2015 sees the introduction of a new face on the left of…

  • More about WeGirls Dolls

    The brand of WeGirls Dolls was founded in Poland in 2014 and consisted of a range of beautiful play dolls, dolls clothes and accessories which were all supported with a website with games and books. In Poland they also had shops! As soon as I saw the dolls I fell in love with their cheeky fun loving smiles and posabie…

  • More About Paola Reina Las Blandita Dolls

    Las Blanditas are a range of cuddly toddler dolls by Paola Reina. I looked up the meaning of Las Blandita in Spanish and it means ‘The squishies’ which is lovely and describes these dolls perfectly! They are 36cm cuddly dolls which are perfect for little girls of age 3 or 4 wanting a more grown up doll with hair. The…

  • More about Paola Reina Las Amigas Dolls

    Las Amigas dolls are small standing dolls that have been made entirely in Spain by Paola Reina using materials sourced from within Europe. They are 32cm/13″ all vinyl dolls with Paola Reina’s trademark vanilla scent. The dolls are quite slim and based on the body shape of a pre-teen girl. Their heads turn and their limbs swivel, and they have most…

  • More about Paola Reina Every Girl Dolls

    For the last few years Paola Reina have been going from strength to strength with the range and variety of dolls they design and make increasing. 2015 sees the introduction of Paola Reina Every Girl, a range of 18″ dolls to compete in the popular 18″ doll market along with Gotz Precious Day, American Girl and Bonnie & Pearl dolls.…