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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…
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Just love the new Gotz Little Kidz!
We had been looking forward to the arrival of the Little Kidz by Gotz for a while and when Lotta arrived a couple of months ago, it really was love at first sight. Unpacking Little Kidz Lotta, feeling her light weight and small size, and appreciating her sweet little face and lovely hair, was nothing short of thrilling. I was…
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La Bella dolls by Käthe Kruse
La Bella were introduced by Kathe Kruse to the dolly world in 2018, the year we closed the doors of our shop, so we weren’t ever able to make them available for you all to purchase. It also meant that I wasn’t able to actually meet them in person until I purchased one from Amazon earlier this year. When we…
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New Products from A Girl for All Time
A Girl for All Time is one of my favourites brands of doll for several reasons – the designs are amazing, the quality is superb and the service is second to none. I will never forget the first time I met Frances Cain, founder of A Girl for All Time, who visited Petalina HQ and brought with her Matilda and…
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Gotz Dolls 2019 revealed!
It’s that exciting time of year again when the catalogues start to arrive and retailers get to see all the new goodies contained within. I have to admit to it being slightly different for Petalina this year (yes I’m missing dollies at the moment), but I’m still excited and delighted to be working with Trisha from KR Bears and Dolls…
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Cuddle + Kind dolls feed hungry children
A few weeks ago I fell in love with a range of beautifully designed hand made dolls from a brand called cuddle + kind. Not only are they exquisite, but the story behind them is wonderful too and I just had to share the brand with Petalina’s readers. Charlotte and Noah, the dogs from the cuddle + kind family The…
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Zwergnase Junior Dolls 2016 have just arrived
At Petalina we always love receiving new dolls. The boxes are opened with such excitement to reveal the beautiful little souls within. Today it was the turn of some of the Zwergnase Junior Dolls Collection for 2016 which had recently caught my eye. Zwergnase is a German make of hand produced dolls, that have been designed by the founder and…
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Corolle launch Ma Corolle dolls in 2016
As many of you will already know, this year has seen changes with our assortment of Corolle products. We are great fans of Corolle because their quality is amazing and the dolls are beautifully designed with gorgeous faces and clothes, so they are an all out winner. If you want to buy a doll that will last for a long…
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Welcome to Lottie dolls!
A huge welcome to Lottie dolls, the latest brand of dolls to be added to the range at Petalina. If you follow us on facebook you will already know that I am completely smitten with this new range because the concept is superb! I first saw Lottie dolls at the Toy Fair a few years ago while she was being…
