• Henriette, a customisable Kidz ‘n’ Cats doll

    Last weekend Kidz ‘n’ Cats revealed their first customisable doll called Henriette. She has a new face too to add to the four moulds already available. In the photograph she is shown with blonde hair and blue eyes but these can be varied. Anyway, this doll is limited to 300 worldwide and unfortunately for Petalina I was away last weekend…

  • Introducing the Schildkrot Dolls

    It’s official that these little Schildkrot dolls are just plain gorgeous! Those of you on facebook will have seen some of these pictures already. It’s not very often that we receive dolls that have such an appeal but these little dolls have really tugged at my heart strings. Everyone I have shown them to as well have reacted in the…

  • Gotz Classic Kidz are here!

    Today our first delivery arrived from Gotz. Just a few boxes and what would there be inside? I was really pleased to see that we had received a selection of dolls from across the range including many gorgeous baby dolls, Precious Day Jessica and Elisabeth and some of the new Classic Kidz range. Classic Kidz are a new range of…

  • Kidz ‘n’ Cats Dolls Collection 2013

    With Heart & Soul have just publicised the pictures of their 5 new Kidz ‘n’ Cats dolls for 2013 which will be available from Petalina at the end of February. As usual if you would like to reserve one please let us know. We love Kiki – it’s great to see an asian style doll in the Kidz ‘n’ Cats…

  • Marie Kruse Stylista dolls are such fun!

    Yesterday the long awaited Marie Stylista dolls arrived from Kathe Kruse and I know they will be a hit because my chief tester Rosie, my nearly 9 year old doll loving daughter, wants one for Christmas. She can’t wait to get her hands on some scissors and start cutting. Marie Kruse is a 37cm all vinyl doll made from phthalate…

  • Amelia Your Victorian Girl

    I promise you will not be disappointed with Amelia Your Victorian Girl. Amelia is the second doll in the series of historical characters from A Girl For all Time. The first doll, Matilda your Tudor Girl, has been an incredible success winning several accolades during 2011 including the best toy award from Toy Talk and inclusion in the Top 5…

  • New! Gotz Happy Kidz jointed play dolls

    It’s been a long wait since I ordered the whole range of Gotz Happy Kidz dolls 2012 but they have finally arrived. It’s always great to see a new range in a catalogue and Gotz have invested a great deal in the design and development of these lovely new children’s dolls. As from 2012 Happy Kidz dolls are all 50cm…

  • Introducing Matilda, Your Tudor Girl

    Yesterday, I met with Frances Cain, the founder of A Girl for All Time, a range of the most beautiful dolls that are somewhere in between collector’s dolls and play dolls. The dolls, together with a range of books and outfits, are aimed at girls from the age of 8. Each doll character lives in a different historical period, all…

  • Maru and Friends have arrived!

    The gorgeous Maru and her friends Jamie and Savannah have just arrived and they are simply stunning. I always get excited about new dolls arriving at Petalina, but it isn’t very often that I am completely blown away by a doll’s beauty and quality. However, I have been with these girls because everything about them is sheer perfection. The quality…