Designer Collectible Dolls

The one thing that are collected more commonly than anything else is dolls. Dolls make up such a huge percentage of collectibles that they are what people think of first almost all of the time when you mention collectible items. If you collect dolls, or you are thinking about collecting dolls, you should educate yourself as much as possible about them. If you care for the doll properly, you can keep it in mint condition, and possibly sell it at a later date for a profit.

When you purchase the doll, you should not want to rip it out of the packaging. If possible, leave the packaging in perfect condition. You will want to take the doll out after you first buy it though, so that you can prepare the collectible doll for a long shelf life.

First, remove any tape from the hair bows that the designer doll has. If you leave these pieces of tape on, they will leave residue on the fabric that could be devastating to the resale value of your doll. Along these same lines, you should remove anything from the packaging that might cause rust. This includes small pieces of metal that come in the packaging. If rust invades the packaging, the entire collectible doll could be destroyed.

The next steps will depend on how long you plan on keeping the doll. If you go to a hobby store, you can find tissue paper that is meant to be packed in along with the collectible doll. It is known as acid free tissue paper. If you remove the clothes from the doll and wrap it with this paper before replacing the doll's clothes, the fabric's integrity will be maintained for a much longer time, and will allow you to keep the designer doll on a shelf for long lengths of time. Without the tissue paper, dyes from the designer clothes of the doll could bleed into its "skin", making it look pigmented to whatever color doll clothes the designer collectible doll is wearing. While doll clothes can be replaced, the body of the collectible doll is the most important part.

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The hobby of decorating doll houses is very time consuming and challenging. The bigger the doll house, the bigger the challenge. All decorators have one common thing, and that is patience. It is no wonder, since they would probably go crazy without it. They have to work out the detailed plan before starting the decoration for the living room, bed room, kitchen, bathroom and even attic or spare room. After creating the detailed plan, the hobbyist starts designing the rooms with wall paper, carpet, window curtains etc. They also decorate their doll house with other innumerable accessories like miniature light bulbs, furniture, etc.

Most doll houses have landscape, patios, gardens etc. Some have even built a mini theater in their doll house.

There is a very big market for miniature decoration materials for doll houses. There are special companies that deal with only miniature, custom made furniture. Generally the cost of custom made miniature furniture is high, since they pay full attention to the minute details. Most miniature furniture is a working model; that is, you can open the drawer of miniature wardrobe.

The most difficult part of designing and installing a doll house is the lighting system. If the hobbyist has no previous knowledge of electricity and wiring than it is very tough to do the wiring and lighting of doll house without expert help. As long as the hobbyist doesn't have any specific plans for advanced lighting systems, it is possible to buy small kits that are fairly generic in their appearance.

Building a doll house and stocking it with collectibles is a long and time-consuming process, and requires great attention to detail. It is a hobby that will cause quick frustration in most people.

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