Robert Tonner Annouces Avatar Doll Line

Well, they’re finally here!  We’re super excited about the Avatar Collection and are pleased to announce they will be available and shipping beginning Monday, December 9th.  For this very special debut, there are only 20 sets available that will ship prior to the holiday, and the remaining balance will be available to ship in January.  Additionally, you’ll be able to buy Jake or Neytiri individually in January as well.  The collection is available at $1500 and each doll (available in January) will be $799.99.

Bring a slice of Pandora home with this masterfully crafted Avatar Collection, featuring Neytiri and Jake.  Constructed of the highest quality resin, completely ball-jointed for countless posing options and hand-painted so each is perfectly unique, this long-awaited collection is an absolute must-have for any film buff. Featuring authentic costuming from the film, many points of articulation, including the tail and an impressive height of approximately 22″, The Avatar Collection is an incredible representation of what has made this film great.  Each figure is a LE of 150 pieces.

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2013 Fashion Doll Runway

Everyday's A Holiday Convention Pieces

Take a look at all of the wonderful convention pieces from the Everyday's A Holiday Convention!

Make A Piñata For Your Dolly Party

From the blog - Oh Happy Day

Mini Piñatas DIY

Yea! It’s a piñata day! We miss Mexican food here in Paris since it isn’t as readily available as back home so we started having Taco Tuesdays where my friend Rubi makes amazing homemade tacos. Last night we got together and I made everyone their own personalized mini piñatas. There was one at each person’s plate filled with treats and surprises. You just open the flap on the bottom to remove the treats. So fun!

Materials Needed: Cereal boxes, scissors, exacto knife, crepe paper in folds, tape, glue
Step One: Draw a picture of the donkey on a cereal box and cut it out with scissors. You need one for the front and one for the back of each pinata. Then cut out long strips from the cereal box about 1.5″ thick. Tape the front and the back together with the strip. (See more detailed instructions here.)
Step Two: Once your armature is built its time to decorate. Cut off the end of the crepe paper fold and cut on one side to create the fringe. Add lines of glue starting at the bottom. Then glue on the fringe, wrapping it around the pinata until its all covered.

Step Three: When you are done cut a trap door at the bottom to fill with treats like small candies, gifts, party poppers, and confetti. Guests can choose to use the little door or can take it apart anyway they like to get the goods.

I loved making these! They were ridiculously fun to work on. Next time I’ll make the ears separate but I started making them late at night so I didn’t think of it until the next day when they were close to done. I also experimented with tails but I thought it looked better sans tail so I left it as is.

All photos by Oh Happy Day

Happily Ever After wins Best Philadelphia Toy Shop

Happily Ever After is so very happy to annouce winning Philadelphia Magazine's Best Toy Store Of Philadelphia!

Master Piece Dolls Factory Videos

Take a look at how Master Piece dolls are created in their factory.  Very interesting!

Master Piece Dolls Video

Nancy Wiley Introduces Little Red Riding Hood and The Wolf

Nancy Wiley introduces her latest story book dolls - Little Red Riding Hood and The Wolf.

Nancy Wiley's newest fairytale character is Little Red Riding Hood.

Red Riding Hood's hair is embroidery thread.  Her costume is a sculpted, painted bodice, cotton skirt, sleeves, apron and cape.  All the clothes are painted with acrylic paint to look like they stepped out of the pages of an illustration. The arms are wired so they can be moved and posed.

All work completed by Nancy in her New York studio!   An edition of two hundred pieces, order her now for $350!

Nancy Wiley's newest fairytale is Little Red Riding Hood.  Every Little Red needs "The Wolf" to complete the story.

The wolf has faux fur, both on his head and neck as well as on his vest.  He has a textured coat with embroidered trim that is then hand painted.  His arms and head are wired to move.

All work completed by Nancy in her New York studio!   An edition of two hundred pieces, order The Wolf today for $350!

Interpreted from the story by the Brothers Grimm, the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood"is portrayed as a stage play with Nancy Wiley's dolls and puppets as the characters.  Hand painted scenery and backdrops complete the photo illustrations.

A lifetime fan of fairy tales and a doll maker for over twenty years, Wiley is pleased to combine these two loves into a unique interpretation of the little girl in the red cape who meets a very hungry wolf.

32 pages, full color 8 1/2 x 11 hard cover with dust jacket.  Order today for $19.99!

What storybook character would you like to see next from Nancy?

Warmest wishes,

Ed at Happily Ever After"
1010 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA  19808
1-215-627-5790
www.happily.com