Bismarck Doll Friends was established in September 2004. In March, 2006 the club became a chapter of the United Federation of Doll Clubs with the goal of being the foremost in research, education, conservation, collecting and appreciation of dolls.
Our vision is to provide education, service and conservation; to encourage collecting, research, creativity, cooperation, respect, integrity, innovation, volunteerism and personal growth; to sustain friendship, communication, interaction, compassion and enjoyment. With the dedication of our volunteers working together, we preserve yesterday and today for tomorrow.
Here is a link to a past library display: Click Here
Here are some of our past projects:
KEWPIES IN THE GARDEN
was held May 31, 2008 in Bismarck, ND. The luncheon and workshop was sponsored by Bismarck Doll Friends and featured California doll artist, Lee Feickert.
Jean and Missy Julie and Kathy
Doll lovers of all ages delighted in making ladybug and rosebud costumes for their 4" Kewpies. The luncheon table had many delightful favors for those in attendance.
Kewpies abound.....dressed as Rosebud or Ladybug
"A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL"
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A Dolly Jolly Christmas
Vintage Dolls and Toys by Bismarck Doll Friends were on display during
November, December 2007 and January 2008 at the
Bismarck Public Library Lobby 515 N 5th Street, Bismarck, ND
Little Girl Toodles with Baby Toodles
(American Character, 1959-1961)
Bisque dolly face J.D.Kestner, ca. 1910
Baby Petite (in buggy) by American Character ca. 1920
Unmarked Shirley Temple Lookalike ca 1930‘s
Toni (Ideal, ca. 1951); Cowboy: Hard plastic head; magic skin body ca. late 1940‘s/early 1950‘s; Companion doll (Nasco, ca 1959)
Penny PlayPal reproduction by Ashton Drake; Princess Peggy (Horsman, 1959-1961); Companion doll (Nasco, ca 1959.)
11” Dy-dee Baby by Effanbee (1933-1950’s)
1930’s German composition baby with flirty eyes
20” Dy-dee Baby by Effanbee (1933-1950’s)
Hard Plastic Buddy Lee 1949-1962
Little girl (Eegee, 1966) ; Bonny Braids (Ideal 1951-1953)
Mary Hoyer (ca. 1952)
BISMARCK DOLL FRIENDS
hosted a luncheon on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Bismarck Doublewood Inn.
The theme for the event was "Puttin' on the GLITZ" Vintage Glamour and Fashion Dolls.
The 1950’s saw major changes in the way Americans lived and dressed. The austere days of the Great Depression and the end of World War II made way for a new affluence and a new consumerism. Christian Dior launched his glamourous New Look in 1950. Skirts now required yards and yards of fabrics, and furs, hats, and gloves were in style.
Not only was fashion changing, but children’s toys and dolls, as well. The plastics that had been developed in the war years created virtually indestructible playthings. By 1955, there was a huge population of preteens; eager to grow up and wear the lovely clothes they saw in movies and on TV. The popular teenage fashion dolls of the 1950’s began with Madame Alexander’s Cissy. These dolls reflected the glamourous and varied fashions of the times, and they even wore high-heeled shoes. Their extensive wardrobes included clothes made of the new nylons and synthetic blends. Accessories were the norm. The 1950’s fashion doll is a reminder of a simpler, but most glamourous period.
The luncheon included a display of vintage dolls, door prizes and a reproduction 1950's Cissette doll, trunk and wardrobe as the grand prize
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To view our display "Ginny Through the Years", Click Here