The story behind huggable cloth dolls with perky smiles and big eyes — modern-day cousins of Raggedy Ann and Andy — captured the heart of Maureen Ennis. The handmade dolls are given to children who ...

Inspired by her son’s wish for “a friend just like me,” Marty Postlethwait has comforted nearly 3 million children with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND, Ohio — They are only 12 years old ...

WADSWORTH, Ohio — Jan householder is waiting on the pediatric floor of MetroHealth Medical Center . "Getting ready to give doll 70,000 to a special little girl, she told us. You heard that correctly: ...

Not so long ago, I had a love affair with cloth doll making. I spent years burning the midnight oil, honing my craft as I discovered new and exciting techniques that resulted in whimsical little ...

In Yozgat, central Türkiye, 52-year-old Zehra Bağcı has been knitting handmade dolls to support children living without ...

As a parent, when are you not in the market for a new toy for your kids? Say hello to HarperIman Dolls, a line of gorgeous handmade, linen keepsake dolls with an extraspecial message behind them. The ...

The exhibit "Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff," on view now, includes 135 handmade dolls and more contemporary dolls from The National Museum of Toys and ...

After his mother passed away, Fritz Peltonen is now in possession of her porcelain doll collection. She made most of these dolls by hand: In total, there are nearly 2,000 of them. Peltonen said he’s ...

REPORTER: SANDRA JAMES GOT THESE INCREDIBLE DOLLS WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. THEY WERE LIKELY HANDMADE BY A TUBERCULOSIS PATIENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. SANDRA LOVED THEM UNTIL SHE GOT OLDER, AND PUT THEM IN ...