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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jan 29

hey #dollsky! i'm emmett, a trans autistic doll enthusiast 💕 my faves are #americangirl, #bjd (especially #smartdoll!), and #vintagedolls of all kinds! i collect, customize, and do #dollphotography, and i'm a proud member of the #UFDC. you can also find me at meltycatdolls.tumblr.com!

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · 2d

i recently completely reorganized my entire doll collection, including all the clothes and accessories! now that i'm finished, i've been enjoying the fruits of that labor SO much. i know where everything is and it makes it so much easier to just play with my dolls when i want to! ^_^

emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · 5d

changed naoko into some fall clothes today and did a style edit breaking down what they're wearing! i love making these ✰

[ #dollsky | #americangirl | #dollfashion | #OOTD ]

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · 11d

i also designed a "style edit" for this outfit that i posted over on my tumblr! if you're not following me over there, here's a link to read about what inspired this: meltycatdolls.tumblr.com/post/7966730...

emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · 13d

styled marisol’s shirt with the outfit i already had valerie in! i love mixing and matching pieces across lines to create looks 💕
shirt: AGoT cargo outfit
overshirt: GotY marisol meet outfit
shorts: GotY joss meet outfit
shoes: (very worn) julie meet outfit

#americangirl #dollsky

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · 13d

thrifty doll finds from this week! AG GotY marisol meet outfit overshirt and these handmade crib slippers that fit my charmin chatty doll.

[ #americangirl | #dollsky | #UFDC | #dollclothes | #thriftfinds ]

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Endangered Sissy @endangeredsissy.bsky.social · Aug 30

Unboxed this beauty last night. She's perfection! 🖤🤍🩷

#dolls #dollsky #momokodoll #japanesedoll #momokoss17ps

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My Magic TreeHouse 🌳🏡🌳 @mymagictreehouse.bsky.social · Aug 19

Meeting of doll lovers 😻🥰🤗

#doll #dolls #dollsky #collection #dollcollector

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Aug 17

i recently took this portrait of my american girl doll mini-me for a trans health research project i took part in. the research question was “what do you want your health provider to know about you?” photo info in the alt text!

+ a bonus pic of me and my mini 💕

[ #dollsky | #transjoy | #ftm ]

photo title: boys like me.

photo caption: a photo i took of an american girl doll i customized to look like myself. i embroidered little top surgery scars embroidered on his chest that match mine, dyed his wig, and painted his little eyebrows and other facial details! a photo of this doll is something i’d want me health provider to see because it explains a lot about me as a person: i’m a trans man who has had top surgery with no nipple grafts, i’m autistic and my special interest is american girl dolls. That special interest is important enough to me that it’s a lens through which I see the world and myself. Having interests and an appearance which is not traditionally masculine doesn’t change the fact that i am a man.

a selfie of emmett, a trans man with pink hair, a scruffy beard, and pink glasses. he is smiling. in his lap is an american girl doll who has been customized to look like him. emmett and his doll are dressed in matching colorful shirts and denim overalls.

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Clone asleep on the ceiling @papinewguinea.bsky.social · Jul 17

Multi billion dollar companies giving printed doll outfits like this should be tried in a court of law and sent to Guantanamo #dollsky

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Anna >^-^< 🔜 AAC @thatannaneko.bsky.social · Jul 18

group project!

#dollfieDream #dollsky #mdd

2 dolls posed sitting together, holding tiny art supplies with an open album in their lap

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 14

“an american girl anthology” is a fabulous collection of critical essays on AG dolls, history, production, etc! i’m only a few chapters in and already love it. get it from yr local bookstore, or my favorite one: flyleafbooks.com/book/9781496...

#dollsky #americangirl #pleasantcompany

American Girl Anthology: Finding Ourselves in the Pleasant Company Universe (Cultures of Childhood)

Contributions by Mary Berman, Mary Burke, Abigail C. Fine, KC Hysmith, Juliette Holder, Mackenzie Kwok, Esther Martin, Hannah Matthews, Janine Napierkowski, Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler, Samantha Picke...

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 14

the writing books came with early american girl of today dolls! the book titles mirrored the format of historical character AG books, and encouraged doll owners to write their own stories about their AGoT dolls. so cute!! more info: americangirl.fandom.com/wiki/America...

American Girl of Today Writing Books

The American Girl of Today Writing Books were a six-book set of blank books that came with the first American Girl of Today dolls. They could also be purchased separately for a retail cost of $9.95. W...

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 14

AG book haul from “old books on front st.” in wilmington nc! two vintage american girl of today writing books + an anthology of AG essays. already started in on the anthology - brilliant! - & can’t wait to fill out the writing books!

[ #dollsky | #AGsky | #bookhaul | #americangirl ]

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emmett @meltycatart.bsky.social · Jul 14

delicious latte in one hand, my fave american girl doll in the other, & my partners by my sides in wilmington this weekend <3

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Max @maxwelldolls.bsky.social · Jul 14

Rly proud of these pics! Esp bc I was just using my phone lol
#dollsky kumi is an azone pureneemo from the colorful dreamin line

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 14

y'all's cosplays are both ADORABLE omg!! <3

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 13

valerie came with us to visit the cargo district in wilmington, nc! hello, love. 💕

[ #dollsky | #americangirl | #wilmingtonnc | #AGsky ]

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🌿Aldari🌿 @aldarisisland.bsky.social · Jul 10

Out on a walk. Yellow may not be my favourite colour, but still. Love how these look.
#aldarisisland #trail #flowers #yellow #dollsky

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jul 8

it’s always a happy day when a new issue of doll news reaches my mailbox! sitting down with a cup of coffee to read it now. 🥰

[ #dollsky | #UFDC | #dollnews ]

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jun 19

today on browsing ebay and researching plush dolls i've never heard of: friends together dolls (left) and lakeshore feelings & emotions dolls (right). musings and info in alt text!

[ #dollhistory | #ufdc | #dollsky | #plush ]

i actually can't find any information about these "friends together" dolls except on the ebay listings where i found them. lauren and sadako are pictured here, and there are listings for two others named kerry and leila as well. they appear to be handmade montessori-type dolls with pretty, detailed clothing and yarn hair! they remind me of the cloth-faced doll kits made by glorex, bigger versions of the kathe kruse dollhouse-sized dolls, or an earlier version of bamboletta dolls.

when searching for cloth body dolls on ebay, i stumbled across this fascinating doll and immediately clicked to learn more. she's a "feelings and emotions" doll from lakeshore learning. these are still available for sale through their website with this description: "Introduce the concept of feelings and emotions with our adorable soft-sewn dolls! Perfect for circle time or dramatic play, each cloth doll features a permanently stitched expression that helps children recognize the emotions of others—and learn to understand their own feelings. Best of all, the multi-ethnic dolls are completely machine-washable! Set includes all 4 dolls; each measures 12" tall."

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jun 19

omg i LOVE this wig/eyes/skin tone combo! she's beautiful! <3

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Sabrina @lindenherz.bsky.social · Jun 19

Still some more up my sleeves.😁

#dollsky #dolls #dollstakeastand #thevinylresistance

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · Jun 2

omg this is SO cool! thank you so much for sharing! <3

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✨AustraliAnnette✨ @australiannette.bsky.social · May 31

🔥🌷🌊✨Winx✨☀️🌐🎵

Borrowed and redressed a Stella to take pics of the girls all together, still can't find mine 😭

Loved styling them, hoped to capture the vibe I always got💖
Def need to tidy hair and take better pics in future but I love them. Flora kept blurring😆
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#dollsky #winx

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emmett 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 #dollsky @meltycatdolls.bsky.social · May 30

happy friday, #dollsky! here’s a few photos from my trip to the nc museum of dolls, toys, & miniatures last september. 💕

[ #dollhistory | #vintagedolls #ufdc | #miniatures ]

the oldest doll in the museum, by izannah walker. walker painted this doll’s face with house paint, which contained milk!

pictured next to her is a handmade maggie bessie doll, named after the two nc sisters who made her, maggie and bessie :)

a beautiful pink dollhouse with a large doll standing next to it.

madame alexander’s personal items, incl. a quill, ink pot, and trinket box.

tammy, pepper, penny bright, and pos’n dodi dolls by ideal.

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