Source for Dresses

Judy Anderson shared this tip for finding dresses for Toni dolls. Many Toni fans are willing to try other outfits for Toni and not just dress them in original Toni-tagged clothing.

“I have dressed a couple of the girls for Christmas. This Toni p91 and a Toni p90 are wearing beautiful dresses taken from a couple of modern porcelain dolls I found at Goodwill for $2.99 each.

Each also had a nice stand and wig to recycle. I hate throwing out the dolls as some are very pretty but have no value. Also got 2 pairs of shoes. Both dresses are well-made with beautiful details and have netting slips and pantaloons.”

I checked on eBay to see what prices were posted there for modern porcelain dolls. They seem to be $10, $20, and up to $100. So Judy found a terrific bargain at the Goodwill Store. The dresses look terrific on her Toni dolls.

So, be on the lookout for great deals like this. You can donate the porcelain doll back to Goodwill minus the clothing and accessories if you don’t want to just toss it.

A Toni Easter Celebration

Chantae Muth posted this to the Toni Doll Fan Page group on Facebook: ” In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade……… Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity-hoppity, Easter’s on its way!

Happy Easter Everyone!”

She likes to create these scenes to “bring the dolls to life. We love putting in as many details as possible.” Chantae and her mom work together to assemble the scenes.

She added, “Once we figured out which direction to go in with which props to use it was fun setting up the little vignettes.” Her advice to others is “There is no right and there is no wrong as long you are having fun putting your display together it will be wonderful.” 

All photos courtesy of Chantae Muth

All the P-91 Toni Dolls

Jake Williams shared a lovely photo of his P-91 size dolls. Note the variety of hair colors that Toni had. He has them all nicely attired in colorful dresses in the style of the original doll.

In the next picture, you’ll see the girls a bit more fully. They just barely fit on his mantel. He had two more, but they were just sent off to another collector.

A Toni fan commented that they looked like 1950s schoolgirls with the hairstyle and dresses of that era. Of course, that’s the heyday of the Toni doll, the 1950s and 1960s.

Note the attention to detail with hair ribbons, socks, and shoes to match their outfits.

• The pink and teal dress is original to Toni and Jake has that dress in all the Toni sizes.
• The doll in the center is one-of-a-kind. Jake gave her a makeover to have an African American Toni for his collection. Ideal didn’t make any at that time, so last February, he had the idea to make one for Black History Month. We’ll have a separate post about this special doll.