WELCOME TO OUR 
SE DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2010

LISTING OF DOLL & BEAR ARTISTS
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THE BEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED
DOLL EXPO IN THE SOUTHEAST.

There will be lots of Dealers who will have your favorite name brand dolls for sale. Click HERE to go to that page.
 
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*** AUGUST 7 & 8, 2010 in ASHEVILLE, NC ***

KNIGHT SOUTHEASTERN DOLL SHOWS
SE DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2010 & CHRISTMAS SHOW
 
Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort
One Resort Drive, Asheville, NC

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OUR SPECIAL GUESTS ARTISTS FOR THE SE DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2010

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Marion Blair's friends and collector's know her many talents, but mostly they know her for her designer dolls and many television appearances on Home Shopping Network where her dolls sold nationally and internationally.

What a lot of them don't know is that now Marion is designing Fairies. Yes, cute adorable fanciful Fairies. She will be at EXPO with a great selection of her newest creations. You'll want to be sure and stop by for a visit with this noted Doll Designer and browse her Fairy Collection.

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Reborn Artist, Deborah McCandless will be here from eastern North Carolina with her very precious Babies. You'll want to visit with Deborah and browse her wonderful selection of Reborn's.

Every reborn Artist has their own idea of what a newborn, an older baby, or toddler should look like. They all have different ways of reborning dolls to make precious pieces of artwork. That is what makes every reborn so special. No matter how many times a doll may be duplicated with the same mold, the same hair, the same eyes, even by the same artist, every reborn is truly a one of a kind.

My babies are created using layers of Genesis heat set paints to produce realistic skin tone, viening, blushing and mottling. They are weighted with ultra fine glass beads, polypellets, and premium soft polyfil. Premium mohair is used to root the baby's hair which is then sealed on the inside to allow for gentle wetting and styling. Eyelashes are all rooted in sleeping babies. Awake babies have wispy lashes that are carefully applied with adhesive.

Every baby is made with my passion and love for the art of creating these little darlings. You can check out Deborah's website at:
www.deborahsdarlings.com

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Shirley and Bill Sharber will be here with their custom handmade Doll Furniture for Barbie (pictured left) and 19 inch dolls.

They have a real nice selection of quality furniture, such as bunk beds, regular beds, canopy beds, tables amd chairs, hutch and a whole lot more.

If you want to show off your dolls in a setting, then you'll want to check out this excellent furniture. Stop by and visit with Bill & Shirley.

This is true American craftsmanship. Made in the USA stuff. No imports here.

I'm sure you'll have them packing up some furniture for your dolls
Their prices are so reasonable. I couldn't believe they could make it and sell it for such low prices, but they do.

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Gia Heath has been creating Reborn's since 2005.
You'll want to stop by and visit in Gia's Baby Cre8tions Nursery and hold some of her special Babies.

You'll probably be taking one home with you.

You can visit her website at
www.babycre8tions.com

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Barbara Felts has been compelled to create things since she was very young. Throughout her life she has been involved in all sorts of arts and crafts. In 1985 her mother urged her to take a class at the local community college to learn how to reproduce porcelain dolls. She was reluctant but once she got started she couldn't stop. About a year later she moved to North Dakota and she began to teach others porcelain dollmaking. Pictured to the left is the Barbara Felts sculpt "Faith."

In 1995 while living in Oklahoma Barbara Felts attended a doll show in Oklahoma City where June Goodnow was teaching a one day sculpt a head seminar. She had to give it a try. Barbara was so excited after the seminar and began to practice but didn't have much time with a job, a two year old and a baby on the way.

Eventually Barbara Felts moved to North Carolina and in 1997 took a sculpting seminar at the Patty Lynn Shop in Greensboro. Then her addiction began again and she started sculpting original polymer clay and porcelain dolls.  In 1998 she attended another professional sculpting seminar. Pictured to the right is a Barbara Felts sculpt named Jammy Baby.

She has attended several baby seminars and an Art Doll Seminar with Mark Dennis. Barbara Felts has been concentrating on babies and children but she is about to branch out into Art Dolls. She is a member of several Doll Artists organizations. You can learn more about Barbara Felts and see her work on her website at www.feltsdolls.com

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Pat Green will have a wonderful selection of Ethnic Dolls and handmade clothing that she has spent hours working on. She truly has some wonderful dolls and fabulous clothes.

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Jo Coulson will have her wonderful Santa's at EXPO. You'll want to check them out.

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Virginia Galloway will have some wonderful gowns, capes, stoles and hats for Barbie, Supersize Barbie and Tiffany Taylor size dolls.

All of you Barbie fans will want to check out these collections of handmade, custom made gowns for your Barbie's. They are each unique and one of a kind, as she uses different patterns and fabrics.

She's working on some shoe designs for Barbie as well.
Dolls are NOT for sale. They are used as models only.

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Shirley McMurray will be here with some of her Reborn's. She goes by the name of "Bundles of Joy" and there's probably a bundle on her table you'll fall in love with.

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It is possible from time to time to have to cancel a Show, or change the date, for some reason. If this ever happens, it will be posted on our Website. Always check here before traveling a long distance to a Show. Thank you for your support.