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Introducing ... Neven

18/8/2014

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Neven is one of an on-going series called 'Double Trouble'.
These dolls can be like having an 'alter ego',
another version of ourselves.
What would you say to your adolescent self?
Treasure your independence?
Manage your own money?\Finish your degree?
Stop to smell the roses?
Be cautious in love?
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Introducing ... Maram

17/8/2014

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Maram is one of an on-going series called 'Double trouble'.
Are we comfortable with our shadow self or do we ignore it?
How does it reveal itself?
How do we integrate it so that we become fully human?
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Introducing ... Izzi

16/8/2014

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Izzi is a delightful doll in a series called 'Double trouble.'
I think she is a greenie ...
torn between conserving our beautiful natural environment
and the need for sustainable, organic food production.
Perhaps she is the embodiment of a wood nymph :-)
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Introducing ... Alyla

15/8/2014

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Ayla is one of a continuing series called 'Double trouble'.
Double trouble because they are topsy-turvy dolls
with a quite different personality waiting to be revealed.
There are little hints of this alter-ego in the feet peeking out below the dress!
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Introducing ... Carrie

3/8/2014

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Carrie is a doll in a series called 'Double Trouble'.
Carrie is named for Carrie Fisher, 55, actress and author
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Dear Carrie,    
If there's a choice between companionship and anything else

—especially career--
choose companionship.
It's the only thing that has the potential to last.
Choose career
and you'll spend unreasonable amounts of time attempting to look younger than you are
and feeling you aren't succeeding.
Fame is not acceptance."
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Introducing ... Mika

2/8/2014

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Mika is one of an on-going series called 'Double Trouble'.
Mika is named for Mika Brzezinski, 44, cohost of MSNBC's Morning Joe
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Mika, Mika, Mika!  
Stop taking everything so personally.

Don't waste your time wondering why somebody didn't return your call
or spoke gruffly to you.
Even more crucial,
do not—and I repeat, do not--
bring the baggage of a bad moment with someone to your next meeting;
if you command respect and good cheer in a room,
 others will follow."

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Introducing ... Nikky

1/8/2014

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Nikky is one of an occasional series called 'Double trouble'.
Nikky is named for Nikky Finney, 54, 2011 National Book Award winner for poetry
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Dear Nikky,  
Watch your life as if it were a film.

Absorb everything.
What you see, hear, and feel
will stamp every alphabet of your work."
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Introducing ... Octavia

31/7/2014

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Octavia is one of a series called 'Double trouble'.
This topsy-turvy doll is named for Octavia Spencer, 39,
2012 Academy Award winner for best supporting actress
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Hello Traveller, 
As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways,

it's important to note that you should always carry a map,
have plenty of fuel in the tank,
and take frequent rest stops."


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Introducing ... Marian

30/7/2014

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Marian is one of a continuing series called 'Double trouble'.
She is named for Marian Wright Edelman, 72, president of the Children's Defense Fund
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Dear Marian,   
If you don't like the world the way it is,

change it—one step at a time.
Be prepared for how long change might take
 and how hard it will sometimes be.
Always remember the quote you wrote in your diary
after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak:
"If you can't fly, run;
if you can't run, walk;
if you can't walk, crawl;
but by all means keep moving."   
 


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Introducing ... Shirley

28/7/2014

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Shirley is one of an on-going series called 'Double Trouble'.
This doll is inspired by Shirley MacLaine, 78, actress and author
who wrote a letter to her 25 year old self.

"Dear Shirley,   
Regardless of how outrageous it may seem,

ask for guidance from your higher self and follow it.
Also, don't eat so much sugar. " 


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