lauren welker's DOLL DIARY

Welcome to my web site.  This is the home of Doll Diary, the newsletter for doll fashion aficionados, and Doll Diary Desktop Publications, books and patterns for people who love collecting and making doll fashions. Oh...there's paper dolls, too!  Visit the Photo Gallery to see pictures of my doll clothing designs and some of my original dolls.

I hope to add a little fun to your collecting life by providing information about dolls and doll clothing, by offering original paper doll art, and by encouraging sewing and designing for dolls. I have been designing for, collecting, and making dolls for over 30 years.  My own collection is very eclectic but I do have a special fondness for dolls from the 1950s.

Over the years my articles on doll collecting have appeared in magazines like Haute Doll, Doll Reader, and Doll News.  I was probably the first person to translate Bluette patterns into English for a doll magazine.  I did a series of them for Doll Reader in the 1980s.  I was writing about Barbie and Ginny as collectibles in the 1980s as well.

My original doll house dolls have appeared in Nutshell News, Doll Collector's Guide, Dollhouse Miniatures, and Miniatures Showcase.  My larger original dolls have appeared in Dolls, Doll Reader, and National Doll World.  My doll making articles have been published in Doll Reader, Teddy Bear & Friends, Doll Life, and Folk Santas.

My paper dolls have been featured in Dolls, Doll Life, Doll Reader, and Doll News.

If you love dolls, doll fashion, and paper dolls maybe you would like to join our Yahoo Chat Group,it's free.  To join go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DollDiary/ .

Placing an Order - Contact Information

I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING FREE SHIPPING IN THE US AND CANADA

ORDERING ONLINE: Feel free to contact me with comments and questions.  You can email me your order and I will send you a Paypal invoice.  Paypal is safe and easy to use.  Your information is confidential and remains with them.

OTHER ORDERS: If you would like to order but don't like placing orders online, you can print out your form and mail it to me with a check.  Any questions?  I am in my office most days from 8:00 to 4:00 Eastern Standard Time. 

Telephone

717-691-8110

Postal address

204 East Coover Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4221

Electronic mail

General Information: laurenwelker@laurenwelker.com
Webmaster: dollsbylauren@paonline.com

LAUREN'S FAVORITE LINKS

Paypal - the best way to send and receive money online.

Original Paper Doll Artists Guild - Be a paper doll artist or just read about them.  Subscribe to their paper doll filled newsletter.

Jim Collins Printable Minis has fun stuff to print out and assemble and it's free! 

Does your doll need a passport or a tissue box?  It's here!