In the Beginning.....
About ten years ago someone who had more or less given up dolls when she was
about nine (apart from model horse riding dolls..but that's another story) was
given some magazines by a doll collecting friend. In them were articles about a
little doll called Kelly, part of the Barbie range. The articles covered new
releases, OOAKs and in one article, the concept of 'travel' dolls and 'play'
dolls.
about nine (apart from model horse riding dolls..but that's another story) was
given some magazines by a doll collecting friend. In them were articles about a
little doll called Kelly, part of the Barbie range. The articles covered new
releases, OOAKs and in one article, the concept of 'travel' dolls and 'play'
dolls.
S rather took to this idea, the dolls in the article had all sorts of adventures, from Cheerleading Camp to a doll version of reality TV shows, hosted visits by one or another of the members of an online site, with gorgeous pictures of the dolls looking like real children having fun. Somehow it grabbed Sue's imagination and from there on she became a doll fan.
A while later a good friend in America, whom S had got to know via the yahoo groups about Kelly doll sent her a doll as a gift, the doll was nothing special really, a 1997 Dentist Kelly patient with a big wide open grin and long dark hair worn in bunches, and a fringe - in fact looking a good bit like S herself only without the bunches (coz at my age there are some things one should not do!) Kathy never knew what she was starting! S fell in love with this little doll who came with her own backstory (she was an orphan looking for a new home, refused to wear matching shoes (although we got her out of that one lol) and was basically tomboy) and the doll seemed to wink as S unwrapped her from her travel package. Her name - given by Kathy was 'Tyvona' but she never answered to anything but Tye. . And so was born Tye - our very own tomboyish 'lil friend of Kelly who was go go on and have many adventures and photo stories over the coming years.
Tye's first trip was hosted by Cho who was a member of the same group. This was Tye's first ever trip out as a travel doll . (there was a link here but it has been taken down by the host site so I can't include it any more - sorry Cho!) Unfortunately between that one and her next stories there was a long gap as the original Tye didn't come home, no fault of Cho's at all (lets get that straight) there was a problem elsewhere. It took many years of searching before S found the exact same version of the doll again (thank you Loanne!) and ever since then Tye has burst back onto the doll scene, and with her has brought friends, fun, mayhem, a continual need to make a million and one accessories (and a horse - apparently she Must have a Horse)
Tye's first trip was hosted by Cho who was a member of the same group. This was Tye's first ever trip out as a travel doll . (there was a link here but it has been taken down by the host site so I can't include it any more - sorry Cho!) Unfortunately between that one and her next stories there was a long gap as the original Tye didn't come home, no fault of Cho's at all (lets get that straight) there was a problem elsewhere. It took many years of searching before S found the exact same version of the doll again (thank you Loanne!) and ever since then Tye has burst back onto the doll scene, and with her has brought friends, fun, mayhem, a continual need to make a million and one accessories (and a horse - apparently she Must have a Horse)