Dianna Effner's "The Doll Studio"

Welcome to Jamestown, Missouri, home of The Doll Studio.

Dianna Effner and I had hardly any time to spend much of it in the Doll Gallery, but any spare moment I had, I would wander into the doll-filled room finding myself delighted with the precious faces staring back at me. Not only are the dolls sweet, innocent and beautiful, the outfits are simply stunning and fit each personality so well.

Here are some quick pictures I took upon one of those short visits. I don't know their names, or even their stories. I just know that they are amazing!

This is a shot looking down from the stairwell that goes upstairs to the studios, classroom and guest housing units.

The door on the left at the top of the stairs leads to the guest room, the bunk rooms and women and mens restrooms. Many people can be housed in that side of the building.

The door straight on leads to studios where dolls are sculpted, clothes are sewn and photo's are taken. The door on the right leads to the large class room.

The filming set in the class room:

Around the upstairs studios, several dolls are found. These dolls are somewhere in the process of being created.

I am totally in love with this beautiful girl!

And this made me giggle!

This face is just so sweet and mystical:

There are many shelves that store supplies in every room.

I hope you enjoyed the quick little tour of The Doll Studio. It is a fantastic and very hospitable place. I was completely at home during my stay there. It is my wish for every doll artist to have such an accommodating place such as this. :)