2014 Heidi Plusczok Dolls

Heidi Plusczok has just recently introduce an amazing lineup of collectible dolls for 2014.  She has named this collection "Looking Back". 

According to Heidi:

"After 33 years as a doll maker I felt I had to look back at past collections.  As I was turning the pages of the old catalogs and looking at those little characters from the past, I thought it would be fun to redesign some of the dolls that I was looking at.

That is why my new collection consists of dolls that have already been part of past collections.  It should be a retrospective for you and me into past years.  A back sight that intends to show you how different a little character can be with a different painting, another hairdo, changing the eye color and clothing style."

Her 2014 collection includes five 32-inch dolls, one 21-1/2 inch doll, and four 10-1/2 inch dolls.

Each doll comes from a very limited edition of only 20-50 dolls and each collectible doll is hand-painted and wears an outfit that is meticulously detailed.  She gets her inspiration from observing children from all over the world.

Heidi won the highest doll artist hone in April of 2013 - the Lifetime Achievement Award from DOLLS magazine.  We are honored to be an authorized retailer of her incredible dolls.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!! Here is hoping that 2014 proves to be a great year for everyone. . .

We are excited to start ordering new 2014 inventory.  There looks to be some great bears from Boyd's Bears, magnificent dolls from Heidi Plusczok, and more wonderful bears from Steiff.  Well, these are the only manufacturers from whom we have gotten a sneak peek from so far.

Please stay tuned. . . . we will provide more information as it becomes available.

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Heidi Plusczok Receives Jone's Publishing Lifetime Achievement Award

We were very pleased to hear the announcement that Heidi Plusczok is going to be presented the Jone's Publishing Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's IDEX, which will be held in April.

Heidi has been creating her magnificent dolls for more than 22 years now.  Her dolls are even more special in 2013 as Heidi has decided to make her vinyl limited editions even smaller in number this year.  This will allow her to hand-paint each and every doll herself.  She will not let any doll go on to a collector unless the finished design is perfect.

As most of you probably know, this is the first year that Beacon's Glow Collectibles has carried Heidi's dolls.  We are carrying only the 4 special 10-1/2 inch vinyl dolls at this time.  (Heidi calls these dolls the "Little Ones".  But if a doll collector would like one of Heidi's larger dolls, just contact us and we will get one special ordered for you.

Heidi's 2013 collection is called "Celebration".  Each vinyl doll is emblamatic of a certain celebration - Oktoberfest, Easter, wedding, and the First day of school.

Anyway, we are very pleased that Heidi is being recognized for her incredible artistic talent by being awarded this very special lifetime achievement award.

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A Bit About Heidi Plusczok Dolls

Thought you might find this interesting regarding Heidi Plusczok Dolls that we are now carrying - http://www.pr.com/press-release/478143.

(By the way, we sold out of the Linette dolls and have more on backorder.  They are expected to ship towards the end of April).

Heidi's dolls are exquisite and the detailed outfits that they come dressed in are quite incredible.

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Heidi Plusczok Dolls at Beacon's Glow Collectibles

We are excited to announce that this year we will be carrying Heidi Plusczok Dolls.  Heidi's dolls are true works of art and all are handmade by Heidi in Germany.

Ms. Plusczok has been creating her award-winning dolls for over 25 years.  It is a known fact that Heidi gets her inspiration from the children she meets while travelling around the world. 

Her dolls for 2013 all come from a collection called "Celebration" and each and every doll celebrate a different occasion.  Beacon's Glow Collectibles will be initially carrying Heidi's "Little Ones" who are 10-1/2 inches tall. There are four dolls in this year's collection:  Rosi, Linette, Janelle, and Keisha.

Also included in this collection are her "Tall Dolls" who are each 32 inches tall and  also a doll name Andrina who is 21-1/2 inches tall. If interest arises, we will certainly entertain the idea of also carrying the tall dolls.

Every "Little One" is made of vinyl and all have the same characteristics:

• mix of mohair and human hair
• mouth blown glass eyes
• full vinyl body (head, shoulders, upper arms, elbows, legs and knees are movable)
• intricate detailing on outfits
• leather shoes

We expect to be receiving in our first shipment from Heidi in Germany towards the end of February - beginning of March. We are quite excited about getting the opportunity to carry this new line of dolls!  Please stay tuned. . .

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