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Created by the wonderful entries for
Best Artist for Year End 2023
is now available on our YouTube Channel at 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzD1X0z4ehc


Also don't miss out on the
Rising Star for Year End 2023
review on our YouTube Channel at ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uLpndsO3Y0



Be amazed at all the creativity which inspires us and see the hard work of the artists with this
Best Doll of the Year 2023
review on our YouTube Channel at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07va0CdI1lk
The IADR thanks those artists that submitted their work and to give us this opportunity to see that AI (artificial intelligence) has nothing on us when we can continue to inspire, create, and add to the beauty of our world with talent that is inspired with our imagination and our own hands.  Thank you again for participating in our event and also I would like to thank those that support our fellow artists with your encouragement and praise.
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In spit of snow and frrrreeeezing weather, the third issue (Winter 2024) IADR Art Doll Magazine is now available.
​IADR members receive their copy for free as it is included in their membership dues.  Non-members can purchase their copy (at the low price of $5.00 USD) at our on-line store site with a simple click of the button next to the issue to be purchased.
There are some exciting articles and events going on in this edition!  Read more about the Winter Blues Judging Event that is now open with a special thank you to the IADR Sponsors that are helping to promote our game in the Instagram platform.
Also, our Year End Entries are on display for you to see what dolls were entered for the Best Doll of the Year, Best Artist of the Year, and Rising Star.  We want to thank all those that entered and also a big thank you to our amazing judges too.
Another new feature in this edition is the Do What You Love pages that will be available to all IADR members who would like to show our readers their love for doll making.  Enjoy!   
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What holds us up or in other words do you ever wonder where your IADR membership dues go?   
One of the many things that your membership dues pay for is the IADR website and it's upkeep.  Having a website offers a stable foundation for being found in the chaos of the social media platforms.  Also by being able to offer the Artist's Studio pages to IADR members only is an opportunity for each member to establish a website presence with a  studio of their work -  especially if they don't have their own website. 
IADR Studio pages are open for public viewing and don't require any passwords or fees to view the Artist's work.  The Studio pages offer the opportunity of cross marketing because the artist can link their IADR Studio pages back to any other existing website, Etsy account, or Facebook selling site as well as it provides a location if the artist just wants to be contacted by email.  
Another way the membership dues are used is for the IADR juried shows.  So far, from what I have seen, we (the IADR) are the only ones that offer cash awards.  As an IADR member there are no additional fees for entering a juried show unlike some other organizations.  By receiving a cash award, an artist doesn't have to worry about a physical award getting lost or broken in the mail (especially when sent internationally).  IADR instead supplies the award funds directly to winners and in this way we are able to award larger prize payouts.  Did you know that it only takes winning one time in a category in one of the juried show to have won the cost of your membership dues back plus a little extra?  We offer that chance in each of our many juried shows and not only in one competition category but in each level of category in a show (Novice, Intermediate, Advance, Professional, and Master).  That is five different categories that can win a cash award for each juried show!
Then there are the paid advertisements to help build our membership.  For those who purchase the latest copy of DOLLS magazines (not our IADR Art Doll magazine) they will see that the IADR has purchased space to be included in the DOLLS 2024 Doll Directory.  Again cross marketing and outreach... all good marketing tools to be seen.  
Plus check your income tax information (for those in the USA) as membership dues paid can also be considered a possible tax deduction for business accounts since advertising for your business is included in your membership.  (Please confirm that you meet the requirements before deducting though...).
Also, the IADR has been providing a free quarterly magazine for members, on-line meetings, YouTube presentations, Podcasts, and other means to reach out to others about our organization in the hopes of continuing to grow.  Some of your dues pay for these  computer programs that connect us.
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The one thing that your dues do not pay for is wages!  All IADR staff and helpers are unpaid volunteers here to help make the IADR grow and to create the positive feelings of doll making.   They are greatly appreciated and any member can become one.
Yes, the IADR is more than just a pretty face but it works hard to see that your membership dues are used to give the maximum buy for promoting an artist's work as well as striving to grow as an international group.  So if you like to become more involved or have questions please contact me at IADRegistry@outlook.com or Instant Messenger on Facebook.
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Yep, the 2023 Year End entries are now in and off to the judges.  We would like to wish Good Luck to all the contestants who submitted for the Doll of the Year, The Artist of the Year, and the Rising Star of the Year!

In the meantime The Winter Blues Juried Show Event and Instagram game have officially started.
The Instagram posts started on December 15th to promote this event.  I am scheduling the posts for Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am MST in the USA for those that are helping to get the word out while playing our game *smiling*.  Keep in mind IADR members are also eligible to win the sponsors' gifts with one of them being a wonderful class type tutorial from Deb Woods.
The posting of a Sponsor will begin this week in the Instagram game.  We are asking that anyone that is following this event on Instagram to Subscribe to the Sponsor's account by Following, Like the post, and Share it to your Story timeline if the player wishes to be considered for the opportunity of winning a bonus gift.  
The Winter Blues Juried Show is a special event that offers contestants an IADR Year Membership as the winning prize per each level category along with a beautiful certificate and the judges critiques.  This is also an opportunity for Non-members to try our event at a reduced entry fee of only $10 (USD) to enter. 
So as we are coming down from all the hustle and bustle of the holidays - don't let the winter blues set in - join the fun with our Instagram game and enter the Winter Blues Juried Show Event.  The submission of your doll deadline for this Event is March 1st, 2024.
If you have any questions regarding the Instagram Winter Blues game or the Winter Blues Juried Show Event please either email me at  IADRegistry@outlook.com or instant messenger me in Facebook.
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Yes, peoples, only 12 days remaining to get your entries in for the Year End Event.
It is so exciting to see the accumulation of all your hard work coming together in this event.  Keep in mind one of the requirements is that you must have participated in any of the past 2023 year's Juried shows.  Which for this year only we are also including the October 2022 show because we didn't have a Year End Event last year.  

If you didn't participate in a Juried Event but did participate in the People's Choice Event you still qualify to enter!
Something different in the Year End Event is that even though an artist may submit to be consideration in all three awards, the artist will only be eligible to win one (1) award per artist. 
​REMEMBER - you need to submit only one photo of each of your dolls being judged for a total of three pictures as you are submitting only three pieces of work to be considered for the year.  These three images can be submitted for each category which are - Rising Star - Best Doll of the Year - and - Best Artist of the Year.  A complete explanation of each category can be above the registration form in the members only section of the IADR website.  If you have any questions contact me at IADRegistry@outlook.com​.
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​Starting December 15th will be our Game on Instagram that highlights the Winter Blues Juried Show Event.
What are the ​rules to the game?

We are asking Non-Members and IADR Members to Play the Game by participating in this event with a Like, Save, Comment, and Repost of our posts about the Juried Show Event in Instagram. 

So, when our posts about the upcoming Juried Show Event show up in your timeline:
  1. ​Begin with a LIKE.
  2. Then a SAVE (which is easy to do by hitting the little flag on the right hand side of the image).
  3. Next, ​COMMENT which we are asking players why they might want to be an IADR member.  Or since IADR members can also play, then they can make a comment about what they like about IADR.  What to you may wish to use as a comment will be suggested in the posts.
  4. ​Finally REPOST to your Storyline.  This will help us find the players easier.
The Prizes:  There are several ways to win at the Game.  First of all, the Best Supporter of the game will win/receive a Certificate of Support, be featured within The Winter Blues article in the Spring edition of the IADR magazine, and receive a free issue of that same edition of the magazine.

Then there are the Bonus Gifts:  For each gift from a Sponsor there will be one winner per gift.  As we are still accumulating sponsors I am not able to say how many gifts there will be available at this time.  Though I will share that Deb Wood is a sponsor.  More information about her Bonus Gift will be posted later... so stay tuned for finding out what it could be *smiling*.
The game will run from December 15th to March 1st, 2024.  But the Deadline to be considered a PLAYER is January 19th, 2024.  So anyone that starts playing the game between December 15th to January 19th will be considered a PLAYER and will be eligible to win the prizes and bonus gifts.  After January 19th, then it will be the accumulation of their activity that will determine who will be a winner.

If you have any questions email me at IADRegistry@outlook.com or Instant Messenger on Facebook.
​YEAR END EVENT ---
​There are Only two weeks left to go to get your entries in!!!
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Just as many are starting to count down the days until Christmas, I thought I would share some important IADR dates to remember too so that you won't be late...​
  • December 15th - Deadline to submit your articles or share your photos of your work for the Winter edition of the IADR Magazine.
  • ​December 15th - Also starts our Game on Instagram for the Winter Blues Event.  Next week's blog will go into more details on how to play the game.  This week's blog is about being a Sponsor for the Game.  
A sponsor will be any IADR member that would like to offer a bonus gift (prize) to be added to the Game.  A bonus gift can be a tutorial, how-to, or one small handmade gift item that will be mailed to a winner of the Game.

I  am suggesting digital gift items as a preference  - as handmade gifts that require shipping will be with the responsibility of the sponsor to pay for the shipping.  We will attempt to keep handmade gifts to be shipped to a lucky winner within the same area or country as the sponsor to minimize shipping costs.
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​Why be a sponsor?  For anyone that agrees to be a sponsor, their picture and a short post will be placed on the IADR Instagram account as part of this game.  Anyone that is following this event on Instagram will be asked to Subscribe to the Sponsor's account by Following, Like the post, and Share it to their Story timeline if the player wishes to be considered for the opportunity of winning a bonus gift.  This is a Win/Win opportunity for any sponsor and a way to grow your reach on Instagram.

Also Sponsors will be listed in the IADR Winter edition (published January, 2024) Magazine in regard to our Winter Blues Event.

As far as some of the bonus gift items:
  • Tutorials don't have be long.  Just a short explanation on how to make something.
  • Same for the how-to instructions and they don't have to be doll related either.  It could be explaining how to make an accessory for a doll.  It could be how to make an ornament, a jewelry item, or how to sew or create a costume accent as an example.
​If you need help in coming up with an idea and would like to participate, then just email me at  IADRegistry@outlook.com or Instant Messenger.
Winners of these bonus gifts are determined by their participation and support of the Juried Show game posts.  Sponsors and Players both have the same opportunity to win a bonus gift.​
Another important date --​Dec 31st - Year End Event Deadline:  The submission form is now available for IADR members to submit your Year End information at any time.  Don't let the holiday's hustle and bustle make you miss the deadline.   This Event is for anyone that participated in ONE(1) prior Juried Show OR the People Choice Event.  Keeping in mind that October 2022 is considered part of the year 2023 contest since we didn't do a Year End Event last year.
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As we are working on the Year End Juried Show Event (Deadline Dec 31st), IADR also decided to start out the year 2024 with a big bang.  After all, 2024 isn't the Year of the Dragon for nothing.  Right now a few of us are at working on creating a new and exciting first juried show of the year.  What does this mean?
January 1st will start our first Juried Show of the year with the theme of The Winter Blues.  This first Show will have a twist to it as it involves playing a game.
The other two juried shows scheduled for the 2024 year will remain as we have done them in the past.  In addition, you might notice that in 2024 we have removed the restriction about posting your work prior to the shows.  That is no longer part of the requirements and we encourage our members to share their work in our Facebook Groups.
​What is going to be different for The Winter Blues Event?
1.  We are going to be playing a game on Instagram in regard to this Juried Show Event.  We are asking Non-Members and IADR Members to Play the Game by participating in this event with a Like, Save, Comment, and Repost of our posts about the Event.  The Winners of the Game will receive a Certificate of Support, be featured within The Winter Blues article in the Spring edition of the IADR magazine, and receive a free issue of that same edition of the magazine.  ​
​2. To IADR Members we will be offering a Sponsorship opportunity to this Unique Show.  What is that?  A sponsor will be any IADR member that would like to offer a tutorial, how-to, or one small handmade gift item to be a bonus gift to the winning players of this game. ​
​Why be a sponsor?  For anyone that agrees to be a sponsor, their picture and a short post will be placed on the IADR Instagram account as part of this game.  Anyone that is following this event on Instagram will be asked to Subscribe to the Sponsor's account, Share the post, and Add it to their Story timeline if they wish to be considered for the opportunity of winning a bonus gift.  This is a Win/Win opportunity for any sponsor and a way to grow your reach on Instagram.
Winners of these bonus gifts are determined by their participation and support of the Juried Show.  Sponsors and Players both have the same opportunity to win a bonus gift.  
The Winter Blues Juried Show PRIZES will be different for this first IADR event of 2024.  This is a juried show so there will be five possible winners - as there are five Categories consisting of Novice, Intermediate, Advance, Professional, & Master.  The main prize for this event will be a One Year Membership in the IADR for each category.  If any of the categories do not have the required two people competing, then the honorary prize for the category will be the judges review, a honorary certificate, and a free IADR Magazine issue in which all the entries will be featured.
The Game will begin December 15th, 2023, and run to the end of the Event which will be March 1st, 2024.  To learn more about The Winter Blue Event then click the link.  This is a fun opportunity in with we hope to grow the IADR membership as well as promote our sponsors so they can grow.  Please contact me at  IADRegistry@outlook.com or Instant Messenger on Facebook if you wish to become a Sponsor of the Event.
​Also check out this episode of an IADR Podcast where Bambi and I talk about marketing on Youtube.  Bambi shares her experiences and some great ideas.
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​It's hard to imagine as we are shopping and wrapping up gifts for the holidays that we are also wrapping up another year with the IADR (International Art Doll Registry).
Yes, the Year End Finals are now open and don't forget to submit your collection of work among all the hustle and bustle of the holidays.  Deadline for Entry is December 31st, 2023.
To get your entry in - just click the link for the Year End Submission form https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/year-end-2023-submission.html
Just a couple of other reminders concerning the Year End competition:  
1 - This calendar year will include entries from the October 2022 juried show competition since we didn't do a Year End event last year.
2 - You must have participated in (1) event throughout the year prior to the Year End event.  This does include if you joined in the People's Choice Event. 
So as this year winds down, we are already making some changes and updates for the benefit of those joining in for next year's 2024 juried shows.  They will be easy-peezy changes that have been requested by members.  We will be starting out 2024 with a special unique jury show as well.  More on that coming out in the following weeks.
As a member of the IADR, the blog is the best way to stay up on what's new and happening in our Doll Family.  Also check out our IADR Art Doll Magazine and our Facebook group IADR Members Only for the current information. ​
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Come join me as Alena and I talk about our favorite passion, dollmaking.  She is a delightful person and her wonderful insights made our time together a true adventure.
​It is has been so exciting to talk with the various doll makers throughout the year, but Alena had me rolling off of my chair laughing when she shared her first experience about wanting to take an out-of-town class.  Hint... don't mess around with a pregnant lady!
​So pull up that chair and your favorite brew and join us while Alena and I talk about her creations and how thinking outside the box is a wonderful challenge - never knowing where it might take one.
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Let's stop and look at some of the website overview of the November Sale.  As you can see, our unique visits were up 50% with this event and with 85 unique visits being on the first day of the Sale.

Also our Facebook reach on our post was the highest I have ever seen.  These mean that over 1/4 of the public members of the IADR Facebook group were able to see our post.  

I also received an inquiry if the dolls were available for purchase.  I responded that they needed to contact the artist they were interested in by the contact information left by the artist with the doll in the Artist's studio.  Now whether they did or not, I don't know, but it still indicates people are interested and looking.

​Thank you to everyone who supported this effort and spread the word for making this a success.  (Plus we also got a new member over the weekend!) *smiling*
Now for next year's Sale.  I am thinking it would be a two-day event instead of three since most of the reach was the first two days.  I think a Friday/Saturday weekend would still be good but Sunday isn't the active day that it used to be.  Let me know what you think as I am already at work on setting up the calendar for 2024 Events and Shows.
With that in mind and knowing the People's Choice and Sale Events were coming out at the same time as our Fall IADR Magazine - don't forget to download your free copy as an IADR Member.  It is available to non members for the low cost of $5.00.  Click here for the latest issue ​https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/art-doll-magazine.html
As I said I am already working on 2024 which includes the magazine.  If you are creating or submitting an article to me, please try to have it to me by December 15th, 2023 deadline for the Winter edition.  We are trying to have most of the magazine in place before the holiday season hits us *smiling*.  If you like to submit an article or a how-to for the magazine, please contact me through email at IADRegistry@outlook.com or instant messenger.
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Yes, this is happening Friday Nov 3rd and running through Sunday Nov 5th.  The link will go live at 10 pm MST on Thursday night so those across the pond can be sharing the Event Friday morning.  Even if you are not on the sale page, the IADR (International-Art-Doll-Registry) would appreciate your sharing of the event this weekend and even stopping by to see the amazing work of these fabulous doll artists.

The IADR can't guarantee sales, but if one isn't seen, that for sure means no sales. So I know I have my groups set up for me to be sharing the posts too *smiling*.  Also sales will happen by what links you have posted on your Artist's Studio page connected to the doll.  As I so often say, 'we are stronger together than we are apart' which is the family side of the IADR in how we all help each other.  Just another reminder why it is fun and why I am a proud member of IADR.
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ATTENTION IADR MEMBERS
(International Art Doll Registry)

This 2023 Year-End Juried Show Event will be slightly different and unique!

​The first thing is that instead of allowing only those who participated in the IADR juried shows that ran from January 1st, 2023 to December 31st, 2023....

This year's Year-End competition will also allow those members who participated in the October 2022 (the Fairy Juried Show) Event to enter!!!
The reason why is by becoming the new CDO (Chief Doll Organizer) in October there was so much going on and new things happening that we did not have a Year-End Event for 2022.  Therefore, any artist that participated in that Fairy 2022 show can use that show as one of the events they participated in to qualify for the 2023 Year-End Show competition.
Also when using the submission form for the Year-End please check all the boxes for which you want to be considered for.  Make sure if you want to be considered for Rising Star, Best Doll of the Year, and Best Artist of the Year, that you check those boxes to let us know you are competing for those categories.  There will be a different winner for each category.  So even if you put in for all three... and win one of the categories like Best Doll of the Year, you then are removed from the other awards for another artist to have the opportunity to win Best Artist or Rising Star.  This Event has three different opportunities to win.
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Don't forget to get me your image to add to the November Sale event if you would like to participate.  Also, any IADR member or supporter that would like to share this event can copy and share this image to post about it.  One of the many ways you can support the event is to let people know you will be participating in this event by posting it to your timeline in social media or even sending it out to your relatives and friends.  There is not a link yet as it doesn't go live until November 3rd.  But that doesn't mean you can't be talking about it now (*smiling*).
If you have any questions about either event, please Instant Message me or email to:
IADRegistry@outlook.com
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​It is hard to believe it has now been a year since I assumed the mantle of CDO of IADR.  (CDO by the way means Chief Doll Organizer - for who really wants to be a CEO? *smiling*.)  It has been a year of some changes and learning curves as I have tried to see what members are wanting out of our organization and I appreciate all of Deb Wood's support during this time frame.  I hope you are enjoying the new website and the easier way to find/use the Registry as well as the newly created Artist's Studio pages. 
Another of the other changes has been the creation of the IADR Art Doll magazine (which the latest issue has currently been released this week).  Thank you to those helping with articles and interviews as a magazine can't be created by just one person.  As always, if you would like to see something in the magazine or do an article, drop me a note at​ IADRegistry@outlook.com.
As a member of IADR - (Member Only) you receive a free copy.  Otherwise it is $5.00 per issue.  Click the link to access getting a copy of the Fall/October 2023 issue at ​https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/art-doll-magazine.html.
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There has also been some changes to the juried doll events.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to see more of those members that have won past events to enter in the coming year?  A new Masters category has been added to the competition (to read more about that - click here)!  Not only do the presenters benefit from the shows but we who watch the events are inspired as well.
We are now reaching the Year End Event which will have a few changes to it too.  For one of them - an Artist can submit for ALL three opportunities for the awards (unless for the Rising Star of 2023, the applicant doesn't meet the qualifications).  That is three opportunities to win one of these large cash awards plus certificate!  Also, if an Artist wins Best Doll of the Year,(as an example), then they are not able to win the other two awards for this year's competition.  Each competitor is only eligible to win one of the three awards.  That means at least three dollmakers will walk away with an award.  This is a great opportunity for past professionals/masters to come back and compete for Year 2023.  Each year past winners may compete again to win that year's awards.  For more information about the Year End requirements check out ​https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/year-end-2023-submission.html.
Finally, with the new Podcasts, we now have another way to get your images on our Instagram and our Youtube channel.  IADR is all about helping you get seen!  For if you can't be seen you can't make sales or have your dolls enjoyed by others through a gallery.  If you have any other suggestions on how to help IADR grow, I would love to hear them too.  In the meantime, Happy Dollmaking!
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​Yes, the deadline for our People's Choice Competition is fast approaching.  The last day for voting will be Friday, Oct 13th at 10:00 pm (MST).  
With that in mind would you like to know some of the impact this event has had for our website and our Artist's Studio page?  I know I like knowing some of this stuff *smiling*.

So to begin with our website has received over 1,650 visits since the day this event has started on October 2nd.  That is just the visits to the IADR in the past 8 days!

Visitors that went directly to our People's Choice voting page are over 1,050 visits.  The people actually voting has reached over 800 votes.  Amazing and great job everyone!

But another cool statistic is everyone who participated in this event with their character and Artist's Page has had their individual page looked at 250% times more than before the event started.  It averages out that each Artist's Studio page has had at least 35 visits.  That means that even if someone voted for another character, they still took the time to come and look at all the other dolls on the Artist's Studio page of other artists.  So, as a seller, I can't make someone buy.  But as a seller I sure want to give a potential customer an opportunity to see what I created and maybe have for sale.  

With that in mind I want to thank everyone who has participated.  This week is the final days with the results being posted in our IADR Art Doll magazine coming out this weekend.  Congratulations as everyone has and is a winner in this event.
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Not to forget that the Year End Event is now beginning.  A few changes are going to be happening there... with more opportunities to win --- so keep your eyes posted for the next blog explaining those changes.

Also our Sales Event will be November 3 - 5.  All the entries in the People's Choice award will already be listed for the page, but if you would like your Artist's Studio page or doll to be added to the Sale Page then drop me a note at IADRegistry@outlook.com or instant messenger.

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