What's New?
It's Summertime ...
Our play dolls Mareike and Lena enjoy summer and show off the cool "Beach Set" - available in our Online Shop and in selected stores around the globe.
(sunglasses are decoration only)
All Kidz 'n' Cats dolls and accessories are "clean" and safe: they are free from Phthalates und AZO-dyes - testet according to the "European Directives for Toys" (EN-71; 1, 2, 3) and they are recommended for children and adults 3 years and up.
Kidz 'n' Cats Doll Club
We find new applications to the Kidz'n'Cats Doll Club in our mailbox almost every day. Many children and a growing number of adult collectors send back the postcards which are attached to each Kidz'n'Cats doll gift box.
All new members are going to receive a nice membership card. To their first birthday which follows the date of membership we surprise the new club member with a birthday card and a small gift.
So, if you missed to send in your application card until now - hurry up and mail it to us right away.
Kidz 'n' Cats - New Designs
Some new fresh faces and new designs by Sonja Hartmann have already been presented at various spring toy fairs and can also be admired on our homepage in the "Play Doll Shop" section.
The new designs are available in our Online-Shop (www.dolltraditions.com > "Play Doll Shop") and in selected shops since May.
The pictured boy dolls Robby and Bobo are representative for all other Kidz'n'Cats play dolls.
You will find more information and detailed photos on the Kidz'n'Cats in our "Play Doll Shop".
Pickings from the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2010
Toy Fair authorities have honoured Sonja Hartmann for attending and exhibiting her dolls for the 25th time at the Nuremberg Toy Fair.
This year we had decorated our fresh Kidz 'n' Cats play dolls on antique suitcases - what a wonderful contrast! Visitors had been delighted to find six great new Kidz 'n' Cats doll designs and some new sets of extra outfits and accessories on display.
Sonja has sculpted one new face - pictured here is Robby together with Lena.
Pickings from the Eschwege (Germany) Doll Festival held on 7th and 8th November
Like in past years we had organized a raffle for our visitors.
Julchen, a beautiful limited edition vinyl doll (made after a Sybille Sauer design), was taken home by Andrea Gräfe and Mrs Wolfram (both from Germany). Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Sonja and Gesa Hartmann with son Niko are pictured in front of our almost empty booth on Sunday, the last day of the show.
Please come and visit us at the following Expos:
August: 27. till 31., 2010
Tendence Frankfurt/Main, Hall 11.1 F20 (Germany)
November: 6. till 7., 2010
Puppen-Festtage / Doll Festival in Eschwege (Germany)
Letters from our Artists
Meanwhile since two years I am working together with Heart & Soul and I am absolutely thrilled by our wonderful cooperation as well as by the great results.
Especially the latest doll production of Celeste and Samuel convinced me due to the excellent quality, the perfect craftsmanship and the love for detail. Therefore I'm definitely going to work together with Heart & Soul in the future.
Angela Sutter, Switzerland
August 2008
Hi Sonja,
The material quality of our new vinyl dolls - Silke, Nina and Yannik - is absolutely perfect in all respects and the dolls have been excellently painted as well. I received the sample dolls already some weeks ago and they pleased me very much right away.
To my opinion these three dolls succeeded very much; they are very close to the originals and they are outstanding in all respects.
Cordially,
Katja Schneider, Kaarst/Germany
August 2008
Hi Sonja,
Last week we had "Open House". Our collectors were thrilled by the new dolls, especially by the softness of the vinyl quality. It is also easy to handle the dolls and to change clothes.
One of our guests who only collected porcelain dolls in the past was so convinced by the quality of the soft vinyl that she decided to buy one of the new vinyl dolls.
Our collectors are enthusiastic about the good quality of the 'Heart & Soul' dolls. We never had any complaints nor returns.
As an artist I am personally thrilled by the fact that you can almost tell no difference between the vinyl collectors' dolls and the originals.
With kind regards,
Sybille Sauer / Puppen Design Sauer
August 2008
Video-Interview with Sonja Hartmann
“Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium”
A film for the whole family
With Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman
Starts Thursday, 06 December 2007
“Heart and Soul” is an official industry partner of the film und has supplied 44 dolls used on set.
Website “Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium”
Our latest catalogues with the Doll Collections of 2009
and all earlier catalogues since 2003
you will find on our homepage top and left at 'Our Catalogues'.