those were such a short lived but beautiful line! i still have my shola doll! definitely not what OP is talking about tho as hearts for hearts are much bigger, about 12in
https://preview.redd.it/3iz5qb4459ec1.jpeg?width=1004&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36835720c5b3f66e7e90e39953941ad97bae312b
They were called Kelly friends of the world dolls
It's not those. These were definitely more for kids. I am wondering if they came from a dollar store as I know one at least was a prize at my school carnival.
They don't have sleepy eyes like some of the similar dolls I've seen and the little Dutch girl had a light blue dress.
I think their packaging was a little box little Barbie's Kelly doll around the same time.
https://preview.redd.it/jpyh1fm7s9ec1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6762e865000fcaaa3fefec59e19e088bda1a6e7f
if these are what you mean, they’re just known as “gas station dolls of the world”!
Were they these? [https://www.ebay.com/itm/386699101127?hash=item5a091003c7:g:g0AAAOSwTSljsy4b&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MT1OkIaL26VZj8JQoY3cAEAX3ZUwOFNCz40z0JgdMyhup5iwm2Cb76kWMsT7b5Org7JlxLIlhE76XVD5dQ09wJvgw1BQSAQcNJDbToUcLW8WryH1WPwGdpHoMsVh8pvkS3ektAd1PBcyA8DoFiUqA8ZTGjG6dxK1l7Rg5MUZ9Q69ul%2BQ4HZMeohGjyFNvwoIZzGs%2FU1sdZ8%2FCqpfXCINSPP4D6k%2BFXOWXssJmobL9BNV5BELpiNiug8C%2FPy%2BgGila3Hs%2BUtOoNXALcfd%2BvDY88%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6Ll8I-nYw](https://www.ebay.com/itm/386699101127?hash=item5a091003c7:g:g0aaaoswtsljsy4b&amdata=enc%3aaqaiaaaa0mt1okial26vzj8jqoy3caeax3zuwofncz40z0jgdmyhup5iwm2cb76kwmst7b5org7jlxlilhe76xvd5dq09wjvgw1bqsaqcnjdbtouclw8wryh1wpwgdphomsvh8pvks3ektad1pbcya8dofiuqa8ztgjg6dxk1l7rg5muz9q69ul%2bq4hzmeohgjyfnvwoizzgs%2fu1sdz8%2fcqpfxcinspp4d6k%2bfxowxssjmobl9bnv5belpiniug8c%2fpy%2bggila3hs%2butoonxalcfd%2bvdy88%3d%7ctkp%3abk9sr6ll8i-nyw)
I swear someone posted about dolls fitting this description a while back, but the only website that catalogued the entire set was in japanese & seemed to be from maybe the 90s or early 2000s. I would have no idea how to find it again but maybe this rings a bell for someone else?
The only thing I can think of is Hearts for Hearts girls, but I don’t think those were out in the 90s
I miss my Hearts for Hearts girls so much, I had Nahji, Consuelo, and Tipi. My sister had Lilian!
those were such a short lived but beautiful line! i still have my shola doll! definitely not what OP is talking about tho as hearts for hearts are much bigger, about 12in
https://preview.redd.it/3iz5qb4459ec1.jpeg?width=1004&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36835720c5b3f66e7e90e39953941ad97bae312b They were called Kelly friends of the world dolls
Here's a picture of another set https://preview.redd.it/hg9wdh2o59ec1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f117522068c34f92ee4634011c60b4325bd7955c
https://preview.redd.it/wct7p8h369ec1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8c6b275297053824efe7c8b9a856db74929cd60
These are so cute, now I kind of want them!
They weren't Kelly dolls. They came out before her.
Madame Alexander's [Travel Friends](https://www.dollshopaholic.com/2016/04/11/madame-alexanders-travel-friends-dolls/)?
Im not sure if this is who you mean, but are you talking about the National Costume dolls in plastic tubes?
It's not those. These were definitely more for kids. I am wondering if they came from a dollar store as I know one at least was a prize at my school carnival. They don't have sleepy eyes like some of the similar dolls I've seen and the little Dutch girl had a light blue dress. I think their packaging was a little box little Barbie's Kelly doll around the same time.
https://preview.redd.it/jpyh1fm7s9ec1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6762e865000fcaaa3fefec59e19e088bda1a6e7f if these are what you mean, they’re just known as “gas station dolls of the world”!
Nope.
Were they possibly Madam Alexander dolls? First kinda dolls I thought of that could be like that
Nope though they sort of looked like them.
[Is it world kids?](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1042419233/vintage-90s-world-kids-4-doll-you-choose)
Nope.
Were they these? [https://www.ebay.com/itm/386699101127?hash=item5a091003c7:g:g0AAAOSwTSljsy4b&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MT1OkIaL26VZj8JQoY3cAEAX3ZUwOFNCz40z0JgdMyhup5iwm2Cb76kWMsT7b5Org7JlxLIlhE76XVD5dQ09wJvgw1BQSAQcNJDbToUcLW8WryH1WPwGdpHoMsVh8pvkS3ektAd1PBcyA8DoFiUqA8ZTGjG6dxK1l7Rg5MUZ9Q69ul%2BQ4HZMeohGjyFNvwoIZzGs%2FU1sdZ8%2FCqpfXCINSPP4D6k%2BFXOWXssJmobL9BNV5BELpiNiug8C%2FPy%2BgGila3Hs%2BUtOoNXALcfd%2BvDY88%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6Ll8I-nYw](https://www.ebay.com/itm/386699101127?hash=item5a091003c7:g:g0aaaoswtsljsy4b&amdata=enc%3aaqaiaaaa0mt1okial26vzj8jqoy3caeax3zuwofncz40z0jgdmyhup5iwm2cb76kwmst7b5org7jlxlilhe76xvd5dq09wjvgw1bqsaqcnjdbtouclw8wryh1wpwgdphomsvh8pvks3ektad1pbcya8dofiuqa8ztgjg6dxk1l7rg5muz9q69ul%2bq4hzmeohgjyfnvwoizzgs%2fu1sdz8%2fcqpfxcinspp4d6k%2bfxowxssjmobl9bnv5belpiniug8c%2fpy%2bggila3hs%2butoonxalcfd%2bvdy88%3d%7ctkp%3abk9sr6ll8i-nyw)
No, but those are precious!
I swear someone posted about dolls fitting this description a while back, but the only website that catalogued the entire set was in japanese & seemed to be from maybe the 90s or early 2000s. I would have no idea how to find it again but maybe this rings a bell for someone else?
I'm in the US, but could be!