Spotlight – Symphony in Chiffon Barbie

Pin itFrom the 1998 limited edition Barbie Couture collection, we have the Symphony in Chiffon Barbie. This is another Barbie from Doris Chua’s collection. This was the last addition to the Barbie Couture collection designed by Robert Best. From Barbie Collector: Her haute couture ensemble is captivating with a flowing cape of iridescent, deep orange [...]

New Fashion Angels at London Toy Fair

Pin itPlayLibrary’s Hsien Lei was lucky enough to go to last week’s London Toy Fair as a journalist. She got to see the new additions to the toy lines for this year. She was very impressed with the new plush Fashion Angels line. We have had many of the Fashion Angels products like their flat, [...]

Spotlight – Sunflower Barbie

Pin itDoris Chua of Home Office Women has graciously shared some photos of her beautiful collector Barbies. The first one in this series is her 1998 Sunflower Barbie. This Barbie is no longer available and was inspired by VanGogh’s Sunflower. It was produced in 1998, is a Limited Edition and is part of the Artist [...]

Felicity Models Her New Carpatina Gown

Pin itThe Carpatina Celtic Princess Gown has been on my wish list for ages. I finally decided to go ahead and buy it for myself this past week. It arrived today and I am not one bit disappointed. It is nothing less than STUNNING. The material is linen-like with detailed gold, Celtic knot ribbon trim.The [...]

ApplePieHouse.com Bear Blog

Pin itWhen I was looking at the IDEX website for information on the show and its exhibitors, I ran across ApplePieHouse.com and noticed that they have a Bear Blog. How cool is that? A retail company that has realized the usefulness of having a blog. The Bear Blog serves as the perfect outlet to highlight [...]

Matching Smocked Dresses for Girls and Dolls

Pin itMy daughters love dressing like their dolls and I just found the cutest Matching Smocked Dresses at Magic Cabin. The best part is they are on clearance! Got to love a good sale. The girls dresses were originally $64.95 and are on sale for $39.99 while the 16" doll dresses (I bet this would [...]

Zodiac Girlz

Pin itI was looking for a cute gift for one of my daughter’s friends the other day and I found this line of Zodiac Girlz by 3 Muses. What a cute idea. Perfect for birthdays! The series of 12 dolls are all 9.5″ tall and have different personalities. The one I have pictured here is [...]

Son of a Gun for Doll Care

Pin itA product originally made for car care, Son of a Gun, is all the buzz on the doll forums right now. According to those who have used the product, the vinyl protectant leaves American Girl doll hair like new. From a spritz on some dry bangs to a soak for Addy, it is getting [...]

Featured Site – Sew Dolling

Pin itSew-Dolling.com features adorable doll clothes for 18-22″ dolls and even has girls dresses. They carry furniture and accessories, too. One of the things that makes Sew Dolling unique is  their very special line called Sew Able Dolls that features dolls with special needs such as prostheses. For a child that may be going through [...]

Win Nicki from the Rachael Ray Show

Pin itRachael Ray’s talk show is featuring Nicki the American Girl Doll of the Year 2007 today. Lucky girls in the audience – they each get one!! Oooh, I’m jealous. I just went over to the Rachael Ray site and she is giving away 3 dolls at her site. All you have to do is [...]

American Girl Place Purchase with Purchase

Pin itI just got this note in my inbox today: Starting today, there is a new purchase with purchase doll outfit in the New York store. It is the CHOCOLATE CHERRY OUTFIT for the 18 inch doll. It includes the dress, shoes, cheetah collar and stick on earrings for the doll. You may purchase this [...]

American Girl Before and After Mattel

Pin it Have you ever wondered what the differences are between American Girl dolls made before Mattel bought the Pleasant Company and those made after? A good friend of mine has two Pre-Mattel dolls and their matching Mattel versions. She has been nice enough to share these pictures with me. For a full comparision, complete [...]

Groovy Girls Princess Seraphina

Pin itThere has always been something so appealing about the Groovy Girls line to me. I am not sure if it is their hip, modern-day ragdoll persona or what, but I love them. I was just checking out their Dreamtastic line again and realized that they made one that looks just like my youngest daughter! [...]

Looking to Identify a Doll?

Pin itFound a cute doll at a thrift store or have one from your past you can’t quite remember the details on? Go check out Kaylee’s Decades of Dolls Index. Her very comprehensive site has information on doll lines dating back to 1930. I really like her chart on cleaning tips which tells you what [...]

Emily Meets Kit

Pin it With all the excitement over Nicki and all the new American Girl stuff for spring, our new Emily was a bit overlooked. Emily arrived at Christmas and has quickly become great friends with Kit. They can be seen catching a movie in the theater seats or sharing waffles at Kit’s table.