From 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 chiffon with […]

Posted on January 29th, 2007 by Char
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PlayLibrary’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, wooden dolls […]

Posted on January 28th, 2007 by Char
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Doris 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 Series.

Just Gorgeous!

Posted on January 28th, 2007 by Char
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The 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 dress snaps […]

Posted on January 27th, 2007 by Char
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When 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 their […]

Posted on January 25th, 2007 by Char
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My 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 still […]

Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Char
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I 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 Libra, the […]

Posted on January 21st, 2007 by Char
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A 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 nothing […]

Posted on January 21st, 2007 by Char
Filed under: Doll Care, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Sew-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 cancer treatments […]

Posted on January 17th, 2007 by Char
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Rachael 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 register […]

Posted on January 15th, 2007 by Char
Filed under: American Girl | 3 Comments »