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Pin itAvailable now for pre-order, the Hunger Games Katniss Doll by Mattel will be available later this summer. The doll is designed by Bill Greening and rather than give her a brunette Barbie face, Greening has given Katniss a look of her own. Whether you are a fan of the books and the movie or [...]
Pin itThis is a guest post by Elizabeth. When I was little girl one of my favorite dolls was Barbie. I had lots of Barbies and I loved playing with them. I still collect a few of them when the urge hits. I love dolls that pose so recently I was looking at the Barbie [...]
Pin itToday is Barbie’s birthday and whether you are a Barbie fan or not, Barbie is still a major inspiration for many fashion doll designers today. After 53 years she continues to re-invent herself and capture the hearts of collectors and children over and over. Now this looks like a birthday party dress for Barbie! [...]
Pin it March 9th is considered to be the official birthday of Barbie as she made her first appearance on March 9, 1959 at The International Toy Fair (yes, the same Toy Fair that I attended last month and have been sharing reports on) on that day! In celebration of her birthday, BarbieCollector.com is having [...]
Pin itI love surprises, don’t you? Yesterday when the mail came there was box… I was not expecting any packages, so when I read the return label I started doing the happy dance. Remember my visit with Natalie to Aunt Kay’s – the one with the huge Barbie collection? Well out of the blue, Kay [...]
Pin itLet me start off by saying that I am NOT a fan of the whole Twilight series of books and movies – but that is just me – my daughter Megan likes them and so do so many of my friends. However, we were at Target today and had to make the compulsory trip [...]
Pin itWhen we visited Aunt Kay a few weeks ago, I literally took hundreds of pictures of her amazing Barbie collection. Rather than overwhelm you with them all at once, I decided to just feature a few of them at a time over the next few months. One of the “mini” collections Kay has is [...]
Pin itEach year when we go to visit my husband’s family for the holidays, the girls and I have to make a special visit to see Aunt Kay. Kay has one of the largest collections of Barbie that I have ever seen in person. She knows everything about every doll in her collection, displays them [...]
Pin it Personally I can’t remember the last time I ate at McDonald’s or for that matter, ordered a Happy Meal, but just in case you collect the Happy Meal size Barbies, they are the next toy in rotation. I am not sure when they are scheduled to start, but most likely in the next [...]
Pin itI just watched the new Barbie… I Can Be commercial and while it is not as good as the 2010 version, it is WAY better than the 2009 one! Here are all three most recent Barbie… I Can Be commercials – you be the judge – which one do you like best? 2011 – [...]
Pin itMost of you DollDiaries readers know that I have two daughters. The younger one, Natalie (also known as Alex17), is the one who is really into American Girl dolls and other 18″ play dolls, but the older one, Megan is more of a fashion girl and loves her Barbie collection. She officially becomes a [...]
Pin itWe haven’t talked Barbie for a ages, and while there are some really beautiful new silkstone Barbies and collectible Barbies that have just been released, I thought I would share this photo I took of the Claire’s Exclusive Barbie. My daughter and I were at the mall and looking for some fun hair accessories [...]
Pin it The American Institute of Architects is celebrating Barbie’s new career field of architect with a fun Barbie Dream House competition. While the actual Dream House will not be produced by Mattel, the top finalists from the initial entries have been selected and you can still vote through August 1. Above are my two [...]
Pin itThere is one gift my oldest daughter knows she will get every Christmas. Even though she is done with her doll playing days, she loves her collectible Barbies – especially the Holiday series – and she gets one every year. When I showed her the 2011 Holiday Barbie last night, all she had to [...]
Pin itYesterday my husband and I were visiting one of our favorite little towns and we stopped in a few antique stores. In one of them I spotted a whole set of shelves lined with Barbies in their boxes. I had not planned on buying anything, but once I started looking at all the Barbies, [...]
"Lights, Camera, Dolls" May Reader Photo Contest Ends May 21, 2012
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