Just in time for the holidays, the newest Barbie animated movie, Barbie in a Christmas Carol, comes out on November 4th. Barbie in a Christmas Carol is a heart-warming adaptation of the classic Dickens story filled with cherished Christmas carols, fabulous fashions and lots of laughs! The movie stars Barbie™ as Eden Starling™ - a [...]

Posted on September 10th, 2008 by Char
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We were at the store yesterday and I noticed an entire end cap of the new Holiday™ Barbie® Doll for 2008. One of my daughter’s collects just the holiday Barbies and she immediately went over and was oohing and aaahing about the new Barbie.
This particular year Holiday™ Barbie® Doll is special and very collectible. This [...]

Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Char
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I got an email from BarbieCollector.com letting me know they have two direct exclusive sets right now for the Barbie My House collection. I did some more research and found out you can get them through Amazon, too.
Teresa & the Kitchen

Barbie & the Barbecue Grill set
These sets are so cute and arrive just in time [...]

Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Char
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In the spotlight is a 1993 Barbie Ballerina from one of our readers, Lyane.

Share your doll photos with us! Send me an email with your photo of your dolls along with a description/caption and your first name (or nickname) to share@dolldiaries.com. Or, if you have a photo of them at another site, feel free [...]

Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Char
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The fourth in the Barbie Fairytopia series, Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends delivers the message of liking yourself for who you are first. However the movie does have mixed reviews as some of the parts are a bit scary for younger kids - the fairies are constantly being chased. The colors and the [...]

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Char
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We had an amazing response to the giveaway for the Barbie magazine and Hot Wheels magazine subscriptions. The lucky winners are:

Annabelle T. (Barbie)
Terri E. (Barbie)
Valerie F. (Hot Wheels)
Marcie P. (Hot Wheels)

If you didn’t win, you can still get your own subscription to either magazine for only $12.00 per year. And both magazines make great [...]

Posted on February 15th, 2008 by Char
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Mattel is offering free replacements on some of its Barbie Fashion Model Collection dolls that were manufactured in 2007 due to a production flaw. Certain dolls’ heads are turning yellow when exposed to the light. Dolls affected include: K7932 The IngenueTM Barbie®, K7939 Hollywood BoundTM Barbie®, K7918 Red Hot ReviewsTM Barbie®, and K7933 The [...]

Posted on February 4th, 2008 by Char
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Isn’t this year’s Valentine Barbie too cute? She is officially called XO Valentine Barbie Doll for 2008. She comes in a sweet heart-printed top, flouncy skirt and cute accessories like the heart-shaped belt and purse. The  Barbie®  also comes with a plush heart-printed kitty keychain for you!

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Char
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If you have a Barbie girl or a Hot Wheels crazy boy, we have got a great giveaway for you!! We are giving away four subscriptions to these new magazines for kids - two subscriptions to the Barbie magazine will be given out and two for the Hot Wheels magazine.
Barbie magazine is a quarterly magazine [...]

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by Char
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Last year my daughter got the Barbie Dream House, but this year she wanted something that Barbie and her friends could do for fun. Once she saw the Barbie Party Plane & Ship 2-In-1 Playset she knew exactly what she wanted. She put the plane on her Christmas list and was so happy when Santa [...]

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Char
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