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The famous toy store FAO Schwarz turned 50 last year and in celebration they released a very special Barbie doll for the occasion. Madelon recently got one and was kind enough to share the photos with us. Madelon saw this Barbie at Toys R Us in the Fall and waited for it to come down [...]
Earlier this year Madelon was in Montreal and they happened upon a vintage Toy Exhibit – Memories of Toys, Between nostalgia and childhood memories. The sign for the exhibit. The exhibit included a vintage Barbie in the Red Flare coat and it looks like a My Fair Lady Barbie as well. More vintage Barbies from [...]
With Easter just days away, how could I resist? Natalie got this adorable Fluffy Tail Kelly – Barbie’s little sister – the last time we visited our dear friend Kay who has the largest Barbie collection I have seen up close. Kay gave Natalie a whole selection of Kelly’s and they have a special little [...]
My older daughter has been collecting Barbies since she was little and each year she asks for the Holiday Barbie for Christmas. In the past few years she has also taken an interest in some of the designer Barbie’s like the Lily Pullitzer Barbie and special interest ones like the college cheerleader Barbies. I decided [...]
Happy Election Day! For all of our readers who are old enough to vote, please do! Exercise your civic right and vote. That being said, since this is a doll website and not a political website please do not comment who you or your parents voted for or make commentary on the candidates – I [...]
A while ago I posted about the new Tim Gunn Project Runway inspired Barbies and how much I like their wardrobe. Well, Madelon saw them at Target recently when they were having a Barbie Buy One Get One 50% off sale and she bought them. I think it is the perfect shade of yellow in [...]
When we visited Aunt Kay last year and toured her massive Barbie collection, she gave Natalie a handful of her beloved Kelly dolls to bring home. Natalie set them all up in their little Halloween costumes earlier and took their picture. I just think the little alien Kelly with the purple hair is the cutest [...]
When we first got a look at the new Hunger Games Katniss Barbie from Mattel in the spring, everyone was concerned she might just sell out. Dacia of Mini Me Dolly Divas was a great Mom and took her daughter to buy Katniss over the weekend. After all, her daughter had been saving all her [...]
The new Barbie Styled by Tim Gunn collection is out and I have to say, it is one of my favorites from the designers collection. Barbie looks so classically put together in this collection. I happen to LOVE the pale yellow with the gray and black. They are combinations that can go from day to [...]
If you are Barbie collector, I highly recommend joining the Barbie Fan Club! The membership fee is about $25 but you get a gift – this year it was a silkstone dress form and you get a $20 credit every quarter. In June I realized I had not used my $20 credit yet and now [...]
Available now in stores – the Hunger Games Katniss Doll by Mattel is flying off shelves. 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 not (Megan [...]
This 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 Fashionista [...]
Today 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! This [...]
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 a 25% [...]
I 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 had [...]
Let 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 down [...]
When 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 the [...]
Each 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 in [...]
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 few weeks. [...]
I 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 – Barbie… [...]
