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Pin itDuring Christmas break we went to visit family and while we were there, my girls and I got to visit Aunt Kay and her AMAZING Barbie collection. Aunt Kay’s Barbies take up two whole rooms in her house plus two curio cabinets in the entry way. She has vintage Barbies, Barbies that have never [...]
Pin it I remember my Mom making me a Barbie cake for my birthday when I was about 7 – it was the kind with a Barbie in it and her skirt was the cake. I found a tutorial for making the same style cake this morning and it really brought back a lot of [...]
Pin itA few weeks ago I did a review of the book, Barbie – A Rare Beauty by Sandi Holder, and last week I got the opportunity to catch up with Sandi on the phone and ask her about her collection, her new Barbie museum, trends in collecting and such. Sandi is truly passionate about [...]
Pin itWhether you are a true Barbie collector or someone who has owned at least one Barbie in your lifetime, once you pick up Sandi Holder’s Barbie A Rare Beauty book, you will not be able to put it down. This gorgeous hardcover, coffee table worthy book chronicles the history of the Barbie doll line [...]
Pin itEvery year my oldest daughter asks for the Holiday Barbie for Christmas. The 2010 Holiday Barbie is very pretty! I love red and white, so I immediately loved this one – even though it is not quite as glamorous as some of the holiday Barbies have been in the past. The 2010 Holiday Barbie [...]
Pin it How gorgeous is this room? And who says that Barbies are only for little girls? Illustrated with vintage style, signed and numbered by renowned artist Robert Best (Project Runway) a set of 3700 limited edition prints featuring Barbie at her best are now available through Layla Grace. I love how they have shown [...]
Pin it There is a truly unique exhibit at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum running through February 2011 – it is the Barbie Fashion Experience. The interactive display celebrating Barbie’s 50th anniversary features photo timeline of Barbie, life-sized Barbie mannequins, a design center where you create your own fashions, a Barbie catwalk, single use Barbie make-up [...]
Pin itBarbie has teamed up with The White House Project to inspire and ignite a movement to inspire a future generation of women leaders. The declaration reads: We believe that when you add women and girls, you change everything. We are leaders and dreamers. We are the future. And, we want help making positive change [...]
Pin itBarbie – the girl can not make up her mind! Just kidding Mattel recently announced career move #125 (News Anchor) and #126 (Computer Engineer) and unveiled the new dolls at the NY Toy Fair.
Pin itOk, I’ll admit it, I grew up in the 70s and watched more than my fair share of Charlie’s Angels episodes on TV featuring characters Jill Munroe, Sabrina Duncan, and Kelly Garrett . The three iconic characters are have been brought back as Kelly® dolls, wearing fashions from the 70s, sporting feathered hair ala [...]
Pin it As part of Barbie’s 50th Birthday celebration, a retrospective exhibit of Barbie called “What a Doll”, as well as a full Barbie store opened October 2, 2009 in the Mall of America. The store is scheduled to remain open through the spring of 2010.
Pin itThis is one of those days where I am really kicking myself!! The 2009 Barbie Convention was held in Washington DC this past week with yesterday being open to the public and I MISSED IT! Had I been paying attention, I could have easily gone down there and taken a look at Barbie’s slick [...]
Pin it The Twilight movie phenomenom is coming to the Barbie collection. Toys “R” Us will being selling exclusive Bella and Edward “Barbie and Ken” dolls in October 2009. The Canadian TRU already has the dolls available for pre-sale but they won’t ship until late November. Characters Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are dressed in [...]
February's Virtual Valentine's Reader Photo Giveaway Ends February 15, 2012
Springfield Collection Furniture Giveaway Closed. See post for winners.
