Barbie Releasing Exclusive TRU Twilight Bella and Edward Dolls

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 their trademark outfits [...]

Vanange Dolls Line of Multicultural Play Dolls

I just discovered another new line of poseable dolls for play and collecting that have stories, a mission and are geared towards girls in the 6-10 age bracket – they are Vanange dolls by Vannuzza.
The Vanange line of multicultural dolls are wholesome 7 year olds from different countries whose stories encourage friendship, helping others, and [...]

A Life of Faith Dolls

There has been quite a bit of discussion in the comments section on other Doll Diaries posts about a line of dolls called A Life of Faith. The Life of Faith collection consists of five different 18″ dolls based on characters/stories from the 1800s with a faith based/religious belief system. Each doll has a series [...]

2009 Holiday Barbie

My older daughter has never really been into “playing” with dolls (definitely not as much as her younger sister), but she has this thing for collecting the Holiday Barbies. After seeing the 2009 Holiday Barbie, I’m pretty sure she is going to have it on her Christmas list again this year!

Barbie is wearing a pale [...]

Keepsake Graduation Dolls

It’s that time of year and what a fun memento for a doll loving graduate than one of these dolls!
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Barbie (Barbie Graduation Doll 2009 (Caucasian) Pink Cap & Gown) and her friend Nikki (Barbie Graduation Doll Nikki 2009 (AA) Pink Cap & Gown) are graduating this year in pink!  They are sold as keepsake [...]

PJ Sparkles Doll Giveaway

P.J. Sparkles by Zizzle is the latest in a series of toys from the 80s to make a comeback! P.J. Sparkles and her friends Princess Glowee, Princess Sparks and Princess Dazzle are ready to find a whole new generation of little girls with big imaginations to play with.
The P.J. Sparkles web site is also [...]

Lorifina – Hasbro’s Design Your Own Fashion Doll

I had heard about Hasbro’s new Lorifina doll, but hadn’t taken the time to really go look at her until today. Basically, Lorifina is a 20″ fashion doll you can customize yourself. Pick fair skin or dark skin; brown, blue or green eyes; and blonde, brown, curly brown or black hair.
Once you pick how your [...]

Scoop: Picture of Disney Princess Tiana Doll

Denise at Doll Collecting was one of the lucky ones to go to the Toy Fair this year and see some of the products to be released in the near future. I am really excited to see Disney’s new Princess Tiana, the first african-american Disney princess, and the star of the upcoming movie The Princess [...]

Ty Girlz Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha Causing Controversy

The Ty company has already ruffled our new First Lady’s feathers and they did so by introducing two new dolls in their TyGirlz line coincindentally named Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha. CNN reports that First Lady Michelle Obama is upset that the toy company is using private citizens (her daughters) as marketing tools, but the [...]

Carpatina Retiring Emma and Isabella

One of my favorite doll companies, Carpatina, announced today that they are retiring their Emma and Isabella dolls along with their collections. The retiring items are being sold for 30-50% off and will only be available while supplies last. For example, the Emma and Isabella dolls normally sell for 79.00 are now $45.00.
Here is the [...]