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Pin it Get ready for a giggle with “Hawaiian Vacation,” a 3D animated short starring the TOY STORY 3 gang! “Hawaiian Vacation” will appear exclusively with the upcoming CARS 2 theatrical release, which will be in U.S. theaters on June 24, 2011, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D in select [...]
Pin it UPDATED WITH WINNER -Scroll to the bottom of the post to see who won! In the past few weeks, it seemed as if Ken was popping up everywhere! First, he winked at Barbie on Match.com. Then he secretly jetted off to the original Magnolia Bakery in New York and was spotted designing a custom [...]
Pin itLast year everyone’s favorite fashion doll, Barbie, celebrated her 50th “birthday” in true fashion style. There were events, new fashions, and a lot of media attention on the landmark year. But this year, it is all about the boys. Barbie’s “boyfriend” Ken is now 50 and Mattel is having some serious fun with it! [...]
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 Happy New Year!! It looks like 2011 is going to be another good year for dolls. First, I’d like to thank the Doll Diaries readers for making this THE place to go to talk about American Girl dolls, Barbie, My Twinn, Carpatina, and dolls of all kinds. You are all wonderful young ladies [...]
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 itI just finished reading a really interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, Attack of the Tall Dolls – Toy Companies Make Them Bigger to Keep Girls Playing With Them Longer, that talks about how the various toy companies are making dolls taller in attempt to help girls see their dolls more as companions [...]
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 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 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 The first Twilight saga movie was a huge hit and with the second movie in the saga, New Moon tickets on sale now, I’m sure we will see even more Twilight memorabilia being sold. The Tonner doll company has created a Twilight doll line that is geared toward the collector with prices of [...]
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 it Barbie makes regular appearances in the McDonald’s Happy Meals – usually as mini dolls – but right now Barbie glamour accessories are being featured. Clockwise from the top left there is a bracelet set, mini jewelry box with a ring inside, purse that opens up to a notebook (cute), lip gloss compact, notebook [...]
"Lights, Camera, Dolls" May Reader Photo Contest Ends May 21, 2012
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