Doll Diaries

Identifying a Mattel vs Pre-Mattel American Girl Samantha or Josefina

March 6, 2012 By Char

Mattel vs Pre Mattel American Girl Josefina

Pin itI was checking out Lisa’s photos of her new “old” Josefina this morning and remembered that long ago I had put up some photos and identifying differences between two pre-Mattel vs. Mattel versions of Samantha and Josefina on a site that I had before I started Doll Diaries. Once I looked at the information [...]

Filed Under: American Girl Tagged With: mattel, Pleasant Company, pre-mattel

Mattel Having Fun Celebrating Ken’s 50th Birthday Year

January 27, 2011 By Char

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! [...]

Filed Under: Barbie Tagged With: Barbie, Ken, Ken's birthday, mattel

American Girl’s New Character, Rebecca Rubin, Is Making Headlines

May 24, 2009 By Char

Pin itAmerican Girl’s newest character Rebecca Rubin is set for her May 31st debut and the buzz is definitely building! Articles in major news outlets and more are starting to pop up and more sneak peek photos are showing up. Here are just a few we have found: USA Today – American Girl Dolls Up [...]

Filed Under: American Girl Tagged With: american girl, jewish american girl doll, mattel, rebecca rubin

Bratz Dolls to be Discontinued – Thank Goodness

December 17, 2008 By Char

Pin itI have never been a fan of the Bratz doll line and we haven’t had them in this house since the first time my daughter received one as a gift – the baby Bratz doll was wearing thong underwear – eewww. So the recent news the Bratz manufacturer, MGA Entertainment, must stop producing the [...]