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• Did you hear a cat meow?

  14 juillet 2013

  I was looking at the old pictures I took, and saw this one. I think I haven't shown it to you guys. This is Catrine DeMew, a monster high doll I bought a few months ago. She is a werecat and she first appeared in "Scaris: City of Frights". I bought her...

• Twilight Gala

  20 juillet 2013

  I tried to make some space in my Barbie room yesterday and found this doll in a corner. I almost forgot how beautiful she is. It's the Twilight Gala Barbie Doll, released on 1/1/2002 as an Official Barbie Collector Club Exclusives. Her face is so soft...

• Barbie Convention 1998 A Date With Barbie in Atlanta

  05 février 2010 ( #Convention Dolls )

  I like buying convention dolls... IF I could afford it (since most convention dolls are so expensive! ) Got this one a few weeks ago, but I then noticed that she doesn't have her necklace. Apparently, the necklace arrived late at the convention and was...

• Barbie Convention 2008 Joie de Vivre

  07 février 2010 ( #Convention Dolls )

  The doll was designed by Marirose for the 2008 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention. The gown, inspired by Paramount Pictures’ 1957 musical comedy "Funny Face", is made of red satin with tiny bows on the turn-down bodice and at the top of the train....

• Barbie Convention 2009 Gala Tribute

  07 février 2010 ( #Convention Dolls )

  In celebration of this unique history and the 2009 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention, Tribute Barbie Giftset features two extraordinary Barbie dolls. Acclaimed former Mattel Barbie doll designer CAROL SPENCER creates a striking black and white...

• Barbie Debut Blond and AA

  08 février 2010 ( #Silkstone )

  How does Mattel decide how many dolls will be made? The blond doll is an edition of 18,000 pcs worldwide, and there are only 6,500 dolls of the AA version. And they are sold at the same price... I don't get it... The brunette version was given at the...

• Which Fashionista are you?

  10 février 2010 ( #Playlines )

  Which Fashionista are you? I gave up on playline barbie dolls since Mattel stopped the production of the Fashion Fever in tubes and introduced the new version that, in my opinion, are less beautiful. But then I got tempted by the Fashionistas! There’s...

• Five new comers for Valentine's Day!

  13 février 2010 ( #Playlines )

  I got a surprise yesterday ! My friend has decided that Valentine’s Day came earlier for us this year ! I found five other Fashionista Barbie dolls in five different places ! In the corridor, in the bedroom, on the toilet ( ! ), in the Barbie room, and...

• Midnight Tuxedo Barbie

  13 février 2010 ( #Sisters )

  The Midnight Tuxedo Barbie doll is an Official Barbie Collector’s Club exclusive created by Robert Best in 2001. The doll is available in Caucasian and AA version, but the AA version is almost impossible to find nowadays. In his book (Collector’s Encyclopedia...

• Barbie Basics Collection 1 part 1

  19 février 2010 ( #Barbie Basics )

  Well, this week we have received a lot of Barbie dolls! The ones that we have been waiting for are the twelve Basics with their LBD! Today I'll show you guys the first 3! The number 1 has a comment from Diane von Furstenberg on the side of the box, while...

• Barbie Basics Collection 1 Part 2

  21 février 2010 ( #Barbie Basics )

  Are you ready for the next ones? Like before, try to guess which Barbie dolls these faces remind you of! Scroll down to see the answer! The answers: No. 4: 2000 Goddess of Beauty Barbie, 2000 Byron Lars Indigo Obsession Barbie, 2001 Tales of the Arabian...

• Alice in Wonderland

  19 mars 2010 ( #Series )

  Have you seen the new film Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton ? I have ! It was nice, although Mad Hatter played by Johnny Depp reminds me a lot of Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean ! After watching this film, I really wanted to see again the...

• Oh, no!

  20 mars 2010 ( #Playlines )

  Oh, no ! A new wave of Fashionista ? I should have guessed that there would be other dolls, just like the Fashion Fever ! Now that I have the dolls from the first wave, I feel « obliged » to have the others ! Fortunately, these three were given to me...

• Philipp Plein vs Badgley Mischka

  17 avril 2010 ( #Designer dolls )

  Philipp Plein, a young German designer, was chosen to create a One-of-A-Kind Barbie doll for the Feb 9th, 2009 world’s biggest toy fair in Nürnberg, Germany, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our beloved doll. This Platinum Label version, whose silk...

• Barbie Shanghai dolls

  01 mai 2010 ( #Series )

  "Barbie Shanghai Dolls" are so cute! There are two dolls featured (blond and brunette) and they are styled with shopping bags and a puppy dogs with doggy carriers. Each doll is an edition of no more than 2,000 and only available to Barbie Fan Club members....

• Don't let your past mistakes haunt you! Happy New Year 2013!

  01 janvier 2013 ( #Fantasy )

  I didn't know that we're supposed to get gifts for the new year, but look at what I received from my friend today! A Haunted Beauty Ghost Barbie doll! In my opinion, she was one of the most beautiful dolls released last year! She's a Gold Label, designed...

• Will you join us for dinner?

  05 janvier 2013 ( #Miscellaneous )

  I want to play with my dolls more and more, so I was so happy when I found this Sindy's dining table and chairs set by Pedigree. I couldn't believe that the seller still has all the cuttleries, and still keeps the box! That's amazing, considering this...

• Aloha! Welcome to Hawaii!

  13 janvier 2013 ( #DOTW )

  I always think that the Dolls of the World collection was one of Mattel's brightest ideas, and I haven't changed my mind. And this latest DOTW I received last week confirms it. Here's Hawaii USA Barbie doll. She's a Pink Label, designed by Linda Kyaw,...

• Barbie Gadis Bali

  16 février 2013 ( #OOAK )

  I would like to present to you this Barbie Gadis Bali. Gadis Bali means Balinese Girl in Indonesian, and yes, she comes from the Island of the Gods. Her name is Ni Putu Shanti: Ni Putu is because she is a girl and the first born in the family, and Shanti...

• She's got the look!

  18 février 2013 ( #Barbie Basics )

  I was so disappointed when I found out that there will be no more Basics collection. But then I saw these two Black Label dolls and I got to have them. They're from The Barbie Look collection released in 2013. Like the Barbie Basics collection, this one...

• Belk Barbie: "Modern. Southern. Style."

  17 mars 2013 ( #Miscellaneous )

  I read about this doll on my friend's blog http://papusilemele.com/en/. She was created to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Belk. Belk is an American department stores chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina. I've never heard of this store before...

• I will carry you...

  20 avril 2013 ( #Silkstone )

  I've been looking for this for a long time, but could only weep because of the high price. A few weeks ago, I found it on Ebay and put a first bid on it at the low starting price. I had to go to Rome before the auction ended. Five minutes before departure,...

• Marie Antoinette Barbie

  30 octobre 2010 ( #Series )

  Here is the doll that I have been longing for since the first day I start collecting Barbies. Marie Antoinette. I almost gave up because it seemed like it’s harder and harder to get her, and her price was getting higher and higher ! Until one day, a very...

• The circus is coming to town!

  04 décembre 2010 ( #Designer dolls )

  Bob Mackie did it again ! He has invited the Circus to come to town ! I have just received this very special doll this week : The Circus Barbie doll ! She looks so elegant on her trapeze swing ! Actually, she’s the gift I will receive on Valentine’s Day,...

• Mabuhay!

  06 décembre 2010 ( #DOTW )

  I've decided to add another photo to the album dedicated to the Dolls of The World, and also to the dolls from around the world. I like this theme a lot! Here is The Sunflower from the Flower Filipina collection. I didn't even know that this doll exists...