Creme de Cressis Gene Marshall doll

Creme de Cressis Gene Marshall doll arrived and this lovely doll was won on the 

The Studio Commissary  message board when they were having Halloween events. I won her in one of the game events I entered and it was unexpected. She is very lovely and I am so pleased to add her to my collection. 

New Barbie Christmas Ornaments arrived!

I have had two orders of Christmas ornaments arrive, and I was waiting for the last squee! order to arrive as I wanted to do them both. This last order I got on Mercari at an incredible deal for all three- One was Step In Style Barbie Accessories,  In the Pink Barbie ornament, and Delphine Barbie ornament. The wonderful thing about the last two is they actually come with replica Silkstone stands just like the 'real' Silkstone dolls! I was totally blown away by the details on the ornaments and the box graphics that Hallmark did on these! I got all three sets for $21+ shipping which came out to $31+ dollars. Since I have these Silkstone replica ornaments on my grail list, I immediately purchased them when the seller sent an offer. 

The other ornaments that had come in before these were Perfectly Pink Silkstone Barbie ornament, Roman Holiday Barbie, and Sophisticated Lady Fashion Barbie ornament. These were also purchased on Mercari as well. 

I hope you are enjoying the collecting journey of another aspect of our love of 'Barbie' by having a tree devoted to her. My husband loves the tree and the colors of it and how well the ornaments coordinate on it and makes suggestions on placement so they look more appealing and eye catching! He loves Christmas and themed trees, no matter what the theme, and loves to help with the planning of our different themed trees. I eventually want to have a 7 ft pink tree that stays up all year round in my larger doll room covered in the Barbie Hallmark themed ornaments as I enjoy it so much. Enjoy!

 

Happy Halloween!

 Some photos from the archives- Happy Halloween!

I made the costumes for the vintage dolls last year for my Barbie club doll October meeting, dressed as clowns. 

My Zombie bride in the cemetery, at Halloween!

Barbie Christmas Tree with Ornaments

The Barbie Pink Christmas tree has finally arrived and has been assembled. This tree has been a long time in the collecting and assembling- as far as the ornaments and as far as finding a tree I was satisfied with. When I first conceived the idea, I had seen other collectors, some who were close friends, some facebook friends or others instagram collectors who I followed on social media, and who showcased their Barbie themed trees. I have had several various Barbie Hallmark ornaments in my wide Christmas ornament collection - but had never got around to focusing on collecting the Hallmark Barbie ornaments as I had focused on other pursuits. Once I did, the hunt was on and it was fun! Since I had had most of the dolls it was already fun hunting for that particular ornament to match her. My focus now began on finding a suitable tabletop tree that would be the "right" shade of pink to showcase these ornaments and yet not be that sickening pepto-bismal fuschia pink, that is hard on the eyes. I looked , and to my surprise, found it not at Hobby Lobby, or Michaels- though they did have it, but at Walmart. com at the right price with free shipping and just the amount of lights which were fiber optic with remote control, and string lights. Below are two photos, one at night and one without the lights off. 

I used my Barbie silk scarf as a topper to complete it for a Christmas tree "skirt" on top of a pink cashmere type of pink scarf, to complete the Barbie look. Besides dolls, I collect scarves, and wear them a lot, in my hair, with my coats and sweaters, etc .The scarf tree skirts really make the tree. If you don't have a satisfactory look, a silk or chiffon scarf on top of a piece of fabric or tablerunner, or a piece of velor or velvet will really make a statement with a table top tree. 

My friend Jodie's tree in her dollroom was really what inspired me for my own Barbie tree-

Jodie's tree in her doll room

Here are some close ups of the ornaments on my pink tree-

 

                             I put my Ken & Barbie Bride and Groom at the top of the tree-

           I found this ornament, Hallmark Barbie Quick Curl Beauty Center 2012

in my stash when I was looking for other ornaments I knew I had , I used this as a prop with other dolls. 

                             Vintage Pink scarf and Barbie silk scarf used as tree skirts for

                          tabletop tree. I hope you enjoyed the pics! More to come!