Vintage 1990 Happy Holidays Barbie

 One lately coveted doll that I have added to my Christmas Barbie collection is 1990 Happy Holidays Barbie- and she is so fabulous in pink. I was able to find a mint in box doll, complete with her stand, shoes, brush still in the package, her frameable cardboard photo as well!- as well as the ephemera with it as well, and her ornament was still attached in the packaging. The box was a little dinged, but that was okay since I was going to remove her anyway. 

I created this closeup with PicMonkey, with my white Gene Christmas tree lit in the background. She is just picture-perfect. 

I am so happy to be able to complete the early 1990's with this lovely doll to my Christmas Barbie collection. I am going to dig through my ornaments and see if I can find my pink Christmas ornaments to make more stunning photos with her. I may do a Christmas in pink Christmas card this year with her- she is so gorgeous! She will be 35 years old this year!

Vintage Heart Family Dolls

I received a new purchase recently, a lot of vintage 1980's Heart Family 'Mom' dolls, that I purchased off of Mercari. Heart Family dolls were dolls made by Mattel in the late 1980s and came with two babies, a mother and father and there were also a set of grandparents available.  I have been able to figure out my lot contains Deluxe Heart Family mom ( in the pink Victorian dress), Christmas Heart Family mom-in the striped short dress in the middle, and Surprise Party Heart Family Mom- in the Yellow dress on the right. Their hair is in amazing silky condition and so are their bodies, their legs click at the knee and the doll in the middle still has her little ring in the shape of a star on her ring finger. They are missing their shoes, but that can be fixed. Their faces remind me a little of PJ and Midge. 

 I am hoping to get the dads and the babies that go with these dolls, as I learn more about these sets. They are really adorable dolls and I wish I had known more about them. Really glad to add them to my collection. 

Dorothy Coleman Doll Club meeting May 10, 2025

The Dorothy Coleman Doll Club meeting met yesterday on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 and we had a fun time. The program was on Boyds' Bears and Artist Teddy Bears. We were all encouraged to bring teddy bears from our private collections to show and tell. Members Harley and Arlyn gave the program, Harley showcased her collection of bears from Lisa Rosenbaum - incredible artisan bears, as well as antique bears, and Arlyn gave the rest of the program on her collection of Boyd's Bears. 

My two Boyd's bears- Retired Key to Life are Best friends and 2004 25th anniversary Sterling bear 

Mary's show and tell antique bears and her Steiff kitty

Carla's Charlie Bear and two small bears for Show and tell

another show and tell bear 

My Boyds' Bear for show and tell, retired Best friends are the Key to Life

We also had a prize drawing, and I won these two adorable little christmas teddy bears for the tree. All in all, it was a fun time.