2001 Happy Holidays Barbie

I purchased 2001 Happy Holidays Barbie for $10 at the show and looking at my doll purchasing records, as far as Barbie is concerned, it has been since April or May since I made any Barbie purchases! I keep a record of all doll purchases in a spiral notebook, and cross off my list the date, platform or where I bought the item and the price. This way I know how much I am spending on dolls per month , which I have cut back considerably since I have become more focused on my collection and space. 

In my opinion, this is a lovely doll and she is one of the lovelies of the early 2000's, before they started moving into cheaper fabrics and higher prices. I think this is when the price of the dolls began to move up..I can remember Christmas Barbies costing $25 and now they have moved from $39.99 to $45!! If you wait and purchase online you can still find the deal, but it takes patience and multiple selling platforms/ notifications. Her box is that rounded window box- the cheaper box, with no extras- no ornament, no cardboard photo card, no brush, etc. Just her stand and shoes. 

 I am so glad I purchased the Gene Christmas tree last year as it has been a wonderful prop for taking photos with these dolls!! I am hoping to use it in a an all out wonderful photo I am planning for the 40th Christmas anniversary of Barbie in the coming years. Last year was year 35 which is why I am so ernestly collecting these beautiful dolls! It feels like a little bit of Christmas all year long. 

Cheers- Lisa 

W Club Registration Doll Angel Eyes & Undercover Angel dolls

I had some time this week to debox W Club registration doll Angel Eyes Poppy Parker and she is gorgeous! This is the 2nd doll that pairs with Undercover Angel Poppy Parker (that is supposed to be Farrah Fawcett ) Angel Eyes is a fascimile of the character that Jacqueline Smith played on Charlie's Angels on this hit TV Show in the 1970s. I will admit, I was not much of a fan as a kid . I liked the clothes, the hair and the plot always kind of sucked as far as crime shows. Chasing criminals in bikinis even to an 11 year old looked slightly ridiculous. Even as a kid I admired Columbo and Quincy more, lol. That said- onto the photos! Undercover Angel we received last year came in an adorable suit with extra shoes, sunglasses, briefcase purse, jewelry, and extra pop red jumpsuit, extra stiletto heels, and of course, her golden gun! This year, we were not so lucky and had to buy the boho outfit for Angel Eyes separate for $75 EXTRA! No thanks Integrity. I've got bills to pay. Need to save for the third one in this series. I tried to replicate the silhouette on the front of the box. 

 She came with cool accessories, thank goodness her shoes were easy to get on! Enjoy!

Richmond, VA Doll & Teddy Bear Show September 21, 2024

The Richmond, Va Doll & Teddy Bear Show took place yesterday, Saturday, on September 21st, 2024. It was a great show and is under new promoters who have been dealers for years. Van Davis is a great dealer of various types of dolls and if he doesn't have it, he can probably eventually find that doll you're looking for.

I didn't take many photos but there were some marvelous deals and I did find one doll- 2001 Happy Holidays Barbie for $10!! I am on a budget right now due to some major car repairs and I am planning ahead for the holidays. Here are a few photos of the show-

Here are some photos of the doll I was able to purchase. More photos of her out of the box later-

Enjoy and more coming soon!

 

Va Fashion Doll Club September 8th, 2024 Meeting

September is here- and I have been so busy! Between going to club meetings, dolls arriving, sorting through my craft supplies, work, and attempting to take doll photos- the weeks have flown by. 

Our September meeting for the Va Fashion Doll club took place at Linda's house on September 8th on Sunday. This was our raffle doll meeting, which raises money for our Christmas party and our celebration for Barbie's birthday. We were also having members report who had attended the July Barbie convention.

Below is one of the backdrops the members received which was reversible, and we were all asked to bring a doll to take in front of the resort/ living room backdrop. I brought Suited for Travel Poppy Parker since she had that classic 

1960's look that was requested. Other members brought really lovely dolls. 

 Below, are the backdrops that the convention attendees received, a living room/ front door , Kitchen/ patio . Allison and our club president , Debbie staged it with props and dolls they had. At convention some of the gifts they received were replicas of the furniture that came with the original dreamhouse, flat that could be assembled to go with this 'dreamhouse'. 

I should say the tea cart, the Kitchen set were not items received at convention, those belong to Allison and Debbie. Allison purchased the retro kitchen set on Etsy.  She also dressed most of the the dolls herself. 

Next up, were the raffle dolls-

Travel to the United Kingdom by Nita

Traveling to the Netherlands by Scarlett

Welcome to Las Vegas by Jodie

Paris by Debbie 

Mail Order Bride by Christina 

The Galloping Gourmet Around the World in 80 Days

by Me!

Paris by Linda 

The French Quarter by Allison 

                  More in depth photos I took before the meeting of my entry-

Next up- was Linda's fabulous doll room! So beautiful and what a fab doll room!

I adored her Barbie Christmas tree, I am still working on my own and accumulating my collection of Hallmark Barbie Christmas ornaments. My dream is to have a 7 foot tall pink tree that sits on a rotater in my larger doll room in front of the window near my Christmas Barbie shelf - a dream, as yet unrealized. 

Next- onto the goodies- refreshments. At this meeting I took a homemade squash pie. 

We also had games- with 'Barbie Bingo' which was fun too, winning prizes-

Shown are the bingo cards that Debbie created and eventually everyone won something and we played until all the 'goodies' were received. 

Show and tell was fun- Allison showed us her rare No. #1 that she had acquired from the original owner. This doll came over in the first wave shipment from Japan, and her head and body are handpainted.

Holding a real no. 1 Barbie was just the finishing touch to a wonderful day and seeing her in such pristine condition. It was a wonderful day spending that time with doll friends. 

Hoping to post more on the new W Club doll that just arrived ! Stay tuned, same dolly time, same dolly channel!