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USA Today: Black Girls Have Been Playing With White Dolls For a Long Time
Published Saturday, April 8, 2017, on USA Today's website, the above titled article by William Cummings discusses the continued need for black-doll representation. His article, inspired by the...
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Sculpted Fingers for Calypso Jill
Allow me to introduce you to Calypso Bill. Bill was added to my collection well over a decade ago. He is a 15-inch tall vinyl doll made in 1960/1961 by the Dee an Cee Company of Canada. With faces...
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New Articulated Musician Barbie
All photos are Internet captured.Amazon has this doll labeled as "Barbie Girls Music Activity Playset." For the past couple of days, quantities have been in and out of stock. I managed to find one in...
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Barbie Meets Beyoncé’s Lemonade Stylist and It's Sweet!
Internet captured from BarbieStyle on InstagramWill these fashions/dolls be mass produced or are they one-of-a-kind teasers? They are for now, but who knows what the future holds. Read about the...
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I Can Be Musician Barbie Photos and Video
I Can Be Musician Barbie arrived swiftly from Amazon.com with one sneaker on and the other resting on her keyboard tray. I am glad my plans were to immediately release the doll from the box. Otherwise,...
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New 'Do, New Clothes For Musician Barbie
To create a sleeker look, Musician Barbie's hair (which looked like this originally and like this after brushing it) was restyled into two-strand twists as shown above.After wetting it, I started from...
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One More Clothespin Doll
Jointed clothespin doll with molded hair wears a Christmas-themed dressA collection of collections is probably the best way to describe my various black dolls and the categories they represent.My tiny...
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From Controversy to Empowerment the History of Black Dolls
The I See Me: Reflections in Black Dolls exhibition, which is currently ongoing at the Charles H. Wright African American Museum of History in Detroit, Michigan has been extended through June 25,...
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Zig and Zig #50 or #57?
Zig and Zag Curvy BarbieI had no plans to buy Zig and Zag Barbie, none whatsoever, but the person who often reminds me of the amount of dolls I own was with me at Walmart the day she was purchased. I...
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Fab Fringe Gets a Little Edgy
After she arrived as a birthday gift from my son last year, Fab Fringe (the tall redhead Barbie with the short Afro shown above) remained in her original unflattering clothes: floral front,...
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Gabby Douglas Barbie Ltd Time Free Shipping!
The above photo is a screen capture of the ordering page for the Gabby Douglas Barbie from BarbieCollection dot com's website. For a limited time, they are offering free shipping. As indicated, the...
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Joy in the Palm of My Hand
Joy is a one-of-a-kind art doll by Sharon E. Tucker.After seeing Joy's adorable face as the doll advertising a Dollmaking Party event posted on Facebook by the artist who made her, I thought "how...
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Image of One of My First Dyed Dolls is a Puzzle, Too
Vintage Debbie Reynolds Look A Like DollInterestingly, the DollCollector person who creates these puzzles at Jigidi thinks this 28-inch 1950s high-heel fashion doll is a Debbie Reynolds look-a-like....
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Coquette Cissy's Scaly Skin Rash
I scribbled this on a piece of paper and placed it on my desk as a descriptive-term reminder. (Eczema had been my first thought.) My daughter saw the note and asked, "Who has a scaly skin...
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Crowdfunding has Begun for Bex and Elinor
Crowdfunding on Indiegogo has launched for the 16-inch A Girl for All Time dolls, Bex (Your Modern Girl) and Elinor (Your Elizabethan Girl). Bex is the featured doll in the image. Navigate here to...
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Gabby Douglas Barbie Photo Review
Scan from back of Gabby Douglas Barbie box illustrates Douglas in one of her signature gymnastics poses.Text from back of Gabby Douglas Barbie box reads:"I love a challenge. I love to push limits and...
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Made to Move Barbie and Gabby
Made to Move Barbie has been here nearly a year, remaining confined to her packaging. Gabby urged her to come on out now; so she did.In a comment to my initial post about my Gabby Douglas Barbie, Ms....
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ZiZi's Redress
ZiZi's new dress accentuates her curves.First seen here, ZiZi (Zig and Zag Fashionista) was redressed in a stretch knit fashion that was actually made to fit ModelMuse and regular bodied Barbies. ZiZi...
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Faithful Friends by Heidi Ott
Target-exclusive 18-inch Faithful Friends, Ellie and Will, by Heidi OttIn the late 1990s, Target stores partnered with Swiss-artist Heidi Ott, who created a line of 18-inch dolls that were sold only at...
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Gabriela McBride has a Mini Version
Stock photo of 6-inch Mini Gabriela McBride, American Girl's 2017 Girl of the Year dollLast week one of my doll group members mentioned she was on the lookout for the mini version of American Girl's...
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