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2017 Barbie Fashionista #59 with Afro
2017 Barbie Fashionista #59 - box name: Tropi-CutieAfter seeing the 2017 Toy Fair images of Barbie Fashionista #59, I put her on my mental wish list. Word of her availability on Amazon was shared...
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Afro Barbie Fashionista #59 Tropi-Cutie
Barbie Fashionista #59 Tropi-CutieTropi-Cutie is shown still attached to the box liner with cello removed. She arrived wearing her pink halter dress, which has a floral-print skirt. She wears a gold...
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ZiZi Goes Shoe Shopping
As illustrated above, ZiZi's original black shoes did not work well with her new clothes. They look too much like work shoes. I had gone through the doll shoe stash several times without success in...
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Betty Ativie's Patty-Jo
Box 1 and Box 2 contained birthday gifts from Betty Ativie.The Wednesday before my birthday, I received a text message from doll-sister-friend Betty Ativie, which urged me to take a trip to the post...
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Fashion Swap, New Shoes, New Name
Music Barbie and Tropi-Cutie wear Sparkle Girlz fashions with shoes from Barbie accessory packs. Earrings were added using quilting needles for Music Barbie and a pair of gold dangle earrings made...
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ZiZi's Re-Repainted Lips
ZiZi's initial repaint was done with fingernail polish.Recall that I used fingernail polish to repaint ZiZi's lips after removing the Mattel-pink lip color. She is shown above with fingernail-polished...
View ArticleThe Doll Doctor: Woman Saves Broken Dolls (Video)
She is an Army sergeant and a doll doctor, too. Enjoy the video. dbgFollow my sister blog Ebony-Essence of Dolls in BlackCheck out my eBay listings here.
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World Doll Day
Friday evening, June 9, 2017, I received the following request from a dedicated blog reader who wrote:Hello Ms. Garrett, tomorrow is World doll Day! I would love it if you would post some pictures of...
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#TheBarbieLook™ Barbie® Doll - Curvy, Articulated Barbie
TheBarbieLook BarbieShe's gorgeous, curvy, articulated, and reasonably priced at $29.95! I had to have her! BarbieCollection . com is currently offering free shipping on this doll. Follow the link:...
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Mapalo: Blessings from Zambia
Mapalo, an 18-inch doll by M'simbi, arrived recently from Zambia in her beautifully designed box.After becoming aware of the new M'simbi line of five Naturally Beautiful dolls, Mapalo was selected to...
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The Barbie Look Review
The initial photos of my boxed dolls with cellophane or see-through fronts, are always taken in their unopened boxes, (the states they arrive in from the manufacturer). No exception to this rule was...
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Article, Video: New Kens with Dad Bods and Man Buns
Some of the new Barbie Fashionistas for 2017 include a variety of Kens with new bodies, hairstyles and a variety of complexions.L-R: Doll #13 Distressed Denim, Broad has a man bun and Doll #10 Classic...
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First and Most Recent Norah Wellings Dolls
Circa 1930s 14-inch Norah Wellings IslanderNorah Wellings began making dolls in 1919 as the chief doll designer for Chad Valley Dolls of England. She formed her own company in 1926 (Victoria Toy...
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Shindana's Disco Wanda and Juanita
Three versions of Shindana's first 11-1/2-inch fashion doll, Disco Wanda, 1978Shindana Toys, a Division of Operation Bootstrap, was founded in 1968 in the aftermath of the 1965 Watts, California riots....
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Headband Socks for Mapalo
After finding shoes for 18-inch Mapalo, who arrived with bare feet, I set out to make a pair of socks for her. The next series of photos with captions illustrate how the socks were made:Sold in a...
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First Look at #10 Classic Cool
Photos taken at Walmart of Ken #10, Classic CoolDuring a quick trip to Walmart, I was amazed to find Ken #10, Classic Cool in stock. I had already preordered from ShopMattel during their brief free...
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Closing in the Gaps
As illustrated in my previous post, I created parts in Classic Cool Ken #10's hair using toffee brown acrylic paint. The parts were wider than I desired, especially on the sides, so I closed those in...
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Tooka's Articulated Body x2
This Integrity Toys' A-Tone body was last used for 2015 Dynamite Girls Tooka.In a post about her New Fashionistas, Phyllis, of A Day in the Life of My Dolls, shared that her rebodied Fashionista #59,...
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Svetlana Lukina's Black Dolls on EEoDiB
Black Dolls by Svetlana Lukina were inspired by the works of doll artists, Ella Smith and Martha Chase, respectively.Russian doll artist, Svetlana Lukina, shares information about her black dolls in a...
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Clothing a Circa 1920s Composition Doll
This 7-inch circa 1920s composition with dimpled cheeks doll arrived wearing dirty trousers that were several sizes too large.I won this little girl in a make-offer eBay auction for $7.50 (the seller's...
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