Angela’s Collection – Influential Dolls – Hot Skatin’ Barbie

Hello everyone! Angela here, with another one of my long and somewhat random posts. This time I thought I’d give you another look into my doll collection. But this time, I’m going to do it as a series of posts spotlighting the dolls who have most influenced my collection/me as a collector.

And today, we’re going to start with an old friend from my childhood. I was roughly two years old when Hot Skatin’ barbie came out in 1994 and I don’t remember where or when I got her, but she was my first articulated Barbie. She bent at the knees and elbows besides the usual hips and shoulders and I was too little to realize she was a roller skater, so she spent several years as a gymnast in her bright rainbow splattered jumpsuit.

Bay’s Field Trip – Girl AGain Pt 2!!!

As promised, I’m back with the second part of our Girl AGain visit – Who came home with us from the pretty little American Girl boutique in White Plains, New York!

We had three new friends join us this trip. Two will be staying with us and the third will be going to live with a friend of ours when we fly out toward Washington State in a couple of weeks to spend some time with her.

Bay’s Field Trip – Girl AGain!!!

Hey all! So, today was an interesting day and since this doesn’t really fit under anyone else’s parts of the blog yet, I’ll do it myself. We went on a dolly road trip today! Two and a half hours in the car each way to visit Girl AGain!
Girl AGain Boutique is an American Girl boutique in White Plains, New York…all of the dolls there are donated, each one hand cleaned and refurbished by the girls of Yes She Can. It’s part of a program that helps girls with autism learn workplace skills and the profit made on the dolls goes back into the program.

Angela’s Collection – My Story

Hey all. Angela here. I decided to follow a trend I’ve seen before…people seem to enjoy telling their own ‘how I began collecting’ stories and reading others’ stories. So, here’s the story of my doll collection and how it began.
I was twelve when it started. I’d had dolls before that, a handful of Barbies and a few baby dolls, but about that time, Bratz and My Scene started to turn up. For once, Barbie wasn’t the only doll with a presence in the toy aisles.
It began with a My Scene Club Birthday Barbie…I was originally buying Nolee as a gift for my best friend and I wanted Barbie so bad, with her purple makeup and dress and those big blue eyes. I can remember asking Mom, and at first she said no, I couldn’t have a birthday doll when it wasn’t my birthday. She did eventually give in and therefore, I got my first My Scene Barbie doll to add to my collection.

Kari’s Fashion Studio – Jewelry Show!

Hey guys! It’s Kari! I have some fun stuff for you today! First of all, here’s my partner in crime for the fashion corner, Miss Becca Oldstein. She’s the one who keeps me from going too completely over the top crazy with my designs and helps make some of them a reality!