Flashback Fashion Doll Friday: Bohemian Glamour Barbie 2003
Happy Friday everyone. I have been away for a couple of days on a non doll related trip to Melbourne. I have several draft posts to work on but I decided to do a rerun of an old Fashion Doll Friday...
View ArticleReblog: Prized Possession — Annabelle- by Marilyn Armstrong
This post was written by my friend Marilyn who we sadly lost earlier in the year. Marilyn loved dolls and had many beautiful ones. This is the story of her favourite doll. Marilyn donated her dolls to...
View ArticleWhat’s new at the Tammy House.
Here’s a little photo story I made from my most recent Tammy family photos. I have used AI to create the backgrounds and improve the lighting. I found that if you specifically tell it not to alter the...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Remco Littlechap Family c1963
Our Friday Family is The Littlechaps. I have been promising to show them together for some time and now that Dr John has pants it seemed like a good time to do it. The centre photo of this group has...
View ArticleCricket and Toots
I wonder why the “Little Sister ” dolls always have such funny names? Skipper, Scooter, Patch, Pepper, Cricket and Toots to mention a few. What were their real names I wonder? Today we will look at...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: African American 40th Anniversary Ken c2001
Today I am on puppy watch for Teddy, Naomi’s Maltese puppy. He was neutered yesterday and is currently wearing a cone and confined to a puppy playpen . I don’t want to leave him alone too long to go...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: African American 40th Anniversary Barbie 1999
Our Friday Girl this week is a rerun but I don’t think I have shared photos of her recently. She is of course 40th Anniversary Barbie, the AA version. I call her Michelle, apart from the obvious...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Palitoy Brunette Tressy c1963
As promised our Friday Girl this week is my new Palitoy Tressy. Although when I first saw her at the doll show I thought she had black hair but it’s actually a very dark brown. I washed and...
View ArticleThe NSW Doll Collectors Club 44th Annual Doll Fair
As you know I recently visited Sydney to go to a doll show. It was put on by the Doll Collectors Club of NSW at the Wentworthville Leagues Club. It’s a well established show, this year was the 44th...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Titian Bubblecut Barbie c1964
Our Friday Girl today is another one that I bought at the Doll Show in Sydney. She is a titian bubblecut with a Midge/Barbie body. I have got a repro bubblecut but I didn’t have a vintage one which...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Pedigree Sindy c1969-70
I am back from my travels and I did manage to get to the doll show in Sydney. I bought three dolls there including our Friday Girl for today. She is a Pedigree Sindy and although I am not sure exactly...
View ArticleTravel Plans
On Monday I will be heading off for a two week trip to what we Tasmanians refer to as “The Mainland ” I will be visiting friends in Melbourne. After that my plans are a bit fluid. I was planning to...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Generation Girl Chelsie c1998
Our Friday Girl this week is Generation Girl Chelsie. Who remembers the Generation Girls? They were available between 1998 and 2001 according to their Wiki page. I actually have some of the other...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Ideal Ted Turner c1963
Did anyone guess which doll was stuck in the mail for nearly five weeks? 1963 Ideal Ted doll #9450 is 12 1/2″ tall, is Tammy’s big brother, has brown molded hair, painted facial features, non bendable...
View ArticleUSA 250: Happy Independence Day
As it is the Fourth of July and the USA’s 250th birthday I’ve made a compilation of photographs of the outfits from Barbie for President 2000. I don’t know if Mattel still does these prior to an...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Reproduction American Girl Barbie
Our Friday Girl today is my reproduction American Girl Barbie. I am sorry that I can’t tell you which year she was released because she was a gift and was bought loose and nude from eBay. I know they...
View ArticleA Friday Rant: Friday Guy MIA
Today I was looking forward to featuring a vintage doll I bought recently. He’d been doing the Grand Tour of Illinois postal hubs for a couple of weeks. Then, about two weeks ago I was notified he had...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Swingin’ Easy 1963
Our Friday Girl today is Martha, who is a straight leg Midge circa 1963. She was last featured after her arrival from Colorado. Today she is modelling a vintage Barbie dress that I just bought. The...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Beyond Pink Christie 1998
Our Friday Girl today is Beyond Pink Christie. I call her Janet after Janet Jackson. Like most of my African American dolls she is not on display at present. I really miss seeing them. I need to work...
View ArticleFashion Doll Friday: Lincoln International Little Tuppence c1965-71
Our Friday Girl today is Little Tuppence. She was last featured as a Friday Girl almost five years ago in July 2021. In these pictures she is joined by her friend Posing Penny. Lincoln International...
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