Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Bring back Derek!
I wish Mattel would bring back Derek. He is my favorite male out of all the guys Mattel has put out over the years.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Happy Easter!
A very happy Easter to you from Cookie's Barbie Blog! Hope yours is egg-cellent!
This is TJ, she is from the Integrity Toys "Dynamite Girls - London Calling" series. Dress: Barbie: The Look. Shoes: 35th Anniversary Barbie mules. Jewelry and hat: Fashion Royalty JEM - from one of The Stingers girls, black sequin flower from my costume jewelry collection.
This is TJ, she is from the Integrity Toys "Dynamite Girls - London Calling" series. Dress: Barbie: The Look. Shoes: 35th Anniversary Barbie mules. Jewelry and hat: Fashion Royalty JEM - from one of The Stingers girls, black sequin flower from my costume jewelry collection.
Monday, April 7, 2014
GREEN EAR WARNING TO TARINA TARANTINO BARBIE OWNERS!!!
WARNING TO TARINA TARANTINO OWNERS!!!
I just took out the original earrings on mine and found that GREEN EAR has started! Not just in the earhole, but if the stud touches the cheek, like in the picture below. One side was worse than the other. Not a lot of it yet, but it's well on it's way! You might want to take them out now.
(The ring on her finger has not caused any color change, just FYI) I tried washing with Dawn and a microfiber cloth and that did nothing (not that I thought it would).
I just took out the original earrings on mine and found that GREEN EAR has started! Not just in the earhole, but if the stud touches the cheek, like in the picture below. One side was worse than the other. Not a lot of it yet, but it's well on it's way! You might want to take them out now.
(The ring on her finger has not caused any color change, just FYI) I tried washing with Dawn and a microfiber cloth and that did nothing (not that I thought it would).
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
S. I. S. So In Style Chandra in RocaWear Clothes
Hello to all who have come across my blog! I began this blog with the intention of featuring one doll from my collection every Tuesday. Unfortunately, this aim long ago went off-course, and now I am lucky to post one doll every few months. At the rate I'm going based on my past posts, I'll be blogging for the next few hundred years! hahaha :) So I am going to try to start posting a little more frequently.
Today I am featuring my 'new' Chandra doll from the S. I. S. (So In Style) line. I found this S.I.S. Chandra RocaWear at the thrift store this weekend in new condition, just out of the box (no box included). I have 2 other girls from the SIS line.
I haven't seen much from the SIS line in stores around here, and I've heard that this is common in other places. I don't see why this line isn't more widely avaiable, especially with the designer label clothing. I have yet to see a SIS male doll in person. I'd love to have one of each of the SIS dolls.
Today I am featuring my 'new' Chandra doll from the S. I. S. (So In Style) line. I found this S.I.S. Chandra RocaWear at the thrift store this weekend in new condition, just out of the box (no box included). I have 2 other girls from the SIS line.
I haven't seen much from the SIS line in stores around here, and I've heard that this is common in other places. I don't see why this line isn't more widely avaiable, especially with the designer label clothing. I have yet to see a SIS male doll in person. I'd love to have one of each of the SIS dolls.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Monster High Madness
I am now in love with Monster High dolls.
I have managed to avoid the whole of the Monster High craze since they came out. I really not want to start another collection. I have invested so much time, energy, love, and money into my Barbie (and other like-sized dolls). I would have to start all over again with the Monster High line because the dolls are so different.
My female best friend has a daughter, and she is in love with Monster High. I went to her daughter's birthday party in December, and saw the Monster High dolls she recieved as gifts. One of these gifts was the Frankie Stein - Rock The Casbah doll from the new 13 Wishes theme. I got to look at her, and that was it for me - I really, really liked her. I really liked her lamp accessory as well. I went to Walmart to check on her price, hoping she wasn't too expensive, since the last couple of months have been pretty tight. Frankie turned out to be 23.97, pre-tax. That seemed very high for me, both because money was tight, and because it just was a too-high price. Some other Monsters were going for 10 dollars, and the only difference between Frankie and the 10 dollar Monsters was the lamp accessory. I understand this from the business perspective, but it's still a high price, particularly when compared to the 10 dollar options.
Anyway, hopefully when the daughter outgrows/loses interest in Frankie (and the other Monsters she has), and if my friend doesn't want to hold on to them for sentimental value, I'll be able to buy the lot.
So, here are a few pictures of the Frankie Stein - 13 Wishes doll that got me started (even though I don't own her yet).
My guy best friend and I adore shopping at thrift stores. We go about once a week, and have a few different favorite spots. Recently, we began going to a thrift shop that we haven't gone to in a while. This happened at the same time I went to my friend's daughter's birthday parrty, and caved in to the Monster High Madness I'd avoided so far. While we were there, I found a complete Monster High Create-A-Monster add-on pack (Mystical).
I bought it for 1.99, with the intention of including it in a birthday gift bag for my friend's daughter. A few days later, I found a Monster High doll at the same store. I had come across a Abby Bominable doll. I found out via my friends in the doll group I am in on Facebook that the Abby I had found was from a 3-doll set that was exclusive to Walmart.
I found her just like this, used, without clothes. But I was excited to find her anyway. In all my years of thrift shopping, and all the years Monster High has been out, I have never come across any Monster High items. Now, I had found two MH items within days of each other. I really liked the doll, and decided to keep it.
A sort of floodgate had opened at that point. I began finding Monster High dolls at my thrift stores. I bought them, of course, and I have been so excited to find them. One after another, and I loved it. I was blown away.
Here are my Monsters (I may have left one or two out accidentally):
Today, my best friend and I decided we needed to stop thrifting for a while, as we both have a few impending bills. Since I have found the Monster High dolls, we've been going back to the stores to check for more every few days. But not before one last trip. And on this trip, I found my second Clawdeen doll, AND the Create-A-Monster thing! It was 5.99, and I was so thrilled to find it (and Clawdeen too, of course!).
So I now have a nice little Monster High collection. I was given a Create-A-Monster doll with wig and dress from a friend, and another friend is sending hands for Operetta. I was told about the Mattel parts store, where you can buy replacement hands and forearms (and other parts) for Monster High dolls (as well as other Mattel-produced toys, such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Polly Pocket, etc.) Hopefully the trend of finding Monsters at my thrift stores will continue when we return in a few weeks.
I have managed to avoid the whole of the Monster High craze since they came out. I really not want to start another collection. I have invested so much time, energy, love, and money into my Barbie (and other like-sized dolls). I would have to start all over again with the Monster High line because the dolls are so different.
My female best friend has a daughter, and she is in love with Monster High. I went to her daughter's birthday party in December, and saw the Monster High dolls she recieved as gifts. One of these gifts was the Frankie Stein - Rock The Casbah doll from the new 13 Wishes theme. I got to look at her, and that was it for me - I really, really liked her. I really liked her lamp accessory as well. I went to Walmart to check on her price, hoping she wasn't too expensive, since the last couple of months have been pretty tight. Frankie turned out to be 23.97, pre-tax. That seemed very high for me, both because money was tight, and because it just was a too-high price. Some other Monsters were going for 10 dollars, and the only difference between Frankie and the 10 dollar Monsters was the lamp accessory. I understand this from the business perspective, but it's still a high price, particularly when compared to the 10 dollar options.
Anyway, hopefully when the daughter outgrows/loses interest in Frankie (and the other Monsters she has), and if my friend doesn't want to hold on to them for sentimental value, I'll be able to buy the lot.
So, here are a few pictures of the Frankie Stein - 13 Wishes doll that got me started (even though I don't own her yet).
My guy best friend and I adore shopping at thrift stores. We go about once a week, and have a few different favorite spots. Recently, we began going to a thrift shop that we haven't gone to in a while. This happened at the same time I went to my friend's daughter's birthday parrty, and caved in to the Monster High Madness I'd avoided so far. While we were there, I found a complete Monster High Create-A-Monster add-on pack (Mystical).
I bought it for 1.99, with the intention of including it in a birthday gift bag for my friend's daughter. A few days later, I found a Monster High doll at the same store. I had come across a Abby Bominable doll. I found out via my friends in the doll group I am in on Facebook that the Abby I had found was from a 3-doll set that was exclusive to Walmart.
I found her just like this, used, without clothes. But I was excited to find her anyway. In all my years of thrift shopping, and all the years Monster High has been out, I have never come across any Monster High items. Now, I had found two MH items within days of each other. I really liked the doll, and decided to keep it.
A sort of floodgate had opened at that point. I began finding Monster High dolls at my thrift stores. I bought them, of course, and I have been so excited to find them. One after another, and I loved it. I was blown away.
Here are my Monsters (I may have left one or two out accidentally):
Today, my best friend and I decided we needed to stop thrifting for a while, as we both have a few impending bills. Since I have found the Monster High dolls, we've been going back to the stores to check for more every few days. But not before one last trip. And on this trip, I found my second Clawdeen doll, AND the Create-A-Monster thing! It was 5.99, and I was so thrilled to find it (and Clawdeen too, of course!).
So I now have a nice little Monster High collection. I was given a Create-A-Monster doll with wig and dress from a friend, and another friend is sending hands for Operetta. I was told about the Mattel parts store, where you can buy replacement hands and forearms (and other parts) for Monster High dolls (as well as other Mattel-produced toys, such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Polly Pocket, etc.) Hopefully the trend of finding Monsters at my thrift stores will continue when we return in a few weeks.
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