This porcelain native American Indian girl comes with her own certificate of authenticity. I got her from amazon.com. And she travelled far from my sister's house in Riverside, Ca.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Little Indian Girl
This porcelain native American Indian girl comes with her own certificate of authenticity. I got her from amazon.com. And she travelled far from my sister's house in Riverside, Ca.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Barbie Spain & Sumatra
Here are the recent releases of the Barbie Dolls of the World series. Sumatra, Indonesia and Spain. Sumatra is wearing a Balinese dancer's costume, while Spain is wearing the classic Flamenco dancer's costume. Very elegant. Now I promise to buy every new release of the collectibles. By January, they will release France - in Cancan dancer's costume- and Scotland, complete with a bagpipe.
The Barbies
I decided to include Barbies in my collection because of the Dolls of the World series. My first one is the Princess of Ancient Mexico (see bottom), which I bought in Penang, Malaysia. Now I regret that I did not buy the Princess of England that stood beside her. She was gone when I went back to Parkson Grand Penang.
Irish Dance of the Festivals of the World series
Cinco de Mayo (Mexico), Festivals of the World
In my wish list are the Chinese New Year and the Oktoberfest Barbies. The last one was sold for 9.99 USD at amazon.com one time, but I was half-decided to buy it, so I did not finish the purchase. The next day, it was selling at 16.99 USD. Waaaah! I wasn't ready to pay more for something offered for less just a day before. I thought it was anomalous.
Princess of the Danish Court
Princess of the Portuguese Court
Princess of Ancient Mexico
The Princess of the Portuguese and Danish Courts were given to me by my sister Jane who lives in Riverside, Ca. There's still plenty of their kind that I have to get, but they were released some years ago, definitely not available in the toy shops anymore.
In my recent shopping at amazon, I got the France, Russia, and Germany Barbies of the Europe edition (ca 2004-2006), and the Queen Elizabeth of the Great Eras series. Now, am very excited with this purchase. I hope Janey will send the balikbayan box very soon.
The Barbies in my doll collection will be specially grouped as The Shine Collection, in honor of my niece Shine, who should be getting all these Barbies. I buy her the play line instead, and I keep the collectibles for her.
Photos of all Barbies in this blog are from amazon.com. Mine still have to schedule a photo shoot.
Irish Dance of the Festivals of the World series
Cinco de Mayo (Mexico), Festivals of the WorldIn my wish list are the Chinese New Year and the Oktoberfest Barbies. The last one was sold for 9.99 USD at amazon.com one time, but I was half-decided to buy it, so I did not finish the purchase. The next day, it was selling at 16.99 USD. Waaaah! I wasn't ready to pay more for something offered for less just a day before. I thought it was anomalous.
Princess of the Danish Court
Princess of the Portuguese Court
Princess of Ancient MexicoThe Princess of the Portuguese and Danish Courts were given to me by my sister Jane who lives in Riverside, Ca. There's still plenty of their kind that I have to get, but they were released some years ago, definitely not available in the toy shops anymore.
In my recent shopping at amazon, I got the France, Russia, and Germany Barbies of the Europe edition (ca 2004-2006), and the Queen Elizabeth of the Great Eras series. Now, am very excited with this purchase. I hope Janey will send the balikbayan box very soon.
The Barbies in my doll collection will be specially grouped as The Shine Collection, in honor of my niece Shine, who should be getting all these Barbies. I buy her the play line instead, and I keep the collectibles for her.
Photos of all Barbies in this blog are from amazon.com. Mine still have to schedule a photo shoot.
alice in wonderland
These are from the Barbie as Alice in Wonderland series. Sorry the pics are small because I just got them from Amazon.com. Thanks, amazon. I did not want to take mine out of the box for picture taking. Not yet, because am waiting for the new display case I ordered, and I am bringing the whole collection to a new home. Here are the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, and Alice herself.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Watch out for the new dollies
I received my orders from amazon and from barbiecollector.com yesterday. Thanks to Nanay who brought them all the way from Riverside, Ca. and to my sis Jane, who added to great items to my collection - a princess of the Portuguese court and a princess of the Danish court Barbie. These two are in my wishlist and I almost lost hope of having them because they're no longer in the barbie collector catalogue. Thanks very much, Janey.
The Portuguese and Danish court princess join the princess of Ancient Mexico, Cinco de Mayo, Irish Dance Festival, Sumatra and Spain barbies in my collection. I am waiting for the France and Scotland barbies of the Dolls of the World series to be released by January, according to barbiecollector.com. Have you seen the Scarlet Macaw barbie featured this month?
Also a reason for joy are the three Barbies of the Alice in Wonderland series - Alice herself, the Queen of Hearts, and the Madhatter. I bought them at only 12 USD each from barbiecollector.com. From amazon, I am happy with the Ling doll in blue Chinese dress, and the 19" Duckhouse porcelain doll in gypsy costume. The Indian doll is quite a disappointment, but it comes with a certificate too.
While in Manila over the weekend, I made the rounds of major toyshops and malls and debated with my conscience to use my credit card or not for the Barbie collectibles I saw. These are the Vera Wang edition (11,000 Php), Artist Barbie (5,000 Php), Juicy Couture (6,000 Php), Tarina Tarantino (3,000), and Holiday 2008 (3,000). Fashion Barbies are not yet in my collection policy, but these collectibles are really excellently dressed, and could cause envy in one's collection. But in this time of crisis, I thought it was not moral for me to buy them. Perhaps I had to wait for another time, when barbiecollector.com gives hefty discounts again. Or when friends buy them for me.
Meanwhile, Nenita Dolls have come up with tableaux editions of Philippine dolls in various settings. I saw them at Kultura shops. They will be my next objects of desire, including the complete line of Santacruzan dolls.
The Portuguese and Danish court princess join the princess of Ancient Mexico, Cinco de Mayo, Irish Dance Festival, Sumatra and Spain barbies in my collection. I am waiting for the France and Scotland barbies of the Dolls of the World series to be released by January, according to barbiecollector.com. Have you seen the Scarlet Macaw barbie featured this month?
Also a reason for joy are the three Barbies of the Alice in Wonderland series - Alice herself, the Queen of Hearts, and the Madhatter. I bought them at only 12 USD each from barbiecollector.com. From amazon, I am happy with the Ling doll in blue Chinese dress, and the 19" Duckhouse porcelain doll in gypsy costume. The Indian doll is quite a disappointment, but it comes with a certificate too.
While in Manila over the weekend, I made the rounds of major toyshops and malls and debated with my conscience to use my credit card or not for the Barbie collectibles I saw. These are the Vera Wang edition (11,000 Php), Artist Barbie (5,000 Php), Juicy Couture (6,000 Php), Tarina Tarantino (3,000), and Holiday 2008 (3,000). Fashion Barbies are not yet in my collection policy, but these collectibles are really excellently dressed, and could cause envy in one's collection. But in this time of crisis, I thought it was not moral for me to buy them. Perhaps I had to wait for another time, when barbiecollector.com gives hefty discounts again. Or when friends buy them for me.
Meanwhile, Nenita Dolls have come up with tableaux editions of Philippine dolls in various settings. I saw them at Kultura shops. They will be my next objects of desire, including the complete line of Santacruzan dolls.
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