Little Box of Treats

Welcome and Happy New Year!

I hope that this new decade is shaping up to become a great year for you. And today looks like a great day. The sun is shining and I can finally take some great photos of the dolly goodies that I received for Christmas this year. 

Christmas seems like it was so long ago even though it was less than a month. My kids are already asking when Christmas is going to come again. So funny! 

But before I get into the really big posts I have one little item that I forgot to post up here. 

This tiny box. I don't remember if my dad paid the whopping $2 for this. :)

  
But inside are some tiny accessories. We love those!

First the shoes. These definitely look like they are from Dawn dolls. The one on the left, I'm sure I have a mate for that one!
 

Some little purses. Maybe also for Dawn? The green purse looks like it could be Barbie sized. 
 

I heard something rattling around in there and I opened it up to realize it was not a purse but a lunchbox...with a tiny banana inside! This is adorable.
 

Lastly we have a pink thing (I have no idea what it is) and a pearl choker. Now, which doll to put it on? 
 

There we go, that will do nicely. 
 

Just a short and sweet post for today! I'll take photos today and have something up in a couple of weeks. I'm heading out for vacation in a few days so when I get back I'll have the post up! 

Until next time!

Happy Haute Couture - January 2020

Greetings Friends!

I hope you had a happy and healthy holiday season and are ready for a fresh start with this new year. 

In the 2019 Barbie Haute Couture Calendar we had one extra doll that was featured. There is a final page with the first four months of 2020 in the calendar. 

Tea Time With The Girls

Beautiful floral dresses just scream "Tea Time." I have a few dolls in my collection with the title "Tea" in them and they all have a pretty floral dress. Love. 

I could not find this exact dress anywhere but I found one that was similar called Garden Party.

barbie.mattel.com

This dress is so simply elegant. And while not exactly like the dress above, this one still has the hat and the delicate bow around the waist. I love it. And I guess this one was just for purchase as a fashion pack so there is no picture of it on a doll. 

But I did find this!

www.pinterest.com

Here it is on a doll but it was sold as a fashion pack. Robert Best says in the lower right hand corner "Beautiful elegant fashions sold separately. It was the perfect way to add fun and flair to the collection."

I agree! Want to spice things up a bit with your silkstone collection? Here you go!

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"A pretty daytime ensemble, featuring a rose print organza dress, pink chiffon cardigan, straw hat, and straw handbag."

Ok, not much of an excerpt.   

Well, that is it for the Haute Couture calendar! I hope you had as much fun as I did reading about some of our beautiful silkstone dolls. 

Before I close this series of posts, I did hear a few months ago that they (Mattel) is discontinuing the Barbie Fashion Model Collection (BFMC)/Silkstone line of dolls. Which is truly a sad time for collectors as these are beautiful dolls! In a statement I read by Robert Best himself, he did say that he is excited to see what is coming for collector dolls and excited to be a part of it. So maybe we will have more Haute Couture in the future? We can only hope!  

Happy New Year!