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Giftages 2019 - Post 3
Hello friends!
I hope this post finds you well amidst of global turmoil. Prayers of happiness and health to you and all of yours. And boy, did my head cold sure pick a bad time to crop up! It's never a good time for a head cold but dang! :)
To lift our spirits I have another post of Christmas goodies that I know you are all going to fall in love with. Let's get to it!
Here are this years round of vintage deliciousness!
Our favorite guy, Ken! And look what he is wearing!
Honestly, right before Christmas I was looking at my beautiful vintage Barbie wedding party, sans groom.
I was trying to decide which of my more modern Ken dolls I could put up there with them so I could have a complete wedding party. And I knew I had a tux somewhere I could put on them. Then he arrived! Wearing Tuxedo #787.
And how excited I was when I saw that Tuxedo was (almost) complete! With flower boutonniere and everything! He did not come with the flower for Barbie. You can tell that the bow tie elastic is a little stretched out but I can stitch that up real quick so it looks presentable. And this Ken has the flocked hair like my other vintage Ken however, this one is much more distressed. And his face is dirty. He needs a shower before his big day!
A lot of the flocking is gone in the back too. And mold? I'm going to have to be very careful when I go to clean him.
The shirt is dirty but is made out of the same sturdy cotton material as Barbie's one piece playsuits. It will brighten right up with a soak in the Oxy Clean. His cummerbund also has the same issue as the bowtie, stretched out elastic. So that will need a quick couple of stitches as well.
Both shoes and both socks too!
This Ken and Tuxedo is just too perfect! I can't wait to clean him up and get him on display. There is a Ken outfit that is called "Here Comes The Groom" and the tuxedo is grey in color but with the 2009 reproduction of the Barbie Wedding Day Set, Ken is wearing this outfit not Here Comes The Groom.
If I would have gotten either Tuxedo or Here Comes The Groom I would have been happy. Yay!
Ken does have one issue however. As he is in poor shape, his arms kept falling off! You should have seen my mom and I trying to get poor Ken in this outfit to begin with. How do you keep a vintage Ken's arms on? Can't glue them as then they won't move. Ideas friends?
And Ken got a small assortment of clothing! Hooray!
Sleeper Set #781! No accessories however (The clock, cinnamon roll and glass of milk.)
This shirt is actually a sleep shirt from an ensemble called Breakfast at 7 from 1969-1970. I wish I had the entire thing! Maybe I can piece it together someday.
Original Ken outfits! Solid red shorts, red shorts with white stripe and the candy striped shirt. I think Ken came with the shirt after his "reboot" in 1969. Please, correct me if I'm wrong here!
Pennant from Campus Hero #770. Original outfit also came with sweater, slacks, socks and shoes.
Sport Shorts #783. Three socks and one shoe. HA! That doesn't really work, I think I might have some brown shoes in the accessories that would work for this.
The identifier on the bag these pants were in said that they were from the 1961 Pak Slacks. However those slacks in 1961 only came in tan corduroy or khaki green and these are definitely not either of those. I think these might be from the 1964 Pak Soda Date. I'll have to look into this one more!
One glove that said it was from Ski Champion #798. However Ken had black mittens. This is most likely from Barbie's Ski Queen #948.
Vintage 1970's Malibu Ken green shorts!
Pak - Sport Shirt from 1962
And lastly - Pak Red Vest. It's the same vest in Ken's outfit Victory Dance. There is no way to identify the two from what I've read.
And that's it for Mr. Ken! I love all the new outfits I got and I can't wait to put him on my shelf. Since we aren't going on our vacation for Spring Break this year (boo!) and it's SNOWING outside, I'll get some time to pop him up on my shelf with the rest of the wedding party...once he gets a bath.
And ideas for how to keep his arms on? :)
Do you have any vintage Ken's in your collection? Have a favorite outfit of his? Let me know in the comments!
More vintage goodness coming up. Until then!
I hope this post finds you well amidst of global turmoil. Prayers of happiness and health to you and all of yours. And boy, did my head cold sure pick a bad time to crop up! It's never a good time for a head cold but dang! :)
To lift our spirits I have another post of Christmas goodies that I know you are all going to fall in love with. Let's get to it!
Here are this years round of vintage deliciousness!
Our favorite guy, Ken! And look what he is wearing!
Honestly, right before Christmas I was looking at my beautiful vintage Barbie wedding party, sans groom.
I was trying to decide which of my more modern Ken dolls I could put up there with them so I could have a complete wedding party. And I knew I had a tux somewhere I could put on them. Then he arrived! Wearing Tuxedo #787.
And how excited I was when I saw that Tuxedo was (almost) complete! With flower boutonniere and everything! He did not come with the flower for Barbie. You can tell that the bow tie elastic is a little stretched out but I can stitch that up real quick so it looks presentable. And this Ken has the flocked hair like my other vintage Ken however, this one is much more distressed. And his face is dirty. He needs a shower before his big day!
A lot of the flocking is gone in the back too. And mold? I'm going to have to be very careful when I go to clean him.
The shirt is dirty but is made out of the same sturdy cotton material as Barbie's one piece playsuits. It will brighten right up with a soak in the Oxy Clean. His cummerbund also has the same issue as the bowtie, stretched out elastic. So that will need a quick couple of stitches as well.
Both shoes and both socks too!
This Ken and Tuxedo is just too perfect! I can't wait to clean him up and get him on display. There is a Ken outfit that is called "Here Comes The Groom" and the tuxedo is grey in color but with the 2009 reproduction of the Barbie Wedding Day Set, Ken is wearing this outfit not Here Comes The Groom.
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Ken does have one issue however. As he is in poor shape, his arms kept falling off! You should have seen my mom and I trying to get poor Ken in this outfit to begin with. How do you keep a vintage Ken's arms on? Can't glue them as then they won't move. Ideas friends?
And Ken got a small assortment of clothing! Hooray!
Sleeper Set #781! No accessories however (The clock, cinnamon roll and glass of milk.)
This shirt is actually a sleep shirt from an ensemble called Breakfast at 7 from 1969-1970. I wish I had the entire thing! Maybe I can piece it together someday.
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Pennant from Campus Hero #770. Original outfit also came with sweater, slacks, socks and shoes.
Sport Shorts #783. Three socks and one shoe. HA! That doesn't really work, I think I might have some brown shoes in the accessories that would work for this.
The identifier on the bag these pants were in said that they were from the 1961 Pak Slacks. However those slacks in 1961 only came in tan corduroy or khaki green and these are definitely not either of those. I think these might be from the 1964 Pak Soda Date. I'll have to look into this one more!
One glove that said it was from Ski Champion #798. However Ken had black mittens. This is most likely from Barbie's Ski Queen #948.
Vintage 1970's Malibu Ken green shorts!
Pak - Sport Shirt from 1962
And lastly - Pak Red Vest. It's the same vest in Ken's outfit Victory Dance. There is no way to identify the two from what I've read.
And that's it for Mr. Ken! I love all the new outfits I got and I can't wait to put him on my shelf. Since we aren't going on our vacation for Spring Break this year (boo!) and it's SNOWING outside, I'll get some time to pop him up on my shelf with the rest of the wedding party...once he gets a bath.
And ideas for how to keep his arms on? :)
Do you have any vintage Ken's in your collection? Have a favorite outfit of his? Let me know in the comments!
More vintage goodness coming up. Until then!
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Dolls, Clothes, and Accessories Galore!
Greetings dolly lovers!
My house is all decorated and my Christmas shopping is all done. I just made some origami flowers for my son's teachers and I feel like I am ahead of the game. Just need to wrap the presents. Sometime when I can get the kids out of the house for a while. So I feel like I am ahead of the game and can take a little time to post!
My awesome dad got me a box of dolly goodness a couple of months ago. Dolls and clothes and accessories! Accessories are the best so let's leave those for last. Let's first check out these beauties!
I have forgotten who this doll is. Not by Mattel, I think by Totsy?
EDIT: Not Totsy but Hasbro and she is Maxie thanks to one of my readers!
I like her unique face and she could be real pretty when all cleaned up.
Classic Ken!
Check out that initial sweatshirt! This is Sun Sensation Ken. I recognize the shorts and the shirt will be shown in the fashions later in the post.
A My First Barbie!
Not sure what fashion this is though. Any ideas?
I love this one.
That classic late 70's early 80's face. Have to style her hair to cover up that imperfection by her hairline.
Stacie!!
I actually have this exact Stacie doll NIB. She was advertised that she could share her clothes with big sister Barbie! I love Stacie dolls and now I have another one!
Unfortunately the jacket she is wearing is that weird pleather/leather material and is starting to flake off.
Now for the clothing!
The bag for the Stacie doll shown above.
This is the dress for the fabulous Dream Glow Barbie. Maybe the Barbie doll in that floral dress is actually Dream Glow?
Two identical velour suits however the pants have a little different cut.
A one shoulder jumpsuit.
Here's that shirt for Sun Sensation Ken.
This is a pretty outfit. A black jumpsuit with a cape. It even has puffy sleeves!
Simple red dress
A couple of dresses, pink party dress and red strapless dress.
Striped strapless jumpsuit
Some cute shirts but I have no idea if these are homemade or not. A "Super Smurf" sweater and a Mickey Mouse Sweater. These are after my 80's lovin' heart!
A few swimsuits/leotards. The one on the right is from Wet 'N Wild Barbie (swimsuit changes color!) The middle ones I think are from Twirly Curls Barbie. I wasn't sure what the one from the left is from. I had to put it on a doll because I was unsure how it looked on.
I know I've seen this before. Where's it from?
A couple of tops
Some more shirts
A skirt and.....i'm not sure what that is on the right. Skirt? Shorts? Shirt? :)
Some lingerie. A sheer shirt, purple daybra and some panties.
Some nighties
An interesting selection of pants
Here are some miscellaneous. A summer outfit (not sure if the shirt and shorts go together) a sheer top and swimsuit.
When I saw this jacket I knew it had to be from Barbie and the Rockers. This is from the Rock Stars Derek doll.
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The outfit from FunTime Barbie.
Pink and Yellow shiny pants and jacket
A small assortment of shirts
Floral shirt and brown pants
A My First Barbie dress. I know because I got this one in another lot of clothes. I like the rainbow collar!
Some miscellaneous skirts
Here are some jackets and sweaters. The black is from Rappin' Rockin' Barbie. The letter jacket is from Moxie Girlz but I couldn't find which one. And I was super excited to see this LA Gear sweater.
This is the most awesome sweater ever! There was a line of clothing called LA Gear Physical Wear. (There was also City Wear and Sportswear.)
By looking at this picture it looks like that mesh top shown with the shiny teal swimsuit goes with this shirt. I don't have those mesh pants though! (How can that be comfortable for working out?)
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Hats and a pair of leggings, a headscarf and a sleeve from Perfume Pretty Barbie. And the hair tie from Totally Hair Barbie!
AND....the item of the year.
This is the Barbie Western Fun Camping Playset Tent! Unfortunately I do not know how to put it together. All the poles are numbered but I still can't figure it out. If anyone knows how to put it together, please let me know!
I contacted Mattel to see if they had the instructions in the depths of their archive but after 2 months I have not heard back. I'm thinking they don't.
This would be cute to go with the Barbie Magical Motorhome and Camp Teresa but if I can't get it together than I can't use it. But it also came with the cute sleeping bag!
Now...for the super fun accessories! And some of these are awesome.
I'm thinking at one point they had the California Dream Barbie Surf 'n Shop because that is where the surfboard is from. But the soda machine comes from the Barbie snack shop. Oh how I would love those two playsets!
The Surf 'n Shop
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There is an entire line of Magic Moves accessories that are just as cute as this one!
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A collection of purses. The red and pink in the back come with the Snack Shop as you can see from the picture of it above.
I am not sure what this little sliver thing is. Too small to be a purse.
Couple of plastic hats and a shovel.
Some workout accessories like a dumbbell, flippers, tennis racquet and roller skate! (Most likely from the Surf 'n Shop but no mate.)
An interesting accessory. It opens up so maybe a hair accessory?
Assortment of brushes, another dumbbell, guitar, headband from Totally Hair Barbie, and some radios, one comes with the snack shop.
Snack Shop Hamburger Buns!
And shoes! Can never have enough of those. You never know which ones you will want to wear with an outfit!
No mates. I think I have that brown boot.
And lastly, some hair ribbons. And a McDonalds figure of Hawaiian Fun Barbie.
Well friends, that's all for today! Do you know what some of these fashions are? Have ANY CLUE on how to put that blasted tent together? :) Let me know in the comments below!
This is my last post before Christmas. Stay tuned for some Christmas goodies coming up soon!
Have a wonderful and blessed Holidays!
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