Long time no see! I've been putting a lot of my doll time into projects that haven't gone very well, so right now, I have nothing to show for them. :( Instead, let's move on to more of my doll collection. This time, we're starting to delve into the many Barbie (and friends) dolls that I own. There have been so many Barbie dolls with different looks produced over her long career, that one can acquire many dolls and have them each look rather individual, so it's easy to have a big collection! These Barbies are part of a group that I bought from Rachael; this is also a way for me to remember which dolls were part of the bunch that I purchased from her, before they go into my larger collection. Please excuse all the static hair!
Several of the dolls that I got were originally dressed dolls from the Fashion Fever line. I haven't given all these girls names yet, so I'm going to mostly go by face mold. Here we have Lara and Teresa, and the blond girl at the end, I'm going to call Summer.
Lara's mold was first used for a Generation Girl, as Ana. This doll has a slightly sexy air about her, for as sexy as Barbie gets. :)
Teresa's mold is a classic, one that I love and have in many different variations. I can never bring myself to sell off any of them. This Teresa has lighter skin than many, and I love her eyeshadow.
Summer's look reminds me of several blond dolls released with the name Summer in the Barbie line, but going by the marks on the back of her head, she uses the Generation Girl Barbie mold.
Next, we have Kira, Gillian and Lea.
Kira actually uses the Kayla/Lea mold as far as I can tell, the same as the doll at the other end, so you can see how many looks an individual mold can use. Her mouth was painted on a bit crooked, but just gives her an open, quirky look in my opinion.
Gillian in the middle has the Goddess face mold, going by the marks on the back of her head. Unlike many other dolls with that face, Gillian looks very girl-next-door.
And lastly, we have another Kayla/Lea face. Her hair is a bit "fluffy" right now, since I washed the gel out of it. Actually, all of these dolls got their hair rinsed with some conditioner, and it's amazing how soft their hair is now.
I'm thankful to Katti for her website, Faces in the World of Pink. She took the time to compile a lot of information about the different Barbie sculpts Mattel has used over the decades, including her friends, and other sized dolls like Francie, Jazzie, Stacie, Kelly, Tutti, and males in Barbie's world like Ken, Allan and Blaine. Her website is a bit behind the times now, but for older dolls, it's an invaluable resource.
Next up should be some more dolls from Rachael, or a craft project if I successfully get one done. Anyone else got any doll projects in progress? Today Mr. BTEG and I checked out the new Hobby Lobby store, and I have so many ideas and plans now. It was a glorious day, sunny and with a high of 44F/7C. It's been so cold for the past while that it actually felt kind of warm out there, and I am looking forward to spring!
Total dolls: 59
World of pink is awesome. At one point I spent a whole day categorizing my Barbies by head sculpt from the info on that site.
ReplyDeleteKira and Lea are my favourites from this lot. Kira always looked kind of anime to me, and Lea is just beautiful. But her hair is as fine and uncontrollable as cobwebs.
I guess I can see the anime look with Kira, and Lea is beautiful. I may try a hot water dunk with Lea to make her hair hang straighter.
DeleteKatti's sites are AWESOME!!! That dark Lea is my favorite one of yours; I've always loved that head.
ReplyDeleteThey did a lot of awesome looks with Kayla/Lea, and I think the Fashion Fever era used that mold a lot.
DeleteThose are some gorgeous Barbies! Sadly, some of these were released at that point when I wasn't collecting as an adult or getting dolls as birthday gifts. The Ana/Lara sculpt is one of my favourites, as well as the 90s Teresa sculpt (I actually have many "favorite sculpts"). Don't you think that both sculpts are quite similar? I do agree that your Lara has somewhat a sexy face. Maybe it's the sculpt, because I feel somewhat the same with my Generation Girls Lara.
ReplyDeleteI do agree about Gillian, most dolls with the Goddess sculpt have some sultry face or a more severe expression. Your Kayla/Lea dolls are very nice. Even though I didn't get any of the "official" Kayla or Lea, I did name my purple top MTM doll Lea, because of the sculpt.
Currently I'm working on some doll furniture that right now is at a point where it can still go south. I've also recently made a new wall for my doll photos. I'm always so jealous of the fact that americans have these big chain craft stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby. I wish we could get something similar in Spain.
Have a nice rest of the week.
I didn't buy many Fashion Fever Barbies either, because most of our money at the time was going towards our young daughters. :) I'm thankful that I got the chance to buy these, especially nude because they're cheaper. I'm glad that Katti's site is still up, because some of these girls can be hard to tell apart merely by face mold, since the sculpts can look similar, as you say.
DeleteI agree that Lara generally looks sexy, but Generation Girl Ana doesn't, to me.
Doll furniture was the project that I was working on, that didn't turn out, specifically a sofa. I tried twice and neither attempt worked out. I've put that project aside and I'm going to work on some other things for a while.
Sofas don't seem easy to make, at least to me. I have plans to make a daybed for my dolls, because they need somewhere to sit and I feel it will be easier than a sofa.
DeleteMy dolls need a better sofa than the ones that I have now, I feel like. For the time being, I might just make one of those pallet sofas, as it will be a lot easier to make.
DeleteThank you! I know, Barbie collectors had such great choices back then. I will getting the next group of Barbies up soon!
ReplyDeleteHi Barb!
ReplyDeleteAs you are aware, I am not a collector of Barbie dolls, but I do love the first three you have shown here, much more than I ever thought I would. Their faces are really lovely and quite different from each other.
I hope your furniture projects come together without any further set backs, I know how frustrating some projects can be, but we just have to keep at it and eventually it all works out. 😘
Big hugs,
X
That's a real compliment from you, Xanadu! I'm curious if you ever played with Barbie dolls as a child, because a lot of Barbie collectors that I've seen, enjoyed playing with them as kids, or wanted them as a child but couldn't have them. Personally, I put a lot of creativity into my Barbie dolls when I was a girl.
DeleteI'm going to keep trying at my one project, but I think I will do something easier to fill my furniture needs for the moment. Thanks for the encouragement.
Barbie faces are getting prettier and prettier. Don't tell my Barbie (#3) that I said that or she will not be happy (laugh).
ReplyDeleteA Barbie #3 is a gem in anybody's Barbie collection, so she shouldn't feel badly. :) She was quite the style icon herself during the day, but I'm glad that you like my dolls too.
Delete