I love curvy dolls, so I was very excited when the first curvy Barbies were released and when they became articulated I was in heaven.
Over the years articulation became more and more important for me. I love the diversity and the beautiful faces of Fashionista Barbies, but if I buy one of them I always rebody her on a more articulated body. So I’m always looking for suitable bodies on eBay or at flea markets. Here are some examples of rebodied girls.
Barbie bodies are wonderful for other dolls, too. Here is my Sparkle Girl on a Barbie body.
… or my Mermaze Mermaid. I loved the faces in this doll line, but permanent fish tails are not something I like in a doll .
Here is another example of an experiment. A Barbie Stardoll (right)got a MTM body. Her totally stiff body got a DC Superhero Girls head and is used a s a mannequin in a shop window (middle). And the Barbie head was put on an Obitsu body (left).
I do not have many Barbie sisters, but sometimes you need smaller dollsfor stories or in dioramas. I love the Chelsea dolls dressed up for Halloween.
I enjoyed all the Toy Story movies – so here is Barbie and some Toy Story action figures.
And of course Bo Peep is also part of the collection.
Some of the newest additions to my Barbie collection are the two Cutie Reveal dolls. A very nice doll line – I chose the Panda and Polar Bear dolls – somehow I liked their faces most.
