I love scouring thrift shops for second-hand dolls! I'm not necessarily looking for a hidden gem, though that's awesome when that happens too, I'm looking for dolls in decent condition that I can dress in some of the many, many Barbie fashions I have hanging around.
My collection started in the 80's when I was just a child. The dolls from those days are played with, though well taken care of, and I still have every one of them. I also have tonnes of fashions from the 80's and 90's. I firmly believe in " a doll for every outfit", and that's what my bargain Barbies achieve. Also, I can't help but occasionally pick up some new Barbie fashions...can you blame me?
During my visit to Talize today I found 3 dolls that I'm going to share with you. Well, I actually found 12 dolls, but I'm only showing these 3 today.
This is my favourite second-hand doll that I bought today. Can you guess what I found?
Long black hair, blue eyes, Steffie face...Tara Lynn, baby! Western Stompin' Tara Lynn! A gorgeous doll who only lived in the world of Barbie for one year, 1993, She also was not sold in Europe, 'cause they don't do western stomping there.
My favourite "classic" Barbie face has to be the Steffie mold. Big eyes, the slightly open mouth, it always makes a beautiful doll. I think most people my age (mid 30's), who grew up playing with Barbie will see the Steffie face and think of Whitney, another gorgeous doll. Whenever I see this face, it brings me back to a certain Midge that I had as a child, and loved (California Dream Midge).
Tara Lynn is apparently a favourite among doll artists, and I can see why! She is wonderful to makeover and redress. I am so excited to find an amazing outfit for her!
For now, she's in an older Fashion Ave yellow raincoat. Nothing underneath, the saucy minx!
Pretty, pretty doll.
The second doll I found was 1998 Sleeping Beauty Barbie.
She's in a pretty, powder blue and sparkly white and silver dress. She has a "silver" crown and has the standard blonde hair and blue eyes. This doll was meant for a child's toy collection, and this particular one was clearly played with. She's in decent condition, but her hair is a bit of a mess, and her dress needs a bit of a fixin'.
Did I mention her face is creepy as hell? Her eyes open and close, but they're not like the old fashion blinking doll eyes, where as soon as you stand the doll up she's wide awake. Sleeping Beauty Barbie's eyes are controlled by her right arm, or by a switch on her back. If you don't "wake her up" by yanking her arm backwards, she looks like the picture above. High Barbie.
Laying down with her eyes closed she looks a little better.
Now with her eyes wide open. She still has a dopey look, if you ask me. She's not my favourite, but she's neat to have in my collection.
The back switch, which isn't as bad or as obvious as some of the back switches in the past. You can still dress her in normal clothes without an issue.
The final doll I'm sharing is what I would have to consider one of the most unattractive dolls out there. Swimming Champion Sydney 2000 Olympics Barbie.
In her swimsuit. Originally, the doll came with a pair of grey short and a warm-up jacket, as well as a towel, goggles and a medal. This doll has only the swimsuit.
Firstly, this face mold. Ugh. It never looks nice and was a bad move after the gorgeous Mackie face. It's the Generation Girl/CEO face mold. The hair isn't particularly nice either, there's little that can be done with it. When you see her new in the box it looks nice, but this mess?
Swimming Champion Barbie really does swim, which is pretty cool...I guess. This doll doesn't. You may have noticed in the first picture that she has distinct arms. They're used for paddlin' and check out these super pointy feets, also for paddlin'. They're impractical for redressing though, as a lot of shoes aren't going to fit on her. Slippers, maybe?
I mentioned above with Sleeping Beauty Barbie that some dolls have very obtrusive back switches. This is one of those dolls. 3 switches on her back, one that's a big ol' dial! Lovely!
Ok, I'm giving this doll a really hard time, she's neat and an interesting piece for a collection...especially since she was less than a dollar! Boo-yah, ugly doll!
My collection started in the 80's when I was just a child. The dolls from those days are played with, though well taken care of, and I still have every one of them. I also have tonnes of fashions from the 80's and 90's. I firmly believe in " a doll for every outfit", and that's what my bargain Barbies achieve. Also, I can't help but occasionally pick up some new Barbie fashions...can you blame me?
During my visit to Talize today I found 3 dolls that I'm going to share with you. Well, I actually found 12 dolls, but I'm only showing these 3 today.
This is my favourite second-hand doll that I bought today. Can you guess what I found?
Tara Lynn is apparently a favourite among doll artists, and I can see why! She is wonderful to makeover and redress. I am so excited to find an amazing outfit for her!
The second doll I found was 1998 Sleeping Beauty Barbie.
The final doll I'm sharing is what I would have to consider one of the most unattractive dolls out there. Swimming Champion Sydney 2000 Olympics Barbie.
Ok, I'm giving this doll a really hard time, she's neat and an interesting piece for a collection...especially since she was less than a dollar! Boo-yah, ugly doll!
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