tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post5240053619600059633..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Happy Birthday, Barbara Millicent RobertsTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-29635661060875941772009-03-10T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:47:00.000-07:00I hated the doll with my name. But I loved making...I hated the doll with my name. But I loved making wardrobes for people at $1 an outfit. I have a Skipper in a box; maybe it's worth something!<BR/><BR/>I also have a Ginny doll and several Madame Alexander dolls. <BR/><BR/>I never really played dolls. But I did make a lot of clothes for them.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-10196245493048993392009-03-10T05:47:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:47:00.000-07:00Isn't it funny how Barbie looks exactly like Lili?...Isn't it funny how Barbie looks exactly like Lili? The Brats dolls don't have nearly as much in common with Barbie and their designer was sued by Mattel. Thanks for showing me the Lili. I wonder if this came up in the legal paperwork over the Brats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-28918473692820680952009-03-09T14:03:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:03:00.000-07:00My sister in law is a feminist. Her and my brother...My sister in law is a feminist. Her and my brother's political opinion in younger years would have caused them serious problems in the McCarthy-era. And what happened? Her daughter desperately wanted a Barbie.<BR/>She got one.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005517826999307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-26885419159665714222009-03-09T14:01:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:01:00.000-07:00I'm so impressed you've still got the shoes. I di...I'm so impressed you've still got the shoes. I didn't sew back when I got my Barbie, so I spent a lot of time carefully choosing the next outfit I wanted for her--they only came at Christmas or my birthday. I guess I learned some lessons about putting off what I wanted and using what I had. <BR/><BR/>My daughter's experience was about the same as yours. She had one or two, but really couldn't see the point, so Barbie got relegated to the back of the toy shelf.<BR/><BR/>Happy birthday, Barbie!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652355555545315811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-61647800152043079892009-03-09T11:41:00.000-07:002009-03-09T11:41:00.000-07:00I wasn't a big Barbie fan when I was a kid because...I wasn't a big Barbie fan when I was a kid because they couldn't ride my Breyer horses. My daughter now has a few, but only plays with them when friends come over. I agree with your "don't make a big deal out of it" attitude. <BR/><BR/>I find the biggest problem with collectibles is finding someone to buy them. They are only worth as much as someone is willing to pay, no matter what the price guides say. Your girl is pretty amazing though.Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-47965214875323961252009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:00Did you see Kyra Hicks' Black Threads blog about B...Did you see Kyra Hicks' Black Threads blog about Barbie? She did a Barbie quilt. See:<BR/>http://blackthreads.blogspot.com/2009/03/barbie-turns-50-black-barbie-quilt-by.html<BR/><BR/>I didn't have a Barbie, but I put up a picture of my dolls last Friday, too.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-42946631167233281592009-03-09T07:54:00.000-07:002009-03-09T07:54:00.000-07:00Our daughters had Barbies too - tons of accessorie...Our daughters had Barbies too - tons of accessories - even the camping van and car - and they loved them. I sewed all sorts of clothes for them - knit tiny sweathers on round toothpicks - oh the fun we had. Our youngest daughter still has the stuff - and one day she got it out when a friend came over recently with a young daughter and HER Barbie. It was fun to see the difference in the clothes, "our" Barbie had polyester pant suits and lots of hippie clothes - it was fun.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com