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June 15th, 2008 (06:19 pm)

barbie04 Shut-up! I won this repo Barbie "Picnic Set" in a raffle at my doll club yesterday. This really takes me back. I had this outfit as a kid. I still have the jeans and the fishing tackle box. And the hat but it's squashed flat. This ponytail Barbie was my doll too. I still have her, but her head came off, she turned white (which I like) and she's pretty dirty.

This repo is the highest quality ponytail I've seen. She looks just like the real deal.


All kinds of dolls show up at the doll club, but they were originally a Barbie club and are still heavily into Barbie. Exposure to them has re-Barbiefied me to some extent. It's the Alameda County Fashion Doll Club, to be exact. If you live in the California Bay Area and would like to go to a meeting, comment here.

She's managed to hook that exact same giant Angelfish so common in American rivers. It's good to know Barbie can live off the land if necessary. I'm thrilled to have these wedgies. You'll be seeing these clothes on other dolls, which is sort of what happens to Barbies around here.

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Posted by: threestarblueapplesauce©queenofthebumblebeesarmy ([info]threestarblue)
Posted at: June 16th, 2008 04:28 am (UTC)

groovy

Posted by: ((Anonymous))
Posted at: July 8th, 2008 12:44 pm (UTC)

I'm a photographer who's lucky enough to have a neighbor that collects vintage dolls and created a blog to showcase them. I recently shot the original of this doll. Check it out at Week 27 of http://tornophoto.blogspot.com

Posted by: wellermade ([info]wellermade)
Posted at: July 8th, 2008 03:19 pm (UTC)

I've been following your photos on Flickr. But, there are more on your blog, so I'm glad to know about it. Beautiful photos and dolls! Your neighbor has an impressive collection.

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