It's still October..., but Happy New Year!

If you are a member of the Barbie Fan Club on Barbie Collector mark your calendar for October 9th.  The next Holiday Hostess will be available for $75.00.  I'm excited about this doll.  I was able to see the doll in person at the 2013 Barbie Convention and I was able to snap a few pictures.  I love her vintage look and gold dress with blue accents with the crown, makeup and jewelry.  Bill Greening has done it again!

Happy New Year™ Barbie® Doll | Barbie Collector

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News: The Doll Cafe Lives!

LOL, no, I wasn't dead but you'd think I was.  I'm shocked that my last post was April 28, 2012.  It seems like this time of year my doll collecting passion is re-awakened.  Well, maybe it's more of my my pre-Barbie Convention panic mode!

Convention this year will be held in New Orleans!  Wow, that's so exciting.  Being the homebody that I am, I have never traveled to that area of the country so I'm seeing the World with Barbie once again this year!!  I'm excited to report that my daughter Steff will be joining me for the second year in a row.  Her first Barbie Convention last year was a blast!  Here is an amazing picture of the beautiful dolls we both received as gifts from our generous table hostess last year Jen M.  Do you see some Steffies and Basics in there?  Boy aren't we lucky!!??!!

I hope that you have been following our Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, or Instagram posts.  Did you know we also have a Tumbler?  Just choose your favorite online platform and join us for the dolly fun.  Also, be sure to check out our Facebook Group and the Model Muse and Steffie pages online.


For future blogging I will be tagging posts with useful titles with labels and will try to post daily (ok, you've heard that before).  Most of our news will be posted on Facebook and Twitter so I will use this blog to feature pictures from our collection, doll news, and in a continuing attempt to count our dolls we will also be featuring a post on each doll in our collection so we can keep a handle on it all.

Thanks for all your support, comments and suggestions.  Keep reading for more dolly centered fun.

-The Doll Cafe

Still Having Fun with Basics Collection 2.0

Barbie Basics Collection 2
Originally uploaded by The Doll Cafe

I just recently went "Pro" on my Flickr account and have had tons of fun posting pictures of the Barbie Basics Collection 2. I was lucky enough to find all of them at Walmart and Target a few weeks ago and I just completed my collection with the Louboutin Model No. 14. This collection has something for everyone. With the variety of facemolds and the addition of the Ken Basics this collection is a real winner. Barbie Designer Bill Greening posted on the Barbie Collector board that there will be a collection 2.5 and this collection will have some articulation! The dolls in the collection have not yet been revealed. It seems like this will be a mini collection until there is another full collection! Exciting!

Happy New Year From the Doll Cafe

The Sun Set™ malibu® P.J.® ©1972 - as identified by Jordan ;-)
Originally uploaded by robincua©

Sorry for the lack of updates! I hope you are reading our forum and following our Twitter for the quickest updates! The Barbie Basics Collection 2.0 have been released, new So in Style dolls are out and new Barbie Collector Dolls are out and more are on the horizon. I'd love to keep in touch here more regularly. I guess the easiest and quickest way is to bring you a Doll Cafe Picture of the day!

As a Steffie fanatic, here is The Sun Set Malibu PJ from 1972 by robincua©. Sheer perfection don't you think?

2008 Holiday Barbie

Holiday Barbie
Originally uploaded by hudson.lopez

I found this beautiful picture of the 2008 Holiday Barbie this evening on Flickr! Many thanks to hudson.lopez for all of this beauty! I think this is the first picture I've seen of this doll de-boxed. Her dress sure is glamorous! I hope your Holiday season is warm and wonderful this year! Enjoy and please check out many more beautiful photographs in hudson's Flickr!

Vitamin C Vintage Retro Beauty

Vitamin C
Originally uploaded by I Doll You

This beautiful picture is by I_Doll_You. If you are a regular reader of the forum you will recognize her beautiful photography. Here she restyled a Vitamin C playline doll with a model muse body. Her skirt is the repro vintage fashion Made for Each Other with the matching necklace. The tank is from Top Model Nikki. She looks incredible and so stylish. IDY is considering re-rooting her. What do you think? Be sure to leave a comment in her Flickr account. (I say leave her as is . . .)

Welcome To Flickr Beauties

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Originally uploaded by mattelpink

For a new feature, I would like to feature some beautiful pictures from Flickr! Hope you enjoy them. This is the beautiful Malibu P.J. by Mattelpink. There are quite a few different versions of this doll but her features never cease to amaze! Notice the Fashion Fever background!