Mina has been asking for a Barbie doll lately and her mother has been resisting. Mina has many dolls already!
Gramma has a box of Barbies at her house. They are mostly dolls I bought very cheaply at Value Village back in the days when I was running a community centre. One evening, while on FaceTime I showed them to Mina. Of course, she wants them!
In order to stay as close as possible to her mother’s good side, I decided to give one doll to Mina, Skipper – this doll was her favourite when I showed them to her. Her Uncle Simon and Auntie Chrissie will be carrying it to California for her birthday.
I did a little research online and found that this model was created in 1967. She is in pretty good shape for such an old girl, wouldn’t you say?
Another special doll in my box is the one I bought myself. My parents didn’t have money for buying toys so I saved hard and finally had the $3.50 or so that she cost back in about 1967 or 8. I believe she is a “vintage standard” model – http://www.fashion-doll-guide.com/Vintage-Standard-Barbie-Doll.html.
Here is Barbie wearing the crocheted dress I made for her a number of years ago:
This past weekend at Value Village I found and purchased two barbies 5.99 each. They were dressed in hand crochet historical costumes right down to shoes and bloomers. Some a Grandmother I choose to believe spent a great deal of time and love they now are on display in my craft room I love them and look forward to my granddaughters reactions when they see them.
I saw a bag of (4?) Barbies at the thrift store the other weeks for $3. I didn’t buy them. But I’ve been thinking ever since that I could buy them, fix them up and give them to an organization that give out toys at Christmas time.