I started this site with the sole intention of reducing the size of my collection. I started collecting Barbie in 1996 and stopped in 2000 after I found that my dolls were over-running my living space. Despite the space issue, I couldn’t bare to part with any of my dolls till now.
BUT I still love dolls and now find that I am still eyeing a lot of the dolls that were issued during the years that I stopped collecting. [I am definitely in DOLL TROUBLE]. For instance, I recently managed to get my hands on a small lot of dolls and clothes on Ebay at a steal. The lot consisted of a Paul Frank Barbie in her blue pajamas complete with slippers and a Basic Barbie (the one with short blond hair). I managed to clean up both dolls and the PF Barbie switched bodies with a Made to Move Barbie so that she could be comfortable in a retro swing egg chair.
I used to be a box collector – my term for doll collectors especially Barbie doll collectors who keep a majority of their collection in their original unopened box. I thought that this would keep my collection in pristine condition and I would still be able to admire them in their natural habitat 🙂 but this was not the case for a couple of reasons. 1. The rubber bands holding everything in place disintegrated over time causing accessories to fall to the bottom of the box. 2. The weather is unforgiving on some materials especially velvet and causes fabric, beads etc. to discolour &/or fade. So I’ve now decided to enjoy my dolls by taking more of them out of their boxes and displaying them. I find that I also enjoy creating dioramas with my dolls so I’ve done one or two already. They are not fantastic (I’ve seen some beautiful ones online) but I am slowly learning and having fun along the way.
So this blog will not only have sales pages but will also have pages on projects I have done (the 1st one is already up) and doll care, etc. I hope to also shine the spotlight on the many doll collectors in Singapore and Malaysia and eventually the rest of Asia so if you want pictures of your collection to be in the spotlight on this site, just send me your details in the form below and I will see what I can do. Talk soon 🙂
many dolls to sell that I thought I’d create this page so that dolls you may want to purchase are easier to find.
Nuts About Dolls 