Whitney Houston Barbie

Mattel pays tribute to Whitney Houston with a portrait doll that captures the iconic look featured in Whitney's record-breaking “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” music video.

The Whitney Houston Barbie is on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/3TIVyKF

and Target:

https://www.target.com/p/barbie-whitney-houston-signature-collectible-doll-wearing-iconic-dress-from-music-video-and-microphone-accessory/-/A-94998596

Mattel Creations buy page:

https://creations.mattel.com/products/barbie-signature-whitney-houston-doll-jjy07

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When Did You Fall In Love With Black Dolls?

DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum has launched the series, "When Did You Fall In Love With Black Dolls?" This series profiles Black-doll collectors and Black-doll artists. The first profile in the series was published on August 8, 2026. Read the wonderful profile of doll collector Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson at the link and enjoy!

A Collector's Profile: Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson

If you chiefly collect or make Black dolls and would like your profile included in this series, please email me. Thanks!

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Doll Bookmarks

Doll bookmarks by Karen Oyekanmi of Kissing Kousins

These doll bookmarks by Karen Oyekanmi of Kissing Kousins, who is also the founder of American Black Beauty Doll Artists, have stuffed velour heads with beautifully painted faces. Different types of yarn were used for the hair. The heads are attached to an inner support, which is covered with flat cloth clothing. They have velour arms and flat glittered cardstock shoes. 

These were gifted to doll friends.

The clothing worn by the two above was custom-made according to my specifications. The artist surprised me with the third one as a generous gift, and unknowingly dressed it in a hue of my favorite color.

Being a blessing often generates blessings. 

This is my packaged bookmark.

A certificate of authenticity is included in the package.

My bookmark is shown with the certificate of authenticity outside the package.

This is a full view of my bookmark.

In the last two photos, my doll bookmark illustrates how it can be used for its intended purpose, but I doubt that I will ever use it this way, unless it is for display.

This is how my bookmark looks inside a book.

This is a perfect way to display it.

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