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Recognition of the 2024 Annual UFDC Awards recipients is in the Spring 2025 issue of UFDC's Doll News.

The 2024 Annual UFDC Awards recipients are recognized in the Spring 2025 issue of The Official Journal of the United Federation of Doll Clubs Doll News. Scans from the page and a close-up of the Educational Endeavors Through Dolls recipient are shown above and below. 

I remain deeply honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award and grateful to the Motor City Doll Club of Detroit for nominating me.

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

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2025 Birthday Dolls

This shipping box contained birthday gifts from my friend, Debra R.

In addition to the LeBron James Kenbassador doll that was an early, very much appreciated birthday gift this year from a doll friend, I received the doll-related items featured in this post from another close doll friend, Debra R. 

The well-packed gifts

A beautiful birthday card was placed on top.

Debra used Barbie gift wrapping paper this year.

This is a group photo of the dolls and doll-related items.

Barbie Style Fashion Signature Doll #2 (box front)

The back of the box illustrates the contents.

The box flaps are open to show what's inside.

Released in 2020 and designed by Linda Kyaw-Merschon, the Barbie Style Fashion Signature Doll #2 gift set includes 1 doll, 5 fashions, 2 pairs of shoes, 6 accessories, a doll stand, and a certificate of authenticity.

This lovely doll uses the Goddess sculpt, has a petite Made to Move body, black rooted microbraids, and is dressed in gray knit two-piece underwear.

Two Barbie Dream Besties Brooklyn dolls were also in the package from Debra R., the debut doll, released in 2024, and the Skate Party version, released in 2025. 

This beautiful Princess Tiana necklace is not a doll, but Debra R. knows I collect Princess Tiana dolls.

First Black Barbie items: a T-shirt and a tumbler are beautiful collectibles to commemorate the first Black doll named Barbie, released in 1980 (copyright 1979).

Barbie Pop Reveal Rise & Surprise

Barbie Fashion Fever Rockstar Nikki replaces the white Barbie that was originally inside the Pop Reveal Rise & Surprise container. (When a button is pressed on the handle, the top pops open and the doll rises.)

Barbie Fashion Fever Rockstar Nikki uses the Asha head sculpt.

Debra said Mattel did not make an African American Barbie Pop Reveal Rise & Surprise set. So, she replaced the original doll with Fashion Fever Rockstar Nikki. 

Full-length view of Barbie Fashion Fever Rockstar Nikki

Nikki has straight brunette hair with bangs with fuchsia streaks, brown painted eyes, parted lips, painted teeth, and sparkly mauve lip color. Her original clothes include a white crop top with the word "Rock" and a guitar in graphic print, a silver lamé faux fur collared vest, a mini skirt made of black tulle, white lace, and faux leather that ties on one side of the waist with fuchsia cord. She wears black knee-high boots with fuchsia mock laces. Her jewelry includes a black beaded choker with a fuchsia G clef pendant, two fuchsia bangle bracelets, and one black bangle bracelet.  Nikki has jointed elbows and wrists and click-bend knees.

Friends Forever Club Dolls clothes and wigs

Inside an orange Coach cloth cosmetics travel bag was a package of Friends Forever Club wigs and two packaged fashions. 

This was a milestone birthday for me and was one of the best I've ever had, which was acknowledged in different ways by family, friends, and Internet associates. I also created an ACLU Foundation birthday fundraiser that almost reached the $200 donation goal. 

The birthday card from my son assured me that reaching this milestone birthday is something to celebrate.

Underneath the card inscription, he wrote, Happy B-Day to the 'American Character Tressy' Debbie of Mamma's! And in a speech bubble, he wrote and illustrated, You're a collectible now!

I don't mind being considered a valuable collector's item nor being compared to the value of a Black American Character Tressy. 

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LeBron James Kenbassador Doll

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

__________

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Barbie Fashionista #240's Hair Treatment

Barbie Fashionista #240's hair before conditioning

As discussed and illustrated in my previous post and the photo above, the ends of Barbie Fashionista #240's wavy hair appeared dry upon arrival. 

#240 is prepared to receive hair treatment.

To remedy the dry appearance, I removed her clothes, wrapped a rubber band around her hair near the ends, secured a paper towel around her body with tape, and applied Salon Selectives Curl Stretch Cream and water to the hair ends.*

The pre-treated hair is banded near the dry ends.

The rubber band was removed, and Salon Selectives Curl Stretching Cream and water were combed through the doll's hair.

I combed the curl cream through and replaced the paper towel with a baby washcloth to protect the doll's body from the cream. I secured the washcloth with a hair clip. She stood inside a mug on the windowsill overnight to dry.

After drying overnight, the waves and curled ends appear more vibrant.

Next, she was redressed.

The curl stretch cream and water created curl definition and added sheen. *I could have used mousse instead, but I'm satisfied with the results.

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All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.

__________

Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published, so don't waste your time. To contact me directly regarding dolls or any of my posts, please use the contact form on the right of the home page, which is visible in "web view." A link to web viewing should be visible at the bottom of this page.

If you're not already a subscriber, visit, "like" and follow the Black Doll Collecting Facebook page or bookmark the Black Doll Collecting home page and visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays when typically new posts are published.

Check out what I am selling here. 
Check out my eBay listings here.
Please follow my sister blog Ebony-Essence of Dolls in Black.
*New*Visit/Follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum
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