Christmas 2025 Doll Gifts

I enjoyed another great Christmas that included new dolls, one of which I purchased for myself as an early present during Mattel Creations' sale that ends on December 31st. Using the code LASTCHANCE30 at checkout, the sale includes an extra 30% off, even on reduced price items, and free shipping for purchases of $35 or more. 

 @BarbieStyle Brooklyn has a Made to Move body, long black double-strand twisted hair, brown painted eyes, and a sprinkling of freckles across the upper cheeks and nose.

@BarbieStyle Brooklyn had interested me when she was introduced on October 30, 2025, but after seeing photos of the produced doll, the dress appeared flimsy, so I passed. The current sale reduced the retail price from $55 to $38. The 30% off coupon reduced the price even further to $26.95, before applicable taxes. Shipping was free because my order included another item, which raised the total order above $35. I couldn't resist buying Brooklyn at this price, and I am not disappointed, as illustrated by the doll's photos. 

@BarbieStyle Brooklyn's boho chic ensemble was voted on and selected by Barbie Club 59 members.

 Brooklyn wears a blush-colored crepe dress with off-white thigh-high vinyl boots, and she holds an off-white vinyl handbag.

A lovely headshot and a full-length photo of Brooklyn with a separate photo illustrating her fashion and accessories are included on the back of the box.

My husband gave me an assortment of doll footwear.

In addition to other gifts, I received an assortment of 18-inch doll footwear (socks, shoes, and a pair of boots) from my husband. (He thinks all my dolls are 18 inches tall.) These will come in handy, however.

This is an enhanced photo that UPS took after the top package was left at my back door.

UPS left a huge shipping box at my back door on December 17, 2025. It contained an assortment of beautifully wrapped gifts from my friend, Debra R. I forgot to take a photo of the box (which is why I am using UPS's photo). I also neglected to photograph the wrapped presents, but trust me, the paper was beautiful, featuring biblical scriptures for children and adults and images of African American characters. The wonderful doll gifts she sent are shown in the next group and individual photos.

Naturalistas Dayna, the 2025 Hallmark Keepsake Holiday Barbie ornament, and Disney Once Upon a Whimsy Collection Tiana are some of the doll gifts from Debra.

Dayna is from the third wave of  Naturalistas dolls. She wears a pretty white dress and white vinyl knee-high boots. I had planned to buy at least one doll from this wave, but I was told that the one I wanted was sold only at Target stores.

Dayna has a slight wardrobe malfunction, but is otherwise perfect. 

Dayna and the other dolls in the 2025 Naturalistas collection are illustrated on the back of the box along with Dayna's bio. Her motto is, "Be proud of your crown." Her bio indicates that she is the owner of Naturalistas ICON Salon, has 3C-textured hair, and is known by her clients as the "coil whisperer."

The 2025 Hallmark Keepsake Holiday Barbie Ornament wears a gold brocade-patterned fabric dress (not the usual molded-on plastic dress as in previous years). This year, Mattel used the Brooklyn sculpt for the ornament and the full-sized doll.

Disney's Princess Tiana is a duplicate of a doll I recently purchased. (Debra said she forgot to tell me she purchased this doll when it was released earlier this year.) 

When I was asked, "What's on your wish list?", I answered, "The 80th Anniversary Barbie." Santa Debra delivered. :-) 

This doll also uses the Brooklyn head sculpt (one of my favorites) and has Brooklyn's signature freckles.

The back of the anniversary doll's box features a full-length image of this doll, along with Mattel's brief history and a description of the doll.

These are three Christmas sweater wine bottle covers and a Snoop Dog-themed sweater ornament that Debra sent. The wine bottle covers fit 14- to 16-inch dolls. The sweater ornament should fit an 11-1/2-inch fashion doll.

I placed these gifts under my pop-up pencil tree on December 27, 2025.

By the afternoon of December 26, 2025, the previously gift-covered Christmas tree skirt was bare after the family gift exchange that began on the 25th and ended on the 26th. However, additional carefully wrapped gifts arrived for me on the 28th from another doll friend. I placed these last gifts under the Christmas tree and snapped the above final photo of the tree for this year. Like Debra's gift box, these last gifts from doll-friend Telisa included more than dolls, but I am only sharing the dolls and doll-related items in this post. 

Telisa rerooted Barbie Basics Doll #3 (a former redhead) and redressed her in this elaborate gown.

This is a close-up of the doll's new fabulous 'do. 

Here is a view from the back. Rerooting this doll required a lot of time and effort. I am so grateful for both the time and initiative involved.

Monster High Wednesday - Bianca Barclay

This is my first new Monster High doll. 

A journal entry by Bianca Barclay is on the back of the box, along with a photo of this lovely doll.

I am debating whether to remove Bianca from the box and display her with my other Monster High dolls, which were thrift store finds several years ago. But if I know myself, Bianca will remain untouched. She's too gorgeous to manipulate, and she outshines my original three.

Rainbow High Iris Bow has a unique concept.

Rainbow High Iris Bow and other dolls in the Rainbow Shimmers series are featured on the back of the box.

Iris Bow has removable legs that can be filled with slime and glitter to produce the look illustrated on the back of the box. Four glitter palettes and one slime palette are included. She has mounds of multicolored curly hair, which matches the glitter colors. 

An insulated Barbie tumbler was also a gift from Telisa.

Last, but certainly not least, was an insulated Barbie tumbler from Telisa. 

Debra and Telisa, I am deeply grateful for these beautiful gifts, even more for the love and thoughtfulness behind them. This level of kindness truly touched my heart. Thank you for thinking of me, for your generosity, and for being such a special part of my life. I feel very blessed to have family and friends like you, and I appreciate you more than words can say. (My thank you to my husband goes without saying... I show him how much I appreciate him daily.)

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Crystal McMurray's 1st Customized Barbie

A customized Barbie by Crystal McMurray was fashioned using this doll.

 
In January 2024, a customized Barbie by Crystal McMurray entered my collection. This special doll is Crystal's first repainted Barbie.

Crystal, whose brand is Of Birds and Lilies, usually creates one-of-a-kind needle-sculpted, polymer clay, or paper-maché-type full-size and miniature doll art, and associated dioramas. Some of her dolls are featured in her storybook, Of Birds and Lilies No Worry Zone.

Crystal used Barbie Fashionista #194 (shown in the above photo) to create the now one-of-a-kind doll. The doll's costume was inspired by a Pinterest photo, and Crystal nailed it!

Upon arrival, I created a "box opening" video and photographed the doll in several poses. I captured the photos in a second video. Both videos are embedded below. (I apologize for not speeding up or editing the unboxing video, but you can share in my suspense as I unboxed the doll.)

Unboxing Video

Video Slideshow

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Meet Felicity, Possibly Again

Felicity an OOAK Barbie

Felicity* arrived yesterday from Chynadoll Creations.  She patiently awaited my arrival at the post office where I was pleasantly surprised by her presence.

I knew her face looked familiar after removing her from the white bubble wrap envelope in the parking lot of the post office.  (I couldn't wait to get home to open it because I read the return address label in the PO lobby and knew something fabulous was inside.)  I didn't make the connection until several hours later when I saw her image on Facebook.  I backtracked and read Chynadoll's July January 27th entry, which confirmed my revelation.  Who knew the friend referred to in the statement, "Felicity was created for a fellow blogger friend of mine as a belated gift," referred to me.  :-)

Touched, honored, blessed are just a few of the emotions I continue to feel.

The gorgeous Felicity wears a strapless dress designed by Chynadoll.  She has additional handcrafted goodies: an Ebony magazine, an adorable little puppy, and a cell phone.  She also has a handbag by Mattel, as shown in the full-length image above (click to enlarge).

Close-up image of Felicity's gorgeous face and loosely curled, re-rooted locks

As described on her intro blog, Felicity has re-rooted, loosely curled brown hair with platinum blonde streaks.  Her alluring eyes are gray with the most beautifully feathered eye brows.  Her lilac lip color matches the main color of her print dress.  She has three tattoos; one on her chest, one on her left arm, and one on her left thigh.  The two larger ones are clearly butterflies.  I was told several years ago by a pathology resident at a local hospital that butterflies mean good luck.  I have loved them ever since.

Thanks so much Chynadoll for this very, very sweet surprise.  I love Felicity and will cherish her forever.

*Before realizing who Felicity was, I showed her to my husband and said, "She needs a name."  He said, "Britney."  So before I made the connection that Britney already had a name and that I had already seen her in cyberspace eight days prior, her name was Britney.  In fact, the original title of this blog was "Meet Britney." 

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