Tree Trimming Barbie

Tree Trimming Barbie from 1998

I purchased this doll in 2024, and thought I had written a blog post about it, but apparently, I had not.

This lovely doll uses the 1980s Christie sculpt.

Tree Trimming Barbie, 1998, is dressed for Christmas. She has a cardboard Christmas ornament. The backdrop of the box features a Christmas scene with a Christmas tree and decorations to punch out. It can be opened up to use as a diorama or to punch out the Christmas tree and ornaments to decorate the tree. 

The back of the box illustrates how to punch out the tree and ornaments...

The back of the box also illustrates how to slide the ornaments onto the tree.

Barbie holds a cardboard ornament.

Tree Trimming Barbie wears a red knit sweater with a purple, green, red, yellow, and white front panel, green velour pants, and red boots. I love that Mattel still used real textiles for Barbie's clothes when this doll was made.

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Another Princess Tiana

Shipping box for Disney's Once Upon a Time Whimsy Collection Tiana

After Mattel Creations reduced the retail price of the Disney Once Upon a Time Whimsy Collection Tiana Doll, I added the doll to my Princess Tiana collection. A draft has been written for the doll's Virtual Black Doll museum installation, which will be published soon. Below are some of the first photos of the doll after it was removed from the shipper.

She has a beautiful Art Deco box.

The doll, the costume, and the box are all beautiful!

Isn't she gorgeous?

The museum installation is scheduled for later this month. I'll update this post after the installation is published.

Update

View the museum installation here.

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A Pink Box Barbie

Pink box Barbie in Barbie logo dress

We were at Walmart, walking from a back corner of the store toward the front. As we approached the toy section, I looked to my right in the direction of the toy aisles. My husband said, "I see you looking for dolls." I said, "No, I'm looking for the car aisle for you, and then I'm going to the doll aisle." He entered the model car aisle, and I proceeded to the Barbie and other fashion dolls aisle. I briefly looked at the dolls and accessories shelved on both sides, hoping I wouldn't see anything I wanted. I walked and browsed swiftly because I wanted to finish before my husband, so that I could return to the car aisle before he left the aisle to look for me.

This close-up picture was taken while she was still in the box.

I noticed this $5.97 pink box Barbie, picked up the box, and examined her. She uses the Shani face and her complexion is similar to Nichelle's. I like her Barbie logo dress, I tell myself. I put the box back on the shelf. I stood there a couple of seconds before I grabbed the box from the shelf—similar to the way Denzel Washington's (temporarily sober) character, Whip, contemplates drinking alcohol after discovering the hotel minibar and succumbing to his addiction by grabbing a bottle in the movie, Flight. 

I hurried back to the model car aisle, holding my guilty pleasure before easing it into the basket, where my husband stood holding two model cars. "You didn't find anything?" he asked after looking up. Pointing to the doll lying flat in the cart, I answered, "Yes. There she is." 

Because he has more willpower, he placed the two cars back on the shelf. I wish I could have purchased them for him as part of his upcoming birthday present without him knowing, but I later found a 1969 Dodge model car online that I don't think he has. It will be one of his birthday gifts.

Freed from the box

See the Denzel comparison mentioned above at the link: https://youtu.be/bf2Fd5wdUOM?si=NTQHJ7eX7raa1hb-

These two lovely dolls use the Shani head sculpt.

Revelation. After editing the photos of the new doll and later, while editing photos of another Barbie, I discovered they both share the Shani head sculpt. Fashionista #206 (the Barbie with moles) was redressed in a Five and Below's Glam Squad ensemble earlier this year. I have not decided to redress the new girl. 

The fraternal twins pose for a full-view photo.

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Glam Squad Fashions Modeled

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