Now to tell you a little bit about how I will conduct this
blog. I love to write stories and
poetry, so that will be one element of this site, with the goal being to entertain little girls. My mother taught me to be
creative at a very young age, and she also taught my children, and children’s
children how to “pretend play.” She was
a child of the Great Depression, and toys were few and far between. What a great blessing that was, because she developed,
along with her siblings, a great imagination, often making dolls out of things
from her environment. I can remember many
Barbie doll dresses she made my one and only childhood Barbie on her sewing
machine.
The rich play life which she taught all us girls is why my head
is so full of “Barbie stories. “ The way I will write my Barbie Stories is by
using the many 36 inch “life size Barbies I have collected and designed
wardrobes for before they took up residence in the Barbie Barn, and assign them
a character as one of my eight grand-daughters, and my grand-nieces. These cousins have such great fun
together. I will be assigning them all to
the same age of freshmen in high school.
(This of course is because of the dolls themselves all looking the same age. )
I have had such great fun dying their hair
the appropriate color, doing what we doll enthusiasts call making an OOAK (one of a kind) by eye painting to reflect their individual looks
and personality, and making clothing that reflects their personalities as well.
The first Barbie I am presenting is Gabby, after my
grand-daughter Gabrielle, who is extremely talented and artistic. She too has a wonderful artistic personality. I will introduce a doll each day, along with her bio. There will also be a version of each girl in the traditional size dolls, along with my grand-sons Tristen, Michael and Maddox being represented in this category as Soldiers.
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