Friday, July 27, 2012

Barbie's First Dream House was a studio apartment

I knew this detail, as my sisters had actually inherited a 1960s era dream house. What was left of the house was recently thrown out because mildew had creeped into the cardboard.

But you may still enjoy this piece:

Barbie's First Dream House was a tiny studio apartment made of cardboard.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

But is it really unusual to have 200 dolls?

A link is making the rounds on Twitter about a Barbie collection on display at a museum in Arkansas.
It's a nice enough article and worthy of a read.
But read this snippet:
The Barbie dolls on display come from the Strojeck family of North Little Rock. What began as a present to his young daughters in 1988 of the first Happy Holidays Barbie, has turned into a full Barbie collection. The Strojecks own close to 200 dolls, 15 completed series, a plethora of vintage dolls, and several dollhouses.
Hmm. Is it really so unusual to own 200 dolls?
The last time I counted my dolls, I had about 150 and my husband guesses it's close to 200 now.