went to TRU and encountered Deirdre of Ulster again! I thought she was long gone, but surprisingly, she was on sale: $45, I was thrilled! Platinum dolls usually are highly sought-after, the price usually goes up like crazy. Deirdre’s price is currently $225-$285 at eBay! how lucky I am! well, I bought Walmart Exclusive Platinum Japan at eBay, it cost $121, (Her Reg. Price was $69, but what I can do? my community rejected Walmart’s Service in my neighborhood)

Thank God, Every dog has its day. now I got a great bargain for Deirdre of Ulster. I said it before, she is my fortune doll!

I wondered if she is on sale somewhere, I bought one from eBay, the totoal cost including shipping & handling was $30. I thought it was cheap, but just saw someone bought her at $25.98 including Shipping & handling.

I dont know why she is so unpopular, maybe Barbie is all about being Glamorous, not someone so plain & reacheable.

but after all, she is a silkstone! the newly released silkstones are so expensive! I would throw her waitress work uniform back to eBay, then restyle & redress her, maybe a beautiful lace gown would cast a glamour over her!

see, isnt this t-shrit cute enough form Barbie to wear!

it really is the designer’s fantasy, I dont know which goddess she is. the doll comes with a small fan, a big fan… hmmm, it looks like the designer is a fan of Asia. but that’s all he knows about Asia. I bet Most asians would not recognize this doll portraits their Goddess

Sorry, I took away her fans, she is now more a “princess of Dragon” than a goddess

I think “Goddess of mercy & compassion” is the Goddess of Asia

Instead of fan, she holds a willow branch or a lotus flower, symbolizing harmony.

I received my Haut Monde, Stacey “Nite Lightning”, 2 Jazz Babies, 4 Sumatra and WaterColor Carrie.

All the dolls are beautiful except Carrie. she has a few tiny cracks on one of her shoulders, terrible face paint, I am not sure it’s a production defect or the previous owner ruined this doll. her smudged eye shadows made her look dirty & messy. I tried to clean it up, but I have never touched a Tonner Doll’s face before, and dont know what kind of color remover works best, it apparently the nail polish that works with cleaning Barbie’s face paint doesnt work well with Carrie’s. Fixing her face will be a time-consuming job.

Jazz Babies are pretty cute, I did not buy the Blonde —as I am not a fan of lara face. this Brunette & red-head twins will try out lots of my OOAK Dresses! I have been waiting for BC to put these Dolls on Sale, but they have not had. I then had to get them from eBay for cheaper.

I like Stacey’s face, but not her costumes & the TNT body. Maybe I’ll put her on a MM body.

I bought Sumatra Barbie b/c she is on sale, I wondered why she is not as popular as Diwali?! maybe her head is bigger than Diwali, BHS(big head Syndrome) is one of the things these serious Collectors Hate the most. I was okay with big-headed dolls, but then, under the influences of these collectors and the secondary market trends, I have decided to avoid big-heads

I also received a new Barbie Collector catalog, I have already had what I like to have, the rest just dont appear to be my “must-have”s. I can live without them.

I have sent my 2009 Barbie Convention Registration Form out a couple of days ago. but I probably wont hear anything back until the Summer Heat slips away.

Since next year is Barbie’s 50th Golden Anniversary, many people have placed high expectations on 2009 Covention, it’s expected the Convention will be sold out, although some still have doubts about it– none of the Barbie Conventions have been sold out for the past a few years. besides, the economy is really getting worse. hmm…what about the international collectors? it’s great time for them to travel to US when the value of US dollar is going down.

I have started making to-do lists, I am even thinking to participate the Fashion Show. There are a few dolls I could portrait well!

I may also enter a copule of other competitions as well, but it will depend on what the main theme would be set for the 2009 Convention–only if the Theme interests me. shouldn’t it be all about Anniversary celebrations? I just hope they dont only focus on Vintages, since I am really not a fan of Vintages–Ha, actually, I am only interested in the dolls made after 2000. but I have no doubt there will be more than enough for me to see & learn

Yes, I am going!

2009 convention will be taken place in Washington D.C. July 8-11, 2009

if you are planning to join the fun, you can download
Registration Form right here.

I will be mailing out my Registration tomorrow morning & expecting lots fun, and new friendship as well!

looks cute, isnt it?

I bidded on bunches of Barbies on eBay, surprisingly won a few that I didnt expect to win!! my thanks to Justsnipe Auction Sniper.

I said I wanted to get rid of my Gene & Tyler, but right after I sold Gene(song of the spain), I bought Boudior at FAO, I have not sold my Tyler, I have won Watercolor Carrie (nude)… I also won the Brunette Jazz baby when I meant to have the Red-head. I am also hoping BC.com will put Jazz Babies on sale. I have seen a few Barbie dealers put them on sale. have I waited long enough?

I am also bidding on 3 silkstone dolls, I feel these girls have potenitals…

since I am going to convention 2009, I really need to restrain myself, not buying to much, but trying to sell some clutters… keeping the rooms tidy and saving up for next year’s Barbie Convention are my main task at this moment.

I wasnt quite used to the look of my #1 Barbie Repro. these pointed eyebrows bothered me. so I repainted her. after I was done, I found the original look was quite cute. only God Knows why I didnt feel that way before I started going through all the troubles. but what’s done is done, here is the new face, since she has brown hair and wears brown dress, I call her Miss Brown:

Maybe I’ll buy the Vintage-looked Repro Back some day..

for now, I need to make accessories for this doll and complete her look, I have so many half-finished projects, but I dont want this one drag on forever…

ha, I found these 2 old photos from Last year, I think they both were sold.