How Much Do I need for Barbie Convention?

I am now one step closer to 2009 Barbie Collector Convention. I have made hotel reservation. I guess the hotel expenses probably would be the major cost of the entire budget.

Table gifts and Bus fare wont cost that much, I have no plan to go on any shopping sprees b/c I dont want to carry big luggages home. but who knows, I may end up buying tons of things. I am a weak person when it comes to sales.

oh, food, since the hotel is in downtown, then, dinning would be easy. $40 a day would be more than enough, I think.

what else? I dont know.

Happy Japanese New Year Barbie

2 Happy Japanese New Year Barbies released in 1995 & 1996, they are Japanese Market exclusive, but available in some US toy stores and was sold for $88/Each.

ever wondered how they look like?!

Check them out!

the identity of AKA Barbie

well, I have noticed a person is searching for “asia aka barbie doll” online almost everyday for the past 2 weeks, let me point this out: AKA doll is not an Asian, but an African. her full name is:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Barbie

Happy Japanese New Year Barbie

2 Happy Japanese New Year Barbie released in 1995 & 1996. it seems they had been forgotton. but actually they are really beautiful dolls with steffie face mold. exotic Kimonos were so well made! check them out! they were Japan exclusive. but I believe a few US toy stores also have sold them. the original price was $88/each
Wondered how they look like? check this out!
Happy Japanese New Year Barbie

I will give Steffie rooted Eyelashes!

I have got tooo many Birthstone Beauties. it seems to me, their similarities made them lose their “Individualism”, all wear the same styled dress, same hair style, same dolg….

I accidently ruined Miss Jan.’s face paint, I had to repaint her, I never liked Barbie’s rooted eyelashes, as they always looked so fake. It is hard to understand why all Barbie’s rooted lashes come in BLACK?! even the dolls that have light hair colors.

I am going to give my repainted Steffie rooted lashes in the same color as her hair.

here is a crappy picture of the doll I repainted,

I will root her lashes in brown, same color as her hair. she will turn out to be a beauty. just wait and see!

2009 Barbie Convention in Preparation

The 2009 Barbie Convention is almost sold out. I am glad that I applied early, now I dont have to stay on the Waiting List and hope for a vacant seat, as I am in!

My Preparation for 2009 Barbie Convention has started. The first Stage is shopping for craft items to make Table Gifts. I wish I wont overspend. I have bought lots lots colorful fabric. I will stop here, no MORE fabrics!!!

there are so many cute things I could buy, but I want to give people quality gifts that they will carry home and chrish them for long long time, not the gift they’d trash them behind my back. –oh, that happens, many Conventionists are overloaded after the convention, they can not carry everything home, I was told that they threw away lots great items, including gifts from their table mates. I dont want my gifts end up in trash can. My goal is to give them items that’s light, easy-to-carry but highly resellable. they can cash in my gifts in the 2ndary market if they need money. Quite a challenge for me, but not impossible, most of my handmade doll items have sold at eBay. from doll Kimono to hand-painted dolls, they do have market–that is if they are designed for sale.

Popular Playline Barbies

1. Secret Spell Kayla
2. Amazing Nail Lea
3. Fashion Fever Tokyo Style Barbie, Kayla, Teresa
4. Barbie Loves Benetton Osaka, Berlin, Moscow, london
5. Styled by Me FAO exclusive Kira
6. Rio De Janeiro Lea
7. Fruit Style Lea
8. Really rosy Lea
9. Generation Girl Meri
10. happy Family Neighbor Lea

Ravishing in Rouge

Wishes come true. I have finally received her!

I dont really collect silkstones, but I bought 6 of them this year. not sure if I’d buy more later this year, I still want Trace of Lace.

Photo by Me

New Fashion Fever at Target

I bet I am way behind FF lines, I saw a set of 5 new Fashion Fever dolls at Target, sorry, I didnt like any of these faces.  With limited budget, these dolls are on “the Emlimated” list. but I found this dress is nice, so I bought this doll:

I will keep the dress, maybe keep the body too, the head will go to either eBay or a little girl’s home.

who wears it best?!

the most expensive OOAK Barbie

I belive it was “One of a kind “Dream Halloween”CAAF auction doll depicting Miss Taylor at the 1954 Oscars ceremony designed by Anne Zielinski-Old sells to Star Actress Demi Moore for ground breaking $25,000 in 1998″