Girlz' World

I've been such a baaaddddd blogger/marketeer/seller! I promoted my Summer collection on the new Facebook page of Barbie Boutique but I totally forgot to tell you, dear friends, that it was there! I know the Summer is over and we're already meeting Autumn again, but I still would like you to take a look on the fashion sets I have there. You can enter the code FACEBOOK05 for a 5% discount in any purchase. P.S.- How many of you have survived a divorce from a sociopath? Now you understand why I'm promoting a Summer collection in Autumn....oh dear....

Hi everybody! I guess this is my first 2017 post and also the first in a while :) As usual, my busy life keeps me from coming here more often, but I'm far from leaving this sweet corner behind. I promise to update myself in your blogs too soon. Meanwhile, let me present you my newest collection from my Etsy shop: the Mori Girls series!! I've got 2 sweet girls ready so far. I recently came across the Mori Girl lifestyle and I just love it! It almost completely describes myself and it's just adorable. Mori girl translates from the Japanese into Forest Girl. It's a look and a lifestyle created in Japan around 2010. The goal is to look as if you're living in the woods, dressing in its colors, with mainly loose outfit pieces and lots and lots of layering. It's ok to use ruffles, lace, natural materials and whimsical accessories. And that is all these girls are about.  The first in the series is called Maya. And now there's Lily too. ...

You may wonder what I've been doing since January and probably think that my lack of spare time is due to my small child. That is one reason, of course but now my life is an authentic rollercoaster! My husband and I are currently attending the Air Force course to enter the Sargent category! Because of that we´re home only on weekends and the little spare time for my hobbies is now so tiny that I need a microscope to see it! Anyway, please don't be scared (or please don't think I'm insane) if I post here some strange stuff. One of my course subjects as to do with Technology and Inovation and the teacher suggested the use of platforms, such as blogs. I didn't intend to start a new one just for the subject and, on the other hand, I thought it would be a great idea to grab my blog and start working on it more frequently again. So...let's start working!

The last outfits that I bought at a great price were these two prêt-a-porter fashions (pardon me the photo quality, my camera was freaking out): I love this type of fashions from the 90's. First of all, because they are from the time I started to play with Barbie dolls and my mother would always prefer to buy me more Barbie fashions and less Barbie dolls. Second, I consider this the golden age of Mattel's fashions: they were cute, realistic, well made, with quality materials and lots of pieces/accessories per set. So I decided to photograph the other fashions I have from this time. These I believe are Haute Couture dresses (perhaps except the one in the middle - I know it's a bridesmaid dress and it's older than the others). I think I found these in the Flea Market! More Haute Couture gowns. The first on the left was actually my first Barbie outfit, for my Capri doll! The one in the middle is my favorite and it took a lot to get it. These are Prêt-...

Enjoying late Summer :)

E o vencedor é........o Bright Cat! O Random Number Generator escolheu aleatoriamente o teu comentário :) A Then and Now vai em breve ser-te enviada. Obrigada a todos pela vossa participação!

Um bebé em casa é uma aventura nova, maravilhosa, mas muito, muito absorvente! Com o pequeno G. por cá, as bonecas ficam automaticamente para 4º plano (ou mais abaixo ainda na lista) e consequentemente também o blog fica um bocado desleixado.  Vou tentar ir colocando notícias por cá, e para celebrar um post passado tantos meses, resolvi organizar um giveaway! Para participarem basta fazerem o seguinte: - Viverem em Portugal; - Partilharem este blog no vosso perfil de Facebook; - Deixarem um comentário neste post dizendo porque acham que devem ganhar esta boneca. Fácil não é? O giveaway está válido até à próxima Terça-Feira e o vencedor será sorteado aleatoriamente. O prémio é a Barbie Then and Now personalizada :)

Happy New Year everybody! I know you haven't heard a word from me since....well a long time! With a baby almost coming all the time I have to finish some baby projects is slipping through my fingers like water. I'm not keeping up with your blogs (shame on me) but I miss doing it a lot! Anyway I wish you all a wonderful new year, full of dolly projects and accomplished wishlist and (which helps a lot) some extra money to make all of that come true!

Another important moment in my life :)

Os artigos de Verão continuam em saldos e os artigos de Inverno já chegaram e adivinham os dias frios e as noites festivas. Aproveitem e visitem :) *** The Summer items are still on sale and the Winter collection has arrived with the scent of cold days and holiday nights. Check them here :)

Aproveitem os saldos de Outono na minha loja Barbie Boutique ! Podem aproveitar para aumentar a vossa colecção ou começarem as compras de Natal :D *** Enjoy the Autumn Sale in my Barbie Boutique Etsy shop ! Great items to enlarge your collection or to start Christmas shopping :D

Este post vai ser somente escrito em Português para comentar isso mesmo: coisas giras da Mattel que infelizmente nunca chegam ao nosso país. Se por acaso eu estiver enganada em relação a alguma delas, peço que me corrijam ;) Este é o set que tenho dúvidas se existe ou não em Portugal, mas julgo que não. O Hula Dance set com uma Skipper de braços articulados e a Chelsea. Recentemente lançaram também um conjunto da Skipper com um cavalo só dela, sendo que essa boneca tem os joelhos articulados. Não seria incrível termos uma Skipper toda articulada? Estas são duas Barbies "Barbie loves Paul Frank". São bonecas de gama baixa, ou pelo menos parece porque estavam a preços acessíveis na Amazon. São simples, mas valem pelas roupas e acessórios. Barbie Easter Sweetie. Mais uma boneca simples, não percebo porque não a lançam cá, mais não fosse para vermos alguma variedade nos supermercados. Já não é segredo nenhum que a linha S.I.S. não existe em Portugal. Como ...

Last weekend a great friend of my was in my home. He's also a Barbie collector and we had lots of fun in this photo shooting. The theme "El Perico y sus mujeres" (The Parakeet and its ladies) came to us thanks to the re-ment parakeet we included in the set. Lets take a look: It all started in the Summer hut. Lea and Juan broke up in a very dramatic way. Jasmin didn't waste any time and she did her best to seduce handsome Juan. I guess she wasn't lucky though. When Midge arrived it was all hugs and kisses. Juan couldn't resist the sweetness of that pin-up like girl! But then the girls noticed this little guy (el perico) and from then on  it all changed and Juan was completely forgotten.

I've been away for awhile but my collection isn't frozen in time. It has grown at a steady, slow pace to keep finances under control and a collection based on good taste and quality instead of just quantity. Anyway I've also been very busy in my professional and personal life so I don't have lots of imagination right now. Here goes the update to my collection (as far as I can remember): My Clara doll was a gift from my friend Patricia, but she came to me nude. Once in a while I got her a nice dress but Patricia surprised me again and she gave me Marzipan's ballerina dress. Clara was very happy and she loves to pose with her new dress. This Haute Côuture gown has been running away from me since it was released, some 19 years ago. It's rare and expensive. Some while ago I bought one from a Spanish woman but she kept the money and never sent the dress. Finally it's in my collection, no more running. Ok this isn't such a great find, but I alw...

Today all the neighbors joined to show their beloved pets at the contest. There were pets of all kinds: dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and hamsters.   Beauty was the winner last year...who knows which will be now? You might even notice a cat bigger than usual...well she figured that she just had to be in the photo. The jury are all set, although I think that Mike is more concerned with Ella than with the contest... And this year the winner is....Thunder! The cocker spaniel that belongs to Myria :)

Another item from my wishlist. Steffie is delighted with the new accessories!

There are some Barbie fashions that we never forget and regret not having bought them when they were available. These three belong to that wishing list of mine, among many others. The girls are extremely happy to have more choice in their wardrobe - that's always a problem when you have a lot of boys and girls to dress!

Desta fez, um giftset da série Fringe! Deu trabalho a triplicar mas foi um desafio agradável. As personagens são as duas Olívias das diferentes dimensões e o Peter Bishop. Para as Olívias usei a Barbie Pretty Flowers e a Cool Blue, com algumas alterações. O Peter é um Liam Flavas, também alterado. A caixa foi adaptada do Giftset Elvis e Priscilla. *** This time a giftset from the series Fringe! It was triplicate work but a very pleasent challenge. The characters are the two olivias from the paralel dimensions and Peter Bishop. For the Olivias I used a Pretty Flowers and a Cool Blue Barbie dolls, with several changes. Peter is a Liam Flavas doll that was also altered. The box was adapted from the Elvis and Priscilla Giftset.