Vintage Dolls - Tumblr Posts
The Spearmint Kid: The Best Advertising Doll On Earth - Playthings magazine advert, 1915. The introduction of the Wrigley’s Spearmint gum mascot. Grotesque - Animated - Has a Voice - It is Different
The Curious Mystery of the Vanishing Doll
"Auburn hair and eyes of Emerald green Sat atop the shelf, Regal and clean Catch her eye and blink you not She has you now, the fish is caught She has you now you will not sleep Come day or night you'll hear no peep. Try all you can to break this curse Banishment will make it worse for in the place you lay her down when you return she won't be found"
This is the only photo I have of Jolene, you can just make her out on my childhood bedroom shelf. She had ginger locks and wore a white and green dress with a matching hat and a folded parasol. I bought her when I was about eleven after falling completely under her spell a few months before in a tired gift shop. I saved up all my money, and finally, she was mine. Taking her home I kept her on my bedside table, undisturbed by her for several years. This was before the change. Out of the blue, something possessed to rearrange my room and she ended up on a shelf looming directly over my bed. From then on, nights were spent staring into her cold glass eyes. Transfixed to her like weeping angel; if to shut my eyes I was left exposed to her unbroken gaze. So disturbed by this, she was wrapped up in tissue and safely tucked away in an old shoe box to be left, all alone, in the loft. Only now she's vanished. The whole loft has been turned upside down in search of her, but. Nothing. She has strayed from that place. So tonight, when you settle down in your bed, just maybe you'll feel a certain cool gaze and the eerie feeling that you're being watched.
hi, have you ever considered her?
☆Tout De Suite Silkstone Barbie☆
I found quite a few holiday Barbies while out thrifting the other day. I get why people are so keen on collecting these their designs are ridiculous. I’m obsessed with the happy holidays Barbie with the white hair and emerald dress, vintage Barbies really were extravagant, in a way they still are in some ways today.
The 2021 holiday Barbie is one of the more stunning modern Barbies I’ve seen in a while. Its unfortunate she’s not more articulated, her design is everything a holiday Barbie should be, flashy, over the top, and seasonal. I like the metal breast plate embellishment, it reminds me of some fashion trends that are popular right now. I’m definitely impressed by her hair. I would not be surprised if people were over everyone «making a big deal» about it, but it’s impressive to see braids executed in this way, not to mention the implications of a Barbie having her hair styled this way.
(I threw the winter evening Barbie into this post because she fits right in and I’m obsessed with the fur hat and coat)