July 27, 2016
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Sorting Memories
I've been sorting through boxes that have been in my attic for many years. So far, all the boxes have been toys - mostly dolls, and most of the dolls have been Barbies. My mom gave me several boxes of dolls (mostly Barbies) many years ago, and in sorting through them I've found several character dolls, as well. There are dolls depicting Michael Jackson, Donny and Marie Osmond, Dolly Parton, Brooke Shields, Angie Dickinson, Cheryl Ladd, Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, Roddy McDowell as Cornelius from Planet of the Apes, Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce, Sonny and Cher, Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, and a G.I. Joe ripoff of the Six Million Dollar Man called Mike Power the Atomic Man. All of these are for sale if anyone is interested.
While sorting through dolls and doll clothes, I was impressed all over again with my mom's skill in making Barbie clothes. I posted about my homemade Barbie clothes way back in 2008; you can read that post HERE if you're interested. Here's a picture of my Barbie clothes from 1964 if you don't want to read that post.
Here are a couple of outfits Mom made for Krysten.
Sorting through Krysten's Barbie clothes, I was also impressed with myself. I'd forgotten about all the fancy Barbie clothes I made for her when she was little. When she began to outgrow playing with Barbies, I made a few historical Barbie outfits just for the fun of making them. Here are two of them.
As we've gotten older, Brett and I have talked about the eventual need to downsize to a smaller house and, someday, assisted living. We're slowly going through the stuff in the basement and attic. Most of the old clothes and household stuff has been donated to our church rummage sale, but if I can find a weekend this summer that's not already committed to other things, I'll be having a yard sale that will include a lot of Barbie dolls and playsets, the character dolls listed above, and possibly some Batman and Star Trek collectibles. Some things, like the Barbie clothes that link me to my mom and my daughter, have too much sentimental value to sell or give away.
What is gathering dust in your house that you can't bring yourself to part with?
Comments (11)
Your mom was so amazing in so many ways! My mom made us beautiful Barbie doll clothes but they burned in a fire at my brothers house , I made my share Barbie doll clothes and ball dresses for the girls when they were little. I love when you share your memories!
I guess I could have just signed in as seedsower instead of going through all that to posta comment. I tried to renew my subscription but I didn't hear from anybody yet.
We weren't allowed to have Barbie dolls, but my mother made some wonderful clothes for the dolls we did have. She even crocheted a sweater for one of my dolls that was a real treasure -- a miniature of a sweater she knitted for me! What am I harboring -- I'm in the middle of a project to get rid of old papers and old books!
Your collection of character dolls is probably worth a small fortune! The Spock one would be my favorite.
It's wonderful to find old memories. I am impressed with you sewing Barbie clothes. My mother thought Cabbage patch dolls were cute, and she made and sold clothes for them at a few craft fairs back when they were still popular.
Julie collects Barbie Dolls - I can see if she can get you some price estimates for what you have. She also might have the names of some buyers that would pay $$ instead of at a garage sale...
I have a bunch of Barbies from mostly the 90s that are Never Removed From Package.
Wow those are some nice clothes and probably pretty valuable by now!
I remember you having a bunch of different dolls. Also you had all of the Nancy Drew books! Those were the days! hehe
Love the Barbie outfits! But ... let's not rush to that "assisted living" step. I'm just thinking "smaller house."
What adorable Barbie outfits!
Beautiful collection!
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