Barbie Doll Haul: Ballet Wishes, Dream Besties, Bob Mackie & Holiday Finds

DIY Dollhouse Garland

• 🎀 A DIY bow garland was created for the dollhouse using two widths of ribbon and hot glue, serving as a holiday decoration.
• 💡 The process involved folding wider ribbon, creasing the center, gluing ends, wrapping with thinner ribbon, and cutting ends to form bows.

2025 Holiday Brooklyn Doll

• 🎄 The 2025 Holiday Brooklyn doll was unboxed, noting a price drop from around $48 to $29.
• ✨ This doll features brown wavy hair, brown eyes with gold shimmer eyeshadow, freckles, a pinkish lip, and a toothy grin.
• 👗 She wears a gold and ivory glittery dress with tulle and a bow, gold earrings, and gold heels, on a Model Muse body with painted nails.

Bob Mackie Barbie Holiday Angel

• 🌟 The Bob Mackie Barbie Holiday Angel was acquired during a Mattel Creations sale, originally priced at $100 and available for $35 for Barbie Club 59 members.
• 📜 This is a Gold Label doll, including a certificate of authenticity, a weighted doll stand, and glittery red, turquoise, silver, and white wings with a matching halo.
• 👗 She is dressed in a silver glitter trumpet dress with red fabric accents, silver and red earrings, silver and red bracelets, turquoise and silver bracelets, and white heels, on a Model Muse body.
• 🛠️ The doll's head was swapped onto a Barbie Basics Model Muse body for shelf display.

Ballet Wishes Barbie

• 🩰 A new Ballet Wishes Barbie doll, priced around $32-$34, was introduced, featuring the Odal face sculpt.
• 💜 This doll has a pearl-colored hair accessory, a ponytail, pearl earrings, pink eyeshadow, a pink lip, and wears a lavender satin outfit with iridescent patterns and tulle.
• 💖 She has articulated movement at the head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, upper thigh, hip, knee, and chest, with pink painted fingernails.
• 🔄 The doll's head was swapped onto a Made to Move body for increased flexibility, and her hands were also swapped.

Barbie Dream Besties Dolls

• 🛍️ Two Barbie Dream Besties dolls were found at Ross Dress for Less for $13.99, featuring reduced articulation (no knee bend).
• 🌊 Malibu wears a pink and white striped swimsuit, pink heart sunglasses, pink wedges, and carries an orange purse with sunblock and a comb.
• 💙 Brooklyn wears a blue and white two-piece bathing suit with ruffles, blue visor, and carries a strawberry purse with slides, sunblock, and a comb.
• 🌟 Later versions of Barbie Dream Besties with full articulation were shown, featuring updated fashions including twists for Brooklyn and a faux denim dress for Malibu.
• 👗 Outfits from these dolls were tried on classic Barbie bodies, with mixed results on fit.