So…for the first time since I opened my blog I didn’t post anything in a full month! September has been for many reasons a long, stressful, sorrowful month and I admit the blog went to the last place in my list of priorities. I decided though that I need a bit of cheering up and since I cannot always go out for shopping (sigh) I thought here is a good place to start with

What about starting with my shopping? LOL

In August and September I received many Barbie things I actually ordered the months before. Here are some:

My Barbie Fashionistas:

I deboxed till now only Sassy and Wild. You can see more pictures on my Flickr stream.

Then I got from Amazon the book I pre-ordered few months ago: All  Dolled Up by Jennie D’Amato:

It is just gorgeous!!! The illustrations are amazing and it comes with some reproductions of leaflets and booklets from Mattel. Here some pages:

Get it!!! You will not regret it

Then in Italy I picked up from my brother the Vogue special issue that came out in summer with the Barbie Booklet. I have no sister to ask to so he had to do it for me LOL. It is stunning as well, the only thing I don’t like about it is the small format, it would have been great in A4:

Last but not least the Barbie scarf I bought at P&C at the beginning of August:

and whatt have you all been up to?

Stay tuned…the posts will be coming again

So…my sister-in-law found them!!! I’m so excited. I’m normally very happy when I meet with her, we have always a nice time together but I’m never been so keen on meeting with her as now since when it happens she will deliver the dolls to me .

You can see both on my flickr account and her german blog the pictures she took of the dolls in the box. Also she posted few pictures of the Artsy Fashionistas on her flickr account. They look gorgeous!!!

Thanks again Ursula!

So…yesterday I went to P&C in Düsseldorf and…they didn’t have the dolls, they haven’t even heard of them. Other 2 people checked in different towns, same story, what a disappointment

I got 1 t-shirt and one scarf, I love the scarf, it is a deep dusty pink with small prints of the Barbie head logo, love it love it I didn’t take the clutch because first of all it was a “micro” clutch (I could hardly fit in my cigarettes and mobile together) but most important it was very plain on the outside. The inside lining was with a Barbie print but the outside was just black, without any evident side of “Barbinesh” so I passed on it.

That’s all, we are keeping hunting for the dolls and keep you updated.

Today we went again to a flea-market (love them!). I didn’t find any doll (but last week I found a nice case with Petra dolls and clothes), I still bought quite few things as cheap costume jewelry, a couple of vintagy Avon sets and other stuff but, more important, I FOUND THIS! :

It looks like a promo booklet for the upcoming Peek & Cloppenburg Barbie collection (hitting the stores tomorrow). My husband spotted it, I loved it at first sight and when the seller asked 5 euros for it I was over the moon.

It is roughly 40 cm long, quite heavy and it comes with a CD. The cover is all drenched in pink glitter. Here are just few of the initial pages:

Then, half through the booklet are some sketches of the piecese from the collection with prices:

and the dolls!!! The Fashionistas:

So tomorrow  after work I will go to the store. I decided to go crazy and if I find them I want all the dolls, 1 or 2 T-shirts, the clutch and one schal. Wish my credit card good luck