Barbie Special Edition
Dolls and what you should know about
Imagination plays an important role in growth. Children are fascinated by acting out Would that be like being grown up. Toys play a vital part of this process. Almost everything can be a toy. Sticks and stones of old socks, If you can imagine, it can become a toy.
I guess the dolls have been around since before written history. Traditionally toy girls have used for centuries, dolls have played a key role in the process of growing-up. To learn to care for a baby to become a leader jet set, dolls have helped young girls dream for the future.
Like children playing with them, the dolls come in all shapes, colors, ages and sizes. There are Barbie, Ken, Cabbage Patch, My Little Pony, Bratz dolls and American Girl, to name a few. They can be as simple as cut paper dolls and complex and expensive, as detailed porcelain dolls. For boys there, lest we forget no GI Joe and all those action figures "(Come on guys, admit it, they are really dolls, too).
As varied as the types of dolls, as are the materials that make them. Early dolls were made of wood and, later, paper-mache. The most beautiful dolls had porcelain heads and hands with some organizations jointed wood. In the early days of the United States many dolls were made at home. Sew a few clothes together, and you have a new playmate.
Of course, now dolls are not just for children. Doll Collection become a popular pastime for adults and children. There are many types of collections. Some focus on the pervasiveness Barbie, especially early and now rare editions. Others choose to antique dolls, dolls or a specific period of time. Concentrate still other collectors on a single manufacturer, the country or style of doll. If you do not want to dig and search, there are many special editions or collection of dolls produced today.
No discussion of dolls would be complete without a look at the growing passion of doll houses and miniatures. It became a hobby to itself. Once again, the materials and types are as varied as dolls they contain. A doll house can be made by a child of a single carton. Dolls houses are also off replicas to exact scale of the houses with furniture exact scale, and even full lighting. Those with limited space may choose to do a box shadow "which meticulously details of a room of a house. It would not surprise me if somewhere some stickler for detail constructed doll house with full plumbing work!
So, if Barbie is jet setting around the world, or GI Joe is to save the world, if you want just "play" or build an exact model of the White House, dolls and accessories can take you where your imagination can go. They can make a rainy day pass faster, or allow an overstated adults a creative outlet. Anyway you look at it, dolls are cool.
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Vader vs Barbie: Special Edition
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1997 COCA-COLA PICNIC BARBIE NIB SPECIAL EDITION $0.99 |
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1998 Mattel Happy Holidays Barbie Special Edition $0.99 |
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BARBIE DOLL CLOTHES * 1996 SPECIAL EDITION SCHOOL TIME FUN RED CORDUROY DRESS $3.50 |
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BARBIE HAPPY HOLIDAYS SPECIAL EDITION $0.99 |
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BARBIE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 1993 SPECIAL EDITION REPRODUCTION 1959 $0.99 |
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SPECIAL EDITION CELEBRATION BARBIE (NO BOX) $2.00 |
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Special Edition Class of 1996 Barbie $2.99 |
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Avon Special Edition Barbie $1.99 |
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Barbie Doll 1996 got milk? Special Edition cow print short overalls shorts CUTE $6.99 |
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Special Edition Contemporary Blond Barbie With Signature Necklace & Dress $2.99 |
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Special Edition Spring Tea Party 3rd In A Series BLACK Barbie Doll Made For Avon $0.99 |
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1850′s SOUTHERN BELLE “BARBIE” SPECIAL EDITION * 1994 PRINT AD * NO ACTUAL DOLL $7.99 |
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FROM METTEL SPECIAL 2000 EDITION BARBIE HER GOLD COLORED BARBIE STAND $7.99 |
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2000 BARBIE FREINDSHIP CALENDAR – Special millennium Edition – GREAT Pics! $4.99 |
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Unicef Barbie – 1989 Special Edition NIB $3.99 |
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1998 Easter Surprise Barbie – Special Edition – NIB $2.99 |
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Spring Petals Barbie Doll Blond 16746 Avon 2nd in A Series Special Edition 1996 $0.99 |
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1997 Valentine Sweetheart Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB NRFB $8.95 |
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1999 Special Edition Mattel Coca-Cola Party Doll $5.00 |
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Kelly Halloween Party NRFB KELLY IS A PUMPKIN TARGET SPECIAL EDITION $9.95 |
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Special Edition Graduation Barbie Doll-new in the box. $5.99 |
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1992 BARBIE SPECIAL EDITION KRAFT TREASURES MIB/NRFB $9.99 |
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EASTER BARBIE- SPECIAL EDITION 1966- IN ORIGINAL BOX $5.00 |
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Holiday Special Edition Celebration 2000 Barbie Doll $0.56 |
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avon exclusive special edition winter rhapsody barbie doll $0.99 |
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2000 KELLY EASTERRIFIC CHEERY CHICK SPECIAL EDITION BARBIE DOLL NEW NRFB $6.99 |
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Very Pretty 1999 Target special edition With Love … Barbie MINT IN BOX NRFB $2.99 |
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Barbie As Mrs. P.F.E. Albee Doll Avon Exclusive 1st in Series Special Edition $0.99 |
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1995 Barbie – Winter Velvet $4.99 |
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Special 2000 Edition Celebration Barbie $0.99 |
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2 Special Edition Holiday Barbies 1996.1997 $0.99 |
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1993 Special Edition Western Stampin Barbie with Western Star Horse $0.99 |
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Special 2000 Edition Barbie $5.00 |
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1996 Special Edition 25th Anniversay Walt Disney World Barbie $5.00 |
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SPECIAL EDITION BARBIE FROM KRAFT TREASURES 1992 IN BOX $5.00 |
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NIB Special Edition Easter Barbie 1996 NIB $4.99 |
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1995 Russell Stover Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB #14956 $11.95 |
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1995 Russell Stover Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB #14617 $11.95 |
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Barbie Class of ’96 Graduation Special Edition Doll NEW NRFB $5.99 |
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EASTER BASKET 12″ BARBIE DOLL w/Bunny 1995 MATTEL Special Edition $6.99 |
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1995 Special Edition Arizona Jean Company Barbie $11.99 |
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1996 Special Edition Graduation Barbie Mattel 16487 Class of 1997 NRFB $5.00 |
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Share a Smile BARBIE Doll Special Edition (1996) [Toy], New $5.19 |
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Barbie GOT MILK? Special Edition Doll- NEW $4.99 |
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1996 MATTEL GRAN GALA TERESA SPECIAL EDITION DOLL MIB $7.99 |
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SCHOOL SPIRIT BARBIE, SPECIAL EDITION, ’95. NEW IN BOX $12.34 |
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COLOR KELLY, WAL MART SPECIAL EDITION, 2003. NEW IN BOX $12.34 |
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Special Edition – Class of 1996 Graduation Barbie $5.00 |
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Graduation Barbie- 1997- Special Edition $5.00 |
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Barbie – Special Edition Graduation Barbie 1997 $3.60 |
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SPECIAL EDITION HAPPY HOLIDAYS BARBIE – 1997- 5TH IN SERIES – RED/GLD DRESS-NRFB $0.99 |
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Barbie 10th Anniversary Happy Holidays Special Edition dated 1997 $4.95 |
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NIB BARBIE HALLMARK KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT 2004 CELEBRATION SPECIAL EDITION $8.99 |
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Easter – Special Edition, 1994 – Barbie – NEW IN BOX!! $8.95 |
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1996 Walmart Special Edition Sweet Magnolia Blond Barbie Doll NIB $12.95 |
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1995 Easter Basket Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB NRFB $12.95 |
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1996 Walmart Special Edition Sweet Magnolia Brunette Barbie Doll NIB $12.95 |
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1999 Easter Treats Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB NRFB $12.95 |
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1996 Valentine Fun Special Edition Barbie Doll NIB NRFB $12.95 |
