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Easter Barbie dolls - past and present: a series on Easter Barbies The first time Barbie officially celebrated Easter was in 1959 when Mattel issued the vintage Barbie Easter Parade outfit which featured a black coat over a colorful print sheath dress. The following year, Mattel continued to make the dress without the coat. The next time an Easter-themed Barbie doll appeared was not until 1993 when Mattel made the Easter Fun Barbie doll . Barbie wore a white dress with a colorful Easter egg print and came with stickers to decorate eggs inside the box. Article at: Easter Barbie dolls - past and present: a series on Easter Barbies - Nashville doll collecting Examiner

Easter Barbie dolls from 1993 to 1999 (with slideshow of Easter Barbies) This article is Part II in a series on Easter Barbie dolls - past and present. The list is of Easter Barbie dolls below sold from 1993 to 1999 and is made up of dolls which were predominantly available in grocery stores and convenience stores. As reported in Easter Barbie dolls - past and present, although the Easter Parade Barbie doll ensemble from 1959 was the first Easter-themed Barbie product, the first Easter Barbie doll, Easter Fun came out in 1993. Continued: Easter Barbie dolls from 1993 to 1999 (with slideshow of Easter Barbies) - Nashville doll collecting Examiner

Easter Barbie dolls from 2000 to present (with slideshow of Easter Barbies) Starting in 2001 with the Flower Mania Barbie , Mattel appears to have had a hard time committing to the Easter theme. From that point on, some years Mattel would produce an Easter Barbie, and some years only a spring-themed doll. I am including just the Easter Barbie dolls in this article. This is part three of Easter Easter Barbie dolls - past and present: a series on Easter Barbies and follows Easter Barbie dolls from 1993 to 1999 . Read more: Easter Barbie dolls from 2000 to present (with slideshow of Easter Barbies) - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Happy Easter from the Moxie Teenz dolls The Easter bunny may have been delayed by the Polar Vortex, making Easter arrive later than usual in 2014, but the Moxie Teenz dolls are already ready. Melrose , Arizona, Moxie Liv and Gavin are dressed in their Easter clothes with a couple of baskets ready for the community Easter egg hunt. Read more: Happy Easter from the Moxie Teenz dolls - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

 If you are in the mood for some festive displays for St. Patrick's Day, you are in the right place! Here are a variety of Irish cuties to help you celebrate the day, because you know... everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day! Liv it up for St. Patrick's Day The Liv line of dolls from Spinmaster may have been discontinued, but that has not stopped these lovely lasses from being popular collectibles as well as great for holiday displays. Looking like lively little leprechauns, Liv dolls Katie, Sophie and... Continue Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Moxie Teenz dolls Faith and begorrah but 'tis the season when the wee people come out of hiding to put on their green outfits and celebrate St. Patrick's Day, leprechaun style! The Moxie Teens dolls have transformed into leprechauns for... Continue    Happy St. Patrick's Day from Moxie Teenz Leigh (Photos) As reported in Moxie Teenz dolls worth...

St. Patrick's Day doll displays - a variety of Irish dolls for Saint Patrick's day (with slideshow) St. Patrick's Day is the time we celebrate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Although the day has come to be celebrated with parades and beer, Ireland's history and the story of Saint Patrick are much richer than that. This article will take a look at a few dolls which pay tribute to Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day. Continued: St. Patrick's Day doll displays - a variety of Irish dolls for Saint Patrick's day (with slideshow) - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing o' the green - St. Patrick's Day doll display Sometimes dolls take on a life of their own and insist on being photographed for special occasions. That's what happened when Gene , Madra and Tyler got together with a few of their friends and started clowning around in their St. Patrick's Day outfits to celebrate the wearing 'o the green.  Article at: Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing o' the green - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner