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Morton Salt Girl Inspired Barbie

“When It Rains It Pours” This photo is inspired by the Morton Salt Girl, an ad campaign mascot created by the Morton Salt Company. According to historydaily.org, it’s one of the longest ad campaigns, and was created at the time to promote their unique cylindrically shaped packaging and spout as well as their new salt with a non-caking agent, which wouldn’t clump even in damp conditions. Umbrella made from paper, plastic stick, and bendaroos (wax covered string). ♫Rhythm Of The Falling Rain by The Cascades ♫Umbrella by Rihanna

Certains chats deviennent tellement enthousiastes lorsqu'ils sont caressés qu'ils salivent un peu. Cela n'est généralement pas préoccupant tant que cela reste occasionnel.

Celebrating the friendship of Rainbow High friends Daphne Minton, Delilah Fields, Georgia Bloom, Minnie Choi, Avery Styles

MGA's Miniverse is expanding rapidly (which is very MGA of them). In addition to the Lifestyle and Cafe/Diner balls, there is the kitchen and two new play packs: Ice Cream Social and Pizza Party.

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They're on preorder for about $20. There are about 4 items to complete in the Ice Cream Social pack, but they share components and there are only two bottles of resin between them all and I think you get two pizzas, so I'm honestly not sure this is a better value than getting individual balls. The bonus? is a cardboard box.

The multi-pack is still a decent value vs individual balls, though, at $30 for 5 complete sets. This is a great option if you want to try out lots of different types of the food kits without having to risk dupes.

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@cosmomoore found this on MGA's website and I'm very excited by it:

Except for the price, of course... Oof.

L.O.L. Surprise! Official Store

MGA's Miniverse Make It All You Can Eat

Meet MGA's Miniverse, Make It Mini Food! The only mini collectible that you can PREP, SET & DISPLAY. Each ALL YOU CAN EAT pack comes with mo

That hasn't hit Amazon, yet, so no affiliate link there.

I can't really tell how many food kits you're getting to make a comparison of value vs the balls, but you do get a really cute display and storage case and look at those little crates!

I have to admit, though, that I don't understand the black and white furniture thing they're doing with miniverse.

You could probably DIY something similar with a bead storage box.

DIY Haunted House Dollhouse Tutorial and Template from Mr Printables.

Make this DIY Haunted House Dollhouse out of cardboard, plywood or thick card material. Also, you can skip the black paint and make a dollhouse you can customize with scrapbook paper and fabric.

The scary dollhouse occupants are made out of pegs for peg dolls. There’s also a peg doll tutorial at the link.

Halloween is around the corner, the villagers are planning their decorations, creating their costumes, and preparing for their big holiday party

In 2000 and 2001, Mattel paid homage to the designers working on the dolls themselves with a two-doll series (perhaps originally intended to be ongoing longer) called the Grand Entrance series.

The first of these is in a blue and white ballgown, with a collection of white roses adorning her hip.

The second was elaborately dolled up in shades of pink. Both were packaged with a "guide to collecting", in a bid to encourage would-be collectors to become full-time collectors.

Each of the doll credits the designer on the front of the box, and provides a brief blurb about the designer on the back, including a brief list of other Barbies that they worked on designing.

One of the reasons I suspect this series might have been intended to be ongoing and then wasn't is because of the designer they picked to showcase for the debut of this collection, Carter Bryant. Carter Bryant is not exactly a household name, but it may be recognisable to people "in the know" in the doll world.

On May 21, 2001, only a handful of months after Carter Bryant was showcased as the second designer after BillyBoy* (and the first designer who was a regular employee of Mattel rather than a collaborator) to be credited by name on a doll, MGA Entertainment released a doll that was to become one of Barbie's big competitors.

And why is it relevant when Bratz hit the market?

Yes, the same Carter Bryant.

This became the crux of the lawsuit Mattel v MGA Entertainment, as written about by Orly Lobel in her book You Don't Own Me: How Mattel V. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie's Dark Side, which I read not long ago and highly recommend.

I don't know for sure whether this was relevant to Mattel not continuing the collectors series showcasing their designers, but let's just say I wouldn't rule it out either.