Hi, I'm Jared, primarily a Barbie collector.

I say "primarily" because I am planning on getting my first Fashion Royalty (Integrity) doll very soon.  I'm also sorely tempted to get Moxie Teenz (MGA). Haha I'm sure you all understand the urge to get a lovely doll no matter who the manufacturer is.

Anyway, I just joined Doll Observers this week.  What a vibrant community of doll lovers! I'm very excited!

So I'm a Barbie collector...and fairly new at it--I started collecting last year.  My first doll was Barbie Basics Model No.16 Collection 002 (a.k.a. Harley Ken).  Since then, I have amassed close to a hundred Barbie collector dolls.  My collection primarily consists of the model muse collector dolls (Barbie Basics and the more recent releases), but I have begun to collect BFMC Silkstone dolls as well.

You can find me on BarbieCollector.com as "iamken85".  I am a bit active in their photo forum because I love to photograph my dolls.  Having a good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, I actually edit the Barbie images and place them in various real world settings.  You can check out my photo blog on Tumblr: Life in Plastic by Barbie Guy.

The blog is just starting to pick up a following on Tumblr, but I also have a Facebook page, which has received many "likes".  You can also follow me on twitter: @BarbieGuyKen.

I look forward to making new friends in this community.

Thanks to Simon and Lilly for rolling out the welcome mat, and everyone in the community for sharing your love of fashion dolls! 

Yours in Barbie® (et al.),

Jared

Tags: Barbie, Basics, Collector, Life, Model, Muse, New, Plastic, in

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Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 16, 2012 at 4:58

Annie! I love the Whitney Houston doll! Shared that photo on my page.  Thanks for the Facebook "like"! 

Likewise, I am very pleased to make your acquaintance here!



Annie nicole Bowles said:

hi jared will you please check out my facebook page ooak dolls by annie  http://www.facebook.com/pages/OOAK-dolls-By-Annie/234412623317387 I liked you page on face book. nice to meet you

Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 16, 2012 at 8:15
Andy, sounds like you had a great time. I have a local Barbie collector friend--someone I knew before I began collecting--but we have yet to get together to play with our dolls! It would be great to join a local club and meet fellow collectors in person! :)

andy sorensen said:

i heard that! when i used to live by (fellow member) mark herr, we had barbie parties every sunday afternoon! it was sooo much fun, and i miss it, i really wish i (also) had a friend/s near me to get together with!

Jared Philippe said:

Thanks Nilsa!

I wish I had more fashion doll friends in the NY/NJ area. We could get together and exchange ideas and I could share some Photoshop tips. 

I'm fairly new to collecting, so I haven't joined any local doll clubs.  Does anyone here know of a group in the NY metro area?



Nilsa M. Donelan said:

Your photos are great!

Your photo editing is great!

Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on April 16, 2012 at 17:17

I'm in San Antonio and I also feel lonely. Wish I could join a club too.

Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 17, 2012 at 7:57

I'm pretty sure there's a club that meets here in the NY area...have you tried asking in other forums about clubs by you?...San Antonio...TX? 



Nilsa M. Donelan said:

I'm in San Antonio and I also feel lonely. Wish I could join a club too.

Permalink Reply by Lulemee on April 18, 2012 at 22:36

Hi Jared and welcome! You surely will love it here, everyone is very friendly and we all share the same passion!

Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on April 19, 2012 at 17:24

Yes, San Antonio, TX. I know MIranda who lives here in S. Antonio and a member here too, but there isn't really a fashion doll club that I can find.  
Jared Philippe said:

...San Antonio...TX? 



Nilsa M. Donelan said:

I'm in San Antonio and I also feel lonely. Wish I could join a club too.

Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on April 19, 2012 at 17:26

 

I wish we could be a little closer on the map !

 


 Susan Cottrell said:

Awwww, I wish we had a club here in Abilene, Texas too.  It's quite a bummer to not have anyone to play with and get hands on learning from.  I'm just doing it out here on my own except for the wonderful friends I have met here, flickr, FaceBook, and my blog.
 

Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 20, 2012 at 5:31

Nilsa and Susan, maybe you should start one.  I know TX is huge, and you two could very well live hours apart, but maybe you could start one for the whole state and just have local chapters that meet more frequently--and just have one umbrella group that meets once or twice a year...

I know, it's ambitious...just a thought. 

Permalink Reply by Nilsa M. Donelan on April 20, 2012 at 18:08

we could plan a San Antonio Doll Day!

Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 21, 2012 at 0:59

 Well, if anyone is in the NY area...visiting or living here...I would love some new doll friends whom I can meet with in person and share all sorts of doll stuff with!  I'm serious!

Permalink Reply by David Mycheals Maciorkowski on April 21, 2012 at 5:21

Hey Jared,

     David here.Also a Barbie Collector.Plus Bratz,Moxie,Mego dolls of the 70's,Tonner,Charlies Angels and like u plan on getting a Fashion Royalty integrity soon.Also live in Jersey and looking for more doll collector friends.David :)

Permalink Reply by Jared P on April 21, 2012 at 22:50

Hey David!! Yay! We should meet up! PM me!

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