My mom made matching Holly Hobbie dresses for me and a friend.

I loved Holly Hobbie.  I had a huge Holly Hobbie rag doll.  I don't know what happened to it, though.

I loved Holly Hobbie.  I had a huge Holly Hobbie rag doll.  I don't know what happened to it, though.

Doubt it was a dog, we didn't have one.  Probably my mom on one of her cleaning binges.  I lost a lot of stuffed animals that way.

My sister made me one of those smock type blouses that ties in the back out of Holly Hobbie material. That was early 70s I think.  :)

I still have a Holly Hobbie poster (I think it is in a box in the basement somewhere).






Cat

I will never forget - Christmas 78!  I came downstairs and saw (what I thought was huge!) a Holly Hobbie dollhouse.
It was a play house for me. It was made of a hard cardboard with a cut out door and two windows. Holly was stood outside in the garden or should I say painted on the front of the house next to a fence.  I wonder if I searched the web would I find one??

I still have my doll.  Didn't the different coluored outfits mean a different name for the doll?  Anyway the one I have is the one dressed in green in this picture I found on the web.

I have a Holly Hobbie doll that I found at a yard sale....and when I was little, my mom bought me a Holly Hobbie nightgown.




Erin :)

I had a Holly Hobbie quilt hung above my headboard in my room. It was made by someone we knew, but I forgot who. My cousin had her whole room themed in Holly Hobbie. It was adorable. I loved her room because it was sooo girly  ;D

;D  OOhh memories..The summer before my first year in school..we moved into a new house..My mom did my whole room in Holly Hobbie..I had a light purple room with the holly hobbie border and the matching bedspread and curtains..and I had the white with gold trim dresser and nightstand..and the headboard to my bed..My daughter has it now..I had the doll and all to go with it but sadly its gone now..But the furniture is in my baby girl's..( nine)..room..I loved holly hobbie!! In fact..Ck out the Stickers..post in the eighties room...I remember my first Holly Hobbie sticker set..Its the same I posted there and I cant think of the name of the stickers or the co. ..But they still make them today..

;D  OOhh memories..The summer before my first year in school..we moved into a new house..My mom did my whole room in Holly Hobbie..I had a light purple room with the holly hobbie border and the matching bedspread and curtains..and I had the white with gold trim dresser and nightstand..and the headboard to my bed..My daughter has it now..I had the doll and all to go with it but sadly its gone now..But the furniture is in my baby girl's..( nine)..room..I loved holly hobbie!! In fact..Ck out the Stickers..post in the eighties room...I remember my first Holly Hobbie sticker set..Its the same I posted there and I cant think of the name of the stickers or the co. ..But they still make them today..



that sounds like it was a very pretty room!  When I was little my mom did my whole room in Raggedy Ann & Andy.



Erin :)

;D  ERIN..Yes I loved my room!!! I remember just laying on my bed and thinking..This is heaven!!! mom even bought me purple comb and brush set..Brushed my hair alll the time..lol...I loved raggedy ann and andy too..I have raggedy ann still but she was in my closet when I stabbed my stretch armstrong and shes got red stuff on her ..but I kept her anyway..lol...

all this talk about old dolls, etc...has me thinking about all of the dolls that I used to have...so now I am looking all of them up on Ebay...it would be cool to buy one at a time...until I have the whole collection of them!



Erin :)

;D Def.. I want them all again too..But i still love my old "raggedy" ones..sentimental.. I do wish I had my holly hobbie..cant think of what happenend to her..I do have all my Barbies ..even got a Cher and a Farrah..

;D Def.. I want them all again too..But i still love my old "raggedy" ones..sentimental.. I do wish I had my holly hobbie..cant think of what happenend to her..I do have all my Barbies ..even got a Cher and a Farrah..



wow! That's cool you have so many of your old dolls, I wish I would have been more responsible with my dolls...when I still had them.  I grew up in the 80's, as I was born in '77....so the dolls that I had were: Barbies, Strawberry Shortcakes, Jem, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, etc.....there are TONS of them on Ebay, some still in their original boxes!!!



Erin :)

;D Mine are all very old and played with sooo much.. I dont care if they are in mint condition or not.. I wouldnt sell them for ANYTHING...my FARRAH dolls hair is soo messed up...I brushed and brushed it..the Flybacks are so old they are about to fall off...I just found another classic...I called my mom and had her go into her attic and look at my old toys..Ive still.got the Wicked Witch from the wizard of OZ!!..im sure its from the 70s or 80s but I got the castle and the witch came with it..along with a "Crystal Ball" that spins and it has two sides..I cant remember whats on it but I think Dorothy is on one..Mom didnt want to look at it all tonite..shes 60 and has to work tomorrow..so I will ck it out tomorrow..I think it came out for some anniversary addition...

;D Mine are all very old and played with sooo much.. I dont care if they are in mint condition or not.. I wouldnt sell them for ANYTHING...my FARRAH dolls hair is soo messed up...I brushed and brushed it..the Flybacks are so old they are about to fall off...I just found another classic...I called my mom and had her go into her attic and look at my old toys..Ive still.got the Wicked Witch from the wizard of OZ!!..im sure its from the 70s or 80s but I got the castle and the witch came with it..along with a "Crystal Ball" that spins and it has two sides..I cant remember whats on it but I think Dorothy is on one..Mom didnt want to look at it all tonite..shes 60 and has to work tomorrow..so I will ck it out tomorrow..I think it came out for some anniversary addition...



wow! that sounds really cool!



Erin :)

;D  Erin..I just posted on the Sid and Marty Croft  shows too..we got on sigmund the seamonster which made me think of Family Affair..In turn..Mrs.Beasley doll..I have her too..I have a pic of me holding her sooo tight!!!..My scanner is on the fritz..willgo to my parents soon and ill send you the pic..just dont laugh at my hair!!!

;D  Erin..I just posted on the Sid and Marty Croft  shows too..we got on sigmund the seamonster which made me think of Family Affair..In turn..Mrs.Beasley doll..I have her too..I have a pic of me holding her sooo tight!!!..My scanner is on the fritz..willgo to my parents soon and ill send you the pic..just dont laugh at my hair!!!




oh that sounds cool, I will be looking forward to seeing it...and don't worry, I won't laugh at your hair! LOL!


Erin :)

8)  ok..I found another doll too,,I dont know who shes supposed to be but u can turn the top of her head..she has blond ..long hair..and when you turn the top of her head she becomes a brunette...shes real BIG...twice the size of a Barbie..I cant think of her name...anybody got any answers???

that doesn't sound familiar to me....but I was wondering...do you remember the Blythe dolls from the 70s? I want one of those SOOO bad! They are the ones with the big eyes that you could pull the string and change their eye color? Does anyone have one of those?


http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062852/K=blythe+doll/v=2/SID=e/TID=I999_73/l=IVI/SIG=12r7ib73e/EXP=1123726962/*-http%3A//members.optusnet.com.au/orriettacat/patterns/simpledresspic2.jpe

Erin :)

I cant place that one Erin...Im still wondering about the doll I posted too..She was real pretty..I Just hate it when you are thinkin about something and cant remember..

I still have my original Holly Hobby ragdoll from 1975 - attached is a pic we took when we came home to find our cat had made Holly his new best friend. The photo won a pet photo competition in our states newspaper back then. I won a years supply of cat food !!

I still have my huge old Holly framed poster too somewhere.

I still have my original Holly Hobby ragdoll from 1975 - attached is a pic we took when we came home to find our cat had made Holly his new best friend. The photo won a pet photo competition in our states newspaper back then. I won a years supply of cat food !!

I still have my huge old Holly framed poster too somewhere.



that's a really cute pic!


Erin :)

;D I love that pic!!!

There are new Holly Hobbie ragdolls for sale online... American Greetings has rereleased Holly Hobbie products, and you'll be seeing them almost everywhere you see Strawberry Shortcake.  Take a look at this link... http://www.kidenergy.com/products-hollyhobbie.html and also http://www.hollyhobbie.com AWSOME STUFF coming out...!  Holly Hobbie is back...  Karen

does anyone know what toy company sold the holly hobbie doll?

does anyone know what toy company sold the holly hobbie doll?




I know I have an old Holly Hobbie that is from  Knickerbocker .




Erin :)

I will never forget - Christmas 78!  I came downstairs and saw (what I thought was huge!) a Holly Hobbie dollhouse.
It was a play house for me. It was made of a hard cardboard with a cut out door and two windows. Holly was stood outside in the garden or should I say painted on the front of the house next to a fence.  I wonder if I searched the web would I find one??
 They have one or two of them listed on Ebay if you're interested.  I collect the lunchboxes as I had one from when I was in elementary school that my mom kept and gave me when I moved into my own home.  It is just the coolest.  I loved Holly Hobbie and had all kinds of stuff but the lunchbox is all that is left.

I had the dolls and TONS of stationery.
and stickers too.

8)  ok..I found another doll too,,I dont know who shes supposed to be but u can turn the top of her head..she has blond ..long hair..and when you turn the top of her head she becomes a brunette...shes real BIG...twice the size of a Barbie..I cant think of her name...anybody got any answers???


Tuesday Taylor had the head that turned and changed from brown to blonde, but she was about the same size a Barbie.

There was another doll who was bigger, her hair "grew".  Her name was Chrissy.

I still have my doll.  Didn't the different coluored outfits mean a different name for the doll?  Anyway the one I have is the one dressed in green in this picture I found on the web.




The one in the green dress is named Heather.  I know because my sister had her and she loved the name, she even named  her daughter Heather.

that doesn't sound familiar to me....but I was wondering...do you remember the Blythe dolls from the 70s? I want one of those SOOO bad! They are the ones with the big eyes that you could pull the string and change their eye color? Does anyone have one of those?


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Erin :)


I had one, I wish I still had her since they go for big bucks on e-bay.  The eyes went from green, to blue, to pink and then ornage.

I had one, I wish I still had her since they go for big bucks on e-bay.  The eyes went from green, to blue, to pink and then ornage.



OMG...I know! I really want an original one...but I don't have an extra grand to buy one! :o

my friend used to make beautiful Holly Hobbie's starting with a soda bottle, paper mache' and styrofoam head...big bonnet hats & dress were made out of material....don't know her process, super-starched....sold many of them at Flea market's...my daughter still has one of those, darn head keeps falling off 'tho.

I had both dolls, I had a Holly Hobbie bonnet, I can remember an oven, and I had the Holly Hobbie board game.  :)

My mother bought a couple yards of lovely forest green fabric w/ holly and a friend and a dog and made cafe curtains for my room. I picked my room's wall paint as a very lively jungle green, so the dark green curtains were nice.  What can i say, I was 5.

I've still got my mug and my egg-shaped knick-knack holder - both birthday presents from friends :)

Tuesday Taylor had the head that turned and changed from brown to blonde, but she was about the same size a Barbie.

There was another doll who was bigger, her hair "grew".  Her name was Chrissy.
  :o Wierd! Tuesday Taylor does sound familier to me now....I just thought she was alot bigger than Barbie...I was going to name my daughter Tuesday... and then it ended up being Taylor...She was born with black hair then it fell out now its blondish brown....I HAVE to find that doll...I am really freaking out now!!...LOL

OMG, I had quite a few Holly Hobbie things! I had Holly Hobbie rag dolls (one was regular size and the other was a minature size), a sewing machine, a cash register, and I'm pretty sure I had several other HH stuff.

OMG, I had quite a few Holly Hobbie things! I had Holly Hobbie rag dolls (one was regular size and the other was a minature size), a sewing machine, a cash register, and I'm pretty sure I had several other HH stuff.
I posted a Long time ago on this but Jewel...I had the Holly Hobbie room!...The curtains, comfortor...raggdoll..then..it was light purple I think..I have very fond memories of Holly Hobbie! ;D

I had a Holly bedspread and a set of saucepans for my toy cooker ! I remember I got the saucepans one easter from my parents.I also collected the sticker book and had loads of spare stickers that i stuck all over the place. 

Hi,
i am looking for Holly hobbie sticker book/albums. When I was a girl in England i loved collecting holly hobby stickers for my album. I moved to australia and did not bring my sticker book. I would love to find someone who would sell me one. It was 1981

I went to the mall and found a Holly Hobbie calender.  I was thrilled.  Any one here have the board game?

I went to the mall and found a Holly Hobbie calender.  I was thrilled.  Any one here have the board game?



the only things I had were the doll and a nightgown.

I had the doll, the board game, a tea set, and a poster.  I looked at the calender, they've changed her appearance.  (Thankfully they had both versions of her)

I had the doll, the board game, a tea set, and a poster.  I looked at the calender, they've changed her appearance.  (Thankfully they had both versions of her)


I hate when they change the look of the older/retro image. I was just in the grocery store in the cereal isle...looking at those Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frankenberry cereals....they look SO different from what they did when I was younger. :-\\

I hate when they change the look of the older/retro image. I was just in the grocery store in the cereal isle...looking at those Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frankenberry cereals....they look SO different from what they did when I was younger. :-\\
8) The cereal!..yes!...I remember the old versions as well...the new look just odd to me...

8) The cereal!..yes!...I remember the old versions as well...the new look just odd to me...


it makes me wanna cry...I HATE the newer versions of things (including signs of restaurants, etc...I love the retro/older ones).

Oh, I know.  They did that sheesh to Strawberry Shortcake too.  Why mess with a good thing.  It's heartbreaking, we were happy with the real stuff.  Progress my ass...

Oh, I know.  They did that sheesh to Strawberry Shortcake too.  Why mess with a good thing.  It's heartbreaking, we were happy with the real stuff.  Progress my ass...


totally!  All of my favorite toys from when I was young....all different now.  Thank God for Ebay!! :)

I didn't want to swear.

I didn't want to swear.



sometimes it filters certain words...other times it doesn't.

No, I just didn't want ot be reduced to that.  BTW, I have seen my whole childhood on ebay!!!  Life is good!!! ;D

No, I just didn't want ot be reduced to that.  BTW, I have seen my whole childhood on ebay!!!  Life is good!!! ;D


I love going on Ebay and just searching for all of my old toys...it brings back SO many memories. People bid like crazy though...I usually can't touch the prices.

Yeah, but seeing them again is worth it.  I found "Loving You Barbie on ebay, that was a trip. :)

Yeah, but seeing them again is worth it.  I found "Loving You Barbie on ebay, that was a trip. :)


yes, very true.  I found this game that I used to have when I was young...it was called, "I vant to bite your finger"...it was a dracula game and if you lost you had to put your finger in these fake teeth and it would stamp marks on you finger.....I thought I would NEVER find that again...but alas, I did! ;D

I found the first version of the game Mouse Trap!!!

I found the first version of the game Mouse Trap!!!



oh gosh...I LOVED that game! :D

If I had a credit card I'd relive my childhood. ;D

If I had a credit card I'd relive my childhood. ;D



I've been tempted way too many times...well, actually I have given in a few times....when I could find things kinda cheap...but man, if I was rich I would have a complete retro room in my house!! ;D

Ditto! :)

 They have one or two of them listed on Ebay if you're interested.  I collect the lunchboxes as I had one from when I was in elementary school that my mom kept and gave me when I moved into my own home.  It is just the coolest.  I loved Holly Hobbie and had all kinds of stuff but the lunchbox is all that is left.


My sister had the lunch box too.  Holly Hobbie was a little before my time, but my older sister was totally obsessed with her!


8) The cereal!..yes!...I remember the old versions as well...the new look just odd to me...


Me too!  But I bought some anyway - it even tastes different.  Good, but different.


I love going on Ebay and just searching for all of my old toys...it brings back SO many memories. People bid like crazy though...I usually can't touch the prices.


I had a Brooke Shields doll when I was a kid.  I can't imagine what it would be worth now.  I am just kicking myself for not keeping it!  Maybe I'll head on over to ebay and see if I can find one...

I had a Brooke Shields doll when I was a kid.  I can't imagine what it would be worth now.  I am just kicking myself for not keeping it!  Maybe I'll head on over to ebay and see if I can find one...


http://cgi.ebay.com/LJN-BROOKE-SHIELDS-8833-1982-COLLECTIBLE-TEENAGE-DOLL_W0QQitemZ280036085112QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/LJN-BROOKE-SHIELDS-8833-1982-COLLECTIBLE-TEENAGE-DOLL_W0QQitemZ280036085112QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I can't access that link from work.  :(  (Firewalls.)  I will check it out when I get home.  What is it?

I can't access that link from work.  :(  (Firewalls.)  I will check it out when I get home.  What is it?


A Brooke Shields doll still boxed

A Brooke Shields doll still boxed


Wow!  I will definitely get on when I get home!  :)

Ebay, it's a beautiful thing!! 8)

I had a Holly Hobbie doll, nightgown and a decoupage set. They were these things that you hung on the wall.  My grandma always bought me these arts and crafts things.. i.e. wire art, string art, those looms that made the pot holders out of loops. She bought me this actual weaving loom but I never got the hang of it. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/LJN-BROOKE-SHIELDS-8833-1982-COLLECTIBLE-TEENAGE-DOLL_W0QQitemZ280036085112QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


That's the one!  I can't believe it.  I might just have to get it...

That's the one!  I can't believe it.  I might just have to get it...


Well no ones bid on it yet - you might get lucky!

I will never forget - Christmas 78!  I came downstairs and saw (what I thought was huge!) a Holly Hobbie dollhouse.
It was a play house for me. It was made of a hard cardboard with a cut out door and two windows. Holly was stood outside in the garden or should I say painted on the front of the house next to a fence.  I wonder if I searched the web would I find one??

I have one in mint condition, never been taken out of the box. It was made ion 1975 by Coleco. If your interested, let me know. I may be posting it on eBay soon?

I had a Holly Hobbie rag doll, cash register, sewing machine, hair bobbles, and a lunchbox.

Hi Robin,

If no one has responded to your offer of the Holly Hobbie play house, I would be most interested in purchasing it.  You can contact me at (905) 547-3616 or willowtree701@hotmail.com.

Thanks,

Andrea
MomofOne

A Brooke Shields doll still boxed


DON'T tempt me to make more dirty puns!
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