The Daughter has started playing with Barbie dolls and as a consequence, has started bugging me for clothes and accessories for her little friends.
Now any parent of a little girl knows how ridiculously expensive Barbie doll clothes are. In fact, a simple dress and shoe set can cost as much as the Daughter's own set of clothes!
I don't blame the Daughter, though, as as a kid, it was one of the things I myself enjoyed playing with (The only difference was I was lucky that an aunt gifted me with a box full of Barbie doll clothes, shoes and accessories for Christmas, hence the Parentals didn't need to buy me some. π)
We've not bought the Daughter any brand new Barbie clothes from Mattel yet. We've been trying to avoid doing so as much as possible. So instead, we source their clothes from:
Slowly but surely, the Daughter's collection of Barbie clothes started to grow to the extent that a more organized way of storing them (aside from stuffing them all in a plastic bag) was already in order.
Now like anything Mattel, a Barbie closet is also expensive. A brand-new set can cost as much as S$60 (Php2,040)! π’ So I again turn into a DIY-er to solve this dilemma (that plus a few well-appointed pieces from the local Daiso).
The end result?
A bigger and more spacious Barbie closet with compartments for everything.
And the best part is, the whole thing only cost S$24 (Php816). Once the Daughter outgrows this, we can simply take the whole thing apart and use the individual pieces for various needs. π
Now any parent of a little girl knows how ridiculously expensive Barbie doll clothes are. In fact, a simple dress and shoe set can cost as much as the Daughter's own set of clothes!
I don't blame the Daughter, though, as as a kid, it was one of the things I myself enjoyed playing with (The only difference was I was lucky that an aunt gifted me with a box full of Barbie doll clothes, shoes and accessories for Christmas, hence the Parentals didn't need to buy me some. π)
We've not bought the Daughter any brand new Barbie clothes from Mattel yet. We've been trying to avoid doing so as much as possible. So instead, we source their clothes from:
- local online sellers selling 2nd hand Barbie clothes (great as they are original Mattel and will only require a bit of washing if dirty),
- sourced directly from a China factory (which we did buy from only once and I swear, will never buy from ever again. They are cheap but utter rubbish; majority did not even last us a day's play!),
- from a S$2 Japanese lifestyle store called Tokutokuya, (cheap and extremely durable), and
- if time permits, I DIY.
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| Doll clothes from Tokutokuya |
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| Silicone shoes from Tokutokuya |
Slowly but surely, the Daughter's collection of Barbie clothes started to grow to the extent that a more organized way of storing them (aside from stuffing them all in a plastic bag) was already in order.
Now like anything Mattel, a Barbie closet is also expensive. A brand-new set can cost as much as S$60 (Php2,040)! π’ So I again turn into a DIY-er to solve this dilemma (that plus a few well-appointed pieces from the local Daiso).
The end result?
A bigger and more spacious Barbie closet with compartments for everything.
And the best part is, the whole thing only cost S$24 (Php816). Once the Daughter outgrows this, we can simply take the whole thing apart and use the individual pieces for various needs. π
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