Barbie's sister, Kelly and friends

[operaghost]

Does anyone else collect Kelly dolls (and all her little friends)? I have quite a large collection, because I've been collecting Kelly since I was six years old, starting with the first doll. I think they're adorable. I was sad when Mattel changed the dolls' look, then stopped producing them altogether, but it does make me appreciate my collection of the classic dolls. By the way, the redheaded ones are my favorites  .

[Keelee_von_Cupcake]

Not so much the normal ones, but I have serious thing for some of the Halloween/character dress-up Kelly dolls. Just this week I purchased Tommy as a Mummy and Tommy as a Skeleton! I'm planning to keep the collection small, but I absolutely need Kelly as a Bat (2008), Chelsea as a Skeleton (2011) and Chelsea as a Ghost (2012). The 2012 one is extra vexing - I managed to find black-haired spider (bought her, she's adorable) and the brunette witch (passed on her - there are much better Kelly witches out there) in stores, but not the ghost I really want!

I agree though, it was lame of Mattel to replace/stop producing Kelly herself. (And why don't the modern dolls have clearly identifiable names? I like knowing their names!)

There's just something about Kelly and friends, they're so little and cute, and dressing them up in costumes makes them fit right into my collection schema. The Merry Monsters set did me in, I had to have it. I originally spied them on Flickr and thought they were customs, they were so lovely and unusual.

You should post pictures of your collection!

[rosierjay]

have a full set i got back in 97 i think.
was saving them for my niece... but she moved on to ponies. not into dolls anymore.
debating whether to keep or sell them.

[andibgoode]

I'm considering collecting them again. I had a few more as a child but these are all I have left:

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Kelly & Friends by Andi B. Goode, on Flickr

I've got a bunch of clothes for them though

[rosierjay]

I'm considering collecting them again. I had a few more as a child but these are all I have left:

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Kelly & Friends by Andi B. Goode, on Flickr

I've got a bunch of clothes for them though

how cute!
let me know if you decide to collect again.