Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Barbie Skywalker: 51/365

When I was falling asleep last night, I started thinking of the other things that are "broken" in my home.  I have quite a Barbie collection from my childhood, that I have never been able to part with.  Most of them are from the 80's and some are decapitated.  The main reason I can't part with them, is how much fun I had playing Barbies with my aunt.  This post is for my sweet Esther, one of my biggest fans, fellow collector and enthusiast.

Recently, my father-in-law brought over my husband's old Star Wars figures, and my son was finally able to meet the headless Luke his dad had been telling him about.  So I decided to make today's photo about broken goodness. My kids had fun helping me gather broken toys while thinking about Syd from Toy Story who recreates far-out playthings.

This photo was the one that made the cut. I experimented with my external flash giving Luke's head transplant some Hollywood side lighting.  Even with cracks, missing body parts, and other flaws, we can  still be loved and make a strong impression.  

7 comments:

  1. Yes, we can!

    I bet you make some mighty fine lemonade, too. Though, I hope life doesn't unduly decide to hand you a basket full of lemons.

    You are an inspiration, Amy.

    [I'm particularly fond of the matriska (if that's what it is and that's how you spell it) atop the headless Barbie!]

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  2. Hi again.

    I just noticed that a link to my blog ended up on a site called bloglovin. Since I haven't ever heard of it, I went over to check it out. While looking for where they are linking to me, I found this: http://www.bloglovin.com/m/373960/170813859/a/0/aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmZlZWRwcm94eS5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGJTdFciUyRnRoZWRyaWZ0ZXJhbmR0aGVneXBzeSUyRiU3RTMlMkZWTjdRcHpycmdBSSUyRmRpeS1zbm93LWdsb2Jlcy5odG1s

    and thought of you.

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  3. That is so cool. They have good taste when dishing their lovin'. I stumbled across that craft coincidentally, yesterday. I do hope to make one soon!

    Glad you guys like the picture. My mom said, "You just had to put boobs in there didn't you." Yes, yes I did.

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  4. My 14-year-old Star-Wars-Loving-Barbie-Hating daughter was seriously disturbed by this image. Which means you are definitely on the right track! WTG!

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  5. I love how it looks like Barbie Skywalker just busted out of the broken snowglobe!

    I totally relate to the collection of busted up toys, reading this post made wish I had saved mine. I had a few Barbies and one headless Ken that I particularly remember using a lot. Made for some awkward dates though (Barbie always had to drive, they couldn't go the the movies, obviously, stuff like that).

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  6. This is so awesome! Love Barbie Skywalker, she freaked me out a little. And Matryoshka Barbie is great. Nice frog placement, by the way. ;)

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