the swampy renaissance marriott hotel, cleveland, oh, was the site for the 2010 national barbie convention celebrating barbie and the rocker's reunio tour. thank you to dorinda balanecki and dwane adle and the entire steering committee for putting together a truly special convention.

it was an amazing convention for us in particular as ninimomo was the official souvenir convention doll designers. we were doubly proud when our live auction brought in $18,000 for the cleveland masonic learning center and our silent auction brought in $3,000 for the rock and roll hall of fame and museum. thank you linda and ann for your unbelievable generosity.

thank you to all our customers for supporting us and giving us the inspiration, motivation and creativity to continue doing what we love most.

we've met so many wonderful new friends and caught up with so many old friends through this convention and look forward to developing and cultivating further friendships in the future.

we'd like to thank angie, bev, dave, colleen, crystal, deb, joey, kevin, linda, lorena, michelle, patti, sheree and stacy for sharing these pics with us!
 
a few days before...dolls all checked and ready to be packed!
 
 
checking emails (avoiding setup!)   putting together the stands   marie checks the dolls   and keeps checking them   almost ready!   live auction in mid setup   we were surprised that people started lining up!
           
michelle dancy posing with the ninimomo sign misses on display fixing miss manhattan inspired by armani's amazing orbital dress for lady gaga finally all 85 ninimomos are on display! misses drc, denmark, argentina and shetlands
       
   
more ninimomo   and some more   miss greenland 2011 found a home   so did miss mexico 2011   and miss long island 2010   and miss india 2011
           
miss nigeria and sri lanka await the customers miss thailand poses majestically   more delegates ok, this was funny b/c i used to do the same thing in the 80's angie and bev rock out with nini   bonnie and thanks for coming donna   my mother from another grandmother, carol willard
           
deb acquires miss new zealand   houseboy was a HUGE help   and the swampy air hits nini   vasty with her first ever ninimomo, miss maldives   the frauenholz's are taking miss kansas 2010 back home with them   we hired lucia and deborah as dancers to bring in more people
                         
                         
 
 
           
the first day we spent a great evening catching up with lizzie and jeri some nyers - nik and pat henry ninimomo with houseboy and mullet. houseboy did the ninimomo vid on the frontpage of the site! party time with michelle let the games begin! lizzie and jeri joey and raphe love barbie & the rockers more than dim sum
           
and they both read "w" and that's a big idea. nj james, texas jeri, ny nik and florida patti. rock out! the edge of 17! pam, bev and i share a moment of relaxation super hot melissa!
               
felicity and deb   ibrahim rocks it in the swamp   yvonne and ibrahim   little jimmy makes his debut   worth every penny        
                         
 
           
edge of 17 created all the uber cool centerpieces for thursday nights dinner! my mother from another grandmother carol and i rock out   michelle is looking so damn cute here!   nik and amber!   the girls at marie's table   dave and linda enjoying the dinner   deb, marie and amber
one of my fav pics!   jeri and lizzie avoiding meat and wheat at dinner   cherry and carol   me and lizzie   lorena with ninimomo (i can't stop pointing)   bev, lorena and kevin

 

   cathy parris eleza jackson
                     
raphe, joey and nik   linda won the centerpiece that night!                    
                         
   
please read below to learn more about our silent auction entry - rock and roll hall of fame icons    
     
   
     
thank you to ann swindell for your generous bid of $3,000. charity went to the rock and roll hall of fame and museum.    
     
               
barbie as elton john:100% silk charmeuse overlaid with satin zigzag appliqués which have been hand-beaded and accented with dozens of genuine swarovski crystal rhinestones. full facial re-paint, rooted lashes and heat permed hair. doll formerly: "2009 harley davidson"    
             
barbie as michael jackson: black satin and white silk taffeta, jacket, epaulets and sash completely hand-beaded. satin pants adorned with hand-sewn beaded details down sides. full facial re-paint, rooted lashes and heat permed hair. doll formerly: "star trek uhura"        
         
barbie as elvis presley: white matte satin jumpsuit embellished with hand-sewn beadwork and a multitude of swarovski crystal rhinestones. white satin cape also covered in hand-sewn beadwork and genuine swarovski crystal rhinestones. full facial re-paint, rooted lashes and heat permed hair. doll formerly: "wonder woman"

 

            
   
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02/06/2011