I remember when I was around seven or eight it seemed everyone had a Cabbage Patch doll but me. I'd longingly look at my friends playing with their dolls and wish I could have one, too.
I wasn't above begging either. I remember bugging my mother endlessly. "Puh-leeeeze can I have one?" I'm not sure how long my mother held out, but it seemed like eternity to me then.
At last on my next birthday I received my very own Cabbage Patch Kid. I remember carefully writing the name "Elizabeth" on her birth certificate. I was so proud. She was all mine!
The Cabbage Patch doll craze may have faded through the years, but this beloved '80's icon is making a comeback by the way of adult and baby hat fashion.
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I had her up until my house burned a few years ago. Too bad, by now she'd be a collectible.
AbbyFitz, CPKs have such an adorable, distinctive look to them. I'm glad that your mom gifted you with your own CPK. Do you still have Elizabeth? Including birth certificates was such clever marketing.
The success of Melondipidy is heartwarming. And to think that each hat continues to be hand made!
Thank you! I'm surprised it wasn't a worldwide thing.
I have never heard about Cabbage Patch Kids before. Their popularity was probably supported with clever marketing. On the other way many babies don't look at first sight either...
Lovely presentation!
Thank you younghopes!
Thank you!
These hats look so cute and lovely, the babies too would love to wear these
These hats are so precious. I'm pinning this to My Wizzley Writing Board.
Thank you! The babies are so cute. I almost want another one lol
The cabbage patch hats look lovely and yes - the babies are adorable.