Halloween in Barbieland: A Diorama Deep Dive

I'm fashionably late to this post—call it chronic November brain.

I had another Fall diorama queued up, but since we're staring down mid-November, I'm shelving it for next year and diving straight into Christmas prep. Still, I couldn't let Halloween pass without sharing the chaos: my divas threw one hell of a party.

This scene clocked in at over 100 separate pieces—5 Barbies, 2 Kelly dolls, and enough props to stock a miniature apothecary. Some I crafted myself: jars of eyeballs, candy buckets, that ghost sporting the jaunty hat. Others arrived fully assembled, ready to haunt.

The layout? Pure original vision.

I built the whole thing  on the outside of a vintage Barbie house—the kind that flips to reveal actual rooms. It sits perfectly on my crafting table, so expect to see this little folding wonder in future scenes.

Props came from everywhere. (Pro tip: if you're diving into diorama work, Ebay and online vintage shops will become your religion.) I've been collecting dolls and dollhouses for years, but photographing them? That's new territory, and I'm still learning the angles.

Anyway, here's Halloween from Barbieland—a little late, a little chaotic, entirely worth it.