To make the doll, Lily Kravetz says her grandma used her old-school Singer sewing machine
- Earlier this month, Lily Kravetz and her cousin Nina opened their phones to a text from their grandma Nancy, an 87-year-old painter and contemporary artist
- The message contained an old photo of one-of-a-kind Hanukkah Barbies Nancy had created for her granddaughters 25 years ago
- After receiving the text from her grandma reminding her of the Hanukkah Barbie, Kravetz decided to post a video of it. Since then, the video has gone viral, amassing more than 50,000 views and hundreds of comments
Lily Kravetz said it best: If you haven’t seen this Hanukkah Barbie before, it’s because there are only two in the world, thanks to her grandma, Nancy .
Earlier this month, the 30-year-old graphic designer who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and her cousin Nina opened their phones to a text from their grandma, an 87-year-old painter and contemporary artist. The message contained an old photo of Barbie dolls that Nancy had transformed into one-of-a-kind creations for the women 25 years ago.
“I know she always uses voice-to-text,” Kravetz tells PEOPLE exclusively. “So when I get her texts, I can hear them because I know she’s using voice-to-text. I just thought the opening line, ‘Barbies are in fashion again,’ was so cute because her understanding of these new pop culture references and how they cycle through time is really sweet and interesting.”…