Princess Tiana Officially Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court

The court of Disney Princesses was joined by Anika Noni Rose (“Tiana”) and a host of celebrity guests as Tiana was officially crowned the ninth member of the beloved Disney Princess Royal Court. A magical ceremony took place in the Grand Ballroom at the historic New York Palace in Manhattan. As the newest Disney Princess, Tiana will forever be celebrated and recognized as a Disney Princess across all divisions of the Walt Disney Company and will be included in all Disney Princess merchandise featuring multiple Disney Princess characters. Read the story »

Project Sock Design Contest for Little Miss Matched

OK Doll Diaries readers! I know you are a creative and very stylish group. Here is your opportunity to let your creativity shine and win some great prizes. Little Miss Matched is a company that sells super cool socks and other girly gear that is funky, creative and so much fun. And they solve the “laundry ate my sock” dilemma by selling their socks in sets of three socks to make 2 pair of interchangeable socks. Their first design contest was such a hit, they just had to do another one. Read the story »

Beary O’Lucky Build-a-Bear

Next to her American Girl dolls, my daughter likes Build-a-Bear Workshop best. She had been saving a gift card from Christmas for a very special bear – and Friday she let me know she had made a decision. She just had to have the new Beary O’Lucky St. Patrick’s Day bear – since we have an Irish heritage, that is! Nice selling point

Introducing “Shannon Beary O’Lucky” – our newest plush family member. I happen to think she is pretty cute!

Since today is March 1, we are officially kicking off our St. Patrick’s Day Doll Parade! If you have any photos of your dolls dressed up and ready for an Irish celebration, send them in. One picture per person please – otherwise I cannot guarantee they will all get posted. Email your photos – no humans – just dolls or plush, please, to share@dolldiaries.com. As always, you need to have your parents’ permission to submit photos.

The Five Best Doll Houses for Play

My daughters and I are captivated by dollhouses, the collector type dollhouses are just amazing with their detail and accuracy, but the most popular dollhouses are the ones made for play.

1. KidKraft Doll Houses

KidKraft doll houses come in a large variety of styles and are made to be played with by children of all ages and the designs stand the test of time! Read the story »