Doll Diaries

Madame Alexander Alice in Wonderland Happy Meal Toys

Someone emailed me asking if the Alice in Wonderland Madame Alexander dolls were going to be featured next in McDonald’s Happy Meals, and I am glad to say… YES! I am not sure of the exact dates, but if you go to HappyMeal.com, you can see that along with Batman, the Madame Alexander dolls are [...]

Chrissa and Friends and Introducing Alex17

Hi, It’s Alex17, the daughter of Doll Diarie’s owner Char. I have been asking my Mom if I could help her manage the Doll Diaries site for 2 years. Finally, today she said I could!
My first assignment was to take a picture, so here is a picture of Chrissa and her friends having a party. [...]

More American Girl Doll Crafts

So, its Saturday and you just don’t know what you might want to do today. Why not get crafty and make something new and fun for your dolls? Check out these cute patterns I found:

From the DIY Network show Creative Juice, you can make a bed for your doll very easily using an old breakfast [...]

My Twinn Doll Furniture Sale

I meant to post this earlier in the week, but My Twinn is having a sale on some of their doll furniture until July 16, 2010. Select doll furniture is 20% off – including the Doll’s Contemporary Chair and Ottoman (above), Contemporary Nightstand, Contemporary Table and Chairs, Classic Chair, Classic Table and Chairs, Classic [...]

New American Girl Meet Outfit and a Giveaway

Our friend Ana at Bonggamom Finds has been lucky enough to be chosen as an official parent partner for American Girl’s new Shine On Now program that is being launched in conjunction with its virtual world InnerstarU. Shine On Now is a website where girls can sign up to be ambassadors, do tasks and earn [...]

Madame Alexander Dolls – Museum, Parties, Doll Club

Did you know that the Madame Alexander doll headquarters is still in Harlem, NY and you can take a tour of the 600 doll Heritage Gallery (also referred to as the museum), have a birthday party there , view their design process, and visit the company store??? I wish I would have known about this [...]

Build-A-Bear Workshop Zoorific Tiger

Build-a-Bear Workshop® just introduced their Limited Edition Zoorrific Collection – a set of 7 furry zoo inspired pets and oh, are they cute.
My daughter had been invited to a friend’s birthday party at Build a Bear on the day the new collection was released and she had a really hard time deciding which of the [...]

Elegant Limited Edition Barbie Prints

How gorgeous is this room? And who says that Barbies are only for little girls? Illustrated with vintage style, signed and numbered by renowned artist Robert Best (Project Runway) a set of 3700 limited edition prints featuring Barbie at her best are now available through Layla Grace. I love how they have shown how to [...]

Mattel to Launch Monster High Line of Dolls

Between emails from Doll Diaries reader Alyssa and hearing the endless commercials for Monster High at Justice today, I figured I needed to figure out what the buzz was all about. Dubbed the Addam’s Family meets the cast of Grease, Mattel’s new Monster High line is aimed at tweens and is due out this fall [...]

Rebecca Rubin Meet the Author Event

Thanks to DollDiaries reader Alyssa for sending me the announcement for a Meet the Author event in the Philadelphia area with Jacqueline Dembar Greene who wrote the Rebecca Rubin series.

The details (link to PDF flyer):
Free, open to the public on Sunday, June 13, 2010
In 2 locations – at Gratz College at 10:30 AM and PJDS [...]