Doll Craft- Make a Doll Beach Towel
Anna here! I have been on a roll with the beach theme and today I have a simple, simple, beach towel for your dolls! For your own unique towel, put these classic stripes in your favorite color combination! Don’t forget to add a simple shape to the middle to give it a little fun! [...]
May Reader Photo Contest – Curl Up With A Good Book
Retired American Girl of the Year Kailey is reading Happy New Year Julie with mini Julie. Kailey is wearing a Build a Bear shirt and the pants are from AG. Thanks to everyone who left a comment today with suggestions for a theme for this month’s reader photo contest! As always, you all have great [...]
Monday Morning Notes
Just a few little ramblings from me this morning: First – I don’t think there is a lot of confusion among the Doll Diaries regulars, but I am seeing some confusion on Facebook and Instagram about Camp Doll Diaries. Just in case you were not clear… It is an ONLINE camp, you can do as [...]
Photo Story – Outside Play
One of the reasons that articulated dolls. like Kidz n Cats, are so much fun to play with and photograph is because you can capture so many different lifelike poses with them. One of our long time readers, Sherie, had fun doing an outdoor photo shoot with her two Kidz n Cats girls – Giovanna [...]
Camp Doll Diaries Welcome Letter and Registration Forms
Ok girls, I know you have been waiting and waiting for this! Your Camp Doll Diaries welcome letters and registration forms are here!! First, download the Camp Doll Diaries Welcome Letter as a PDF file. It will give you and your parents all the information you will need about our summer adventure! Feel free to [...]
Happy Birthday Kit
Today is Kit’s birthday! Kit was Megan’s first historical doll and she is probably the most well-traveled and loved dolls in the collection. Let’s wish Kit a Happy Birthday today. Our Kit in her meet outfit. Kit stops to chat with Ruthie who is getting the table linens ready for the party later today. From [...]
Sunday Showcase for May 19
Happy Sunday! I am enjoying a second rainy day and while I prefer for the sun to be out, there is something so relaxing about a gentle spring rain. And by the way, today is Kit’s birthday so if you have a Kit birthday photo, go ahead and send it in so I can add [...]
Fashion Finds: Rain, Rain, Go Away
We are supposed to be doing a 5 mile fundraising walk this afternoon for our High School sports teams but it is raining now and looks like the rain is going to continue all day. I guess we had better get out those rain ponchos! I decided to take today’s forecast as the inspiration for [...]
Doll Diaries Picks of the Week Ending May 18
Wow, that was one busy, crazy, tiring week! I am really looking forward to relaxing this weekend. As I went through my folders of my favorite sites this morning to get caught up on my reading, here are some of my favorites this week: Emily at the The Toy Box Philosopher has THE BEST reviews [...]
Bow-dacious-ly Cute
Remember the mini crocheted bows pattern I shared with you a few weeks ago? Well, my friend Randa of CrochetGranny.com knew that I loved them and that I do not have time to learn to crochet them right now, so she was sweet enough to make us some. Seriously, how bow-dacious-ly cute are they!! We [...]
Craftsy Free Class Day Saturday May 18
So, this is not directly related to dolls, but there are so many of you who are crafty and love learning new craft skills, I thought I would share it with you anyway. Plus it is for a good cause to fund arts education in public schools, so let’s just say it is Saige approved, [...]
Who’s Behind Those Shades?
Here’s a fun post from Diana for some Friday Fun! *** So who is behind the shades you ask? Well when this little darling came out at Target (2008), I just loved her looks, but refused to pay the price. She can still be found on eBay for many different prices and a range of [...]
Doll Craft – Create a Backyard Party Play Set
This week the weather has been so nice my thoughts have been turning to outdoor entertainment. Inspired by the new American Girl Happy Birthday Set, I have created a Backyard Party Play Set that you can make at home for your dolls to enjoy! Let’s Get Started! For the Square Cakes you will need: Paint [...]
Throwback Thursday – American Girl Coconut
In 2000 American Girl introduced Coconut, a fluffy white puppy that was considered every doll’s best friend. Today we are taking a look at some of the retired Coconut items. Brace yourself for CUTE-OVERLOAD!! The first 13 photos are from Sarah Kate – can I just say THANK YOU Sarah Kate – you are AWESOME!! [...]
Giveaway – Daydream Doll Boutique Perfectly Chevron Ruffle Dress – ENDED
UPDATED WITH A WINNER!!!! Congratulations MorganAGV! Check your inbox. Do you recognize this gorgeous chevron print dress? Yep, we featured it in a recent Fashion Finds round up! Daydream Doll Boutique was so pleased that you loved their Perfectly Chevron Ruffle dress so much that they sent us one to review and another one to [...]
Madelon’s Fun Doll Clothes Find
When it comes to repurposing things she finds at the dollar store, on clearance racks, and in other unlikely places into accessories for doll play, Madelon is the master! Look at this adorable skirt that Kit is wearing! How neat! It is a skirt for an infant that Madelon found on clearance for less than [...]
