Wilde Wednesday Naturally Beautiful
Pin itThe last few days the American Girl dolls have had all the attention – between the announcement of the new historical character Caroline Abbott to the arrival of McKenna and the making of her vault – but now it’s time to focus your attention on something truly stunning – Ellowyne Wilde! One of our [...]
American Girl Books Giveaway to Kick Off Readapalooza
Pin itUPDATED WITH WINNERS!! The winner of the three McKenna books is Christina from http://bigworldandmypower.blogspot.com/. The winner of The Hidden Gold is Jen. The winner of the ISU Behind the Scenes book is Kaylee and the winner of The Smart Girls Guide to Liking Themselves is Agbittybaby. Summer is almost here and one of my [...]
New American Girl Historical will be Caroline Abbott
Pin itUPDATE 5/14/2012 – American Girl posted on their Facebook page today that the new historical character for 2012 will be named Caroline Abbott along with the image below: And here is the cover of her craft book: Obviously no photo of her but the flower basket is interesting. UPDATED: We have a possible new [...]
How to Make a Gymnastics Vault for Dolls
Pin itOf all the furniture and accessories that are available for dolls, the gymnastics equipment for American Girl of the Year McKenna has got to be my all time favorite. So, I might be a bit biased – I was a gymnastics coach for many years (26 to be exact) and my daughter has been [...]
So What Was In The Mystery Boxes?
Pin itI just love, love, love seeing photos of our prizes once they make it to our winners homes. Katie and Lissy were two of the three Mystery Prize box winners I awarded for taking the time to fill out the Doll Diaries survey. All three Mystery Prize boxes had different things in them, but [...]
Reader Needs Help with Vintage Dolls Identification
Pin itI received an email from Linda last week with 3 photos of vintage dolls she had recently purchased but needs help identifying. I’m sure as a group we can help her figure out who some of these beauties are. Photo # 1 – four dolls. Photo #2 – four dolls. Photo #3 – the [...]
McKenna Visits the Fairy Garden
Pin itFor Mother’s Day we went to my parent’s house and had brunch with the whole family. Not only was it a gorgeous day with great company, it gave me the opportunity to take some stunning photos of McKenna in my Mom’s gardens. McKenna is wearing the Flower Garden dress we gave to my niece [...]
Sunday Showcase May 13
Pin itHappy Mother’s Day! There are so many great photos in my inbox just waiting to be shared this week, so let’s get started! Dawn says, “Here is a photo of Mini Addy wearing a mob cap that I made 30+ years ago and a pinner apron that I made this week. This is the [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Pin it McKenna and all the Doll Diaries dolls (and humans) wish every Mom a Happy Mother’s Day today!! McKenna is modeling the American Girl Flower Garden dress that we got my niece for her birthday. She is also getting a trunk from Springfield Dolls filled with goodies from American Girl and Springfield Dolls. Enjoy [...]
McKenna’s Arrival
Pin itEveryone was wondering what Elle was up to in a photo I posted recently, and now we know! Elle ordered McKenna!! That’s right, McKenna. First, she was getting a little worried that McKenna might be sold out by Christmas and second, she figured with the Olympics and McKenna’s movie coming up that we could [...]
Lights, Camera, Dolls Reader Photo Gallery
Pin itIn order to make it easy for us to keep questions about the Reader Photo event for May and the entries easy to comment on, I am creating this page separately to show off all the entries in the “Lights, Camera, Dolls!” Reader Photo Event for May. For entry information and the entry form, [...]
May Reader Photo Event – Lights, Camera, Dolls
Pin it May is typically full of end of school year activities, recitals, talent shows, and the like so we have decided the theme for this month’s reader photo event will be “Lights, Camera, Dolls!!” So, what kind of photos are we looking for this month? Some ideas include photos of your dolls having a [...]
Doll Craft Make a Sleeping Bag for Mini Dolls
Pin it I love the mini dolls and I have three. I think they have great play potential and love how easy it is to make mini doll items. Today I am showing you how to make your own mini doll sleeping bag and pillow. To make today’s craft you will need: sewing machine* 2 [...]
