Happy Halloween from Alex, Kit, Marisol, Elizabeth, Felicity, Nicole and Coconut!

Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Char
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The more research I do for this blog, the more I keep finding new dolls, dolls I had never heard of and being reminded of dolls I had known once before. Below is a list of some other doll related sites I found this week - perfect for some weekend reading and relaxing:

Millie’s Doll Closet […]

Posted on October 27th, 2006 by Char
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The third American Girl movie, Molly: An American Girl, will air on the Disney Channel, Sunday, November 26 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time or 7:00 p.m. Central time. Links for more information:

American Girl website Molly’s Movie page - for information on the characters, pictures, games, activities, products, and soon, a Sweepstake.
IMDB Molly’s movie page contains […]

Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Char
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Before we got into American Girl dolls and other collectible dolls, my girls discovered Groovy Girls.  We have a huge tub of them and while they are not played with every day, they are well loved and get their fair share of play time.
Friday I had visited one of my favorite little shops. One with […]

Posted on October 23rd, 2006 by Char
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A Day at Proper School
A Photo Story by Our Dolls
It was a lovely Spring morning when Rachel Merriman woke up in her white canopy bed with the pretty blue and white hangings.  She sighed and yawned and stretched, then got out of bed and got dressed.  She put on her underdress and her underthings, then […]

Posted on October 20th, 2006 by Char
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This just in!  There are new books in stock at the American Girl Place.

Lights, Camera, Molly! $9.95
Puzzles and Pop Quizzes $14.95 (includes Brain waves and Pop Quiz Book)
Go Puzzle Crazy Book $14.95 (includes Puzzle Crazy Book and Quiz Book 3)
Puzzles American Girls Love $14.95 (includes Tear Up this Book and What a girl loves)
Meet Kit […]

Posted on October 19th, 2006 by Char
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I am convinced that I may need to have an entire collection of dolls wearing Irish outfits - I just love them! Today I found out that MyTwinn came out with their own International collection of outfits for dolls. 
Some of their other International outfits are not quite as stunning, but they are still nice. This […]

Posted on October 19th, 2006 by Char
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Ever since I discovered Carpatina’s catalog, I have had my eye on one dress in particular - the Celtic Princess dress. It is part of their Girlfriends Collection for 18″ Soft Body dolls, which means our American Girl dolls can wear them.
The gown, which I think will look stunning on Felicity, is so simple, but […]

Posted on October 18th, 2006 by Char
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While on our trip to American Girl Place this summer I noticed the ladies in the doll salon were using toothbrushes to do the dolls’ hair. I asked our Personal Shopper about this and she said that using a small spritz of water (don’t forget to cover your doll’s eyes) and a clean toothbrush is […]

Posted on October 16th, 2006 by Char
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Until last Christmas when we visited a friend with a large Barbie collection, I never knew that there were different Barbie labels or what they meant. However, that day, my girls and I got an education and we realized that we have different collectors under the same roof in our house.
According to Barbie Collector, the […]

Posted on October 16th, 2006 by Char
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