I just got this note in my inbox today:
Starting today, there is a new purchase with purchase doll outfit in the New York store. It is the CHOCOLATE CHERRY OUTFIT for the 18 inch doll. It includes the dress, shoes, cheetah collar and stick on earrings for the doll. You may purchase [...]
American Girl Place Purchase with Purchase
American Girl Before and After Mattel
Have you ever wondered what the differences are between American Girl dolls made before Mattel bought the Pleasant Company and those made after? A good friend of mine has two Pre-Mattel dolls and their matching Mattel versions. She has been nice enough to share these pictures with me. For a full comparision, complete with notes [...]
Groovy Girls Princess Seraphina
There has always been something so appealing about the Groovy Girls line to me. I am not sure if it is their hip, modern-day ragdoll persona or what, but I love them. I was just checking out their Dreamtastic line again and realized that they made one that looks just like my youngest daughter! I [...]
Looking to Identify a Doll?
Found a cute doll at a thrift store or have one from your past you can’t quite remember the details on? Go check out Kaylee’s Decades of Dolls Index. Her very comprehensive site has information on doll lines dating back to 1930.
I really like her chart on cleaning tips which tells you what products [...]
Emily Meets Kit
With all the excitement over Nicki and all the new American Girl stuff for spring, our new Emily was a bit overlooked. Emily arrived at Christmas and has quickly become great friends with Kit. They can be seen catching a movie in the theater seats or sharing waffles at Kit’s table.
Bitty Baby and the Twins
Above is a photo of the three most loved, most played with dolls in our house. Daisy, Penelope and Rose have a very caring and imaginative little mommy who is always dressing them, taking them on adventures, having picnics for them, and making sure they are feeling well.
Penelope (Bitty Baby) was her original doll and [...]
American Girl Family Portrait
ilovemarines and her daughter are responsible for getting us hooked on dolls! By the looks of their collection, can you see how that happened. Their American Girl Family portrait features all of their dolls in their original meet outfits.
Top Row (L-R): LE Lindsey, LE Kailey, JLY#4 Avelina, LE Marisol, LE Jess Middle Row: Emily, Molly, [...]
Nicki – Up Close
Lucky kaileyfan1 got to go see the Nicki debut in person. And she brought her own Nicki home. She was gracious enough to share her photos of Nicki with us. More photos can be found at AGDollResources.
Nicki’s Activities at Americangirl.com
In addition to showing all the new Nicki, Girl of the Year, merchandise and the other new items, the American Girl web site now has some fun, new Nicki activities.
Nicki loves animals and you can play her Animal Roundup game. The goal is to help Nicki round up the animals on the farm as she [...]









