The Ty company has already ruffled our new First Lady’s feathers and they did so by introducing two new dolls in their TyGirlz line coincindentally named Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha. CNN reports that First Lady Michelle Obama is upset that the toy company is using private citizens (her daughters) as marketing tools, but the [...]
Carpatina Retiring Emma and Isabella
January 23, 2009 25 Comments
One of my favorite doll companies, Carpatina, announced today that they are retiring their Emma and Isabella dolls along with their collections. The retiring items are being sold for 30-50% off and will only be available while supplies last. For example, the Emma and Isabella dolls normally sell for 79.00 are now $45.00.
Here is the [...]
Chrissa’s Warm Up Outfit
January 21, 2009 1,182 Comments
My daughter got Chrissa for her birthday and immediately started reading the first Chrissa book. I was so impressed at how she and Chrissa bonded and that she could tell me every little detail of the book, that I decided to get her Chrissa’s warm up outfit and the second book, Chrissa Stands Strong [...]
Doll Day Spa
January 18, 2009 190 Comments
I was just going through the Doll Diaries forum and came across this picture that agdanceprincess posted of her dolls’ Day Spa scene. How cute is this?
I love all the creative scenes my readers come up with! Feel free to share yours in the forum or by emailing them to share@dolldiaries.com. I will either post [...]
Gorgeous Barbie Birthday Cakes
January 18, 2009 22 Comments
I was looking for ideas for Barbie birthday cakes with a friend of mine and was totally amazed at how many beautiful and creative Barbie cakes are out there.
I love the detail on this Barbie cake’s dress:
For example, look at this gorgeous Barbie Mariposa cake I found on Flickr:
And this gorgeous Swan Lake Barbie cake:
Actually [...]
Cool Contest: Be an Emily Rose Doll Clothes Photographer
January 16, 2009 62 Comments
Attention doll lovers who love taking pictures! Have we got a cool gig for you! My friend Lisa-Marie is the owner of Emily Rose Doll Clothes admits that taking photographs has never been one of her favorite things to do, not because she doesn’t harbor secret dreams of being able to capture perfect, amazing moments [...]
Scoop New American Girl Rebecca Book Titles
January 14, 2009 558 Comments
UPDATED! To see the first pictures of the Rebecca book covers visit the First Pictures of Rebecca post – and we just added the newest sneak peek picture of Rebecca from American Girl.
It looks like American Girl will be releasing their new doll in the historical collection, Rebecca, in late May or early June 2009. [...]
Our Chrissa is Here
January 7, 2009 385 Comments
My daughter wanted Chrissa for her birthday – primarily because Chrissa is on the swim team, like Miss N. Since her birthday was December 30, she agreed to wait a few days and I ordered Chrissa from my personal shopper at the American Girl Place in New York on Friday. Chrissa and her pet Llama [...]
Photo Essay: American Girl Dolls Snowed in at Christmas
January 4, 2009 200 Comments
One of our readers, Auntie Paula, is an Auntie who got snowed in on Christmas with three feet of snow. Since her dolls and she could not go visit her 5.5-year-old niece, they had a party instead. Here are a some of pictures of Samantha (Sammy), Nellie, Felicity, and Nicki on Christmas Eve and Christmas [...]
Our Samantha and Nellie
January 2, 2009 143 Comments
When I heard the news that Samantha’s collection was going to be retired, I knew I needed to order Samantha and Nellie right away. Originally I had planned on giving them to my daughter for Christmas, but once she saw Chrissa and found out that Chrissa is on a swim team, she no longer seemed [...]
