Doll Craft – Custom Labels

I found this cool tool for creating custom labels easily and online at World Label. Immediately I thought what a great way to create your own return address labels featuring your favorite doll, make labels for doll storage or even make your own mini doll books and use these as labels.

MyWallaby Doll Carrier Review and Giveaway

UPDATE!! Congratulations to the giveaway winner – Ana P. Thanks to all who entered.
I’d like to welcome our newest site sponsor, myWallaby.com! MyWallaby Agile Doll Carrier is the coolest purse and doll carrier we have seen yet.  The Agile’s patent pending design enables it to accommodate a variety of dolls and stuffed animals, ranging [...]

A Life of Faith Dolls Sale

One of our readers (Patty) just let me know that A Life of Faith doll outfits and accessories are 50% off at www.lifeoffaith.com.  Use coupon code DZQJMB1Z. The hardcover books are also on sale. For those of you who are not familiar with ALOF, the outfits also fit American Girl dolls but the shoes on [...]

Great Find: The Original Susan Strollers Doll

One of our readers, Madeline, recently rescued an old doll her Dad found and of course, we all want to see the pictures. As you can see from the first pictures, she is a little scary now but Madeline is going to try to fix her with her Dad’s help.

Here is a little [...]

Spotlight: And This Dog Thinks Kit’s Bed is Best

So we have seen quite a few cats who think American Girl doll furniture – specifically beds – are mighty comfy, but today I received a picture of Mini. This adorable little dog thinks Kit’s bed was made just for her and that Grace might be a good pet.

Mini belongs to one of our readers, [...]

New Barbie Line “So In Style”

Mattel has launched a new line of African American Barbie dolls that are inspired by designer Stacy McBride-Irby. The dolls are a direct spin off of the Barbie and Grace story and are meant to give girls another set of smart, sassy and fashionable “role models”.  From the Barbie Collector web site:
As told by designer [...]

Spotlight: This Cat Likes Doll Beds

Jill of SVMoms.com shared 2 really funny pictures of her cat taking over an American Girl doll bed.

First her cat kicks the dolls off the bed…

Then declares the doll bed a cat bed! Too cute!
If you have any fun pictures of your pets hanging out with your dolls, feel free to email them to share@dolldiaries.com [...]

SCOOP! American Girl GOTY 2010 Information

UPDATE!
I finally tracked down the cover of the book (thanks to a super amazing reader) for Lanie, the American Girl of the Year (GOTY) for 2010, and we know the storylines from her books.

Lanie Book Cover

Thanks to a sleuthy reader (Sitara) for sending me the following information.
It looks like the American Girl Girl of the [...]

American Girl Doll Product Retirements September 2009

I just got an email from my personal shopper at American Girl Place with a list of the items that are retiring. The following items will not longer be available in the stores after September 3.
Just Like You

Curlique Daybed
Butterfly Bedding
Flip Chair
Adventure Outfit for Doll (until gone)
Licorice Play Outfit for Doll (until gone)

Just Like You Dolls

GT [...]

Hannah Montana: The Movie DVD Giveaway

UPDATED: Congratulations to Patty S. for winning the DVD
When teen superstar Miley Cyrus and her Hannah Montana character took to the big screen in Hannah Montana: The Movie, this spring my girls and all their friends just had to see it. Of course, we went to see the movie in the theaters and I was [...]