American Girl Craft Supplies and Kits from Michaels

American Girl has teamed up with EKSuccess Brands and Michaels crafts to launch a cute new line of craft supplies and project ideas for girls – www.americangirlcrafts.com. The projects range from bracelets and mini purses and the products include doll stickers – like Chrissa, iron-ons and craft kits.
Based on the popularity of their previous craft [...]

Another Chance to Win a myWallaby Doll Carrier

If you entered to win an ultra cute myWallaby doll carrier/purse when we ran a giveaway on Doll Diaries and didn’t win, you are in luck! My friend Linette at PlayLibrary.com is running a giveaway for a myWallaby doll carrier right now!!
Entering is easy and she gives you some ways to get bonus entries, too!! [...]

My Twinn is Back

The My Twinn The Just Like Me Doll (www.mytwinn.com) doll line has had quite a bumpy road over the course of its existence – most recently when its parent company, The Parent Company, filed for bankruptcy. A New Jersey company bought My Twinn at auction and resumed operations in early spring 2009 and moved [...]

Twilight Dolls

The first Twilight saga movie was a huge hit and with the second movie in the saga, New Moon tickets on sale now, I’m sure we will see even more Twilight memorabilia being sold. The Tonner doll company has created a Twilight doll line that is geared toward the collector with prices of  $100 [...]

American Girl Place New York Photo Tour

A few years ago we visited New York City and one of our destinations was the American Girl Place on 5th Avenue. The store was absolutely magical as far as my daughters were concerned. One of Doll Diaries readers, known for her Bonggamom site, recently visited the American Girl Place in New York and has [...]

Disney Princess Christmas Ornaments

Each of my kids has a set of ornaments that are themed that I add to each year. I have been buying the Holiday Barbie ornaments to go with my older daughter’s collection of Holiday Barbies each year. For my younger daughter I collected as many of the Hallmark American Girl Ornaments I could once [...]

Doll Diaries Halloween Parade

It is time for the 2009 edition of our Dolloween Parade! Get your American Girl dolls, Build a Bear friends, Barbie, and all your other dolls decked out for Halloween and take their picture. All dolls are welcome to enter (no pictures of humans though!)

Doll Diaries Dolloween Parade Starts This Week

In the past years we have had a Doll Diaries Dolloween Parade showcasing dolls of all kinds dressed up and ready for a Halloween costume party. This year I am hoping to have it set up so you can upload your own Dolloween photos directly and don’t have to wait for me to get them [...]

Barbie Store Opens at the Mall of America

As part of Barbie’s 50th Birthday celebration, a retrospective exhibit of Barbie called “What a Doll”, as well as a full Barbie store opened October 2, 2009 in the Mall of America. The store is scheduled to remain open through the spring of 2010.