Our Girls Decked Out In Shades of Pink

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Pin itBefore I announce this month’s reader photo event, I thought I would share some pictures with you. So many of our readers have asked how many dolls we have and which ones that last night Natalie and I took the time to dress them all in shades of pink, red or purple so I [...]

Kailey Returns from the Doll Hospital

GOTY Kailey Returns from AG Hospital

Pin itOne of our readers, Allyson, sent in these photos of her doll Kailey as she returned from the doll hospital. Dear Doll Diaries,  my doll Kailey just got back from the doll hospital in a new hospital gown today! It is a very pretty pattern with flowers butterflies and band aids prints on it. [...]

American Girl & Dolls Valentine Fun

american girl valentine activities

Pin it Are your dolls ready for Valentine’s Day yet? Ours spent the day baking and getting treats ready. Here are some fun Valentine’s activities for you and your dolls! Send your friends an American Girl e-Valentine Card Make Mini Valentine Cards with this Kit from Paper Source Make these adorable miniature Valentine’s boxes for [...]

American Girl Purple Glasses and Silver Purse

Purple Glasses for American Girl Dolls

Pin itI meant to include these two photos from Sarah in yesterday’s Reader Photo post, but overlooked it. Sarah did a brief review of two American Girl doll accessories – the Purple Glasses and the Silver Purse. Pretty Purple Glasses: I got these glasses so they could match my new ones and I LOVE them! [...]

Confirmed – There Will Be A New American Girl Historical Release in 2012

Possible American Girl 2012 scoop

Pin itUpdated!! It’s official. There will be a new American Girl Historical character added in 2012. Like previous historical releases, the new doll looks like she will be debuting around September 1, 2012. One of our sharp readers noticed the links to the pre-release information for the new American Girl Historical books by Kathleen Ernst [...]

Doll Care 101 – Got Your Toothbrush?

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Pin itNote – I first published these tips in October of 2006 – yes, that is how long DollDiaries.com has been around – and thought you might find them helpful! 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’ [...]

American Girl BFFs Julie and Ivy

Berry Purse

Pin itNow that Julie has her BFF, Ivy here, it was time to get the room set up so the two of them could really kick back and relax!  Check out all the photos below as some of them feature items I picked up at the American Girl store over the weekend and some are [...]

American Girl Crafts Iron On Tote Set

Kanani goes to school

Pin itThe line of American Girl Craft kits can be found at most Michael’s, Joann, Barnes and Nobles and lots of other stores these days. We have picked up a few of them and Natalie has had fun making an apron for her dolls, sewing the Owl, she’s working on the pom-pom scarf and she [...]

Thoughts on McKenna’s Collection

GOTY 2012 McKenna starter set

Pin it When we were at the American Girl store yesterday, we just had to check out McKenna and her collection for ourselves. While I really love her starter set, especially the exclusive warm ups, the practice outfit part of her set is already sold out and on backorder. We had considered picking her up [...]

Happy Chinese New Year from Ivy

Happy Chinese New Year

Pin itHappy Chinese New Year!! Ivy arrived at our house just in time to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year! She is wearing the Asian Beauty outfit from Dreamworld Collections. Now we just need to find a turquoise one for Julie and they can be just like the cover of the book, Happy New [...]

Lunch with Ivy

American Girl Ivy

Pin itThis past weekend was one amazing blur for me!! On Friday night my son had a high school swim meet, Saturday morning Natalie had a swim meet about an hour away, then Sunday morning Natalie had the second day of her swim meet in the morning and Megan had her first gymnastics meet since [...]

Jessica’s American Girl Doll House and Car Garage

American Girl Doll House from an Ikea Bookshelf

Pin itI just LOVE sharing all these photos that our fantastic readers send in! Here is yet another doll house for American Girl dolls and it even has a garage for little brother’s cars and trucks! That’s one creative Mom! The note from Jessica reads: Your site was helpful when doing this project, so I [...]

Another Handmade Dollhouse for American Girl Dolls

Doll house for American Girl dolls

Pin itThere are some pretty crafty people out there creating some really nice dollhouses for their American Girl doll collections. I actually have a few more dollhouses submitted by readers that I need to post, but first, I want to share these photos submitted by Addie of the dollhouse she and her husband made for [...]

Pleasant Company Samantha Collection

Pre Mattel Pleasant Company Samantha

Pin itIf I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times – I LOVE OUR READERS! Domenica has shared photos of her Pre-Mattel also known as Pleasant Company Samantha collection. Stunning!! In Domenica’s own words: I received my doll in 1992 for my 8th birthday, which was also the year I had a tea [...]

McKenna’s Gymnastics Equipment

American Girl doll gymnastics practice

Pin itHere we are at Shooting Star Academy where McKenna and her teammates train… McKenna is not here today because she has an appointment with the doctor to see if her cast is ready to come off! (Ok, so I am totally making this up, but I needed a lead in for sharing the photos [...]