Coming Soon – American Girl’s Innerstar University

American Girl Innerstar University

Thanks to Lena for tracking down the link for this! It looks like American Girl is planning a launch this summer of an online world for girls and their dolls called Innerstar University.

It looks like the new series of books (due out late summer) includes the titles:

Braving the Lake (American Girl)
Fork in the Trail (American [...]

Photos from Lanie Author Jane Kurtz Book Signing Event

My awesome friend Jen came through for us again!! She went to the Jane Kurtz/Lanie book signing event in Denver this past weekend. Not only did she take some great photos, she also sent me some notes about the event.

The event started by walking in the door and signing up for a drawing for a [...]

Inside American Girl Place Denver

American Girl Place Denver

A good friend of mine (Jen from ProjectsforPreschoolers.com) lives in the Denver area and just so happened to be at the new American Girl Place in Denver yesterday. She was kind enough to take lots of pictures of the store for us, too. There are 12 pictures in the set and I thought that would [...]

Lanie – Meet the Author Event

All you lucky Denver area American Girl Fans – meet Lanie author Jane Kurtz on May 1, 2010 at the Greenwood Community Church in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Click on the image for more details. Looks like a great event with plenty of giveaways and its for a good cause, too.

Handmade Sweater for American Girl Doll

knitted cardigan for american girl dolls

A few weeks ago I posted a link to a Knitted American Girl Retro Cardigan pattern and asked if anyone made one to send in the pictures. Melinda just sent me two pictures of the beautiful purple cardigan she made for her doll.

GORGEOUS! Thanks Melinda!

Scoop – Possible 2011 Historical Doll Information

Between one of our reader’s (Libby) tip and some research of my own, I have found a little bit of info on a possible American Girl historical doll release set for June 2011.
From illustrator Christine Kornacki’s website:
LONG OVERDUE UPDATE05/13/09 08:25 PMThough my updates have been few and far between lately, don’t be alarmed. These [...]

Doll Stands

Now that we have shelves to display my daughter’s dolls when she is not playing with them, I realized we need more doll stands. She has four or five of the nice dark wooden based doll stands from American Girl (that I picked up when they went on sale), but it seems that American Girl [...]

Doll Craft – Doll Shoe Holder

Shoe Storage container for 18" doll shoes

I am loving that my friend Lisa Marie at Emily Rose Doll Clothes keeps finding these great doll crafts and sharing them with everyone. This one is way too cute!

Using a cereal box, Craft Foam Sheets and some glue you can easily make this cute shoe storage and display piece. Use your favorite colors, add [...]

Knitted American Girl Retro Cardigan Pattern

I know a lot of my readers have quite the crafty streak so when I found this pattern for cute retro cardigan at SockPixie, I just had to share it with you.
Get your knitting supplies out and go download the free American Girl Cardigan pattern now. And if you make one, you have to send [...]

New Spring Items At American Girl

American Girl has added some new items to the site this week. Some of the new outfits include a surf/swim outfit, a zebra striped safari dress (zebra stripes are very popular for this age group right now!), a raincoat and boots set, Easter/Spring dress, a new ice skating dress and more.
So, what are your thoughts? [...]