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Sorry for getting tonight’s Doll of the Day post up so late – it’s been “one of those days!” Today’s spotlight is on Erin. She is the first Carpatina doll I bought and is the one that really made me a big Carpatina fan. She has such a calm but pleasant expression on her face [...]
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, I decided it was only fitting to have my favorite Celtic beauty – Rowena – as today’s star! And of course, the “castle” background is a must. I know some of you have asked before about the “castle” background – it is just our stone fireplace and [...]
I just love taking our historically inspired dolls and letting them do some time traveling – it’s funny how the look and personality of a doll can change with an outfit. Our newest Carpatina slim body doll, Celtic Princess Rowena and A Girl for All Time Victorian Girl Amelia, did a little time traveling and [...]
Our newest doll family member, Maru, arrived with her meet outfit, a ballet outfit and one more casual outfit. I thought it would be fun to show off Maru’s ballet outfit and give you an idea as to how big she is in comparison to American Girl and Carpatina slim body dolls. Maru put on [...]
Back in August I was able to show you stock photos of the newest member of the Carpatina slim body 18″ doll line, a Celtic Princess named Rowena. I was so excited to see her – especially since we had recently seen the movie BRAVE. All of the early photos of her were gorgeous but [...]
Over the past few weeks I have have a lot of requests for photos of various dolls next to other dolls for comparison. Obviously there are more dolls to compare side by side, but these are the most requested right now. From left to right we have: Wilde Imagination’s Positively Negative Ellowyne wearing Amelia, A [...]
While waiting for the storm this afternoon we did a little changing up some of the dolls. Natalie brought down Sonali dressed in this Glitter Girl Gown from Carpatina (we did a giveaway for this one last year) and insisted I take her picture right away because she just looks sooooo gorgeous in this dress. [...]
OH. MY. BEAUTIFUL!!!! Our friends at Carpatina dolls have done it! They have a new doll due out in October and her name is Rowena. This stunning 18″ Slim Body doll has long curly reddish brown hair and is wearing a deep green Medieval style gown. Oh. My. I just love her already!!!! I love [...]
I read in the Carpatina Dolls e-newsletter today that they are celebrating 10 years in business! Congratulations Carpatina from all your friends at Doll Diaries! For those of you who are not familiar with Carpatina, they offer exquisite historical gowns and modern day clothes for 18″ slim body dolls and 18″ soft body dolls. They [...]
Today is such an exciting day in my world – the Olympic flame was lit earlier today in Greece marking to official countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. England’s own Matilda is doing a little time travel from her Tudor era to now so she can get in on the excitement – after [...]
Ever since I got my Carpatina slim body 18″ doll Erin, I have been checking out the Carpatina sale page hoping to pick up another one of their beautiful dolls at a discounted price. I have been patient, and wouldn’t you know it, last week they put one of their display Ana Ming’s on the [...]
For Easter the girls got a few new outfits for their dolls – two of them are from one of my favorite Etsy stores – Mini Me Dolly Divas – and they are just too cute not to share. Say hello again to Nicole!! Who is Nicole, you ask? Nicole is the very first American [...]
I have had quite a few requests to show Matilda the Tudor doll from A Girl for All Time in different clothes and as a modern girl. Matilda woke up this morning not knowing whether she was still dreaming or not. Her life after leaving the castle was rather dull (which she was fine with), [...]
I just saw the trailer for the movie Brave that is coming out in June and all I could think the entire time was Carpatina, Carpatina, they need to make a doll for the lead character Merida, Carpatina!! Don’t you think she would make a stunning doll??? I do! I mean, that gorgeous curly red [...]
When we got our Kidz ‘n Cats Galina a few weeks ago, one thing I decided she needed was a new outfit. Her meet outfit was okay, but nothing spectacular. The Kidz ‘ Cats line of dolls by Sonja Hartmann and distributed in the US by Madame Alexander are very similar in size to the [...]
Many of you are familiar with Sharry – she is a frequent commenter and contributor to the Doll Diaries community, has her own YouTube channel, she is a teacher, and she is a collector of 1970′s toys and dolls. Sharry will be sharing more photos and insight into her 1970′s treasurers throughout the year. I’m [...]
UPDATE!! Scroll down to see who won! It is time for another giveaway from our friends at Carpatina. Carpatina makes beautiful 18″ slim body dolls, are well-known for their Renaissance inspired doll clothes, and have a fun line of contemporary clothes for 18″ dolls. They recently added some new dresses to their shop and when [...]
I have been wanting to do some sewing all summer and I just haven’t been able to find time to get it done! Finally, yesterday, my daughter asked if we could make something for her slim body Carpatina doll, Erin, because she only has one outfit. I remembered seeing a free dress pattern on the [...]
Meet Erin. Erin is an 18″ slim body doll from Carpatina – the makers of stunning Renaissance style gowns and fashions for 18″ dolls (one line is for slim body dolls, the other for dolls like American Girl) and a line of 18″ slim body dolls and fashions. Last month Carpatina sent me Erin to [...]
UPDATE!! Congratulations to Ginger on winning this gorgeous prize! Oh, do I have a special giveaway for you this week!! Carpatina Dolls is known for its original and absolutely exquisite Renaissance era gowns for dolls. They are just STUNNING! We now own two – the Meadow gown that we reviewed last week and the Celtic [...]
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