Old Meets New in Matching Outfits

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Pin itMany 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. [...]

Review & Giveaway Carpatina Glitter Girl Dress

Carpatina party dress for dolls

Pin itUPDATE!! 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 [...]

A New Outfit for Our Carpatina Doll

Carpatina slim body outfit

Pin itI 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 [...]

Carpatina Slim Body 18″ Doll Review

Carpatina Erin doll close up

Pin it 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 [...]

Carpatina Renaissance Gown for 18″ Dolls Giveaway

Carpatina Renaissance Gown Dianna

Pin itUPDATE!! 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 [...]

Elizabeth Models the Carpatina Meadow Gown

Carpatina Historical Meadow Gown for dolls

Pin itA few years ago I was first introduced to Carpatina and fell in love with their line of  historical gowns for dolls. I saw the Celtic Princess gown and had to buy it for Felicity (check out the review and photo here). When Carpatina approached me about doing another review of one of their [...]

Cute Summer Dress Pattern for 18″ Dolls from Carpatina

Carpatina Free Doll Dress Pattern

Pin itThe Carpatina doll company sent out an email today with a link to a new summer dress and a free pattern to make the dress yourself. Not only does the dress look adorable, but the pattern and instructions are so well done! The pattern is for a sleeveless mini dress – perfect for wearing [...]

Carpatina Retiring Emma and Isabella

Carpatina Emma and Isabella

Pin it One of my favorite doll companies, Carpatina, announced today that they are retiring their Emma and Isabella dolls along with their collections. The retiring items are being sold for 30-50% off and will only be available while supplies last. For example, the Emma and Isabella dolls normally sell for 79.00 are now $45.00. [...]

Free Shipping from Carpatina Dolls

Pin itFor a limited time Carpatina Dolls is offering FREE shipping.  Between now and November 20th, 2007 all orders within the USA are eligible for free shipping and handling and will be applied automatically through the shopping cart at check out. The offer is good for the 18″ dolls, the Fantasy Adventures doll clothing and [...]

Doll Deals for June

Pin itEmily Rose has added the Ballet Princess outfit to their extensive sale page. And they are having a giveaway, too! You can win a ticket to the American Girl Benefit Sale in Madison, WI – this is a great giveaway! American Girl – Between the sale page and the monthly specials, there are some [...]

New Items At Carpatina

Carpatina clothes for dolls

Pin itCarpatina has some absolutely beautiful new items at their web site right now. My favorite is the 50′s polka dot dress for the vinyl dolls (pictured). I hope they decide to make this one for the 18″ soft body dolls, too – it would look amazing on our American Girl doll Marisol.

Felicity Models Her New Carpatina Gown

Pin itThe Carpatina Celtic Princess Gown has been on my wish list for ages. I finally decided to go ahead and buy it for myself this past week. It arrived today and I am not one bit disappointed. It is nothing less than STUNNING. The material is linen-like with detailed gold, Celtic knot ribbon trim.The [...]

Carpatina Julia Next in Christmas Parade

Pin it“Yrillien the Dryad”- a Carpatina Julia doll wearing buttons_and_butterflies “Winter Maiden” ensemble (staff from another B&B ensemble). Photo courtesy of horsemom from AGPT.

Christmas Parade Continues with Tonner Penney and Friends

Pin it On the left is “Derw’Siaradwyr the Faery”- a Tonner Penney and Friends Nancy doll wearing buttons_and_butterflies “Peppermint Fairy” ensemble. On the right is “Aedammair the Elf”- a Tonner Penney and Friends Penney doll. She is wearing the Celtic Princess gown by Carpatina, German Princess circlet by Carpatina, Laylie’s Robin Hood Cloak by Life [...]

American Girl Club House

Pin itAnother new message board for enthusiasts of all 18″ vinyl play dolls has arrived. The board is called American Girl Club House.  In addition to a large number of American Girl Doll categories, they also have areas to discuss My Twinn, Carpatina, Gotz, A Life of Faith, Engel-Puppen, Gingerbrook Hollow, Stardust and Magic Attic [...]