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On April 30th, the Alexander Doll company held a special event in their new mid-town Manhattan showroom, and while I would have loved to have gone, the timing just wasn’t right for me. However, I did ask them to send me a write up to share with you about Madame Alexander and this very special [...]
There is a HUGE Madame Alexander doll sale going on at Zulily today – some items are 80% off! They have everything from their collectible beauties to 18″ Favorite Friends, outfits, shoe sets, baby dolls and more! I just love the faces they have on their 18″ princess versions of the Favorite Friends dolls and [...]
Since today is Molly’s birthday and she wants to be the American Girl in the spotlight, I decided to feature our newest doll, Lucy as the Doll of the Day. Lucy (the name one of our Instagram followers gave her) is an 18″ partial soft body doll made by Madame Alexander for Dollie & Me [...]
Last year we added one of the Madame Alexander Favorite Friends dolls to our collection and named her McKayla. While McKayla is part of the Favorite Friends line directly from Madame Alexander, this face mold has been used on dolls Madame Alexander sells via other stores like Costco, Target, Wal-Mart and more. THE BASICS ON [...]
Another one of the showrooms I REALLY loved visiting at Toy Fair was Madame Alexander, who is celebrating their 90th Anniversary this year! In this picture, Wendy Celebrates Madame Alexander is a limited edition doll just for this year. From press materials: Alexander Doll Company, Inc. was founded 90 years ago by Madame Beatrice Alexander [...]
One of the best things about going to Toy Fair is getting to see all the new dolls coming out this year up close and personal! I have a meeting scheduled with our friends at Madame Alexander Dolls again this year and can not wait to see all their new dolls! They were kind enough [...]
If you shop Goodwill or Thrift stores you just never know when you might find your next dolly treasure! Diana sure was lucky on a recent Goodwill trip: Diana found this cute doll recently at her Goodwill for $2.50. She was marked Madame Alexander 2007 so she did a little research and found that she [...]
Earlier this spring it was announced that long time Madame Alexander Doll Company partner, Kahn Lucas who also owns the Dollie & Me brand, had bought Madame Alexander. While is still is not clear the direction the company will now head in, the Madame Alexander/Dollie & Me cooperation still seems to be developed. Madelon found [...]
You just have to love unexpected finds! Today while I was at CVS with Natalie, she spotted this small end cap display of mini Madame Alexander Storybook dolls for $3.99. They had Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, a Rapunzel looking princess, and Alice in Wonderland. The princess and Alice were just okay, but Little [...]
Some time last week I was at Target and noticed they still had one PlayWonder doll outfit on clearance – it was marked down to $11 and included 7 pieces. At that price, even if there was only one item in the grouping that worked, it was still a good deal. The PlayWonder 18″ doll [...]
We just got a HomeGoods store in the area recently and we decided to stop in to look for some new bedding and accessories for the house tonight. I didn’t expect to find a super cute Madame Alexander Favorite Friends outfit for $10 while we were there, but we did! The outfit is called “Party [...]
The Madame Alexander doll company has a line of 18″ play dolls called Favorite Friends that they sell through their website and doll stores, but they also produce a few different lines of similar dolls and sell them through large retailers such as Target, Wal-mart and others. Last year they had the PlayWonder line at [...]
To celebrate July 4th today we went out to lunch as a family and then decided to go to the historic district in our town to just wander around. There were lots of street vendors and a festival getting ready to start. We stopped in a few antique stores and then decided it was too [...]
I just read a press release stating that Kahn Lucas (think Dollie & Me clothes) has acquired the Alexander Doll Company. The press release: NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc., a leading global designer and wholesaler of branded girls’ dresses and fashion collections, announced today that it has acquired all intellectual property and select [...]
We received a package of 18″ doll princess gowns from MyFancyPrincess.com and while I plan on doing a full write up of it over the weekend, I just had to share this photo of our Favorite Friends McKayla as a mermaid. She is perfect for this outfit in every way!
Madelon and Emily’s Madame Alexander Favorite Friend celebrates National Doughnut Day. National Doughnut Day is the successor of Doughnut Day, which was created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor women who served doughnuts in 1938 to World War 1 soldiers. (According to Wikipedia). It is a good day to celebrate and keeps Memorial [...]
My favorite mouseling, Angelina Ballerina, was recently the focus of the paparazzi when she was spotted swapping clothes with Suri Cruise – the daughter of celebrities Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes – who also happens to be a major dolly girl. The Dance with Me Angelina Ballerina that Suri was toting before gymnastics class is [...]
Madame Alexander dolls are considered to be a true American Classic – they have been in business since the 1920s and continue to be one of the most recognizable names when it comes to dolls. In addition to their collectible doll line, their baby dolls and plush characters line, Madame Alexander has their own line [...]
One of the most recognizable names in dolls of all time has to be the legendary Madame Alexander. Founded in 1923, Madame Alexander dolls have become a part of American history – being one of the first companies to do licensed versions of dolls based on famous stories or characters, being one of the first [...]
Over the weekend we visited The Toy Shoppe (see our recap here) and of course, we did not come home empty-handed. We added another doll to our collection – a Sonja Hartmann Kidz ‘ n Cats 18″ slim body doll named Galina. The Kidz ‘n Cats dolls come in a wide variety of faces, hair [...]
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