Irish Inspired Etsy Finds for Dolls

irish inspired etsy finds for dolls

Pin itKaren kicked off the month of March for us this morning with a St. Patrick’s Day craft for dolls and I will say that our March Reader Photo contest is going to be inspired by leprechauns, too, so to get us warmed up, here is are 8 fun Irish inspired Etsy finds for dolls. [...]

Reader Photos for February 26

Cecile yellow outfit

Pin itAnother week, another full inbox!  I love it! Alyssa sent in some great pictures of her dolls and things she has made for them. From left to right. Back row- Samantha, Rebecca, Kit, Elizabeth, Felicity (on the horse from Battat) with a Best Friends to be Made cat, Mia, Julie, Ivy, and Kirsten. Bottom Row- [...]

The Girls on the Shelf February 23rd Edition

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Pin it Wonder who is keeping me company in the office these days? Here are the Girls on the Shelf for February 23.  From left to right, back row – Kidz ‘n Cats Galina wearing a Carpatina dress, Erin from Carpatina, American Girl Ivy wearing her favorite outfit from Mini Me Dolly Divas, our newest [...]

Reader Photos for February 19

Journey Girls Fireplace

Pin itIt’s been another busy week in the Doll Diaries world and believe it or not, I still have more reports from Toy Fair to share with you! But, first, it’s time for reader photos for the week of February 19. Msdancergirl96 sent in a photo of Sophia (on the left) and her twin Emma [...]

Toy Fair 2012 Report – A Girl For All Time

Tudor historical doll Matilda from A Girl from All Time

Pin itThe new award-winning line of 16″ dolls inspired by important times in British history, A Girl for All Time, came all the way to New York to introduce Matilda, a girl from Tudor times (1500′s) and the next member of her family, Amelia, a girl from the Victorian age (available this summer) to toy [...]

Toy Fair 2012 Report – Sophia’s Heritage

sophias

Pin itToy Fair 2012 was amazing! The shear number of toys I saw in one day was over the top, but even more exciting than seeing all the new dolls and toys was meeting everyone – especially the Doll Diaries sponsors. If you look to the right you will see the big ad for My [...]

I’m Back… From ToyFair 2012

Keep Calm and Play Dolls

Pin it Oh. my. amazing!! I just got home from ToyFair 2012 in New York City and all I can say is WOW! I have never seen so many toys under one roof! I couldn’t believe the variety of toys there are on the market! I was overwhelmed by the friendliness of all the Doll [...]

Reader Photos for February 12

queen-gwyn

Pin itWhen this post goes live I will be on my way to a very happy place! I will be covering the latest releases and news from the toy world – specifically dolls – from the Toy Fair in New York City. The Doll Diaries Facebook page will have the latest updates from the show. [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for February 2012

bear-dolly-moi

Pin itIt is time for some new Spotlight Sites!! Spotlight sites are blogs, websites or YouTube channels that I think you should check on on a regular basis because their authors have something new, different or fabulous to share about dolls. Our latest Spotlight Sites are: 1. Bear, Dolly and Moi The blog, Bear, Dolly [...]

Valentine Video, ToyFair & More

TF2012

Pin itI am busy (ok, frantically) trying to get everything around here done today because I am leaving to go to New York this weekend for the International Toy Fair. I am so excited because I get to meet up with some of our awesome site sponsors and doll friends like the team at My [...]

Reader Photos for February 5

dakota

Pin itWow! I love my readers! You all are sending in enough pictures that I can do a weekly post just on you. Julie sent in this photo her doll Dakota #24 or 26 who is sitting in a chair from Walmart  the same place where the table came from, the lava lamp and the [...]

Our Girls Decked Out In Shades of Pink

American Girl dolls

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 [...]

Even More Reader Photos

American Girl Balance Beam

Pin itMy inbox is happy with lots of great photos and fabulous-ness that you have all sent me! Kirren sent in photos of her built in bookshelf that she made into a doll house for her American Girl dolls. “I just wanted to show you pictures of my built in dollhouse that I have in [...]

Just a Few Things…

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Pin itHappy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week and has some fun plans for the weekend. I will start my weekend off cheering on Natalie and her friends at their swim meet tomorrow morning but hope to have time to do some sewing or something else creative later in the weekend. I [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for January 8

doll-diaries-spotlight-site

Pin itIf it is a new month, then it must be time for some new Spotlight Sites!! Spotlight sites are blogs, websites or YouTube channels that I think you should check on on a regular basis because their authors have something new, different or fabulous to share about dolls. Our latest Spotlight Sites are:   [...]