The Queen’s Treasures Victorian Sleigh Winner Photos

The Queens Treasures Victorian Sleigh

Pin itTish won the Victorian Holiday Sleigh for dolls from The Queen’s Treasures and was kind enough to send in a photo of it for us. Josefina and Nellie look like they are really enjoying their new ride and are cozy under the blanket, too. I just love the little note her dolls made to [...]

American Doll Room Winner Photos

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Pin itThis is definitely the part of doing giveaways that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the most – seeing the happy faces of the recipients of our giveaway items!! One of the winners of the American Doll Room giveaway, Geri, sent in photos of her daughter and friends having fun with their dolls. Looks like fun [...]

And They Are Off

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Pin itThe Doll Diaries t-shirts for the winners of the Holiday Gala this month were all mailed out today. I had wanted to send these out sooner, but nobody seemed to have white t-shirts in stock. I’d like to thank Springfield Dolls for coming to my rescue and sending over 11 sets of white t-shirts [...]

Merry Christmas from Doll Diaries

Merry Christmas from Doll Diaries

Pin it Merry Christmas to you and yours from the entire Doll Diaries family!! We look forward to another year of doll fun, crafts, reviews, giveaways, sharing your photos, and keeping the love of dolls alive for girls of all ages!! We’d also like to thank all our site sponsors including: My Doll’s Life My [...]

Fluffy Wants In On The Action

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Pin itSo, I posted the pictures of Mocha – the dog that wants to be a doll earlier today. Well, it seems that Anna Marie’s cat, Fluffy, is a little jealous that Mocha got her time in the spotlight. So, here is Fluffy… Maybe one of our 2012 reader photo contests needs to be all [...]

More Unexpected Doll Finds

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Pin itAnother one of our awesome readers, Madelon, who I hope to meet along with her daughter soon, has been sending me the best photos all month of items she has found at various stores for just a few dollars and has repurposed into items for her daughter’s dolls. LOVE IT! Mini Nutcracker ornaments from [...]

Holiday Gala Wrap Up Video

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Pin itI just can’t thank everyone one enough for making 2011 the best year of Doll Diaries yet!! You all are amazing – from those who just stumbled on the site via a search, to to those loyal Doll Diaries fans who comment daily, send in photos, email me with ideas and scoop, and everyone [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for December 2

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Pin itHappy Friday to all and before I head out this afternoon to take Natalie to day 1 of her swim meet this weekend, I figured I had just enough time to squeeze in another round of Spotlight Sites. Thanks to all who requested it and for your suggestions on sites, too. I love finding [...]

Giving Thanks

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Pin itHappy Thanksgiving to all our Doll Diaries friends in the United States! Happy Thursday to everyone else For some crazy reason I am up bright and early on a day where I can actually sleep in so I decided to spend that extra time sharing with you some of the things I am thankful [...]

DIY Doll House Made From Computer Armoire

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Pin itWe LOVE seeing what our doll friends are up to and love it even more when they share creative ideas like the one Angie sent me last week. She took a computer desk (armoire) they no longer use and turned it into an American Girl Doll house. Angie’s note to us: My name is [...]

More Doll Diaries T-Shirt Love

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Pin itIt’s official, I am going to have to come up with another contest or something so I can have a good excuse to give away more Doll Diaries t-shirts to our readers (feel free to leave me some ideas in the comments below). The photos I am receiving are just so cute! So, if [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlights Dolls Before and After

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Pin itThis week’s Spotlight Sites all caught my eye for a common reason!  Each one of the spotlight sites has shared before and after photos of dolls they have rescued and given new life to. These transformations are amazing and inspire me to go looking for a previously loved doll on eBay or my local [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for October 27

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Pin it  All this getting ready for Halloween and fun with the Halloween Parade has kept me from doing something very important! You got it – Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites. I can’t believe it has been almost a WHOLE month since the last round of Spotlight Sites, so let’s get started. If your site is [...]

Monster High and the Kind Campaign

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Pin itLove ‘em or not, Monster High characters are finding their way into the hearts of girls everywhere. As a Mom who really DID  NOT like Monster High dolls when I first saw them, I can honestly say, they are growing on me. Why? If you really read the messaging and brand packaging of the [...]

Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for October 1

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Pin itIt’s time for some new Spotlight Sites!  By now you know that each week, I will pick anywhere from one to three sites that have something new, interesting, or otherwise noteworthy and share them with you. If your site is a spotlight site, be sure to grab the code at the bottom of the [...]