One of our site’s sponsors, MyPinkPlanet is having an artwork contest!  All you have to do is draw, color or create a picture of your doll or you and your doll having some fun this summer and you could win the very adorable Lily swimsuit for your doll.

You have to visit MyPinkPlanet to get all the contest details – GOOD LUCK to all who enter!

Attention doll lovers who love taking pictures! Have we got a cool gig for you! My friend Lisa-Marie is the owner of Emily Rose Doll Clothes admits that taking photographs has never been one of her favorite things to do, not because she doesn’t harbor secret dreams of being able to capture perfect, amazing moments in time with her lens (of course she does) but she seriously stinks at it.  I mean seriously (her words, not mine).  Then one day last week during her daily blog browsing she had an idea – why not give one lucky Mom (or anyone over 18 really) who IS good at taking photographs the opportunity to do something she loves and get nearly every new product offered by Emily Rose absolutely free… to keep.

Sound like fun? Here’s how to enter:

• Pick a product you would like to use as your “sample” – CLARIFICATION – this does NOT have to be an Emily Rose product – any doll outfit you already have or something similar will work.
• Take a photograph of the “sample” in the style of the Emily Rose product photos (like the soccer outfit or the Brownies uniform).
• Email your photo to customercare@dollsclothes-emilyrose.com no later than midnight January 30, 2009.
• Emily Rose will choose a winner from the entries and announce on Doll Diaries the first week of February.

Once the winner is selected:

• The winner of the contest will start receiving shipments of products from Emily Rose
• The winner will take the photographs as per Emily Rose specifications*
• The winner gets to keep all of the Emily Rose products they receive for free

How fun is that?  Keep the product for your own daughter or stash some away for gifts and surprises.  If you have any questions regarding the contest just email: customercare@dollsclothes-emilyrose.com.

*The winner will be required to sign a simple agreement with Emily Rose to take a number of product photographs per style (per Emily Rose specifications) within a certain period of time after product receipt in exchange for free product. Additionally, entrants must be at least 18 years of age.

UPDATED with a Winner – the winner is Ginny of Scrappy Designs.

Our friend’s at Emily Rose Doll Clothes have got a special giveaway just for Doll Diaries readers! We are giving away this absolutely adorable Witch Halloween Costume for 18″ dolls like American Girl dolls.

Entering to win is EASY and you can even get bonus entries:

1. Visit Emily Rose Doll Clothes and look at all the fantasy clothes for dolls (perfect for Halloween). Then leave a comment on this post telling us which costume you like best.

2. If you have a blog or website of your own, write a post about this giveaway and you can get one more entry. Just be sure to leave the URL of the post in the comments below.

3. Get 3 more entries by joining the Doll Diaries forum and posting a picture of your doll (any doll will do) dressed up and ready for our Halloween parade. Entries have to be posted in the Halloween Contest thread.

So, how easy is that? You can get up to 5 entries into the giveaway. The giveaway will close at midnight EST on October 1, 2008. The winner will be drawn at random.

By posting your doll’s photo on the Doll Diaries forum, you are granting Doll Diaries permission to post the photo here on the main site at a future date.