American Girl

[EmBee]

  I remember when these came out!  I used to stare at the catalogues for hours. 

Your's looks like it is in lovely condition. 

Thank you!  She definitely has some wear on her face from all the kisses and being carried around.. haha!  I loved all the AGOT outfits in the catalogue, but I only ended up having a couple.  Sometimes I think about hitting up eBay.. 

-Em

[Taxel]

Oh Tula your collection is lovely! You have so many of the "best" girls, haha. I bet your clothing/accessory collection is to die for. I really hope you'll be able to add Maryellen and Melody someday. They're both such gorgeous dolls.

EmBee, Meg looks great! I just love her outfit.

I love how varied your girls are, lovesbabysquirmy! And you have excellent taste in names! Delilah Jane and Adeleine are both so sweet.


I got lucky this year and had a very AG Christmas!

First, on Christmas day I got mini Rebecca, a mini outfit, and a fullsize outfit from my aunt. I have no idea how she managed to randomly pick Rebecca! She's the next fullsize doll I want and my aunt didn't know at all. The mini outfit is to die for! Its SO adorable! Sadly the big outfit's pants/shoes don't fit Ellie, which was a huge bummer, but they look adorable on Lena.
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I took mini Ellie to a 50s diner for breakfast! Our waitress even recognized her as an AG.
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And guess where my boyfriend took me on the 29th?!?! It only took like 14 years of waiting and dreaming. I took a ton of photos but they're all terrible, blurry messes and I'm positive better ones exist so here's just a few. It was rather chaotic with Christmas, Lea retiring, and the big sale. I expected more stuff to be out in the open to play with so I was a bit disappointed.

Maryellen got her birthday dress as a Christmas gift from my boyfriend's uncle before we left, so I took her hair down for the first time and and she got to wear it. My granny gave me a bit of Christmas money to take with me. Maryellen's collection was 40% off so I was able to get her poodle skirt outfit and the store jeans!
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Plus the girls basically got an entire wardrobe worth of clothes from my granny. She made TONS for Christmas and bought a bunch of Springfield/My Life As shoes. PJs, shirts, pants, dresses, a robe... there's so much its insane. I kept pulling things out and was stunned. Plus a few ponies and a mini MLA doll. While I was staying with her we made toooooons more clothes too, almost all for the 18in girls. This was our first big joint project Sadly the "one size 18in" pattern is for Journey Girls it seems... are there any other dolls of that size or do I need to get a JG? XP
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[sailorstitch]

What pattern were you using to make clothes?

[Taxel]

Various Simplicity patterns, some recent and some quite a few years old. They had varying types of dolls showcasing the outfits but of course the best ones had Journey Girls. I figured I'd chance it anyways since slim 18in is a less popular size but obviously the cover photo was accurate.

I marked a bunch of the JG-modeled patterns and my granny started cutting out the pieces for the ones I liked before I left so I'm probably gonna end up needing one. I don't want to let those pretty dresses go to waste!

[scarletjul]

From what I understand, Journey Girls are the only dolls with that size torso?  They do make some pretty dolls, though, so I'm sure you can find something you like.  Personally, I'm fond of Dana. 

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=86564666&intCamp=true

(Plus, if your local thrift store is anything like mine, JG dolls shows up relatively often.)

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Right now there aren't many slim-body type dolls in production. Karito Kids, JG, and Carpatina are the first ones that come to mind....

more info here:
http://www.justmagicdolls.com/

[Taxel]

Thank you both!

Are Karito Kids still being made? The website isn't working for me and a quick Google search wasn't much help. Everything for sale seems to be secondhand.

I really like this Chavonne. Her coloring is just beautiful and her outfit has some very useful pieces. I think she'd be gorgeous in the prints we picked out.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Nope, Karito Kids went out of business a few years ago....

[tulagirl]

Wow I have had some AG Christmas's in the past and I am so happy for you!  Squeeeeee

[Taxel]

That's a shame about Karito Kids ): I've always wanted a Ling.

Wow I have had some AG Christmas's in the past and I am so happy for you!  Squeeeeee

Thank you Tula!!! <3 It was the best Christmas I've ever had.

[Ponyfan]

I am very sad to hear that AG will begin sewing underwear on to certain AG dolls. They claim it is to stop it from getting lost but why sew on underwear?


Ponyfan

[Taxel]

What?! That's ridiculous! Where did you hear this?

If AG treats their dolls, clothing, and accessories any cheaper I might just have to be done... There shouldn't be holes in $115+ dolls or $20+ clothing!

[scarletjul]

I am very sad to hear that AG will begin sewing underwear on to certain AG dolls. They claim it is to stop it from getting lost but why sew on underwear?


Ponyfan

That is disappointing.  These dolls are far too expensive for Mattel to start getting so cheap with them.

[Ponyfan]

I heard it on Facebook but I think the news was announced on Instagram.

Here's a picture from the Instagram post.

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American Girl update byLovesBarbie, on Flickr

What is happening to American Girl?


Ponyfan

[Taxel]

Wow...

I went to the AG FB page and everyone is furious. I can't even believe these changes they're making. Gabi's window box has grown on me (although it looks awful on shelves in all the photos I've seen) but the clothing tacked to boxes is unacceptable. And now this? What?! This is a luxury doll brand. No one wants to pay these prices for items that are damaged right out of the box!

I guess I'm going to forgo the camera this year and focus my Swagbucks earnings on Maryellen's collection and maybe the couple Melody pieces I want. At least Amazon Prime doesn't gouge shipping like direct from AG :/


Ugh.... if AG goes what modern doll brands will even be left? Playline quality is atrocious across the board. All that's left is luxury (or vintage) and so many are out of reach or just not my thing. I can't even think of another brand I'd want to collect. Maybe A Girl For all Time, but I don't want multiple dolls... sigh. At least its good for my wallet and saving space, I guess.