American Girl

[Hervoyel]

Omg... guess who just discovered how insanely affordable Girls of Many Lands dolls are?! I didn't even dare to dream it would be possible but omg. Everything else is thrown off my wishlist for now! This is a childhood dream I can afford to come true!

They're great aren't they?  Which ones are you thinking about picking up? 

I have Neela and Leyla and they're fabulous!

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[Taxel]

Spring Pearl is first on my wishlist! I always dreamed of her as a child. She and Samantha stick out to me the most as my dream AG dolls. I can vividly remember flipping through catalogues and gazing longingly at her, haha. I read Pearl's book recently and I love her even more now. Her character is awesome!

Neela and Minuk are tied for second priority right now. Neela's just so beautiful but I really wanted Minuk as a kid too. Saba's on my wishlist as well since I just finished her book and really enjoyed it.

Kathleen is probably highest on my list but apparently she's the one that holds the most value? She must've come out the year we stopped getting catalogues because I would've remembered her, and she might've been the doll to finally convince my parents to bite the bullet and buy something from AG. But yeah, not a realistic goal at all for now xD

I'm going to order Pearl at the end of the month and then either Neela or Minuk once I sell something else. I might go for Minuk so I can make use of all the snow here during winter but we'll see.

[sailorstitch]

I'm going to the Indy pop up store today!!!

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[lovesbabysquirmy]

Exciting! 

They are now selling the Wellie Wishers in Canada!  I want Kendall but I don't think that will happen before Melody! 

[Taxel]

I hope you had fun sailorstitch!

And I'm glad the Wishers are finally available in Canada. They're such cute dolls.

I was really debating Melody for a while myself but thanks to the leaked doll I know I'm okay without her. I realized that I just can't do dark eyes. Even Maryellen's are almost too dark to photograph well and they make her look more "doll like". I love brown eyes but they photograph way, way too dark in AG dolls ): Maybe once I get a better camera I can change my policy, but for now I want to get Melody's meet outfit and a Cecile to wear it.

[Taxel]

Today I brought out Maryellen and my favorite Madame Alexander Alexander-kin from the 50s for a fun little photoshoot. It ended in minor tragedy (rubber bands don't last 50 years!) but I got some cute shots before that.

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One thing that really amazed me was how similar their hand sculpts are. I mean, look at this! They're nearly identical!
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[BryteStar]

How sweet! They look adorable together, Taxel!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

The antique doll's dress REALLY reminds me of Maryellen's School Dress! 

[Taxel]

Thank you BryteStar! ^w^ I've never put them together before and I'm in love. They're perfect.

Omfg... thank you SO much lovesbabysquirmy! Like I needed more reasons to want that dress xD I need to just accept that I've got to get all of her clothing.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Have you all seen Melody yet?  ADORABLE! 

[Taxel]

I've been keeping an eye on the leaks. She's SO adorable! I absolutely need her meet outfit (for a future Cecile) but I can't do dark eyes like her's ): They look so dead and doll-like in photos to me. Even Maryellen's are almost too dark. I also really love (and want!) her pajamas, rumored fur coat, and the green Melody shirt with records on it.

I should be glad I don't have another AG doll to drool over but I'm pretty disappointed. If her hair had been brown like the book cover I probably would have caved anyways.

Her mini is to die for though. Too precious!

[Taxel]

Have you guys seen the official sneak peaks on Pinterest?!?!

I'm going insane!!! My absolute DREAM, for years, has been to have a 50s kitchen complete with an authentic fridge and Geneva cabinets. Well guess who is getting A FRIDGE?!?! I was trying to stay calm just in case it wasn't for her (I saw it on Instagram first), but the food absolutely confirms it. I know what I want for Christmas!!!! I was going to ask for Lea but yeah, no. A 50s fridge is way more important than a doll.

And Maryellen's swimsuit is coming out! 1, 2

I thought this dress looked like Truly Me but that apron really doesn't seem modern? Unless its a trend that I've missed because I'm unfashionable, haha. That hair looks a lot like ME's but I'm not familiar enough with all the redheads to be sure. 1, 2


Melody's coat outfit was also revealed in a video on Facebook!!!

[JazzMatazz]

Nice sneek peaks If we had a place for my mother's dolls to be displayed I'd consider getting the new(to me) Mary Ellen. I love most of her outfits (same reason I loved Kit so)

[sailorstitch]

Did you also see that most of Melody's collection is up on AG's site?

http://www.americangirl.com/shop/EndecaSearchFromProductDisplayViewAG?productIndex=0&parameterID=4294967282&ntk=productSearch&currentPage=0&search=true&langId=-1&inDimSearch=0&catalogId=10051&pageView=grid&sortBy=1&urlLangId=-1&categoryId=&urlRequestType=Base&storeId=10151&criteria=melody&itemsPage=-1

Not sure why they don't have the girl sized Meet outfit or the yellow keyboard up yet......

I got the day off work so I will be going to the Indy pop up store on the 25th! I was surprised to see that Melody's gold dress is $2 cheaper that I was expecting it to be. For Melody I want the get the doll with her ears pierced, meet accessories, gold dress and play outfit. I also want to get Julie's new outfit and maybe Maryellen's strawberry print outfit/swimsuit.

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[lovesbabysquirmy]

I get to sit this release out due to budget, so...  I am trying to get excited that it will be possible to buy them, not that I am buying them.  :/