A Rainy Day With The Dolls...

Oh boy! A rainy day! Lissie, Elizabeth, Julie, Kimi, and Rebecca are spending the day inside. It seems like everyone's having fun, but what's this?

Elizabeth has Strep Throat! Oh no! Looks like this rainy day won't be so fun after all...

Great. Kimi has to go to the store because the girls ran out of soup. Normally, it wouldn't be so bad, but it's pouring out!

Julie accompanies Elizabeth while she eats her snack.

Rebecca is making Elizabeth a get well present-- a pair of pretty tights!

Late in the afternoon, Felicity reads her best friend Meet Kaya. That's one of their favorites!

I hope that Elizabeth feels better soon!

New Outfits

Here are some new outfits that are for my AG dolls. I thought it was time to post some more pictures, so here they are!

Here is Rebecca in a new-ish outfit. The shirt is from Target, my sewing teacher made the skirt (It's just like the one that Rebecca has in her Hanukkah outfit), and her tights and shoes are from Rebecca's Meet Outfit.

And here is Kimi, modeling a very summery outfit (I know... in the middle of winter!). She is wearing the shirt and shoes that come in the JLY gardening outfit, and then the cargo pants are ones that I made with a Hawaiian print. Also, there are little slits on the bottom with bows on top of them.

So, I hope that everyone has had a nice weekend. Back to school on Monday! -Hal

Christmas

Hello, everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas! I certainly did, and here are all of the doll-related things that I got:

First of all, here are two of my (eight) I Love Lucy Barbie dolls. The one on the left I got from Santa, and she's from the episode "LA At Last". The one on my right I got on Christmas Eve from my grandparents, and she is this year's I Love Lucy Barbie doll. She's from the episode "The Ballet". I think they are so cute!

Here is Kimi, the doll that I brought to Christmas Eve with me, opening up Julie's pajamas.

Here is Julie wearing her pajamas. I think this is my favorite PJ set. What's yours?

And, last but not least, here is Kimi posing in front of my grandparents' tree. My grandma has an extensive collection of Christopher Radko (he makes Christmas ornaments) collection, and her tree is beautiful!

Now that Christmas is over, I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy New Year! -Hal

My Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday, and I got so much stuff! I took pictures of the doll-related things and put them on the blog:

I got Chrissa's Craft Studio. It is so cute! It is much more awesome in person than on the website... believe me! There is a sewing machine (and I love to sew), yarn, knitting needles, pencils, scissors, thread, an organizer, a bowl (that her dad apparently made), a notebook for designing, a pincushion, and a measuring tape.

Here's the sewing machine up close. When you turn it on, the presser foot moves up and down. It is so fun to play with, and I think that all of my dolls are enjoying it already.

I got two Barbie dolls! The one on the left is "Sales Resistance" and Lucy's in her traditional blue and white polka-dotted dress. The one on the right is the one I got for Hanukkah, but I figured I'd put it in anyway, because it is so cute! This one is from "Lucy Gets a Paris Gown". That is my favorite episode!

Talking about Hanukkah, I'll make a post once Hanukkah is over and show all of my doll-related gifts. Also, I wanted to tell everyone about a book I got for my birthday. It's called Do Hard Things and it's a nonfiction book about how teenagers are actually using up the best years of their lives being lazy. I highly recommend this book. It's really good!

Happy holidays to everyone! -Hal

New info and Opinion #3

Still can't find the battery... What else is new?

Well, I'll tell you!

1. In December, I celebrate three things: My birthday, Christmas, and Hanukkah. I can't wait for all three! I have a wish list all made up and ready to go for when the days come.
2. It's supposed to rain all next week. I am so excited, because rain is my favorite kind of weather.
3. Winter break is coming soon, which means that the FPAfG Gala is coming, too! All the girls can't wait!

And here's an Opinion from Felicity, Elizabeth, Julie, Kimi, and Rebecca:

1. What's your favorite American Girl character (not including friends)?
2. Have you heard of the new GOTY? Are you excited?
3. What's your favorite new AG outfit?

All right... it's my turn to answer them.

1. I have a tie between Felicity, Julie, and Rebecca.
2. I am SUPER excited! I have been SO excited, that I've done a post on her. If you'd like to see it, go to the my "Tags" in the sidebar, and click on GOTY.
3. I like the silver one with all the flowers on it. It's soooo pretty!

Once again, happy Winter! I will try to post pictures S-O-O-N! -Hal

Opinion #2 (Kinda Small) and Other Random Updates

Hello everyone! I can't believe that its been 4 days since my last post, and it is only 1 day until December! It's my favorite month.


Pictures are coming, I can assure you!!! I have so much to take pictures of! The pajama (gala) party, the things I got at my sewing teacher's boutique, the dress that I made for both my doll and me to go to AG place, and all the new stuff I'll be making! : )


I have an opinion to ask of you: Have you ever been to AG place (it can be one of those boutique/cafe AG places)? If so, what was your favorite thing?


Mine is the historical doll section. It's so neat!
Please comment and be sure to vote on my poll!

GOTY 2010

I know I've already posted today, but I have some urgent news!

Thanks to Doll Diaries (http://www.dolldiaries.com/) I have found a bit of information on AG's Girl of the Year for 2010!! Her name is Lanie and she is an African-American who loves the outdoors. Her books are by Jane Kurtz.

Isn't this exciting? I can't wait to see what she looks like. I hope they do that little puzzle thing on the AG website that reveals her!! Thanks again, Doll Diaries, for showing this information!!

PS- In order not to make yet another post, I'll blog the outcome of the poll on this post.

Do you think that AG will retire another doll?

• 14 people said yes
• 1 person said no
• No people said that they didn't follow AG (phew! : D)

Thanksgiving

Okay... so, we've found the camera battery charger. We've got the camera. We've got the stuff to take pictures of. But we can't find the battery! : (

My dolls, in anticipation of Thanksgiving, each found something to be thankful for.

• Lissie: I'm thankful for all of my friends
• Elizabeth: I'm thankful for all of my pretty dresses
• Julie: I'm thankful for my new scarf, to keep me warm
• Kimi: I'm thankful that I'm just like Hal!!
• Rebecca: I'm thankful that it's almost winter

So... the FPAfG gala has been changed... to a pajama party! All of the girls are really excited to go and they have already picked out their nicest pajamas.

My I Love Lucy wallet has come! Pictures are on the way (they'll be here as soon as I find the battery for the camera). It is sooo cute! I got it on eBay (www.ebay.com). You can find really cool American Girl, I Love Lucy, and tons of other stuff there.

My sewing teacher's doll boutique has passed, and I got a whole bunch of new stuff. I got a quilt, pillows, a skirt, a hat, and a scarf... all for my dolls. I was so happy when I came home with my bag full of stuff!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!!!!

PS- There are only a couple of days left to vote on my poll. Please chip in!!!! : D

Updates

Hello, Everyone!

Here are some updates:

1. I bought an I Love Lucy wallet, and it should be coming in the mail in a couple of days. I am so excited for it to come!!!!
2. The charger (to charge the battery for my mom's camera) is lost!! I won't be able to post any pictures on the blog until it is found and the battery is charged. : (
3. The Boutique, held by my sewing teacher, is coming up fast! I am saving up my money to buy a whole bunch of American Girl clothes. I am sooo excited!
4. The Flower Petal Academy For Girls (That's a really long name, so I call it FPAfG) Gala is coming up soon! I will be there to take pics (if the battery is recharged by then!!)!
5. My little sister is pretty much ready to read AG books. What book (series) do you think is appropriate for her? I don't want them to be too intense (Like in Meet Kirsten, how her friend dies). I know that I brought this topic up at the beginning of my blog, but now that I have more followers, I thought I would get more feedback. What do you say?
6. I was just wondering: Who's your favorite American Girl Historical doll? I have four favorites: Felicity, Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Julie.

I will try to post some pictures soon!! -Hal

Finally!

Hello, Everyone! Sorry for the delay... but... I finally have the Halloween picture up! Yaay! Here are all my dolls:

From left to right are:

Elizabeth aka Irish Dancer

Kimi aka 50's Girl

Rebecca aka AG Place Employee

Julie aka Chinese girl

Felicity aka her doll

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! I will try to post more pictures, but, believe it or not, the battery in my camera died! Oh, no! So, once it is charged up again, there will be more pictures! I'll write back soon! -Hal

PS- There are 20 followers on Dolls, Dolls, and More Dolls! Yaay!

Hello, Again

Hi everyone at Dolls, Dolls, and More Dolls! Here are some updates:

1. The final day in Flower Petal Academy for Girls's first semester is almost here. They will be holding a gala, and I will definitely be there to take pictures of all the girls in their fancy dresses! : )
2. My sewing teacher's "Boutique" is coming up soon; all of my dolls are looking forward to getting new outfits!
3. Please vote on my new poll! I want to know if you think that AG will retire any more historical dolls. Also, I am really disappointed that they are retiring Kirsten!
4. Pictures are coming!

I will write again soon, hopefully with some pictures! -Hal

Halloween and More

Hello, everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a long time. I tried to post some Halloween pictures of my dolls, but they wouldn't work. It may be a while before it does, but don't worry; they're coming!

The post has ended, and 12 people voted. That is awesome! Please vote on my next poll. Here are the results for "What is your favorite month?":

1st- December and October
2nd- July and May
3rd- August and September
(All of the other months were not chosen.)

In a couple of weeks, my sewing teacher is having her annual "Boutique", where she sells all of the doll clothes that she has made. I am currently saving up my money to spend on stuff there. It's all so cute!

Hopefully, I'll be able to post some pictures soon! -Halley

New Stuff

Guess what? I was at a thrift shop yesterday (looking for some cheap Halloween goodies) and I came across Kit's Pajamas (the blue ones) for... guess how much! $5!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! There was nothing wrong with them; they were just missing a button on the pants. But who cares when they are so cheap?

Also, I finished my dress (and my doll's, too) yesterday! They are black with a pink ribbon around the waist. They are too cute! I can't wait to wear them to AG Place! I will take pictures of them ASAP.

-Hal

PS- Do you think that I should get a new format for my website?

AG Monster Mash

This is so funny! I was on JibJab.com and made this movie with all of my dolls! Here is the cast:

Felicity= Werewolf
Elizabeth= Count Dracula
Julie= Bride of Frankenstein
Kimi= Mad Scientist
Rebecca= Frankenstein

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/wpqxyNtqb1Gftyeq

This is a hilarious movie! Happy Halloween, everyone!

-Hal

PS- Thank you, JibJab!

Baking

Hey everyone! Kimi here! I just wanted to tell everyone about an 'incident' that happened to me the other day...

I was in the kitchen (in my special apron) and I was attempting to cook a cake. I wanted to surprise everyone at FPAfG! I got everything I needed out- flour, sugar, etc. I poured everything in the mixer and turned it on high. I guess I forgot to read the instructions for that part... the instructions told me to turn it on low, not high! Before I knew it, the wet dough was everywhere! I couldn't believe it. It was such a mess!! So, I spent all day cleaning it up. Everyone else helped me to clean, thankfully. I wouldn't have been able to do it all without them! Afterword, Felicity (an amazing cook) helped me to bake some cookies. They turned out great, and tomorrow I plan to give them to everyone at the FPAfG!

See you all later! -Kimi

For My Birthday

I know it's really early, seeing my birthday is in December, but I wanted to tell everyone my scheme. I am really excited for it! I decided to go to American Girl Place and have lunch there. I love AG Place, don't you? Anyway, I'm going to make matching dresses for the doll I'll bring- Kimi- and me. I bought some black fabric with grey swirls on it... and I'll spice it up with a pink ribbon to go around the waist. I am so excited!

New Outfits

Hello everyone! I finally got the camera's battery to be charged, so right away I took some pictures. Here they are:

Here's Kimi, my Just Like You doll. I made the shirt (and got the pants at the AG store) and it was really hard. The pleats were so tiny, they were tough to sew. I think she looks like she is right out of the 50's!

Here's Julie in a very spunky yellow and white polka-dotted tunic. (She came in the pants.) It was really easy to make, and fun, too!

And last but not least is Rebecca. This is the dress she wore for Yom Kippur. I added Felicity's sash (from her summer gown) to finish the outfit. Doesn't she look dazzling?

Poll

Sorry, but I am ending the current poll early. I don't think that I can update my blog during the week (when the poll ends) because school takes so long....

Anyway, I got 10 votes this time! That is great! Here is the outcome:

Kaya- 1 vote
Felicity- 3 votes
Josefina- 1 vote
Addy- 1 vote
Kirsten- 1 vote
Samantha- 1 vote
Rebecca- 1 vote
Julie- 0 votes

Thank you all for voting on this poll! Another one is on its way! -Hal

PS- I have read on www.dolldiaries.com (a great doll website) that Kirsten is going to be RETIRED! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Yom Kippur

Hi Everyone! It's Rebecca again. Tomorrow is Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. It is when you acknowlege all of your sins from the past year and "dump" them into a lake. You symbolize them by putting breadcrubs in your pockets and throwing them into the lake. I am going to do that tomorrow with my family and also go to my grandparent's house. I am going to wear the new dress made for me! It is very pretty, 'specially with my hat and boots. I will attach some photos ASAP, but the camera's batteries are all burnt out. : (

I wish eveyone a happy, healthy New Year! Rosh Hashana went extremely well. Everyone loved the caramel, including me!

Just to tell you- pictures will be posted really soon! So be on the lookout!
-Rebecca

Trouble!

Hello everyone! For a change, this is Elizabeth talking. The girls at FPAfG told me to write this because they think that I am the best writer in the class.

Anyway, we all went to the market the other day to buy some cake for a special treat. When we got there, we encountered some very snotty dolls. We had seen them once before a long time ago. We were all hoping never to see them again, but that was not so.

"So, what are YOU doing here?" asked the first one, Kaitlin. Julie thinks that Kaitlin is jealous because we have a website.

"Aren't you supposed to be in school? Or are you to baby-ish to go and learn something?" snickered the second, Jessica.

"Actually," answered Rebecca, "we're going to the Flower Petal Academy for Girls." Kaitlin and Jessica just stood there. They had obviously heard of how wonderful FPAfG is!

"We have to go now..." said Jessica.

"We have more pressing arrangements!" sniffed Kaitlin. The two walked quickly away.

All of us at the Flower Petal Academy for Girls laughed and gave each other high fives. Isn't that kind of exciting? Well, it is for us dolls!

-Elizabeth

PS- Maybe Lissie, Kimi, Julie, Becky and I will be able to write more posts in the future!