A Canadian Visit In Store With Linda P!

Great news from one of our readers! Linda P wrote in this week to share the following news and photos! 

"The price of the AG dolls has dropped on Indigo's website..$139.00 now rather than $154.00, except Lea which I think is at $149.00 and Addy is clearing at $95.00 but in store so far. All of Addy's stuff is clearing for a considerable amount of $$ off in the actual store.
The website shows some of the new prices for the dolls....but they haven't changed the beforever title page but if you go to each doll the new price is there. The truly me dolls are also at 139.00 on the website.
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/toys/american-girl-beforever-maryellen-doll/887961151060-item.html?ref=shop%3akids%3akids-american-girl-beforever%3abeforever%3a1%3a"

"There are also random outfits on clearance, Rebecca's PJ's for 19 and Julie's patchwork outfit for 29.50 and Julie's hair style stuff."

"The new releases are there as well except Wellie wishers. Thought your readers might be interested in the price reductions because the stuff on the website could be ordered from kiosks, the shoes are so cute!"

Thank you Linda for sharing your photos and info with all of us today!
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Karen Mom Of Three's Craft Blog Dolly Summer School- Things to make for your dolls room or doll house

Welcome back to our Dolly Summer School! This week we are featuring items you can make for your dolls for their doll rooms or doll houses.

Starting off lets look at my tutorial from Doll Diaries to create stylish seats for your dolls using left over cardboard, duct tape and shoe boxes. Click here for the tutorial.

One really easy thing I made that I am very proud of was the side table I built and painted for Doll Diaries, click here for the tutorial. 

Click here for Brandy's tutorial on this keyboard she made her daughters dolls. 

Click here for Brandy's Tutorial on how to make a mailbox for your dolls house. 

One of Brandy's most versatile crafts is this divider she made, click here to see how she did it! 

Now is the perfect time to keep your eyes out for one of Madelon's great fun finds, using small plant stands as doll tables is a really great suggestion here are some of the ones she has found over the years. For the one shown above click here. 

Or this one Madelon found as well. Click here to learn more! 
Thank you for joining us for this weeks addition to our Dolly Summer School, Next Week we begin with our Summer Knitting School!
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Madelon's Welly Wishers In Store Adventure

I love the Wellie Wishers line, I did not want to but I have to admit these lovely dolls have caught my eye! I think that this line of dolls which is geared for the younger doll loving girls has quite a bit of appeal as a collector as well. This one shown above Kendall is my favorite of them all.

These 5 friends are colorfully dressed and offer younger girls a great way to express themselves through creative play!

Madelon captured the excitement in store and kindly shared her photos with us.
The little foot prints through the store lead you to the Wellie Wishers Area!

This entire line is well thought out and has young girls hearts and minds!

I love the different boots!

Outfits!

Play area in store!

Playsets to purchase and take home!

There was even a fun take home craft!

These dolls have everything you love about doll play and done in a very American Girl Doll way! Thank you Madelon for sharing your photos with us today! I have good news for those of you living in Canada like myself, we are going to be seeing these dolls in store very soon at our American Girl stores!
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A Trip To Teaberry Market Place With Madelon!

Today Madelon shares some photos today of her recent visit to Teaberry Market Place, this store had so many wonderful doll items and I want to reach through my screen and bring these all home!

even a bitty twin!

The market place had wonderful china dolls as well.

fun doll house/ doll room treasures to decorate with too! 

So many treasured and once loved items to be had! Thank you Madelon for taking us with you as you shop!  As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Let's All Take A Trip To The Skimmer Festival in Sea Isle City, New Jersey With Madelon!

Madelon gets to find the most wonderful dolly items just about everywhere she goes, she happened upon the most wonderful dolly table while visiting New Jersey and she shares her photos with us so that we might have a virtual shopping adventure with her!

"I had so much fun at the Skimmer Festival in Sea Isle City, New Jersey!"  

"This festival has a 400 vendor boardwalk sale of a wide range of new items. I love this booth of doll clothes!"

This was such a beautiful tent filled with lovely dolly treasures! Such a fun find on your trip Madelon!

a cute thank you to Madelon for sharing her photos with us today and taking us with her on vacation! 
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Two Great New Patterns For Your 18 inch And Your 6 inch dolls From Merry Manatees!

Today I am thrilled to share Merry Manatee's has new patterns just released on PixieFaire! The Catching Z's is wonderful you can now make dolly and mini dolly pj's for your dolls!

I am such a big fan of the 6 inch dolls and having these patterns for dolls encourages creative play!
This fun pattern can be found on the Pixie Faire website by clicking here.

18 inch doll lovers will love the Catching Z's pattern for the 18 inch dolls too! Great summer pj's are as cute as can be! This pattern reminds me of my favorite summer pj's growing up and even the headband pattern is included! Click here for this pattern listing.

Be sure to click here to see all the wonderful patterns offered by Merry Manatees on PixieFaire. 
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Madelon's Beach Day Fun!

Today I am thrilled to share Madelon's doll  and photos of her as she enjoys a day at the beach! These fun photos make me so excited for summer! This is such a fun set and a cute doll! Can you guess which brand?

If you guessed My Life as you would be right! My Life As Dive Doll is super cute and ready for summer beach fun!

surf, sand and such fun!

Don't these photos make you want a beach vacation?

Thank you Madelon for sharing these wonderful photos with us today! Check out your Walmart stores to see what fun summer finds and dolls you can add to your collections.
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Getting Ready For The Olympics With Jessica T's Tip For A Fun USA Outfit For Your Dolls!

Jessica T shared with me a very cute set for AG dolls from American Girl and with the Summer Olympics just around the corner this is a truly fun and perfect play set!

Two of our most favorite events are Gymnastics and swimming so this set is perfect! You get both outfits for the current price of $34!

The goggles are so cute!
Click here to learn more about this set for American Girl Dolls! Thank you Jessica T for showing it to us today!
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Karen Mom of Three's Craft Blog Dolly Summer School - Horses

Welcome back to week three of Karen Mom of Three's Craft Blog Dolly Summer School. This week we are featuring tutorials, patterns and ideas for your dolls horses!

One of my first activities for horses on Doll Diaries was this tutorial for a card board stable. Click here for the tutorial. 

In 2013 for Camp Doll Diaries I had so much fun creating this play set for my dolls horse. I hope you will enjoy taking a look at how easy this is to do as a camp craft or rainy day activity. You can view the tutorial by clicking here.

I made these hay bales one year for my dolls horse and they are still being used by my nieces today! Click here for the tutorial.

For those of you who sew I can recommend this Etsy Pattern listing by my friend Skippy's Mom! If you are sewing for your doll lover who has a horse you will love this pattern. It is offered at $3.99 and it is fun to make with fabric for each and every holiday! Click here for shop and listing. 

Thank you for joining us today and we look forward to having you for Summer School next week join us when our theme is Crafts for your dolls room or doll house!
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Great Camping Set For Dolls From Lemon Bay Doll Company!

With Camping season upon us I wanted to highlight Lemon Bay Doll Company's great play set that includes a Doll Tent (that a doll can stand comfortably in!) 2 doll cots, picnic table and campfire pit! This fun set is priced perfectly at $139! This is one of the best deals for quality handmade play sets on Etsy right now!

The tent and cot frames are made with wood dowels and pegs -- our own variation on Tinker-Toy®. The dowel-and-peg construction makes assembly easy. Our tent and cots are made of sturdy white canvas. Tent edges and openings are finished with binding. Pretty white organza ribbon is used for tie-backs and closures. 18-inch dolls can stand in the middle of the tent and two dolls fit comfortably with plenty of room for backpacks and sleeping bags. In fact, the tent is so roomy that quite often we find our youngest IN THE TENT with her doll. 
Dimensions of tent: L 23” x W 24” x H 22”   

Our picnic table is handcrafted of pine and finished with our own homemade, non-toxic wax prepared with mineral oil and bees wax. It is perfect for meals at the campsite or a game of cards around the lantern in the evenings. Dimensions of picnic table: L 13” x W 7” x H 7” Dimensions of benches: L 12” x W 4” x H 4”

Check out all the fun and exciting summer themed doll furniture offered by Lemon Bay Doll Company by clicking here to visit their Etsy Shop.
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