Looking For A Great Deal On An American Girl Doll Pet?

I do not live in the USA. If you are new to my blog you may be surprised to know this but I am Canadian and I live in Canada. I am a huge fan of Doll Play and I do love my American Girl Dolls as well as all the dolls I have collected from around the world. One thing that is hard for those of us who do not live State side to add to our doll play collections is the American Girl Doll Pets.
I am happy to report I have found a great deal on American Girl doll pets that come with books and are perfect for gifts as much as for your own collections.  The above Coconut Book& Pet Pack is offered WITH FREE DELIVERY from The Book Depository.com and at the time of this publication is offered at $22.44 Canadian. You can click the link here to view for yourself and change it to the currency of your own country. This price is much less then you would pay in store for JUST THE DOG!

 

Also offered is Honey Book and Pet Pack currently listed at $17.86! Click here for the listing WITH FREE SHIPPING ALWAYS from The Book Depository.

 

Looking to add Sugar to your doll family? Offered at $17.86 Canadian (or $17.76 American) and can be viewed by clicking here. 

Pepper is offered at $18.52 with FREE SHIPPING! Click here to bring Pepper Home !

Have you always wanted to add Chocolate chip to your collection? Here is your chance to bring him home for only $18.80!

FREE SHIPPING ALWAYS from THE BOOK DEPOSITORY

If you are more of a Cat person you can always bring Praline home for $22.19 she is worth the extra dollars and still a good price when you consider you get the book as well! Click here to view her listing!

I am always looking for great deals on American Girl items and I think it is important for me to let you know that I DO NOT WORK FOR THE BOOK DEPOSITORY or American Girl. I am a doll lover with a hobby blog who likes to share my finds with my readers. I do not financially benefit from sharing these links with you. I do so because I am a doll lover and a parent like many of you and know how important it is to stretch your dollars as much as possible as we enter the gift giving season of not just Faith based or Christian Holidays but birthday parties as well .
I hope you will pass the word on to other doll lovers and help them save as well. As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Planning An American Girl Themed Party? Check Out These Etsy Invites

 

If you are planning and American Girl Themed Birthday Party and are looking for some fun themed invites here are some of my Etsy Favorites!

The above is from 2SweetTeas Etsy shop and These Printable Birthday Invites can be viewed by clicking here.  

What little girl (or big girl like me) would not love these invites by KidInvitations? THEY ALSO INCLUDE MINI INVITES FOR DOLLS!!! HONESTLY I AM IN LOVE HERE! Offered at $15.99 this is a digital invite and you can make as many as you want! Click here for KidInvitations listing.

ShopPartyTales Etsy shop has this wonderful Saige themed invite as well as other fun party printables. Click here for shop and listing

I found this invite and it truly appealed to me because it was so different! This is also a digital download invite and offered by DenimGraphic's Etsy shop. Click here for shop and listing.

There are so many wonderful options offered on Etsy and these are just a sample of some of my favorites. These invites make me want to throw a party!
I hope you will share with me some of your best Doll Themed Party ideas, you can always email me at karenmowen@gmail.com
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Enter to Win Halloween Cookies From Jessie Raye's Etsy Shop

I love working with Etsy Shop owners who are truly committed to creating quality items for our dolls. Jessie Raye's Etsy shop is one of my most favorites for doll food and treats! Jessie Raye has kindly offered my readers the opportunity to win their very own Halloween Themed Sugar Cookies.

 

Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays and I am so thrilled it is around the corner! This Halloween themed cupcake treat for your dolls looks like the ones I make for my own children's classes!

How about these sophisticated Macaroons for your Halloween themed Tea Party? Offered at $6.99 and includes the wonderful serving tray! Click here for more information. 

 

There is so much to love in Jessie Raye's Shop and My nieces are crazy for the Caramel Apple! Click here for listing.

                     GIVE AWAY TIME!!!!!

To enter to win this tray of Halloween Themed Doll Cookies please visit Jessie Raye's Etsy shop by clicking here and tell me what you like best.
Then email me at karenmowen@gmail.com and put Jessie Raye in the subject line, Include your ADDRESS in the email and what you liked best. Then you will be entered into the random draw to be held on OCTOBER 9th. The winner will be notified by email and mailed the prize directly from Jessie Raye's Etsy Shop. Contest open to North American Residents only. You must have your parents permission to enter this contest if you are under 18. Contest void where prohibited.

As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Knitters Take Note! abc-knitting-patterns Are A Knitters Delight!

 

Every now and again I get to actually get on the computer for more then 5 minutes and I have come across some fantastic FREE knit patterns I wanted to share with you. Many of you have seen these wonderful 15 inch dolls Heart For Hearts Girls. I stumbled on this free pattern and had to share it for those of you who may be thinking ahead for the holidays as I have.

Click here for the link to abc-knitting-patterns. I know some of you amazing knitters out there could make this work for a 6 inch or an 18 inch doll as well.

Okay for those of you who are looking to bring some more whimsy this holiday season take note of this abc-knitting pattern. I would love to take this project on and may add this to my list for New Years Resolutions for 2014!

 

If you are like me and beginner is more your style check out this wonderful doll scarf you can make for the doll lover in your life. Click here for the free pattern!

 

I also loved this Doll Dress and if you choose to make it in all one color it would be equally darling!

Click here for this fun and free pattern!

Lefty knitting tips, click here

Knitting is something I have been in awe of for so long and this year I have really worked on becoming more comfortable in my basic abilities. If knitting is something you aspire to pick up or you have been knitting for years I would love to hear your thoughts on the fun and free patterns above and any tips you may have for this left handed knitter!

As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Mini Monday- Mini Kit wears Bratz and Barbie Fashions

Today Madelon shares he photos of mini kit wearing Btatz Fashions. One thing Mini lovers have had to do for a while is find other sources to dress their 6 inch dolls.

 

Re-purposing other fashion doll outfits for  mini doll clothes is not always a perfect fit. As cute as this outfit is Madelon had a difficult time getting the jacket on and the dress doesn't to up all the way in the back.

I too have used older Barbie and Skipper clothes on my mini dolls with some sucess. Madelon had Kit try on Skippers suit! 

 

 ***Another thing that works great with the mini dolls is the Barbie Food and some accessories.

BONUS MINI MONDAY UPDATE!

 

This year I have been enjoying my Secret Sister Swap so much. A group of us adult doll collectors joined up to swap items for our dolls a few times a year. I just got my September themed swap from my partner and there were so many wonderful  and thoughtful items for my mini dolls I wanted to share the photos with you. My partner send shoes and a mini doll dress that my niece Thea could not wait to put on my mini Nellie doll. The shoes are so cute and even have little bows on them. My partner also made a paper suit case which the dress and shoes were inside! As it was back to school themed my partner created a mini doll locker out of paper as well as mini doll books. I was over the moon and as you can see Thea was too!

Remember with mini doll play to get creative!

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Holiday Dresses- Homemade For The Holiday's Day Seven

This past week I have been sharing ideas I hope that will get you thinking about creating something homemade for the doll lover in your life. Today is day seven and what Holiday is not celebrated with out the perfect Dress? Here are some of my favorite patterns from around the Dolly World.
The above is a free and fun pattern from you can make this.com click here to view this pattern!

 

This is a pattern I bought from Pixiefaire.com and is one of my favorites. I love the neck line and the easy step by step instructions. Click here to see the Frozen Hot Chocolate Dress Pattern by Eden Ava on Pixiefaire. 

 

The Summer Twirl Dress can easily become a Christmas Twirl Dress. This fun pattern is by one of my most favorite designers 123 Mulberry Street. I think this would make a wonderful dress for the holidays. Click here to visit the Pixiefaire website and listing. 

I love the classic look of this dress, pattern offered by My Cup Overflows. Free pattern and tutorial. In a holiday pattern this would be super cute! Click here to visit My Cup Overflows.

I hope you have been inspired this past week with ideas to create something homemade for the doll lover in your life. As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Clearing Up Some Questions On My Girls Doll House!

 

As you can imagine there has been quite a buzz started about the wonderful new MY GIRLS DOLL HOUSE that has just come on the market. I have received some questions from some of you my wonderful readers both via email and on Facebook and I have contacted the company for clarification.

Some of you wanted to know about the Website and Kickstarter and the program. Below is the answers I received from the company directly.

  "Basically, we put our web store on hold to allow everyone to get the same deal through our Kickstarter campaign. If you go through Kickstarter you will actually get an even better deal. You can back us with a $250 pledge which is $50 more off and still free shipping. There is no risk whatsoever. If we don't meet our fundraising goals, those who pledged will still be honored with the price from Kickstarter after our campaign is over. The time frame of getting a house is also the exact same, so there is no reason to worry there either."

"Prior to the busy holiday season, we've elected to take a 20-day Kickstarter.  As you may know, Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site.  By achieving early funding, we will simply have more money to drive promotional activity in October (on your site!).   Kickstarter is an amazing tool, and it's name says everything.  They really do Kickstart future sales.

• 9/12 – 10/2:  Kickstarter - discounted prices" 
  

 One of my readers was worried about if there would be enough doll houses available for the holiday season.

"Most importantly, we are re-opening our website on October 2nd with the Affiliate program in place.  At that time, together we will drive awareness and significant sales, and share in that success.  Secondly, we have committed to the factory to bring thousands of units of the dollhouse to our warehouse.  We will absolutely have inventory to satisfy a strong October–December Affiliate push."

Another reader wanted to know what happens if the Kickstarter program is not funded? Would they loose there investment?

In case you are not familiar with Kickstarter- whatever you pledge you will receive, as long as we reach our goal!  For instance, if you pledge $250.00, you will receive a dollhouse and free shipping. There are other levels as well, and a great opportunity for a retailer - so please share the Kickstarter Program with your valued viewers!

Kickstarter will refund any pledges in the unlikely situation of not making our goal, and Wicked Cool Toys further commits to refunding the pledges themselves for that matter!  

This is the only time they will get the house for the massively discounted kickstarter price, but they would be able to buy it on one of the online retailers if the Kickstarter doesn't fund.

Finally, thank you so much.  We need your valuable expertise in establishing this 20-day Kickstarter program!  We believe strongly that a successful Kickstarter program will result in far more sales during our 10/2– 12/15 period.

I am so excited about this doll house and I know many of you are thrilled to see this on the market. I am so happy that so many of you took the time to write me and inquire. I hope that the answers provided by the company help to explain. 

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