Doll for Next Giveaway/Contest and New AG Stuff!

Hola! Today we have some pics of the doll we will include in the Spring 2011 Doll Giveaway/ Contest. It may be contest; it may be just a normal giveaway. We have yet to figure all that out. Our April Photo Contest is a test for that -- so be sure to check out our post about that contest -- there is a video and link on the right. The last day to submit photos is this Friday, April 15th - so enter today! There is an awesome prize. :-)

So during our "which doll next?" conversation here at "The Blog" we came up with a three-way tie between MyAG #26, Molly, and MyAG #47. And an executive decision needed to be made. We have yet to include an Addy mold doll in our contests, so it was about time we did. Hence, we included MyAG #26 in our Free Shipping order. Here are some pictures of her below... she is quite beautiful....

Those of you in love with MyAG #26, Kanani, or Ivy can be excited about the next giveaway/ contest which will begin at the end of April/ beginning of May. Oooo!

Also in our Free Shipping order we couldn't resist tossing in some of the other items which are on our so-called "Wish List": the new outfits for Josefina, Kaya, Julie, and Molly (back-ordered), and a Bitty Twin outfit. We ordered Addy's new outfit awhile back, we just haven't it shown it to you yet of course because we are slow. But we have some pics of 4 of the above-listed items for you in this post.

You may be wondering why on Earth we ordered a Bitty Twin outfit, as we don't actually own a Bitty Twin doll. A good point. But they fit 18" dolls. Did you know that? Well, yes they do -- the AGs and BTs have the same body shape -- the AGs just have longer, straighter limbs. So you will see Beatrice modeling the BT "Tropical Skirt" set. It would probably look pretty darn cute on Kanani, but Beatrice has been demanding the spotlight since she is "newer" -- which is also the reason why you see Elizabeth R. in these shots as well. ;-)

So first you see Julie's Summer Skirt Set and the Tropical Skirt Set.... note that AGs don't have the toe gap necessary for the BT sandals to fit 100% correctly, but they are good enough for us....

Then Kaya's "new" Pow-Wow Dress of Today ("new" because of course she did have a different one) and Josefina's Dress and Vest.....

In general, the BT outfit had the best value at $24 but of course it is a BT outfit. The other outfits are not totally worth $28, $32, and $28, respectively... but that is what they cost.

Julie's outfit is super-cute and the shoes are awesome. But spending $28 for cute shoes? Well.....yeah. Kaya's outfit is garishly bright, but we still like it. Though it should be $28 for what you get: just dress, shoes, belt, and hair comb. Not even some braid decor. Josefina's outfit is pretty -- but made of thin fabrics, sewn as one piece (inaccurately), and there are only shoes included. Useful shoes, true -- but no hair accessories, no necklace, and the belt isn't even separate for use elsewhere. Elizabeth's R.'s hairband is the head-tie/band from Julie's outfit (which we used in a different way than we were supposed to).

So what's the point? Well we bought (almost) every new historical outfit (that didn't involve too much pink) because we wanted to send AG the message (with our wallet) that historical still works. Yes, they can still make historical items and we will still buy them. So keep making them -- just make them better, please. Higher-quality, thicker fabrics; historically-correct items; more useful accessories; and less pink. Heehee. Those are our tips.

Maybe a blog review isn't the best way to get our message across but we do believe that AG should keep their market diversified and celebrate the brilliant idea that got this company started: Go Team Historical!!!