While playing with his wigs we determined there is probably a front and a back to them that we are supposed to be paying attention to. But then we kinda decided to ignore that.
We aren't gluing down the wigs, so we plan on playing around with them perpetually. Maybe he will get more colors in the future. And he can even cross-dress as a girl again if he wants to, given the amount of girl wigs we have strewn about our doll closet.
He says "No way" to that though....
(Evil plots begin...)
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And of course, today is the last day to enter our April Photo Contest so be sure to send us your photo today if you are interested in a chance to win the black fashion tee and white scarf capris you see in the videos.
So here are two videos featuring the AG Store Exclusives mix and matched with a variety of other handmade clothing. The places where we got the clothing are noted in the video, as well as the AG SKU numbers for the Store Exclusives if you wanted to call up the store and order them for yourself.
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!!!
That's right friends and neighbors, like many other blogs, boards, and Youtube channels-- we are having a photo contest. Yay! And no, this isn't an April Fool's joke. :-)
Our box from American Girl Place Los Angeles arrived today via the Fed Ex man, and inside are two things we purchased for a future giveaway. But then we thought, why wait? We could have a photo contest and these things could be a prize. Something different than our monthly 25th Anniversary Giveaways- and hopefully fun!
So we are going to run a photo contest this month as a test to see if we could do a larger one for our Spring 2011 Doll Giveaway. And before some of you worry, our other seasonal doll giveaways won't be photo contests. Just the spring one - so don't panic. ;-)
Here are the prize items for the April Photo Contest: the winner will receive a black tunic top and white capris. The pics below show ours next to the winner's items. Heehee.
What type of photo contest am I talking about? Well anybody can enter -- but if you are younger than 18 please get your parent/guardian's permission to participate, and if you are younger than 13, please get your parent/guardian's help with participation.
So here is the plan....
1) You take a photo of one of your AG dolls in your favorite dolly outfit. It can be anything - modern, historical, handmade, AG, something you created, a mix and match to show off your style. Anything. As long as your doll is wearing clothes. Haha. The idea is to show off the outfit in one great, creative shot. (And no humans in the photos please -- remember: privacy is important!)
2) Email that photo to me at nora.demington@gmail.com on or before April 15th. That gives you about two weeks from today. We will not use your email address for anything other than this contest. We will not publish your email address on the blog. And we will never sell anyone's email address either. If you are younger than 13 have your parent/guardian email the photo to us (remember: internet safety is important!).
3) Once we get everyone's photos we will post them here at The Doll Wardrobe - so make sure your photo is something that you don't mind if the whole world sees it. (Again, this is why you and/or your family shouldn't be in the photo.)
4) Then readers will be asked to vote for their favorite photo. Voting will be done by email -- to vote you just email me at nora.demington@gmail.com and say something like "I vote for photo #8." Everyone will have a week to vote, from the point when we post all of the photos.
5) Once the week of voting is up, we will tally the votes and see who has won the outfit. Then we will email the winner for her/his shipping address (this is why it is important you have a parent/guardian's permission to enter if you are under 18).
Any questions? You probably have some -- so feel free to ask.
And as the bonus for today's post, here are photos of the box and goodies inside - including an introduction to our two new dolls, Beatrice Ingleton and Elizabeth Royall!
The cat investigates the package....
The package is opened....
Dude, you are ruining our photo shoot....
The dolls are examined; they have had a rough ride from LA, particularly Beatrice (#35)....
Final pic!
So start taking photos for the contest readers, email them to me at nora.demington@gmail.com, and be sure let us know if you have any questions. We hope you are excited for this contest! :-)
ETA: We made one of those animated movies on Youtube for this April Photo Contest (we probably have too much free time on our hands)...
