Maple's Pirate Treasure Hunt! Part Nine

Hola! We have torn ourselves away from watching Korean dramas all weekend long to write this final installment of our treasure hunt. It is sort of sad to be at the end already, but we have a lot of other things to post about on the horizon and Maple said that she has a whole new project planned. What in the world could that be???

Well without further ado......

We get back to that issue of riding in a boat to get to Echo Island....

Uggghhhh.

I told Maple that I wasn't going on a boat anywhere and I started to teach Ellie how to take pics. (She is my twin sister in case you don't remember.) But that didn't really go very well. She doesn't like the newest camera we have -- too many buttons and flippy bits, she says.

So it became clear that since everyone else was busy or didn't care enough to help Maple, I was going to have to take that boat out to Echo Island. Uggghhhh.

"What if there are sea monsters out in the Channel?" I asked Maple.

"There's no such thing as sea monsters," she replied.

"Well theoretically there is no such thing as ghosts, but we saw one of those on this adventure...."

"Maybe that's true.... but there won't be anything in the Channel besides us on a boat." She sounded confident. I wasn't so sure.

Maple's outfit for today consists of a knit bear hat from 123 Mulberry Street, a grey cord skirt from The Dolly Stand, a tan and white striped top from All Dolled Up Doll Clothes and a white tee shirt from Sew Urban Designs.

We journeyed back to the beach and walked until we found the docks. A big guy with a patch over his eye, a hook for a hand, and a label on his shirt that said "Captain" welcomed us aboard his ship, the S.S. Hawkins.

From there on out it was a nightmare. I planned on taking pictures of our boat journey, but once the ship started moving my stomach felt funny. I was seasick the whole ride over to the island and spent the time below deck.

Eventually we docked and I stumbled off the boat. I asked the Captain if he had any sea sickness medicine for the ride back and he said, "Nope."

So yeah..... that was something to look forward to...

Maple and I walked the 50 paces west on the beach from the dock and searched for the mottled tree stump. Luckily it wasn't too difficult to find.

"Okay, dig around the stump!" Maple instructed me as she tried to hand me the blue shovel from the kiddie beach set we have for these occasions.

"You have got to be kidding. I was just sick in that ship's bathroom for 30 minutes straight. I am sitting down. You get to dig."

"But that's no fun...."

"Suck it up."

So Maple began to dig on one side of the stump. And then on the other. And then on the other. She pretty much dug a ditch around it, tossing sand everywhere. I would have taken pics of this entertaining process, but I was still pretty weak.

After about fifteen minutes she flopped down on the sand next to me and sighed, "Aggghhhhhh. There's no treasure here!!!!!"

"What do you mean?"

"There's nothing here. I dug everywhere."

"Yeah but you only dug like two inches down. It's probably down deeper than that or someone would have found it by now."

"Oh well... maybe.... but maybe someone did find it already?!?"

"Well then, I guess we should just go home then...," my voice drifted off.

"Neva! I'm gonna dig deeper this time."

And through her perseverance.... and deeper digging... Maple eventually found a box in the sand!!! We cracked open the lid to find hundreds of jewels!!! Okay, maybe just like fifty jewels... but still it was cool!!

Here are the various triumphal shots of Maple on Echo Island....

....with her treasure, which she promised to share with me....

I asked for a 50/50 split....

She suggested 70/30....

I agreed 70 for me and 30 for her is fair since I did more work
than her on this adventure....

And then she said okay to 50/50....

Slideshow!

Final pic of our awesome treasure!

We gathered up our box of treasure and headed back to the mainland on the boat. I wasn't too sick on the way back. I survived. But I am also not going on a boat again. I think I saw a shark in the water.....

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Thank you so much for reading about Maple's Pirate Treasure Hunt and looking at all of our pictures that we have been posting for it!!!

We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm for the series and we will try and do something again like this before the end of the year with outdoor pictures. We may also try and do photo-stories indoors if we can come up with some ideas for them, haha. A treasure hunt was an easy one to invent. ;-)

Stay tuned for more Doll Wardrobe fun!!!

Maple Insists: Doll Comparison No. 2

And of course, your Activity Four photos are due today... just plugging that again. :-)

So today we compare Mary (Ruthie), Maple (MyAG #55), Noelle (MyAG #48), Elizabeth (MyAG #41), and Stella (MyAG #25). Again, they are still sporting the braids that Maple insisted we all have. And since I didn't get to appear in most of these pics, I thought I'd just make sure my presence was known....

Maple and Elizabeth are still wearing the outfits they wore in the last comparison because we took the photos all at once. Maple's top is from Liberty Jane, and her belt and embroidered jeans are from All Dolled Up Doll Clothes. As we said before, Terrie can pretty much embroider anything smaller than 5" on doll clothing for you. So if you have a specific design or idea in mind be sure to contact her. :-) Elizabeth's outfit is from The Dolly Stand, and her shoes are from Megori Girls.

At the left, Mary is wearing an outfit from The Dolly Stand and boots from Megori Girls. Then there is Maple, followed by Noelle who is wearing a Sew Urban Designs top, L'Atelier de Sitara paint-splattered jeans, and shoes from AG. Next is Elizabeth and the final girl is Stella -- sporting a tank top, corset, and plaid skirt from Sew Urban Designs that we mix-and-matched together. The saddle shoes are just the standard ones you find on Ebay.

Faces for comparison...

Faces slideshow...

Tops slideshow...

Pants/skirts slideshow...

Thanks for looking at all the pictures everyone -- hope they were helpful!
Stay tuned for our long post of Activity Four entry photos -- that should be up either Tuesday or Wednesday, after all of them are sent in. :-)

"I'm the Queen of the World!"

New Video with Four New Outfits

Hola! We hope everyone had a nice weekend. Sorry for the slowness with posting. It's a busy time of the year for various reasons. But here we are again with another Youtube video/ musical slideshow.

Also we wanted to remind you that today and tomorrow are the last days to vote in our April Photo Contest. Click the linky to look at the photos and read the instructions for voting. We appreciate your participation!

So for our video today we took pictures of Mina, Sun Ji, and Ginny in four outfits. The shops are labeled in the video but we listed them here as well for ease of use.

In the first set, Mina's hat was made by Etsy seller Rayn but sold through Doll Closet. Her tank top is from Sew Urban Designs, and her skirt is from 123 Mulberry Street. Sun Ji's outfit is from The Dolly Stand. In the second set, Sun Ji is wearing a white fuzzy coat from All Dolled Up Doll Clothes, and a skirt from Sew Urban Designs. Ginny's outfit is from 123 Mulberry Street.

Any questions? Let us know!

Oh and don't forget this Thursday, April 28th is the last day to enter our Three March/April Giveaways to get a chance to win one of three fantastic dresses! Click the linky to read more.

Thanks for reading the blog and watching our videos!

ETA: Emmalee Chance's Alpine Lake Designs is offering a new plaid tee shirt that is featured in her "chenpanhome" Youtube Channel videos. Click the link to check it out!

Sew Fun Doll Clothes Jan/Feb Giveaway! Enter Here!

Thus begins our American Girl's 25th Anniversary/Birthday Monthly Giveaways! Huzzah! Since we are starting this one on January 15th-ish --- we will run it until February 16th. And we will announce the winner on February 17th. 

We have already received two other items for the giveaways, so for Feb/March we will be giving away an outfit from AM PM Creations (an Etsy seller) and for March/April we will give away a beach chair from Wood Shack Studio (another Etsy seller).

So a big "Thank You" goes out to Sew Fun Doll Clothes who donated two pairs of socks and two pairs of tights for this month's giveaway. The tights are grey/black, and pink/black; the socks are pink with dots and black with stars. There is a variety of pictures below showing them off.

Now here are the important details: You must be 18 years old or older to enter this giveaway. If you are younger than that please have someone 18 years old or older, like a parent or guardian, enter herself/himself. One entry per person please, but you can have other family members enter as well.

To enter, please write your full name and your email address as a comment to this post. It will not be published and only Penny will be able to see it. A winner will be drawn out of a hat, i.e. randomly picked. Only entries with a full name and an email address will be put into the hat. If you win, Penny will email that address to notify you and ask for your shipping address.

Any questions?? Feel free to ask!

And again, Thank You Sew Fun Doll Clothes!!!

First off, the pink and black tights being modeled by Ziva. She is also wearing a top from The Dolly Stand and a Liberty Jane skirt. :-)

Second, the starry black socks being modeled by Zoe. She is wearing a top from Suzy M Studio and a Liberty Jane skirt. :-)

Third, the grey and black tights being modeled by Sabrina in a purple wig. She is also wearing a top and skirt set from The Dolly Stand. :-)

And last but not least, Kanani is shown wearing the pink dotted socks. She is seen by her shave ice stand and is wearing a Liberty Jane skirt and an AG tee shirt (from Lanie's collection). You will also see Lanie's hammock-- which goes really well with the stand set-up. :-)

Enter our Jan/Feb Giveaway today!

Dolly Stand Halloween Pinafore and Dress

Yola! Today we have a fun Halloween-themed pinafore and dress from Etsy seller The Dolly Stand to show you. We love the little mice hiding behind the pumpkins on the pinafore and the combination of orange and black for the fabrics. The ensemble is being modeled by Ginny Sartorius (one of our Kirsten dolls)-- isn't her hair gorgeous?!-- sister of Lira Sartorius (our Lanie doll).

Ginny is standing in front of the bed we showed you yesterday with a Happy Halloween card by her side. In addition she is wearing orange and white polka dot sandals from Etsy seller Betsy Style that go perfectly with the dress.

Intro pic.....

Slideshow....

And you may think we must almost be done with our Halloween photos... but we aren't... more costumes and fun are around the corner! Stay tuned!

Some of the Halloween Stuff We Planned on Showing You A Week Ago...

Epic Fail!

Yeah... we took all those Halloween photos to show you, but we ran out of time to actually post them. We had to pack to fly to Salem, Massachusetts for a long weekend, get there, celebrate Halloween, and then come back. On Halloween I caught a horrid cold which I have been fighting all week. So blogging has been delayed in favor of sleep. :-(

But we hope our readers are understanding and will entertain our idea to show you all those Halloween and costume photos anyways. Maybe they will give you ideas for next year or for outfits or items you have been looking for.

Today Jocelyn Twiggs is shown prepping for our annual Halloween get-together. She is wearing black cat ears (known by the Japanese cosplay term Nekomimi= catgirl), handcrafted by Etsy seller Rue18. Aren't they adorable?! Rue18 currently has white and pink ones available in her shop. The treats Jocelyn has brought out from the kitchen include candied apples, brownies, and ice cream sandwiches made by Etsy seller Pippaloo. They look so tasty....

Jocelyn's candy corn apron and oven mitt were created by Etsy seller The Dolly Stand, as well as her tank top and white pants. They are two parts of an ensemble we purchased from this seller, one of the Liberty Jane Premium Partners. We can't say how much we are impressed with this seller's items. She also made that red, green and white holiday outfit you saw on Felicity in the kitchen set post, and one of those outfits is currently available in the Etsy shop.

So here is an intro pic of Jocelyn getting ready for Halloween....

And our slideshow...

Bonus slideshow of DollyStand items, some sold already, some still available in the shop....

And another bonus slideshow of Pippaloo food items currently available....

Jocelyn says thanks for visiting The Doll Wardrobe today!!

Coming soon: more Halloween stuff!! ..... in November...... uh.......yeah...

Oh and p.s. There is only a month left to enter our Fall 2010 Doll Giveaway-- so enter today if you haven't yet!!! (Check out the giveaway tab at the top right section of the page.)