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Another pink dress from MVC.... oooooo!.... but yes, despite it being primarily pink, we bought it anyways because we really don't have any dance costumes and this is a very pretty ballerina dress. Plus, the "woven" bodice, layered tulle, and ribbon detailing are amazing!

Elizabeth (that blonde, blue-eyed girl who doesn't know her real name yet, sheesh) got to model this dress from the 2011 Spring Line for us. She even showed off her diamond stud earrings in one shot. Fancy. And she did a "dance pose." Mostly we don't know what dance poses are.... but heck, we tried. ;-)

So we have a starter picture and then a video... and a friendly reminder that MVC is releasing their Summer Line on Saturday, July 2nd...

Oh and FYI -- we do use our Facebook page for posting about current Etsy and Ebay items and store announcements (like the MVC announcement) - so if you have a Facebook account -- be sure to "Like" us!

Thanks for visiting us today! And be sure to check out our earlier post about the new AG items that were released -- let us know which ones you'd like to see featured on the blog! :-)

p.s. Don't forget -- send in your Activity Three photos for our contest on or before June 28th!

L'Atelier de Sitara Party: Part Four

Claire guessed correctly! Our two final guests are Noelle Bonacorsi and Elizabeth Cole (to be renamed). They have arrived with a travel-size version of the Operation game-- one of our favorites!

Noelle is wearing a brown and tan wrap-around shirt, and the Sara skirt from L'Atelier de Sitara. Elizabeth is wearing the Winter Roses tank top and the Galaxie jeans, also handmade by Sitara. All four pieces are fantastic.

We love the style of the wrap-around shirts, very modern, very "in" and they are not being offered by anyone else as far as we know. The Sara skirt is also quite innovative with its add-on "chains" which drape from the waistline-- definitely a boutique touch there that really makes the skirt stand-out in a crowd. The Winter Roses tank fits right into the embellished top trend that is so popular today. AG tried to make one with its new Holiday 2010 shirt and pants recital outfit, but failed miserably in comparison to the rosettes on this tank.

And finally, the Galaxie jeans. I have to say that we have been consistently wowed by Liberty Jane jeans. This is true. But Sitara's idea to make paint-splattered designer jeans for dolls is something of true genius. Definitely a smart move and something worth repeating (and of course, not just in white-- any color paint splatters would work brilliantly).

To complete our outfits, we have added on a one-of-a-kind necklace from Sitara to Noelle's outfit. It has a gold chain and a sparkly black stone pendant. So pretty! Noelle's shoes are the bronze flats from Liberty Jane. Elizabeth is wearing a white necklace and white tennis sneaks also from Liberty Jane. As you can tell, we buy a lot of shoes from their website. ;)

Enjoy zee pictures and thank you for attending all four parts of our L'Atelier de Sitara Party!

The Return of Mary Royall

It's been quite awhile since Mary has been seen on the blog--- so we thought we'd sound dramatic and call this post "The Return of Mary Royall," to be well, dramatic..... Give us a break; it's been a long day. ;)

So we have been increasing the size of our Felicity and Elizabeth collection since we heard about the archival. We had been more prepared for the possibility of Molly's archival. So there were a couple more things we wanted to get for our colonial gal Mary Royall.

Mary now has the table and chairs (which we have always wanted and highly recommend), the Noah's Ark toy, the muff and pattens set, the guitar, and several new outfits. We took some pictures of her with most of the items, some which you can see below.

Today's pictures are of Mary wearing Elizabeth's meet dress and Felicity's Gala Gown. We didn't want to miss out on the meet dress and the gala gown because of the archival, but we can't say the colors and fabric choices are our favorites. The designs are pretty cool, but the fabrics seem quite plasticky and Barbie-esque. We were hoping for fabrics that would look more silky/satiny, like what Mary wears in her portrait by John Singleton Copley (we included that painting at the bottom of this post for you guys who haven't seen it yet).

But oh well, it was still fun to take pictures of Mary wearing these AG dresses. :)

So pictures: First, the whole ensemble and Elizabeth's meet dress. The stuffed bear is from the Marriott, where we stayed during our Labor Day weekend mini-break. We got a second one to giveaway with our Fall 2010 Doll Giveaway.

Second, the accessories.... we were very impressed with everything except the guitar (which is unfortunately plastic--- nice to look at, but we just would have preferred wood).

Third, the Gala Gown....

Last, the painting by John Singleton Copley... Mary is on the left with the hummingbird perched on her finger.

Felicity and Elizabeth Arrive

Sup! We are back from our mini-break with pictures of our new Felicity and Elizabeth dolls, straight out of zee boxes with some of their accessories. That pink dress is really pink. Like very pink. It is so pink it set off the color balance of the photos. Harhar. ;)

Have I mentioned that the pink dress is really pink?

They are very pretty dolls and we are happy to have them here in Badger's Wood before they are archived. (Sadness) We also have a couple other things from their collection to show you in some future posts: the table and chairs, guitar, Noah's Ark, Pattens Set, Felicity's Tea Lesson Gown and her red Gala Gown. So those posts are on our extensive to-post list.

AGFMB Member Special Feature: Mrs. C

For today's AG Fans Message Board Member Special Feature, we wanted to showcase something Mrs. C. (Donna Cotterman) has made but has never sold. This post is a little late, we know (sorry everyone!)....but we eventually got around to creating it. Too much work to do and not enough time for fun blogging. :( I can't say this school year has been the easiest one so far. Anyone else want to do my homework for me? :P

So if you don't know, Mrs. C. is a member at AGFMB and also sells her wares at an Etsy shop she just opened this summer. Check out her Etsy store here.

Like all fine artists, even seamstresses sometimes make something they just don't have the heart to sell. She explained to us, "Here is the one outfit that I haven't been able to part with. No, we haven't played with it ....just modeled and then tucked in tissue paper. I know that someday someone will enjoy this gown....but for now.... it's at the doll house."

The photos you see below are the property of
Donna Cotterman. She has shown us this pink
colonial gown in a variety of ways,
modeled by her Elizabeth doll.
Enjoy!

Doesn't Elizabeth look beautiful?

Please join us again on this Friday when we give you the second installment of our Oktoberfest Costume Extravaganza! We haven't yet decided which costume to showcase this week, so it will be a surprise!

And next Wednesday we will return to the wonderful creations of AGFMB member Heritage4 with some more of her awesome dolly duds. How exciting!

See you soon everybody!