Reader's 1950s Diner!

Just wanted to post some pics of the 1950s diner diorama that the Photo Contest Winner sent us -- made for her kids' school project, and featuring the dress that Mia was wearing while riding the chicken.... Thank you for sharing them with us "S.P."!

It is pretty darn neat! We love this kind of stuff -- If anyone else has any dolly diorama photos that they'd love to share with our readers, please feel free to email them to nora.demington@gmail.com. It's not a contest or anything -- just for fun. :-)

And also we wanted to remind y'all that the poll about our next contest ends on Sunday morning, so be sure to vote before then. It seems as if the majority of people want to start the contest now.... but we'll see what the final numbers are.

Thanks again to "S.P." for these awesome diner photos!

The Chicken Wins!

That's right folks. We have tallied the votes for the April Photo Contest and Photo #7, Mia in her 1950s dress riding the chicken named Mo, won with the most votes. Yay! Congrats to the winner!

We have emailed the winner to let them know they have won and they have already responded. So their outfit will go out to them soon. Yay! :-D

If you didn't win-- don't be disappointed -- it's just supposed to be good fun. :-) We do want some feedback on this contest from y'all. Do you like this type of reader-participation? Do you enjoying sharing/seeing other people's photos here? Is this a type of contest you'd like us to do again? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!

And congrats again to Photo #7 -- Mia and Mo!

ETA: We've been posting direct Etsy item links on our Facebook page. Nothing to build a whole post from -- just cute things we see and want people to know about as we browse Etsy. Just FYI for our readers who might be interested in Etsy goodies. :-)

Voting for the April Photo Contest Begins Today!

Tada! We finally accomplished something! So today we have posted the 18 photos for the April Photo Contest with some info about the clothing shown in them. One photo per participant -- if you sent me more than one, we just chose one to represent you. The photos are labeled by numbers for anonymity and clarity.
The next step is that you -- all of the blog readers (who want to)--  vote on your favorite picture. Choose one photo and email us at nora.demington@gmail.com with your vote. We want the votes via email so we can keep track of the numbers more easily. So all the email has to say is "Voting for Photo # ____." Don't worry we won't use your email for anything. And one vote per reader please.

Y'all have a week to vote for your favorite picture. We will accept votes until April 26th, 2011 (Tuesday of next week). So please email us your vote before then! We really appreciate everyone's participation in this contest! The photographer with the most votes wins the AG capri pants and shirt.

And without further ado, the pictures in no particular order...

#1
 Zee jeggings are from Doll Closet on Etsy, the blue tank top is from Liberty Jane
and the black top isn't handmade but the owner
isn't sure where she got it from. Boots are AG.

#2
Felicity in her meet dress

#3
Tank top and belt are from Nicki's AG tie top outfit, pants are Liberty Jane,
and the sweater was made by the dolly owner

#4
Dolly owner's mother knitted this outfit -- made from tie-dyed yarn.

#5
Already labeled.... :-)

#6
The shirt is handmade, the pants are AG.

#7
Mia riding the pet chicken named Mo. Dress is handmade by the owner in classic 1950s style
-- was crafted for a 50s diner diorama which we have some pics of to show you tomorrow. :-)

#8
Dolly owner's mother made the PJs and hat -- daughter has matching ones!

#9
 The shirt and skirt are handmade, but the beret, tights, and shoes were all purchased
from Michael's, AG, and some doll store, respectively

#10
Jess's favorite outfit is her purple and white polka-dot 1930's style dress
that her owner sewed herself, and her matching hair clips and eyelet sandals

 

#11
Easter dress purchased from The Crazy Doll Lady's store

#12
Dolly owner's mother made the corduroy pants out of her daughter's old Justice cords
using the Liberty Jane Jeans pattern and she altered
the shirt from a new Build-a-bear shirt so it fit just right.

#13
 Kit with her new dress made from a Heritage Fashion Pattern.
It is made from real feedsack fabric.

#14
Dolly owner designed, made the pattern, and sewed it herself--
You can find a version of it in her Etsy store: My Doll My Style

#15
Julie's AG shirt and mystery handmade pants purchased from
'country store' while on vacation. :-)

#16
 Dolly owner's grandmother handmade this outfit for Chrissa

#17
Completely handmade outfit -- made by owner

#18
Handmade outfit purchased from Etsy seller Lots of Dots

Vote today for your favorite photo by

emailing nora.demington@gmail.com!

If we missed something or typed something in wrong, let us know.
And feel free to ask us any questions you may have. :-)

p.s. Isn't it amazing how popular Rebecca and Mia are in these photos!
Especially Mia -- I am awesome, and apparently everyone else thinks so too....

Last Two Days to Enter April Photo Contest!

Title says it all! Today and tomorrow (April 15th) are the last two days to enter our April Photo Contest for a chance to win white capri pants and a black top from AG Place Los Angeles. So send in your picture today!

The post about the contest is here for more information and instructions: http://thedollwardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/04/la-box-arrived-special-photo-contest.html


We wanted to create a bigger post with a video today... but that probably won't happen anytime soon because we are slow -- so we might as well just post this reminder before it is too late and it is April 16th, haha.

LA Box Arrived: A Special Photo Contest Begins!

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)...