Lanie Giveaway Handmade Items!

Okay, so we kind of went a little overboard with the pictures of these handmade items...but we hope you enjoy looking at all of them anyway. ;)

So here is the story: Lanie's "Meet" outfit looked a little sparse to us over here at The Doll Wardrobe so we got online to our favorite site, Etsy, and ordered some custom items to go with this outfit.

What did we get? White leggings from suzymstudio and crocheted poncho sets from Lavenderlore! Hopefully our winners will appreciate a "Meet" outfit that is a little more complete. We ordered three of each thing, so our Lira gets to keep a set for herself as well. Here she is in a ton of pics wearing her new hat, poncho, and leggings, and holding her new purse! Now she is all set to go walk with her bunny around Cambridge in the "chillier" months. ;)

Thank you suzymstudio and Lavenderlore for these custom items!!!

So what do you guys think? Do you like our customized additions to the Lanie "Meet" outfit? Are you happy they are part of the giveaway prizes???

Doll Closet Christmas Skirt

I am a spastic blogging fiend today! Three posts so far! Yikes! I'm almost as spastic as Lanie's squirrel friend. ;)

Next up for our Christmas-y posts is this skirt purchased from Etsy seller Doll Closet (just like the previous dress). However, this time, being a skirt it had to be paired with other items from other sellers. Or else Sabrina would be half-naked....

So what you see below is one of the eared hats from Etsy seller Lavenderlore, a blue tank top from Liberty Jane Clothing, a multi-colored scarf from Liberty Jane Clothing, the Christmas tree skirt from Doll Closet, and brown knee-high lace-up boots from Liberty Jane Clothing. I love, love, love these boots.

Interested in shopping?
Lavenderlore- Click here!
Liberty Jane Clothing- Click here!
Doll Closet- Click here!

It is just the kind of mish-mash outfit that Sabrina loves to model.
Quirky. Just like Sabrina.

Please enjoy the photos!

Outfits of the Week- Etsy Highlights

Ooooo, time for our fun Outfits of the Week highlights and today we'll be showing you some of our favorite items from Etsy sellers. All photos in this post are the property of the listed sellers. We only use them here to showcase their products.

How do we find these items? The best way to search in Etsy for AG-sized doll clothing is to type in "American Girl, doll" in the Handmade search engine thingy. This way you should get mostly doll clothing for the right size doll. ;)

First we have a lovely five-color poncho, hat and purse set
from our favorite crochet goddess Etsy seller Lavenderlore.
Is your doll ready for the chilly fall weather?
Click here to see the listing.


Our second Etsy highlight is this cute fall dress created by
Etsy seller MyOwnLittleWorldToo.
This shop is very popular now and sells things out
faster than you can say woohoo!
Click here to see the listing.


The third highlight is this Work-A-Day cleaning set
from Etsy seller VintiqueDesigns56.
You may remember that our guest reviewer owns
one of these types of sets from this seller. :)
This particular outfit includes the dress, apron, pot holder,
oven mitt, and some tiny doll-sized clothespins.
You also get a dusting cloth, a head-wrap, and a cookie cutter!
A perfect set for Kit this autumn.
Click here to see the listing.


And last but not least, for those of you currently
panicking over the Kirsten archival... please keep in mind
that many talented seamstresses will still be making 1850s
prairie clothing for you long after the Kirsten dolls sell out...

Please visit Etsy seller Terristouch to see this
lovely Kirsten era ensemble for yourself.
It includes the muslin bonnet, ivory and green print dress,
flannel shawl, and apron with fancy stitching near the hemline.
Click here to see this listing.

Come on back to The Doll Wardrobe on Monday when we feature the Liberty Jane Clothing Celebrity Style outfit known as "Best of Both Worlds" and do another edition of the Mix and Match game. :)

p.s. Today is the last day to vote in our "What are your Favorite new JLY dolls?" poll in the right sidebar. The outcome of this poll might just determine a future doll giveaway here at The Doll Wardrobe....(hint hint....)

Today's Extra Post of New Things!- Eared Hats from Lavenderlore!

What did the UPS and the USPS men bring to Badger's Wood today?

The new #40 to replace the old #40!
And new custom hats from Etsy seller Lavenderlore!

You'll see these new custom eared hats paired with outfits in later posts, but we were so excited to receive them today at the same time we got our new #40 that we took some pictures. The new doll appears naked in the pictures and slideshow below so you can tell the #40s apart from each other.

The new doll will be our Sabrina M. Dove. No, her eyes are not perfect- but they are better than the last #40 and we'll accept her with her flaws. For some reason the Jess mold eyes are just not the same size on these dolls. But at least with this Sabrina they are mostly looking in the same direction. ;)

We are seriously considering doing an eye swap for Sabrina, and maybe a wig switcheroo. But we aren't sure what the plan is yet. We'll keep you posted. :)

So what's the story with these new hats?

Penny asked Christine over at Lavenderlore if she could create some eared knit hats for us modern dolls to enhance our cuteness factor. Christine happily accepted this custom commission last week, and POOF!-- the hats are already here!

We got four-- in brown, dark purple, dark green and a panda version-- perfect colors to go with our fall and winter outfits. We like them all so much, but are maybe leaning toward the panda one as our fave.

Which hat is your favorite?

UPDATE: Christine is now offering these hats for everyone else! Click here to see the listing and order one for yourself! You can get any of the four types you see below- panda, purple, green, or brown- or any other color(s) you'd like! How exciting!!!

Outfits of the Week- Etsy Highlights

Hello again everyone! Sorry this post appeared a bit slowly, but today was a bit busy and we wanted to leave the Halloween Costume Giveaway at the top of the page for as long as possible. :)

Since we featured four outfits from Ebay last week, we thought we'd switch it up and feature four outfits from Etsy today. All photos you see below are the property of the sellers listed- we are stealing them in order to showcase them. ;)

First we have a 1914 dress for Rebecca from MyOwnLittleWorldToo.
These sell out quickly, so it could be gone by the time I post this.

Next we show you a pink 1930s 0r 1940s dress from agseamstress.
The stripes and the buttons are just wonderful!


Something for the fall and winter, and useful for many possible time periods- a cape, hat and purse set from Lavenderlore.
Light pink crocheted perfection!

And last but not least.... a modern outfit from AM-PM Creations with a floral top and jeans.
Can you tell I seem to have a red and pink theme today?

As reminders, on Monday we will be doing the BIG introduction of our Elinor Dashwood doll and of course don't forget to check out the Halloween Costume Giveaway post from September 12th. It runs until October 12th- so be sure to get your comments in soon. :)