Meet Kirsten...and Kirsten???

Are you seeing double??? Sort of!

When Kirsten's archival was announced last year we bought two Kirstens for ourselves (and one for a possible Doll Wardrobe promotional giveaway). Why did we do such a silly thing like buying two of the same doll?!? Well, you know those fancy loopy-braid-things that Kirsten wears on her head? Penny was pretty sure once she took them out she'd never be able to get them back in quite right. She is not very good with braids and especially not fancy loop-braid-things. So we bought one Kirsten to remain Kirsten with her braids permanently in place, and the other Kirsten was bought to get a new name and be allowed to let her braids out. We are a little bizarre...

So there will be pioneer-girl Kirsten Larson... and Ginny Sartorius, Lira's sister. Ginny is short for Virginia, which we were thinking about using for Connie. So we are resurrecting it, but only as Ginny because we prefer Ginny. ;P

So what's going on in our photos today???... Kirsten Larson can be seen on the left side wearing her Meet Outfit duds, and Ginny Sartorius is on the right side also wearing a pioneer dress as a tribute to her previous existence as Kirsten 2.0.

This dress and plaid scarf is fantastic and was purchased from The Dollies' Dressmaker. It is in the same style as Kirsten's Swedish Dirndl, which we commissioned two handmade versions of from Terristouch, and you can see our post about them here.

Check out The DD website by clicking here. Ever since Kirsten was archived, The DD has been making Kirsten clothing left and right. But they have also been selling it left and right, so there are currently only three types of dresses in the shop for Kirsten. But as I said before, Etsy and Ebay sellers are still creating new Kirsten dresses every week! So there is always something creative right around the corner for Kirsten.

Well, without further ado....here are Kirsten and Ginny- Enjoy!

AGFMB Member Special Feature: Tomi Jane

Have you ever felt like you found a treasure?

When we saw that AG Fans Message Board member Tomi Jane was selling two of her creations it certainly felt like finding treasure! It was so exciting! Tomi Jane has been creating wonderful handmade clothing for her AG dolls and displaying them on the AGFMB left and right. She makes impressive stuff. And when I say impressive, I mean impressive!

Please click here to see her flickr albums (they will knock your socks off): http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomijane/

So what did we manage to purchase for our dolls? Tomi Jane had created 3 dresses from one pioneer era pattern, one in blues, one in purples, and one in red and brown. She decided to offer up the purple and red and brown dresses for sale on the AGFMB. As you can see from our pictures below, we managed to get the red and brown one. It is amazing!

The dress is created from a pattern Tomi Jane drafted herself, and it has a yoked bodice, growth tucks, and cluny lace at sleeves. The apron features hand feather-stitching in red, which you can see up-close in one of our pictures. The shawl is soft wool, fringed, and hand hemmed. In addition to the dress, apron, and shawl, Tomi Jane was also kind enough to include a crocheted off-white wrap-around vest-shawl. It is close in concept to Addy's "heart-warmer"- a type of shawl that was popular in the mid-1800s.

Needless to say there was a bit of a conflict over who would get to model this one of a kind masterpiece of handmade dolly duds... but Alice won out because she is new here and hasn't had as many chances as Cassie to wear fantastic pioneer-era clothing. So we hope you enjoy our pictures below of Alice, her new duds, our Valentine's Day roses, and Alice's new wool toy "Thor the Sheep." :D

Thank you so much Tomi Jane for this magnificent ensemble. We love everything about it, but especially the rich, warm colors of the fabrics you chose. We look forward to seeing more of your creations!

Though she does occasionally sell her handmade items and/or patterns, Tomi Jane is currently attempting to create one version of every pattern she owns for her own AG dolls. So that is quite the task to keep her busy. Good luck with your projects Tomi Jane!!!

Alice's Terristouch Pioneer Dress

When we named Alice as Alice Wilder Baldwin, we thought it would be fun to have her time travel between modern day and the pioneer era: 1860s-70s in the Old West. So she will occasionally join our Cassie as a pioneer girl.

Alice's first pioneer outfit is a blue dress, plaid bonnet, and white apron courtesy of Etsy seller Terristouch. Though we already have similar dresses, it is difficult to resist such a nice blue color and such well-made items. In the pictures below you will see Alice, with and without apron, posing with her new horse, Mad Hatter. Yes, we know we are muddling up our Alice literary references, but this makes it more fun. Now all we need is a little horsey top hat for him to wear. ;)

Ye old photo as a fun bonus:

And a close-up....

Thank you Terri for another great outfit!

Click here to visit Terri's Etsy store!

And don't forget, tomorrow, Saturday February 6th is the last day to enter the Lanie(s) giveaway!

Terristouch Blue Pioneer Dress

In our continued efforts to show off Rebecca wearing clothing from a variety of time periods, here she is wearing a Kirsten-style blue summer dress which was purchased from Etsy seller Terristouch.

This dress was purchased with our Cassie Conrad Jameson in mind, for the late 1860s time period, and is crafted in a similar style to Kirsten's striped summer dress that was usually pictured with her fishing set and straw hat. Just the perfect dress to run barefoot down to the stream in. Are you thinking that Rebecca would make a good friend for our Cassie? Be sure to vote in our "What Time Period Should Our Rebecca Live In?" poll in the right sidebar!

The next post from me, Nora, will be on a dress from Ebay seller suzebella, also being modeled by our Rebecca. Curious about Terristouch? Click here to visit the shop! Wondering if suzebella is currently offering any good auctions? Click here!

See you soon!