Holidays with the Dollies!

How to Have Holidays with the Dollies!

No matter what holidays you celebrate these tips are sure to give you pure success!

Step 1

Decorate! Decorate! Decorate! No Winter Holiday is complete without decorations! Find mini decorations in craft stores or make your own! (Myfroggystuff, Doll diaries, and Livingadollslife all have great doll tutorials!) 

Step 2

Dazzle your dolly friends by dressing your dolls in only the finest threads! Check for tutorials online for outfits or buy some. American girl has their own holiday dress every year and sometimes they put throwback stuff on sale so you may find some goodies!(;

Step 3

Invite your friends and family! Tell your friends and family to bring their dolls for some holiday fun for everyone. 

Would You Rather 2: American Girl

Would you rather...

Create your very own doll or have someone else make one especially for you?

Have someone give you one doll or five outfits
Make a doll outfit for your own doll or make one for a friend
Get an AG doll or an Our Generation

Thanksgiving at the Dollhouse

After a lot of toppling dolls :), I present you with a Thanksgiving photo story. Sorry the lighting's so bad. Enjoy!

Barbie, being the oldest of the doll family, prepares a traditional Thanksgiving meal with mashed potatoes, green beans,and turkeys of course for her sisters (and Cushion). 

Barbie calls all her sisters into the dining room to eat. Everyone scampers in, hungry.

"Can you pass the green beans please?" Asks Ghoulia. "The sauce is always amazing!" "Sure!" Sophie responds kindly.

"Come on! I want turkey!" Yasmin whines. "Relax, I'll cut you a piece in a minute." Barbie scolds.

Barbie and Sophie chat about what it's like being the two oldest.

Ghoulia tells Katie about how she's visiting her dad in a month. 

While everyone carries on their conversations Briar notices someone's missing.

She gets up and finds Yasmin sampling the Pumpkin Pie.

"Yasmin! You have to share!" Says Briar between giggles, Seeing the crumbs on her face.

Briar helps Yasmin carry out the remains of the pie out for everyone else. Happy Thanksgiving!

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This is the blog for American Girl Doll lovers who want tips, product reviews, and crafts. Enjoy!

Picture Perfect Rebecca Hair

Since Rebecca has curly hair it can get really hard to make it look nice. Here's the steps to make it look great!

Step 1

Brush Rebecca's hair.

Step 2

Twist a small group of hair and hold it for a few seconds.

Step 3

Do the same till you have finished her whole head.

Step 4

Add a hair clip, bow, or headband for the finishing touch.

Last Years Halloween Reminder

I am beyond excited about Halloween this year, and we are down to the last few days!!! What are you guys doing with your dolls this year?

Here's a few pics from last years Halloween in case you want to check out any posts.

Happy Halloween ya'll!

How to Have the Perfect Dolloween

I am super excited for Halloween to start! I love this time of year as the leaves change colors, and the cool breezes pass through.

Step 1

Dress all your dolls in their favorite costumes that you make or buy

Step 2

Make mini candies anyway you want (I have a tutorial on my blog if you like). Fill up mini bowls with your candy.

Step 3

Use your doll house so your dolls can walk up to the door and trick or treat. Make sure your dolls have trick or treating bags (I also have a tutorial for that). Don't forget Dolloween decorations!

Doll Craft: Watch

You will need...

*Colored Craft Foam

*pen or sharpie

*Scissors
*stickers for details

Take a piece of craft foam and cut a long strip to fit around your doll's wrist. Cut a slit in it so you can put one end of the wristband in so it will stay on your doll. Then glue on a circle as your watch's face. Then draw details and add stickers to personalize your doll's watch.

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I just want to take a minute to thank all you readers for helping this blog hit 2000 views! Wow! I'm so excited to share this little blog with you! Thanks again, AGfanblogger

2 in 1 Doll Craft: Dress and Blanket + Photo Edited Picture

You will need...

*scrap fabric (any fabric works, you can even use old clothes if you like!)

*scissors

*ribbon or fabric (fabric will fray unless you sew it so ribbon may be more desirable)

*a doll for sizing 

Lay out your fabric and place your doll over it. See how much you need and cut it out. Then wrap it around your doll. If you have too much cut a little or just wrap it more. If you have too little, try again. Than wrap around your ribbon or cut a strip of fabric and wrap and tie it around your doll's waist.

Photo Edited Picture of Rochelle from my Photo Shoot with Rochelle post.

Doll Profiles

A couple months ago, I added some profiles of my dolls to the blog. They're on top of the poll in case you want to check them out. If you have some thoughts on what you think, please feel free to comment them.

American Girl Party: Homemade!

American Girls are super fun, so what could be more fun than an American Girl Party?

Decorations

Make pink and red star shaped banners out of paper, cardboard, and ribbon or make the same thing with pictures of your favorite dolls.

Food

Use star shaped cookie cutters to cut stars out of bread and meat and whatever else you want to add to your sandwich. Don't forget to serve pink lemonade and have pink napkins, pink plates, and plastic pink glasses. Fill pink goodie bags with doll sized items such as mini barrettes, food erasers, and mini lip gloss. Tie ends of bags with pink or red (or both) ribbons. Set in front of each table setting.

Games and Activities

Find any doll craft you like online. Set up a table with everything you will need (make sure you have enough supplies for each guest). After the craft let the guests play with their dolls (there really isn't any better way to play, then to use your imagination :)). 

At the End

Make sure no one forgets their goodies and crafts! Have fun!

Feel free to comment if you try this or have a better way of doing it.

Doll Printable: Chocolate

I made another printable for you! It's a chocolate wrapper. Just glue this around a piece of brown foam or cardboard and you're done! Enjoy!

Ideas?

Hello! I've been feeling kind of blank on what to post lately, so I need my viewers to help! :) What has been your favorite post? What would you like more of? What should I post that would make this blog better? Answering any of these questions will help me make AGfanblog more fun! Thanks!

BeForever: What do you think?

Are you excited about Beforever? Which dolls are you thinking of getting?

Mini Photo Shoot with Rochelle Goyle

I took Rochelle outside and got some cute photos of her in her new dress that I made using my tutorial.

Which one is your favorite?

Doll Craft: Laptop

This craft is pretty much like the phone, but larger.
You will need...
*foam
*sharpie
*scissors
 Cut a piece of foam so that it is double the size that you want. Fold it in half. One the side you folded make a logo. It can be a real company, or one you made up. On the upper half of the inside make a rectangle for the screen and on the lower half make dots for the keyboard. You can also print a keyboard and screen if you don't want to draw it. Have fun!

My First Little Pullip Doll!!!!

I was at Tuesday Morning rummaging through the toys, when suddenly I saw two Little Pullip Dolls! I was so excited! I'd never seen one in real life before, but knew I HAD to have one. One was a Dal and the other was a Pullip. I bought the Pullip one and automatically loved her!

I love those curls! The bunny hat is so detailed with the eyes and nose. The one thing that is kinda strange is the card costume. It is made out of a faux leather material with velvet hearts and gold lining. Under the card is a fluffy black bodysuit. 

Close up. I've decided to name her Alice.

Alice walks into the doll house and meets Draculaura. Who waves and invites her in. You can see the size comparison in this picture.

Draculaura and Alice relax on the couch, becoming good friends already!

An interesting thing about Alice is her stand. It is lime green and transparent. I like the little star base.

It has a little knob so you can change how low or high you want it! That's so cool!

It was $9.99. The box has some nice purple details. Overall I love my Pullip! I just need to find a doll company that shares the same clothing size as her. 

Doll Tip: Elastics from Doll Packaging

Some dolls come with small elastics to hold the dolls in place. Instead of throwing out the elastics, you can use them for your doll's hair!

Doll Family Photos!

These are all my dolls and pets minus AG Mia and Monster High pet Cushion.

From left: AG Emily, AG Rebecca, AG Retired Just Like You named Jessica, Liv Sophie with Hayden's wig, AG Isabelle, Hearts for Hearts Shola, AG Lindsey, Monster High Howleen (I poured boiling water on her hair for a less curly look), Barbie Skipper, Monster High Clawdeen, AG pet Coconut, Bratz Kidz Yasmin, Monster High Rochelle, Monster High Draculaura, Barbie, and Nutmeg (not AG, just a regular stuffed animal).

Just 18 inch, 14 inch, and pets.

Isabelle in the Snow Photo Edited Picture Before and After

A while ago, I did a post on a picture of Isabelle in snow. A little bit after that I edited it. Here's the before and after:

Before

After

Which do you like better?

Would You Rather Dolly Version

Would you rather...

Receiver ten Monster High dolls or two American Girl dolls

Receive a package of Etsy doll clothes or open your own Etsy shop

Have your own doll blog or go on other's doll blogs

Make a doll video or make a doll photo story

Design your own doll line or be the first to buy a doll from a new doll line

How to Make A Doll Phone Another Version

You will need...

*foam in any color you like

*scissors

*metallic sharpie (you don't have to use a metallic one) 

Cut a piece of foam in a phone shape. Fold in half. On the top half make a screen. On the bottom half make dots for buttons.

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #10: Doll Flip flops

I can't believe AGfanblog Summer Fun is already over! I hope you enjoyed this series of posts. If you     liked this and want some more things like it comment below any suggestions. But don't worry I have some fun new posts planned for you! Now for the final AGfanblog Summer Fun post!

You will need...

*craft foam in any color you like or cardboard 

*a doll for measuring 

*a writing utensil

*ribbon

*scissors

*hot glue and hot glue gun

Measure around each of your doll's feet onto foam. Cut ribbon so that it will fit around the foam. Glue ribbon over the foam leaving enough room for your doll's foot to be able to fit into it. Repeat onto the next shoe. Let dry and you have flip flops!

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #9: Summer Gear

Here's a lair of all kinds of gear your dolls might need for Summer!
*Sun tan lotion
*beach towel
*sunglasses
*water bottle
*beach umbrella
*swim goggles
*bathing suit
What else do YOUR dolls need for Summer? Have fun crafting some of these for your dolls! If you missed it I have a printable for sun tan lotion! Just search AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #1 in the search bar!

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #8 : Guest Post By MHFan Monster High Venus McFlyTrap

I was so lucky to get someone to do a guest post for AGfanblog! Now let's start!:

I'm  doing a post on Venus Mcfllytrap:

She is wearing a Bratz sweater and clawdeen wolfs sister pack outfit P.S. She's not 

Wearing the outfit she came in.

Here are some extra pictures of Venus.

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #7 How to do a Summer Photoshoot

Want some cute pictures of your dolls having fun in the sun? Then this is the post for you!

Beach

If you are going to the beach, don't forget to bring your dolls! Take a picture of her or him relaxing by the water or building a sandcastle. If you aren't going to the beach then take some pictures of her or him by a lake, pond, or creek.

Create or Buy a Background 

Take a poster board that's the right size and paint or draw a beach or a garden. Then let your doll(s) be models and take some pictures of them.

Pool

Let me start this off by saying some dolls CANNOT go in water such as American Girl Dolls if they go in water they will get silver eye. If they are NOT AG's (or other dolls that can't go in water)  then let them swim. Take some cute photos of your dolls on rafts or holding noodle or floaties.

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #6 Product Review Monster High Clawdeen and Howleen Wolf Sister Set

This is what the set comes with other than Howleen's diary. 

Howleen has bright orange hair with yellow highlights. She comes with a safety pin earring, tee, vest hoodie, necklace, backpack, cuff bracelet, three bangles, jean shorts, two mismatched socks, and funky black booties. She has bright blue eye makeup with a light pink top layer and pink lipstick.

And I'm hungry like the wolf!

Clawdeen comes with a dress, four gold bracelets, one sock, and two hoop earring for each ear.

She has purple hair in the back and lime green and black hair in the front. She has green, and purple eye makeup and gold lips.

Clawdeen poses.

And we can't forget Cushion, Howleen's pet hedgehog. I like these dolls a lot. I wish I could style Howleen's hair though and Clawdeen would have looked better with brown hair and purple and green  highlight. Also, Howleen's hands are very intense. She would look better with the regular Monster High hands.

AGfanblog Summer Fun Series #5 Summer Fashion Show

"Hello there folks, I am your host Katie for the first AGfanblog Summer Fashion Show. First theme is swimwear."

"Here we have Lagoona Blue wearing a cute, pink, and  purple, bikini."

"Next is Frankie Stein wearing a funky, lime green/yellow bathing suit."

"Third is Lagoona again, showing us a "scary" cute outfit perfect for a day at the maul (mall for Monster High characters)."

"Last for today, is Frankie showing us an adorable sundress."

Note: this is a handmade dress.

Thanks for reading!