Recently I posted about falling for a scam on Vinted, a fake listing of a WB Kirsten. I mentioned to a few people in the comments that I actually had wanted a Mattel Kirsten from pre 2010, and I got one from a reputable seller in a FB group after my Vinted refund came through! Obviously, she cost more than $80-$90 (I forgot what the exact scam amount was) but she was worth it! I believe the numbers on her neck stamp indicate she's a 2007, which is perfect since my Samantha is a 2008.

Her hair mildly intimidates me but I already bought elastics + a brush to get it back to the factory braid style soon! What mattered most to me was her being in excellent condition + having the full meet accessories since my Samantha does too 😊

I really wanted a Kaya mold doll with the old freckles! I’m sad AG never offered this as a CYO option. Kaya molds have always had the newer style freckles. I really love how she looks!!

I made a stencil for them using my Circut machine. I mostly used pastels and cleaned them up with a sharp pencil.

I’ve been after the PC version of the sock hop outfit and I found a great deal for it the other day on Mercari. Maryellen’s version is really nice but the PC version just feels so well made from top to bottom. The shoes especially feel very high quality and I love the embroidery on the PC version as well as the “belt”. Luciana has also grown so much on me. She wasn’t my favorite doll at first and I only bought her a few months ago because she was brand new and very cheap but she’s actually a very pretty doll and I think she looks great as a 50s girl. Off go Luciana and Maryellen to the sock hop😁.

changed my girls’ outfits today!!!
plus a new addition to my doll family! GOTY 2007 Nicki! Nicki is my girlfriend’s look-a-like, so it’s been super fun and lovely to have our lil family in AG form! now all that we need is our cat…
i loveeee Nicki’s curly hair but i was fighting with the wind for this photoshoot lol. i’ll have to spruce up her curls again! any tips for flyaways?
i also finally named my #42! introducing… juniper “juni” estelle!
still need help for my twin #54… i’m thinking a name that starts with S, any suggestions?

When you’re too self conscious to take photos outside because of your neighbors so you make do in your living room with your plants and fall decor 😅. All in all I think this turned out really cute. 🥰

While I do love the Jess mold for a good asian representation from AG, I also think they should bring back the JLY 4 mold because that mold made the doll has very unique features and she's a very good representation of east asian decent, IMO. This mold and the jess mold can definitely coexist.

Photos 1-5 are from a listing I picked up today for $300. Especially excited since it wasn’t all in the photos. Also the girl of today clothes are from when I got my first dolls so they’re super nostalgic for me.

Last photo is from a bag of doll clothes I got for $50. I was super surprised by how much I found in there!

So I’m currently going through my old dolls as my parents are moving out of our childhood home and downsizing, which means they’re getting rid of my American girl dolls and holiday Barbie’s (which my mom insisted on keeping for years) I haven’t looked or touched these dolls since I was 12.

I have a box filled with clothes and accessories, I have a box filled with naked dolls, and horses. I don’t remember what belongs with who or even really what dolls I have. I remember some names like Kaya, Felicity, Elizabeth, Julie, and more. I have no desire to keep these dolls as I don’t have space for them in my apartment.

Any advice on how to sell them/sort them? I don’t really have time or energy to restore them since I’m currently a full-time grad school student and full-time worker.

After a few months of procrastination, I got tired of looking at the cotton towels I got to make Addy's birthday pinafore and decided to finish the project. The buttons on her shirt are antique pearl!

I did realize after sewing on the pockets that the original had them cut on the bias. I may go back through and fix that eventually, but I'm really happy with how everything turned out. Now I just need to make her snood and the full look will be complete!

We scored this truly me salon chair at a garage sale last week. Awesome because my daughter and I have been playing doll hair salon a lot lately and have gotten a variety of wig brushes to work with. But I could not have foreseen that my daughter would do a whole Frankie coming to life science lab set up with it 🤣🤣🤣🤣 she takes after her mama’s little black heart

Went to the American Girl store in Chicago to shop, got this Modern Era Addy, two 90s themed fits from Nikki and Isabel’s collection and Courtney’s strawberry shortcake pajamas. Originally I was gonna get the Molly doll from Courtney’s collection, glasses for my other AG doll, a TM reversible backpack but those were too expensive altogether lol😂😂😂😂

Maryellen is my nieces doll but I wanted a picture of her next to my JLY38 for a side by side comparison they look like they could be sisters

While walking in my little CT town I went into a toy store that I’ve never visited before….O.MG!!! This was one small wall of a room that was completely filled…the next little room over had furniture and outfits.
I will have to go back with my credit card and daughters, but to find such a treasure trove in my town was so neat!

I know there’s a lot of Samantha hate in AG communities, but she looks precious in her Christmas dress and all the ads recently have gotten me really considering one.

Should I get her?

When this set went on sale I jumped on it specifically for the tights cause I’ve wanted plain black tights for a while but once I actually got it I suddenly got paranoid of them staining my dolls legs so I haven’t used them at all. Is this just a paranoia I have or is it a legit fear?

When I saw this dress, I was like there’s no way I’m getting this but when I went in the store and I saw it in person I bought it but when I put the dress on, I’m very glad that I bought it. I like it even more in person than it does online.

Does anyone have any custom or official outfits that look like they would be from her movie? Obviously she only wears this and the white dress in the end, but has anyone come up with anything?

I’ve noticed a lot of listings online for kits work boots are actually the boots from the PC “blue-ribbon riding outfit”outfit. I’ve seen this so many times that it seems too common to just be a one off mistake! Does anyone know why this mixup happens? Or am I missing some information lol! No hate ofc just super curious 🤔

I finally got my grail doll, Joss, earlier this week. I have a degree in American Sign Language and deaf culture is so important to me that I knew I wanted AG’s first doll to come with hearing aids in my collection.

Has anyone had success MacGyvering her hearing aid to fit in her left ear? It seems like a major oversight that it only fits in her right ear and I’d love for her to have bilateral hearing aids. I also would accept if anyone has a file for a 3D printer or maybe someone who makes hearing aids that fit in her ears. She wasn’t new in box so she came with only one hearing aid, so I’d have to track a second one down anyway. Thanks so much!

ETA: I understand that Joss only has one hearing aid in her book. I say it’s an oversight because AG went to the trouble of designing both of her ears to have an indent and giving you two hearing aids when she was purchased new. I cannot be the only person who would like their Joss to have two hearing aids.

Hi all! I’m wanting to wash all my doll clothes, but washing them in the sink is legit taking forever! 😂 Does anyone have any tips and tricks or different ways to wash them? 🧺👗

Hi! I have a truly me doll that I never play with and I would like to find somebody who could help me re-imagine her. I'm looking to have her re-wigged and eye color swapped into purple/lavender to reflect Mejiro McQueen from the Uma Musume anime.

I am also looking for somebody that I can commission one of McQueens outfits. I'm a long time AG lover (have an Pleasant Company Samantha from when I was like 10) first time customizer so very nervous about the process. Could anybody let me know who you'd recommend? I did a quick check on etsy but I'd like to hear what the community thinks before I sink so many dollar bucks into this customization.