The Room is Finished!

Here it is! I am so happy about the way it turned out. 

I had the little table and chair, but spray-painted them white. I sewed the seat cushion.

I made the blotter, computer, picture frames, pencil, and tissue box.  The cell phone came with the backpack in the previous picture.

I love this! The bulletin board is probably my favorite part of the room. It is cork board in a spray-painted 4x6 wooden frame. I strung ribbon across it and secured it with tiny flower-shaped brads. I made the postcards (Colonial Williamsburg and Walt Disney World - my two favorite vacation spots), movie tickets, picture, and blue ribbon on my computer. The envelope and valentine came with the AG bed and breakfast set.

I sewed the beanbag chair and made the iPod out of foam. The wall decorations are 3D scrapbooking stickers.

The shelf I painted. The bed is the kind that you get when you stay at a hotel near an AG Store. Since it was short, I set it on top of boxes. But you cannot tell because of the bedsheets. I sewed the pillows, canopy, and bedspread. I also made the gamboxes on the shelf.

I hope you enjoyed the tour! My dolls love their new room.

Sneak Peak of New Bedroom

Yesterday I sewed a lot to get some things ready for the new modern bedroom. Today I am spray painting some old doll furniture and also doing another craft. Here is a sneak peek of what I have been up to!



New Electronics

On some other blogs and sites I saw some cute computers and mp3 players.  Since I did not want to have to buy one, I was inspired to make my own!

The laptop and ipod are out of foam

The earbuds are embroidery thread and tiny pompoms

COMING UP:

Up til now I have had strictly historical settings in my dollhouse. Now I am adding new room - a modern bedroom! I should have it up in a few days. My goal is to use what I have and make as much as I can instead of buying new things (like this craft).

Versatile Blogger Award

I have been nominated for the Versitle Blogger Award. Thanks, Alyssa from http://lovealldoll.blogspot.com/, for the nomination!

I would like to nominate some of my fellow bloggers for the same award:

1. Melody Valerie Couture  http://melodyvalerie.wordpress.com/

2. Piper's World http://pleasantpiper.blogspot.com/

3. Super Inky http://superinky.blogspot.com/

4. American Girl Fan http://www.americangirlfan.com/

Here are some things about me:
1. I have been collecting American Girl Dolls for 9 and a half years
2. I sing and play piano and love music in general
3. I like crafts... right now my floor is covered in paper bits from my last project ;)
4. My favorite season is spring... or fall... I keep changing my mind
5. I am homeschooled
6. I do not have a favorite color because I like so many (yellow, sky blue, pink, apple green, and deep purple rank very high on my list)
7. My favorite book is Little Women

For those of you I have nominated, please follow these rules:
1. In a post on your blog, nominate 4 fellow bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Aaward
2. In the same post, add the Versatile Blogger Award
3. In the same post, thank the blogger who nominated you with a link back to their blog
4. In the same post, include 7 random pieces of information about you
5. In the same post, include this set of rules
6. Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination with a comment on their blog.

Playing at the Park - An AG Photostory

Hello! Today I went to the park.

Swinging is always my favorite. The best part is leaning back and looking up at the sky. You feel like you are flying!

I ran up the stairs to the slide.

I waved from the top. Here I go!

Wheee!

I was determined to do the monkeybars. They are always too hard for me. I ended up just dangling by one and then jumping to the ground. Oh well.

Aha! Now this I can do - climb!

After all that climbing and work, I decided to just sniff the pretty flowers on the trees.

Well, I hope you have had a good time with me at the park. Bye!

New for Summer

American Girl has introduced its Spring and Summer products! Here are a few of the highlights, to see more click here.

Petals and Posies Dress

Great Outdoors Tent

Also, there are some Limited Time Only items for Marie-Grace and Cecile. To see all of them, click here.

Cecile's Summer Dress

Marie-Grace's Summer Dress

I love Marie-Grace and Ceciles new dresses! I wonder how long they will be around?

Check out the links and then tell me your favorites!

Happy Birthday to Mia

I bought Mia four years ago today at American Girl Boutique and Bistro Atlanta. It was my very first visit to an AG Store, and I had a blast! And of course, Mia came home with me! To read more about how I got Mia, go to the My Dolls and Dollhouse page.  Happy Birthday!

Stop Motion Video

This was my very first stop motion project. I made it back in 2010, back when Eleanor's name was Natalie, but I thought you all would enjoy it :)



Guess What is the Doll Diaries Spotlight Site This Month?!

As I was going through the recent posts of blogs I follow this morning, I came across a Doll Diaries Post.  It read, Doll Diaries Spotlight Sites for February 2012... and what do you know, my blog was listed! American Girl Doll Chronicles is now a Spotlight Site!



Beautiful French Braid Hairstyles

The other day I was playing with Chloe's hair when I started experimenting (which I do a lot).  I thought it turned out really pretty, so I wanted to show you! I did it again with Elizabeth, but then I decided to modify it a bit.

 Here they are together from the side.  Chloe's falls loose down her back, while Elizabeth's is a braid.

Chloe's hair from the top. Doesn't it look like a crown?

I love how Elizabeth looks with this style! It reminds me of a medieval princess... but maybe that is just me ;)

Here is what it looks like in the back.

3000!

AG Doll Chronicles has now had 3000 page views!

Mini Reeses

I had some mini Reeses the other day and realized they were the perfect size for my American Girl dolls. I thought I would show you.

Pictures from Chicago

Eleanor was very excited about going to Chicago.

I was sure to pack her a bag with plenty to do, as it was a rather long ride.

She had books and magazines and crayons.

Here is the Marie-Grace and Cecile display at the store.

This is my favorite thing of McKenna's! I love the bed! It comes with so many cute accessories.

I bought these jeans and...

This tote for mini dolls.

We stayed with friends, and their daughter has a doll too! This is Eleanor with Isabelle and their dolls.

Chicago Trip

Hello! I just got back from Chicago this weekend, where I visited American Girl Place. I will be uploading some photos some time in the next couple of days.

Light skin, short blond hair, brown eyes

I am interested in considering buying this doll eventually. She REALLY looks like me! I have a potential AG store trip this weekend, so who knows... My question is: what would I name her? Any suggestions?

American Doll Room

There is this website I found through Doll Diaries I just HAD to show you! You can order AG doll sized room sets like this one:

Cute, right?! The site is called American Doll Room. Here is the link: http://www.americandollroom.com//index.cfm

Wish List

I made a Wish List on the American Girl website showing the things I think are really cute.  If you want to check it out, the number is 342970
(For those of you who tried this number and it did not work, I had accidentally switched the 2 and the 4. Now it is correct.)