Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Well. yesterday we spent the whole day shopping. Mainly for backpacks and some other school stuff. School starts back on the 27th! It's on it's way, finally!

We decided to stop in a Toys R Us that was near the mall we went too. It's about half an hour from our house and the Ski Lodge set we were looking for wasn't at the TRU we had at home. I figured since I was already up that way, it wouldn't hurt to see if they had it in stock.

THEY DID!

We wanted to use it as the living room set for the dollhouse. I'm starting to think the rooms in our house are a little small but it will do for now. Maybe when Kay is a little older we will build a bigger house for her dolls but right now since she's only 4, it works.

Here's a pic of the living room, not decorated though and we still need to put the floor down!


Monday, July 23, 2012

Life...

Has been crazy! 

It's been about two months since I've had time to sit down at the computer for more than 5 minutes at a time!

We've missed our fans! :)

A lot has gone on since we've last written on our blog.

We have been doing a lot of shopping, building, and crafting for our American Girl dolls lately. We have won lots of great auctions on EBay for some new outfits for the girls. They should be arriving in the mail this week. I can't wait to share them with you!

We also decided to start building our American Girl dollhouse!

It's a work in progress since it's so large. We are only tackling one room at a time and really focusing on making it great. The first room we decided to start on, since it seemed the easiest, was the bathroom. We also decided that not everything in the home needs to be American Girl brand. It would just be wayyyyyy too expensive if we did it that way.

I will take some good pictures with my camera later today and update. :)

So, have you gotten anything new for your AG dolls lately? Share!


**EDIT**


Well, I took some pictures of our work in progress! Here you go!




This is the house from afar. Painting on the edges of the walls needs to be done and the roof isn't up yet.

Julie enjoying her tub. :)


I really love the mini canvas picture. I got it at Hobby Lobby for $5. I used my Cricut and the Kate's ABC Cartridge to cut out the bathtub picture.

We are waiting for the bathroom vanity to come in the mail. I still feel like it needs some more decorations, maybe a window?

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Some New Friends

It's been awhile, followers!

A lot of things have been going on lately so it's been hard to update!

We've added two new friends to our AG collection within the week!



Puppy Sugar and Bitty Baby! 

We found Sugar at BJ's while we were doing some food shopping! We got Bitty Baby from Ebay for only $20! :) She is in pretty good condition but we may send her off to the doll hospital for a new body sometime in the future. 

I've also been busy crafting away!

I found the idea from my favorite website, Pinterest. They are tank top or t-shirt dresses. It's so easy if you have basic sewing skills. (And I'm a beginner!!)

All you need is about a yard or two of fabric (depending on the size dress you're making), tank top/t-shirt, and basic sewing supplies.

Here are the two dresses I've made so far:



I love them and so does Kay. :) I'm thinking about selling them in my Etsy shop!


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sell It!

So I've decided to open up and try to promote my Ebay and Etsy Shops!

My best friend and I make polymer clay items and we also have American Girl doll furniture and bedding for sale.

If you would rather purchase from us off those sites, we can do that too through PayPal or Google.

Remember, these sites are BRAND spankin' new so there isn't much in them yet, but stay tuned for more soon!! 

If you have any requests, feel  free to contact me too!

Ebay:


Etsy:


Happy Shopping!

:)

Monday, May 14, 2012

Thrifty Monday!

If you don't already know, Monday's are the best day to hit up your local Goodwill or thirft stores
.
Why?

After a weekend of yard sales, where else do people drop what is left over?!

You guessed it! :)

I'm always on the hunt for a good bargin. I have about 5 local Goodwills in my area so I get a reasonable selection. Today my best friend and I ventured out to do some treasure hunting. 

I ended up with a purple/pink Leapster Handheld game system ($10), three games ($2.99 each), and 2 Jumpstart CD-ROM Computer games ($1.99 each)! All in great condition!!

How can you beat that!?!? 


I have to admit that the only things I do not buy from thrift stores are some clothes, bedding, and stuffed animals. Just for sanitary reasons, usually. That is just my PERSONAL preference. It does not mean that you can't! :)

What is the best thing you've found at a thrift store or discount store? Please share!!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there!

Since we spent the day out and about in DC yesterday, we are taking a chill day today. Nothing excited going on besides washing school uniforms, cleaning, and doing a little sewing.

I did find this great website from Pinterest that had some cute sewing patterns for American Girl sized dolls. It's cute because they also have the coordinating patterns for big girls too! I'm thinking of buying one and trying it!

Check it out.



Today Kaydence also wanted to change Julie out of her oringinal outfit. Crazy kid! I let her and this is what we came up with! (Sorry for the bad quality pic, snapped it on my iPhone!)

All of the outfit, except the boots, came from the Our Generation line sold at Target. It came with  a bunch of stuff and was only $14.99. The boots we got at Michael's craft store really cheap because we had a coupon! 

Well, I hope that today you all appreciate and love on your mother's! Don't forget to tell them how much you love them, either! :)

Until next time...

Saturday, May 12, 2012

American Girl Place D.C.

Today we decided to take a trip to American Girl Place DC. Since we only live about half an hour from it, it wasn't that long of a drive. DC traffic can get really bad but thankfully today it wasn't bad at all. The store wasn't as crowded as I had thought it would be on a Saturday evening.

The sole purpose of this trip was to really get a brush or two for Kaydence's doll. When we bought her the first doll, we never thought about buying the brush until I read and learnt a lot about doll care. I probably could have ordered it online but I really didn't want to pay shipping when we could just drive there. :)

Well, without further ado, I'd love to introduce you to our newest doll, Julie! It was a last minute decision but she's the one Kaydence picked out and we happen to share the same name! :)
I was kind of hoping she would choose McKenna but I'm thinking that when we go back for Kay's birthday, we'll get her. I had made reservations at the Cafe about two months ago so we could go have lunch for Kaydence's 4th birthday! She's going to love it.



Now we're home enjoying our new doll and getting ready to head off to bed. Well, the kids are headed off to bed. I may stay up and sew some new clothes for Julie! :)