Randomness Post!

Mmmmmmm.....Cookies. Ice Cream. Cake Pops. Brownies. I love DESSERT!!!!!

I love the last picture, the dessert looks delicious! Check back tomorrow for Hannah's post having to do with AG!

*RANDOM* Iman

The Polls!!! And a bit on the Royal Baby, Saige's Movie, and other things...

Hi everyone!!! It is time for a change in the polls!!! This question was submitted by TL Irvin of AG Girl!! Her question is... What is your favorite flower??? Look at our sidebar on the right to vote!!! We need more questions for the weeks ahead!! Feel free to give us your question with up to 6 answers! If you have any questions about our polls systems, click here for our big post about that. Thanks!!!!!

Is everyone excited for the Royal Baby's arrival?!? I cannot wait! I found this interactive family tree of the Royal family and thought I would share. Click here to go to CNN and look at this super-cool interactive family tree!!!

This post is about to get long, just a warning!!

I also watched the Saige movie on Saturday night. They had a ton of commercials, which I found to be annoying,  and I also heard comments that some of the commercials were not appropriate for 8+ year old girls. I did see this but I am not in that age group so it didn't come to mind. I am sure that girls even younger than 8 were watching as well, because there are 5 year-olds with AG dolls. This is poor behavior from NBC, and I know from reading the comments on AG's Facebook page that many parents were upset. Another complaint about NBC's job of showing the movie was that for the time I was watching it, the last 3 minutes were cut off by breaking news, the topic of which is also not appropriate for young girls.  My aunt in New Mexico was also watching (I will share her comments later) and for her the breaking news took a large chunk out of the middle of the movie as it was showed at a different time. It should have started at 6:00 with the time difference but it started later for her. Many people think AG should re-air the movie, and I think so too.
My aunt lives in New Mexico and knows the area that they were filming in very well. She has also been to Balloon Fiesta many times. My aunt is a teacher as well so she knows how schools work. Here are some of her comments-

• No teacher would ever introduce a new student as being from South Albuquerque. 
• The outdoor scenery really looks like that, AG did not use a backdrop.
• There is no parade in Balloon Fiesta, later she noticed it was in Old Town Albuquerque, which is no where near Balloon Fiesta.
• The horse riding is all very fake looking.
• She thinks all the singing is due to Glee.
• The meeting with the principal is lame. (I agree, our principal is nothing like that)
• What reporter claps? (at the press conference)
• Saige in the balloon is fake, it is probably set up in the balloon museum.
• Aerial shot of the ground is great, you can see the Bosque bike trail
• Guitar music is great.
• The kids look well off, you would think the parents could raise $5000.
• There is footage of the actual Balloon Fiesta, but they don't show all of it.
• Good shots from Balloon Fiesta, liked the guitar music, nice outdoor scenery shots, everything else was meh. 

Thank you Aunt Deb!!! Your input is highly valued!! My brother also made a comment that when Mimi is in bed wearing her half-moon glasses with her looong white hair she looks like Dumbledore from Harry Potter. 
Thanks for reading this insanely long post. Check back tomorrow for our randomness post!!
~Hannah (the human)

How to Make a Cat Scratching Post!

Hi everyone!! Today is Monday and we will start the week off with a craft!! This is not original (sorry) but rather an adaptation of My Froggy Stuff's videos How to Make a DollCat Scratching Post Condo and How to Make Pet Stuff for Your Dollhouse and LPS. Please watch these videos as it helps to see someone do it and not just pictures!! ;) I am going to be sizing this appropriately for (AG) Licorice! I have two cats (real life) so when I saw the video I noticed it wouldn't be for scale for American Girl pets. Here goes...

You will need:

• Cardboard tubes of different lengths (toilet paper, paper towel)
• Yarn the color you want the rope on your post to be (I used tan to make it realistic)
• Cardboard, stiff paper (I used a paper plate)
• Scissors
• Hot glue works best, but I used glue dots

 

Here are all of my supplies!!!

 

I started with the small tube. I put two glue dots (or you could use hot glue) on each side of the top of the tube...

 Push the end of your yarn into the glue and start wrapping!! The glue keeps it from slipping. 

 

Wrap snugly around the tube, but not so tight that the tube changes shape.

 

Once you get near the end of the tube, add more glue to secure the ends. 

Once the tube is covered, push the yarn into the glue and cut the end. 

Now cut a square of your stiff paper and wrap it with paper. I used purple tissue.

 

I cut a glue dot in four and smooshed them on the end. (or use hot glue dots) 

 

Press it firmly on your base. I have tried a couple of ways to close off the top, but none of them have worked or looked nice. If you make this and figure something out, leave a comment as I would love to hear how you did it!!! :D

 

Final Product!! :)

 

 I made a cat condo thing when I had glue sticks for my hot glue gun (I ran out) and I made it with two wrapped toilet paper tubes, a wrapped paper towel tube, and two bases.

 

 

The top base is wrapped with yarn, and I cut pieces of blue yarn and tied them into a pom pom. I then tied it on a string and then glued it to the bottom of the base. I used a lot of hot glue to make it stable.  I kind of overdid it on some of the spots with yarn, and then it looks a bit sloppy. :( 

One thing I like to do is add dots of hot glue on the bottom of things as grippy dots so the stuff I make doesn't slide on my wood floors.

 

Licorice is inspecting her new cat post. I think she likes it.

 

She looks like a queen on her throne. :)

Thanks for reading!! We will be back tomorrow and next week I will feature as our craft...

My Trundle Bed!!!

Woot woot!!! :) Feel free to leave us a comment!! (or two) We love hearing what you have to say!!!

~Hannah (the human)

P.S. Thank you all so much for the kind birthday wishes, I had a great day and weekend!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Sites July 13th!!!

Hi everyone!!! It's Saturday and..... We have Saturday Sites up and running again!! Whoo hoo!! Are you excited??? I know I am! :) Let's get started!

This week's Saturday sites are all fun blogs!!! (click on the blog name to go there, other special pages will have links throughout the description)

• Ciao Bella- This is an adorable site! She does lots of book reviews, movie reviews, recipes, and lots of other stuff. She has a few posts about dolls, but what makes it soooo spectacular is that she has created two huge free printable sets for dolls that are amazing!! (you may have seen this on Doll Diaries a few weeks ago) Click here for Summer Fun For Dolls and here for Doll School!!!

• Me and My Gals has tons of cute hairstyles, adorable photos, awesome photo shoots, and lots more! Her photography makes her dolls look like real people. Her wit and sense of humor makes her blog something amazing!!  Seriously, I read all of her posts back to her very first one!!! (I think) Anyways, go check it out RIGHT NOW!
   
• Our AG Adventures is a blog with everything from crafts, serious fashion advice and Etsy clothing, to series in between. There is super cute photography, and all of her dolls look amazing all the time with stylish hairstyles and fashionable clothing. I can't even describe here the wide range of topics that they blog about. I think you will love it... so obviously pop on over there!!

 Have fun exploring these sites!!!  Remember to be sociable and leave a kind comment when you visit these blogs! We wouldn't mind a few though either... =) We will see you again on Monday with a fun craft... Oooohh, the suspense of waiting. Will you survive? ;) Have a nice weekend!!
~Hannah (the human)

P.S. I absolutely loved Iman's amazing post of genius fashion advice- didn't you?!?! If you missed our Fashion Friday post yesterday, check it out here!!!!

P.P.S. Have you noticed something new on our sidebar? No?!? You can now sign up to get an email when we post- you don't have to have a Google account to "subscribe" or "follow" our posts!! One more question... (Sorry, I know this is long) Is anyone on Bloglovin?? Let us know if you are- we are considering getting an account there. Thanks!!!! :)

Fashion Friday With Iman!!!

Hi Again! :)

This is Iman with the first post for Fashion Friday weekly edition!

I am sooooo excited to write these posts and hope you will enjoy reading them! In the posts I will include pictures of clothing, accessories, nail polish etc.

I will write about the pictures and tell you what I think is "in". By "in" I mean things that I like right now not just things that are "popular" at the moment!

I will also tell you if I would wear items discussed. If I wouldn't wear them, I will say what I would change to show you my sense of style!

WARNING!!!!! - SUPER LONG POST!!!

I LOVE floral print! Pretty much for everything!!! :) Floral print dresses, shirts, nail polish, shorts, jeans, bags, etc. :P I also love the western look! I love boots on girls as well! Pretty much any type! I would definitely wear this dress and boots!

It's Summer! What better to wear on your feet than flip-flops?! For constant swimmers....*ahem* Hannah *ahem*, flip-flops are the most useful in this season. Well...I guess I swim a lot too, but you know you do more Hannah! =D I love how these flip-flops have an imprint on the bottom. I love this color too, and would wear these with some shorts, a tank top, and my hair in a loose side braid, to get the summer look!

DRESSES!!!!! I love to wear dresses! This one is perfect for special events. This dress is super cute because it is a tank top with a skirt attached! I also love the cuff bracelet this girl is wearing! I would wear this outfit and bracelet with some black flats to perfect this look and put my hair in a high bun!

This is such a perfect mani! The shade of purple is just right paired with white polish. I like how the nail that is completely purple is dark enough to highlight the sparkles on top! I would name this mani Purple Clouds! :) I might use a lighter shade of purple, maybe lavender. I may like to substitute the white with baby blue. Finish this mani off with hair twisted in to a low messy knot and a floral dress (maybe like the dress in the first picture) and some tan flats to make it casual. 

I love these sandals, they are flip-flops and flats in one! Super cute! Sometimes, the separator in the middle of these type of shoes irritate the skin between my toes! :( So, I would wear them with caution. My face is small, so I may not wear these sunglasses. The shorts are cute and I would wear them as is. I am a fan of this outfit, however, I would add a short-sleeve (shade of brown similar to the sandals) cardi on top! The feather necklace and the bracelets are a nice touch to add to this summer outfit! Just add a loose side braid to top this off! :)

Oooooh!!! What a cute double side braid! It's perfect to wear with long earrings (as shown in the picture) and it would also look good with a dress! So, this picture is perfect! :) I would wear a short-sleeve cardigan (gray) over this dress. Sandals from previous picture would complete the look.

This is a cute braided hairstyle I love how the braid goes to the back of the head towards the right and then comes down the center! The white bow gives it a nautical feel! This hairstyle works well with a lot of outfits and events! For a casual look I would wear the sweater and hairstyle with some jeans and tan flats.

So.. I am going to start with the picture in the middle. I think of it as a girl who could be at a party or other semi-formal event! The picture to the right is cute because it is a side swept twisted bun. An interesting idea that I think is super stylish!! =D The picture on the left is two french braids which goes into a low bun above the neck! I love these hairstyles and would wear them the same way! 

These bangles scream out....... time for a party! You don't have to be from the Indian subcontinent to wear them. They can be worn by anybody! I would wear these in a heartbeat! (No joke!) Probably with a dress and some sandals with my hair down or perhaps with some jeans for a bohemian chic look!

Aaah friendship, it is a gift I will always treasure! These two girls look like they are the best of friends! The white and orange dresses are versatile and could be used for different events. I would love to have them in my wardrobe! I would complete the look by wearing my hair down or in a loose side braid. I might also wear tan flats or even prefer to go barefoot. 

Thank you so much for reading this SUPER LONG post! I had a lot of fun writing this. I hope you found some things you might like to try. Share your comments so I can become a better writer/blogger! :)

~Iman

My Doll Diaries Photo Contest Prize!!!

Hi everyone!! I hope you all enjoyed our first ever randomness post!!!! I really liked it!! Good job Iman! :) Today a long awaited package arrived in the mail...

 

My Doll Diaries Photo Contest Prize!! I was one of the lucky random winners of their Camp Doll Diaries Week 2 Photo Challenge. I opened it up to find...

 

A really cute tote bag with some stuff inside!!

 

The bag that it was all wrapped up in was sealed with a super cute pink H sticker!!!

 

I took all the stuff out of the bag, but isn't the bag adorable???

 

There were some really cute stickers...

 

A Doll Diaries business card...

 

And a Sophia's bag with two mini business cards!!!

Thank you so much Doll Diaries!! 

Thanks for reading!!! 

~Hanna (the doll)

 

 

 

Randomness With Iman!!

Hi!

This is my first official post on Hannah's awesome blog!!!

This new weekly edition will be completely random but some posts also may have a theme.

This week we have a few images to show a segment of a 4th of July theme!!! :)

 

 

Let me know what pictures you liked in the comments! I would love to find out so this weekly addition can be fun for everyone!!!!!

Thanks for reading!!!

~Iman

Blog Spotlight:Tea Time With Melody Q!!!

Hi everyone. Today we are going to be doing a blog spotlight on...

Tea Time With Melody Q!!!

Melody Q has a great blog!!! She has been posting lots of pictures from her recent trip to Coolspring where she saw lots of big, old engines!!!! Her dolls have also just arrived at Camp and have been documenting their adventures. She also shares her thoughts on teas. My favorite part of this blog is that Melody owns a lot of older, retired, outfits and showcases at least one in almost every post. I enjoy looking at retired outfits so that is awesome in my opinion. If you want to read my past little write-up of her blog click here. Be sure to go visit Tea Time with Melody Q. here as well. :)
Thanks for reading!!!
~Hannah (the human)

Blog Spotlight: AG Girl!!!

Hi everyone!!! I hope you are all enjoying your week!!! I am here today to do a little blog spotlight. Today's blog spotlight is on....

AG Girl!!!!!

This blog is written by TL Irvin, who comments on this blog frequently. It is a fairly new blog, so I can't do much but to say that your blog is adorable!!! She has lots of cute photostories featuring all of her dolls, as well as a super-cute Meet the Dolls page that I know she has been working hard on. :) So far she has Saige, Kit, and Kanani's profiles up. Anyways, head on over to AG Girl and take a look!!! I am sure you will love it!!! (TL, keep up the fabulous work!!!!)
~Hannah (the human)

What we have planned...

Hi everyone!!! We (Iman and I) were talking today and we are here to present to you our new summer blogging plan!!!! (FYI Hannah is this color and Iman is the hot pink)
I want to do a weekly post about fashion and what we consider cute & stylish. We hope that you can use these outfit suggestions as inspiration for crafting/sewing projects for your dolls and/or yourself.
I/we would like to post AT LEAST one craft project a week. Maybe more... But at least one!!! :)
Randomness will also be a new weekly edition that we will do together. We will put together a bunch of images that we have seen that have caught our eyes... and believe me- it will definitely be random!!! 
We will maintain the polls- just don't forget to leave your comments!!!!! We will continue to do posts that are random and unscheduled- like the ones that you are used to. We will do our best to try out this new schedule this week- I will be gone- so this might not actually happen until next week.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
~Hannah and Iman
P.S. We will try to get Saturday Sites up and running again!!!