Felicity's Wardrobe: Felicity's Traveling Gown

 I rarely put Felicity in her purple gown.

I bought it when it was a limited edition gown called Felicity's Traveling Gown, and I was really annoyed when they turned a limited edition gown into her new meet outfit. I felt like I had been cheated a bit.

Plus, I don't think lavender is Felicity's best color. I do like it as a color, just not on Felicity.

It's a pretty gown, though!

When I put it on her, I was surprised to see the details. I remembered that it had real embroidery on it, not just printed on the fabric. I had forgotten that it had tucks in the bodice.

Anyway, I wanted to put her in a spring dress, and this made a nice change from her pink birthday gown.

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Vintage Arranbee Doll

 I found this doll at the thrift store, and I jumped on her.

I thought she looked like a vintage Madame Alexander, maybe the Margaret face mold.

It turns out that she is an Arranbee doll. there is an R&B on the back of her neck. 

R&B= Arrenbee. Clever.

I don't know for sure how old she is, but her dress is very 1950s, so that's where I would place her.

She feels very nicely, solidly made, and her elastic is still tight.

She is 14 inches tall, and her eyes are green.

I think she's really cute. I plan to name her Louisa.

Definitely a change in my doll collection, but I love her!

Melody's Wardrobe: Melody's Daisy Outfit

 I was really pleased to get Melody's Daisy Outfit. It's one of my favorite outfits from her collection.

It's even cuter in person!

The dress is very nicely made. I was really pleased to see that the yellow centers of the daisies are embroidered. I had kind of expected plastic.

The pleats are nicely done.

I was also surprised to see that it has a sash that ties in the back. It's seriously cute. I hadn't seen that in online pictures.

The dress comes with knee high socks and matching T-strap Mary Janes. I was happy to see knee socks rather than tights. They are easier to take on and off. Of course, you need to be organized to not lose one.

Not to worry, I have a box dedicated to Melody's clothes and only Melody's clothes. It has all the tiny accessories in it as well, so I don't lose anything.

The color looks great on Melody. 

At $28, this dress is less expensive than many current historical AG outfits, and it's worth every penny.

Mattel Toy Store Visit

 I went to the Mattel Toy Store yesterday!

I haven't been since September, but I was ready to celebrate getting my COVID shot! I am fully vaccinated!

They had a really great selection of AG this time. a Facebook friend said that it sounded like "a treasure hunt with doll stuff" and I love this so much. This is doubly applicable to the MCM Benefit Sale.

I bought maybe too much stuff, but like I said, I was celebrating.

Here's my haul:

Felicity's Beforever undergarments, the violin set, Tenney's guitar, Logan's performance outfit, one of Tenney's outfits, the spaghetti dinner and the boy's Christmas outfit.

I was so excited! 

One of the salesladies came over to help me because I was carrying so much stuff. So kind.

Truly Me dolls in the lilac meet outfit were on sale for $88. 18 inch dolls are rarely discounted there, so that was really cool.

They also had Maryellen, Kit, Josefina and Tenney! This is pretty rare. They usually only have TMs!

These Bitty Babies are posing like Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park.

Wellie Wisher stuff

Lots of Barbie and other Mattel brands.

It was a really good visit and cheered me up!

I should go more often. I seem to go about twice a year. This way is better for my wallet, though!

American Girl 35th Anniversary

 American Girl has done a release for its 35th anniversary.

There are limited edition released of Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, Felicity, Addy and Josefina- the original six dolls.

They are wearing their original meet outfits and come with their original accessories and books.

I am very happy to see this release and how popular it is. I idolized these girls and memorized the Pleasant Company catalog.

I don't think I am going to buy any of them. I own Kirsten, Samantha, Felicity, Addy and Josefina and their original meet outfits.

I briefly owned a Molly but she is just not for me.

I was excited to find out that the Create Your Own T-shirt now has a theme called "AG 1986."

It includes graphics for the original six girls that hits me right in the nostalgia feels.

However, one of the graphics is terribly racist. It is a graphic for Kirsten and features a log cabin and the words "Settlers Gonna Settle."

This graphic does not acknowledge that settlers were on land that was stolen from indigenous people.

This graphic is hurtful to those of Native descent. American Girl should remove this graphic immediately.

Update: They fixed it already by removing the caption and leaving the graphic as just a log cabin! 

That's a really fast response from AG! They have been known to take months to fix an offensive graphic in the CYO section. Kudos to them.

I do really enjoy the other vintage graphics from the "AG 1986" theme and have been playing around with them.

I am sorry that AG had to spoil their release in this way.

Felicity

Addy

Addy

Kirsten

Samantha

Happy Easter!

 Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!

Samantha

Addy

Kit