Babs & Dolls

dreamimpossibledream:

Valentino’s Fall 2013 Collection Was Inspired By American Girl Dolls (Maybe)
Who knew that Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli were also fans of your favorite historical dolls?

Felicity Merriman, 1774; Caroline Abbot, 1812; Marie-Grace Gardner, 1853; Josefina Montoya, 1864; Samantha Parkington, 1904; Kit Kittredge, 1934; Molly McIntire, 1944

Cool! Even if it was unintentional, what a neat connection to draw.

Omg…I have a really hard time believing this was coincidental…

It’s a mix-and-match type of day… Maybe tomorrow is Tacky Thursday? Did I miss the memo?

Lol.

My friend sent me this sweet little Scottie jumper and red shirt outfit. I think it looks just adorable on my Bitty Twins girl!

nypl:

In case you missed it, on the front page of today’s New York Times is the amazing story of Kirsten the American Doll who has been in circulation with little girls at the Ottendorfer Branch of The New York Public Library for 8 years!!!! It’s an amazing story about a library, a librarian, and a community.

Aww! That has got to be the sweetest story I’ve ever read.

I do both? I do the same thing in instagram to just get more AG dolls into the hashtags. :) "American Girl Doll" seems to make more sense! :) Hope you can help pioneer a community here! spindlyoyster

Gotcha. I’m not that active on my doll blog, actually…I was at first, then I had a rather long hiatus, and then around the holidays I picked it up again. Usually I’m on my main blog, but when I do post on here, I’ll make sure to tag all my posts so I can contribute to the community a bit. Thanks!

4 months ago

I am trying to do the same thing and doing the tag "american girl dolls" just to build up a community. So glad someone who is originally from the AG company has a tumblr. spindlyoyster

Wait, so are we tagging #american girl doll OR #american girl dolls? 0-o

4 months ago

Will you please start tagging your posts as #American girl doll ? We're tying to start more of an American girl community on tumblr! :) Anonymous

Sure, sounds like a good idea. I tend to tag my posts as just #american girl, but from what I’ve seen, that tag has pretty mixed results.

Continued: do you think this is wrong? Should I force myself to "grow up" as everyone tells me to? xlittlegirl-blue

I don’t think so =) I mean, look at me. I’m 23 and I collect American Girl. Like I said before, there are lots of older doll fans/collectors out there. I hope that makes you feel less alone! You should do what makes you happy. If American Girl dolls make you happy, then it doesn’t matter what other people say.

4 months ago

Ciao :) I love your blog and your dedication to your hobby. I too love dolls.. Preferably American Girl dolls. I've been a caring collector myself since I was 7, and now at 16, I struggle to engage in my passion. Do you think it is odd for anyone other than a child to be comforted and harmonized by dolls? I have tried asking for other dolls, but I only get scowls and confusion. I've been waiting for my "perfect doll" to arrive, one that looks like me, and Sage seems to be the closest to it. xlittlegirl-blue

Aww, thank you!!!

I absolutely do NOT think it’s odd at all. There are so many teen and adult collectors out there, and a lot of them are into AG. You should check out some AG message boards, lurk around, and chat with like-minded people. A couple of my favorites are AG Playthings and The AG Dollhouse.

4 months ago

Saige is SUCH a gorgeous doll!