I have started to put together Courtney's room. Courtney is American Girl's doll from 1986 the very year American Girl was introduced. So I have become a bit obsessed with finding miniature versions of 80's toys (especially my personal favorites as a kid), the brand World Smallest Toys brand, and Mini Brand blind eggs to fill her room. I have misplaced her caboodle and some handmade skirts I bought here, So I have to find those. I am also doing a latch hook rug that is perfect for her rug but um yeah that's a work in progress. Courtney and Joss hanging out. A Fanny pack ..read more

I started to get very annoyed with the doll situation here. We have over 50 dolls and there just isn't room for many more (good thing we are almost done). I was going up to the doll area and was trying to think what to do differently. One of my cube storage things is bigger than the other. One can hold 13" cubes. the other holds 11" cubes.. At this point I have three canvas storage bins aka cubes of nothing but historical clothes and they are PACKED. So I decide to see if the 13" cubes will hold more so I can narrow it down so I go up to the doll area and think it makes more sense and will l ..read more

Our ISO's and Wish List Our AG Wish List **Note we aren't currently in the market for a whole lot this is our ISOs and wish list. Skylar's "want" doll list will be   a TLC doll or another boy, Gray eyed doll or Ruthie,  My "want" doll list is Kirsten (PC MINT/EUC in original braids), (a Green Eyed TLC doll to make into a boy :) If you aren't collector savvy you can always use this link as a point of reference to see what something looks like however it is not good for checking values of things. Any doll under $80 in EUC or GUC is good. Any doll under $50 in GUC or UC is Great ..read more

So you or your child wants American Girl but you see sticker shock by the $115 dollar price tag at Toys R Us, Kohls, or the American Girl Place stores... I understand that. Why do you think it took me almost 30 years to get my first American Girl doll? Because I didn't have the secrets... Perhaps they should stay secrets hmmm. I am for one NOT discouraging you to go and spend your money directly to American Girl because if we don't buy American Girl then American Girl will cease to exist and the secondary market will sky rocket with prices that are ridiculous probably. Plus going to American ..read more

I met a young lady on the Amino groups for American Girl. One of these talented young ladies on the Amino group shared her work with me. I was so excited I told her to throw me together a box of different Valentines themed items. I wanted to share her talent with my visitors to my blog. . I will be giving away a code on 10% off your next order (exclusions are custom orders). So comment about how your dolls spend Valentines Day and what you like on Phoebe's Phashions Etsy page  for a chance at 10% off. Everything came beautifully and professionally wrapped in a nice box with fairly fas ..read more

Luciana has arrived and straight out of the wig cap her bangs were crazed.. Even after a spritz and a bobby pin and nothing... LOL But I was sitting here trying to tame her bangs. William (my 8 year old) asked where his custom doll, Lil Will, was. I stated upstairs on the top shelf of the doll shelf. My 8 year old never goes upstairs on his own but he ran upstairs and some how got Will off the top shelf. Ran downstairs and was stripping the new Space Suit we got at our AG visit that he hadn't taken off of Will since we got home and he preferred the spacesuit over his new Lego's he got on th ..read more

My family plus my nephew went to the release day for Luciana Vega at the American Girl boutique in Nashville. Ever since I heard about Luciana I was in love. We live near Huntsville, AL and we are very space oriented people. We love STEM. Then we heard Luciana's character goes to Space Camp in Huntsville. I knew it was meant to be. So Skylar and my 8 year old William, My husband and my nephew headed up to Nashville on the 1st. William has Autism and complex ADHD and there was no way he would be willing to wait in long lines.  Skylar and my nephew immediately took off to the bathrooms (n ..read more

I would like to do a blog featuring other bloggers. Specifically other bloggers and collectors of the Pleasant Company and American Girl doll collectors. I would like to feature pictures and facts on the different variations of dolls and their items... If you would like to contribute please contact me. Thank you!  ..read more

American Girl had In Store Only Exclusive gowns. This year its also available online. Here are the following details... The Merry and Bright Gown Set was released in 2013 and retired the same year. Retail Cost was $72 The Ruby Ball Gown Set was released in 2014 and archived in 2015. Retail cost was $72 The Frosted Violet Gown was released in 2015 and retired 2016 retail cost was $58 The Fancy Frost Ballgown was released in 2016 and retailed for $58 The Shimmering Ballroom Gown is available now online and in the store for $58 ..read more

Newcomers to American girl are frequently asking some questions So I'd thought I 'd share some examples What are strings and what exactly do they do? Sometimes (most) American Girl dolls and Gotz dolls are attached from their head to their torso with strings. The strings are there to hold the head on. Don't cut them. Just tuck them in the back of their outfits and it will be fine. American Girl goes through periods of also using a zip tie to keep the head attached. It might to deter people from customizing their dolls or it might be a cost saving measure. Here is a picture of Kaya and her nec ..read more