Happy Thanksgiving, guys! I hope you all have great big meals in your near future.
In celebration, I dressed Ellie and Savannah up as pilgrims and Native Americans for a Thanksgiving photoshoot. I stitched all the beads onto Savannah’s dress. It took a long time, but it turned out looking really nice. :)
-Loren
Have you seen American Girl’s new release? I’m not exactly sure when it came out, but I just learned about it last night. ;) Anyway, I’m going to share my opinions on their new stuff.
*All pictures belong to American Girl*
WellieWishers — $60
First up, the new line of dolls: WellieWishers. I’m sure you guys know about them already; bloggers have been searching for them and uncovering new information ever since AG trademarked the name. The WellieWishers are 14.5″, making them the right size to be younger sisters for the 18″ dolls. It sounds like their bodies are made entirely of vinyl.
From left to right: Emerson, Ashlyn, Willa, Kendall, and Camille.
Little Ladybug Brush — $8
Voilà! A tiny hair brush.
Peek-a-Boo Wellies — $26
Socks Set — $20
Colorful socks and clear rain boots? Interesting. The socks would certainly let you change up your look with ease.
Playhouse — $250
This thing looks sweet, but there’s no way that I would pay $250 for this playhouse. Maybe if you’re rich and you’ve got that much money to blow on accessories for already expensive dolls . . .
Charm Bracelet for Girls — $10
For ten dollars, all you get is the chain and the rain boot charm. All the other charms are $5. I think this is a neat idea — every time you get a new doll, you can buy the corresponding charm. But I think it would be even better if American Girl sold the charms with the dolls.
You can buy all the dolls’ meet outfits in girl size. The shirts are $26, and the skirts are $28. So you’d be paying, uh . . . *maths* . . . $54 for one outfit.
Nature Explorer Set — $24
I think this is pretty adorable. :) Acorn-shaped bag! Canteen! Compass! Binoculars! I just want to know if the accessories are a good size for the 18″ dolls.
Ocean Treasures Set — $24
I like the colors of this, but how much play value does it really have? I mean, the mermaid tail is cool (you guys know that I love mermaids), but what are you supposed to do with a shell, a message in a bottle, and an hourglass?
Tea for Two Party Set — $24
Cute — little forks and spoons!
Make-it-Great Play Set — $24
LITTLE SCISSORS AND NOTEBOOK AND HAMMER AND PENCIL AND ASDFGHJKL
Giggles and Grins Play Set — $24
I really hope that these things are the right size for 18″ dolls, because FUNNY GLASSES and WHOOPEE CUSHIONS.
Carrot & Hutch — $42
Aw, lil’ bunny. ☺ Carrot is a pretty cliche name, though . . . It’s like, “This is my bunny, her name is Carrot!”
“Wow, you have no imagination at all.”
Garden Theater Stage — $90
This is super pretty, I love the colors! Plus, all the props are reversible, so you can give the theater a new look.
Showtime Ballet Costume — $24
Enchanted Garden PJs — $20
Flutter Wings Doll Carrier — $45
$45 FOR A WEIRD BACKPACK-LOOKING THING?
Garden Party Table & Chairs — $58
At first I thought, Why are there so many bugs? But then I read the product description and found out that they are tic-tac-toe pieces. You can play the game on the tabletop, which I sort of cool, I guess.
Berry Sweet Snack Stand — $28
This one is actually really cute. :) I love the heart-shaped cookies and the clusters of berries!
Daisy Princess Costume — $24
idk, it’s kind of icky. I know that purple and pink are supposed to go well together, but in this outfit, they just don’t.
Trundle Bed and Bedding Set — $100
Looks like we finally got a replacement for the old Dreamy Daybed! I love this, the colors and patterns are so pretty.
Pomeranian Pajamas — $24
Wow. Doggy themed. I don’t dislike it, exactly, but I also don’t love it. I bet you could use the T-shirt and pants as regular clothes.
Adventure Pop-Up Camper — $185
DUDE, I LOVE THIS. It’s really different from Lanie’s camper or the Our Generation one, which is cool. I love the little paper lanterns strung along the top! And the entire camper can fold down for easy storage. :)
Adventure Tent — $70
I think the fireflies in the jar are a nice touch.
Adventure Campfire Set — $42
Adventure Sleeping Bag — $28
I love the colors and the pattern that they used on this.
American Girl released a huge new array of mix-and-match items! I really can’t pick a favorite; everything is so cute. But I love the Pretty Plaid Shirt, Side-Cinch Tank, Denim Jacket, Playful Print Skirt . . . pretty much everything. Not to mention, they sell everything (but the shoes) for girls, too!
Ombre Ballet Outfit — $34
This is very similar to a ballet outfit I have for my Barbies. ;) I love all the blues!
Skeleton Outfit — $34
This Halloween outfit glows in the dark! And look at those awesome fingerless gloves! They are, without a doubt, my favorite part of this outfit.
Glitter Glasses — $10
Brownie Ombre Glasses — $10
Butterfly & Gem Bracelet Set — $8
I like the colors of the gem bracelet.
Elegant Earrings Set — $10
Wait, why are they selling two dangles and two studs for $10? Didn’t they used to sell, like, four of each for that price?
3-in-1 Ring Set — $8
Cute & Comfy Lounge Set — $20
The shirt is adorable! It could easily be used as a normal shirt.
Mini Doll Tote — $10
I personally like the old purple tote better, but maybe that’s because I despise the color pink with a burning passion.
Adorable Accents for Dolls – Everyday — $10
You could probably find all of this stuff at Dollar Tree.
Adorable Accents for Dolls – Souvenir — $10
Sparkle Star Cutaway Tee — $10
Cute!
Star Skirt — $12
Sparkle Doll Tote for Girls — $48
Two-Doll Tote — $24
Star Water Bottle — $12
Why is American Girl selling water bottles? Aren’t they a doll/clothing company? Ah, whatever.
AG made some outfits for the Bitty Babies, but since I’m not into them, I decided not to include them in this post. Check out the site if you want to see the BB stuff.
Do you like the WellieWishers? Why or why not? What’s your favorite thing from this release? Least favorite?
-Loren
Hey, guys! I’m finally getting around to reviewing the Lea’s Mix & Match Swim Set that I bought in January. The powers of procrastination, my friends.
Let’s start with the lime green swim suit. American Girl calls it a tankini, but let’s be honest: this is a bikini.
The bikini is lime green with hot pink edging. The fabric is stretchy, and feels like a real bathing suit.
The fringe is made out of the same fabric as the rash guard that comes with this set. In all the stock pictures of this outfit, the fringes are perfectly flat, but that’s not going to happen with mine. They curl and flutter all over the place. The only way to get them even close to flat is if you wet your fingers and stroke the fringes.
The bikini closes in the back with velcro.
Like the bikini top, the bottom is made of lime green fabric with hot pink trim.
The bikini outfit doesn’t hide the doll’s tag, but if you stick it into the bottoms, it becomes slightly less noticeable.
Let’s move on to my personal favorite, the rash guard outfit.
The top has hot pink sleeves and lime green edging around the neck. The rash guard is mostly made of a blue fabric with a busy neon pattern on it.
It velcros in the back.
The bottoms are pink, with a panel of blue patterned fabric on the hips.
Lea’s Mix & Match Swim Set also comes with a stretchy headband.
It’s pink with a white pattern.
Elastic is sewn into the back of it, and it slips over the doll’s head.
Obviously, you can mix and match this set (hence it’s name), but I prefer keeping the rash guard outfit and the bikini outfit to themselves. I guess the colors just don’t work as well.
See what I mean?
Hot pink sarongs were given out at Lea Clark’s debut, and they work perfectly with the swim suits.
Lea’s Mix & Match Swim Set is a colorful, realistic set that is a must-have for anyone who lives near the beach or has their own pool! Not to mention, the rash guard can double as a regular top
Buy this outfit from American Girl for $34 HERE.
Bonus pictures!
Relaxing in the pool. ;)
I used a colorful beach towel for the background of this shoot. :)
Like my swimming pool? I made it using Hidden Hollow AG Crafts’ tutorial: http://hiddenhollowagcrafts.blogspot.com/2016/06/happy-first-day-of-june.html
Do you live near the beach or have your own pool? I don’t, but my neighbors let us use their pool every summer.
-Loren
On my other blog, Blue Eyes, Gray Eyes, I’m hosting a writing challenge! It’s called Creating Worlds Writing Camp, and it go from May 1st to the 31st.
I’d love it if you would check out my post about it HERE, and maybe sign up.
Even if you don’t have a blog, you can still participate in CWWC. All you’d have to do is email your stories to me at happyhouseofag@gmail.com.
Make sure you sign up for Creating Worlds Writing Camp before midnight on April 30th, because camp starts on the 1st!
-Loren
Hello! Today, I’m going to be reviewing an outfit from the collection of Lea Clark, American Girl’s newest GOTY doll: the Rainforest Hike Outfit.
The outfit comes with a T-shirt, cargo pants, hiking boots, a belt, a watch, and a headband. It’s priced at $34.
The white T-shirt has a beautiful butterfly design on it, described by American Girl as a “watercolor butterfly.” The shirt velcros in the back.
Lea’s cropped cargo pants are a grayish-green color. There are parallel lines in the fabric, but you don’t really notice them until you look closer.
There are two nicely sized pockets.
The pocket flaps lift, and there’s enough space to put something small into the pockets.
Functional belt loops go the whole way around the pants.
The striped green belt is not attached to the pants. It closes with a large plastic belt buckle.
The belt is surprisingly long.
A complaint is that little hands might have trouble feeding the belt through the loops. Also, I’ve found it hard to style the belt. The shirt covers it, and the buckle bulges in an unattractive way. Here, let me show you:
With belt.
Without belt.
The outfit in the second image is more pleasing, because the belt isn’t making a lump beneath the shirt. I’ll most likely use the Rainforest Hike Outfit without the belt.
Of course, I could hike (pun intended XD) the shirt up above the belt so that it can be seen, or tuck the shirt into the pants, but I like it better without the belt at all.
Moving on to Lea’s shoes! They are made of a tough, leathery fabric, with thick plastic soles. The hiking boots have beige, pink, and green fabric on them.
Side view.
The boots lace up with a green stretchy rope. In order to put them on, you don’t have to loosen strings or undo velcro or anything like that; the fabric is simply flexible enough to let the doll’s foot slip right in.
Next up, Lea’s watch! It’s made out of hot pink plastic. Clear plastic protects the watch face. There are bumps on the sides of the watch that are supposed to be buttons.
A better look at the watch face.
The watch goes on like the real thing: you have to stick the lime green clasp through one of the holes in the flexible watch strap.
You can even slip the end of the strap through a hard plastic thing that slides back and forth (such great description on my part! *eye roll* But seriously, does anyone know what this thing is called?)!
The Rainforest Hike Outfit also includes a yellow headband. It’s about a centimeter wide, and made of elastic.
There’s a bow on the headband, but I prefer to style it so that the bow is in the back.
Overall, I absolutely love the Rainforest Hike Outfit. It looks amazing on Lea Clark, and I bet it would look great on other American Girl dolls as well.
It’s got a lot of mix-n-match potential! I can see the T-shirt and the cargo pants going with lots of different outfits.
-Loren
Happy New Year!
This is a bit late, yes, but I was so busy posting pictures of my new Lea Clark doll that I didn’t have time to fit anything else into my blogging schedule.
But . . . I wanted to share some blog stats to celebrate how much Happy House of AG grew in 2015!
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 76,000 times in 2015. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see it.
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Thanks, girls! You’re all so sweet and encouraging. :)
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Here’s to an even better 2016!
–Loren
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