A Different Kind of American Girl Doll
Evil arrives in the mailbox entirely too often. I've mentioned it before and I'll mention it again -- whoever gave the American Girl Doll people our address needs to locked in a room with whiny army of small girls who have no concept of money. Just for kicks, I'm going to make sure the girls all have kazoos and giant bottles of glitter, by the way.
Oh, and Justin Bieber. He's going in the room, too.
It only seems fair.
Fortunately, The Twitters agrees with me that the American Girl Doll catalog is evil. Even more fortunately, The Twitters usually gets home before we do, so I usually have a fair warning that there is a stupid catalog in the mailbox.
SORRY, ALEXIS. No, you can't get the mail! I have something I have to burn!
Those catalogs make great kindling. I'm just sayin'.
But every once in a while one of those stupid catalogs ends up in the still-chubby little hands of a certain toothless 7-year old. Find me some cheese because once that girl gets her paws on that thing, there is much whine. And need for wine.
"Can I have this?" "How about that?" "And this?" "MOM, I NEED THIS."
That statement curtails into a lovely conversation about needs versus wants, but whatever. By the time we get to that point, I've already lost my mind.
But now. NOW. I TAKE IT ALL BACK.
You guys, American Girl Doll clothing fits the kitten. Really well.
So I'm going to go ahead and order one of everything.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Reader Comments (6)
OK so I know I am kinda crazy, but does Alexis want me to make her some AG doll clothes? I have been making some for a friends daughter, but I think is at the point of enough already. I have been making stuff like t shirts with initials appliqued on them. Jeans, a cheer outfit. A rain jacket, and currently I a working on a denim jacket.
One word: Target. Okay two more words: Our Generation. They are the Target version of American Girl dolls. They are basically the exact same. And their accessories? Cost a fraction of the price of AG stuff and fit just the same. Oh and they have totally stupid clearances all the time. I got the kid a bike for her AG doll from the OG line and it literally cost me $15 the similar bike at AG- $100. We got a jeep that seats 2 dolls at target $30, at AG- $350. Pretty much I skimped and saved and pinched and pulled to get the real doll (and dang did the extra $ I paid for her to get just the right doll {who was sold out} hurt) and then have supplemented her with Target, JoAnn's and Michael's finds. (Also I'd bet Hobby Lobby has 18 inch doll clothes too.)
Michelle, you are living my dream. All through my childhood, I tried and failed to dress the family cat in doll clothes. I still have the cat scratch scars to prove it. Sigh, Henrietta would have looked stunning in a little dress.
I think kitten-kitten could totally rock the cloche hat from the 1920s doll...fortunately I have a 17 year old boy so my only foray into AG was with a coworker who has a daughter. Lest you think boys are less expensive, let me just say that Legos and then lacrosse equipment have set me back a pretty penny..."but Mom, I really need that new head and it needs to be strung with traditional..yeah, that's $30 extra but it shoots better...."
Michelle, this has got to be the most adorable thing I've seen on the internet. Ever. PERIOD.
My gosh, Kiara looks like a proper lady in that little dress!
she wore the hat, too! oh the cute!