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From a Friend Friday: May 24th!

Happy Friday! I hope you all enjoyed your week, I know I sure did! I'm excited to share these adorable doll pictures sent in too, take a look...

From Gaby: On Wednesday at my school we had a fun fair, and they had raffles and one of the prizes was an American girl doll-Marie Grace and I bought 5 ticket each a dollar and I WON!!! So I got her for $5.00!!!

Wow, congrats Gaby! Isn't her Marie-Grace pretty?

Lacey found some really cute baskets at the Christmas Tree Store that were doll-sized a few days ago. The little one was twenty-nine cents and the big one was forty-four cents...what a steal! McKenna is directing Cecile and Felicity on where to set up for a picnic. Coconut is tagging along for the trip as well...though the girls may not know it. Hehe ;)

Silly Coconut!

Last weekend there was a new addition to Autumn's house! Her doll Kelsey is now a proud big sister! Autumn got a Berenguer La Newborn preemie doll and have named her Lyra. So sweet!

Jan's doll Elsie is admiring the beautiful flowers on her stroll outside! :)

Meg did the Knotted Twisback hairstyle on her doll Caroline! I think it turned out beautiful! :)

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Thanks girls for sharing with us! (Look below for a fun photostory from Grace too!) I just love to see what you and your doll(s) are up to! Would you like to join in on "From a Friend Friday" for next week? Here's how you can:

-Send a picture of your doll(s), crafts, hairstyles, videos, photostories, fun finds, ect. to email@americangirlfan.com (It must be a picture you or a friend/family member has taken. Limit to four pictures per person. If you decide to send in a photostory please limit to 10 pictures.) 

 -Put "From a Friend Friday" as the subject (Since I get alot of email, this would make sure yours gets here!) 

 -Be sure to include your name (or nickname) and the names of the doll(s) in your picture. You can also include a description for your picture if you want to.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

You Decide: Caption That Doll Picture #94!

Thank you all for taking the time to send in your caption this week for Caption That Doll Picture! They were all so cute! We love reading them all! :)

Now, it's your turn to choose which of our favorite captions is your favorite, and vote on the poll below! I'll reveal the ultimate favorite on Monday!

Addy: Go Saige! I want a turn!
Saige: Just wait till the applause dies down
Addy: Say what now?
Saige: YOU JUST RUINED THE MOMENT!
Addy: What moment we were playing hopscotch?
Saige: I was daydreaming that I was dancing and I did a perfect solo and the audience was cheering so loud and........
Addy: SAIGE! SNAP BACK INTO REALITY!! I AM PRETTY SURE THERE IS NO DAYDREAMING IN HOPSCOTCH!
Saige: Wait what were we playing again?
Addy: *Sigh* Oh Saige ~CeCe

Saige: Oh great, here she comes...
(Licorice walks into miidle the game)
Licorice: Are you playing hopscotch? I love hopscotch! Did you know people sometimes play it with diffrent numbers, like ending at 13? Numbers are cool, there are lots of them. Like 1,2,3.... (Licorice keeps talking.....)
Saige: When exactly did she start talking?
Addy: I don't know but I miss when she didn't. ~Maddy

Addy: Saige! I almost ran into you.
Saige: Sorry..Licorice won't move! Licorice, toss the stone!
Licorice: *No opposable thumbs!* ~Heather

Saige: Aaaahhhh! Licorice! Stop! You're ruining our game! Addy! ADDY!!!
Addy: Calm down, Saige, calm down. She's just an innocent little cat.
Saige: Sure. Cats are innocent. And I can fly.
Licorice: *thinking* AAAAAHHH! JUST GET AWAY FROM ME YOU CRAZY WEIRDOS! Wait. A fly? A fly?! Where? Where?! WHERE?!?! AAAAAHHHH I HATE FLIES! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!
Saige: Addy, go GET her! NOW!!!!
Addy: Licorice! Come back here! Please!
Licorice: *thinking* NEVER EVER! Actually, scratch that. NEVER EVER NOT UNTIL DINNER TIME!
*Saige lunges for the cat. She has the cat but it runs away from her. She falls on her face.*
Saige: Ow.
Licorice: *thinking* MEOWMWAHAHAHA!~Paige

Addy: What are you doing, Saige?
Saige: I'm playing hopscotch-at least I'm TRYING to. Licorice is getting in the way. Hmph.
Addy: Oh, I'll get her out of the way. Licorice, come here!
*Immediately, Licorice goes to Addy*
Saige: How did you do that!? I have been trying to do things for hours!
Addy: Oh, I have my ways.
*Addy and Licorice leave*
Saige(mumbling): I think Addy is super powers.
Addy(talking to Licorice): It is always to nice to have cat food on hand, isn't it?
~Christian Homeschooler

Have Fun! :)

From a Friend Friday: Kit's Birthday Pinata!

My friend Grace made a funny photostory to share with us for From a Friend Friday! Enjoy!

Kit was already to go! That is before Linda spun her around...

WHACK!!! Kit hit Linda's head to start out with. "Oops." she said.

Then THUMP!!! "Oh no," she said.

"Ouch!" Molly said as Kit fell down on her leg.

"I GIVE UP!!!" The crowd (as small as it was), watched as she hit the Pinata!

Kit stared, thrilled that she'd hit the pinata, not even paying attention to...

...the candy! When she saw it, she ran over and picked some up.

"AGGHHH, I OPENED IT! I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!" She was talking at the speed of light. After she settled down she said, "Thank you guys, you made my Birthday party very special!"

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Thanks so much for sharing with us, Grace! Your Pinata turned out so cute!

If you'd like to make a Pinata of your own, click HERE.

And to make the candy, click HERE.

I hope your doll has a fun party of her own too!

Winner of the Itsy Bitsy Doll Blanket Giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered in the giveaway for the ItsyBitsyTreats crocheted doll blanket by my mom! I loved hearing what your favorite items were, it was so much fun!

Now, the random winner of the doll blanket is...

...Noelle! She said her favorite item was the blue flowered clip! :)

Congratulations Noelle! On behalf of all my doll's, Rebecca congratulates you too! (And, look out for an email from me! If I don't get a response by next week I will have to pick a new winner.)

Thanks again everyone for entering, it was such a great giveaway! Keep your eyes open for some more fun giveaways coming up very soon! :)

Fancy Knotted Twistback Doll Hairstyle!

I've had a few girls ask for more doll hairstyles and I'm so excited to share a favorite of mine with you!

This hairstyle is so pretty on dolls with long hair, like Saige...

A knotted twistback! Just follow these simple steps:

First seperate your doll's hair into two small sections near the front. Use a hairtie to gather the rest of the hair into a ponytail (this makes it easier to not have flyaways).

Take the two strands of hair together.

And tie them once over, like you would with a shoelace!

Yours should look something like this. :)

Repeat and tie the two strands again, leaving a small gap like shown. You're almost done! Just secure the strands with two or more bobbypins.

And ta-da!! A perfect hairstyle for those days your doll wants to be a little more dressy.

You can also do the hairstyle with just tied once, I think it looks gorgeous both ways!

Add a flowered headband or make your own, to complete your doll's look!

Saige said she was in need of a photoshoot and I thought so too ;)

Beautiful girl...

I hope you have fun trying out this style on your doll! If you do, I'd LOVE to see! Feel free to send me a picture at email@americangirlfan.com

Happy Styling! :)

Ps~Tomorrow is From a Friend Friday! If you have a doll picture you'd like to share there's still time, just email me soon! :)