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American Girl Fan Valentine's Day Card Exchange 2016!

I can't believe Valentine's Day is right around the corner! I love sharing Valentines with friends, so I'm excited to announce I'm having my Annual Valentine's Day Card Exchange! 

Here's how it works...

-If you send me a Valentine's Day Card, I will send you one back! I've made exclusive Valentine's Day cards to send out. You can send any kind of Valentine (bought or handmade) to my P.O. Box Mailing Address...

AmericanGirlFan P.O. Box 353 Walton, KY 41094

Make sure to get your Parent's Permission before sending a card. Also, please remember to put your return address on your envelope so I will know where to send a card to you. I will send out Valentines as soon as I get them and the exchange will go on for all of February. I can ship cards anywhere, so if you live internationally I would love to hear from you! 

If you have any questions feel free to ask. I can't wait to send out Valentine's Day Cards, and get yours too! :)

From A Friend Friday: January 22nd!

Happy Friday! I hope you had a fun week and all that are getting snow are staying warm! We're supposed to have 4-6 more inches of snow this weekend. What about you? 

Many cute & creative doll pictures were sent in! Let's take a look...

From Lois--Grace and Samantha are enjoying the new OG kitchen my granddaughter got for her birthday.  The "room" was made from a box from the UPS Store. It is covered in contact paper. Sharpie floor boards were added to the wood grain contact paper on the floor. Also added thick white foam for molding. The second floor living room is a fun place to hang out. Still need to cover the outside of the box for a more finished look.

From Sophie--Today, Tess played outside and made a snowman... and then she had some hot chocolate in her chalet!

I made the chalet and the snowman, of course inspired by the AG ones! The chalet is made out of a shipping box, printed paper and cardstock while the snowman has a styrofoam base.

I also knitted Tess's sweater (Debonair Designs pattern Archipelago) and the snowman hat and mitts.

From Priscilla-- I did the Lea double twist hairstyle on my Grace doll.

Here's the style from the back. :)

From Kaitlyn--I am having a giveaway on my blog for these cute pants! Hurry and enter because it ends on Tuesday!!! Click here to enter. :)

From Diana--Happy Friday everyone! I hope you like this fun photo edit I made for my latest video, "8 Signs You May Be Obsessed w/ AG Dolls". (I know I am!  ;D) You can see my video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi3CdRDnX1U

From AG Dolls Down Under--I went through old photos this week and found a photo of me the day I got my first doll. So I edited it to be a comparison of me with my most recent and my oldest dolls. :)

From Joanna--Here's my doll Lea wearing a new hairstyle.

I decided to try the hairstyle as braids instead of twists. I think it came out really pretty as braids!

I also made these little butterfly cookies from American Girl Fan! They were so much fun to make!

From Jessica & Olea--My daughter and I set up a belated Christmas party for Olea's dolls, Sarah and Rose! 

And here is a close-up picture of Sarah wearing her Christmas dress she won from the giveaway. :)

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Thank you all for sharing with us!! I just love to see what you and your dolls are up to! Would you like to join in on From A Friend Friday next week? Here's how you can:

-Send your doll picture to [email protected] (It must be a picture you or a friend/family member has taken. Limit to 4 pictures per person. If you decide to send in a craft/photostory limit to 10 pictures.)

-Put "From A Friend Friday" as the subject (Since I get a lot 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.

Have a fabulous weekend! :)

Doll Craft: How To Make A Valentine's Day Headband!

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays! I love all of the pink & red decorations, adorable treats, and sweet accessories. Recently at a store I saw cute headbands for girls with wiggly antennae hearts on them. I thought it would be fun to create my own "Love Bug" headband for my dolls! 

All you need to make this craft is four pipe cleaners and scissors (a ruler or tape measure would come in handy too, or you can eyeball the measurements like I do!) I used three sparkly red and one silver since I had that on hand, but you can use any color you'd like.

1. Start by twisting two different color pipe cleaners together to form a headband shape. I cut off an inch from each side to make them shorter. 2 & 3. Take another pipe cleaner and bend to form a heart shape. I made mine about one inch from top to bottom. Twist to secure, then set aside to make a second one. 4. Now you're ready to attach the heart antennae to the headband. If your pipe cleaners are still pretty long at the bottom you can cut them to make it easier to twist, mine were about four inches. 5. Twist each end onto the headband, leaving an inch or so between. 6. And, you're done!!

To put the headband on your doll, use two bobbypins or mini clips on the side to hold in place. Samantha looks so pretty wearing it! These are perfect for a doll Valentine's Day party! :)

If you make one for your doll, I'd LOVE to see! Feel free to send me a picture to [email protected]

Happy Crafting! :)

PS~Tomorrow is From A Friend Friday! If you have a doll picture you'd like to share with us, there's still time! Just email me soon. :)