Meet Laura Ingalls! As a hobby, I customize American Girl dolls into people from history or characters from fictional books. One of my earliest custom projects was creating a Laura Ingalls doll. As you probably know by now, I'm a huge fan of Little House on the Prairie. My custom Laura doll has shown … Continue reading Meet Laura Ingalls

   I think the American Girl Mini dolls are adorable and have collected almost all of them. (I’m missing three. 😉)  The one thing I hear from Dandridge House visitors upon seeing my mini collection is their surprise at just how many versions there are! That’s what we are going to discuss. In 1995, Pleasant Company … Continue reading Meet the Minis

   Good golly Miss Molly! Molly McIntire is one of the original three dolls introduced in 1986 by Pleasant Company. Molly was the least popular of the three characters when they debuted and not as many sold. Because of this, 1986 Molly’s are harder to come by than Samantha and Kirsten dolls. My Molly collection consists of … Continue reading Molly Through the Years

   As one of the original three dolls, Kirsten has my heart! She was released in 1986 along with Samantha and Molly. Over the years she has undergone many changes. I have multiples of almost every historical doll, but I currently have nine Kirsten dolls. I have had more through the years, but have let … Continue reading Kirsten Through the Years

American Girl has been around since 1986, and in those 30+ years, they have released over a hundred different dolls. The dolls are divided into different categories; Historical (currently named BeForever), Girl of the Year and Truly Me. This post will focus on the Historical Dolls. Using different time periods throughout American history, the American Girl … Continue reading Meet the Historical Dolls