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Continue reading →: Rebecca’s BedroomWelcome to Rebecca’s Bedroom! This sweet girl now has her own space to dream about becoming an actress! Rebecca’s room is very girly and very pink. In the post Samantha’s Bedroom I shared how I originally decorated her room with a pink-striped wallpaper but preferred it for a different doll…
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Continue reading →: The Doll Room ClosetDoll storage and organization can be challenging with a large collection or if you are short on space. Throughout my collecting years I have dealt with both. My collection started with two childhood dolls and two outfits. About fifteen years ago I began consistently adding to my collection and…
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Continue reading →: Restoring Doll Bangs, Pin Curls and Hair PartsLet’s fix those bangs and frizzy parts! Awhile back I did a Restoring Hair Tutorial. We covered hot water dunking basics and how to restore straight hair, big curls and tight ringlets but we didn’t get to bangs. Today we will discuss bangs, pin curls and frizzy parts. American…
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Continue reading →: Dandridge House UpdateHey everyone! I hope this post finds you well. I’m sure everyone reading this has had their lives changed and their “normal” disrupted in the past couple of months. I have only posted a couple of times since COVID-19 turned the world topsy-turvy and I wanted to touch base…
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Continue reading →: Addy’s Birthday CollectionHappy Birthday Addy! In honor of Addy’s birthday, we are going to take a closer look at her Pleasant Company Birthday Collection. Addy was born into slavery and didn’t know the day she was born, Mama remembered it was in the spring. Addy wants to celebrate her 10th birthday…
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Continue reading →: Samantha’s BedroomSweet Samantha finally has her own room in the dollhouse! This room is very special for me because Sam was the very first doll I owned. This space was created to display my childhood girl and her pieces. Samantha’s room was one of the earlier rooms I started creating.…
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Continue reading →: Replacing Neck Strings TutorialWhat are neck strings and why do we want them? From 1986 to 2016 American Girl dolls had neck strings to keep the head attached to the body. The single cord goes in one side and out the other in a sewn loop on the cloth body and can…
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Continue reading →: Julie’s RoomReady to get your groove on? Julie and Ivy now have their own far out space in the dollhouse! I hope you dig this 70’s room! 😉 Normally when talking about a doll or collection, I tell you how she’s my favorite and how much I love the collection….…
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Continue reading →: Meet Almanzo WilderMeet Almanzo Wilder! As a hobby, I customize American Girl dolls into people from history or characters from books. In the post Meet Laura Ingalls, I introduced you to the first doll I customized. As an avid watcher of the TV series Little House on the Prairie and a…
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Continue reading →: Doll Eye Removal and Replacement TutorialLet’s talk about eyeballs! Eye replacement can be very scary if you have never done it before. I was really nervous my first time and I’ve messed up some eyeballs along the way but now it’s a common occurrence here at Dandridge House. Today I will share my mistakes…
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I’m Amy
Welcome to my blog. I love all things historical and American Girl. I find creativity in the fascinating way people of the past lived. I love to travel to historic places and hear their stories. American Girl dolls and books fed my passion for history as a child and I have never stopped loving or collecting them. I hope you get enjoyment out of my adventures, discover a recipe or are inspired to create a doll world. Thanks for stopping by!
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