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Continue reading →: Kevin Goes Home… AloneMy all time favorite Christmas movie has been and always will be Home Alone. I love the setting, the characters, the music but most of all the Georgian-style Colonial house. The Home Alone house has been my dream home all my life. I adore the way it oozes a…
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Continue reading →: Felicity’s Almond TartsNeed a recipe for tea time? Felicity attended lessons at her teacher Miss Manderly’s home. She was taught sewing, handwriting and most importantly patience. Felicity also learned how to properly serve and take tea. Miss Manderly served a variety of treats to her young pupils but Queen Cakes and Almond Tarts were…
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Continue reading →: Addy’s Starter CollectionAddy Walker was released by Pleasant Company in 1993. She has a beautiful yet simple collection. Each historical character had a six-book story and a doll-sized collection with accurate replicas. Since Addy’s story is set in the 1860’s and revolves around her being a runaway slave, her pieces are…
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Continue reading →: New Blog Category & Doll House Room Tours on YouTubeThe doll house rooms are now on YouTube! At the beginning of the year, I started a YouTube channel with the intention of posting tours of my doll house rooms. I did an un-boxing of Blaire’s Family Restaurant but didn’t get the room tours done this spring. Doll room remodeling got in…
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Continue reading →: Ella’s BedroomWelcome to Ella’s bedroom! Last summer my husband and I started a five-room doll house for the Truly Me dolls of my collection. I feel like it has taken forever to finish the top floor of the modern doll house but at last it’s done! In my post American…
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Continue reading →: Restoring Doll Hair TutorialLet’s get our glam on! Nothing makes a doll look worse than bad hair! I see dolls that aren’t in bad shape but their hair makes you cringe. As I have already shared with you, I love to fix up abused dolls and restore them to their former glory.…
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Continue reading →: MCM Sale 2019I had so much fun this year at the 2019 MCM Sale! If you don’t know what the MCM Sale is, visit last years post for details. MCM Benefit ~ American Girl Doll Sale. Now let’s get to it! This year the sale was held on July 20th and 21st. It was…
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Continue reading →: Lunch With Almanzo WilderAlmanzo Wilder was the husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. His character was played by actor Dean Butler in the TV series Little House on the Prairie. I have always wanted to meet all of the cast members of the show but Dean Butler and Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson)…
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Continue reading →: Emma & Ella’s Walk-In ClosetA closet fit for…Twins! Emma and Ella are two Truly Me #61 dolls that I dress as twins. They made their blog debut last year when I visited American Girl Place Chicago. The hubs and I started a five-room modern dollhouse for them last year (that has now become…
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Continue reading →: Felicity Through the YearsLet’s talk about my favorite American Girl, Felicity! I know that I tend to call all of them my favorite but Felicity really is my favorite. 😂 Her collection is the most beautiful and detailed collection of the American Girls and the one I drooled over as a kid.…
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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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