Sale Items In Store Only

Momto1 on AGPlaythings shared a list of items that are on sale from Feb. 6th-16th, which she received from an AG Resale group on FB, and has given permission for us to share it here. There are several MyAG items, Bitty items, and books. So far these are in sale in stores only. Images and retail price were added to the list by me for clarity.

---Updated 2/7/2015: This list has been confirmed by a PS.---

List:

Silver Stitch Hoodie $7.00

Cadet Cap for dolls $4.00

Cadet Cap for Girls $8.00

2 in 1 track $24.00

Lulliby Lantern BB $24.00

Prima Ballerina BB $18.00

Wings Wreath BB $12.00

Pink Play Piano BB $20.00

Wings n Wreath Set BB $24.00

Bitty's Diaper Bag $17.00

Twins Groceries BB $21.00

Twins Hair Accessories BT $8.00

Bitty's Monitor $14.00

Cycling Outift $19.00

Winter White $19.00

Skateboarding Set $21.00

Bright Stripes $26.00

Valentine Gift Set $6.00

Ruby Ball Gown $25.00

Doll ARt Studio Book $12.00

Doll at Work Book $12.00

Doll Boutique Book $11.00

Doll Hair Salong book $12.00

Doll Photo Shoot Book $11.00

Doll School Book $11.00

Doll Tees Felt Fashions Book $12.00

Doll Travel Book $12.00

List with stock photos and retail prices:

Silver Stitch Hoodie $7.00 (retail $14)

Cadet Cap for dolls $4.00 (retail $8)

Cadet Cap for Girls $8.00 (retail $16)

2 in 1 track $24.00 (retail $34)

Lullaby Lantern BB $24.00 (retail $34)

Prima Ballerina BB $18.00 (retail $26)

Wings Wreath BB $12.00 (retail $18)

Pink Play Piano BB $20.00 (retail $28)

Wings n Wreath Set BB (I'm assuming this one is for girls) $24.00 (retail $34)

Bitty's Diaper Bag $17.00 (retail $24)

Twins Groceries BB $21.00 (retail $30)

Twins Hair Accessories BT $8.00 (retail $12)

Bitty's Monitor $14.00 (retail $20)

Cycling Outift $19.00 (retail $28)

Winter White $19.00 (retail $38)

Skateboarding Set $21.00 (retail $42)

Bright Stripes $26.00 (retail $38)

Valentine Gift Set $6.00 (retail $12)

Ruby Ball Gown $25.00 (retail $72)

Doll Art Studio Book $12.00 (retail $24.99)

Doll at Work Book $12.00 (retail $24.99)

Doll Boutique Book $11.00 (retail $21.99)

Doll Hair Salon book $12.00 (I am assuming it comes with a kit and the retail is $24.99) (retail ?)

Doll Photo Shoot Book $11.00 (retail $21.99)

Doll School Book $11.00 (retail $21.99)

Doll Tees Felt Fashions Book $12.00 (retail $24.99)

Doll Travel Book $12.00 (retail $24.99)

You can try calling a store and order through a Personal Shopper if you would like to take advantage of these sale prices. ^_^ I'm not sure if they will honor them over the phone but it's worth a try.

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Faith, Trust, and Winning a Doll Giveaway!

A little over a week ago, Mirenithil hosted a giveaway for two dolls she wasn't bonding with on the AG Collectors forum. Their identities were a secret and in order to enter, she asked members to put down the names of the two dolls they wanted most from the current MyAG lineup. This was to ensure that they would go to homes where they were wanted and would be loved. :)

I entered, but had the hardest time picking my 2 favorite MyAG. I knew for certain #49 would be one of them because I love her coloring and knew that she would be named Scheherazade (from 1001 Nights) after one of my favorite characters. The second choice would be harder and I was stuck deciding between #58, #61, and #30. Eventually I went with #58.

Well, yesterday after the entry period ended, Mirenithil revealed the two dolls were MyAG 53, and.... 49!!! 6 people had put her down as one of their top two, including myself, and then, using a random number generator, I was selected at the lucky winner! :D :D :D :D :D

The mystery dolls: 

I'm so excited for Scheherazade to arrive! Thank you so much for doing the giveaway Mirenithil! It was a lot of fun and I am ecstatic that I won. Scheherazade will be arriving in about a week or so, so I'll be posting more photos of her once she's here! ^_^

Looks like I have a new lucky number! 

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If the Girl of the Year was a Doll of Color...

Disclaimer: I don't actively collect GotY dolls since my main focus is on historical dolls. However, I do not feel this excludes me from having an opinion on the line.

The Girl of the Year Line has risen to become American Girl's most lucrative, heavily promoted line of dolls. Each year, a new doll is pushed as a "representative" of the modern American girl, as a character she can learn from, relate to, and be inspired by.

But currently, I feel there is a glaring problem with this premise, because the dolls thus far released as Girls of the Year do not fairly reflect the demographics of girls in America, and therefor cannot be a representative for many of them.

To date, of the 13 Girl of the Year dolls that have been created, only 1 doll (Marisol from 2005, who is Latina) is not white, or half white. Jess from 2006 is half Japanese (mother), half white (father). Kanani from 2011 is half Japanese & Hawai'ian (father), and half white (mother).

We need another full Latina girl!
We need a full Asian girl!
We need a girl with Middle Eastern heritage!
We need a Native American girl!
WE NEED A BLACK GIRL!!!

There is variety and options in the My American Girl line and the historical BeForever line, but it is unfair and wrong to neglect these populations in the most heavily promoted line, Girl of the Year. It's necessary to show those girls that they too are important, and can be figureheads to be looked up to. That they are worth the love and adoration same as their white counterparts. These sentiments have been well expressed and echoed by other AG fans who are pushing for a doll of color. Perhaps if enough of the consumer base makes a demand, we can convince American Girl that minority dolls can have stories and adventures that are just as wonderful, beautiful, and inspiring.

Since I do not own any Girl of the Year clothes, I have used my rather amateur, shabby photoshop skills to create some images of Addy & MyAG #58 in outfits from some of the GotY collections. My goal is not to ask for a doll specifically like Addy or #58 as the next GotY, but to show American Girl and their market that dolls of color (specifically black dolls using dark colored vinyl) look equally beautiful in the outfits. Many of the stories can easily be written with a black girl as the main character (stop making minority characters sidekicks!!!) without affecting the plot in the foggiest. With AG's creative department's talent, I'm sure they can creative a lovable, inspiring doll of color. Please do your part in promoting social equality and giving all girls a chance to see they matter and can inspire.

*Note: I picked Addy & MyAG #58 to model outfits from the collections of Grace, Isabelle, Saige, McKenna, and Mia purely because I have very poor, very limited photoshop skills, and those two dolls were the easiest to edit for my skill level. I'm sure more professional editors can show us what Cecile, and other MyAG dolls of color look like in various outfits. The outfits were picked for the same reasons, ease of editing.*

Grace Thomas - 2015 GotY:

MyAG #58

Addy

Isabelle Palmer - 2014 GotY:

MyAG #58

Addy

Saige Copeland - 2013 GotY:

MyAG #58

Addy

McKenna Brooks - 2012 GotY:

MyAG #58

Addy

Mia St. Clair - 2008 GotY:

MyAG #58

Addy

If you would like to help create more images of other current black AG dolls in GotY outfits, please let me know! ^_^ I'd be happy to add them here and credit you for the hard work.

You are welcome to share and repost these images because the more people that see them, the better. Please don't take credit for them though. :) I would be grateful if you could link back and credit this post.