Meet the “Other” Dolls December 13, 2011

Okay, so as you know, Kathleen was ranting and raving on a previous post about how she’s not on this blog. Well, I finally got some more up. Well, here ya go. Introducing Kathleen, Elsie, Rapunzel (Zel) and Lucy. There’s also a slideshow. If you want to see more of their adventures, please comment. I’m also entering a slideshow of the photoshoot they had. Enjoy!

Kathleen McKenzie

 

Kathleen is spirited, spunky, and very adventurous. She is the doll that is closest in looks to my as of now, with her red hair and freckles. The only different thing is her eyes, which are an emerald green. She enjoys climbing trees when she’s not babysitting her little sister, Zel.

Elsie Dinsmore

 

 

Elsie is older sister to Rebecca and Lucy. She is very mature and wise, and a young woman of God. She loves to observe nature and pray and think. She doesn’t mind being an older sister, but sometimes it is very trying.

Rapunzel “Zel” McKenzie

 

Rapunzel, also known as “Zel” pronounced like Dell with a Z, is very quiet, shy, and meek. She secretly loves to play the piano and paint. She loves her sister, and loves to play with her mischief-making friend, Lucy.

Lucy Dinsmore

 

Lucy is mischievous, outgoing, and brave. She often drags Zel into doing something crazy, and can win anybody over with her cute little smile.

 

Here’s some more pictures of them. You’ll notice at the end that Lucy is tangled up in Zel’s hair. I thought it was so cute! Don’t worry, we got her out. There’s also some of Rebecca in my new Cecile’s parlor outfit! Hope you like them.

 

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Just Another (mini) Doll Day November 27, 2011

Hiya! It’s me, Cecile! No, I am not the full 18″ doll, I’m fun  size! Very fun size if you know what I mean. Allow me to introduce myself, and my friends. I’m (mini) Cecile, and my friends, (mini) Rebecca or Beckie, since there’s already one big Rebecca. She wears the deep red dress. My other friend is Marie Grace, who wears a pink dress. There’s also Marie Grace’s little brother, Ziggy. He doesn’t walk straight (when he does walk), he zig zags! His real name is Zachary. You’ll see some pics of him later. Anyway, here are some pics of us.

 

 

 

Okay, so I had planned on showing you around the house today. I even have some cool pics, see?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She startled me so, that I jumped a little too high. I went up……up…….up……

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                  Up

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                      Up!

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                 UP!!!!!!!

 

Then, something really bad happened. I came down….down……(yikes!) DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                   Down

 

 

                                                                                                                                   Down!

 

 

                                                                                                                             DOWN!!!!

It REALLY hurt my head. I was even hallucinating! Marie Grace screamed when she saw me. She leaned over me and this is what I saw.

 

 

 

 Then I asked Marie Grace, “Since when did we have two pet penguins?” Bad idea. Really bad idea. She ran down yelling that I was hurt and crazy and to call 911. I mean, she went NUTS. Soon, she returned with Rebecca. I’m gonna put in a slideshow now, since I have a lot of pics.

 

 

 

Beckie and Marie Grace lifted me up onto her bed, then went downstairs to check on Ziggy, who was crying awfully. I assured myself I was through with hallucinating. I thought wrong. When I looked up, two cartoonish chipmunks were dancing on my feet. They were cute, but huge for being chipmunks! Then a monkey dressed up like an astronaut entered, rattling on a bunch of space techno geek stuff. Even weirder was a robot lady, who looked like she could beat me up with her just her pinky finger. The scariest thing was an alligator, it climbed onto my bed! Well, that sent me over the edge. I ran all the way down stairs, and guess what I saw, a huge, freaky laughing baby! Later I learned that it was Ziggy, about to be picked up and put down for a nap. I was terrified, so I hid behind the couch. I must have made a racket, because Marie Grace and Beckie heard me  on the second floor.

             “What was that?” said Marie Grace. Beckie said it might be an intruder, so Marie Grace hid with Ziggy, and Beckie bravely grabbed a broom and pounded down the stairs. She saw me move, and WHAM! Down came the broom, right on my head. When I told her what I saw, she covered her mouth and “coughed”. She was obviously laughing at me. I know I sounded ridiculous. Needless to say, I am on strict bedrest for a week. I haven’t seen anything else weird, yet. That’s all for now, I guess! Bye!

 

 

 

Play Date!!! November 22, 2011

Hi everyone! Ruthie Smithens here. Oh, Emma (my human) wanted you to know that she will get pics of Kathleen and the others up as soon as she can. It’s been rainy here, so she hasn’t had time to take pictures. Sorry about Kathleen’s rather rude post….she got on while Emma was away.

Well, you might be wondering about the whole play date title. Well, today Emma babysat two little girls. And guess what? each one brought a doll friend! One had blonde hair and green eyes. Her name is Jenny. The other one, Kendall, is a Just Like You doll with caramel layered hair and blue eyes. We became really good friends! Here are some pictures of us goofing off!

Kendall

 

Jenny

 

Kendall and Me!

Me, Jenny, and Kendall

 

Aren’t they silly? Kendall can go into a full splits!! She is a dancer, as you can tell by the awesome ballerina outfit.

Guess what else? Emma surprised us with a really special treat today. A sewing machine! Our very own sewing machine! It’s a really pretty blue and the “needle” really moves up and down. So does the foot. It came with a LOT of stuff. It came with an ironing board and iron, a sewing kit filled with a lot of normal sewing stuff, and a garment bag with hangers. My favorite accessory, though, is the tomato pin cushion. It’s on a bracelet! I was the first one to try the machine out. It’s a lot of fun! Kendall, Jenny and I posed for Emma. Here are some pics. In case you want to know, it’s from Target in the Our Generation section. Hope you like the pics!

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Listen Up!! November 12, 2011

Hello? Is this thing on? Okay people. It’s me. Kathleen McKenzie. I only have a minute so listen up. You probably don’t recognize me. That’s understandable. My human didn’t put MY name under my dolls. When I confronted her about this, she just said that “I love all of you, but if I put every doll I have on here it would get long and boring.” Me. Boring. Well that’s not the worst part. I’m about the same size as an American Girl. Well you see that cute dress Ruthie is wearing under “meet the dolls”? Sure you do. That’s MY dress. Mine! I have to share my clothes with these people and what do I get? Nothing. Squat. Zip. I at least deserve a picture and bio. She’s back. Gotta go. Hopefully see you soon! -Kathleen

Veteran’s Day! November 11, 2011

Today is a special day. It’s Veteran’s Day, where we remember the soldiers that fight and have fought for our country. For most of us, it is just an excuse to get out of school. But just stop to reflect on the soldiers who risked their lives for a free country. Whether you know a loved one who is in or has been in the war, just stop to thank them for figthting for America.

Check back later for some American themed crafts and more awesome pics! Also, I would like to shout out to Wesley Owens, my wonderful assistant and part-time photographer. He took the bottom two and I took the top one. Isn’t he awesome?

If you have anything that you would like me to post about or if you want to speak your mind, feel free to leave a comment!

Meet My Dolls! November 9, 2011

Besides being a crafty guru, I also love dolls. Especially American Girls. I look forward to posting cute crafts and neat pictures! I thought you might want to meet my dolls and learn about how I got them.

Nellie O’Malley

Nellie was my first doll. She looked somewhat like me at the time. I was only in first grade and I saved up for her myself! She is Victorian, which is another reason why I love her so much.

Technically, my second doll was a Molly from ebay. But I gave her away and got a new one because of her hair. I’ll get to that later. That same year, I went to Chicago with my mom, and my friend and her mom. At the American Girl Place, I got Kit.

For Christmas that  year, the year the Felicity movie came out, I got Felicity.

The following January, I bought Elizabeth with an American Girl giftcard. I love her earrings, clothes, and everything!

For my eleventh birthday, me, my mom, my great aunt, my aunt, and her two daughters (my cousins) went to the American Girl place in Atlanta. My great aunt surprised me…I could pick out any doll in the store! I chose Ruthie Smithens, Kit’s best friend.

I had been wanting to replace my Molly for some time now. I saved up my money from Christmas and birthday. To my surprise, when we were ordering her, mom told me I could get Emily too! They were waiting for me when I came home from Disney World.

I had already promised that I wouldn’t get any more dolls. Then Rebecca came out. She was beautiful! Her curly hair and hazel eyes, and she was an actress. I begged for her, but my mom said I had too many dolls. Then on Christmas morning, in true “A Christmas Story” fashion, dad pointed out a box hidden behind the tree. It was Rebecca! Mom had her all along.

Weighed Down September 12, 2011

Dear Millie,

My sister has a serious weight issue. She thinks she is as small as me. She jumps down from our furniture as if she weighs nothing, then plops down hard. It may not sound bad, but it is. Even the owners tease her, calling her a “teacup beagle”. This only makes it worse. I’ve even heard one of Master’s friends, who they call “Cat”, even though he’s not a cat, call her “Fat Albert”.  I want to tell her, but I’m afraid it will hurt her feelings.

Weighed Down

(NO RESPONSE) Ten hours later, Weighed Down posted again

Dear Millie,

Are you there? Please help me with this.

Weighed Down

Dear Weighed Down,

For your information, I-I mean your sister is all muscle. The reason your owners call her a teacup beagle is because she is one. My advice to you is to admit that she’s ripped and that you’re puny. Not saying you are, but it would make her feel good. As far as “Cat” goes, cats hate dogs, so it figures. As always, I’m here if you need me.

Millie

Spruce Up Your House With a Simple Change of Picture September 12, 2011

If you want a simple and fun way to redecorate, try this fun idea.

What you’ll need:

A 4×6 picture frame (any size works, this is just what I like to use)

Scrapbook paper that matches or coordinates with the frame

Scrapbooking stickers, paper cutouts, or a printout of your initial(s).

 

Step 1: Measure a picture that fits inside your frame, and cut the scrapbook paper to that size.

Step 2: Put your cutouts, stickers, or whatever you like and glue it on the scrapbook paper.

Step 3: Let it dry, then put inside the frame.

Step 4: Show it off to all your pals!

Invasion of the Annoying Squirrels September 12, 2011

Dear Millie,

There’s this squirrel I like. He’s really cute and fuzzy and playful. I want him to be my friend. He’s really shy though. I tried to be still as a rock, literally. It worked for about fifteen minutes, until SOMEBODY I know bombarded through the yard. She, my sister (aka YOU) ruined my plan! Why Millie, why? WHYYYYYY???????????????????? I could have had a great friend but you ruined it! How can I forgive my sister without being sad?

Sad About Squirrels

Dear Sad About Squirrels,

All I could think  when I read your post was . . . . . HAHAHAHAHAAAA! Oh my goodness let me get up off the floor from laughing. You need to tell your sisters about these things. She, or rather I, would like to know these things. I’m sorry, Annabelle I mean Sad About Squirrels. Next time, you two should communicate and tell each other your plans. Even if they are about squirrels (hee hee hee).

Millie

Blown Away September 12, 2011

Dear Millie,

My owners think it’s funny to blow on my head. They always blow on me and I HATE it. When they blow on me, it hurts my eyes, so I cover them with my paws and whine. They just laugh and blow some more. Then I’ll lick their faces, which is supposed to be disgusting. Do you know what they do? Huh? They blow more! Help!

Blown Away

 

 

Dear Blown Away,

I’ve seen this happen many times. You need to stop putting on a show for them. If you don’t whine and cover your eyes with your paws, they should stop. Of course, the alternative is to simply leave them a little “present” in their rooms and spell out “don’t blow on me”. I hope this advice helps.

Millie

Millie