Holiday Styles!!

Hello Everyone!

Did you know it's NOT too late to get your dolly ready for the Holidays? Emily Rose at Home is still shipping in time for the Holidays. We still have some cute dresses available as well!

Our Classy Black Velvet Dress is perfect for a trip to Radio City or to see the Holiday tree in Rockefeller Plaza!

Our Pink Embroidered Bow Dress adds the perfect splash of color!

Add some sparkle to your holidays with our Sparkly Top and Pants!

Don't forget to add one of our pretty girls to your collection too!

Come check us out because the holidays are STILL going on at Emily Rose at Home!

Love and Blessings!

Margaret (#1201)

Featured Outfit: Bridal Communion Dress

Hello everyone!

If you are in the U.S., I hope you are enjoying this HEAT WAVE!!  I love the heat but this is a bit much for me!

Speaking of HOT, I wanted to invite you over to our website to check our our new low prices!  That means you can get our featured outfit for only $19.99!!!  Check out our Bridal Communion dress, this is a beautiful lace covered dress with matching veil:

This dress looks adorable when you put it on your doll! It is the perfect dress to help celebrate being a flower girl or a First Communion.  This outfit will fit any 18" full body doll, like the Madame Alexander doll or the American Girl doll.  Go check it out and come back and let me know what you think!!

Love and Blessings!

Margaret

A cute sewing project!

Hello everyone,

I saw this adorable sewing project over at A Little Loveliness!  She did it at a tea party and the girls were able to complete the project themselves.  I will have to try this with my daughter!

Tea Towel Dress for 18" dolls

If you have a chance to try it, let me know what you think!

Love and Blessings!
Margaret

New American Girl Store Opens in Seattle!

One of my favorite dolly blogs Doll Diaries, has some great photos of inside the new Seattle store!  Check them out!


Seattle Store


Have you visited an American Girl Store and if so, what did you think? If you have never visited, now that there are so many locations, do you plan to visit one?

My daughter and I visited American Girl NY with some friends back in 2006:

Mimi with Friends

Since that was five years ago, we are due for another visit I think!!  I would love to be able to visit ALL of the stores!

Love and Blessings!

Margaret

Too Old for Dolls?

Journey Girls from Toys R US

I read an interesting article this morning about children "growing out of dolls" at a much earlier age, some as early as age 7!!!  I couldn't believe this when I read it, but I have to agree that it's probably true.  Being in the doll business, I have noticed 9 - 11 year old girls will stop and oooh and aaah over the items, but most of the time they will not purchase.  I have had parents come up to me almost apologetically, to say their preteen is no longer interested in dolls.

I've been a doll "collector" since I was 37 years old (about 8 years or so).  As an adult I find that doll play is relaxing, stimulating (to my imagination) and fun.  It's an activity that I love to share with my daughter.  I love naming my dolls and creating personas for them!  No I'm not a nutcase, it's just something I enjoy doing and my daughter does as well!

So I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on this? How old is too old to play with dolls?  In the article, it says that companies like MGA, Disney and Toys R Us are creating more mature looking dolls (preteen/teen rather than baby/toddler) to appeal to 5 - 11 year olds.  Do you think mature looking dolls is the answer?  I'm really curious to know your thoughts!

If you would like to read the whole article please look here.

Love and Blessings!
Margaret

Too many 18" dolls??

In my opinion, there's never enough to choose from! LOL!  But here is an interesting article from the LA Business Journal:

http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2010/oct/18/tall-doll-brawl/

What do you think?  Do you think that there are too many dolls being added to the 18" ring, or are the less expensive options welcome?

Love and Blessings,
Margaret

We're in the TOP 20!!

I'm sooo excited!!  It was recently announced that Emily Rose @ Home is in the top 20 for The Start Up Nation's Leading Moms in Business!  Wow!  We only had a month to work in and for us to reach the top was amazing!!

Here's an excerpt:

"Thanks to the success of Emily Rose, in 2009 Lisa-Marie was able to fulfill her dream of helping other Moms (just like her) create businesses of their own when she introduced Emily Rose @Home, a home party network for Mom/Daughter entrepreneur teams. Emily Rose @Home has quickly become popular due to the high quality affordable products, as well as the "no recruiting" policy and single level structure. "We focus on building businesses, not recruiters", said Lisa-Marie."


If you'd like to read the complete article, here is the link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4648094.htm

Like Lisa-Marie states above, we do not recruit for our own businesses, the goal of our company is to help YOU build successful mother-daughter businesses that will last a long time!

If you are interested in trying out our business, first check here to look at all of the great benefits! Then use this code: LXNI55LW to get 10% off your starter package!

Disclaimer: When you use the code above, I will get a percentage of the cost depending on which package you choose.  However, you will not be on "my team,", you will have  your own business and be your own boss!

Love and Blessings!
Margaret

Question for my readers...

I'm going to be doing a series on dolls, how to purchase them, what to look for, what does quality look like.  Also doll clothes and furniture and what kinds of things to look for.

Is there anything specific you need to know as we approach the big gift buying season?

Thanks for your opinions!

Love and Blessings!
Margaret

Check out my other blog for some AWEsome giveaways!

Hello everyone!

I'm giving away some AWEsome things on my main blog Take a Walk With Me.  Stop on over and enter some of the giveaways!

Love and Blessings!
Margaret

This Week Around the Doll World 10/20

Lots going on in the doll world this week!

A lot of people are asking about less expensive alternatives to the American Girl Doll, dolls that can still fit our Emily Rose Doll Clothes. Here is a list of some dolls that we found that can fit our clothes:

Our Generation at Target
Madame Alexander at Toys R Us and Costco (but they are not online right now)
B-Girlz at Sam's Club

Newly Discovered Doll Artist - Wendy Frank - My friend Nay let me know about a doll artist from Australia. She makes the most unique dolls! Here is a picture of the one that Nay got:




Isn't she sweet? You can read more about her and how she was made here!

Did you know that Disney has a new princess on the block??? Tiana from Disney's The Princess and the Frog is now on toy store shelves and she is a beauty! There are several versions but here are my favorites:

Just One Kiss

Picture rights belong to Disney

The "regular Princess Tiana

Picture rights belong to Disney.

And the Toddler Princess Tiana

Picture rights belongs to Disney.

She is just too sweet for words!

My daughter and I are excited to see the movie when it comes out later this year!

Jailbreak Toys just released a new doll of the first lady Michelle Obama. I don't like it at all, it's too cartoonish! Anyway if you would like to read one of the articles about the doll, here is a link to the New York Times. I like the one at Danbury Mint much better!

Mimi's Corner

Hello everyone,

Normally this would be on Friday but we got caught up in the back to school rush! Margaret

I would like to talk about what I did this week. On Monday and Tuesday, my brother babysat me. On Wednesday my uncle babysat me. On Thursday my mom and my brother went shopping with me. We went to Burlington Coat Factory. On Friday morning we went shopping again at Target for a book bag.

I got a new doll and she is a Mia Bella doll/Madame Alexander. She is beautiful. Her name is Peppermint because of her clothes. Also, she could wear the Emily Rose clothes (that rhymes! the Emily Rose clothes part!) I love to dress her and brush her hair.

Sincerely,
Mimi

Emily Rose @ Home outfit of the week!

Hi all,

With the start of football season there will be cheerleaders galore! Our little Jasmine didn't want to be left out and immediately suited up for the game! This is our Sunshine Cheerleader outfit which comes in White and Gold, the pom poms are included! (for dolls like American Girl and other 18 inch dolls):



If you like Jasmine's cool sneaks, you can find them at our Emily Rose Store:

Margaret and Mimi's Store

Also available at the store are our Blue and Gold Cheerleader outfit (for dolls like American Girl and other 18" dolls):



And for our Tiny Cheerleader (fits dolls like the American Girl Bitty Baby):



Remember, if you are in the NJ area, we can bring our clothes to you. You can see the quality up close and personal!

Always in dolly love!
Margaret and Mimi

Launch Party Planning is beginning!

Hi to all of my wonderful readers!! I'm so excited to announce that Mimi and I are planning our Launch party!!! We are scheduling it for Late August or Early September. We are thinking we will do either a dance theme or a back to school theme. Chime in and let us know what you prefer.

For the Dance Theme, we will teach you to do the Electric Slide and maybe do a fun craft!! Then of course you get to see all of our goodies up close and personal.

For the back to school theme, maybe we'll make drawstring bags for our dolls, or decorate pencils. I need ideas, let me know your thoughts!

We are off for the weekend, can't wait to chat with you guys on Monday!

Margaret and Mimi

Doll Care Basics 101

One of the reasons I love working with Emily Rose is there is a wealth of information on caring for our babies and keeping them in pristine condition. Here is some information from the Emily Rose Website :

Do’s...

1. Wash first. If you wash your hands before playing with your American Girl© Doll she will be kept clean for longer. Not even your doll likes peanut butter and jelly in their hair!

2. Try to keep your doll out of the direct sunlight. If she’s in the sun, all of your doll’s coloring will start to fade, including all her clothes.

3. Brush your doll's hair regularly. Try to do this every night. Frequent brushing with a wire doll brush helps get out tangles and frizz. If her hair does get tangled, put a little water on the brush to smooth it out. Leave in conditioner also works well.

4. Use baking soda to clean your doll's face. If your doll's face gets dirty or marked, put a little baking soda on a damp washcloth and then gently wash her face. No need to dry it let it air dry afterwards.

5. Vacuum your doll's cloth body. Keep your doll's cloth body clean and free of dirt and dust with a little help from your Mom and a vacuum. Carefully rub cornstarch in to the cloth, leave her overnight, and then vacuum it away the next day.

Hope this helps you with your little ladies!

Outfit Pick of the Week

Hi all,

I'm so excited to share one of the outfits that is offered by Emily Rose @ Home. My daughter just transitioned from Brownie to Junior Girl Scout. I can't wait for her to get this outfit for her American Girl doll! Don't you need one for your Girl Scout too? Check it out at this link: http://www.dollsclothes-emilyrose.com/?Click=6322

Introduction

Hello,

My name is Margaret and I would like to tell you about a home business that I've started with my daughter. We are avid doll collectors and even in tough economic times we like to enjoy our hobby. We searched around for ways that we could make money to help us and we found the perfect solution!

We are now members of the Founder's Circle for Emily Rose @ Home. Emily Rose Doll Clothes is a company that recognizes the need for affordable doll clothes. The primary focus is clothing to fit the 18 inch American Girl and similar sized dolls. The clothing is high quality and more importantly affordable! We have two ways to provide service to you. If you are interested, we can host a party at your home, you pick the theme! Or if you prefer, you can order from our online link for a wider selection, including clothing for the Bitty Baby sized dolls: http://www.dollsclothes-emilyrose.com/?Click=6322

We have full confidence in the Emily Rose products and would love to give you the opportunity to try them for yourself! If you would like to find out more about Emily Rose Parties and sign up to be a hostess (all hostesses get free gifts!!), please email me at maggie965@verizon.net. You can check out the Emily Rose products at this link: http://www.dollsclothes-emilyrose.com/?Click=6322



Thank you for looking!