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